Title Bibles: An Illustrated History from Papyrus to Print
Author Christopher de Hamel
Publisher Bodleian Library
Call No.: BS445. D435 2011
Synopsis
Title Before Roe v. Wade: Voices That Shaped the Abortion Debate Before the Supreme Court's Ruling
Author Linda Greenhouse & Reva B. Siegel
Publisher Kaplan
Call No.: KF3771.B44 2010
Synopsis
Title Styles, Schools, and Movements: The Essential Encyclopaedic Guide to Modern Art
Author Amy Dempsey
Publisher Thames & Hudson
Call No.: Oversize N6490.D45 2010
Synopsis
Title Every Thing On It: Poems and Drawings
Author Shel Silverstein
Publisher Harper
Call No.: Curriculum Center PS3569.I47224 E94 2011
Synopsis
Title Eradication: Ridding the World of Diseases Forever?
Author Nancy Leys Stepan
Publisher Cornell University Press
Call No.: RA643.S76 2011
Synopsis
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Saturday, July 7, 2012
A Sampling of new library books on display
These are listed in call number order as that is the order on the display shelves.
Title More than Good Intentions: How A New Economics is Hleing to Solve Global Poverty
Author Dean Karlan & Jacob Appel
Publisher Dutton
Call No. HC79.P6 K374 2011
Synopsis
Title The Dragon's Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa
Author Deborah Brautibam
Publisher Oxford
Call No. HC800.B715 2009
Synopsis
Title Exceptional People: How Migration Shaped our World and Will Define our Future
Author Ian Goldin, Geoffrey Cameron, and Meera Balarajan
Publisher Princeton
Call No. JV6035.G65 2011
Table of Contents: -- no link to Google Books provided.
Migration from prehistory to Columbus
Global migrations: toward a world economy
"Managed" migration in the twentieth century (1914-1973)
Leaving home: migration decisions and processes
Immigration and border control
The impacts of migration
The future of migration
A global migration agenda.
Title Shelley's Ghost: Reshaping the Image of a Literary Family
Author Stephen Hebron & Elizabeth C. Denlinger
Publisher Bodlean Library
Call No.PR5433.H43 2010
Synopsis
Title The Art of Black and White Photography: Techniques for Creating Superb Images in a Digital Workflow
Author Torsten Andreas Hoffman
Publisher RockyNook
Call No. TR267.H654413 2012
Synopsis
Title More than Good Intentions: How A New Economics is Hleing to Solve Global Poverty
Author Dean Karlan & Jacob Appel
Publisher Dutton
Call No. HC79.P6 K374 2011
Synopsis
Title The Dragon's Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa
Author Deborah Brautibam
Publisher Oxford
Call No. HC800.B715 2009
Synopsis
Title Exceptional People: How Migration Shaped our World and Will Define our Future
Author Ian Goldin, Geoffrey Cameron, and Meera Balarajan
Publisher Princeton
Call No. JV6035.G65 2011
Table of Contents: -- no link to Google Books provided.
Migration from prehistory to Columbus
Global migrations: toward a world economy
"Managed" migration in the twentieth century (1914-1973)
Leaving home: migration decisions and processes
Immigration and border control
The impacts of migration
The future of migration
A global migration agenda.
Title Shelley's Ghost: Reshaping the Image of a Literary Family
Author Stephen Hebron & Elizabeth C. Denlinger
Publisher Bodlean Library
Call No.PR5433.H43 2010
Synopsis
Title The Art of Black and White Photography: Techniques for Creating Superb Images in a Digital Workflow
Author Torsten Andreas Hoffman
Publisher RockyNook
Call No. TR267.H654413 2012
Synopsis
New Library Books
Title Liberal Arts at the Brink
Author Victor E. Ferrall, Jr.
Publisher Harvard University Press
Call number LC1011.F47 2011
Synopsis
Title The Last Dropout: Stop the epidemic!
Author Bill Milliken
Publisher Hay House
Call number LC221.M553 2007
Synopsis
Title Finding Wisdom in East Asian Classics
Author William Theodore deBary
Publisher Columbia
Call number PL493.F56 2011
Synopsis
Title Carl Van Vechten & the Harlem Renaissance: A Protrait in Black & White
Author Emily Bernard
Publisher Yale
Call number PS3543.A653 Z59 2012
Synopsis
Title Ordinary Geniuses: Max Delbruck, George Gamow & the Origins of Genomics and Big Bang Cosmology
Author Gino Segre
Publisher Viking
Call number QH31.D434 S44 2011
Synopsis
Author Victor E. Ferrall, Jr.
Publisher Harvard University Press
Call number LC1011.F47 2011
Synopsis
Title The Last Dropout: Stop the epidemic!
Author Bill Milliken
Publisher Hay House
Call number LC221.M553 2007
Synopsis
Title Finding Wisdom in East Asian Classics
Author William Theodore deBary
Publisher Columbia
Call number PL493.F56 2011
Synopsis
Title Carl Van Vechten & the Harlem Renaissance: A Protrait in Black & White
Author Emily Bernard
Publisher Yale
Call number PS3543.A653 Z59 2012
Synopsis
Title Ordinary Geniuses: Max Delbruck, George Gamow & the Origins of Genomics and Big Bang Cosmology
Author Gino Segre
Publisher Viking
Call number QH31.D434 S44 2011
Synopsis
Thursday, June 28, 2012
New Library Books
Title "Why Won't You Just Tell Us the Answer? Teaching Historical Thinking in Grades 7-12
Author Bruce A. Lesh
Publisher Stenhouse Publishers
Call Number E175.8.L48 2011
Synopsis
Title Gaming the World: How Sports are Reshaping Global Politics and Culture
Author Andrei S. Markovits & Lars Rensmann
Publisher Princeton University
Call Number GV706.36.M3525 2010
Synopsis
Title Ballets Russes: The Art of Costume
Author Robert Bell
Publisher National Gallery of Australia
Call Number GV1786.B3 B45 2010
Synopsis
Title Flavor of the Month: Why Smart People fall for Fads
Author Joel Best
Publisher University of California Press
Call Number HM826.B47 2006
Synopsis
Title Say Everything: How Blogging Began, What It's Becoming and Why it Matters
Author Scott Rosenberg
Publisher Three Rivers Press
Call Number HM851.R674 2009
Synopsis
Title Children of the Great Depression - 25th Anniversary Edition
Author Glen H. Elder
Publisher Perseus POD
Call Number HN 80,O18 E43 1998
Synopsis
Author Bruce A. Lesh
Publisher Stenhouse Publishers
Call Number E175.8.L48 2011
Synopsis
Title Gaming the World: How Sports are Reshaping Global Politics and Culture
Author Andrei S. Markovits & Lars Rensmann
Publisher Princeton University
Call Number GV706.36.M3525 2010
Synopsis
Title Ballets Russes: The Art of Costume
Author Robert Bell
Publisher National Gallery of Australia
Call Number GV1786.B3 B45 2010
Synopsis
Title Flavor of the Month: Why Smart People fall for Fads
Author Joel Best
Publisher University of California Press
Call Number HM826.B47 2006
Synopsis
Title Say Everything: How Blogging Began, What It's Becoming and Why it Matters
Author Scott Rosenberg
Publisher Three Rivers Press
Call Number HM851.R674 2009
Synopsis
Title Children of the Great Depression - 25th Anniversary Edition
Author Glen H. Elder
Publisher Perseus POD
Call Number HN 80,O18 E43 1998
Synopsis
Friday, June 22, 2012
New Library Books
Title In Praise of Copying
Author Marcus Boon
Publisher University of Harvard Press
Call No. BD225.B66 2010
Synopsis
Title Click: The Forces Behind How We Fully Engage With People, Work, and Everything We Do
Author Ori Brafman and Rom Brafman
Publisher Crown Business
Call No. BF511.B693 2010
Synopsis
Title All About Love: Anatomy of an Unruly Emotion
Author Lisa Appignanesi
Publisher Norton
Call No. BF575.L8 A67 2011
Synopsis
Title The Economics of Integrity
Author Anna Bernasek
Publisher Harper Collins
Call No. BJ1500.T78 B47 2010
Synopsis
Title Heaven on Earth: The Varieties of the Millennial Experience
Author Richard Landes
Publisher Oxford
Call No. BL503.2.L36 2011
Synopsis
Author Marcus Boon
Publisher University of Harvard Press
Call No. BD225.B66 2010
Synopsis
Title Click: The Forces Behind How We Fully Engage With People, Work, and Everything We Do
Author Ori Brafman and Rom Brafman
Publisher Crown Business
Call No. BF511.B693 2010
Synopsis
Title All About Love: Anatomy of an Unruly Emotion
Author Lisa Appignanesi
Publisher Norton
Call No. BF575.L8 A67 2011
Synopsis
Title The Economics of Integrity
Author Anna Bernasek
Publisher Harper Collins
Call No. BJ1500.T78 B47 2010
Synopsis
Title Heaven on Earth: The Varieties of the Millennial Experience
Author Richard Landes
Publisher Oxford
Call No. BL503.2.L36 2011
Synopsis
Thursday, June 7, 2012
E is for Escape...Fiction, that is.
Looking for quick reads. Books that you will still be reading at 3:00 a.m. because you couldn't put it down?
Perhaps not, but here are a few you might consider. Here are books from the curriculum center and leisure reading to try. It's not too late to join in the A-Z challenge.
Author: Rick Riordan
Publisher: Disney/Hyperion
Call No.: PZ7.R4829 Son2011
Synopsis Book two of the Heroes of Olympus Series.
Title: Curveball: The year I lost my Grip
Author: Jordan Sonnenblick
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Call No.: PZ7.S6984 Sho 2012
Synopsis
Title: Laini Taylor
Author: Daughter of Smoke & Bone
Publisher:Little/Brown
Call No.: PZ7.T214826 Dau 2011
Synopsis
Title: Blink & Caution
Author: Tim Wynne-Jones
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Call No.: PZ7.W993 Bl 2011
Synopsis
Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: Thorndike
Call No.: PR6005.H66 L67 2012
Synopsis - Large Print
Title: The Litigators
Author: John Grisham
Publisher: Doubleday
Call No.: PS3557.R5355 L58 2011d
Synopsis
Title: Tote Bags and Toe Tags
Author: Dorothy Howell
Publisher: Kensington Books
Call No.:PS3608.O9525 T68 2012
Synopsis
Title: Sing You Home
Author: Jodi Picoult
Publisher: Atria Books
Call No.: PS3566.I372 S56 2011
Synopsis
Perhaps not, but here are a few you might consider. Here are books from the curriculum center and leisure reading to try. It's not too late to join in the A-Z challenge.
Curriculum Center Books in the new book display
Title: The Son of Neptune Author: Rick Riordan
Publisher: Disney/Hyperion
Call No.: PZ7.R4829 Son2011
Synopsis Book two of the Heroes of Olympus Series.
Title: Curveball: The year I lost my Grip
Author: Jordan Sonnenblick
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Call No.: PZ7.S6984 Sho 2012
Synopsis
Title: Laini Taylor
Author: Daughter of Smoke & Bone
Publisher:Little/Brown
Call No.: PZ7.T214826 Dau 2011
Synopsis
Title: Blink & Caution
Author: Tim Wynne-Jones
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Call No.: PZ7.W993 Bl 2011
Synopsis
Leisure Reading New Books
Title: Lord Edgware DiesAuthor: Agatha Christie
Publisher: Thorndike
Call No.: PR6005.H66 L67 2012
Synopsis - Large Print
Title: The Litigators
Author: John Grisham
Publisher: Doubleday
Call No.: PS3557.R5355 L58 2011d
Synopsis
Title: Tote Bags and Toe Tags
Author: Dorothy Howell
Publisher: Kensington Books
Call No.:PS3608.O9525 T68 2012
Synopsis
Title: Sing You Home
Author: Jodi Picoult
Publisher: Atria Books
Call No.: PS3566.I372 S56 2011
Synopsis
Friday, June 1, 2012
B is for Biographies
Take a break. Join the A-Z Book Challenge. Try one of the many biographies we have currently on display in the New Library Book section. Here are just a few.
Title George F. Kennan: An American Libe
Author John Lewis Gaddis
Publisher Penguin Press
Call Number E748.K3j4 G34 2011
Synopsis
Title The Obamas
Author Jodi Kantor
Publisher Little, Brown
Call Number E908.K36 2012
Synopsis
Title The Judge: A Life of Thomas Mellon, Founder of a Fortune
Author James Mellon
Publisher Yale
Call Number HC102.5.M377 2011
Synopsis
Title Idea Man A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft
Author Paul Allen
Publisher Penguin
Call Number HC102.5.A49 A3
Synopsis
Title Irving Thalberg: Boy Wonder to Producer Prince
Author Mark A. Vieira
Publisher University of California Press
Call Number PN1998.3.T467 V547 2010
Synopsis
Title The Keats Brothers: The life of John and George
Author Denise Gigante
Publisher Harvard
Call Number PR4836.G47 2011
Synopsis
Title George F. Kennan: An American Libe
Author John Lewis Gaddis
Publisher Penguin Press
Call Number E748.K3j4 G34 2011
Synopsis
Title The Obamas
Author Jodi Kantor
Publisher Little, Brown
Call Number E908.K36 2012
Synopsis
Title The Judge: A Life of Thomas Mellon, Founder of a Fortune
Author James Mellon
Publisher Yale
Call Number HC102.5.M377 2011
Synopsis
Title Idea Man A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft
Author Paul Allen
Publisher Penguin
Call Number HC102.5.A49 A3
Synopsis
Title Irving Thalberg: Boy Wonder to Producer Prince
Author Mark A. Vieira
Publisher University of California Press
Call Number PN1998.3.T467 V547 2010
Synopsis
Title The Keats Brothers: The life of John and George
Author Denise Gigante
Publisher Harvard
Call Number PR4836.G47 2011
Synopsis
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