The following Books, CDs, and DVDs (76 items) were received into the Library collection through the Acquisitions Budget during June & July 2013:
About time : cosmology and culture at the twilight of the big bang / Adam Frank. New York : Free Press, c2012.
Aesthetic education in the era of globalization / Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak. Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2013.
Afghanistan : a cultural history / St John Simpson. Northampton, MA : Interlink Books, 2012.
The aha! moment : a scientist’s take on creativity / David Jones. Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012.
Anne Frank unbound : media, imagination, memory / edited by Barbara Kirshenblatt -Gimblett and Jeffrey Shandler. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2012.
Anthropology and the cognitive challenge / Maurice Bloch. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
The archaeology of China : from the late paleolithic to the early bronze age / Li Liu, Stanford University, Xingcan Chen, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
The beach book : science of the shore / Carl H. Hobbs. New York : Columbia University Press, c2012.
Breasts : a natural and unnatural history / Florence Williams. New York : Norton, 2013.
Cicero’s practical philosophy / edited by Walter Nicgorski. Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, c2012.
Contemporary grandparenting : changing family relationships in global contexts / edited by Sara Arber and Virpi Timonen. Bristol ; Chicago, IL : Policy, 2012.
Contracts in the real world : stories of popular contracts and why they matter / Lawrence A. Cunningham. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c2012.
Drugs for life : how pharmaceutical companies define our health / Joseph Dumit. Durham, NC : Duke University Press, 2012.
Durer / Jeffrey Chipps Smith. London ; New York : Phaidon, c2012.
Early European castles : aristocracy and authority, AD 800-1200 / Oliver H. Creighton. London : Bristol Classical Press, 2012.
Earth : a tenant’s manual / Frank H.T. Rhodes. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2012.
The emotions : a philosophical introduction / Julien A. Deonna and Fabrice Teroni. London ; New York : Routledge, 2012.
Entrepreneurship : an evidence-based guide / Robert A. Baron. Cheltenham ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, c2012.
Environmental health ethics / David B. Resnik. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Eyes on labor : news photography and America’s working class / Carol Quirke. New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.
The family : a world history / by Mary Jo Maynes and Ann Waltner. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.
A field guide to radiation / Wayne Biddle. New York : Penguin Books, 2012.
Film genre reader IV / edited by Barry Keith Grant. Austin, Tex. : University of Texas Press, 2012.
The flute book : a complete guide for students and performers / Nancy Toff. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2012].
Francis of Assisi : the life and afterlife of a medieval saint / Andre Vauchez ; translated by Michael F. Cusato. New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, 2012.
From stars to stalagmites : how everything connects / Paul S Braterman. Singapore ; London ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, c2012.
Geometries / A.B. Sossinsky. Providence, R.I. : American Mathematical Society, c2012.
The governance of friendship : law and gender in the Decameron / Michael Sherberg. Columbus : Ohio State University Press, c2011.
Government versus markets : the changing economic role of the state / Vito Tanzi. New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
A guide to Asian philosophy classics / Puqun Li ; with Arthur K. Ling. Peterborough, Ont. : Broadview Press, c2012.
Hollywood left and right : how movie stars shaped American politics / Steven J. Ross. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2013].
The (honest) truth about dishonesty : how we lie to everyone–especially ourselves / Dan Ariely. New York : Harper Perennial, [2013].
Ideology in America / Christopher Ellis, James A. Stimson. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Inequality in America : facts, trends, and international perspective / Uri Dadush … [et al.]. Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2012.
The instant economist : everything you need to know about how the economy works / Timothy Taylor. New York : Plume, c2012.
Integrated but unequal : Black faculty in predominately white space / edited by Mark Christian. Trenton NJ : Africa World Press, c2012.
An introduction to the three volumes of Karl Marx’s Capital / by Michael Heinrich ; translated by Alexander Locascio. New York : Monthly Review Press, 2012.
Japanese philosophy : a sourcebook / edited by James W. Heisig, Thomas P. Kasulis, John C. Maraldo. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, c2011.
Knowledge / Ian Evans and Nicholas D. Smith. Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity, 2012.
LGBT youth in America’s schools / Jason Cianciotto and Sean Cahill. Ann Arbor : The University of Michigan Press, 2012.
Libya : the rise and fall of Qaddafi / Alison Pargeter. New Haven : Yale University Press, c2012.
Life everlasting : the animal way of death / Bernd Heinrich. Boston : Mariner Books, 2013.
Looking North : writings from Spanish America on the US, 1800 to the present / edited by John J. Hassett and Braulio Munoz. Tucson : University of Arizona Press, c2012.
Magnetism : a very short introduction / Stephen Blundell. Oxford, UK : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Moral classrooms, moral children : creating a constructivist atmosphere in early education / Rheta DeVries, Betty Zan. New York : Teachers College Press, c2012.
The moral foundation of economic behavior / by David C. Rose. New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Moving data : the iphone and the future of media / edited by Pelle Snickars & Patrick Vonderau. New York : Columbia University Press, 2012.
My business is to create : Blake’s infinite writing / Eric G. Wilson. Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, c2011.
National security intelligence : secret operations in defense of the democracies / Loch K. Johnson. Cambridge : Polity, 2012.
The nature-nurture debates : bridging the gap / Dale Goldhaber, University of Vermont. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
The ocean of life : the fate of man and the sea / Callum Roberts. New York : Penguin Books, 2013, c2012.
Opening up Middle English manuscripts : literary and visual approaches / Kathryn Kerby-Fulton, Maidie Hilmo, and Linda Olson. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2012.
The persistence of the sacred in modern thought / edited by Chris L. Firestone and Nathan A. Jacobs. Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, c2012.
Prophetic encounters : religion and the American radical tradition / by Dan McKanan. Boston, Mass. : Beacon Press, c2011.
The publishing business : from p-books to e-books / Kelvin Smith. Lausanne, Switzerland ; [Worthing] : AVA Academia, 2012.
Raffaello. English. Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA, USA : Polity Press, [2012].
Reawakening the learner : creating learner-centric, standards-driven schools / Copper Stoll and Gene Giddings. Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2012.
Republic of noise : the loss of solitude in schools and culture / Diana Senechal. Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2012.
Robotic exploration of the solar system / Paolo Ulivi ; with David M. Harland. Berlin ; New York : Springer ; Chichester, UK : Published in association with Praxis Pub., c2007-
The Russian folktale by Vladimir Yakovlevich Propp / edited and translated by Sibelan Forrester ; foreword by Jack Zipes. Detroit : Wayne State University Press, [2012].
The sacrifice of Socrates : Athens, Plato, Girard / Wm. Blake Tyrrell. East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2012].
The secrets of economic indicators : hidden clues to future economic trends and investment opportunities / Bernard Baumohl. Upper Saddle River, N.J. : FT Press, c2013.
Sexual harassment : an introduction to the conceptual and ethical issues / Keith Dromm. Peterborough, Ont. : Broadview Press, c2012.
The social conquest of Earth / Edward O. Wilson. New York ; London : Liveright Publishing Corp., 2013, c2012.
Social trends in American life : findings from the General Social Survey since 1972 / edited by Peter V. Marsden. Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2012.
The Spanish Civil War / Stanley G. Payne. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Subliminal : how your unconscious mind rules your behavior / Leonard Mlodinow. New York : Vintage Books, c2013.
Suicide : the philosophical dimensions / Michael Cholbi. Peterborough, Ont. ; Buffalo, N.Y. : Broadview Press ; London : Eurospan Group [U.K. distributor], c2011.
Tanak : a theological and critical introduction to the Jewish Bible / Marvin A. Sweeney. Minneapolis : Fortress Press, c2012.
Text, image, and otherness in children’s Bibles : what is in the picture? / edited by Caroline Vander Stichele and Hugh S. Pyper. Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, c2012.
Understanding probability / Henk Tijms. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Using SPSS : an interactive hands-on approach / James B. Cunningham, James O. Aldrich. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, c2012.
Vision and brain : how we perceive the world / James V. Stone. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2012.
Voice and the young actor : a workbook and dvd / Rena Cook ; illustrated by Carey Hissey ; DVD designed and created by Adam Davis Beatty, Royce Sharp, Matt Kendrick. London : Methuen Drama, 2012.
What are you laughing at? : a comprehensive guide to the comedic event / Dan O’Shannon. New York : Continuum, 2012.
The following Books (9 items) were received into the Library’s bestsellers collection during June & July 2013:
American Savage : insights, slights, and fights on faith, sex, love, and politics / Dan Savage. New York, New York : Dutton, [2013].
The fall of Arthur / by J.R.R. Tolkien ; edited by Christopher Tolkien. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.
Fin & lady / Cathleen Schine. New York : Sarah Crichton Books; Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013.
The impossible lives of Greta Wells / Andrew Sean Greer. New York : Ecco, c2013.
Lost girls : an unsolved American mystery / Robert Kolker. New York, NY : Harper, [2013].
Mermaid in Chelsea Creek / Michelle Tea. [San Francisco, California] : McSweeney’s McMullens, [2013].
The moon and more / Sarah Dessen. New York : Viking, 2013.
Revolutionary summer : the birth of American independence / Joseph J. Ellis. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
Someone could get hurt : a memoir of twenty-first-century parenthood / Drew Magary. New York : Gotham Books, [2013].
The following Book was received into the Library collection as a Gift Donation during July 2013:
The message of the Qura’an : the full account of the revealed Arabic text accompanied by parallel transliteration / translated and explained by Muhammad Asad. Bristol, England : Book Foundation, 2008.
Is there one movie that just screams summer to you? For me it is The Sound of Music (1965) starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. Whenever the sun is bright and the grass is green, I sometimes cannot help myself from thinking of Maria singing “the hills are alive, with the sound of music.” Seeing the Von Trapp children running around town, playing in the trees, singing on mountaintops, and swimming in the lake in their old drapes makes me wish I could do the same. Every time there is a warm summer thunderstorm, I think of Rolfe and Liesl dancing in the gazebo and of all my favorite things.