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.