Miscellaneous

 

New Library Materials

February 2012


Fiction

ABRAHAMS—Bullet Point, Abrahams (2010)

ABRAHAMS—Into the Dark: An Echo Falls Mystery, Abrahams (2008) (Echo Falls series)

CHRONICLES—The Chronicles of Harris Burdick: Fourteen Amazing Authors Tell the Tales, Van Allsburg (2011)

CLANCY—Rainbow Six, Clancy (1999)

GANTOS—Dead End in Norvelt, Gantos (2011)

GRUEN—Water for Elephants: A Novel, Gruen (2006)

HALE—Princess Academy, Hale (2007)

HOBAN—Riddley Walker, Hoban (1998)

LANAGAN—Tender Morsels, Lanagan (2010)

MAGUIRE—A lion among Men: Volume Three in the Wicked Years, Maguire (2008) (Wicked Years, Book 3)

MAH—Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society, Mah (2006)

PRATCHETT—A Hat Full of Sky, Pratchett (2004) (A Tiffany Aching Adventure)

PRATCHETT—Night Watch, Pratchett (2003) (Discworld Novel)

PRATCHETT—Wintersmith, Pratchett (2007) (A Tiffany Aching Adventure)

QUINN—To Fetch a Thief, Quinn (2010) (Chet and Bernie Mystery series)

QUINN —Thereby Hangs a Tail, Quinn (2010) (Chet and Bernie Mystery series)

QUINN—Dog on It, Quinn (2009) (Chet and Bernie Mystery series)

SCHULMAN—This Beautiful Life, Schulman (2011)

STEWART—The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner’s Dilemma, Stewart (2009)

VERGHESE—Cutting for Stone: A Novel , Verghese (2009)

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Nonfiction

BIO HOPPER—Edward Hopper: An Intimate Biography, Levin (1995)

006.3 SHA—Natural Computing:  DNA, Quantum Bits, and the Future of Smart Machines, Shasha and Lazere (2010)

152.42 WOR—The World Book of Happiness: The Knowledge and Wisdom of One Hundred Happiness Professors from all around the World, ed. by Bormans (2011)

153 JAC—Consciousness and the Computational Mind, Jackendoff (1987) (Explorations in Cognitive Science series)

200 KEE—Religion in Life & Society: GCSE Religious Studies for EDEXCEL ‘A’, Keene (2002)

248.09 CHR—Christian Spirituality: Origins to the Twelfth Century, ed. by McGinn and John Meyendorff (1985) (World Spirituality series, vol. 16)

248.09 CHR—Christian Spirituality: High Middle Ages and Reformation, ed. by Raitt (1987) (World Spirituality series, vol. 17)

282 CAT—Catholicism, ed. by Howell (2007) (Religions and Religious Movements series)

282.09 DUF—Saints & Sinners: A History of the Popes, Duffy (2006)

297.4 JAL—Rumi and Islam: Selections from his Stories, Poems, and Discourses, Annotated & Explained, translation & annotation by Gamard (2004) (Skylight Illuminations Series)

306.3 GRE—Slave Rebellions, Gresko (2007) (Lucent Library of Black History series)

323.1196 SHA—A Dream Deferred: The Jim Crow Era, Sharp (2005) (Lucent Library of Black History series)

324.60973 ELE—The Election Process, ed. by Wilson (2008) (Introducing Issues with Opposing Viewpoints series)

339 MCE—Macroeconomics: A Contemporary Introduction, McEachern (2002)

342.7308 AFF—Affirmative Action, ed. by Karr (2008) (Issues on Trial series)

344.094 IMP—Imperialism, Art and Restitution, ed. by Merryman (2006)

355.0089 STE—Fighting for Freedom: Blacks in the American Military, Stewart (2006) (Lucent Library of Black History series)

362.5 POV—Poverty, ed. by Haugen and Box (2006) (Social Issues Firsthand series)

363.69 WAX—Loot: The Battle over the Stolen Treasures of the Ancient World, Waxman (2008)

365 PRI—Prisons, ed. by Hill (2006) (Social Issues Firsthand series)

394.26954 SHA—Fairs and Festivals of India, Sharma and Gupta (2006)

398.089 CUR—African American Folklore , Currie (2009) (Lucent Library of Black History series)

428.24 HAM—Hands-on English, Hamilton (2004)

512 COH—Precalculus: A Problems-Oriented Approach, Cohen, Lee, and Sklar (2005)

599.4 TUT—America’s Neighborhood Bats, Tuttle (1988)

623.82 LAN—Sailing Ships: In Words and Pictures, from Papyrus Boats to Full-Riggers, Landstrom (1969)

624 BAR—The Spotter’s Guide to Urban Engineering: Infrastructure and Technology in the Modern Landscape, Barratt and Whitelaw (2011)

636.7 THO—The Hidden Life of Dogs , Thomas (1993)

641.5 CUL—Cultural Encyclopedia of Vegetarianism, ed. by Puskar-Pasewicz (2010)

641.567 LUA—Sacred Food: Cooking for Spiritual Nourishment, Luard (2001)

650 FER—Business: A Changing World, Ferrell, Hirt , and Ferrell (2006)

704.948 MIC—Hindu Art and Architecture, Michell (2000) (Thames & Hudson World of Art series)

704.948945 BLU—Hindu Art, Blurton (1993)

709.02 STO—Medieval Art, Stokstad (2004)

709.73 MET—The American Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Davidson and Stillinger (1985)

709.73 NAT—National Museum of American Art, Broun (1995)

739.27 UNT—Traditional Jewelry of India, Untracht (2008)

758.2 WIL—American Marine Painting, Wilmerding (1987)

759.94 BYZ—Byzantine Frescoes from Yugoslav Churches, introd. by Rice (1963) (Mentor-Unesco Art Book series)

796.04 SHU—The Game of Life: College Sports and Educational Values, Shulman and Bowen (2001)

796.357 CLA—The Knucklebook: Everything You Need to Know about Baseball’s Strangest Pitch - The Knuckleball, Clark (2006)

799.294 ALM—Medieval Hunting, Almond (2011)

808.8 COM—Coming of Age Around the World: A Multicultural Anthology, ed. by Adiele and Frosch (2007)

811 SEE—Seeing the Blue Between: Advice and Inspiration for Young Poets, compiled by Janeczko (2002)

812.52 JUS—Justice in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, ed. by Johnson (2009) (Social Issues in Literature series)

813.4 RAC—Race in Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, ed. by Johnson(2009) (Social Issues in Literature series)

822.3 POW—Power in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, ed. by Johnson (2009) (Social Issues in Literature series)

822.3 SHA—Shakespeare: The Essential Guide to the Plays: Plots, Characters, Quotes, History, ed. by Cousins (2011)

823.7 ISS—Issues of Class in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, ed. by Johnson (2011) (Social Issues in Literature series)

823.912 POL—Politics in George Orwell’s Animal Farm, ed. by Bryfonski (2011) (Social Issues in Literature series)

833 EHR—Es War Einmal: Three Classic Stories to Help Children Learn German, Ehrlich (1989)

940.1 DAV—The Age of Feudalism, Davenport (2007)(World History series)

940.5318 GEN—Genocide in Elie Wiesel’s Night, ed. by Hawker (2009) (Social Issues in Literature series)

942.03 MOR—The Time Traveler’s Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century, Mortimer (2011)

942.21 REE—Pleasures and Pastimes in Medieval England, Reeves (1998)

973.762 GRA—A Grand Army of Black Men: Letters from African-American Soldiers in the Union Army, 1861-1865, ed. by Redkey (1992) (Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture series)

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Science Fair

SF C 664.10973 WAR —Sweet Stuff: An American History of Sweeteners from Sugar to Sucralose, Warner (2011) (Smithsonian Contribution to Knowledge series)

SF E 550.3 GLO—Glossary of Geology, ed. by Bates and Jackson (1980)

SF E 551.46 KEN—Marine Geology, Kennett (1982)

SF E 551.46 NEU—Principles of Physical Oceanography, Neumann and Pierson (1966)

SF E 551.46 SVE—The Oceans: Their Physics, Chemistry, and General Biology, Sverdrup, Johnson and Fleming (1942)

SF E 553.62 STU—A Study of Global Sand Seas, ed. by McKee (1979) (Geological Survey Professional Paper)

SF M 507.8 MCD—Wonder Struck, McDonald and Grace (1992)

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Audiovisual Materials

AV TALE—A Tale of Two Cities, 2 DVDs, directed by Monnier (2011)

AV 293.4 BUD—The Buddha: The Story of Siddhartha, DVD, directed by Grubin (2010)

AV 508 PLA—Planet Earth: As You’ve Never Seen It Before, 5 DVDs,  produced by Fothergill (2007)

AV 510 STO—The Story of Math: How Numbers Explain our Universe and Reveal Unseen Worlds, 3 DVDs, directed by McGann, Dashwood, and Berry (2009)

AV 551.46 BLU—The Blue Planet: Seas of Life /, 5 DVDs, by Attenborough (2007)

AV 570 LIF—Life, 4 DVDs, by Attenborough (2010)

AV 579 WHA—What You Can’t See: Exploring our Invisible World, DVD, Discovery Channel (2009)

AV 592 LIF—Life in the Undergrowth, 2 DVDs, by Attenborough (2005)

AV 812 OUR—Our Town, DVD, directed by Naughton (2005)

AV 938 ATH—Athens: The Dawn of Democracy, DVD, directed by Copestake (2007)

AV 940.545 VIC—Victory at Sea, 2 DVDs, directed by Adams (2010)

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College Resources

COL 378.198 WHI—The Complete Guide to the Gap Year: The Best Things to Do Between High School and College, White (2009)

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Reference

R 423 AME—The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (2011)

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