Medieval Islamic Medicine - Publisher's Marketing: "Medieval Islamic Medicine is organized around five topics: the emergence of medieval Islamic medicine and its intense crosspollination with other cultures; the theoretical medical framework; the function of physicians within the larger society; medical care as seen through preserved case histories; and the role of magic and devout religious invocations in scholarly as well as everyday medicine. A concluding chapter on the "afterlife" concerns the impact of this tradition on modern European medical practices, and its continued practice today. The book includes an index of persons and their books; a timeline of developments in East and West; and a chapter-by-chapter annotated bibliographic essay."

Call number: R128.3 .P67 2007

Summer of Love: Psychedelic Art, Social Crisis and Counterculture in the 1960s - Publisher's Marketing: "Though more than a generation has passed since the revolutionary fervor of the Summer of Love of 1967, the 1960s in many ways seem with us still. From recurring debates over the war in Vietnam to the perpetually appealing music of the Beatles and the Rolling Stone to the concern about youth drug use, the legacy of the 1960s is ubiquitous in contemporary life. "The Summer of Love" brings together an impressive group of historians, artists, and cultural critics to present a rich and varied interpretation of this seminal decade and its continuing influence on politics, society, and culture.
"The Summer of Love", which accompanies an exhibition at Tate Liverpool, pays particular attention to the wildly creative psychedelic art of the era. Perceptive essays on psychedelic comics, graphic design and typography, light shows, and film successfully rescue psychedelic art from the fog of nostalgia and unjust critical neglect. Distinguished contributors also explore the role of 1960s fashion and architecture, and they consider anew the central influence of hallucinogenic drugs on the art of the era. Running throughout the essays are the elements of epochal change--from sexual liberation to student revolutions--that still form the backdrop of our collective consciousness of the 1960s.
An incisive collection of writings on all aspects of 1960s art and culture, tempered by time and critical distance, "The Summer of Love" will be indispensable for those who wish they had been there--or for those who were, but can't remember it."

Call number: N6494.P79 S86 2005

Blanchard shows that aestheticism was a wide-ranging popular movement, implemented by an array of tastemakers, resisted by the moral guardians of Victorianism. She constructs the fascinating (and previously unrecognized) lives of the female visionaries who used the decorative arts to assault the conventions of their own middle-class milieu and to advance in the social and business worlds of the Gilded Age. She also shows how the movement allowed new forms of identity for men -- in particular feminized or homosexual roles that were profoundly at odds with Victorian notions of manliness. Drawing on evidence from material culture, popular media, and history and literature, Blanchard reveals aestheticism as a vibrant oppositional movement in the American Gilded Age."

Call number: NX503.7 .B59 1998

The Brothers Grim: The Films of Ethan and Joel Coen - Publisher's Marketing: "In The Brothers Grim: The Films of Ethan and Joel Coen, Erica Rowell unmasks the film-makers as prankster mythmakers exploiting and subverting universal storytelling modes to further what seems to be their artistic agenda: to elicit laughs. Often employing satire and allegory, the Coens' movies hold a mirror up to American society, allowing viewers to both chuckle and gasp at its absurdities, hypocrisies, and foibles." "The Brothers Grim examines the inner workings of the Coens' body of work and exposes its roots and themes. Each chapter discusses a Coen brothers movie in terms of its primary themes, social and political contexts, narrative techniques, and influences and relationships to their other films and, more broadly, to cinema. Rowell also examines the Coens' referential modus operandi that retreads cinema, literature, history, philosophy, and art to amplify their films' themes. This comprehensive guide - enhanced by fifty photographs - is for anyone interested in the Coens' unique brand of cinema."

Call number: PN1998.3 .C6635 R69 2007

Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day - Publisher's Marketing: "A time-traveler's guide to sightseeing, shopping, and survival in the city of the Caesars.
Welcome to Rome, city of the Caesars! This informative and entertaining guide provides everything that any tourist needs for a journey back in time to ancient Rome in AD 200. All you need is your imagination and a toothbrush--this book does the rest, describing all the best places to stay and shop, what to do, and what to avoid.
The guide first gives advice on arranging the sea journey to Italy, and then describes the road to Rome and what to see on each of the city's famous seven hills. You learn what to take to a posh dinner party (dining robe, your own napkin, and indoor shoes) and where to find the best markets, public baths, and brothels.
A series of walks covers all the sights of the eternal city, from the opulence of an imperial palace on the Palatine Hill through the bustle of the Forum to the grandeur of temples such as the Pantheon. The largest and most populous city in the ancient world has more than one hundred spectacles to offer, including chariot races and events at the Colosseum where gladiators battle to the death.
Witty and accessible, this book will appeal to history buffs, travelers, and anyone who has ever wondered what it would have been like to visit the greatest city of ancient times.
Advice for the traveler in ancient Rome...
- The best class of overnight accommodation is a hospitium. You will have to share your room with as many people as the landlord can cram in.
- The main course is so smothered in pungent sauce that you may not know what you are eating. Depending on how you feel about delicacies such as snails fattened on milk, this may not bea bad thing.
- If cost is not an issue you can spend over 100,000 denarii a pound for top-quality purple dyed silk, bearing in mind that you can expect to pay the same price for a pet lion."

Call number: DG62 .M38 2007

Augustus: The Life of Rome's First Emperor - Publisher's Marketing: "He found Rome made of clay and left it made of marble. As Rome's first emperor, Augustus transformed the unruly Republic into the greatest empire the world had ever seen. His consolidation and expansion of Roman power two thousand years ago laid the foundations, for all of Western history to follow. Yet, despite Augustus's accomplishments, very few biographers have concentrated on the man himself, instead choosing to chronicle the age in which he lived. Here, Anthony Everitt, the bestselling author of Cicero, gives a spellbinding and intimate account of his illustrious subject.
Augustus began his career as an inexperienced teenager plucked from his studies to take center stage in the drama of Roman politics, assisted by two school friends, Agrippa and Maecenas. Augustus's rise to power began with the assassination of his great-uncle and adoptive father, Julius Caesar, and culminated in the titanic duel with Mark Antony and Cleopatra.
The world that made Augustus-and that he himself later remade-was driven by intrigue, sex, ceremony, violence, scandal, and naked ambition. Everitt has taken some of the household names of history-Caesar, Brutus, Cassius, Antony, Cleopatra-whom few know the full truth about, and turned them into flesh-and-blood human beings.
At a time when many consider America an empire, this stunning portrait of the greatest emperor who ever lived makes for enlightening and engrossing reading. Everitt brings to life the world of a giant, rendered faithfully and sympathetically in human scale. A study of power and political genius, Augustus""is a vivid, compelling biography of one of the most important rulers in history."

Call number: DG279 .E94 2006

Slinging Doughnuts for the Boys: An American Woman in World War II - Publisher's Marketing: "Elizabeth Richardson was a Red Cross volunteer who worked in a Clubmobile unit during World War II until her death in a plane crash in July 1945. Her job was to provide free doughnuts and coffee, cigarettes and gum to American soldiers on duty in England, and later in France. More importantly, she and her colleagues provided a slice of home. They were American girls with whom soldiers could talk, flirt, dance, and perhaps find companionship. For the most part, the job was not hazardous-except when V-1 rockets rained down on London-but it required physical endurance as well as the honed skills of a counselor. Liz Richardson was a witty writer and astute observer. Her letters and diaries reveal an intelligent, independent, and personable woman. In his commentary, James H. Madison provides fascinating insight into her life, the activities of the Red Cross Clubmobiles, and the war. This book is an exceptional window into a past that is all too quickly fading from memory."

Call number: D807.U6 M24 2007

Robert E. Lee: Icon for a Nation - Publisher's Marketing: "One of the most impressive monuments to an American military hero is found in Richmond, Virginia. Weighing twelve tons and standing almost sixty-two feet high, this great marble statue depicts Gen. Robert E. Lee on horseback. It projects an air of defiance as well as celebration, implying that, despite the tragic outcome of the Civil War for the South, this general was not defeated. By the time this monumental icon was unveiled in 1890, twenty years after Lee's death, the apotheosis of the great Confederate leader's life and career was well underway. He came to symbolize the great lost cause-the unfulfilled, idealized achievements that were central to the romanticized imagery that quickly enveloped the Old South after the war.

In this in-depth examination of the career of Gen. Robert E. Lee, noted historian Brian Holden Reid looks beyond the legend to arrive at an objective assessment of the man and his military career. Holden Reid argues that Lee's qualities as a general do not require any exaggeration or embellishment. Tracing the military campaigns of the Civil War, he shows that Lee's short period of field command, just under three years, was marked by imagination, decisiveness, stamina, and a determination to win the war against the better-equipped union army, rather than just avoid losing it.

Some historians have criticized Lee's offensive strategy as an error that became ultimately self-defeating. By contrast, Holden Reid asserts that it was the only realistic way for the Confederacy to win its independence. Nonetheless, he acknowledges that Lee exhibited occasional overconfidence, sometimes underestimated his enemy, and failed to develop his staff in any modernsense.

As a British historian, Holden Reid brings a fresh, detached eye to his evaluation of Gen. Lee, and in the end he presents an authoritative and balanced assessment of a great American commander. Marked by clarity of style and filled with fascinating historical details, this new reconsideration of a legendary southern general will be a welcome addition to the bookshelves of Civil War enthusiasts as well as students and scholars of American history and military history."

Call number: E467.1 .L4 R45 2007

Britain in the Middle Ages: An Archaeological History - Publisher's Marketing: "Drawing upon on a wealth of knowledge, discovery, research, and technical advances, this historical book dispels the common misconception of the "Dark Ages" as an era of chaos and violence. Redefining everything from the role of the Vikings to the supposed rigidity of the feudal system, this eminent archaeologist demolishes many of the myths about medieval Britain. Readers will learn that the Middle Ages were far from static; the two centuries following the Black Death epidemic of 1348, were a time of diversity, transition, and growth. Engaging and scholarly, this book reintroduces the reader to an era that gave birth to the modern world."

Call number: DA175 .P79 2007

Britain: A Short History - Publisher's Marketing: "From the Black Death to Black Monday, this authoritative historical guide explores the identity of Britain to reveal a diverse and complex nation. From its early days as a Roman outpost, to its role as a leading international power and beyond, this pithy and precise guide to Britain and its people brings into sharp focus the major events of the last three hundred years. Covering topics as diverse as the Act of Union and the swinging Sixties, the book also offers penetrating insights into the rise and fall of 'Great' Britain, and what the next millennium holds for this increasingly fragmented nation. Balancing a concise format with comprehensive coverage, this is a well-written and indispensable guide for all those interested in Britain and its chequered history, whether student, traveller, or curious general reader."

Call number: DA16 .J46 2001

* Are some religions, religious doctrines, and religious practices more apt to inspire hatred and extremism than others?
* Are people who commit evil acts in the name of their faith always corrupting the true message of religion and, if so, what is that message?
* Do other members of the same faith bear any responsibility for misdeeds carried out in the name of their religion?
* Which sorts of people are most prone to extremism?
* Which types of societies are most likely to become breeding grounds for extremists?
* Can (or should) anything be done to combat the various forms of religious extremism?
* What limits, if any, can (or should) be placed on religious practice in America and elsewhere?

Beyond analyzing the nature of religious militancy,Kressel offers sensible recommendations for addressing what is to date the 21st century's most serious challenge."

Call number: BL238 .K74 2007

Teaching the Levees: A Curriculum for Democratic Dialogue and Civil Engagement - Summary: ""One powerful response to the disaster of Hurricane Katrina was the Peabody Award-winning HBO Documentary Films event, When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts, by Spike Lee. Now through the generosity of the Rockefeller Foundation, faculty and staff at Teachers College, Columbia University have taken the documentary and created a compelling curriculum guide that, along with the 2-DVD set of When the Levees Broke, is being made available for distribution free of charge to high schools, colleges, and community groups"

Call number: HV636 .2005 .N4 W44 2007 Kit

American Political Parties and Elections: A Very Short Introduction - Publisher's Marketing: "Few Americans and even fewer citizens of other nations understand the electoral process in the United States. Still fewer understand the role played by political parties in the electoral process or the ironies within the system. Participation in elections in the United States is much lower than in the vast majority of mature democracies. Perhaps this is because of the lack of competition in a country where only two parties have a true chance of winning, despite the fact that a large number of citizens claim allegiance to neither and think badly of both. Or perhaps it is because in the U.S. campaign contributions disproportionately favor incumbents in most legislative elections, or that largely unregulated groups such as the now notorious 527s have as much impact on the outcome of a campaign as do the parties or the candidates' campaign organizations. Studying these factors, you begin to get a very clear picture indeed of the problems that underlay our much trumpeted electoral system.

This Very Short Introduction introduces the reader to these issues and more, providing an insider's view of how the system actually works while shining a light on some of its flaws. As we enter what is sure to be yet another highly contested election year, it is more important than ever that Americans take the time to learn the system that puts so many in power."

Call number: JK1965 .M34 2007

The Bible: A Very Short Introduction - Publisher's Marketing: "It is sometimes said that the Bible is one of the most unread books in the world, yet has been a major force in the development of Western culture and continues to exert an enormous influence over many people's lives. This Very Short Introduction looks at the importance accorded to the Bible by different communities and cultures and attempts to explain why it has generated such a rich variety of uses and interpretations. It explores how the Bible was written, the development of the canon, the role of Biblical criticism, the appropriation of the Bible in high and popular culture, and its use for political ends."

Call number: BS445 .R53 2000

Atheism: A Very Short Introduction - Publisher's Marketing: "Atheism is often considered to be a negative, dark, and pessimistic belief which is characterised by a rejection of values and purpose and a fierce opposition to religion. Atheism: A Very Short Introduction sets out to dispel the myths that surround atheism and show how a life without
religious belief can be positive, meaningful, and moral. It also confronts the failure of officially atheist states in the Twentieth Century. The book presents an intellectual case for atheism that rests as much upon positive arguments for its truth as on negative arguments against religion."

Call number: BL2747.3 .B333 2003

Choice Theory: A Very Short Introduction - Publisher's Marketing: "We make choices all the time--about how to spend our money, about how to spend our time, about what to do with our lives. And we are also constantly judging the decisions other people make as rational or irrational. But what kind of criteria are we applying when we say that a choice is rational? What guides our own choices, especially in cases where we don't have complete information about the outcomes? What strategies should be applied in making decisions which affect a lot of people, as in the case of government policy?

This book explores what it means to be rational in all these contexts. It introduces ideas from economics, philosophy, and other areas, showing how the theory applies to decisions in everyday life, and to particular situations such as gambling and the allocation of resources."

Call number: HM495 .A448 2002

The Celts: A Very Short Introduction - Publisher's Marketing: "Savage and bloodthirsty, or civilized and peaceable? The Celts have long been a subject of enormous fascination, speculation, and misunderstanding. From the ancient Romans to the present day, their real nature has been obscured by a tangled web of preconceived ideas and stereotypes.
Barry Cunliffe seeks to reveal this fascinating people for the first time, using an impressive range of evidence, and exploring subjects such as trade, migration, and the evolution of Celtic traditions. Along the way, he exposes the way in which society's needs have shaped our visions of the Celts, and examines such colorful characters as St. Patrick, Cu Chulainn, and Boudica."

Call number: D70 .C88 2003

Capitalism: A Very Short Introduction - Publisher's Marketing: "This Introduction explores the origins of capitalism and questions whether it did indeed originate in Europe. It examines a distinctive stage in the development of capitalism that began in the 1980s, in order to understand where we are now and how capitalism has evolved since. The book
discusses the crisis tendencies of capitalism--including the S.E. Asian banking crisis, the collapse of the Russian economy, and the 1997-1998 global financial crisis--asking whether capitalism is doomed to fail. In the end, the author ruminates on a possible alternative to capitalism, discussing socialism, communal and cooperative experiments, and alternatives proposed by environmentalists."

Call number: HB501 .F769 2004

Volver - Summary: "VOLVER is a meeting of Mildred Pierce and Arsenic and Old Lace, combined with the surrealistic naturalism of my fourth film, Qu he hecho yo para merecer esto!! (What have I done to Deserve This?), that is, Madrid and its lively working-class neighbourhoods, where the immigrants from the various Spanish provinces share dreams, lives and fortune with a multitude of ethnic groups and other races. At the heart of this social framework, three generations of women survive wind, fire and even death, thanks to goodness, audacity and a limitless vitality. They are Raimunda (Pnelope Cruz), who is married to an unemployed labourer and has a teenage daughter (Yohana Cobo); Sole (Lola Dueas), her sister, who makes a living as a hairdresser; and the mother of both (Carmen Maura), who died in a fire along with her husband. This character appears first to her sister (Chus Lampreave) and then to Sole, although the people with whom she has some unresolved matters are Raimunda and her neighbour in the village, Agustina (Blanca Portillo). VOLVER is not a surrealistic comedy although it may seem so at times. The living and the dead coexist without any discord, causing situations that are either hilarious or filled with a deep, genuine emotion. It's a film about the culture of death in my native La Mancha. The people there practice it with an admirable naturalness. The way in which the dead continue to be present in their lives, the richness and humanity of their rites mean that the dead never die. VOLVER destroys all the clichs about black Spain and offers a Spain that is as real as it is the opposite. A Spain that is white, spontaneous, funny, intrepid, supportive and fair."

Call number: PN1997 Volver DVD

12 Angry Men- Summary: "Eleven jurors are convinced that a Latino youth is guilty of murder, but the twelfth isn't convinced. As tensions mount, they wrestle with the facts and each other."

Call number: PN1997 12Angry DVD

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

Call number: PN1997 ShaunD DVD

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby - Summary: "The fastest man on four wheels, Ricky Bobby (WILL FERRELL) is one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history. A big, hairy American winning machine, Ricky has everything a dimwitted daredevil could want, a luxurious mansion, a smokin' hot wife (LESLIE BIBB) and all the fast food he can eat. But Ricky's turbo-charged lifestyle hits an unexpected speed bump when he's bested by flamboyant Euro-idiot Jean Girard (SACHA BARON COHEN, TV's Da Ali G Show) and reduced to a fear-ridden wreck. Losing his wife and job to best bud and fellow fool, Cal Naughton, Jr. (JOHN C. REILLY), Ricky must kick some serious asphalt if he's to get his career back on the track, beat Girard and reclaim his fame and fortune. 'Cause as Ricky Bobby always says, IF YOU AIN'T FIRST, YOU'RE LAST!"

Call number: PN1997 Talladeg DVD

Absolutely Positive - Summary: "Ten years following its groundbreaking debut at Sundance, the film that first humanized the face of HIV is now available in this Special 10th Anniversary Edition. Neither depressing nor maudlin, "Absolutely Positive" is a disarming, often funny film. The tone is set by Adair's wry irreverence and the refreshing directness of his cast. From an initial pool of 125, Adair selected 11 unique individuals to share their stories with the camera. Ranging in age from seventeen to sixty, these unforgettable characters represent a wide variety of life styles, ethnicities, and life experiences. From Johnnie, a young Asian-American man who came out of the closet, had sex for the first time, and tested positive all in one year, to Doris, an African-American mother who found out she was positive only after her 6-month-old son was diagnosed with AIDS, these stories let us in on how people lived with profound uncertainty in the midst of one of history's biggest controversies."

Call number: RC606.6 .A27 2003 DVD

Ed Wood - Summary: "A stranger-than-fiction true story of the early career of Edward D. Wood, Jr., the undisputed worst movie director of all time. Wood was the auteur behind Glen or Glenda? and Plan 9 from outer space, and it is during the making of these two no-budget flicks that Wood is profiled."

Call number: PN1997 EdWood DVD

Jarhead - Summary: "Set during the Gulf War, the episodic tale follows Anthony Swoff Swofford, a third-generation enlistee, from his sobering stint in boot camp to active duty, where he's sporting a sniper's rifle and a hundred-pound ruck sack on his back, while moving through Middle East deserts with no cover from the intolerable heat. As well, he advances with no protection from the Iraqi soldiers and there's always a potential enemy sighting, just over the next horizon. Swoff and his fellow Marines sustain themselves on humor and camaraderie as they tread the blazing desert fields in a country they don't understand, against an enemy they can't see, for a cause they don't fully fathom."

Call number: PN1997 Jarhead DVD

The Tempest - Summary: "Trapped in a life that’s lost all meaning, jaded New York architect Phillip Dimitrius sets off on a quest to find his roots. Joined by his rebillious daughter, Phillip heads off on a Greek odyssey where he crosses paths with a free-spirited singer. Together, the three start a strange, new life on an abandoned island in the Aegean Sea. But nothing perfect last forever ... and when a ship wrecks off shore one stormy night, the survivors turn Phillip’s paradise upside down."

Call number: Reserves - In Library Use Only

*faculty request

Jordan: Past & Present: Petra, Jerash, Amman - Publisher's Marketing: "Jordan: Past and Present will be of particular interest to Western readers, who rarely have the opportunity to visit the ancient monuments of Petra, Jerash, and Amman. The archaeological history of the Kingdom of Jordan and of each of the three principal Jordanian sites are carefully and clearly explained, and then each of the monuments-among them the Theater, Nymphaeum, Temenos Gate, and funerary monuments in Petra; the Arch of Hadrian, Sanctuary of Artemis, South Theater in Jerash; and the Temple of Hercules in Amman-are pictured as they exist today with overlays showing how they likely looked when still intact."

Call number: DS153.3 .B6713 2001

The Small Temple: A Roman Imperial Cult Building in Petra, Jordan - Publisher's Marketing: "Excavation of the Small Temple of Petra, Jordan has revealed a Roman building likely dedicated to the imperial cult. Constructed in the wake of Roman annexation of Nabataea in 106 CE, the temple would have helped to solidify Roman control."

Call number: DS154.9 .P48 R45 2005

Competitive Spirits: Latin America's New Religious Economy - Publisher's Marketing: "For over four centuries the Catholic Church enjoyed a religious monopoly in Latin America in which potential rivals were repressed or outlawed. Latin Americans were born Catholic and the only real choice they had was whether to actively practice the faith. Taking advantage of the legal disestablishment of the Catholic Church between the late 1800s and the early 1900s, Pentecostals almost single-handedly built a new pluralist religious economy. By the 1950s, many Latin Americans were free to choose from among the hundreds of available religious "products," a dizzying array of religious options that range from the African-Brazilian religion of Umbanda to the New Age group known as the Vegetable Union.
R. Andrew Chesnut shows how the development of religious pluralism over the past half-century has radically transformed the "spiritual economy" of Latin America. In order to thrive in this new religious economy, says Chesnut, Latin American spiritual "firms" must develop an attractive product and know how to market it to popular consumers. Three religious groups, he demonstrates, have proven to be the most skilled competitors in the new unregulated religious economy. Protestant Pentecostalism, the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, and African diaspora religions such as Brazilian Candomble and Haitian Vodou have emerged as the most profitable religious producers. Chesnut explores the general effects of a free market, such as introduction of consumer taste and product specialization, and shows how they have played out in the Latin American context. He notes, for example, that women make up the majority of the religious consumer market, and explores how the three groups have developed tosatisfy women's tastes and preferences. Moving beyond the Pentecostal boom and the rise and fall of liberation theology, Chesnut provides a fascinating portrait of the Latin American religious landscape."

Call number: BL2540 .C48 2003

A fully revised and updated edition of the book previously titled Our Votes, Our Guns"

Call number: DT3000 .M28 M47 2007

It is the story of how the nation’s press, after decades of ignoring the problem, came to recognize the importance of the civil rights struggle and turn it into the most significant domestic news event of the twentieth century.

Drawing on private correspondence, notes from secret meetings, unpublished articles, and interviews, veteran journalists Gene Roberts and Hank Klibanoff go behind the headlines and datelines to show how a dedicated cadre of newsmen—first black reporters, then liberal southern editors, then reporters and photographers from the national press and the broadcast media—revealed to a nation its most shameful shortcomings and propelled its citizens to act.

We watch the black press move bravely into the front row of the confrontation, only to be attacked and kept away from the action. Following the Supreme Court’s 1954 decision striking down school segregation and the South’s mobilization against it, we see a growing number of white reporters venture South to cover the Emmett Till murder trial, the Montgomery bus boycott, and the integration of the University of Alabama.

We witness some southern editors joining the call for massive resistance and working with segregationist organizations to thwart compliance. But we also see a handful of other southern editors write forcefully and daringly for obedience to federal mandates,signaling to the nation that moderate forces were prepared to push the region into the mainstream.

The pace quickens in Little Rock, where reporters test the boundaries of journalistic integrity, then gain momentum as they cover shuttered schools in Virginia, sit-ins in North Carolina, mob-led riots in Mississippi, Freedom Ride buses being set afire, fire hoses and dogs in Birmingham, and long, tense marches through the rural South.

For many journalists, the conditions they found, the fear they felt, and the violence they saw were transforming. Their growing disgust matched the mounting countrywide outrage as The New York Times, Newsweek, NBC News, and other major news organizations, many of them headed by southerners, turned a regional story into a national drama.

Meticulously researched and vividly rendered, The Race Beat is an unprecedented account of one of the most volatile periods in our nation’s history, as told by those who covered it."

Call number: PN4888 .R3 R63 2006

Anxiety, Phobias, and Panic

Call number: RC531 .P428 2005

Josephine Baker in Art and Life - Publisher's Marketing: "Beyond biography: a legendary performer’s legacy of symbolism

Oscar Wilde: A Long and Lovely Suicide - Publisher's Marketing: "During his lifetime Oscar Wilde was praised as a brilliant playwright, novelist, and conversationalist and stigmatized as a dangerous seducer of youth. Ironically, he is perhaps best remembered now for the bravery he exhibited in 1895 during his trial in England for homosexual offenses. In the first full-length psychoanalytic biography of Wilde, Melissa Knox explores the link between little-known childhood events and figures in his life and his psychological development to explain both Wilde's creativity and his self-destructive heroism. Drawing on new information as well as on recent biographies and studies, Knox sketches the important characters in Wilde's formative years; an adoring and demanding mother, a father whose scandalous life degraded the family, and a beloved sister who died when Oscar was eleven. She describes Wilde's first daring efforts as a young man to challenge British mores; his lifelong battle with his fears of the syphilis he reportedly contracted at Oxford; his marriage and two children; his tempestuous and flamboyant love affair with Lord Alfred Douglas, whose father, the marquess of Queensberry, accused Wilde of homosexual practices; Wilde's libel suit against the marquess, subsequent trial, and two-year imprisonment; and his last years in exile, disgrace, and ill health. Uncovering the unconscious motivations beneath Wilde's surface bravado, Knox is able to explain his often puzzling actions. She also offers new interpretations of some of his works, from Salome, which she calls Wilde's most autobiographical work, to The Importance of Being Earnest, in which she sees Wilde artistically embracing his inability to resolve conflicts, to De Profundis, his attempt to salvage himself as a man and an artist."

Call number: PR5823 .K65 1994

The Trials of Oscar Wilde: Deviance, Morality, and Late-Victorian Society - Publisher's Marketing: "Following Oscar Wilde's 1895 trials for committing "acts of gross indecency with men," he lost his freedom, his family, his reputation, his will to create, and even his will to live. This book sets out to examine what it was about late-Victorian society that allowed this to happen, indeed needed it to happen, and what the trials tell us about the taste and morals of late-Victorian England."

Call number: PR5823 .F65 1997

Aging Nation: The Economics and Politics of Growing Older in America - Publisher's Marketing: "With the impending retirement of some 76 million Baby Boomers, understanding the economic, political, and social issues related to the aging population is paramount. If the doom-and-gloomers have their way, the elderly will be put out to pasture, with inadequate health care and financial resources, and a crumbling social welfare system. In Aging Nation, renowed experts in the field, James Schulz and Robert Binstock, agree that there is considerable cause for concern, but with a variety of sound policies and programs in place and smart individual choices, the elderly can prosper, and a demographic tsunami is not inevitable. Drawing from the most current data, the authors provide in-depth analysis of the nation's evolving private and public policies on retirement, faltering employer pensions, health care, workplace conditions, and entitlement programs, and consider such timely issues as poverty among the elderly, rejoining the workforce after retirement, Social Security and health care reform, and the rise of the elderly as a powerful political force. Dispelling popular myths and misconceptions that are perpetrated by politicians and pundits alike, they provide a comprehensive and balanced assessment of the issues and their impact on everyone, old and young."

Call number: HQ1063.2 .U6 S395 2006

In Judge and Jury: American Tort Law on Trial, economists Eric Helland and Alexander Tabarrok present their study of tens of thousands of tort cases from across the United States. The result is the most complete picture of the U.S. system of civil justice to date. Examining three of the key players of the tort system (juries, judges, and lawyers), Helland and Tabarrok conclude that the tort system is badly broken in some respects but functions surprisingly well in others."

Call number: KF1251 .H45 2006

Connelly builds this history through a pioneering examination of archaeological evidence in the broader context of literary sources, inscriptions, sculpture, and vase painting. Ranging from southern Italy to Asia Minor, and from the late Bronze Age to the fifth century A.D., she brings the priestesses to life--their social origins, how they progressed through many sacred roles on the path to priesthood, and even how they dressed. She sheds light on the rituals they performed, the political power they wielded, their systems of patronage and compensation, and how they were honored, including in death. Connelly shows that understanding the complexity of priestesses' lives requires us to look past the simple lines we draw today between public and private, sacred and secular.

The remarkable picture that emerges reveals that women in religious office were not as secluded and marginalized as we have thought--that religious office was one arena in ancient Greece where women enjoyed privileges and authority comparable to that of men. Connelly concludes by examining women's roles in early Christianity, taking on the larger issue of the exclusion of women from the Christian priesthood."

Call number: HQ1134 .W65 C66 2007

Molesky-Poz opens with a discussion of how the public emergence of Maya spirituality is situated within the religious political history of the Guatemalan highlands, particularly the recent pan-Maya movement. She investigates Maya cosmovision and its foundational principles, as expressed by Ajq'ijab'. At the heart of this work, Ajq'ijab' interpret their obligation, lives, and spiritual work. In subsequent chapters, Molesky-Poz explores aspects of Maya spirituality— sacred geography (the reciprocal relationship between the earth and humans, sacred places, and the significance of the cross or quatrefoil map), sacred time (how the 260-day sacred calendar is "the heart of the wisdom of the Maya," the matrix of Maya culture), and ritual practice (the distinct way and method of ancestral study, with special attention to fire ceremonialism). She confirms contemporary Maya spirituality as a faith tradition with elaborate historical roots that has significance for individual, collective, and historical lives, reaffirming its own public space and legal right to be practiced."

Call number: F1435.3.R3 M64 2006

The Banquet: Dining in the Great Courts of Late Renaissance Europe - Publisher's Marketing: "The importance of the banquet in the late Renaissance is impossible to overlook. Banquets showcased a host's wealth and power, provided an occasion for nobles from distant places to gather together, and even served as a form of political propaganda. But what was it really like to cater to the tastes and habits of high society at the banquets of nobles, royalty, and popes? What did they eat and how did they eat it?

In The Banquet, Ken Albala covers the transitional period between the heavily spiced and colored cuisine of the Middle Ages and classical French haut cuisine. This development involved increasing use dairy products, a move toward lighter meats such as veal and chicken, increasing identification of national food customs, more sweetness and aromatics, and a refined aesthetic sense, surprisingly in line with the late Renaissance styles found in other arts."

Call number: TX737 .A42 2007

Marijuana (History of Drugs) - Publisher's Marketing: "Since over 12,000 years ago, civilizations across the world have used the cannabis plant for numerous purposes. Alternately, marijuana has been a source of hemp fiber, a medicine, and an intoxicant. This book chronicles the history of marijuana in various cultures, specifically focusing on its role in Western society and the heated debates that have surrounded its use and abuse."

Call number: RM666 .C266 M363 2005

The Official Parent's Sourcebook on Down Syndrome: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age - Publisher's Marketing: "This book has been created for parents who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells parents where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to down syndrome (also Down's syndrome; Mosaic 21 Syndrome; Translocation 21 Syndrome; Trisomy 21; Trisomy 21 Syndrome; Trisomy G), from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on down syndrome. Given parents' increasing sophistication in using the Internet, abundant references to reliable Internet-based resources are provided throughout this sourcebook. Where possible, guidance is provided on how to obtain free-of-charge, primary research results as well as more detailed information via the Internet. E-book and electronic versions of this sourcebook are fully interactive with each of the Internet sites mentioned (clicking on a hyperlink automatically opens your browser to the site indicated). Hard-copy users of this sourcebook can type cited Web addresses directly into their browsers to obtain access to the corresponding sites. In addition to extensive references accessible via the Internet, chapters include glossaries of technical or uncommon terms."

Call number: RC571 .O44 2004

Ancient Egypt: A Very Short Introduction - Publisher's Marketing: "Ian Shaw describes how our current ideas about Egypt are based not only on discoveries made by early Egyptologists, but also on fascinating new kinds of evidence produced by modern scientific and linguistic analysis. He also explores the changing influences on our responses to these finds, through such media as literature, cinema, and contemporary art. Each chapter deals with a different aspect of ancient Egypt, from despotic pharaohs to dismembered bodies, and from hieroglyphs to animal-headed gods."

Call number: DT61 .S57 2004

Animal Rights: A Very Short Introduction - Publisher's Marketing: "This volume provides a general overview of the basic ethical and philosophical issues of animal rights. It asks questions such as: Do animals have moral rights? If so, what does this mean? What sorts of mental lives do animals have, and how should we understand welfare? By presenting models for understanding animals' moral status and rights, and examining their mental lives and welfare, David DeGrazia explores the implications for how we should treat animals in connection with our diet, zoos, and research. Animal Rights distinguishes itself by combining intellectual rigor with accessibility, offering a distinct moral voice with a non-polemical tone."

Call number: HV4708 .D44 2002

Ancient Warfare: A Very Short Introduction - Publisher's Marketing: "Greek and Roman warfare was unlike that of any other culture before or since. The key difference is often held to be that the Greeks and Romans practiced a "Western Way of War," in which the aim is an open, decisive battle--won by courage instilled, in part, by discipline. Here, Harry Sidebottom looks at how this Western Way of War was constructed and maintained by the Greeks and Romans and why this concept is so prevalent today.

All aspects of ancient warfare are thoroughly examined--from philosophy and strategy to the technical skills needed to fight. Sidebottom examines war in the wider context, showing how wars were able to shape classical society, and how an individual's identity was sometimes constructed by war, as in<br>the case of the Christian soldier fighting in God's name. He also explores the ways in which ancient society thought about conflict: Can a war be just? Why was siege warfare particularly bloody? What role did divine intervention play in the outcome of a battle? Taking fascinating examples from the iliad, Tacitus, and the Persian Wars, Sidebottom uses arresting anecdotes and striking visual images to show that any understanding of ancient war is an ongoing process of interpretation."

Call number: U33 .S52 2004

Architecture: A Very Short Introduction - Publisher's Marketing: "This highly original and sophisticated look at architecture helps us to understand the cultural significance of the buildings that surround us. It avoids the traditional style-spotting approach and instead gives us an idea of what it is about buildings that moves us, and what it is that makes them important artistically and culturally. The book begins by looking at how architecture acquires meaning through tradition, and concludes with the exoticism of the recent avant-garde period. Illustrations of particular buildings help to anchor the general points with specific examples, from ancient Egypt to the present day."

Call number: NA2550 .B19 2002

The American Presidency: A Very Short Introduction - Publisher's Marketing: "The expansion of executive powers amid the war on terrorism has brought the presidency to the center of heated public debate. Now, in The American Presidency, presidential authority Charles O. Jones provides invaluable background to the current controversy, in a compact, reliable guide to the office of the chief executive.
This marvelously concise survey is packed with information about the presidency, some of it quite surprising. We learn, for example, that the Founders adopted the word "president" over "governor" and other alternatives because it suggested a light hand, as in one who presides, rather than rules. Indeed, the Constitutional Convention first agreed to a weak chief executive elected by congress for one seven-year term, later calling for independent election and separation of powers. Jones sheds much light on how assertive leaders, such as Andrew Jackson, Theodore Roosevelt, and FDR enhanced the power of the presidency, and illuminating how such factors as philosophy (Reagan's anti-Communist conservatism), the legacy of previous presidencies (Jimmy Carter following Watergate), relations with Congress, and the impact of outside events have all influenced presidential authority.
He also explores the rise of federal power and the dramatic expansion of federal agencies, showing how the president takes a direct hand in this vast bureaucracy, and he examines the political process of selecting presidents, from the days of deadlocked conventions to the rise of the primary after World War II.
"In 200 years," he writes, "the presidency had changed from that of a person--Washington followed by Adams, then Jefferson--to a presidential enterprise with a cast ofthousands." Jones explains how this remarkable expansion has occurred and where it may lead in the future."

Call number: JK516 .J636 2007

Augustine: A Very Short Introduction - Publisher's Marketing: "Augustine was arguably the greatest early Christian philosopher. His teachings had a profound effect on Medieval scholarship, Renaissance humanism, and the religious controversies of both the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation. Here, Henry Chadwick places Augustine in his philosophical and religious context and traces the history of his influence on Western thought, both within and beyond the Christian tradition. A handy account to one of the greatest religious thinkers, this Very Short Introduction is both a useful guide for the one who seeks to know Augustine and a fine companion for the one who wishes to know him better."

Call number: B655.Z7 C46 2001

Chaos: A Very Short Introduction - Publisher's Marketing: "Chaos exists in systems all around us. Even the simplest system can be subject to chaos, denying us accurate predictions of its behavior, and sometimes giving rise to astonishing structures of large-scale order. Here, Leonard Smith shows that we all have an intuitive understanding of chaotic systems. He uses accessible math and physics to explain Chaos Theory, and points to numerous examples in philosophy and literature that illuminate the problems. This book provides a complete understanding of chaotic dynamics, using examples from mathematics, physics, philosophy, and the real world, with an explanation of why chaos is important and how it differs from the idea of randomness. The author's real life applications include the weather forecast, a pendulum, a coin toss, mass transit, politics, and the role of chaos in gambling and the stock market. Chaos represents a prime opportunity for mathematical lay people to finally get a clear understanding of this fascinating concept."

Call number: Q172.5 .C45 S54 2007

Christianity: A Very Short Introduction - Publisher's Marketing: "At a time when Christianity is flourishing in the Southern Hempisphere but declining in much of the West, Linda Woodhead offers a bold new overview of the world's largest religion, exploring the cultural and institutional dimensions of Christianity over two millennia. Christianity addresses topics that other books neglect, for example the competition for power between different forms of Christianity, the churches' uses of power, and their struggles with modernity. Woodhead also considers the recent charismatic explosion of Christianity in Latin America, Africa, and the Far East. She concludes by showing the ways in which those who previously had the least power in Christianity--women and non-Europeans--have become increaslingly central to its unfolding story. Up-to-date, authoritative, and filled with fresh insights, Christianity: A Very Short Introduction brings a vast and varied subject into sharp focus."

Call number: BR121.3 .W66 2004

Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction - Publisher's Marketing: "The tradition of ancient philosophy is a long, rich and varied one, in which the notes of discussion and argument constantly resound. This book introduces ancient debates, engaging us with the ancient developments of their themes. Moving away from the presentation of ancient philosophy as a succession of great thinkers, the book gives readers a sense of the freshness and liveliness of ancient philosophy, and of its wide variety of themes and styles."

Call number: B111 .A56 2000

Anarchism: A Very Short Introduction - Publisher's Marketing: "What do anarchists want? It seems easier to classify them by what they don't want, namely, the organizations of the State, and to identify them with rioting and protest rather than with any coherent ideology. But with demonstrations like those against the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund being blamed on anarchists, it is clear that an explanation of what they do stand for is long overdue.

Colin Ward provides answers to these questions by considering anarchism from a variety of perspectives: theoretical, historical, and international, and by exploring key anarchist thinkers, from Kropotkin to Chomsky. He looks critically at anarchism by evaluating key ideas within it, such as its blanket opposition to incarceration, and policy of "no compromise" with the apparatus of political decision-making. Can anarchy ever function effectively as a political force? Is it more "organized" and "reasonable" than is currently perceived? Whatever the politics of the reader, Ward's argument ensures that anarchism will be much better understood after experiencing this book."

Call number: HX833 .W36 2004

Aristotle: A Very Short Introduction - Publisher's Marketing: "The influence of Aristotle, the prince of philosophers, on the intellectual history of the West is second to none. In this book Jonathan Barnes examines Aristotle's scientific researches, his discoveries in logic and his metaphysical theories, his work in psychology and in ethics and politics, and his ideas about art and poetry, placing his teachings in their historical context."

Call number: B485 .B35 2000

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints - Summary: "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints is the winner of both the Dramatic Directing Award and a Special Jury Award for Best Ensemble Performance at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. A coming-of-age drama about writer/director Dito Montiel's youth, the film captures the mid-1980s in the toughest neighborhood of Astoria, Queens. Dito (Robert Downey Jr.), called home after 15 years because his father (Chazz Palminteri) is ill, encounters old friends -- the ones he lost, the ones he left behind the ones he can't help but remember. These are Dito's saints. An honest account of a bittersweet return to a neighborhood where relationships can never be what they once were, Dito's story is about coming to terms with a father's rage and a father's love."

Call number: PN1997 GuideRec DVD

Madea Goes to Jail - Summary: "Tyler Perry's wacky, wise creation, Madea, returns to the stage after the success of her filmic debut, MADEA'S FAMILY REUNION. In this uproarious comedy, Madea's notoriously big mouth lands her in jail, while the values she has become known for shine through."

Call number: PN2220 .M334 2007 DVD

Wings of Desire - Summary: "The sky over Wenders's war-scarred Berlin is full of gentle angels wearing trench coats who listen to the tortured thoughts of mortals and try to comfort them. One wishes to become mortal after falling in love with a beautiful trapeze artist. Peter Falk, as himself, assists in the transformation by explaining the simple joys of a human experience, such as the sublime combination of coffee and cigarettes. The result is a film that is simultaneously sentimental and cerebral."

Call number: PN1997 WingsDes DVD

The Wild Bunch - Summary: "An outlaw and his gang of killers cross over from Texas into 1913 Mexico. Directed by Sam Peckinpah."

Call number: PN1997 WildBunch DVD

Much Ado About Nothing - Summary: "Shakespeare's Don Pedro pairs Benedick and Beatrice and woos Hero for Claudio around a lively Italian villa."

Call number: PN1997 MuchAdo DVD

Waiting for Guffman - Summary: "Determined to get back to the bright lights of Broadway, Corky St. Claire creates an ambitious musical celebrating Blaine, Missouri's 150th anniversary. Stagestruck residents pin their hopes on being discovered in Corky's hapless production and on reports that big-time talent scout Mort Guffman will be in the audience to discover them."

Call number: PN1997 WaitingGuff DVD

U-571 - Summary: "U-571 is the action-packed, white-knucle story about an American submarine crew's battle against time---and their own fears---while carrying out a daring mission to capture a top-secret encrypting device from a Nazi U-boat."

Call number: PN1997 U571 DVD

Meet the Parents - Summary: "An about-to-be-married man meets his in-laws and screws up royally."

Call number: PN1997 MeetPare DVD

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

Call number: PN1997 WakingDead DVD

Waking Ned Devine - Summary: "When Ned Devine dies from shock after winning the lottery, two longtime friends discover the body and agree that Ned would want them to benefit from his good luck. They embark upon an outrageous scheme to claim the ticket--but first they have to get all the townsfolk to go along with their plan."

Call number: PN1997 WakingNed DVD

A Very Long Engagement - Summary: "A French woman searches for her fiance at the end of World War I. He is presumed dead when he is court-martialed secretly and sentenced to almost certain death when he is abandoned in No Man's Land. Despite the long odds, the woman continues to search for the love of her life."

Call number: PN1997 VeryLong DVD

Little Shop of Horrors - Summary: "Nerdy Seymour falls for beautiful Audrey the shop assistant when he takes a job with a florist in a seedy part of town. When he discovers a bizarre little plant--which he names Audrey II--and brings it home to raise, he has no idea of the immenent danger. Audrey II grows...and talks...and it's food it wants. Now Seymour must decide who's more important, Audrey or Audrey II."

Call number: PN1997 LittleShop DVD

Yellow Brick Road - Summary: "As affecting as it is charming, the film festival favorite YELLOW BRICK ROAD follows a group of extraordinary actors from the Drama Program of Long Island’s ANCHOR Organization (Answering the Needs of Citizens with Handicaps Through Organized Recreation) as they embark on a remarkable four-month-long journey to mount an exceptional and lavish stage performance of the classic film The Wizard of Oz."

Call number: HV3006 .N7 Y45 2006 DVD

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Summary: "A modern crime comedy about four lads getting in over their heads in London's underworld."

Call number: PN1997 LockStock DVD

Lost in America - Summary: "Two West Coast yuppies sell everything, buy a huge motor home and set out to do some real living. Directed by Albert Brooks."

Call number: PN1997 LostAmeric DVD

Coffee and Cigarettes - Summary: "A LYRICALLY FUNNY CLOSTER OF ELEVEN STORIES ALL SET AROUND THE TWIN SEDUCTIONS OF COFFEE & CIGARETTES. AN INCREDIBLE ALL-STAR CAST ENGAGES IN WRITER-DIRECTOR JIM JAMUSCH'S INSPIRED ECCENTRIC MATCH-UPS."

Call number: PN1997 CoffeeCig DVD

All About Eve - Summary: "From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington moves relentlessly towards her goal: taking the reins of power from the great actress Margo Channing. The cunning Eve maneuvers her way into Margo’s Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo’s director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critics see through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit."

Call number: PN1997 AllAbout DVD

Superfly - Summary: "Before a Harlem cocaine dealer retires with his girlfriend, he wants to make just one last score. Music by Curtis Mayfield. Directed by Gordon Parks." Special features: commentary by USC School of Cinema and Television professor Todd Boyd; a new documentary, "Last deal: a retrospective", including interviews with cast and producers; Ron O’Neal on "The making of Super Fly"; Curtis Mayfield on Super Fly; and "Behind the threads," with costume designer Nate Adams.

Call number: PN1997 SuperFly DVD

Heathers - Summary: "Cool Veronica and her quirky new boyfriend topple a high-school trio of too-cool Heathers."

Call number: PN1997 Heathers DVD

What's Eating Gilbert Grape - Summary: "A young man cares for an obese mother, a mentally ill brother and two teen-age sisters. "

Call number: PN1997 WhatsEat DVD

The Brandon Teena Story - Summary: "Documentary film about Brandon Teena, who arrived in rural Falls City, Nebraska, in 1993 where he finds some new friends. Three weeks later he is brutally raped and beaten by friends who discover that he is actually a woman. A week later the same two men murder Teena along with two other people. This is a tale of Brandon’s coming of age struggle with identity and how his gender ambiguity induced feelings of betrayal, confusion and hostility among residents of a town in America’s heartland."

Call number: HV6773.54 .F35 1999 DVD

Affliction - Summary: "Nolte, Coburn, Dafoe and Spacek star in this high-powered drama about a middle-aged son trying to come to terms with his abusive past and salvage his strained relationship with his father."

Call number: PN1997 Affliction DVD

The Green Mile - Summary: "Prison guards prepare for the execution of an innocent man who holds a secret. A man of towering height and girth, the wrongly accused man has a power given to him from God and he uses it to help others, especially a particular prison guard that is nice to him."

Call number: PN1997 GreenMi DVD

Breathless - Summary: "A playful car thief accidentally shoots a policeman, then hides out in Paris with a hip American girl, trying to hustle enough cash for a getaway." written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard

Call number: PN1997 Breathles DVD

Woman of the Year - Summary: "In this hilarious excursion into the battle of the sexes, Tracy plays Sam Craig, the down-to-earth sportswriter of the New York Chronicle. As Tess Harding, the paper’s bright international columnist, Hepburn makes his life miserable. As soon as they start taking swipes at each other in their columns, there is little peace between them. In the office and in the bedroom the squabbling continues, until their problems are overcome by their deep love for each other."

Call number: PN1997 WomanYe DVD

Attack of the 50 Foot Woman - Summary: "Nancy Archer is a wealthy woman who is fresh from the loony bin and ticked off. Her husband has been putting the moves on Honey Parker and scheming about the day when Nancy’s fortune will be theirs. That day will never come, especially not since Nancy has an alien encounter that zaps her metabolism into overdrive. Soon, Nancy’s size matches her rage."

Call number: PN1997 AttackFi DVD

Finding Forrester - Summary: "Jamal Wallace is a 16 year-old basketball star with a secret passion for writing. William Forrester is a famous, reclusive novelist who's angry with the world. After an unexpected meeting, Forrester becomes Jamal's unlikely mentor and both men learn lessons from each other about the importance of friendship."

Call number: PN1997 FindingFor DVD

Casino - Summary: "In an era of over-the-top glitz, Sam Ace Rothstein is riding high as front man for the Mob's multi-billion dollar Las Vegas operation. To protect their investment, the bosses send in Ace's boyhood pal, hot-headed enforcer Nicky Santoro. It's a winning hand: Ace's brain and Nicky's muscle - until sexy wild card Ginger McKenna turns up the heat.
This gripping fact-based tale boasts extraordinary performances, a sizzling soundtrack and a dizzying look beneath the glamorous facade, beyond the closed doors and behind the eyes of the men and women whose fortunes -- and lives -- were made and lost with the roll of the dice."

Call number: PN1997 Casino DVD

Kingpin - Summary: "From the creators of "Dumb And Dumber," "Kingpin" is the strange comedy about a young and very naive bowler named Roy Munson who wins an amateur tournament against bowling champ, Ed McCrackin. When the the vengeful pro uses Roy to hustle money at a bowling alley, Ed bails out and leaves Roy stranded with a group of angry and very broke con-men. Seventeen years later and carrying one mean 'right hook', the washed-up bowler recruits an Amish man named Ishmael in hopes of winning a million-dollar championship in Reno, dismantling Ishmael's up-tight ways as they go along."

Call number: PN1997 Kingpin DVD

Baraka - Summary: "Cinematographer Ron Fricke made this impressionistic, dialogue-free photo exhibition come to life. Shot in 24 countries, the film attempts to make a subconscious or poetic point about the relationship between living creatures (particularly humans) and their environments."

Call number: BL600 .B3735 2001 DVD

Mildred Pierce - Summary: "A businesswoman's daughter and second husband have an affair. Directed by Michael Curtiz. Best actress Oscar for Crawford."

Call number: PN1997 Mildred DVD

Before Sunrise - Summary: "An American guy and a French girl meet on a train and spend a romantic day and night in Vienna."

Call number: PN1997 BeforeSun DVD

The Blair Witch Project - Summary: "Three student filmmakers set out into the forest to film a documentary on a legend known as The Blair Witch. As they become lost in the woods, an unseen evil begins to stalk and harass them. They soon realize that what they are filming is not a legend, but their own descent into a horrifying encounter with the supernatural."

Call number: PN1997 BlairWi DVD

Waiting to Exhale - Summary: "Four African American women commiserate about the men in their lives after one of them is abandoned by her philandering husband. A well-received adaptation of Terry McMillan's best-selling 1992 novel."

Call number: PN1997 WaitingEx DVD

The Warriors - Summary: "A framed Coney Island street gang must run a gauntlet of theme gangs to reach their own turf. Directed by Walter Hill."

Call number: PN1997 Warriors DVD

The Machinist - Summary: "Trevor Reznik hasn’t slept in a year. The shocking deterioration of his physical and mental health has made his every waking moment an unrelenting state of confusion, paranoia, guilt, anxiety and terror. His only solace from this living nightmare comes from an affectionate prostitute. When cryptic notes turn up mysteriously in his apartment and hallucinations of a co-worker that no one else sees causes a gruesome machine shop injury, he embarks on a journey to find out whether there is an elaborate plot to drive him mad or his fatigue has simply robbed him of reason."

Call number: PN1997 Machinist DVD

Smilla's Sense of Snow - Summary: "From the best-selling novel by Peter Hoeg, a beautiful, young woman is convinced a young boy's fall from a snow-covered roof was no accident. Together with a mysterious lover, who holds secrets of his own, she uses her uncanny powers of perception to unravel a taut web of lies and intrigue that will either lead her to the truth...or destroy her."

Call number: PN1997 Smillas DVD

Kramer Vs. Kramer - Summary: " Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy. When he has learned to adjust his life to these new responsibilities, Joanna resurfaces and wants Billy back. Ted however refuses to give him up, so they go to court to fight for the custody of their son."

Call number: PN1997 Kramer DVD

Sketches of Frank Gehry - Summary: "FRANK GEHRY HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN OF SOME OF THE MOST STUNNING BUILDINGS IN THE WORLD, INCLUDING THE WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL IN LOS ANGELES, THE GUGGENHEIM BILBAO IN SPAIN AND THE EXPERIENCE MUSIC PROJECT IN SEATTLE. AS GEHRY EXPLAINS, HE BEGINS EACH PROJECT BY SKETCHING THE DESIGN."

Call number: NA712 .S5483447 2006 DVD

Raise the Red Lantern - Summary: "An educated girl becomes one of a nobleman's wives at his mansion in 1920s China. Directed by Zhang Yimou."

Call number: PN1997 RaiseRed DVD

Diamonds of War: Africa's Blood Diamond - Summary: "In the diamond-rich West African nation of Sierra Leone, rebels used the precious gems to bankroll a violent ten-year insurrection, leaving a terrorized population and a ravaged landscape in its wake."

Call number: HD9677 .S52 D53 2007 DVD

City of Lost Children - Summary: "An inventor called Krank steals children's dreams in a twisted world of cyclops and clones."

Call number: PN1997 CityofLost DVD

Rashomon - Summary: "Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, Rashomon is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife. Toshiro Mifune gives another commanding performance in the eloquent masterwork that revolutionized film language and introduced Japanese cinema to the world."

Call number: PN1997 Rashomon DVD

Happy Feet - Summary: "IN THE COLD LAND OF ANTARCTICA, THE EMPEROR PENGUINS EACH EXPRESS THEIR TRUE LOVE WITH A SPECIAL HEARTSONG OF THEIR OWN THAT EXPRESSES THEIR VERY BEING. HOSEVER, THE MISFIT MUMBLE CANNOT SING, BUT INSTEAD HAS AN EXTRAORDINARY TALENT TO TAP DANCE WITH ALMOST MAGICAL ENERGY & EXPRESSION."

Call number: PN1997 HappyFeet DVD

Solaris - Summary: "Aboard a lonely space station orbiting a mysterious planet, terrified crew members are experiencing a host of strange phenomenon, including eerie visitors who seem all too human. And when psychologist Chris Kelvin arrives to investigate, he confronts a power beyond imagining that could hold the key to mankind's deepeset dreams--or darkest nightmares."

Call number: PN1997 Solaris DVD

The Abyss - Summary: "In this brilliant underwater adventure from writer-director James Cameron, a civilian oil crew is recruited to conduct a search-and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it."

Call number: PN1997 Abyss DVD

Antwone Fisher - Summary: "Guided by a determined Navy psychiatrist, a troubled sailor embarks on a personal, emotionally inspiring journey to confront his past and connect with the family he never knew. Inspired by the true life experiences of Antwone Fisher."

Call number: PN1997 Antwone DVD

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - Summary: "A professor and his shrewish wife drink and carry on in front of guests. Oscars for best actress Taylor, supporting actress Sandy Dennis."

Call number: PN1997 WhosAfra DVD

Bringing Out the Dead - Summary: "Frank Pierce is a paramedic on the brink of madness after saving and losing too many lives. Mary Burke is the daughter of a man whose life Frank tried to save. Together, they confront the ghosts of past and discover that redemption can be found among the living."

Call number: PN1997 BringingOu DVD

8 Weeks to Optimum Health/Spontaneous Healing - Summary: "Best-selling author Dr. Andrew Weil, one of the most influential leaders in the field of health and healing, now reveals an eight-week program for a healthier life. Drawing on a wealth of healing and medicinal techniques from around the world, Dr. Weil's program, consisting of exercise, diet, vitamins and meditation, will maximize the potential of your mind and body. Includes ""Spontaneous Healing.""

Call number: RA776.95 .W452 2000 DVD

The Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook: 77 Essential Skills to Stop Climate Change--Or Live Through It - Publisher's Marketing: "The "Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook "is the official companion volume to Live Earth concerts, 24 hours of nonstop concerts broadcast from around the world on July 7, 2007. The book presents 77 essential skills for stopping climate change— and for living through it. It is a fun, compelling, and sly deconstruction of a survival guide, think "Boy Scout Handbook "crossed with "WorldChanging "atop the "Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook," that offers equal parts tongue-in-cheek suggestions, practical advice, factual information, and bluesky dreaming of ways to save the world.
Each skill is presented on a spread featuring a bright, full-color instructional illustration, a brief introduction to the skill and its core ideas, a set of instructions, spin-off ideas, and scientific and environmental facts. The book also includes a resource guide that provides useful resources for the ecoconscious reader."

Call number: QC981.8 .G56 R68 2007

unSpun is the secret decoder ring for the twenty-first-century world of disinformation. Written by Brooks Jackson and Kathleen Hall Jamieson, the founders of the acclaimed website FactCheck.org, unSpun reveals the secrets of separating facts from disinformation, such as:

• the warning signs of spin, hype, and bogus news
• common tricks used to deceive us
• how to find trustworthy and objective sources of information

Telling fact from fiction shouldn’t be a difficult task. With this book and a healthy dose of skepticism, anyone can cut through the haze of biased media reportage to be a savvier consumer and a better-informed citizen."

How Congress Works and Why You Should Care - Publisher's Marketing: "An inside look at the way Congress works and how it impacts the lives of all Americans, by an eminent former Congressman."

Call number: JK1021 .H36 2004

While the media obsess over who will be elected, they rarely ask how a candidate would manage if elected. In this in-depth analysis of Bush's second term, shrewd observers of U.S. politics look at how the forty-third president has governed as well as the results. David Sanger and Carla Anne Robbins, both of the New York Times, analyze Bush's foreign policy, revealing how it defines and restricts his presidency and how he has been forced to reshape his grand foreign policy vision. Dan Balz, political reporter with the Washington Post, dissects America's changing political mood and considers how the president's ambitious agenda has suffered a reality check. Presidential scholar Charles O. Jones of the Brookings Institution examines how Bush's governing style resembles that of a corporate executive, while Fred Greenstein of Princeton University (The Hidden-Hand Presidency) considers his effectiveness as a leader.

Second-Term Blues traces Bush's governing through foreign and domestic issues, in relation to his first term and to the second terms of other presidents. This hard-hitting book illuminates the priorities, governing tendencies, and leadership style ofGeorge W. Bush as he navigates a rocky second term."

Call number: JK275 .S425 2007

This forward-looking, interdisciplinary book provides research-based guidance for finding the perfect match between device and consumer, including key information on personality assessment, the influence of pain, coping skills, and the power of new technology and social programs. This volume will be of interest to rehabilitation psychologists, researchers, and anyone working with or using assistive technology."

Call number: RM950 .A874 2002

Fidel Castro, in an unusually gentle, quite emotional mood, remarks, "For me it has been hard to accept the idea that Che is dead. I have dreamed of him often, that I spoke with him, that he was alive . . ." Includes Castro's speech on the return of Che's remains to Cuba in 1997."

Call number: F2849.22 .G85 C28513 2006

Saving Energy, Growing Jobs: How Environmental Protection Promotes Economic Growth, Profitability, Innovation, and Competition - Publisher's Marketing: "The idea that we must choose between a healthy environment and a healthy economy is a myth, says David Goldstein. Not only do well-conceived environmental regulations create more jobs, in the long run they contribute to more efficient designs and less expensive products. Standing between us and a cleaner, more prosperous society is the resistance of economic incumbents and a misplaced ideological opposition to any kind of regulation, even though it might prove beneficial."

Call number: HD9502 .U53 G65 2007

Business and Environmental Policy: Corporate Interests in the American Political System - Publisher's Marketing: "Scholars and policy experts examine the extent of business influence on environmental policy and the effect of corporate lobbying on public opinion, congressional action, agency policy making, court intervention, and state and local government."

Call number: JK467 .B744 2007

Profits Before People?: Ethical Standards and the Marketing of Prescription Drugs - Publisher's Marketing: "A timely and provocative expose of how giant pharmaceutical companies do business."

Call number: HD9666.5 .W43 2006

A Brief History of Israel - Publisher's Marketing: "Israel is a modern country with a short history set into the lengthy story of Jewish history. A Brief History of Israel explores that history with an emphasis on the period since Israel's independence in 1948. It is a complex story of a people and their modern state, established thousands of years after the destruction of the old one. The story of the independent state of Israel is narrated against a backdrop of exile, anti-Semitism, Zionism, and the Holocaust-all of which have helped shape the nature of the current state. The chronological narration begins with the time of Abraham and the period of the Israelite kingdoms and continues to World War II and the United Nations Partition Plan. A Brief History of Israel then explores the independent country of Israel, including the Arab-Israeli conflict, domestic politics, the economy, and international relations."

Call number: DS126.5 .R37 2005

A Brief History of India - Publisher's Marketing: "With nearly 1 billion citizens, India is the second most populous nation in the world, and its society is characterized by the juxtaposition of both ancient and modern practices. While most people are familiar with certain parts of Indian history and culture, the roots of its contemporary culture, ethnic conflicts, and political moves are not always well understood in the West. A Brief History of India offers an accessible, reliable introduction to this vast nation admired for its spiritual traditions (Hinduism and Buddhism both originated here), its peaceful struggle for independence led by Mahatma Gandhi, and its vibrant culture-from Bollywood and spicy cuisine to classical music and world-renowned authors. Covering approximately 5,000 years of Indian history, from the prehistoric Indus Valley Civilization to its current conflict with Pakistan over Kashmir, A Brief History of India is a detailed, chronological narrative of the events, people, and social and cultural movements of this fascinating country."

Call number: DS436 .W34 2006

A Brief History of Canada - Publisher's Marketing: "Beginning with the original inhabitants of North America and continuing through the exploration of the northern frontier and the rise and fall of the French and British empires to the development of a dynamic industrial nation at the beginning of the third millennium, A Brief History of Canada, Second Edition provides a solid introduction to this unique land and people." "Canada has thrived economically and socially since the turn of the 21st century, in spite of a faltering national party system and the prevalence of a scandal-plagued government. This new edition brings the reader up to date with recent developments and has been enhanced by the addition of new photographs and maps. New appendixes provide easy access to basic faces about Canada, a chronology of historic events, a bibliography, and suggestions for further reading that include the most recent research on the subject. A comprehensive index rounds out the book."

Call number: F1026 .R58 2007

Written for a general audience, the history focuses on germinal events and broad cultural patterns that have shaped the region; special themes, such as the causes of unity and disunity on the isthmus and the economic pressures on the rain forest from farming and tourism, are developed throughout the book. Other themes, such as the fate of indigenous peoples and their cultures since the Spanish conquest, reveal a great variety of human experience and expose the contrasts that exist among the Central American nations. Uniquely, A Brief History of Central America uses the latest data -- information on the end of the recent civil wars and the translation of Maya hieroglyphs -- as well as ethnohistoric and literary materials to help readers gain insight into the region's diversity of cultures."

Call number: F1436 .F68 2007

A Brief History of Afghanistan provides a clear, concise account of the country's historical and cultural heritage, from 3000 B.C.E. to the present. Comprehensive coverage examines the history of the country, its diverse peoples, its culture, and its political and economic situation. Current events, such as the attempts by the government to improve the country's security and economy and to establish a strong central government, are also included.

Coverage also includes: The Rise of Islam to the Afghan State, The Birth of Modern Afghanistan, Twentieth-Century Monarchy, Two Revolutions, Soviet Afghanistan, Afghanistan in Rebellion, Mujahideen Rule, The Taliban Era, The Legacy of the Civil War, The Post-Taliban Era."

Call number: DS356 .W34 2007

In Affiliate Millions, author Anthony Borelli shares his secrets for exploiting this underutilized and often overlooked resource in the world of e-commerce–one that even many of the Internet’s most successful entrepreneurs are unfamiliar with. The practice of affiliate advertising is simple, but in order to generate a substantial and regular income, the proper execution can be complex. There’s no better guide than Borelli, who has stepped into every pitfall and found every trick-of-the-trade on his way to the top of the affiliate advertising business. With coauthor Greg Holden, Borelli shows readers exactly how it’s done. How? By carefully selecting the right keywords, judiciously placing bids on these keywords, and tailoring ads to induce results on Google, Yahoo!, MSN, and other search engines, readers can make thousands, and eventually tens of thousands, of dollars each month in resulting commissions. Complete with charts, instructions, and expert tips, Affiliate Millions will open the door for all readers to the tremendous opportunities available in affiliate advertising."

Call number: HF5415.1265 .B67 2007

Caesar’s Calendar: Ancient Time and the Beginnings of History - Publisher's Marketing: "The ancient Romans changed more than the map of the world when they conquered so much of it; they altered the way historical time itself is marked and understood. In this brilliant and exhilarating book Denis Feeney investigates time and its contours as described by the ancient Romans, first as Rome positioned itself in relation to Greece and then as it exerted its influence as a major world power. Feeney welcomes the reader into a world where time was moveable and changeable and where simply ascertaining a date required a complex and often contentious cultural narrative. He investigates the pertinent systems, including the Roman calendar, which is still our calendar, and its near perfect method of capturing the progress of natural time; the annual rhythm of consular government; the plotting of sacred time onto sacred space; the forging of chronological links to the past; and, above all, the experience of empire, by which the Romans meshed the city-state's concept of time with those of the foreigners they encountered and thereby established a worldwide web of time."

Call number: CE46 .F44 2007

Since 1982, faculty and students associated with the Borderlife Research Project at the University of Texas-Pan American have interviewed thousands of Valley residents to investigate and describe the cultural and social life along the South Texas-Northern Mexico border. In this book, Borderlife researchers clarify why Valley culture presents so many apparent contradictions as they delve into issues that are "on the edge of the law"—traditional health care and other cultural beliefs and practices, displaced and undocumented workers, immigration enforcement, drug smuggling, property crime, criminal justice, and school dropout rates. The researchers' findings make it plain that while these issues present major challenges for the governments of the United States and Mexico, their effects and contradictions are especially acute on the border, where residents must daily negotiate between two very different economies; health care, school, and criminal justice systems; and worldviews."

Call number: HN79.T4 R53 2006

Saving Graces: Finding Solace and Strength from Friends and Strangers - Publisher's Marketing: "E840.8 .E29 E24 2006 During the 2004 presidential campaign, Elizabeth Edwards gained attention and admiration for her smart, likable, and down-to-earth personality. These qualities shine forth in Saving Graces, a memoir of the trials, triumphs, and tragedies Edwards experienced, and the various communities that celebrated her joys and lent her steady strength and quiet hope in darker times. Edwards writes about growing up in a military family, where she learned how to make friends easily in dozens of new schools and neighborhoods around the world, and came to appreciate the unstinting help and comfort naval families shared. Edwards's reminiscences of her years as a mother focus on the support she and other parents offered one another, from everyday favors to the ultimate test of her own community's strength-their compassionate response to the death of the Edwards' teenage son, Wade, in 1996. Her descriptions of her husband's campaigns for Senate, president, and vice president offer a fascinating perspective on the groups, the great and small, that sustain our democracy. Her fight with breast cancer, which stirred an outpouring of support from women across the country, has once again affirmed Edwards's belief in the power of community to make our lives better and richer."

Call number: E840.8 .E29 E24 2006

Native Guard - Publisher's Marketing: "Through elegiac verse that honors her mother and tells of her own fraught childhood, Natasha Trethewey confronts the racial legacy of her native Deep South -- where one of the first black regiments, the Louisiana Native Guards, was called into service during the Civil War. Trethewey's resonant and beguiling collection is a haunting conversation between personal experience and national history." Pulitzer Prize Winner, 2007.

Call number: PS3570 .R433 N38 2007

A World of Nations: The International Order Since 1945 - Publisher's Marketing: "A World of Nations: The International Order Since 1945 provides an analytical narrative of the origins, evolution, and end of the Cold War. But the book is more than an account of the long struggle between the two superpowers. It traces the development of regional conflicts--ethnic, religious,
cultural, economic, and military--throughout the world and examines the salience of interstate conflicts in the era of globalization. Based on newly accessible historical records, including previously unavailable sources from the former Communist states, the book offers a genuinely international
history of this turbulent period for the first time.
When the Cold War came to an abrupt end in 1989-90, some observers prematurely predicted the "end of history" and the emergence of a new world order of peace and stability. Instead, the last decade of the twentieth century and the early years of the twenty-first have been marked by an explosion of
regional conflicts that have little to do with the legacy of the Cold War. A World of Nations follows the roots of these regional conflicts to the early period after WWII, when the attention of the world--and of most historians--was riveted on policymaking in Washington and Moscow, not on smaller
nations. While taking account of the phenomenon of globalization and its transnational forces in recent years, this book emphasizes the persistence of the nation-state as the dominant actor on the world stage. A World of Nations is ideal for undergraduate political science courses in international
relations, as well as courses on the history of America, foreign policy, European diplomatic history, history of international relations, and worldhistory."

Call number: D840 .K42 2003

The British System of Government - Publisher's Marketing: "The tenth edition of this acclaimed text continues to provide a lively, comprehensive and up-to-date account of British political institutions, of the way in which they operate, and of the society in which they developed. It has been thoroughly revised and up-dated. It includes new sections on the following key areas: the monarchy and the House of Lords; the 1997 general election the transformation of the Labour party and the demise of the Tory's; the European Union; devolution; the judicial system; and Northern Ireland. This is an ideal introductory text for students of British politics, its institutions and the process of government."

Call number: JN231 .B57 1998

Taj Mahal: Passion and Genius at the Heart of the Moghul Empire - Publisher's Marketing: "While Galileo suffered under house arrest at the hands of Pope Urban VIII, the Thirty Years War ruined Europe, and the Pilgrims struggled to survive in the New World, work began on what would become one of the Seven Wonders of the World: the Taj Mahal. Built by the Moghul emperor Shah Jahan as a memorial to his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal, its flawless symmetry and gleaming presence have for centuries dazzled everyone who has seen it, and the story of its creation is a fascinating blend of cultural and architectural heritage. Yet, as Diana & Michael Preston vividly convey in the first narrative history of the Taj, it also reflects the magnificent history of the Moghul Empire itself, for it turned out to mark the high point of the Empire’s glory at the same time as it became a tipping point in Moghul fortunes.

The roots of the Moghul Empire lie with the legendary warriors Genghis Khan and Tamburlaine; at its height it contained 100 million people, from Afghanistan in the north and present-day Pakistan in the west, to Bengal in the east and southwards deep into central India.. With the storytelling skills that characterize their previous books, Diana & Michael Preston bring alive both the grand sweep of Moghul history and the details that make it memorable: the battles and dynastic rivalries that forged the Empire alongside an intimate chronicle of daily life within the imperial palace. A tale of overwhelming passion, the story of the Taj has the cadences of Greek tragedy and the ripe emotion of grand opera, and puts a memorable human face on the marble masterpiece."

Call number: DS486.A3 P73 2007

Machu Picchu Guidebook: A Self-Guided Tour - Publisher's Marketing: "Machu Picchu is one of the world's great travel destinations. Built in the mid-fifteenth century by Incan royalty and "re-discovered" by Hiram Bingham in 1911, this awe-inspiring site in the Andes of Peru is the stuff of legends. The Machu Picchu Guidebook has proven to be one of the most successful and acclaimed guidebooks to the popular archaeological treasure. In this comprehensive traveler's guide, the authors offer an almost step-by-step tour of the world-renowned Inca city, keyed to a detailed, full-color foldout map. This fully-updated and revised edition features a new artist's rendition of Machu Picchu, presented as a three-page foldout in glorious color. The painting, which first appeared as a supplement to National Geographic magazine, brings Machu Picchu to life by depicting the royal retreat as it appeared on the June 21st solstice ceremony in the year 1530, at the height of the Inca empire. Further additions include a much-expanded chapter on the holy mountain of Huayna Picchu and an all-new chapter on the birds of Machu Picchu, which includes such species as the Inca wren, found only at this site. Whether you have three hours or three days to spend at Machu Picchu, this book is the one indispensable guide. No traveler should be without it. "

Call number: F3429.1 .M3 W75 2004

Machu Picchu: Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas - Publisher's Marketing: "Situated high in the Peruvian Andes, the fifteenth-century Inca palace complex at Machu Picchu is one of the most spectacular archaeological sites in the world. In this beautifully illustrated book, leading American and Peruvian scholars provide an unprecedented overview of the site, its place within the Inca empire, the mysteries surrounding its establishment and abandonment, and the discoveries made there since the excavations by archaeologist Hiram Bingham III in the early twentieth century. Drawing upon the most recent scientific findings, the authors vividly describe the royal estate in the cloud forest where the Inca emperor and his guests went to escape the pressures of the capital. In addition to Bingham's exciting account of his first expedition in 1911, the book includes new and archival photographs of the site as well as color illustrations and explanations of some 120 gold, silver, ceramic, bone, and textile works recovered at Machu Picchu."Despite its importance as a site of world heritage status, there has been virtually nothing substantive available on Machu Picchu. This appealing book, written by the preeminent scholars in the field, fills the gap beautifully."-Jeffrey Quilter, director of pre-Columbian studies, Dumbarton Oaks"

Call number: F3429.1 .M3 M33 2004

Dr. Eskenazi uncovers the deeper meaning and cost of our sometimes relentless pursuit of perfection, caught as we are in the conflicting messages of a culture fixated on youth and beauty. She argues that although the desire for external transformation through surgery is deeply connected to psychological and spiritual change, without explicit acknowledgment of this connection, the internal metamorphosis—the key to a successful surgery—is put into jeopardy. Filled with the revealing stories of women who pursue surgery to have their outer selves reflect their inner reality, More Than Skin Deep is a must-read for every woman who's ever wrestled with questions about beauty and belonging.

Cosmetic surgery can be extraordinarily positive for some but the wrong decision for others. This powerful book takes us on a new journey toward understanding the multiple meanings of surgery and explains in detail how to maximize the experience for internal as well as external transformation."

Call number: RD119 .E85 2007

Thank You for Smoking - Summary: "Aaron Eckhart stars as Nick Naylor, a sexy, charismatic spin-doctor for Big Tobacco who'll fight to protect America's right to smoke -- even if it kills him -- while still remaining a role model for his 12-year old son. When he incurs the wrath of a senator (William H. Macy) bent on snuffing out cigarettes, Nick's powers of filtering the truth will be put to the test. As Nick says, If you want an easy job, go work for the Red Cross." Based on the novel by Christopher Buckley.

Call number: PN1997 ThankYou DVD

Blood Diamond - Summary: "Set against the backdrop of civil war and chaos in 1990's Sierra Leone, Danny Archer, a South African mercenary, and Solomon Vandy, a Mende fisherman are joined in a common quest to recover a rare pink diamond that can transform their lives. While in prison for smuggling, Archer learns that Solomon - who was taken from his family and forced to work in the diamond fields - has found and hidden the extraordinary rough stone. With the help of Maddy Bowen, an American journalist whose idealism is tempered by a deepening connection with Archer, the two men embark on a trek through rebel territory, a journey that could save Solomon's family and give Archer the second chance he thought he would never have."

Call number: PN1997 BloodDiam DVD

Scarface - Summary: "A mobster shoots his way to the top of the Chicago underworld. Directed by Howard Hawks."

Call number: PN1997 Scarface 1932 DVD c.2

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Kill Bill: Vol. 1 - Summary: "A pregnant woman, who is a former assassin, is critically injured on her wedding day by her former employer and cohorts. After spending four years in a coma, she awakens with one thought on her mind, revenge.
In Volume 1, the Bride tracks down former assassins O-Ren Ishii and Vernita Green leaving a wide trail of carnage in her wake."

Call number: PN1997 KillBill v.1 DVD

Kill Bill: Vol. 2 - Summary: "The second half of Quentin Tarantino's serialized film Kill Bill. The Bride is back and her job is only half done. She must still confront two more of her former co-workers before she faces her ex-boss, Bill himself. But, the Bride's quest becomes complicated when her past catches up to her."

Call number: PN1997 KillBill v.2 DVD

The Bourne Identity - Summary: "A man is washed up on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, barely alive, suffering from multiple gun shot wounds. His amnesia has left with virtually no clues to his past or his identity. Little by little, he tries to put his life back together while trying to avoid various people who are trying to kill him. Ultimately, he teams up with a mysterious woman from his past and she helps him to discover the truth." Based on the novel by Robert Ludlum.

Call number: PN1997 Bourne Pt.1 DVD

The Bourne Supremacy - Summary: "After Jason Bourne is set up for a crime that he didn't commit, the CIA decides to take care of Bourne for good. Of course, Jason Bourne has his own plans for survival. While his dreams and splintered past only hint at the life he had before the accident, he must use every skill that he possesses to live another day and, hopefully, discover the truth about his past." Based on the novel by Robert Ludlum.

Call number: PN1997 Bourne Pt.2 DVD

Braveheart - Summary: "William Wallace is a medieval Scottish liberator leading his people into a revolt against the English oppression. After the murder of his wife, Wallace seeks vengeance on her attackers only to be thrown into Scotland's struggle for freedom. Wallace's distinctive conduct exposes the courage that leads to the legend of 'Braveheart'." Based on the book by Randall Wallace.

Call number: PN1997 Braveheart DVD

Butterfield 8 - Summary: "Call girl Gloria Wandrous wants to lead an honest life and convinces herself she's found Mr. Right. Although the two are passionately in love, their relationship is fraught with complications which causes her to flea. Based on the novel by John O’Hara."

Call number: PN1997 Butterfield DVD

Bullitt - Summary: "A San Francisco police detective gets hold of a mob-witness/corruption case and won't let go. Directed by Peter Yates. Based on the novel ’Mute witness’ by Robert L. Pike."

Call number: PN1997 Bullitt DVD

The Breakfast Club - Summary: "A wrestler, a rebel, a brain, a beauty and a shy girl share detention in a Chicago high school."

Call number: PN1997 BreakfastC DVD

Basquiat - Summary: "In 1981, a nineteen-year-old unknown graffiti writer takes the New York art world by storm."

Call number: PN1997 Basquiat DVD

Awakenings - Summary: "A doctor tries the drug L-dopa on an immobile man and others like him in 1969 New York. Directed by Penny Marshall." Based on the book Awakenings by Oliver Sacks.

Call number: PN1997 Awakenin DVD

The Bridges of Madison County - Summary: "National Geographic photographer Robert Kincaid and Iowa housewife and mother Francesca Johnson find the loves of their lives during a brief encounter in Madison County in 1965." Based on the novel by Robert James Waller.

Call number: PN1997 BridgesM DVD

Absolute Power - Summary: "He was where he shouldn’t have been and saw what he shouldn’t have seen. Now, who will believe the word of a career thief and ex-con? Who will trust Luther Whitney when he says he saw a woman killed and that the man responsible for her death is the President of the United States?" Based on the book by David Baldacci.

Call number: PN1997 AbsoluteP DVD

Yojimbo - Summary: "A free-lance samurai works both sides of the street in a village split by warring merchants. Directed by Akira Kurosawa."

Call number: PN1997 Yojimbo DVD

The Jerk - Summary: "A rags-to-riches-to-rags story. Navin Johnson, adopted son of a poor black sharecropper family, has invented some crazy inventions that lead him from rags to riches and right back to rags."

Call number: PN1997 Jerk DVD

Desk Set - Summary: "A TV-network researcher with an amazing memory humors an efficiency expert sent to improve her department." Based on the play by William Marchant.

Call number: PN1997 DeskSet DVD

Boys Don't Cry - Summary: "A story about hope, fear and the courage it takes to be yourself, "Boys Don't Cry" is provocative and tragic story about the life and brutal murder of transgendered Brandon Teena."

Call number: PN1997 BoysDont DVD

An American Werewolf in London - Summary: "Two Yanks are attacked by a werewolf while backpacking through Europe. The survivor finds that he's not necessarily better off than his mutilated friend, for on the eve of the next full moon, he's transformed into a four-legged killing machine."

Call number: PN1997 AmericanW DVD

My Left Foot - Summary: "Born with cerebral palsy, Irish Christy Brown becomes an artist and writer using his left foot. Directed by Jim Sheridan. Oscars for Day-Lewis, supporting actress Brenda Fricker." Based on the book by Christy Brown.

Call number: PN1997 MyLeft DVD

Mighty Aphrodite - Summary: "Sportswriter Lenny has become obsessed with meeting the natural mother of his adopted son. After a lengthy quest to find her, he discovers that she is not what he had imagined. Linda, the biological mother, is a ditsy call girl completely unaware of Lenny's intentions for their meetings. Eventually the two become good friends and Lenny helps her to begin searching for a respectable life."

Call number: PN1997 MightyAp DVD

Meet the Fockers - Summary: "Now that Greg Focker is in with his soon-to-be-in-laws, Jack and Dina Byrnes, it looks like smooth sailing for him and his fiance, Pam. But that's before Pam's parents meet Greg's parents, Bernie and Roz Focker. The hyper-relaxed Fockers and the tightly-wound Byrneses are woefully mismatched from the start, and no matter how hard Gret and Pam try, there is just no bringing their families together -- which all adds up to a disastrously funny time of getting to know you."

Call number: PN1997 MeetFo DVD

Dead Poets Society - Summary: "Robin Williams portrays English professor John Keating, who, in an age of crew cuts, sport coats and cheerless conformity, inspires his students to live life to the fullest, exclaiming "Carpe Diem, lads! Seize the day. Make your lives extraordinary!" The charismatic teacher’s emotionally charged challenge is met by his students with irrepressible enthusiasm--changing their lives forever."

Call number: PN1997 DeadPoets DVD

East of Eden - Summary: "The saga of three generations of the Trask and Hamilton families in the early 1900’s in Northern California." Directed by Elia Kazan. Based on the novel: East of Eden by John Steinbeck.

Call number: PN1997 EastEden DVD

Network - Summary: "A TV executive boosts her ratings with a mad anchorman who thinks he speaks for God. Directed by Sidney Lumet. Oscars for Finch, Dunaway, supporting actress Beatrice Straight."

Call number: PN1997 Network DVD

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Summary: "Two wiley con-men living in the south of France join forces to bilk rich American women of their fortunes. WHen one decides to strike out on his own, a bet is made over who can take a rich American heiress for $50,000 first. After much outrageous tomfoolery, the boys learn the heiress has no money and all three join forces."

Call number: PN1997 DirtyRott DVD

What about Bob? - Summary: "Bob Wiley, a troubled but lovable therapy patient, seeks help from noted psychiatrist Dr. Leo Marvin. When the doctor leaves town to go on a quiet family vacation, Bob, afraid of being alone, follows--showing up unexpectedly at the therapist’s lakeside retreat. Bob becomes the houseguest that just won’t leave."

Call number: PN1997 WhatAbout DVD

Das Boot - Summary: "This is the digitally-remastered authentic undersea saga inspired by the actual experiences of a World War II German photojournalist. In 1941, forty-three young German sailors boarded the U-96 seeking adventure, respect and heroism. For their captain, it was a mission against enemy destroyers in a blood-red sea that could devour a ship and its crew without leaving a trace. Contains sixty minutes of extra never-before-seen footage." Based on the novel by Lothar-Günther Buchheim.

Call number: PN1997 DasBoot DVD

Operation Homecoming: Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Home Front, in the Words of U.S. Troops and Their Families - Publisher's Marketing: "The first book of its kind, "Operation Homecoming "is the result of a major initiative launched by the National Endowment for the Arts to bring distinguished writers to military bases and inspire U.S. Marines, soldiers, sailors, and airmen and their families to record their wartime experiences. Encouraged by such authors as Tom Clancy, Mark Bowden, Bobbie Ann Mason, Tobias Wolff, Jeff Shaara, and Marilyn Nelson, American military personnel and their loved ones wrote candidly about what they saw, heard, and felt while in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as on the home front. Taken together, these almost one hundred never-before-published eyewitness accounts, private journals, short stories, letters, and other personal writings become a dramatic narrative that shows the human side of warfare.
• the fear and exhilaration of heading into battle;
• the interactions between U.S. forces and Afghans and Iraqis, both as enemies and friends;
• the boredom, gripes, and humorous incidents of day-to-day life on the front lines;
• the anxiety and heartache of worried spouses, parents, and other loved ones on the home front;
• the sheer brutality of warfare and the physical and emotional toll it takes on those who fight;
• the tearful homecomings for those who returned to the States alive– and the somber ceremonies for those who made the ultimate sacrificefor their nation.
From riveting combat accounts to profound reflections on warfare and the pride these troops feel for one another, "Operation Homecoming" offers an unflinching and intensely revealing look into the lives of extraordinary men and women. What they have written is without question some of the greatest wartime literature ever published.
“ Andrew Carroll has given America a priceless treasure.”
– Tom Brokaw, on "War Letters"
Proceeds from this book will be used to provide arts and cultural programming to U.S. military communities. For more information, please go to www.OperationHomecoming.gov."

Call number: DS79.76 .O634 2006

Blind Rage: Letters to Helen Keller - Publisher's Marketing: "As a young blind girl, Georgina Kleege repeatedly heard the refrain, "Why can't you be more like Helen Keller?" Kleege's resentment culminates in her book "Blind Rage: Letters to Helen Keller," an ingenious examination of the life of this renowned international figure using 21st-century sensibilities. Kleege's absorption with Keller originated as an angry response to the ideal of a secular saint, which no real blind or deaf person could ever emulate. However, her investigation into the genuine person revealed that a much more complex set of characters and circumstances shaped Keller's life.
"Blind Rage" employs an adroit form of creative nonfiction to review the critical junctures in Keller's life. The simple facts about Helen Keller are well-known: how Anne Sullivan taught her deaf-blind pupil to communicate and learn; her impressive career as a Radcliffe graduate and author; her countless public appearances in various venues, from cinema to vaudeville, to campaigns for the American Foundation for the Blind. But Kleege delves below the surface to question the perfection of this image. Through the device of her letters, she challenges Keller to reveal her actual emotions, the real nature of her long relationship with Sullivan, with Sullivan's husband, and her brief engagement to Peter Fagan. Kleege's imaginative dramatization, distinguished by her depiction of Keller's command of abstract sensations, gradually shifts in perspective from anger to admiration. "Blind Rage" criticizes the Helen Keller myth for prolonging an unrealistic model for blind people, yet it appreciates the individual who found a practical way to live despite the restrictions of her myth."

Call number: HV1624 .K4 A3 2006

Oscar Wilde: Myths, Miracles and Imitations - Publisher's Marketing: "Oscar Wilde was a major influence on the culture of his time, and remains relevant today, as a model of wit and style, a sexual icon, and a moral example. In a sequence of detailed and imaginative chapters on Wilde and his times, John Stokes shows how in the 1880s and 1890s Wilde played a vital part in the development of modern culture, inspiring others to carry his ideas on into the twentieth century. Stokes offers studies of Wilde's place in the Romantic tradition, and of his relationships with such legendary figures of the fin de siecle as Aubrey Beardsley, Alfred Jarry, and Arthur Symons. And always, as part of the process of historical inquiry, Stokes considers those who came after: humanitarian disciples who kept Wilde's memory sacred, performers in his plays, actors who impersonated the man himself. Oscar Wilde: Myths, Miracles and Imitations explains why Wilde, a 'material ghost', haunts us still."

Call number: PR5823 .S68 1996

Oscar Wilde - Publisher's Marketing: "Hailed as a masterpiece, Ellmann's biography of Oscar Wilde has been acclaimed as a perfect marriage of biographer and subject. With precision and wit and sensitive to the tragic pattern of the story, it brings Wilde to life as never before. 32 pages of photos."

Call number: PR5823 .E38 1988b

Edith Wharton - Publisher's Marketing: "The definitive biography of one of America’ s greatest writers, from the author of the acclaimed masterpiece "Virginia Woolf,"
Delving into heretofore untapped sources, Hermione Lee does away with the image of the snobbish bluestocking and gives us a new Edith Wharton— tough, startlingly modern, as brilliant and complex as her fiction.
Born in 1862, Wharton escaped the suffocating fate of the well-born female, traveled adventurously in Europe and eventually settled in France. After tentative beginnings, she developed a forceful literary professionalism and thrived in a luminous society that included Bernard Berenson, Aldous Huxley and most famously Henry James, who here emerges more as peer than as master. Wharton’ s life was fed by nonliterary enthusiasms as well: her fabled houses and gardens, her heroic relief efforts during the Great War, the culture of the Old World, which she never tired of absorbing. Yet intimacy eluded her: unhappily married and childless, her one brush with passion came and went in midlife, an affair vividly, intimately recounted here.
With profound empathy and insight, Lee brilliantly interweaves Wharton’ s life with the evolution of her writing, the full scope of which shows her far to be more daring than her stereotype as lapidarian chronicler of the Gilded Age. In its revelation of both the woman and the writer, "Edith Wharton" is a landmark biography."

Call number: PS3545 .H16 Z695 2007

Handbook to Life in the Aztec World - Publisher's Marketing: "The increasing recognition that the achievements of Mesoamerican civilizations were among the most sophisticated in the world has led to a demand for introductions to the basic methods and theories of scholars working throughout the region. Handbook to Life in the Aztec World gathers the results of recent archaeological discoveries and scholarly research into a single accessible volume. Organized thematically, the handbook covers all aspects of life in the Aztec world."

Call number: F1219.73 .A35 2006

Plato: A Very Short Introduction - Publisher's Marketing: "Few philosophers have been more intent on vigorous philosophizing than Plato. But none has matched the imagination and creativity with which he engages readers and entices them to join him in philosophical conversation. This book introduces Plato's many-sided and elusive genius in a way that is stimulating and accessible. In ethics, metaphysics, philosophy of mind, and theory of knowledge, Plato's wide-ranging, bold, and influential ideas still challenge us today."

Call number: B395 .A646 2003

The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power - Publisher's Marketing: ""The Prize" recounts the panoramic history of oil - and the struggle for wealth and power that has always surrounded oil. This struggle has shaken the world economy, dictated the outcome of wars, and transformed the destiny of men and nations. "The Prize" is as much a history of the twentieth century as of the oil industry itself. The canvas of history is enormous - from the drilling of the first well in Pennsylvania through two great world wars to the Iraqui invastion of Kuwait and Operation Desert Storm."

Call number: HD9560.6 .Y47 1990

Moving through the decades, Mitchell describes the city's diverse cultures coming together to compete in Carnival performances. We observe powerful social clubs, or krewes, designing their elaborate parade displays and extravagant parties; Creoles and Americans in conflict over whose dances belong in the ballroom; enslaved Africans and African Americans preserving a sense of their heritage in processions and dances; white supremacists battling Reconstruction; working-class blacks creating the flamboyant Krewe of Zulu; the birth and reign of jazz; the gay community holding lavish balls; and of course tourists purchasing an authentic experience according to the dictates of our commercial culture. Interracial friction, nativism, Jim Crow separatism, the hippie movement--Mitchell illuminates the expression of these and other American themes in events ranging from the 1901 formation of the anti-prohibitionist Carrie Nation Club to the controversial 1991 ordinance desegregating Carnival parade krewes.

Through the conflicts, Mitchell asserts, "I see in Mardi Gras much what I hear in a really good jazz band: a model for the just society, the joyous community, the heavenly city...A model for community where individual expression is the basis for social harmony and where continuity is the basis for creativity." All on a Mardi Gras Day journeys into a world where hope persists for a rare balance between diversity and unity."

Call number: GT4211 .N4 M57 1999

Robert Mugabe and the Betrayal of Zimbabwe - Publisher's Marketing: "Instead of leading his people to the "promised land," Mugabe, the first prime minister of the newly-named Zimbabwe, has amassed a fortune for himself, his family and followers and has presided over the murder, torture and starvation of those who oppose him. This biography offers some explanations for Mugabe's behavior. With the death of his wife in 1992, a moderating influence was lost, and as the years go by, he continues to show himself intolerant of any opposition as he proceeds toward the creation of a one party state, even though evidence suggests that his country is in terminal decline."

Call number: DT3000 .M28 N67 2004

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking - Publisher's Marketing: "Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience and psychology, the author shows how the difference between good and bad decision-making has nothing to do with how much information can be processed quickly, but on the few particular details on which people focus."

Call number: BF448 .G53 2005

Subconscious cleanliness has been with us since the first cell ejected a foreign invader. Even at the earliest stages of human development, our bodies produced pleasure-giving chemical opiates when things smelled or felt clean, inducing us to do things like bathing and removing dirty clothes. The need to be clean led directly to socialization, as we turned to our fellows for help with those hard to reach spots. In Eurasia during the Bronze Age, an emerging hierarchy of wealthy elites turned their love of grooming into an explosion of the cosmetic and luxury goods industry, greatly effecting the culture and economy of a vast area and leading to advances in chemistry and medicine.
The history that follows, from Greece and Rome, where citizens focused much of their leisure time on perfecting, bathing, or just writing about the model athletic body, through Europe in the middle ages and the following centuries, is full of intriguing customs, convoluted treatises, and many reversals. Baths were good for you, baths were bad for you, baths were good again--but only if they were quite cold. Even the enlightened medical knowledge of modern times could not stop an onslaught of health remedies, treatments, spas, and New Age nature cures that were to follow. While today we are immeasurably closer--perhaps too close--to knowing just what"clean" means to our bodies, we are still just as far as we ever were on agreeing what it means to our souls.
This engrossing and highly original work will introduce you to the customs and ideas of a myriad of cultures from centuries of human history. Not only will you gain a new perspective on the wonderful diversity of the world, but you'll never look at your toothbrush the same way again."

Call number: RA424 .S59 2007

The Collected Verse of Lewis Carroll

Call number: PR4611 .A17 2003x

Reasonable People: A Memoir of Autism and Adoption: On the Meaning of Family and the Politics of Neurological Difference - Publisher's Marketing: "A testament to uncommon devotion and common possibilities.
"Why would someone adopt a badly abused, nonspeaking, six-year-old from foster care?" So the author was asked at the outset of his adoption-as-a-first-resort adventure. Part love story, part political manifesto about "living with conviction in a cynical time," the memoir traces the development of DJ, a boy written off as profoundly retarded and now, six years later, earning all "A's" at a regular school. Neither a typical saga of autism nor simply a challenge to expert opinion, "Reasonable People" illuminates the belated emergence of a self in language. And it does so using DJ's own words, expressed through the once discredited but now resurgent technique of facilitated communication. In this emotional page-turner, DJ reconnects with the sister from whom he was separated, begins to type independently, and explores his experience of disability, poverty, abandonment, and sexual abuse. "Try to remember my life," he says on his talking computer, and remember he does in the most extraordinarily perceptive and lyrical way.
Asking difficult questions about the nature of family, the demise of social obligation, and the meaning of neurological difference, Savarese argues for a reasonable commitment to human possibility and caring."

Call number: RJ506.A9 S38 2007

The Joy of Drinking - Publisher's Marketing: "With characteristic elegance and delicious wit, Barbara Holland, (“ a national treasure, ” — "Philadelphia Inquirer") celebrates the age-old act of drinking in this gimlet-eyed survey of man’ s relationship with booze, since the joyful discovery, ten thousand years ago, of fermented fruits and grains. In this spirited paean to alcohol, two parts cultural history, one part personal meditation, Holland takes readers on a bacchanalian romp through the Fertile Crescent, the Mermaid Tavern, Plymouth Rock, and Capitol Hill and reveals, as Faulkner famously once said, how civilization indeed begins with fermentation. Filled with tasty tidbits about distillers, bootleggers, taverns, hangovers, and Alcoholics Anonymous," The Joy of Drinking" is a fascinating portrait of the world of pleasures fermented and distilled."

Call number: HV5020 .H65 2007

Peterson's Scholarships, Grants & Prizes 2008 - Publisher's Marketing: "Scholarships, Grants &amp; Prizes provides up-to-date details on millions of privately funded awards valued at billions of dollars. It contains profiles of millions of awards based on ethnic heritage, talent, employment experience, military service, and many other categories that are available from private sources such as foundations, corporations, and religious and civic organizations."

Call number: Reference LB2337.4 .P475 2007

Kaplan Scholarships: Billions of Dollars in Free Money for College (2008) - Publisher's Marketing: "Kaplan Scholarships, 2008 Edition features information on programs that offer significant and unrestricted scholarships combined with tips and advice on how to get them:
* Each scholarship is worth at least $1,000, not restricted to any one school, and does not require repayment of any kind.
* Detailed summaries list for each scholarship financial data, duration of scholarship, eligibility requirements, and provides application and contact information.
*Expert tips and advice on how applicants should research their options, set a timetable, apply for the best opportunities, and avoid scholarship scams"

Call number: Reference LB2337.2 .K375 2007

Japanese Fortified Temples and Monasteries AD 710-1062 - Publisher's Marketing: "From the 10th century onwards the great Japanese monastic foundations of Nara and Mount Hiei maintained large armies of warlike monks. The tempestuous political rivalries that developed between the different orders of monks and religiously inspired laymen ensured that their temples and monasteries had to be securely sited and robustly defended. This books recreates these enormous fortified monasteries and temples, tracing their development from the 10th century through to the Sengoku Jidai period and the rise of the power of the shogunate under Tokugawa Ieyasu."

Call number: NA1550 .T87 2005

Florida School Laws, 2006 Edition - Publisher's Marketing: " This title is published in conjunction with the Florida Department of Education. The Department has carefully crafted the scope to ensure that both educators and attorneys will have the most comprehensive and useful statutory reference available. Completely updated and featuring a Table of Sections Affected by recent legislation, Florida School Laws is a critical resource for anyone who needs to keep abreast of developments in this dynamic area of the law."

Call number: Reference KFF390 .A29 F56

Nicotine (History of Drugs) - Publisher's Marketing: "The reign of "Lady Nicotine" has been long indeed. This book provides an overview of the most important events in the history of this fascinating substance, which has made nations and killed millions. From the first drag on the filtered cigarette to the landmark tobacco settlement, nicotine has influenced the world perhaps more than any other drug."

Call number: HV5730 .N53 2006

Opiates (History of Drugs) - Publisher's Marketing: "Since prehistoric times, opiates have been used in religious practices, medicinally, and in food preparation. However, this class of drugs is extremely addictive and has been the cause of legislative battles and wars. Authors in this anthology discuss the development and history of opiates, including morphine, heroin, and Oxycontin. The controversies over international opiate smuggling, drug abuse, and, addiction treatment are also highlighted."

Call number: RM328 .O64 2005

CLEP Official Study Guide - Publisher's Marketing: "Every year, students save countless hours and dollars through the College-Level Examination Program. This official study guide is the only one developed by the test makers and features practice questions, test-taking tips, and strategies for all 34 CLEP exams."

Call number: LB2353.68 .O44 2007

Adults with Down Syndrome - Publisher's Marketing: "People with Down syndrome are living longer than ever before, and families and professionals working with these individuals need the most current clinical, social, legal information. Edited by a renowned expert in the field, Adults with Down Syndrome provides a comprehensive review of the medical and psychiatric research on conditions that occur in people with Down syndrome, including support apparatuses, living in the community, work, recreation, guardianship, and advocacy. This book also includes 16 stories from adults with Down syndrome, including Chris Burke, who was featured on the television show Life Goes On, and Jason Kingsley, author of Count Us In: Growing Up with Down Syndrome. The narrators each tell of their life experiences in their own words."

Call number: RC571 .A38 2006

Adventures in the Mainstream: Coming of Age with Down Syndrome - Publisher's Marketing: "The author worries about his son Ned's future when he reaches his last year of high school. Ned has down syndrome; when high school ends for him, school is out forever. What's next? Palmer confronts his hopes and fears as a parent while coaxing his son into adulthood and toward greater independence. He writes about Ned's relationships and what helps him connect with others, preparing Ned for the working world -- when it works and when it doesn't. His insights are helpful to other families who are struggling with similar issues or who will be soon."

Call number: RJ506.D68 P347 2005

Shoes and Pattens: Finds from Medieval Excavations in London - Publisher's Marketing: "Until recently, very little was known about medieval shoes. Glimpses in manuscript illustrations and on funerary monuments, with the occasional reference by a contemporary writer, was all that the costume historian had as evidence, not least because leather tends to perish after prolonged contact with air, and very few actual examples survived. In recent years, however, nearly 2,000 shoes, many complete and in near-perfect condition, have been discovered preserved on the north bank of the Thames, and are now housed in the Museum of London. This collection, all from well-dated archaeological contexts, fills this vast gap in knowledge, making it possible to chart precisely the progress of shoe fashion between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries."

Call number: GT2130 .M84 2001

Shoes: A History from Sandals to Sneakers - Publisher's Marketing: "Anyone who has ever shopped for a pair of shoes--especially anyone who does so with a passion--knows that shoes are much more than functional objects. From the sneaker to the stiletto, shoes have become potent signifiers of gender, class, personality, taste, and even politics. This lavishly illustrated work recounts the history of shoes with entertaining essays that cover everything from the eroticism of ancient shoe lacing, medieval fears about long-toed shoes, and the role of shoes in religious ritual to the infamous Chopine with a 23-inch heel and the modern cult of shoe designers. With 170 color photos and 30 black and white illustrations, the essays will entertain and inform casual shoe shoppers and fashionistas alike.

"At last a work that deals not only with the history of footwear, but also with its cultural significance. This volume helps transform the shoe from a mundane object of everyday use into something of great social and psychological power."--Manolo Blahnik"

Call number: GT2130 .S468 2006

Shoes: The Complete Sourcebook - Publisher's Marketing: "John Peacock charts the development of every kind and style of footwear from earliest times to the present day, for both men and women. His drawings reproduce in meticulous detail a host of representative example from every era: the simple sandals of Ancient Egypt, made from natural fibers, exquisite Greek footwear of the "Golden Age," including boots made from rawhide with leather linings and leg bindings; richly embroidered and bejeweled shoes of the Byzantine empire; the Fantastic pike toed boots newly fashionable in the fourteenth century; the hugely exaggerated platform heels of the sixteenth century; eighteenth-century women's slippers of the finest silk and a huge range of contemporary shoes, from sneakers and stilettos to the latest footwear in radical material and experimental styles. The pictures are arranged in six chronological sections and accompanied by full descriptions, including details of materials, heel and toe styles, decorations, and fastenings. An invaluable reference section includes a time chart summarizing the development of shoes throughout the centuries, a concise bibliography, and biographies and histories of the world's leading shoe designers and manufactures, including Manolo Blahnik, Salvatore Ferragamo, Charles Jourdan, Roger Vivier, and Vivienne Westwood. This encyclopaedic survey, with its colorful and detailed illustration, will become the unrivaled reference work in its field, indispensable to any shoe enthusiast, designer, or collector."

Call number: GT2130 .S56 P43 2005

Organized chronologically and covering all the significant developments in shoe design, this ravishing book explores how major historical events, social change, and industrialization have influenced style and production. Hundreds of beautiful photographs capture the progression of styles, including numerous forgotten designs that will still appeal to the most fashion forward of today. Riding boots and go-go boots, spiked stilettos and negative heels, platform soles and ballerina flats—all are documented in this bible of footwear.

With a detailed glossary and an illustrated appendix of notable shoemakers, designers, and manufacturers, The Seductive Shoe is the ultimate book for shoe lovers of all kinds. An indispensable resource for both professionals and fashion aficionados, this one-of-a-kind book is also a must-have for anyone who has ever experienced the intoxicating desire for a beautiful pair of shoes."

Call number: GT2130 .W35 2007

Black Lenses, Black Voices: African American Film Now - Publisher's Marketing: "Black Lenses, Black Voices is a provocative look at films directed and written--and sometimes produced--by African Americans, as well as black-oriented films whose directors and or screenwriters are not black. Taking us through the development of African American independent filmmaking before and after World War II, Mark A. Reid then illustrates the unique nature of African American family, action, horror, female-centered, and independent films, such as Eve's Bayou, Jungle Fever, Shaft, Souls of Sin, Bones, Waiting to Exhale, Monster's Ball, Sankofa, and many more."

Call number: PN1995.9 .N4 R43 2005

The Best Old Movies for Families: A Guide to Watching Together - Publisher's Marketing: "If a child can watch Barney, can't that same child also enjoy watching Charlie Chaplin or the Marx Brothers? And as they get older, wouldn't they grow to like screwball comedies (His Girl Friday), women's weepies (Imitation of Life), and westerns (The Searchers)? The answer is that they'll follow because they'll have learned that "old" does not necessarily mean "next channel, please."
Here is an impassioned and eminently readable guide that introduces the delights of the golden age of movies. Ty Burr has come up with a winning prescription for children brought up on Hollywood junk food.
FOR THE LITTLE ONES (Ages 3-6): Fast-paced movies that are simple without being unsophisticated, plainspoken without being dumbed down. Singin’ in the Rain and Bringing Up Baby are perfect.
FOR THE ONES IN BETWEEN (Ages 7-12): "Killer stories," placing easily grasped characters in situations that start simply and then throw curveballs. The African Queen and Some Like It Hot do the job well.
FOR THE OLDER ONES (Ages 13+): Burr recommends relating old movies to teens' contemporary favorites: without Hitchcock, there could be no The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, without Brando, no Johnny Depp."

Call number: PN1998 .B84 2007

In The Gravedigger's Daughter, Oates has created a masterpiece of domestic yet mythic realism, at once emotionally engaging and intellectually provocative: an intimately observed testimony to the resilience of the individual to set beside such predecessors as The Falls, Blonde, and We Were the Mulvaneys."

Call number: PS3565 .A8 G73 2007

Brought together in one volume and edited by historian Douglas Brinkley, The Reagan Diaries provides a striking insight into one of this nation's most important presidencies and sheds new light on the character of a true American leader. Whether he was in his White House residence study or aboard Air Force One, each night Reagan wrote about the events of his day, which often included his relationships with other world leaders Mikhail Gorbachev, Pope John Paul II, Mohammar al-Qaddafi, and Margaret Thatcher, among others, and the unforgettable moments that defined the era---from his first inauguration to the end of the Cold War, the Iran hostage crisis to John Hinckley Jr.'s assassination attempt.

The Reagan Diaries reveals more than just Reagan's political experiences: many entries are concerned with the president's private thoughts and feelings---his love and devotion for Nancy Reagan and their family, his belief in God and the power of prayer. Seldom before has the American public been given access to the unfiltered experiences and opinions of a president in his own words, from Reagan's description of near-drowning at the home of Hollywood friend Claudette Colbert to his determination to fight Fidel Castro at every turn and keep the Caribbean Sea from becoming a "Red Lake."

To read these diaries--filled with Reagan's trademark wit, sharp intelligence, and humor--is to gain a unique understanding of one of the most beloved occupants of the Oval Office in our nation's history."

Call number: E877 .A3 2007

Eragon and Eldest - Publisher's Marketing: "In the #1 New York Times bestselling novels Eragon and Eldest, fifteen year-old Eragon discovers his destiny as a Dragon Rider. With only an ancient sword and the advice of an old storyteller for guidance, Eragon and his dragon must navigate the dangerous terrain and dark enemies of an Empire ruled by a king whose evil knows no bounds."

Call number: PZ7 .P19535 Er 2005

Call number: PZ7 .P19535 El 2005

Hellenistic and Roman Sparta - Publisher's Marketing: "This original and compelling account of later Spartan history challenges the conventional misperception of Spartan "decline" after the loss of her status as a great power on the battlefield in 371 BC. In this thorougly revised and updated edition, Paul Cartledge and Antony Spawforth have used recent scholarship to enhance their authoritative overview of later Spartan history and society. The book focuses on a frequently overlooked period and will be a must-have for anyone interested in Sparta and for all those concerned with Hellenistic Greece."

Call number: DF261.S8 C373 2002

Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, JR., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference - Publisher's Marketing: "Winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Biography and the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, this is the most comprehensive book ever written about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Based on more than seven hundred interviews with all of King's surviving associates, as well as with those who opposed him, and enhanced by the author's access to King's personal papers and tens of thousands of pages of FBI documents, this is a towering portrait of a man's metamorphosis into a legend."

Call number: E185.97 .K5 G36 2004

The Kite Runner - Publisher's Marketing: "An epic tale of fathers and sons, of friendship and betrayal, takes readers from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the atrocities of the present. As emotionally gripping as it is tender, "The Kite Runner" is an unusual and powerful debut."

Call number: PS3608 .O832 K58 2003

Hallelujah! the Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes - Publisher's Marketing: "Maya Angelou remembers key moments in her life centering on the dinner table--and shares over 60 of her own recipes. Dishes include fried meat pies, biscuits, potato salad, smoked pork chops, Beef Wellington, chicken livers, Minnesota wild rice, pot roast, and wilted lettuce. Color photos throughout."

Call number: TX715 .A5697 2004

Morning Has Broken: A Couple's Journey Through Depression - Publisher's Marketing: "World-famous model and television personality Emme and her husband, Phillip, had a happy marriage, a healthy baby girl, and a bright future together. Then Phillip was beset by a painful infection-and soon found himself battling the crippling effects of clinical depression.
Told in the voices of both Phillip and Emme, this is the true unflinching story of a couple who endured the ravages of a lifethreatening depression together, and emerged stronger and more in love than ever before. It is the story of Phillip, who suffered for years until, through ECT, he found relief. And it is the story of Emme, who put her blossoming career on hold to care for him, supporting him and remaining by his side even during the most difficult times. But most of all, it is a story of hope for those who suffer from clinical depression, as well as for their loved ones. For in the darkest of days, Emme and Phillip found that even the smallest amount of light can illuminate the road to recovery and the joy in life."

Call number: RC537 .A76 2006

Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire - Publisher's Marketing: ""Lenin's Tomb" is one of those rare books that define a moment in history, in this case the collapse of the Soviet empire. When journalist David Remnick arrived in Moscow in 1988 as a correspondent for "The Washington Post," Gorbachev's reforms had already commenced. As Remnick sees it, the most important of these was the restoration of truth, the truth about the brutal Soviet past and the bleak Soviet present. Like an irresistible stimulant, each new revelation demanded another and soon the process became irreversible. The return of history is Renmick's theme. It is also the essence of the revolution that toppled the Soviet system. The leaders of this revolution—Gorbachev, Sakharov, and Yeltsin, whose portraits in this book are unforgettable—embodied this theme and were shaped by it, but it was not, as Remnick shows, these leaders by themselves who restored the truth to the Soviet people. History returned to the Soviet Union like a tide, sweeping over everything in its path. Part of the truth was restored by Soviet troops digging up the remains of Stalin's victims from the Katyn forest, who continued to dig even when the leaders of the August coup ordered them not to. More of the truth was uncovered by Dmitri Yurasov, an intrepid researcher, digging on his own, year after year, through the long-hidden records of Stalin's multitudinous murders to compile a master list of his victims. Still more of the truth was exposed by those irrepressible journalists in their makeshift offices creating, for the first time in Soviet history, a free and independent press. Remnick's portraits of these ordinary citizens, intoxicated by truth, transcend journalism."

Call number: DK288 .R46 1994

Few great discoveries have evolved so swiftly -- or have been so misunderstood. From the theoretical discussions of nuclear energy to the bright glare of Trinity there was a span of hardly more than twenty-five years. What began as merely an interesting speculative problem in physics grew into the Manhattan Project, and then into the Bomb with frightening rapidity, while scientists known only to their peers -- Szilard, Teller, Oppenheimer, Bohr, Meitner, Fermi, Lawrence, and yon Neumann -- stepped from their ivory towers into the limelight.

Richard Rhodes takes us on that journey step by step, minute by minute, and gives us the definitive story of man's most awesome discovery and invention. "The Making of the Atomic Bomb" has been compared in its sweep and importance to William L. Shirer's "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich." It is at once a narrative tour de force and a document as powerful as its subject."

Call number: QC773 .R46 1988

Oscar Wilde (Oxford World's Classics) - Publisher's Marketing: "Wit, dandy, literary anarchist, self-publicist, and homosexual martyr, Oscar Wilde achieved fame and notoriety at a time when mass culture and communication promoted the 'new' in every area of British life. This edition, part of Oxford's new Authors in Context series, examines the rich<br>interplay between Wilde's society and his writings and shows the remarkable recontextualizing of Wilde and his work in film, stage, and the media in the century following his death."

Call number: PR5823 .S58 2003

Edith Wharton: Selected Poems - Publisher's Marketing: "From first to last, poetry was part of Edith Wharton's writing life. Whilerarely (after early youth) her primary focus, it always served her as a medium for recording the most vivid impressions and emotions, an intimate journal of longings and regrets. "Poetry was important to Wharton," writeseditor Louis Auchincloss, "because it enabled her to express the deeply emotional side of her nature that she kept under such tight control, not only in her life but in the ordered sweep of her fiction." In later years her poetry also engaged with the public passions of wartime, as she found herself involved with the plight of Allied soldiers in France. Her first models were Romantic, but in the course of her life she absorbed the influences of Symbolism and Modernism; and throughout her poetic career she showed a care for form even in her most private utterances, as in the erotic ode "Terminus," never published in her lifetime. This volume collects the bulk of Wharton's significant poetry, including much work previously uncollected or unpublished."

Call number: PS3545 .H16 A6 2005

The Good War: An Oral History of World War II - Publisher's Marketing: "The first trade paperback edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book with a new Preface by the author. "As in "Hard Times" and "Working", this master interviewer again creates a turbulent epic of human experience by quoting the words of those who lived it. . . . A vivid resurrection of a lost time".--"Newsday"."

Call number: D811.A2 T45 1984

13 Conversations about One Thing - Summary: "The story of different ordinary people in different situations, asking themselves the same question, What is happiness and how does one achieve it? Infidelity, revenge, miracles are things these people are facing and the reason they are questioning their own happiness."

Call number: PN1997 13Convers DVD

United 93 - Summary: "A drama that tells the story of the passengers and crew, their families on the ground and the flight controllers who watched in dawning horror as United Airlines Flight 93 became the fourth hijacked plane on the day of the worst terrorist attacks on American soil: September 11, 2001. United 93 recreates the doomed trip in actual time, from takeoff to hijacking to the realization by those onboard that their plane was part of a coordinated attack unfolding on the ground beneath them. The film attempts to understand the abject fear and courageous decisions of those who--over the course of just 90 minutes--transformed from a random assembly of disconnected strangers into bonded allies who confronted an unthinkable situation."

Call number: PN1997 United93 DVD

The Queen - Summary: "An intimate, moving portrait of Queen Elizabeth and Tony Blair following the untimely death of Princess Diana. The Queen’s restrained reaction causes a public relations debacle that Prime Minister Blair must defuse. The two struggle to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal family and the public’s demand for an open display of mourning."

Call number: PN1997 Queen DVD

Dreamgirls - Summary: "Three young women, Deena Jones, Effie White and Lorrell Robinson desire to become pop stars. They get their wish when they are picked to be backup singers for the legendary James "Thunder" Early. When they are set free for leads, Curtis Taylor and Effie’s brother C.C. decide that Deena should be the lead singer, which upsets Effie. The girls discover exactly what it takes to be in the music business and what they must give up to realize their dreams."

Call number: PN1997 DreamGirls DVD

Marie Antoinette - Summary: "When betrothed to King Louis XVI, the naive and beautiful, Austrian-born Marie Antoinette enters the opulent French court, which is steeped in conspiracy and scandal. Without guidance, adrift in a dangerous world, the young girl rebels against the isolated atmosphere of Versailles and becomes France's most misunderstood monarch. Stripped of her riches and finery, imprisoned, and ultimately beheaded by her own subjects, the Queen of France became a toxic symbol for the wanton extravagance of the 18th century monarchy that incited to the French Revolution."

Call number: PN1997 MarieAn DVD

Easy Rider - Summary: "Fonda, Hopper, and Nicholson take to their choppers to find America in a film that became an anthem for the 1960s' cultural dialogue on freedom, individualism and patriotism."

Call number: PN1997 EasyRider DVD

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Easy Rider (BFI Modern Classics) - Publisher's Marketing: "Released in 1969, "Easy Rider "broke the mold of Hollywood studio production, making stars of Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Jack Nicholson and launching a new wave of radical and experimental American cinema. "Easy Rider "was one of the crucial films of the late 60s, a film that enshrined the ideals of the counterculture but also foresaw the demise of these ideals in the despair and paranoia of a nation rocked by Watergate and the Vietnam War. It was a seminal road movie and a massive financial success that spawned endless imitations. Few films since have been able to catch its particular blend of innocence and cynicism, hope and despair.
In his meticulously researched book, Lee Hill analyzes both the circumstances surrounding the making of "Easy Rider "and the social and cultural forces that found expression in it. Hill persuasively argues that the role of illustrious screenwriter Terry Southern in "Easy Rider "has been neglected as the exact circumstances of production, filming, and editing have become lost in mythmaking. Referring to little known archival material, Hill questions some of the legends that surround "Easy Rider.""

Call number: PN1997 .E243 H55 1996

The Cider House Rules - Summary: "Set in the 1940's, the story centers on Homer Wells, a young man who grows up in a Maine orphanage run by a doctor who has plans to shape the lad into his protege. But Homer has other plans, and establishes a life at a family apple orchard. His experiences at the cider house teach him lessons about life and love and how far he needs to travel to find where he truly belongs."

Call number: PN1997 CiderHouse DVD

The Fisher King - Summary: "An unhinged Manhattan talk-radio host meets a mad knight of the streets seeking his own Holy Grail. Directed by Terry Gilliam. Oscar for supporting actress Mercedes Ruehl."

Call number: PN1997 FisherK DVD

Election - Summary: "Tracy Flick (Witherspoon), a straight-A go-getter is determined to be president of Carver High’s student body. Popular teacher Jim McAllister (Broderick) decides to derail Tracy’s obsessive overachieving by recruiting an opposition candidate. Mr. M. never imagines that stopping Tracy is like trying to put toothpaste back in the tube."

Call number: PN1997 Election DVD

For a Few Dollars More - Summary: "A man with no name and a man with a mission hunt a Mexican bandit for different reasons. Directed by Sergio Leone."

Call number: PN1997 ForaFew DVD

Deconstructing Harry - Summary: "Harry Block has gone through three wives, six psychiatrists and dozens of girlfriends during his long literary career. But when Harry writes a bestseller about his best friends, who soon become his worst enemies. Now, instead of going back to his old school to be honored for his literary achievements, Harry's going straight to hell."

Call number: PN1997 Deconstruc DVD

Diary of a Mad Black Woman: The Movie - Summary: "With all of her possessions packed in a moving van, Helen starts on her journey to put the pieces of her life back together. Through the assistance of her friends, family, faith, and a twist of fate, Helen finds the strength and empowerment she needs to get control of her circumstances. She also finds that the tragic events of her life soon become comic, especially with the guidance and help-- mostly unsolicited, by the way--of her pot-smoking, gun-toting, and much beloved, grandmother figure Madea."

Call number: PN1997 DiaryMad DVD

Dawn of the Dead - Summary: "Cannibal zombies pursue a couple and two ex-National Guardsmen in Philadelphia. Directed by George Romero."

Call number: PN1997 DawnDead DVD

Cool Hand Luke - Summary: "Set in 1948, the story involves Newman as a member of a chain gang who will not bow to authority. Strother Martin's admonition, What we have here is a failure to communicate became a slogan for a generation."

Call number: PN1997 CoolHand DVD

Gunga Din - Summary: "Water carrier Gunga Din and the British face the Thugs at the Khyber Pass in 1890s India. Directed by George Stevens."

Call number: PN1997 GungaDin DVD

Grand Hotel - Summary: "A ballerina, baron, stenographer, bookkeeper and tycoon check into Berlin's Grand Hotel. Directed by Edmund Goulding. Oscar for best picture."

Call number: GrandHotel DVD

The Pink Panther Strikes Again - Summary: "Inspector Clouseau's on the trail of his ex-boss, out to destroy the world. Directed by Blake Edwards."

Call number: PN1997 PinkPanthSt DVD

Stir Crazy - Summary: "Skip and Harry are framed for a bank robbery and end up in a western prison. The two have difficulty adjusting to the new prison life, so they plan to escape during the inter-prison rodeo. Directe by Sidney Poitier."

Call number: PN1997 StirCrazy DVD

From Here to Eternity - Summary: "Adaptation of James Jones' novel of Army life in Hawaii just before Pearl Harbor. The depiction of Japanese sneak attack combines unforgettable action scenes with actual combat footage."

Call number: PN1997 FromHere DVD

Yi Yi - Summary: "Focusing on a typical family--parents, two children, and an elderly grandmother--living in a small apartment in Taipei, YI YI (A ONE AND A TWO) is about the patterns of daily life. It includes a wedding, a funeral, a first date, a last date, a birth, and a death. The film follows each member of the Jian family carefully, giving each one equal time, completely developing each character. NJ (Wu Nienjen), the father of the family, struggles with a dead-end job at a technology firm while reexamining his marriage when he meets his high school sweetheart, Sherry (Ke Suyun), after 30 years. NJ's teenage daughter, Ting-Ting (Kelly Lee), has a selfless demeanor and a naive interest in everything, which diffuses the complexity of her high school life. Her little brother, Yang-Yang (Jonathan Chang), is an adorable five-year-old troublemaker who's in love with a pesky girl in his class. And Yang-Yang's mother, Min-Min (Elaine Jin), grieves for her dying mother (Tang Runyun) while coping with her own middle age in a rapidly maturing family. Edward Yang, director of 1991's A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY, presents a careful, direct, meticulously photographed film with YI YI. Brassy shots of Taipei reflected in the windows of a moving car are offset with slow choreographed sequences using the streetlights to narrate little moral tales. Perhaps the most powerful gem in this film is the magical character of Mr. Ota (Issey Ogata), NJ's Japanese business associate, whose optimistic life perspective will inspire and delight YI YI's viewers."

Call number: PN1997 YiYi DVD

Darwin's Nightmare - Summary: "The local population fishes for food in Tanzania's Lake Victoria, but remains on the brink of starvation as the fish they catch is shipped off to Europe. Filmmaker Hubert Sauper takes a look at their plight in this documentary."

Call number: DT448.2 .D37 2004 DVD

James and the Giant Peach - Summary: "James and the Giant Peach includes the voice talents of Richard Dreyfuss and Susan Sarandon. This state-of-the-art stop motion animated feature is the fantasy adventure about a lonely little boy who escapes his mean aunts in search of New York City. Using a giant peach, James ventures with his life-size insect friends past a mechanical shark, underwater pirates, and desolate arctic lands."

Call number: PN1997 JamesGiant DVD

Blade - Summary: "Blade, a tortured soul possessing powers greater than any man or creature of the night, sharpens his lethal skills under the guidance of a professional vampire hunter. And when the bloodthirsty immortals' lord declares war on the human race, Blade is the last hope."

Call number: PN1997 Blade DVD

Pretty in Pink - Summary: "A poor girl falls in love with a rich guy, and it angers both their families and their friends."

Call number: PN1997 PrettyPink DVD

Husbands and Wives - Summary: "A New York professor and his wife notice their own marital troubles when their best friends split up."

Call number: PN1997 HusbandsW DVD

God Said, Ha! - Summary: "Julia Sweeney gives a one-woman account of her brother's terminal cancer and her bout with cervical cancer."

Call number: RC280.U8 S922 1999 DVD

Seven - Summary: "Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman plunge into the world of a madman in this searing psychological thriller about a serial killer who fashions his murders after the seven deadly sins."

Call number: PN1997 Seven DVD

Rain Man - Summary: "Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt's father dies and leaves his fortune to Raymond, the institutionalized autistic brother that Charlie didn't know he had. They set out on a cross-country journey to discover the relationship they once had."

Call number: PN1997 RainMan DVD

Richard III - Summary: "With Richard III, Laurence Olivier - as director, producer, and star - transfigures Shakespeare's great historical drama into a mesmerizing vision of Machiavellian villainy. Olivier's performance, viewed as the greatest of his career, charges Richard with magnetic malevolence as he steals his brother Edward?s crown through a murderous set of machinations. His inspired direction brings to the screen superlative performances by veteran theater actors Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud, and the young Claire Bloom."

Call number: PN1997 RichardIII DVD

Spanglish - Summary: "Cultures collide as a beautiful native Mexican woman Flor (Vega), the mother of an equally stunning twelve-year old girl, a golden child, becomes the housekeeper for an affluent Los Angeles family (Sandler and Leoni). Of all the horrifying pitfalls she worried about in this new culture, Flor had never fathomed the peril of being truly embraced by an upscale American family."

Call number: PN1997 Spanglish DVD

Sixteen Candles - Summary: "A girl turning 16 likes another girl's guy and feels nobody cares about her birthday."

Call number: PN1997 SixteenCa DVD

Sleepers - Summary: "Based on the autobiography by Lorenzo Caraterra, "Sleepers" is the gripping story that documents the lives of four boys on the gritty streets of Hell's Kitchen. After a childhood prank goes terribly awry, the boys are sentenced to the Wilkinson Home For Boys. Once there, one reformatory guard subjects the boys to brutal sexual and physical abuse. Now grown men, two have turned to life of crime and are driven by a violent revenge."

Call number: PN1997 Sleepers DVD

Alfred Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train - Summary: Contains the Hollywood version (101 min.) on side A and the British version (103 min.) on side B."A tennis star (Guy) is harassed on a train by a psychotic (Bruno)who wants to swap murders and who proceeds to carry out his part of the unconfirmed bargain. The British version amplifies Bruno’s flamboyance, his homoerotic attraction to Guy, and his psychotic personality."

Call number: PN1997 StrangersT DVD

Snow Falling on Cedars - Summary: "A Japanese-American man is accused of murdering an American fisherman, and the quiet community of San Piedro becomes a hotbed of racial tensions. For local reporter Ishmael Chambers, the trial strikes a deep chord as the defendant's wife is Ishmael's ex-lover. Soon, he uncovers a twisting trail of clues that will lead him to a startling discovery."

Call number: PN1997 SnowFalli DVD

The Wiz - Summary: "Dorothy eases on down the road to see the Wiz with Tinman, Scarecrow and Cowardly Lion. Directed by Sidney Lumet."

Call number: PN1997 Wiz DVD

Wag the Dog - Summary: "When the President's caught in a scandal less that two weeks before the election, White House spindoctor Conrad Brean creates a phony war with the help of Hollywood producer Stanley Motss."

Call number: PN1997 WagDog DVD

Contact - Summary: "Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning astronomer Carl Sagan's best selling novel, "Contact" is the story of a scientist who receives a dramatic message from deep space and instructions for building a new machine that will either usher in a new ageor Armageddon."

Call number: PN1997 Contact DVD

Dazed and Confused - Summary: "Coming of age story of high school students in the ’70s. Eight seniors facing life after high school have one last party. Includes audio commentary class reunion-style with Richard Linklater; deleted scenes; and much more."

Call number: PN1997 DazedCon DVD

Shrek - Summary: "Based on the book by William Steig.A reclusive ogre and a chatterbox donkey go on a quest to rescue a princess for a tyrannical lord."

Call number: PN1997 Shrek DVD

North Country - Summary: "Josey Aimes needs a job and goes to work at a Minnesota steel mine after splitting with her violent husband. But the job proves to be almost as harrowing as her marriage. The male miners are resentful of women taking their jobs, so the men verbally abuse and play humiliating pranks on the female miners. After being physically assaulted by a coworker, Josey tries to fight against the harassment, but none of the other women will join her case for fear that things will only get worse. A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the U.S. - Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won a landmark 1984 lawsuit."

Call number: PN1997 NorthCoun DVD

The Producers - Summary: "A Broadway producer and his accountant back a sure-fire flop: Springtime for Hitler. Directed by Mel Brooks."

Call number: PN1997 Producers 1968 DVD

The Nutty Professor I & II - Summary: " Genetics professor Sherman Klump weighs in at 400 pounds and needs the help of his large, eccentric family to fight off his slimmed-down alter ego, "Buddy Love.""

Call number: PN1997 NuttyProf 2006 DVD

The Dark Crystal - Summary: "In another time, the Dark Crystal--a source of balance and truth in the universe--was shattered, dividing the world into two factions: the wicked Skeksis and the peaceful Mystics. Now, as the convergence of the three suns approaches, the Crystal must be healed, or darkness will reign forevermore. It's up to Jen to fulfill the prophecy that a Gelfling will return the missing shard to the Crystal and destroy the Skeksis' evil empire. Includes a 15-minute behind-the-scenes featurette."

Call number: PN1997 DarkCrys DVD

Planet of the Apes - Summary: "An astronaut goes by time warp to a future planet ruled by smart apes who keep humans as slaves. Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner."

Call number: PN1997 PlanetApes DVD

Grease - Summary: "Based on the original musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. It’s love when a greaser falls for a good girl in this classic musical depicting young life in the fifties."

Call number: PN1997 Grease DVD

de-Lovely - Summary: "From Paris to Venice to Broadway to Hollywood, the lives of Cole and Linda Porter were never less than glamorous and wildly unconventional. Though Cole had an insatiable appetite for love, only Linda would inspire him to write some of the greatest songs of all time."

Call number: PN1997 DeLovely DVD

Shaft - Summary: "Based on the novel by Ernest Tidyman. Detective John Shaft is hired by a Harlem mobster to find his kidnapped teenage daughter and finds himself up against some Mafia chieftains who want to take over a chunk of the black underworld’s uptown territory."

Call number: PN1997 Shaft DVD

Hannah and Her Sisters - Summary: "Hannah is the always-successful older sister, and her two sisters resent her. One is a would-be writer, performer drug addict and the other is a confused student having an affair with her husband. Add to the mix Hannah's alcoholic mother and long-suffering father, and her hypochondriacal ex-husband and you have one truly dysfunctioal New York family."

Call number: PN1997 HannahSis DVD

Harold and Maude - Summary: "A 20-year-old heir with a death wish meets a 79-year-old free spirit who knows how to live. Directed by Hal Ashby."

Call number: PN1997 HaroldMau DVD

I Heart Huckabees - Summary: "Kindhearted but confused activist Andrew Markovski hires a pair of screwball existential detectives to help him find the meaning of life. All the while, a sexy, French author is trying to throw a wrench in their plan by seducing Andrew's mind and body."

Call number: PN1997 IHeartH DVD

Mrs. Doubtfire - Summary: "When an irresponsible and child-like dad is barred from seeing his kids he disguises himself as a woman and applies for the job of housekeeper for his ex-wife. The disguise of a sturdy matron works a beneficial change on him as well -- but how long can he keep this up? "

Call number: PN1997 MrsDoubt DVD

Monsoon Wedding - Summary: "A stressed father, a bride-to-be with a secret, a smitten event planner, and relatives from around the world create much ado about the preparations for an arranged marriage in India."

Call number: PN1997 MonsoonW DVD

A Fish Called Wanda - Summary: "An American flirts with a crook, a barrister and a mercenary to find diamonds in London. Best supporting Oscar for Kevin Kline."

Call number: PN1997 FishCalled DVD

Father of the Bride - Summary: "An overwhelmed banker sums up his daughter's wedding, from engagement to reception. Directed by Vincente Minnelli."

Call number: PN1997 FatherBri DVD

Ferris Bueller's Day Off - Summary: "A high school student is determined to get a day off, but the principal has other ideas. Contains all-new special features and new interviews with Matthew Broderick."

Call number: PN1997 FerrisB DVD

The Spike Lee Joint Collection - Summary: "Five groundbreaking films from prolific filmmaker Spike Lee come together in this collection. Starring such heavyweights as Rosie Perez, Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes, and John Turturro in career-defining roles, the films include CROOKLYN, DO THE RIGHT THING, CLOCKERS, JUNGLE FEVER, and MO' BETTER BLUES."

Call number: PN1997 SpikeLee DVD

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory - Summary: "A poor boy and his grandfather win a tour through a wily candymaker's magical factory."

Call number: PN1997 WillyWonka DVD

Amelie - Summary: "Amélie is a young woman who had a decidedly unusual childhood; misdiagnosed with an unusual heart condition, Amélie didn’t attend school with other children, but spent most of her time in her room, where she developed a keen imagination and an active fantasy life. Despite all this, Amélie has grown into a healthy and beautiful young woman who works in a cafe and has a whimsical, romantic nature. She decides to step into the lives of others around her to help them out."

Call number: PN1995 Amelie DVD c.1

Call number: Reserves

"Big government didn't work," says veteran journalist and political analyst Marvin Olasky. "And it is clear that a new paradigm for responding to national crisis has emerged. Private and faith-based organizations have stepped in and politics will never be the same.""

Call number: HV555.U6 O43 2006

Hecht liberates us from today's scolding, quasi-scientific messages that insist there is only one way to care for our minds and bodies. Hecht looks at contemporary happiness advice and explains why much of it doesn't work. "Modern culture," she writes, "is misrepresenting me and spending a lot of money to do it."

Rich with hilarious anecdotes about both failed and successful paths to happiness, Hecht's book traces a common thread of advice--she calls it "sour charm wisdom"--that we can still apply today to create authentic, lasting happiness."

Call number: BJ1481 .H44 2007

Using the American wedding as a rosetta stone, in One Perfect Day writer Rebecca Mead poses a series of questions that cut to the heart of our national identity. Why, she asks, has the American wedding become an outlandishly extravagant, egregiously expensive, and overwhelmingly demanding production? What is the derivation of the nuptial imperative upon brides and grooms to observe tradition while at the same time using the wedding as a vehicle for expressing their personal style? What does an American wedding tell us about how Americans consume, relate, and live today? One Perfect Day masterfully mixes investigative journalism and social commentary to explore the workings of the wedding industry-an industry that claims to be worth $160 billion to the U.S. economy and which has every interest in ensuring that the American wedding business becomes ever more lavish and complex. Taking us inside the workings of the wedding industry-from the swelling ranks of professional wedding planners to department stores with their online wedding registries to the retailers and manufacturers of wedding gowns to the Walt Disney Company and its Fairytale Weddings program-Rebecca Mead skillfully holds the mirror up to the bride's deepest hopes and fears about her wedding day and dissects the myriad goods and services that will be required for her role within it.

Weddings are no longer a rite of passage, no longer a transition from childhood to adulthood, or an initiation into a sexual or domesticintimacy, nor necessarily a religious ritual. The result of this cultural shift is that the event itself has taken on an ever-increasing momentousness shaped as much by commerce and marketing as by religious observance or familial expectation. The American wedding gives expression to the values and preoccupations of our culture. For better or worse, the way we marry is who we are."

Call number: HQ745 .M43 2007

Traditionally, Americans learned in school that the ancestors of the people who inhabited the Western Hemisphere at the time of Columbus's landing had crossed the Bering Strait twelve thousand years ago; existed mainly in small, nomadic bands; and lived so lightly on the land that the Americas was, for all practical purposes, still a vast wilderness. But as Charles C. Mann now makes clear, archaeologists and anthropologists have spent the last thirty years proving these and many other long-held assumptions wrong.

In a book that startles and persuades, Mann reveals how a new generation of researchers equipped with novel scientific techniques came to previously unheard-of conclusions. Among them:

• In 1491 there were probably more people living in the Americas than in Europe.
• Certain cities- such as Tenochtitlán, the Aztec capital- were far greater in population than any contemporary European city. Furthermore, Tenochtitlán, unlike any capital in Europe at that time, had running water, beautiful botanical gardens, and immaculately clean streets.
• The earliest cities in the Western Hemisphere were thriving before the Egyptians built the great pyramids.
• Pre-Columbian Indians in Mexico developed corn by a breeding process so sophisticated that the journal Science recently described it as "man's first, and perhaps the greatest, feat of genetic engineering."
• Amazonian Indians learned how to farm the rain forest without destroying it- a process scientists are studying today in thehope of regaining this lost knowledge.
• Native Americans transformed their land so completely that Europeans arrived in a hemisphere already massively "landscaped" by human beings.

Mann sheds clarifying light on the methods used to arrive at these new visions of the pre-Columbian Americas and how they have affected our understanding of our history and our thinking about the environment. His book is an exciting and learned account of scientific inquiry and revelation."

Call number: E61 .M266 2006

Playskool Guide to the Toddler Years

Call number: HQ774.5 .R87 2007

"This author is a gem! It startles me to be 'pulled' so happily through a text about these new Web tools in the context of good literacy instruction."
-Gary Graves, Senior Research and Evaluation Advisor, Technology in Education
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory

Discover how to harness Web tools to motivate and update student reading, research, and communication!

This book brings teachers a bold vision and on-the-ground Monday morning practicality. It will move educators to think differently about technology's potential for strengthening students' critical thinking, writing, reflection, and interactive learning. Will Richardson demystifies words like "blog," "wiki," and "aggregator" making classroom technology an easily accessible component of classroom research, writing, and learning.

This guide demonstrates how Web tools can generate exciting new learning formats, and explains how to apply these tools in the classroom to engage all students in a new world of synchronous information feeds and interactive learning. With detailed, simple explanations, definitions and how-tos, critical information on Internet safety, and helpful links, this exciting book opens an immense toolbox, with specific teaching applications for

* Web logs, the most widely adopted tool of the read/write Web
* Wikis, a collaborative Webspace for sharing published content
* Rich SiteSummary (RSS), feeding specific content into the classroom
* Aggregators, collecting content generated via the RSS feed
* Social bookmarking, archiving specific Web addresses
* Online photo galleries

This book makes it possible for anyone, no matter how inexperienced, to harness this amazing technology for the classroom today!"

Call number: LB1044.87 .R53 2006

America's Real First Thanksgiving: St. Augustine, Florida, September 8, 1565 - Publisher's Marketing: "When most Americans think of the first Thanksgiving, they think of the Pilgrims and the Indians in New England in 1621. But 56 years before they celebrated, Spanish explorer Pedro Men?ndez arrived on the coast of Florida and founded the first North American city, St. Augustine. On September 8, 1565, the Spanish and the native Timucua celebrated with a feast of Thanksgiving. The Spanish most likely offered cocido, a rich stew made with pork, and the Timucua may have brought wild turkey, venison, or even alligator, along with corn, beans, and squash. Learn about our real first Thanksgiving. Learn about Spain and Florida in the 1560s. And make your own cocido from a recipe provided in this important and groundbreaking book."

Call number: F319.S2 L47 2006

Beer and Circus: How Big-Time College Sports is Crippling Undergraduate Education - Publisher's Marketing: "In this fascinating book, Sperber uses original research culled from students, faculty, and administrators around the country, to argue that what universities offer instead of a meaningful undergraduate education is a meager and dangerous substitute: the party scene surrounding college sports that Sperber calls "beer and circus" and which serves to keep the students happy while tuition dollars keep rolling in. He explodes cherished myths about college sports, showing, for instance, that contrary to popular belief the money coming in to universities from sports programs never makes it to academic departments.
Sperber's profound re-evaluation of college sports and higher education comes straight out of today's headlines and opens our eyes to a generation of students deprived of the education they deserve.
Murray Sperber has been acknowledged for years as the country's leading authority on college sports and their role in American culture. In the wake of Indiana University's decision to fire head basketball coach Bobby Knight last year, Sperber was in constant demand across the country--on television, radio, and print media--to comment on the profound and tragic impact of big-time intercollegiate athletics on higher education."

Call number: GV351 .S63 2001

Since rising out of the New York City streets over 25 years ago, Russell Simmons has helped create such ground breaking ventures as Def Jam Records, Phat Farm and Def Comedy Jam, in the process becoming known the world over as "The CEO of Hip Hop." Russell might have helped introduce hip-hop to the world, but he credits his success to his belief in a strong set of principles-or laws--which he shares for the first time in this book. In 12 straight forward steps, Russell reveals a path towards success that can be followed not only by those looking to duplicate his professional success, but anyone struggling to realize their dreams.

Indeed, those solely looking for advice on how to build up their bank accounts at the expense of personal integrity should probably look elsewhere. That's because these laws stem from the belief that all success, be it professional or personal, comes from a connection with your higher self. Using examples from his own experiences and observations, Russell demonstrates how tapping into that connection will allow you to get your mind right, find the motivation to start instead of stall, surround yourself with the right people, appreciate the power of hard work and understand the power of karma.

But most importantly, this book will demonstrate how it's impossible to receive any sort of lasting success from the world without giving something of lasting value to the world first. That's a practice that is reflected in Russell's own work as a mentor and philanthropist and one that he promotes as being fundamental to empowerment and success on every level.

Blending business insight, universal spiritual truths and an inspired sense of purpose DO YOU! crosses the lines of age, race and background with wisdom that will lift you up and motivate you to pursue your vision."

Call number: BF637.S4 S5485 2007

Social Transformation of American Medicine: The Rise of a Sovereign Profession and the Making of a Vast Industry - Publisher's Marketing: "A landmark history of how the entire American health care system has evolved over the last two centuries."

Call number: RA395.A3 S77 1982

Shakespeare and Co.: Christopher Marlowe, Thomas Dekker, Ben Jonson, Thomas Middleton, John Fletcher and the Other Players in His Story - Publisher's Marketing: "From one of our most distinguished Shakespeare scholars, here is a fascinating, lively, anecdotal work of forensic biography that firmly places Shakespeare within the hectic, exhilarating world in which he lived and wrote.
Theater in Shakespeare's day was a burgeoning “growth industry." Everyone knew everyone else, and they all sought to learn, borrow or steal from one another. As Stanley Wells suggests: "To see Shakespeare as one among a great company is only to enhance our sense of what made him unique.”
Wells explores Elizabethan and Jacobean theater, both behind the scenes and in front of the curtain. He examines how the great actors of the time influenced Shakespeare's work. He writes about the lives and works of the other major writers of Shakespeare’s day and discusses Shakespeare’s relationships—sometimes collaborative—with each of them. And throughout, Wells shares his vast knowledge of the period, re-creating and celebrating the sheer richness and variety of Shakespeare's social and cultural milieus.
Shakespeare and Co. gives us a new understanding of how the Bard achieved unparalleled singularity as the greatest writer in the language. "

Call number: PR2911 .W45 2006

War in Darfur and the Search for Peace is a series of essays by leading Sudanese and international specialists on Darfur, combining original research and analysis. The book provides in-depth analysis of the origins and dimensions of the conflict, including detailed accounts of the evolution of ethnic and religious identities, the breakdown of local administration, the emergence of Arab militia and resistance movements, and regional dimensions to the conflict.

The study also focuses on the search for peace, with contributions by those most closely engaged in local and international efforts to resolve the conflict. This includes documentation and analysis of the warring parties' ideologies and agendas and how they have changed in the course of the conflict, and examination of the efforts made by Sudanese civil and political leaders, the African Union, and other international actors to bring the war to an end."

Call number: DT159.6 .D27 W37 2007

Working IX to V: Orgy Planners, Funeral Clowns and Other Prized Professions of the Ancient World - Publisher's Marketing: "From Architect to Vicarius (a deputy or stand-in)—and everything in between—Working IX to V introduces readers to the most unique (dream incubator), most courageous (elephant commander), and even the most ordinary (postal worker) jobs of the ancient world. Vicki Leon brought a light and thoughtful touch to women’s history in her earlier books, and she brings the same joy and singular voice to the daily work of the ancient world. You’ll be surprised to learn how bloody an editor’s job used to be, how even a slave could purchase a vicarius to carry out his duties and that early Greeks had their own ghost-busters with the apt title of psychopompus.

In addition to stand-alone profiles on callings, trades, and professions, Leon offers numerous sidebar entries about actual people who performed these jobs, giving a human face to the ancient workplace. Combining wit and rich scholarship, Working IX to V is filled with anecdotes, insights, and little-known facts that will inform and amuse readers of all ages. For anyone captivated by the ancient past, Working IX to V brings a unique insight into the daily grind of the classical world. You may never look at your day-to-day work in the same way!"

Call number: CB311 .L46 2007

Social Security: History and Politics from the New Deal to the Privatization Debate - Publisher's Marketing: "Compact, timely, well-researched, and balanced, this institutional history of Social Security's seventy years shows how the past still influences ongoing reform debates, helping the reader both to understand the evaluate the current partisan arguments on both sides."

Call number: HD7125 .B23 2005

Rethinking Thin asks whether words like willpower are really applicable when it comes to eating and body weight. It dramatizes what it feels like to spend a lifetime struggling with one’s weight and fantasizing about finally, at long last, getting thin. It tells the little-known story of the science of obesity and the history of diets and dieting—scientific and social phenomena that made some people rich and thin and left others fat and miserable. And it offers commonsense answers to questions about weight, eating habits, and obesity—giving us a better understanding of the weight that is right for our bodies."

Call number: RM222.2 .K576 2007

The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression - Publisher's Marketing: ""The Noonday Demon" examines depression in personal, cultural, and scientific terms. Drawing on his own struggles with the illness and interviews with fellow sufferers, doctors and scientists, policy makers and politicians, drug designers and philosophers, Andrew Solomon reveals the subtle complexities and sheer agony of the disease. He confronts the challenge of defining the illness and describes the vast range of available medications, the efficacy of alternative treatments, and the impact the malady has on various demographic populations -- around the world and throughout history. He also explores the thorny patch of moral and ethical questions posed by emerging biological explanations for mental illness. With uncommon humanity, candor, wit, and erudition, award-winning author Solomon takes readers on a journey of incom-parable range and resonance into the most pervasive of family secrets. His contribution to our understanding not only of mental illness but also of the human condition is truly stunning."

Call number: RC537 .S598 2001

Riddles of the Sphinx - Publisher's Marketing: "This book tells the full story of the Great Sphinx of Giza as Egyptology has uncovered it. The Sphinx is one of the most striking monuments of the ancient Egyptians, and has attracted the attention of travellers, scientists, archaeologists and others for generations. Paul Jordan details the Sphinx's impact on the ancient world, on Arab writers, on Renaissance travellers, on the pioneers of Egyptology and on modern scholarship. He tells the story of the Sphinx's many bouts of excavation and restoration, and above all puts the Sphinx in the context of all that is known about ancient Egyptian history and religion. This book examines every aspect of the Sphinx, including a professional geologist's recent claims regarding its age, and provides an authoritative and highly readable overview of the issues and debates currently surrounding it."

Call number: DT62.S7 J67 1998

America's War on Sex: The Attack on Law, Lust and Liberty - Publisher's Marketing: "President George W. Bush says that, "In our free society, people have the right to choose how they live their lives." But our government and the Religious Right are successfully: - censoring what you read, hear, and see; - limiting your access to contraception; - legislating "good moral values;" - brainwashing your kids that God hates premarital sex, and that it ruins lives. The Right has politicized private life, expanding the zone of "public" sexuality. This guarantees policies that will worsen social problems and increase personal anxiety, providing "proof" that sexuality is fundamentally negative--so citizens demand more sex-negative policies. With examples ripped from today's headlines, with brutal honesty and a wicked sense of humor, Marty Klein names names, challenges political hypocrisy, and shows the financial connections between government and conservative religious groups that are systematically taking away your rights. And, in the process, changing American society--forever."

Call number: HQ18.U5 K645 2006

Surf Science: An Introduction to Waves for Surfing - Publisher's Marketing: "Have you ever wondered where waves come from? What makes every one different, why some peel nicely and others just close out? Why, some days, waves come in sets of six and others in sets of three, and what factors affect the behavior of a surfing break? If you have, this book is for you. Now in its second edition, Surf Science is the first book to talk in depth about the science of waves from a surfer's point of view. It fills the gap between surfing books and waves textbooks and will help you learn how to predict surf. You don't need a scientific background to read it--just curiosity and a fascination for waves."

Call number: GC211.2 .B88 2004

The period covered involves some of the most illustrious names associated with ancient Egypt: Hatshepsut, Tuthmosis III, Amenhotep III, Akhenaten, Tutankhamun, Ramesses II - names that have resounded down through history to the present day. It is no exaggeration to say that the entire history of ancient Egypt is outlined in the stones of this spectacular monument. Elizabeth Blyth provides for the first time in English an in-depth examination of the important temple site at karnak. Supported by comprehensive maps, plans, illustrations and photographs, Karnak will be a crucial guide for Egyptologists, students and those people interested in the architectural and political development of this important complex."

Call number: DT73.K4 B59 2006

The Solar Temple of Amen-Ra at Karnak

Call number: DT68.8 .L63 2007

White Guilt: How Blacks and Whites Together Destroyed the Promise of the Civil Rights Era - Publisher's Marketing: " In 1955 the murderers of Emmett Till, a black Mississippi youth, were acquitted of their crime, undoubtedly because they were white. Forty years later, O. J. Simpson, whom many thought would be charged with murder by virtue of the DNA evidence against him, went free after his attorney portrayed him as a victim of racism. Clearly, a sea change had taken place in American culture, but how had it happened? In this important new work, distinguished race relations scholar Shelby Steele argues that the age of white supremacy has given way to an age of white guilt -- and neither has been good for African Americans.

As the civil rights victories of the 1960s dealt a blow to racial discrimination, American institutions started acknowledging their injustices, and white Americans -- who held the power in those institutions -- began to lose their moral authority. Since then, our governments and universities, eager to reclaim legitimacy and avoid charges of racism, have made a show of taking responsibility for the problems of black Americans. In doing so, Steele asserts, they have only further exploited blacks, viewing them always as victims, never as equals. This phenomenon, which he calls white guilt, is a way for whites to keep up appearances, to feel righteous, and to acquire an easy moral authority -- all without addressing the real underlying problems of African Americans. Steele argues that calls for diversity and programs of affirmative action serve only to stigmatize minorities, portraying them not as capable individuals but as people defined by their membership in a group for which exceptions must be made.

Through his articulate analysis and engrossing recollectionsof the last half-century of American race relations, Steele calls for a new culture of personal responsibility, a commitment to principles that can fill the moral void created by white guilt. White leaders must stop using minorities as a means to establish their moral authority -- and black leaders must stop indulging them. As White Guilt eloquently concludes, the alternative is a dangerous ethical relativism that extends beyond race relations into all parts of American life."

Call number: E185.615 .S7236 2006

American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush - Publisher's Marketing: "A former Nixon White House strategist, Phillips details the making of the Bush family dynasty across four generations, documenting how it has perfectly exemplified many of the growing trends in American political life and how it has touched virtually all the major "Establishment" bases, from Andover to Yale, Wall Street, the CIA, the Senate, and the White House."

Call number: E882 .P48 2004b

Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr - Publisher's Marketing: "This definitive biography of the revolutionary era villain overturns every myth and image we have of him
The narrative of Americas founding is filled with godlike geniusesFranklin, Washington, Adams, Jeffersonversus the villainous Aaron Burr. Generations have been told Burr was a betrayerof Hamilton, of his country, of those who had nobler ideas. All untrue. He did not turn on Hamilton; rather, the politically aggressive Hamilton was preoccupied with Burr and subverted Burrs career at every turn for more than a decade through outright lies and slanderous letters.
In "Fallen Founder," Nancy Isenberg portrays the founders as they all really were and proves that Burr was no less a patriot and no less a principled thinker than those who debased him. He was an inspired politician who promoted decency at a moment when factionalism and ugly party politics were coalescing. He was a genuine hero of the Revolution, as much an Enlightenment figure as Jefferson, and a feminist generations ahead of his time. A brilliant orator and lawyer, he was New Yorks attorney general, a senator, and vice president. Denounced as a man of extreme tastes, he in fact pursued a moderate course, and his political assassination was accomplished by rivals who feared his power and who promoted the notion of his sexual perversions.
"Fallen Founder" is an antidote to the worshipful biographies far too prevalent in the histories of the revolutionary era. Burrs story returns us to reality: to the cunning politicians our nations founders really were and to a world of political maneuvering, cutthroat politicking, and media slander that is stunningly modern."

Call number: E302.6 .B9 I84 2007

Filled with the sense of wonder and pride that the earliest U.S. space achievements inspired, the book focuses on launch complexes 39A and 39B, the gigantic assemblies from which the Apollo-Saturn vehicles departed for trips into space, and on the massive eight-acre Vertical Assembly Building (renamed the Vehicle Assembly Building) and the attached Launch Control Center -- some of the most awesome buildings ever constructed. It also analyzes the technological and governmental interactions necessary to ensure success of the launches.

Originally part of Moonport, a 1978 volume in the NASA History Series, the book is based on extensive interviews with wit participants in the space program and wide access to official documents, letters, and memoranda; in addition, the authors air criticisms directed at the Kennedy Space Center team and treat in detail mistakes in launch operations and conflicts within the program. Written for a general-interest audience, with jargon and acronyms translated into everyday language, the book offers a faithful account of technology in service to humanity."

Call number: TL4027 .F52 B46 2001

A History of the Kennedy Space Center - Publisher's Marketing: "This first comprehensive history of the Kennedy Space Center, NASA's famous launch facility located at Cape Canaveral, Florida, reveals the vital but largely unknown work that takes place before the rocket is lit. Though the famous Vehicle Assembly Building and launch pads dominate the flat Florida landscape at Cape Canaveral and attract 1.5 million people each year to its visitor complex, few members of the public are privy to what goes on beyond the final outcome of the flaring rocket as it lifts into space. With unprecedented access to a wide variety of sources, including the KSC archives, other NASA centers, the National Archives, and individual and group interviews and collections, Lipartito and Butler explore how the methods and technology for preparing, testing, and launching spacecraft have evolved over the last 45 years. Their story includes the Mercury and Gemini missions, the Apollo lunar program, the Space Shuttle, scientific missions and robotic spacecraft, and the International Space Station, as well as the tragic accidents of Challenger and Columbia. Throughout, the authors reveal the unique culture of the people who work at KSC and make Kennedy distinct from other parts of NASA. The authors pay particular attention to "operational knowledge" developed by KSC--the insights that came from using and operating complex technology. This work makes it abundantly clear that the processes performed by ground operations are absolutely vital to success."

Call number: TL4027 .F52 L57 2007

Cape Canaveral was chosen as a missile launch site because of its many geographical advantages. However, in the early years of the space program, the area was far from an ideal place for NASA employees to raise their families.

NASA brought in thousands of space-related workers, who, besides sending machines and men into space, had to meet the challenge of moving their families from urban environs to a rural southern county. This book engagingly recounts the parallel stories of the establishment of America's space program and its impact on the development of Brevard County."

Call number: TL4027 .F52 J6377 2002

My Life as a Male Anorexic - Publisher's Marketing: "My Life as a Male Anorexic is a uniquely male point of view of anorexia nervosa. It is the autobiographical account of a young man's ongoing struggle with anorexia. Michael Krasnow has had anorexia since 1984, and he chronicles his daily struggles, feelings, and experiences in this book. He writes in a relaxed, easygoing manner that makes the book appealing to all readers. While ignoring statistics and not pretending to be an expert on the disorder, Michael simply tells readers what his life is like and how anorexia has ffected - even controlled - it. As of today, Michael has maintained his weight at 75 pounds on a 5-foot, 9-inch frame. Michael's story will baffle, frustrate, and sadden readers, whether they are interested in the human side of Michael's story, whether they are workers in the medical field - psychologists, psychiatrists, doctors, nurses, aides, social workers, mental health counselors - or whether they are teachers, co-workers, friends, or relatives of a male with anorexia. My Life as a Male Anorexic beings to shed light on the little-known or discussed problem of male anorexia nervosa."

Call number: RC552.A5 K73 1996

Take Charge of Your Child's Eating Disorder is the first step-by-step, medically based approach that helps parents put together an effective treatment plan for children and adolescents with eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia, and eating disorder not otherwise specified --EDNOS). It empowers parents to take a proactive role in their child's treatment and provides the practical information they need to put their child on the road to recovery."

Call number: RJ506 .E18 C37 2007

This remarkable book gathers wisdom and insight from a compelling and thought-provoking virtual community. Each contributor brings a unique perspective that mingles reverence for the environment with provocative thoughts for the future. Topics range from spirituality to solar panels and, just like a real village green, are juxtaposed with opinions from "the new village people," including:

* Writers Bill McKibben and Michael Pollan
* Scientists James Lovelock and Donella Meadows
* Spiritual leaders Gandhi and Buddha

And practical, homespun topics are given equal time:

* Good reasons to embrace alternative currencies
* Tips for growing great garlic

Meant to be devoured in one sitting or sipped a little at a time, this book springboards the green movement into the future by acknowledging its roots in the past. Rachel Carson, Paul Ehrlich, and Helen and Scott Nearing are as relevant today as the Slow Food Movement and Peak Oil. This book will touch the heart of anyone who lives with conscience and hope."

Call number: TL170.3 .M69 2007

Providing a bridge between recycling experts and the officials charged with developing and running recycling programs and operations, this practical reference offers an overview of recycling, including the current laws that govern recycling, the strategic goals of recycling programs, and the need to boost public awareness of the value of recycling.

The handbook examines a wide range of recyclable materials--from papers, plastics, and cans to construction and demolition materials and household wastes. For each material, it discusses collection and separation procedures, costs, the potential for re-use, the projected market, and problems and solutions. Numerous illustations highlight the technology used in creating an integrated system of waste management."

Call number: TD794.5 .M397 2000

Dynamics of the Party System: Alignment and Realignment of Political Parties in the United States

Call number: JK2261 .S9 1983

Oscar Wilde: A Certain Genius - Publisher's Marketing: "In this elegant and affectionate biography of one of the most controversial personalities of the nineteenth century, Barbara Belford breaks new ground in the evocation of Oscar Wilde's personal life and in our understanding of the choices he made for his art. Published for the centenary of Wilde's death, here is a fresh, full-scale examination of the author of The Importance of Being Earnest and The Picture of Dorian Gray, a figure not only full of himself but enjoying life to the fullest.
Based on extensive study of original sources and animated throughout by historical detail, anecdote, and insight, the narrative traces Wilde's progression from his childhood in an intellectual Irish household to his maturity as a London author to the years of his European exile. Here is Wilde the Oxford Aesthete becoming the talk of London, going off to tour America, lecturing on the craftsmanship of Cellini to the silver miners of Colorado, condemning the ugliness of cast-iron stoves to the ladies of Boston. Here is the domestic Wilde, building sandcastles with his sons, and the generous Wilde, underwriting the publication of poets, lending and spending with no thought of tomorrow. And here is the romantic Wilde, enthralled with Lord Alfred Douglas in an affair that thrived on laughter, smitten with Florence Balcombe, flirting with Violet Hunt, obsessed with Lillie Langtry, loving Constance, his wife.
Vividly evoked are the theatres, clubs, restaurants, and haunts that Wilde made famous. More than previous accounts, Belford's biography evaluates Wilde's homosexuality as not just a private matter but one connected to the politics and culture of the 1890s. Wilde's timeless observations, whichmake him the most quoted playwright after Shakespeare, are seamlessly woven into the life, revealing a man of remarkable intellect, energy, and warmth.
Too often portrayed as a tragic figure--persecuted, imprisoned, sent into exile, and shunned--Wilde emerges from this intuitive portrait as fully human and fallible, a man who, realizing that his creative years were behind him, committed himself to a life of sexual freedom, which he insisted was the privilege of every artist.
Even now, we have yet to catch up with the man who exhibited some of the more distinguishing characteristics of the twentieth century's preoccupation with fame and zeal for self-advertisement. Wilde's personality shaped an era, and his popularity as a wit and a dramatist has never ebbed."

Call number: PR5823 .B346 2000

In this volume, Merlin Holland has brought together his most revealing letters with a helpful commentary and some previously unpublished photographs. Together they form the closest thing we have to Wilde's own memoir."

Call number: PR5823 .A4 2007

Plato's Republic: A Biography - Publisher's Marketing: "Plato is perhaps the most significant philosopher who has ever lived and The Republic, composed in Athens in about 375 BC, is widely regarded as his most famous dialogue. Its discussion of the perfect city--and the perfect mind--laid the foundations for Western culture and, for over two thousand years, has been the cornerstone of Western philosophy. As Blackburn writes, "It has probably sustained more commentary, and been subject to more radical and impassioned disagreement, than almost any other of the great founding texts of the modern world." In Plato's Republic, Simon Blackburn explains the judicial, moral, and political ideas in The Republic. Blackburn also examines The Republic's remarkable influence and unquestioned staying power, and shows why, from Saint Augustine to twentieth-century philosophers such as Ludwig Wittgenstein and Henri Bergson, Western thought is still conditioned by this most important of books."

Call number: JC71.P6 B57 2007

"Fine Waters" introduces readers to the epicurean delights of water, sharing the ins and outs of the characteristics that provide various waters with their unique flavors, as well as recommended food pairings, stemware suggestions, and optimum serving temperatures for enjoying both still and sparkling waters. The book also provides tasting notes for more than 100 of the world's best bottled waters. Produced in full color, with photographs throughout, "Fine Waters" is the first guide to this up-and-coming food trend.

Call number: HD9349 .M542 M37 2006

Windows Vista Just the Steps for Dummies - Publisher's Marketing: "* Covering the new features and capabilities of Windows Vista, this book gets readers up to speed fast on interface changes, security options, and setup processes
* Simple, easy-to-follow instructions for common Windows Vista tasks show readers how to carry out essential activities and gain competence and confidence"

Call number: QA76.76 .W56 M85 2007

"Is Pluto a Planet?" tells the story of how the meaning of the word "planet" has changed from antiquity to the present day, as new objects in our solar system have been discovered. In lively, thoroughly accessible prose, David Weintraub provides the historical, philosophical, and astronomical background that allows us to decide for ourselves whether Pluto is indeed a planet.

The number of possible planets has ranged widely over the centuries, from five to seventeen. This book makes sense of it all--from the ancient Greeks' observation that some stars wander while others don't; to Copernicus, who made Earth a planet but rejected the Sun and the Moon; to the discoveries of comets, Uranus, Ceres, the asteroid belt, Neptune, Pluto, centaurs, the Kuiper Belt and 2003 UB313, and extrasolar planets.

Weaving the history of our thinking about planets and cosmology into a single, remarkable story, "Is Pluto a Planet?" is for all those who seek a fuller understanding of the science surrounding both Pluto and the provocative recent discoveries in our outer solar system."

Call number: QB602.9 .W45 2007

The Official Parent's Sourcebook on Fragile X Syndrome: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age - Publisher's Marketing: "This book has been created for parents who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells parents where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to fragile x syndrome (also FRAXA; Marker X Syndrome; Martin-Bell Syndrome; X-linked mental retardation; X-linked Mental Retardation and Macroorchidism), from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on fragile x syndrome. Given parents' increasing sophistication in using the Internet, abundant references to reliable Internet-based resources are provided throughout this sourcebook. Where possible, guidance is provided on how to obtain free-of-charge, primary research results as well as more detailed information via the Internet. E-book and electronic versions of this sourcebook are fully interactive with each of the Internet sites mentioned (clicking on a hyperlink automatically opens your browser to the site indicated). Hard-copy users of this sourcebook can type cited Web addresses directly into their browsers to obtain access to the corresponding sites. In addition to extensive references accessible via the Internet, chapters include glossaries of technical or uncommon terms."

Call number: RJ506 .F73 O33 2004

Beyond AI: Creating the Conscience of the Machine - Publisher's Marketing: "With a 30-year career in artificial intelligence (AI) and computer science, Hall reviews the history of AI, predicting the probable achievements in the near future and provides an intriguing glimpse into the astonishing possibilities and dilemmas on the horizon."

Call number: Q335 .H348 2007

Smartbomb: The Quest for Art, Entertainment, and Big Bucks in the Videogame Revolution - Publisher's Marketing: "The movie business celebrates its creators: Spielberg, DeMille, Scorsese, Hitchcock. But what about the “ names” behind Doom, The Sims, Donkey Kong, Grand Theft Auto— the games that spawned a ten-billion-dollar industry whose revenues surpassed the domestic movie box office take five years ago? Videogames are no longer a quirky, boom-or-bust subculture, but a bona fide mainstream industry revolutionizing the way we teach, the way we learn, the way we communicate.
Smartbomb goes into the epicenter of the videogame explosion, where computer technology is fused with artistic creativity. From the hackers at MIT in the 1960s to the Ferrari-driving developers of the modern-day industry to professional “ cyberathletes, ” we meet the celebrities of the gaming world. It’ s a dizzying trip through the trade conventions, gaming competitions, and design labs of the men who are the Spielbergs of their field. Startling and revelatory, this is an up-close and personal look at the egos, the battles, the one-upmanship, and the love of the chase fueling these innovators who are creating the worlds in which we’ re going to live and play for the next century."

Call number: HD9993 .E452 C43 2005

Boomburbs: The Rise of America's Accidental Cities - Publisher's Marketing: "A glance at a list of America's fastest growing cities reveals quite a surprise: most are really overgrown suburbs. Places such as North Las Vegas, NV; Plano, TX; Gilbert, AZ; and Chula Vista, CA have swelled to big-city size with few people really noticing--including many of their residents. " Boomburbs, " a term coined by the authors, are large suburbs of more than 100,000 residents that are not the biggest municipality in their metropolitan areas. In this fascinating look at the complicated and often contradictory world of boomburbs, Robert Lang and Jennifer LeFurgy address who lives in them, what drives their development, and how they are governed. The first book to examine these booming suburbs is an essential read for anyone interested in the changing face of America's metropolitan landscape. Found in over twenty-five major metro areas, boomburbs maintained rapid population growth in recent decades with many doubling, tripling, and even quadrupling in size between Census reports. With a combined population of over ten million residents, more than 180 of these super suburbs are located throughout America. Some are now more populated than their better-known, big-city peers. The largest boomburb in the nation, Mesa, AZ, recently passed St. Louis, Minneapolis, and Atlanta in population. Boomburbs are " accidental cities, " but not because they lack planning. Many are made up of master-planned communities that have run into one another. Typically large and sprawling, few anticipated becoming big cities and unintentionally arrived at their status. Although boomburbs possess elements found in cities such as housing, retailing, offices, and entertainment, they tend to lacka large downtown. Urban in fact but not in feel, these drive-by cities of highways, office parks, and shopping malls are mainly low-profile places. But they can contain high-profile industries and entertainment venues: the Los Angeles Angels and Arizona Cardinals are among over a dozen major-league sports teams who play in the boomburbs. Interesting, informative, and accessible, Boomburbs explains why Americas suburbs are thriving and how they are shaping the lives of millions of residents."

Call number: HT352.U6 L35 2007

Agenda Setting, the UN, and NGOs: Gender Violence and Reproductive Rights - Publisher's Marketing: "Prior to the UN General Assembly's 1993 Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Violence against Women and the 1994 decision by the UN's Conference on Population and Development to vault women's reproductive rights and health to the forefront of its global population growth management program, there was little consensus among governments as to what constituted violence against women and how much control a woman should have over reproduction. Jutta Joachim tells the story of how, in the years leading up to these decisions, women's organizations got savvy--framing the issues strategically, seizing political opportunities in the international environment, and taking advantage of mobilizing structures--and overcame the cultural opposition of many UN-member states to broadly define the two issues and ultimately cement women's rights as an international cause."

Call number: HQ1236 .J63 2007

Picasso and American Art - Publisher's Marketing: "Many American artists throughout the 20th century designated Pablo Picasso as the central figure of the modern movement and defined their own artistic achievements through their absorption, critique, or rejection of his example. Picasso and American Art is a groundbreaking publication juxtaposing works by Picasso with the paintings, sculptures, and drawings created in response by an extremely diverse group of his contemporaries and successors, including Max Weber, Stuart Davis, Arshile Gorky, John Graham, Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, David Smith, Roy Lichtenstein, and Jasper Johns.
Based on extensive research, Michael FitzGerald’s text provides valuable new information on the fundamental role that Picasso played in the development of modern American art--both through his friendships with individual artists and through the dissemination of his evolving work. This book also documents, for the first time, the accessibility of Picasso’s work in the United States between 1911 and 1957 in exhibitions, collections, and publications through a comprehensive chronology.
This unique book is essential for anyone interested in either Picasso or American art of the 20th century."

Call number: N6512 .F58 2006

In 1967, an Italian surgeon touring Amsterdam's Rijks museum stopped in front of Rembrandt's Bathsheba at Her Bath, on loan from the Louvre, and noticed an asymmetry to Bathsheba's left breast; it seemed distended, swollen near the armpit, discolored, and marked with a distinctive pitting. With a little research, the physician learned that Rembrandt's model, his mistress Hendrickje Stoffels, later died after a long illness, and he conjectured in a celebrated article for an Italian medical journal that the cause of her death was almost certainly breast cancer.

A horror known to every culture in every age, breast cancer has been responsible for the deaths of 25 million womenthroughout history. An Egyptian physician writing 3,500 years ago concluded that there was no treatment for the disease. Later surgeons recommended excising the tumor or, in extreme cases, the entire breast. This was the treatment advocated by the court physician to sixth-century Byzantine empress Theodora, the wife of Justinian, though she chose to die in pain rather than lose her breast. Only in the past few decades has treatment advanced beyond disfiguring surgery.

In Bathsheba's Breast, historian James S. Olson -- who lost his left hand and forearm to cancer while writing this book -- provides an absorbing and often frightening narrative history of breast cancer told through the heroic stories of women who have confronted the disease, from Theodora to Anne of Austria, Louis XIV's mother, who confronted "nun's disease" by perfecting the art of dying well, to Dr. Jerri Nielson, who was dramatically evacuated from the South Pole in 1999 after performing a biopsy on her own breast and self-administering chemotherapy. Olson explores every facet of the disease: medicine's evolving understanding of its pathology and treatment options; its cultural significance; the political and economic logic that has dictated the terms of a war on a "woman's disease"; and the rise of patient activism. Olson concludes that, although it has not yet been conquered, breast cancer is no longer the story of individual women struggling alone against a mysterious and deadly foe."

Call number: RC280.B8 O465 2002

Big Sur - Publisher's Marketing: "Big Sur’s a humane, precise account of the extraordinary ravages of alcohol delirium tremens on Kerouac, a superior novelist who had strength to complete his poetic narrative, a task few scribes so afflicted have accomplishedothers crack up. Here we meet San Francisco’s poets and recognize hero Dean Moriarty ten years after On the Road. Jack Kerouac was a ‘writer,’ as his great peer W.S. Burroughs says, and here at the peak of his suffering humorous genius he wrote through his misery to end with ‘Sea,’ a brilliant poem appended, on the hallucinatory sounds of the Pacific Ocean at Big Sur. -Allen Ginsberg"

Call number: PS3521 .E735 B5 1992

This superb new translation of the Qur'an is written in contemporary language that remains faithful to the meaning and spirit of the original, making the text crystal clear while retaining all of this great work's eloquence. The translation is accurate and completely free from the archaisms, incoherence, and alien structures that mar existing translations. Thus, for the first time, English-speaking readers will have a text of the Qur'an which is easy to use and comprehensible. Furthermore, Haleem includes notes that explain geographical, historical, and personal allusions as well as an index in which Qur'anic material is arranged into topics for easy reference. His introduction traces the history of the Qur'an, examines its structure and stylistic features, and considers issues related to militancy, intolerance, and the subjection of women.

Clearly written and filled with helpful information and guidance, this brilliant translation of the Qur'an is the best available introduction to the faith of Moslems around the world."

Call number: BP109 2005

The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time - Publisher's Marketing: "The Beak of the Finch tells the story of two Princeton University scientists - evolutionary biologists - engaged in an extraordinary investigation. They are watching, and recording, evolution as it is occurring - now - among the very species of Galapagos finches that inspired Darwin's early musings on the origin of species. They are studying the evolutionary process not through the cryptic medium of fossils but in real time, in the wild, in the flesh. The finches that Darwin took from Galapagos at the time of his voyage on the Beagle led to his first veiled hints about his revolutionary theory. But Darwin himself never saw evolution as Peter and Rosemary Grant have been seeing it - in the act of happening. For more than twenty years they have been monitoring generation after generation of finches on the island of Daphne Major - measuring, weighing, observing, tracking, analyzing on computers their struggle for existence. We see the Grants at work on the island among the thousands of living, nesting, hatching, growing birds whose world and lives are the Grants' primary laboratory. We explore the special circumstances that make the Galapagos archipelago a paradise for evolutionary research: an isolated population of birds that cannot easily fly away and mate with other populations, islands that are the tips of young volcanoes and thus still rapidly evolving as does the life that they support, a food supply changing radically in response to radical variations of climate - so that in a brief span of time the Grants can see the beak of the finch adapt. And we watch the Grants' team observe evolution at a level that was totally inaccessible to Darwin: the molecular level, as the DNA in the blood samples taken from the birds reveals evolutionary change."

Call number: QL696 .P246 W45 1994

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Sun - Publisher's Marketing: "The Sun is our powerhouse, sustaining life on Earth, energizing our planet, and fueling the engine of life. Its warmth drives our weather, lifting water from the seas, and producing winds that drive clouds over the continents. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Sun is the fundamental, up-to-date reference source of information about this life-enhancing star, covering everything from basic facts to detailed concepts. Organized thematically, chapters feature: -the properties of the Sun as a star -the Sun's place in the Galaxy and the Universe -the science of the Sun's interior -the sun's visible disk -what makes the sun shine. Kenneth Lang also explains solar flares and the solar wind, and their impact on the Earth. Many full-color figures and photographs throughout the book make all the information highly accessible."

Call number: QB521 .L24 2001

Akhenaten's Egypt

Call number: DT87.4 .T46 1988

Mycenaean Citadels C.1350-1200 BC - Publisher's Marketing: "Mycenaean society was constantly geared for battle and invasion. Their ‘ cities’ were heavy fortresses with unimaginably thick perimeter walls. Legendary sites such as Mycenae, Tiryns, Argos, Krisa, the Athenian Acropolis and Gla are all representative of their fortified citadels that dominated the Greek countryside for some 300 years until their sudden decline and abandonment around 1100 BC. This title describes the golden age of these fortifications; it details how these formidable structures were constructed and extended, as well as revealing the elaborate palace complexes built by the great Mycenaean warlords immortalised in the verses of Homer’ s Iliad."

Call number: UG429.G8 F54 2004

An emerging new talent, Courtney E. Martin is the voice of a young generation so obsessed with being thin that their consciousness is always focused inward, to the detriment of their careers and relationships. Health and wellness, joy and love have come to seem ancillary compared to the desire for a perfect body. Even though eating disorders first became generally known about twenty-five years ago, they have burgeoned, worsened, become more difficult to treat and more fatal (50 percent of anorexics who do not respond to treatment die within ten years). Consider these statistics:

Ten million Americans suffer from eating disorders.

Seventy million people worldwide suffer from eating disorders.

More than half of American women between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five would pre fer to be run over by a truck or die young than be fat.

More than two-thirds would rather be mean or stupid.

Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any psychological disease.

In "Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters," Martin offers originalresearch from the front lines of the eating disorders battlefield. Drawn from more than a hundred interviews with sufferers, psychologists, nutritionists, sociocultural experts, and others, her exposé reveals a new generation of "perfect girls" who are obsessive-compulsive, overachieving, and self-sacrificing in multiple -- and often dangerous -- new ways. Young women are "told over and over again," Martin notes, "that we can be anything. But in those affirmations, assurances, and assertions was a concealed pressure, an unintended message: You are special. You are worth something. But you need to be perfect to live up to that specialness."

With its vivid and often heartbreaking personal stories, "Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters" has the power both to shock and to educate. It is a true call to action and cannot be missed."

Call number: BF697.5 .B63 M37 2007

Preventing Hazing: How Parents, Teachers, and Coaches Can Stop the Violence, Harassment, and Humiliation - Publisher's Marketing: "Written with clarity and passion, Preventing Hazing uncovers the deep roots of hazing, how and why it permeates schools, colleges, and communities, and what parents, teachers, and coaches can do to prevent it. The author shows how to recognize the warning signs, what to do if a student has been involved in a hazing (either as a victim, bystander, or perpetrator), how to deal with the moral, legal, and emotional aspects of hazing, and, ultimately, how to heal and move forward both as an individual and a community. "

Call number: LB3013.3 .L56 2006

The Devil Came on Horseback: Bearing Witness to the Genocide in Darfur - Publisher's Marketing: "Former United States Marine Brian Steidle served for six months in Darfur as an unarmed military observer for the African Union. There he witnessed first-hand the on-going genocide, and documented every day of his experience using email, audio journals, notebook after notebook and nearly 1,000 photographs. Gretchen Steidle Wallace, his sister, who wrote this book with Brian, corresponded with him throughout his time in Darfur. Fired upon, taken hostage, a witness to villages destroyed and people killed, frustrated by his mission's limitations and the international community's reluctance to intervene, Steidle resigned and has since become an advocate for the world to step in and stop this genocide. The Devil Came on Horseback depicts the tragic impact of an Arab government bent on destroying its black African citizens, the maddening complexity of international inaction in response to blatant genocide, and the awkward, yet heroic transformation of a former Marine turned humanitarian. It is a gripping and moving memoir that bears witness to atrocities we have too long averted our eyes from, and reveals that the actions of just one committed person have the power to change the world."

Call number: DT159.6 .D27 S74 2007

Cell Phone Culture: Mobile Technology in Everyday Life - Publisher's Marketing: "Cell phones and mobile technologies are omnipresent in everyday life, yet the cultural implications of mobile phones have been neglected. This book aims to fill this gap, providing the first comprehensive, accessible, and international introduction to cell phone culture and theory. It offers a clear yet sophisticated overview of mobile telecommunications, putting the technology in historical and technical context. Cell Phone Culture is a fascinating biography of an important cultural object, that adopts an integrated, multiperspectival approach to the cultural and social shaping of technology. Goggin considers the mobile phone from the standpoint of its history, production, design, consumption, and representation, as well as its deep implication in contemporary media convergence - such as digital photography, mobile blogging, mobile Internet, and mobile television. Interdisciplinary in its conceptual framework, Cell Phone Culture draws on a wide range of national, regional, and internationalexamples, to carefully explore the new forms of consumption and use of communication and media technology that the phenomenon of mobiles represents. Cell Phone Culture also reflects upon the challenges and provocations of mobile phone technology, use, and consumption for doing cultural and media studies today."

Call number: HM851 .G645 2006

Popol Vuh: The Sacred Book of the Maya; The Great Classic of Central American Spirituality, Translated from the Original Maya Text - Publisher's Marketing: "The Popol Vuh is one of the world's greatest creation stories, comparable to the power and beauty of Genesis. The fruit of ten years of research, this great classic of central American spirituality is now available in an authoritative, scholarly and accessible translation."

Call number: F1465.P8 P68 2007

The Cigarette Century: The Rise, Fall, and Deadly Persistence of the Product That Defined America - Publisher's Marketing: "The Industrial Manufacture of cigarettes began in the late nineteenth century, but it wasn't until the invention of the modern consumer advertising campaign--pioneered by cigarette brands--that the product really took off at the turn of the century. The cigarette became an indispensable accessory of glamour and sex appeal: from Marlene Dietrich to Humphrey Bogart to Anne Bancroft, we have imagined stars with cigarettes in their mouths, and imitated them. The cigarette--the ultimate icon of our consumer culture--serves as a vehicle for historian Allan Brandt to explore critical aspects of American life. From agriculture to big business, from medicine to politics, The Cigarette Century shows how smoking came to be so deeply implicated in our culture, science, policy, and law. In this magisterial book, Brandt demonstrates how the cigarette reflects the most powerful debates of our time about risk, responsibility, and human health. The Cigarette Century reaches across many disciplines to form a broad and compelling synthesis, showing how one humble (and largely useless) product came to play such a dominant role in our lives and deaths."

Call number: HD9130.8 .U5 B72 2007

Hatshepsut's rise to power and the nature of her kingship have long been debated by scholars. This fascinating period, one of immense artistic creativity, is illuminated by this volume's rich presentation of monumental royal sculpture and reliefs, ceremonial objects, exquisite personal items for everyday use, and dazzling jewelry. Essays focus on influences from the neighboring Near East, Nubia, and the Aegean; the innovative architecture built by Hatshepsut; powerful figures in the royal court during her reign; archaeological finds from this period; and mysteries surrounding the destruction of Hatshepsut's statues and the obliteration of her name."

Call number: DT87.15 .H378 2005

Daily Life of the Aztecs - Publisher's Marketing: "Vivid account of a profoundly religious warrior society — from its most primitive days to the eve of the Spanish conquest in the early 16th century. Detailed accounts of life in a city-state, religious beliefs, public buildings and markets, home furnishings, family life, the conduct of war, language, music, much more."

Call number: F1219.76 .S64 S6813 2002

David Bevington answers these questions with This Wide and Universal Theater, which explores productions of Shakespeare both in his own time and in the succeeding centuries. Making use of contemporary documents and the play scripts themselves, Bevington brings Shakespeare’s original staging to life. He explains how the Elizabethan playhouse, lacking scenery, conveyed a sense of place, from the Forest of Arden in As You Like It to the tavern in Henry IV, Part I. And through close attention to Shakespeare’s texts, he reveals the surprising ways that early production decisions continue to affect our understanding of the plays: for example, the word “balcony,” despite its indelible association with Romeo and Juliet, appears nowhere in the play itself. Moving beyond Shakespeare’s lifetime, Bevington shows the prodigious lengths to which eighteenth- and nineteenth-century companies went to produce spectacular effects, from flying witches in Macbeth to terrifying storms punctuating King Lear. Considerations of recent productions on both stage and screen bring the book into the present, when character and language have taken precedence over spectacle.

Bringing a lifetime of studyto bear on a remarkably underappreciated aspect of Shakespeare’s art, David Bevington has crafted a book that will entertain and illuminate anyone who has thrilled to the Bard on page or in performance."

Call number: PR3091 .B485 2007

Against Prediction: Profiling, Policing, and Punishing in an Actuarial Age - Publisher's Marketing: "From routine security checks at airports to the use of risk assessment in sentencing, actuarial methods are being employed more than ever to determine whom law enforcement officials target and punish. And with the exception of racial profiling on our highways and streets, most people favor these methods because they believe they’re a more cost-effective way to fight crime.
In Against Prediction, Bernard E. Harcourt challenges this growing reliance on actuarial methods. These prediction tools, he demonstrates, may in fact increase the overall amount of crime in society, depending on the relative responsiveness of the profiled populations to heightened security. They may also aggravate the difficulties that profiled persons already have obtaining work, education, and a better quality of life—thus perpetuating the pattern of criminal behavior. Ultimately, Harcourt shows how the perceived success of actuarial methods has begun to distort our very conception of just punishment and to obscure alternative visions of social order. In place of the actuarial, he proposes instead a turn to randomization in punishment and policing. The presumption, Harcourt concludes, should be against prediction."

Call number: HV7936 .R3 H37 2007

The Out-Of-Sync Child Has Fun - Publisher's Marketing: "This companion volume to "The Out-of-Sync Child" presents activities that parents of kids with Sensory Integration Dysfunction can do at home with their child to strengthen their child's abilities-and have some fun together along the way."

Call number: RJ496.B7 K7197 2003

When Kingsolver and her family move from suburban Arizona to rural Appalachia, they take on a new challenge: to spend a year on a locally produced diet, paying close attention to the provenance of all they consume. "Our highest shopping goal was to get our food from so close to home, we'd know the person who grew it. Often that turned out to be ourselves as we learned to produce what we needed, starting with dirt, seeds, and enough knowledge to muddle through. Or starting with baby animals, and enough sense to refrain from naming them."

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle follows the family through the first year of their experiment. They find themselves eager to move away from the typical food scenario of American families: a refrigerator packed with processed, factory-farmed foods transported long distances using nonrenewable fuels. In their search for another way to eat and live, they begin to recover what Kingsolver considers our nation's lost appreciation for farms and the natural processes of food production. American citizens spend less of their income on food than has any culture in the history of the world, but pay dearly in other ways -- losing the flavors, diversity and creative food cultures of earlier times. The environmental costs are also high, and the nutritional sacrifice is undeniable: on our modern industrial food supply, Americans are now raising the first generation of children to have a shorter life expectancy than their parents.

Believing that most of us have better options available, Kingsolver and her family set out to prove for themselves that a local diet is not just better for the economy and environment but also better on the table. Their search leads them through a season of planting, pulling weeds, expanding their kitchen skills, harvesting their own animals, joining the effort to save heritage crops from extinction, and learning the time-honored rural art of getting rid of zucchini. Inspired by the flavors and culinary arts of a local food culture, they explore farmers' markets and diversified organic farms at home and across the country, discovering a booming movement with devotees from the Deep South to Alaska. Part memoir, part journalistic investigation, and complete with original recipes, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle makes a passionate case for putting the kitchen back at the center of family life, and diversified farms at the center of the American diet."

Call number: S521.5.A67 K56 2007

Mosby's Comprehensive Review of Nursing for NCLEX-RN - Publisher's Marketing: "Mosby's Comprehensive Review of Nursing for the NCLEX-RN Examination, 18th Edition offers a thorough outline review of medical-surgical, pediatric, maternity/women's health, and mental health nursing to provide users with a refresher on key nursing content. Each chapter is followed by test questions written in NCLEX exam format, including the new alternate item formats. Two comprehensive exams that follow the latest NCLEX-RN test plan are included. All of the chapter and comprehensive test questions from the book, plus an additional 1,715 questions, are included on a companion CD-ROM bound in the book. Altogether, more than 4,200 test questions are available in a number of content-specific or comprehensive practice exams, complete with answers and rationales for both correct and incorrect answer options."

Call number: RT55 .M64 2006
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Rewards for Kids!: Ready-To-Use Charts and Activities for Positive Parenting - Publisher's Marketing: "With positive advice and guidance, this book provides parents with a variety of exercises and activities to improve their parenting skills, along with a selection of ready-to-use charts."

Call number: HQ769 .S5189 2003

Traditional Henna Designs

Call number: GT2342 .I4 T73 2002

The Chinese Century: The Rising Chinese Economy and Its Impact on the Global Economy, the Balance of Power, and Your Job - Publisher's Marketing: "Within 20 years-- "possibly far sooner"--China will have the world's largest economy. Already, China is the #2 economy in the world for direct foreign investment, behind the US. That will powerfully impact you: your job, your company, your economic future, and your country. Worldwide bestseller ""The Chinese Century" "reveals how China is restoring its imperial glory by infusing modern technology and market economics into a non-democratic system controlled by the Communist party and bureaucracy. Now in paperback for the first time, this book powerfully demonstrates how China's accelerating growth is leading to a radical restructuring of the global business system. Read it, and you'll discover why the U.S. is most vulnerable to China's ascent... how China is increasingly serving as a counterweight to American economic and geopolitical power... how China's disregard for intellectual property creates sustainable competitive advantage... how China is leveraging the world's most powerful pool of human resources... how China will sustain dominance in low-tech industries as it enters high-tech realms... and how China's growth impacts every global business and consumer. The paperback edition includes a brand-new epilogue with up-to-the-minute strategies and tactics for competing with Chinese companies and succeeding in Chinese markets: best-practice approaches to everything from alliances to product development."

Call number: HC427.95 .S5326 2006

Locke: A Very Short Introduction - Publisher's Marketing: "John Locke (1632-1704) one of the greatest English philosophers of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century, argued in his masterpiece, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, that our knowledge is founded in experience and reaches us principally through our senses; but its message has been curiously misunderstood. In this book John Dunn shows how Locke arrived at his theory of knowledge, and how his exposition of the liberal values of toleration and responsible government formed the backbone of enlightened European thought of the eighteenth century."

Call number: B1297 .D86 2003

Globalization: A Very Short Introduction - Publisher's Marketing: ""Globalization" has become the buzz-word of our time. A growing number of scholars and political activists have invoked the term to describe a variety of changing economic, political, cultural, ideological, and environmental processes that are alleged to have accelerated in the last few<br>decades. Rather than forcing such a complex social phenomenon into a single conceptual framework, Manfred Steger presents globalization in plain, readable English as a multifaceted process encompassing global, regional, and local aspects of social life. In addition to explaining the various dimensions of globalization, the author explores whether globalization should be considered a "good" or "bad" thing--a question that has been hotly debated in classrooms, boardrooms, and on the streets."

Call number: JZ1318 .S74 2003

The History of Astronomy : A Very Short Introduction - Publisher's Marketing: "This is a fascinating introduction to the history of Western astronomy, from prehistoric times to the origins of astrophysics in the mid-nineteenth century. Historical records are first found in Babylon and Egypt, and after two millennia the arithmetical astronomy of the Babylonians merged with the Greek geometrical approach to culminate in the Almagest of Ptolemy. This legacy was transmitted to the Latin West via Islam, and led to Copernicus's claim that the Earth is in motion. In justifying this Kepler converted astronomy into a branch of dynamics, leading to Newton's universal law of gravity. The book concludes with eighteenth- and nineteenth-century applications of Newton's law, and the first explorations of the universe of stars."

Call number: QB15 .H79 2003

Ideology: A Very Short Introduction - Publisher's Marketing: "Ideology is one of the most controversial terms in the political vocabulary, exciting both revulsion and inspiration. This book examines the reasons for those views, and explains why ideologies deserve respect as a major form of political thinking. It investigates the centrality of ideology both as a political phenomenon and as an organizing framework of political thought and action. It explores the changing understandings of ideology as a concept, and the arguments of the main ideologies. By employing the latest insights from a range of disciplines, the reader is introduced to the vitality and force of a crucial resource at the disposal of societies, through which sense and purpose is assigned to the political world."

Call number: JA83 .F763 2003

Schizophrenia: A Very Short Introduction - Publisher's Marketing: "The schizophrenic patient presented to the public in sensational press reports and lurid films bears little resemblance to reality of the illness. This book describes what schizophrenia is really like, how the illness progresses, and the treatments that have been applied. It also summarizes the most up-to-date knowledge available about the biological bases of this disorder. Finally it attempts to give some idea of what it is like to have schizophrenia and what this disorder tells us about the relationship between mind and brain."

Call number: RC514 .F75 2003

Linguistics: A Very Short Introduction - Publisher's Marketing: "Linguistics falls in the gap between arts and science, on the edges of which the most fascinating discoveries and the most important problems are found. Beginning at the 'arts' end of the subject with the common origins of languages, and finishing at the 'science' end with the newest discoveries regarding language in the brain, this stimulating guide covers all the major aspects of linguistics from a refreshing and insightful angle."

Call number: P121 .M343 2003

Dada and Surrealism: A Very Short Introduction - Publisher's Marketing: "The avant-garde movements of Dada and Surrealism continue to have a huge influence on cultural practice, especially in contemporary art, with its obsession with sexuality, fetishism, and shock tactics. In this new treatment of the subject, Hopkins focuses on the many debates surrounding these movements: the Marquis de Sade's Surrealist deification, issues of quality (How good is Dali?), the idea of the 'readymade', attitudes towards the city, the impact of Freud, attitudes to women, fetishism, and primitivism. The international nature of these movements is examined, covering the cities of Zurich, New York, Berlin, Cologne, Barcelona, Paris, London, and recently discovered examples in Eastern Europe. Hopkins explores the huge range of media employed by both Dada and Surrealism (collage, painting, found objects, performance art, photography, film), whilst at the same time establishing the aesthetic differences between the movements. He also examines the Dadaist obsession with the body-as-mechanism in relation to the Surrealists' return to the fetishized/eroticized body."

Call number: NX456.5 .D3 H66 2004

Akhenaten: Egypt's False Prophet - Publisher's Marketing: "Much has been written about this compelling, controversial pharaoh whose appearance elongated and effect is totally at odds with that of the traditional Egyptian ruler. Scholars have speculated that the was perhaps a eunuch or a sufferer from a genetic disorder or even a woman. Known today as a heretic. Akhenaten sought to impose upon Egypt and its people the worship of a single god, radically affection the country in every way, from art to the written language. In this immensely readable reesaluation, Nicholas Reeves presents an entirely new perspective on the turbulent events of Akhenaten's seventeen year reign. Reeves argues that Akhenaten's cynically used religion for purely political ends in a calculated attempt to reassert the authority of the king, thus concentrating power in his own hands. Ultimately his revolution failed as political, Imancial, and moral corruption overwhelmed the regime. His traditionalist successors showed little mercy, and with a ruth less determination systematically expunged all traces of Akhenaten's existence."

Call number: DT87.4 .R44 2005

Akhenaten: History, Fantasy and Ancient Egypt - Publisher's Marketing: "This book examines both the real Akhenaten and the myths that have been created around him. It scrutinizes the history of the pharaoh and his reign, which has been continually written in Eurocentric terms inapplicable to ancient Egypt, and the archaeology of Akhenaten's capital city, Amarna. It goes on to explore the pharaoh's extraordinary cultural afterlife, and the way he has been invoked to validate ideas as diverse as psychoanalysis, racial equality and fascism. Akhenaten: History, Fantasy and Ancient Egypt combines up-to-date historical synthesis with extensive new archival research."

Call number: DT87.4 .M67 2003

Akhenaten and the Religion of Light - Publisher's Marketing: "Akhenaten, also known as Amenhotep IV, was king of Egypt during the Eighteenth Dynasty and reigned from 1375 to 1358 B.C. Called the "religious revolutionary", he is the earliest known creator of a new religion. The cult he founded broke with Egypt's traditional polytheism and focused its worship on a single deity, the sun god Aten. Erik Hornung, one of the world's preeminent Egyptologists, here offers a concise account of Akhenaten and his religion of light which will be of interest to scholars and general readers alike."

Call number: DT87.4 .H6613 1999

Featuring the trusted, practical format of the CURRENT series, this authoritative, quick-access guide delivers a top-to-bottom overview of STDs commonly encountered in clinical practice. The book begins with an insightful introduction to the field that emphasizes the patient-doctor relationship, and then explores clinical problems with STDs in terms of diagnostic, management, and treatment considerations.

Features A-to-Z, up-to-the-minute coverage of common STDs-filled with crucial point-of-care guidelines A focus on prevention interventions, including counseling, in recognition of the need to change high-risk sexual behaviors Practical diagnostic algorithms that summarize key protocols and facilitate patient management Detailed, easy-to-locate treatment tables that list specific drugs (generic and trade names), doses, and schedules A thought-provoking final chapter that includes a brief discussion of the latest STD research, plus unresolved questions and future concerns Useful appendices that include diagnostic protocols, treatment tables, and websites for further information

Authoritative, on-the-spot information you can quickly apply to your practice - without sifting through pages of data An essential clinical companion for internists, family physicians, pediatricians, nurse practitioners, obstetricians-gynecologists, HIV care specialists, and other healthcare professionals who see patients with STDs Turn to any chapter on specific STDs, and you'll find expert perspectives on biology, epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and issues related to special populations."

Call number: RC200.A2 C899 2007

It is the backbone of Ritalin and the 'club drugs" Ecstasy, Eve and Cat. According to the DEA statistics, approximately four percent of all Americans have used clandestinely manufactured methamphetamine. In the 1960s and 1970s millions of mainstream Americans used and abused prescription amphetamines; today, anyone with a stovetop, a beaker, and a little know-how can make its derivative, methamphetamine, with chemicals purchased at the hardware store and pharmacy down the street.

"American Meth" is the unprecedented story of a molecule in all of its incarnations, and the deep but little-known impact it has had on American life over the course of the last century. Told from the viewpoint of author Sterling Braswell, whose life has been touched by the drug, "American Meth" is a deeply personal drama that illuminates the epidemic we live with today."

Call number: HV5822.A5 B73 2005

Parenting with Fire: Lighting Up the Family with Passion and Inspiration - Publisher's Marketing: "A unique parenting manifesto from one of America's most provocative personalities. According to Shmuley Boteach, author of "Kosher Sex" and host of TLC's Shalom in the Home, transmitting passions, motivating children with shared goals, and getting them excited about values are the most important things any parent can do. With great humor and insight, Boteach shows parents how to take their child to life's mountaintop-and create a parent-child bond based on vitality, exuberance, and mutual respect."

Call number: HQ769.3 .B68 2006

The Anger Habit in Relationships: A Communication Workbook for Relationships, Marriages and Partnership - Publisher's Marketing: "Carl Semmelroth, Ph.D., helps couples recognize behavioral patterns of anger and how those patterns affect the relationship."

Call number: BF575.A5 S457 2005

And yet, the only thoroughly documented amazons in world history are the women warriors of Dahomey, an eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Western African kingdom. Once dubbed a "small black Sparta", the kingdom of Dahomey shared with Sparta an intense militarism and sense of collectivism. Moreover, the women of both kingdoms prided themselves on bodies hardened from childhood by rigorous physical exercise. But Spartan women kept in shape to breed male warriors, Dahomean amazons to kill them. Originally a praetorian guard, the Dahomeans developed into a force 6,000 strong and were granted semi-sacred status. They lusted for battle, fighting with fury and valor until the kingdom's final defeat by France in 1892.

Stanley B. Alpern has chronicled this remarkable history in depth for the first time. The product of meticulous archival research, Amazons of Black Sparta is defined by Alpern's gift for narrative and will stand as the most comprehensive and accessible account of the woman warriors of Dahomey."

Call number: UB419.B46 A48 1998

Living with Heart Disease: Everything You Need to Know to Safeguard Your Health and Take Control of Your Life - Publisher's Marketing: "Chronic heart disease--heart attacks and strokes--causes more than 40 percent of all deaths in the United States. That's 950,000 people each year or one person every 33 seconds. Statistically more vulnerable with age, hundreds of men and women begin the struggle to manage or prevent its occurrence every day. So naturally it's on the mind of older Americans and the family members who cherish them. What exactly is heart disease--and what forms does it take? Who gets it, and how is it diagnosed? What steps can you take to prevent the problem from worsening? Which are the best therapies? How can you best reduce stress, lower weight, control blood pressure? AARP has the answers.
The superbly organized and authoritative text includes chapters covering key issues, which range from definition to diagnosis and from treatment to lifestyle changes that address issues specifically identified with heart disease. These include: nutrition, high cholesterol, prevention, smoking, and sex and intimacy. The book casts an eye on the future, too, with information on medicines and treatments currently under development or on the horizon. The appendix offers useful point-by-point checklists for managing your treatment, information on handling medical emergencies, and resources.
This guide provides expert medical information and valuable advice that no older adult will want to do without!"

Call number: RC681 .K37 2007

The Great Wall of China 221 BC-AD 1644 - Publisher's Marketing: "The Great Wall of China is the most extensive and famous example of fortification in the world. Charting its development from construction in the 7th century BC through to the present day, this account reveals the true history of the wall, and explores the myths that surround it.
Stretching over 4,000 miles, the Great Wall began as a collection of defensive walls built by the northern vassal states under the Chou dynasty. With the unification of China in 221 BC the walls were interlinked and extended to fight off the invaders from the North. The wall as it is seen today is almost entirely the result of major renovations that started with the founding of the Ming Dynasty in 1368 AD and took 200 years to complete.
Included are details of what it was like to live within the wall, the ideas behind the defensive systems, how it was garrisoned and patrolled, and a discussion of how effective it was against attack. Through extensive examination of both ancient and modern sources, color maps, artwork and photographs, this book illustrates why the wall is one of the great wonders of the world."

Call number: DS793.G67 T87 2007

Fortifications of the Incas - Publisher's Marketing: "The greatest period of Inca expansion occurred during the reigns of Pachacuti (1438-71), Tupa Inca (1471-93), and Huayna Capac (1493-1527). From the mountain stronghold of Cuzco, they subjugated the surrounding kingdoms and territories, absorbing their civilizations and their peoples. By 1525, they dominated much of the west of the continent, relying on fortified strongholds, an extensive system of roads an bridges, and obligatory military service to control local populations. This title takes a detailed look at the development of Incan fortification techniques, and examines how they came to be overrun by the Spanish conquistadors."

Call number: F3429.3 .A65 K38 2006

The Forts of Celtic Britain - Publisher's Marketing: "Half a millennium before the Romans first arrived in Britain an even more ferocious people arrived in what is now south-eastern England after migrating from the mainland of Europe. This civilisation, known as the Celts first arrived in Britain in the 6th century BC, and within 300 years had made the island their own. The Celts remained in Britain long after the Romans departed, and although driven into the remoter corners of the island by English invaders the people who remained clung onto their Celtic heritage, and defended their remaining lands against all-comers. In order to defend their lands from other tribes or outside invaders these people established powerful fortified sites that served as places of refuge in wartime and as administrative and trading centres in times of peace. Above all these came to symbolise tribal power, a dramatic symbol of territorial ownership and military might. These forts varied considerably from region to region, from the mysterious brochs and duns found in northern Britain to the promontory forts that formed powerful coastal strongholds all around the island's shores. Even more commonly these Celtic strongholds took the form of hill-forts, ranging in size from small, fortified hilltop villages to sprawling military citadels. These are the forts that form the subject of this fascinating Fortress series title."

Call number: UG429.G7 K66 2006

Roman Legionary Fortresses 27 BC-AD 378 - Publisher's Marketing: "The concept of a legionary fortress as a permanent structure dates from the reign of Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). It is only from that time that we find a standing army distributed around the empire, and their permanent fortresses developed from the temporary field fortifications of the legions on campaign. This book describes the development, design and construction of these fortresses throughout the length and breadth of the Empire. It also deals extensively with the experience of life within a typical fortress and covers the operational history of these fortifications, including the famous siege of Vetera in AD 69."

Call number: UG428 .C35 2006

The Walls of Constantinople AD 413-1453 - Publisher's Marketing: "The walls of Constantinople are the greatest surviving example of European medieval military architecture in the world. They withstood numerous sieges until being finally overcome by the artillery of Mehmet the Conqueror in 1453, and exist today as a time capsule of Byzantine and Medieval history. This book examines the main defensive system protecting the landward side of the city, which consisted of three parallel walls about 5 miles long. The walls defended the city against intruders, including Attila the Hun, before finally being breached by European knights during the Fourth Crusade in 1204 and, ultimately, destroyed by Turkish artillery in 1453."

Call number: DR729 .T87 2004

Troy C 1700-1250 BC - Publisher's Marketing: "Hisarlik is a small place, a sandy stone strewn hillock cut up into gullies and hummocks. Yet its historical significance is immense, for this is the site of Troy - the legendary city whose story sprawls across cultures, time and geography. The tale of the siege of Troy is the greatest secular story ever told, and has captured the imagination of the Western World for some 3,000 years. Although there are many difficulties in using Greek myths, oral traditions and the Homeric epics to reconstruct the Trojan War, this title uses the latest archaeological evidence to reconstruct in detail the fortifications of Troy as well as making more general observations about the possible historical events behind the epics of Homer."

Call number: DF221 .T8 F5 2004

The Spanish Main 1492-1800 - Publisher's Marketing: "The 'Spanish Main' - the Spanish possessions in the West Indies and the Central American and Mexican coast - was the envy of Englishmen, Frenchmen and Dutchmen from the 16th to the 19th centuries. To counter their assaults as well as those of pirates, the Spanish built an outstanding system of fortifications - much of which still stands today. This title will cover the three main periods of development including the first 'castles' in Americas based on medieval styles built to protect against marauding adventurers including Sir Francis Drake. Later these forts were adapted to reflect the improved power of artillery. Following the fall of Havana to the British in 1762, the defences of the Spanish Main were revealed as outmoded and a complete reconstruction of them was ordered in the final stage of development as tremendous Vauban-style fortifications were created."

Call number: F2161 .C43 2006

Alexander 334-323 BC: Conquest of the Persian Empire - Publisher's Marketing: "Alexander of Macedonia was undoubtedly one of the greatest generals of all time. His over-riding passion for war and conquest led him not only to confront the might of the Persian Empire but also to lead his armies as far afield as India. He managed to successfully portray himself as liberator of the Greek cities in Asia, and sought to fuse the culture of his own lands with those of the east by choosing to make Babylon the capital of his empire and encouraging his officers to take oriental wives. This book, by John Warry, an expert on the warfare of the Classical world looks at Alexander's campaigns, examining his principle battles in detail. The battles of the Granicus, Issus, Gaugamela and of the Hydaspes are all treated at length, as is the difficult siege of Tyre. These careful studies shed light on Macedonian tactics, in particular the combination of armoured infantry phalanx with fast-moving cavalry. The men and equipment of both Alexander and his Persian enemies are looked at, and this greatly helps to shed light on the later battle accounts. This title thus gives a comprehensive insight into Alexander's life and military actions, as well as placing them in their proper historical context and explaining their consequences."

Call number: DF234.2 .W35 2005

The National Association of Realtors Guide to Home Buying -

Written by real estate expert and author Blanche Evans, The National Association of Realtors® Guide to Home Buying is based on the expertise of NAR, the country's largest and most reliable organization for real estate professionals. For the first time ever, this indispensable guide shares NAR's comprehensive inside expertise with home buyers like you— so you can get the best possible return on your biggest investment.

This one-of-a-kind resource gives you all the practical and insightful information you need to find your ideal home and get it at a great price. It features useful tools like checklists and guidelines and practical advice on everything from mortgage and financing alternatives to picking a great location to negotiating with sellers. You'll avoid common pitfalls with step-by-step guidance on every stage of the buying process, as well as handy tips on: Working with professionals— and when you can do it yourself Choosing a home that fits your life and family Picking the right mortgage product Making an offer the buyer can't refuse Handling appraisals, inspections, title policies, and insurance Dealing with homeowner associations and management companies Doing the final walk-through and closing

There are plenty of books that will help you buy your home, but only one book based on the combined expertise of NAR. Don't take chances with your biggest investment! Tap into this valuable resource and find your dream home."

Call number: HD1379 .N358 2007

Alcohol (History of Drugs) - Publisher's Marketing: "Throughout history humans have sought ways to alter their consciousness, ease their discomfort, and treat illness through the use of medicinal plants and chemicals. Native Americans began using the hallucinogenic cactus peyote ten thousand years ago. It is believed that the ancient Sumerians used opium as early as 5000 B.C. Avante-garde artists and writers in Paris used cannabis in the mid-nineteenth century. And in 1884, the Austrian psychiatrist Sigmund Freud took cocaine to treat his depression and reported experiencing an "exhilaration and lasting euphoria." Each anthology in this series focuses on one drug and reveals how it has been used and abused throughout history up to the present. Primary sources provide firsthand accounts by drug users, journalists, and government officials. Secondary sources offer analysis and context about trends and anti-drug efforts. Readers will discover that while drug abuse is a contemporary issue, drug use--and efforts to control drug use--is nothing new."

Call number: GT2884 .A43 2007

Amphetamines (History of Drugs) - Publisher's Marketing: "Amphetamines are synthetically produced drugs that stimulate the central nervous system. They have been used medically to treat hyperactivity in children, narcolepsy (a sleep disorder), and obesity. Recently, however, their medical use has decreased and their non-medical use, mainly in the form of methamphetamine, has drastically increased."

Call number: RM666 .A493 A467 2005

Hallucinogens (History of Drugs) - Publisher's Marketing: "Hallucinogens have played a significant and oftentimes controversial role in the rituals of indigenous peoples and in various modern subcultures. Authors discuss the development of such drugs as LSD, mescaline, and psilocybin, defining their dangers, describing their influence on the 1960s counterculture, and debating their potential therapeutic uses."

Call number: RM324.8 .H344 2005

Cocaine (History of Drugs) - Publisher's Marketing: "This anthology traces the history of cocaine from the cultivation of the coca leaf in Peru through the rise of powdered cocaine as the "wonder drug" of the 19th century to the crack culture of the 1980's, as well as exploring the controversies of present day."

Call number: HV5810 .C618 2006

The Station Agent - Summary: "When his only friend and co-worker dies, a young man born with dwarfism moves to an abandoned train depot in rural New Jersey. Though he tried to maintain a life of solitude, he is soon entangled with an artist who is struggling with a personal tragedy and an overly-friendly Cuban hot dog vendor."

Call number: PN1997 StationAge DVD

Labyrinth - Summary: "Fifteen-year-old Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) is so resentful of her baby brother Toby that she hopes he will just disappear. Her dream becomes reality when goblins kidnap the boy--but Sarah unexpectedly finds herself horrified by the loss. So she sets forth to retrieve him, and finds herself on the adventure of a lifetime. To accomplish her task, she will somehow have to reach the center of the fantastical labyrinth where the wicked Goblin King (David Bowie, who performs two songs) has imprisoned the lad. But the task is easier said than done, for the maze is filled with strange creatures and mind-bending puzzles that confuse the girl. Directed by Jim Henson and penned by Monty Python's Terry Jones, LABYRINTH is a distinctive, beautifully designed dark fantasy for all ages."

Call number: PN1997 Labyrinth DVD

The Piano - Summary: "A young mute woman and her child travel to New Zealand in the 1800s for an arranged marriage to a farmer. After the marriage she meets another man, and the competition for her love begins. Just one of the men realizes that her affections can only be won through her beloved piano. Directed by Jane Campion. Oscars for best actress Hunter, supporting actress Anna Paquin."

Call number: PN1997 Piano DVD

City of God - Summary: "The world’s most notorious slum, Rio de Janeiro’s City of God, where combat photographers and police rarely go. The true story of a young man who grew up on these streets and whose ambition as a photographer is our window in and his only way out."

Call number: PN1997 CityOfGod DVD

Good Morning Vietnam - Summary: "Imported by the Army for an early morning radio show in Vietnam, disc jockey Adrian Cronauer blasts the formerly staid, sanitized airwaves with a constant barrage of rapid-fire humor and the hottest hits from back home. The G.I.’s love him, but the brass is up in arms."

Call number: PN1997 GoodMornV DVD

9 to 5 - Summary: "Three secretaries live every female worker’s dream after discovering they share the same resentment towards their sexist boss."

Call number: PN1997 9to5 DVD

Monsters, Inc. - Summary: "In the world behind our closet doors monsters are lurking to collect the energy of our screams. At Monsters, Inc., James P. Sullivan (Sully) is the top scream-generator with his partner Mike Wazowski. But, there’s still a scream shortage in the monster world. One night, Sully and Mike accidentally let a human girl through her closet door into Monstropolis, and pandemonium ensues. Sully and Mike work to return the little girl to her own world, while the CEO of Monsters, Inc. tries to capture her, to use her to collect more scream energy. Will Sully and Mike succeed?"

Call number: PN1997 MonstersInc DVD

Shark Tale - Summary: "Oscar is a lowly tongue-scrubber at the local Whale Wash, who becomes an improbable hero when he tells a great white lie. To keep his secret, Oscar teams up with an outcast vegetarian Great White shark, Lenny, and the two become the most unlikely of friends. When his lie begins to unravel, it’s up to Oscar’s loyal friend Angie and Lenny to help him stand up to the most feared shark in the water and find his true place in the reef."

Call number: PN1997 SharkTale DVD

Coming to America - Summary: "Comedy about a wealthy, pampered African prince who comes to America in search of a bride. Accompanied by his closest companion, the prince quickly finds a new job, new friends and lots of trouble."

Call number: PN1997 ComingAm DVD

Blues Brothers - Summary: "After Jake Blues is release from prison, he and brother Elwood go to visit the old home where they were raised by nuns. They learn the church is no longer supporting the institution and will sell the place to the education authority. The only way to keep the place open is if the $5000 tax on the property is paid within the next 11 days. The brothers want to help and decide to put their blues band back together and raise the money by staging a big show. As they set off on their "mission from god" they seem to make more enemies than friends along the way."

Call number: PN1997 BluesBrot DVD

Stand by Me - Summary: "Four young friends set out on an adventure to find the body of a missing local teenage boy. Includes a bonus CD soundtrack; Rob Reiner commentary; Ben E. King music video; and much more."

CD: Everyday / Buddy Holly
Let the good times roll / Shirley and Lee
Come go with me ;
Whispering bells / Del Vikings
Get a job / The Silhouettes
Lollipop / The Chordettes
Yakety yak / The Coasters
Great balls of fire / Jerry Lee Lewis
Mr. Lee / The Bobbettes
Stand by me / Ben E. King.

Call number: PN1997 StandBy DVD

Call number: Music StandBy CD

Punch-Drunk Love - Summary: "Barry, a socially awkward man who is constantly being tormented by his seven sisters, falls madly in love with a mysterious woman. But a loose thread from his past may threaten their happiness."

Call number: PN1997 PunchDrunk DVD

Silverado - Summary: "Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends live has been taken over by a corrupt sheriff and a murderous posse. It’s up to the sharp-shooting foursome to save the day."

Call number: PN1997 Silverado DVD

The Apartment - Summary: "An ambitious office clerk plans to get ahead by lending out his apartment to his boss, but falls in love with the boss’s girlfriend."

Call number: PN1997 Apartment DVD

Finding Nemo - Summary: "The fretful Marlin and his young son Nemo become separated from each other in the Great Barrier Reef. Nemo, a clown fish, is unexpectedly taken from his home and thrust into a fish tank in a dentist’s office overlooking Sydney Harbor. Buoyed by the companionship of a friendly fish named Dory, Marlin embarks on a dangerous trek and finds himself the unlikely hero."

Call number: PN1997 FindingNemo DVD

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial - Summary: "A story of an alien stranded on Earth and his relationship with a young boy."

Call number: PN1997 ET DVD

Trading Places - Summary: "The rich Duke Brothers wager on whether a born loser like Billy Ray Valentine, a hustler from the ghetto, can become as successful as Winthorpe, a wealthy investment executive, if put in the proper environment--and would a prig like Winthorpe turn to a life of crime if he were to lose it all."

Call number: PN1997 TradingPla DVD

The Awful Truth - Summary: "A separated couple sabotages each other’s love affairs while waiting for their divorce decree to become final."

Call number: PN1997 AwfulTr DVD

Victor/Victoria - Summary: "A poverty-stricken singer in Depression-era Paris becomes convinced that the only way she can earn a living on the nightclub circuit is to masquerade as a man who impersonates women. Then she meets the man of her dreams."

Call number: PN1997 VictorVic DVD

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story - Summary: "Peter LaFleur is a charismatic underachiever and the proprietor of a rundown gym called Average Joe’s. The facility’s ecclectic cleintele is decidedly less-than-your-average Joes. Peter’s humble gym catches the eye of White Goodman, the egomaniacal owner of Globo Gym. White places a foreclosing attorney inside the Average Joe’s establishment to finalize his takeover of the gym, but attorney Kate is won over by Peter’s boyish charm and joins the Average Joe’s team. The only way to save the Average Joe’s gym is to win a showdown dodgeball competition against Globo Gym, but can his ragtag team win?"

Call number: PN1997 Dodgeball DVD

Bruce Almighty - Summary: "Bruce Nolan is a discontented TV reporter who believes the entire universe is stacked against him. After a bad day, Bruce flies into a rage and blames God for making his life so miserable. God responds by endowing Bruce with all of His divine powers and challenges him to take on "The Big Job" to see if he can do it any better."

Call number: PN1997 BruceAlm DVD

Roman Holiday - Summary: "A modern-day princess rebels against her royal obligations and explores Rome on her own. She meets an American newspaperman who, seeking an exclusive story, pretends ignorance of her identity. But his plan falters as they fall in love."

Call number: PN1997 RomanHol DVD

Collateral - Summary: "Vincent is a cool, calculating contract killer at the top of his game. Max is a cabbie with big dreams looking for his next fare. This fateful night, Max becomes Vincent’s collateral, and will transport him on his next mission - one night, five stops, five hits and then a perfect getaway. Together, Vincent and Max find themselves in a non-stop race against time. With the LAPD and the FBI after them, they each become dependent on the other to survive."

Call number: PN1997 Collateral DVD

Return of the Pink Panther - Summary: "When the priceless Pink Panther diamond is stolen yet again, the inimitable Inspector Jacques Clouseau is saved from an unwilling early retirement and sent off to the country of Lugash to investigate."

Call number: PN1997 ReturnPink DVD

Three Kings - Summary: "Absurdly comic tale set after the end of the Gulf War, when three American soldiers looking to plunder stolen gold become involved in an uprising."

Call number: PN1997 ThreeKings DVD

The Adventures of Indiana Jones - Includes:

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK - Call number: PN1997 Indiana Jones Vol.1 DVD

INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Call number: PN1997 Indiana Jones Vol.2 DVD

INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Call number: PN1997 Indiana Jones Vol.3 DVD

Bonus material Call number: PN1997 Indiana Jones Vol.4 DVD

The Santa Clause - Summary: "Scott, a busy toy company executive, and his son Charlie hear a noise on the roof on Christmas Eve. Scott goes out to investigate and accidentally kills Santa Claus. Because of "the Santa clause," Scott inherits the job of Santa. As the next year passes, Scott rapidly gains weight, grows a white beard, and meets the elf Bernard."

Call number: PN1997 SantaCla DVD

Witches of Eastwick - Summary: "Three witches conjure up the perfect man for their lives, not knowing that he is really the devil himself."

Call number: PN1997 WitchesEa DVD

The Gay Divorcee - Summary: "In one of their best loved, most charming song and dance comedies, Fred and Ginger demonstrate just how they became known as America’s greatest dance team. Includes the Academy Award-winning hit The Continental."

Call number: PN1997 GayDivorcee DVD

Swing Time - Summary: "Fred Astaire plays a gambler intent on raising $25,000 in New York in order to marry his fiance back home. Romantic complications occur when he meets dancing teacher, Ginger Rogers. Memorable songs include "The Way you look tonight"."

Call number: PN1997 SwingTime DVD

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