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Thursday, September 20, 2012
Monday, September 10, 2012
New Titles Added in July & August
Here are recent additions to the collection:
Philosophy and Psychology
Lehrer, Jonah. Imagine : how creativity works / Jonah Lehrer. 153.35 L524i. Ariely, Dan, author. The (honest) truth about dishonesty : how we lie to everyone---especially ourselves / Dan Ariely. 177.3 A698h.
Religion
Queer religion / Donald L. Boisvert and Jay Emerson Johnson, editors. 200.8664 Q3. Dempsey, Corinne G. Bringing the sacred down to earth : adventures in comparative religion / Corinne G. Dempsey. 201.5 D389b. Kaminsky, Joel S., 1960- The Torah : a beginner's guide / Joel S. Kaminsky and Joel N. Lohr. 222.1061 K15t. Greenwood, Andrea, 1961- An introduction to the Unitarian and Universalist traditions / Andrea Greenwood, Mark W. Harris. 230.9132 G816i. Douthat, Ross Gregory, 1979- Bad religion : how we became a nation of heretics / Ross Douthat. 277.3083 D741.
Buddhism in Chinese society : an economic history from the fifth to the tenth centuries / Jacques Gernet ; translated by Franciscus Verellen. 294.30951 G376. Dharma rain : sources of Buddhist environmentalism / edited by Stephanie Kaza and Kenneth Kraft. 294.3378362 D5334. Dzogchen : heart essence of the great perfection / His Holiness the Dalai Lama ; translated by Geshe Thupten Jinpa ; edited by Patrick Gaffney. 294.342 B916d. Aitken, Robert, 1917-2010. The gateless barrier : the Wu-men kuan (Mumonkan) / translated and with a commentary by Robert Aitken ; illustrations by Sengai. 294.3443 H899wYa. Analayo, 1962- Satipatthana : the direct path to realization / An{229}alayo. 294.34435 A532s. Mahamudra, the moonlight quintessence of mind and meditation / Dakpo Tashi namgyal ; translated and annotated by Lobsang P. Lhalungpa. 294.34435 N174m. Shankman, Richard. The experience of samadhi : an in-depth exploration of Buddhist meditation / Richard Shankman. 294.34435 S528e. The great treatise on the stages of the path to enlightenment / by Tsong-kha-pa; translated by the Lamrim Chenmo translation committee. 294.3444 T882. Contemporary Buddhist ethics / edited by Damien Keown. 294.35 C761. Cooper, David E. (David Edward), 1942- Buddhism, virtue and environment / David E. Cooper, Simon P. James. 294.35691 C776b. The long discourses of the Buddha : a translation of the Digha Nikaya / translated from the Pali by Maurice Walshe. 294.3823 L848. Harding, Sarah, 1951- Niguma, lady of illusion / Sarah Harding. 294.385 H263. Shingon : Japanese esoteric Buddhism / Taiko Yamasaki ; translated and adapted by Richard and Cynthia Peterson ; edited by Yasuyoshi Morimoto and David Kidd ; [foreword by Carmen Blacker]. 294.392 Y19s. Transforming the mind : teachings on generating compassion / His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama ; translated by Geshe Thupten Jinpa ; edited by Dominique Side and Geshe Thupten Jinpa. 294.3923 B916t. The life of Milarepa / Tsangnyon Heruka ; translated by Andrew Quintman ; introduction by Donald S. Lopez Jr. 294.3923092 M637h. Zhang, Shengyan. Hoofprint of the ox : principles of the Chan Buddhist path as taught by a modern Chinese Master / Master Sheng-Yen with Dan Stevenson. 294.3927 S546h. Yoga in practice / edited by David Gordon White. 294.5436 Y54. Batnitzky, Leora Faye, 1966- How Judaism became a religion : an introduction to modern Jewish thought / Leora Batnitzky. 296.09 B333h. Ahmed, Leila. A quiet revolution : the veil's resurgence, from the Middle East to America / Leila Ahmed. 297.576 A286q. Schattschneider, Ellen. Immortal wishes : labor and transcendence on a Japanese sacred mountain / Ellen Schattschneider. 299.561 S312i.
Social Sciences
Beckett, Charlie. Wikileaks : news in the networked era / Charlie Beckett with James Ball. 302.23 B396w. Lareau, Annette. Unequal childhoods : class, race, and family life / Annette Lareau. 305.2308996 L321u. Coming of age in America : the transition to adulthood in the twenty-first century / edited by Mary C. Waters ... [et al.]. 305.2350973 C733. Hamer, Jennifer. Abandoned in the heartland : work, family, and living in East St. Louis / Jennifer F. Hamer. 305.5620977 H214a. Kolker, Claudia. The immigrant advantage : what we can learn from newcomers to America about health, happiness, and hope / Claudia Kolker. 305.906912 K81i. Families : traditional and new structures / edited by Paul McCaffrey. 306.850973 F198. Hadiz, Vedi R., 1964- Localising power in post-authoritarian Indonesia : a Southeast Asia perspective / Vedi R. Hadiz. 320.8 H129L. Pegram, Thomas R., 1955- One hundred percent American : the rebirth and decline of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s / Thomas R. Pegram. 322.420973 P376o. State of the world 2012 : moving toward sustainable prosperity : a Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society / Erik Assadourian and Michael Renner, project directors ; Linda Starke, editor. 330.9 S797 2012. Ribble, Rufus. West Virginia coalfield photography 1900-2005 : panoramic photography / by Rufus "Red" Ribble, George A. Bragg, and Morgan G. Bragg ; written by Melody Bragg. 331.7622 R483w. Grossman, Mark. U.S. land and natural resources policy : a public issues handbook / Mark Grossman and Gary C. Bryner. 333.10973 U58. Newfont, Kathryn. Blue Ridge commons : environmental activism and forest history in western North Carolina / Kathryn Newfont. 333.75160975 N547b. Gabriel, Mary, 1955- Love and capital : Karl and Jennie Marx and the birth of a revolution / Mary Gabriel. 335.4092 M392Yg. Domestic tourism in Asia : diversity and divergence / edited by Shalini Singh. 338.47915 D668. Scott, Shirley V. International law in world politics : an introduction / Shirley V. Scott. 341 S429i. Exploring international human rights : essential readings / edited by Rhonda L. Callaway, Julie Harrelson-Stephens. 341.48 E96. The Guantanamo effect : exposing the consequences of U.S. detention and interrogation practices / Laurel E. Fletcher + Eric Stover ; Stephen Paul Smith .. [et al.] ; foreword by Patricia M. Wald. 355.71 F613g. Bourgois, Philippe I., 1956- In search of respect : selling crack in El Barrio / Philippe Bourgois. 363.45097471 B773i 2003. McMillan, Tracie. The American way of eating : undercover at Walmart, Applebee's, farm fields, and the dinner table / Tracie McMillan. 394.120973 M167a.
Language
Thurman, Susan (Susan Sommers). The only grammar book you'll ever need : a one-stop source for every writing assignment / Susan Thurman ; edited by Larry Shea. 428.2 T539o. Cushman, Ellen, 1967- The Cherokee syllabary : writing the people's perseverance / Ellen Cushman. 497.557 C986c.
Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Williams, Terry Tempest. When women were birds : fifty-four variations on voice / Terry Tempest Williams. 508.0922 W727w. Kirby, David, 1960- Death at SeaWorld : Shamu and the dark side of killer whales in captivity / David Kirby. 599.536 K58d.
Technology and Applied Sciences
Berger, Lauren. All work, no pay : finding an internship, building your resume, making connections, and gaining job experience / Lauren Berger. 650.14 B496.
The Arts
Dupler, Steven. Legends of jazz with Ramsey Lewis. Season one / [photography, Bill Richert ; text, Steven Dupler]. 781.65 L511. Rowell, Galen A. In the throne room of the mountain gods / by Galen Rowell. 796.522 R881i. Shapton, Leanne. Swimming studies / Leanne Shapton. 797.21092 S529s.
Literature and Rhetoric
Clark, Roy Peter. Writing tools : 50 essential strategies for every writer / Roy Peter Clark. 808.042 C594w. Fogarty, Mignon. Grammar Girl's quick and dirty tips for better writing / Mignon Fogarty. 808.042 F655g. Hale, Constance. Sin and syntax : how to craft wickedly effective prose / Constance Hale ; foreword by Karen Elizabeth Gordon. 808.042 H161s. Casagrande, June. It was the best of sentences, it was the worst of sentences : a writer's guide to crafting killer sentences / June Casagrande. 808.042076 C334i. Generations : poems between fathers, mothers, daughters, sons / edited by Melanie Hart and James Loader. 808.819355 G326. Malone, Jacquelyn. All waters run to Lethe : poems / by Jacquelyn Malone. 811.6 M257a. Kitchen, Judith. Half in shade : family, photography, and fate / Judith Kitchen. 813.54 K62h. Yuknavitch, Lidia. The chronology of water : a memoir / Lidia Yuknavitch ; introduction by Chelsea Cain. 813.54 Y94c. Fletcher, Harrison Candelaria, 1962- Descanso for my father : fragments of a life / Harrison Candelaria Fletcher. 814.6 F593d. Wade, Julie Marie. Small fires : essays / Julie Marie Wade. 814.6 W119s. Alvarez, Julia. A wedding in Haiti : the story of a friendship / Julia Alvarez. 818.5403 A473w.
Geography and History
Kline, Naomi Reed. Maps of medieval thought : the Hereford paradigm / Naomi Reed Kline. 912.094 K65m. Telford, John, 1944- Coyote's canyon / photographs by John Telford ; stories by Terry Tempest Williams. 917.92 T271c. Strayed, Cheryl, 1968- Wild : from lost to found on the Pacific Crest Trail / Cheryl Strayed. 917.95 S913w. Stevenson, D. (David), 1954- With our backs to the wall : victory and defeat in 1918 / David Stevenson. 940.434 S847w. Reid, Anna. Leningrad : the epic siege of World War II, 1941-1944 / Anna Reid. 940.5421721 R353L. Finkel, Andrew, 1953- Turkey : what everyone needs to know / Andrew Finkel. 956.1 F499t. O'Dowd, John. The amazing story of the Kony 2012 phenomenon / [by John O'Dowd]. 967.6104 O26a. Hunter, Doug, 1959- The race to the New World / Douglas Hunter. 970.015 C726h. Yates, Donald N., 1950- Old world roots of the Cherokee : how DNA, ancient alphabets and religion explain the origins of America's largest Indian nation / Donald N. Yates ; foreword by Richard Mack Bettis. 973.0049755 Y31o. Thomas, William G., 1964- The iron way : railroads, the Civil War, and the making of modern America / William G. Thomas. 973.71 T463i. Millard, Candice. Destiny of the republic : a tale of madness, medicine and the murder of a president / Candice Millard. 973.84092 M845d. The insecure American : how we got here and what we should do about it / edited by Hugh Gusterson and Catherine Besteman ; foreword by Barbara Ehrenreich. 973.93 I59. Contemporary lithic analysis in the Southeast : problems, solutions, and interpretations / edited by Philip J. Carr, Andrew P. Bradbury, and Sarah E. Price. 975.01 C761. Muir, John, 1838-1914. The Yosemite : the original John Muir text / illustrated with photographs by Galen Rowell ; each photograph accompanied by an excerpt from the works of John Muir and an annotation by Galen Rowell ; introduction by the photographer. 979.447 M953y.
Audiovisuals
Death [videorecording] : a love story / a Harken Production, a film by Michelle LeBrun ; produced/directed/written by Michell LeBrun. A/V DVD 155.937 D285. How to start a revolution [videorecording] / a Big Indy production in association with Lion Television ; a film by Ruaridh Arrow ; directed [and written] by Ruaridh Arrow ; produced by Richard Shaw. A/V DVD 303.61 H847. Farmingville [videorecording] / a film by Carlos Sandoval and Catherine Tambini ; directed by Catherine Tambini and Carlos Sandoval ; produced by Carlos Sandoval and Catherine Tambini ; written by Carlos Sandoval ; produced by Camino Bluff Productions, Inc. A/V DVD 305.868073 F234. The other side of immigration [videorecording] / a film by Roy Germano ; written and directed by Roy Germano ; produced by Roy Germano. A/V DVD 331.6272073 O87. Better this world [videorecording] / Loteria Films presents ; in associaton with Picturebox ; in association with Motto Pictures and Passion Pictures ; a film by Katie Galloway and Kelly Duane de la Vega ; the Independent Television Service (ITVS) ; directed by Katie Galloway and Kelly Duane de la Vega ; produced by Katie Galloway, Kelly Duane de la Vega, and Mike Nicholson ; co-producer, David Layton. A/V DVD 363.325 B565. If a tree falls [videorecording] : a story of the Earth Liberation Front / A film by Marshall Curry ; a co-production of Marshall Curry Productions, LLC and the Independent Television Service (ITVS), with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) ; in association with Lucky Hat Entertainment, American Documentary (POV), and the BBC ; directed and produced by Marshall Curry ; co-directed and produced by Sam Cullman ; written and edited by Matthew Hamachek, Marshall Curry. A/V DVD 363.70525 I23. Wal*Mart [videorecording] : the high cost of low price / Brave New Films ; produced and directed by Robert Greenwald ; produced by Jim Gilliam, Devin Smith. A/V DVD 381.149 W216. Being caribou [videorecording] / National Film Board of Canada ; directed and written by Leanne Allison & Diana Wilson ; Tracey Friesen, producer. A/V DVD 599.658 B422. Guseinova, Aida Neimat gyzy. Music and culture of Azerbaijan [videorecording] / Aida Huseynova, Mary Goetze & Jay Fern. A/V DVD 780.94754 M987. Mailybekova, Munara. Music and culture of Kyrgyzstan [videorecording] : DVD and resource guide / Munara Mailybekova and Aida Huseynova. A/V DVD 780.95843 M987. The Mountain Music Project [videorecording] : a musical odyssey from Appalachia to Himalaya / produced and directed by Jacob Penchansky ; written by Tara Linhardt, Danny Knicely, Jacob Penchansky. A/V DVD 781.62 M928. Legends of jazz with Ramsey Lewis. Season one [videorecording]. A/V DVD 781.65 L511. The hunger games [videorecording (DVD)] / directed by Gary Ross ; screenplay by Gary Ross and Suzanne Collins and Billy Ray ; produced by Nina Jacobson, Jon Kilik ; a Lionsgate presentation ; a Color Force/Lionsgate production ; a Gary Ross film. A/V DVD F H936. Des hommes et des dieux [videorecording] = Of gods and men / [written and directed by Xavier Beauvois] ; Why Not Productions, Armada Films, France 3 Cin{226}ema. A/V DVD French F H768b. Legends of jazz with Ramsey Lewis. Season one [sound recording]. Circ. Desk AUDIO CD L511. Relix. Circ. Desk AUDIO CD R382.
Fiction
Capur, Aneesha. Stealing karma / Aneesha Capur. F C255s. Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924. Prozess. English. The trial / Franz Kafka ; translated by Mike Mitchell ; with an introduction and notes by Ritchie Robertson. F K11t. Winterson, Jeanette, 1959- Why be happy when you could be normal? / Jeanette Winterson. F W7885Yw. LaMotte, David. White flour / written by David LaMotte ; illustrated by Jenn Hales. JF L235w. Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud), 1874-1942. Anne of Green Gables / L. M. Montgomery. JF M787a.
Leisure Reading
Brooks, Terry. The Sword of Shannara.
Reference
The Europa world year book. R 314 E89 2012. Peterson's 4 year colleges / Peterson's Thomson learning. R 378.73 P485. The encyclopedia of country music : the ultimate guide to the music / compiled by the staff of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum ; edited by Paul Kingsbury, Michael McCall, and John W. Rumble ; with the assistance of Michael Gray and Jay Orr. R 781.64203 E56 2012.
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