Monday, August 19, 2013

New Titles Added in July

Book of the Month:


Schniedewind, Nancy, 1947-
OPEN MINDS TO EQUALITY : A SOURCEBOOK OF LEARNING ACTIVITIES TO AFFIRM DIVERSITY AND PROMOTE EQUITY / NANCY SCHNIEDEWIND, ELLEN DAVIDSON.
305 S361o.

  This is an educator's sourcebook of activities to help students understand and change inequalities based on race, gender, class, age, language, sexual orientation, physical/mental ability, and religion. The activities also promote respect for diversity and interpersonal equality among students, fostering a classroom that is participatory, cooperative, and democratic. An essential resource for teachers, leaders in professional development, and curriculum specialists. Features of the book include ready-to-implement learning activities in both traditional and interdisciplinary curriculum areas; and inclusive framework for thinking about diversity and responding practically to various forms of difference in classrooms; a variety of lesson styles including role plays, case studies, dilemma stories, cooperative learning activities, interviews, data analysis, and creative and expository writing.

Databases


Here's a reminder of a large streaming video database that we acquired this summer:

VAST: Academic Video Online

VAST is a large, multidisciplinary streaming video resource which currently includes around 20,000 films. VAST includes award-winning films from dozens of notable producers and distributors, including BBC, PBS, Arthaus, CBS, Kino International, Documentary Educational Resources, California Newsreel, Opus Arte, Cinema Guild, Pennebaker Hegedus Films, Psychotherapy.net, Microtraining Associates, Filmakers Library, Zeitgeist, First Run Features, and many more.

VAST covers the following areas and more: art, architecture, business, counseling and therapy, dance, economics, education, ethnic studies, ethnography, gay and lesbian studies, health, history, humanities, law and public safety, literature, opera, philosophy, political science, rehabilitation and sports medicine, feature films (including contemporary world cinema and silent films), psychology, religion, science, theatre, musical performance, and women's studies. Titles in VAST include documentaries, interviews, performances, news programs and news reels, field recordings, commercials, archival films, and raw footage.

Static URLs are provided for all videos and clips for easy linking to content.


Ebooks


Elliott, David.
Fukushima: impacts and implications

McMeekin, Sean
July 1914: countdown to war


Philosophy


Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorty.
AN AESTHETIC EDUCATION IN THE ERA OF GLOBALIZATION / GAYATRI CHAKRAVORTY SPIVAK.
111.85 S761a.

Stone, James V., Dr.
VISION AND BRAIN : HOW WE PERCEIVE THE WORLD / JAMES V. STONE.
152.14 S878v.

Flynn, James R. (James Robert), 1934-
ARE WE GETTING SMARTER? : RISING IQ IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY / JAMES R. FLYNN.
153.9 F648a.

Mlodinow, Leonard, 1954-
SUBLIMINAL : HOW YOUR UNCONSCIOUS MIND RULES YOUR BEHAVIOR / LEONARD MLODINOW.
154.2 M685s.

ECOPSYCHOLOGY : SCIENCE, TOTEMS, AND THE TECHNOLOGICAL SPECIES / EDITED BY PETER H. KAHN, JR. AND PATRICIA H. HASBACH.
155.91 E196.


Religion


THE QUEER BIBLE COMMENTARY / EDITED BY DERYN GUEST ... [ET AL.].
220.608664 Q3.

WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY / CAROL A. NEWSOM, SHARON H. RINGE, AND JACQUELINE E. LAPSLEY, EDITORS.
220.7082 W872.


Social Sciences


Franz, Timothy M.
GROUP DYNAMICS AND TEAM INTERVENTIONS : UNDERSTANDING AND IMPROVING TEAM PERFORMANCE / TIMOTHY M. FRANZ.
302.3 F837.

LAND BETWEEN WATERS : ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORIES OF MODERN MEXICO / EDITED BY CHRISTOPHER R. BOYER.
304.20972 L253.

Cain, Louis P.
THE CHILDREN OF EVE : POPULATION AND WELL-BEING IN HISTORY / LOUIS P. CAIN AND DONALD G. PATERSON.
304.609 C135c.

Schniedewind, Nancy, 1947-
OPEN MINDS TO EQUALITY : A SOURCEBOOK OF LEARNING ACTIVITIES TO AFFIRM DIVERSITY AND PROMOTE EQUITY / NANCY SCHNIEDEWIND, ELLEN DAVIDSON.
305 S361o.

THE CHANGING FACE OF WORLD CITIES : THE SECOND GENERATION IN WESTERN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES / MAURICE CRUL AND JOHN MOLLENKOPF, EDITORS.
305.906912 C456.

Friedman, Max Paul.
RETHINKING ANTI-AMERICANISM : THE HISTORY OF AN EXCEPTIONAL CONCEPT IN AMERICAN FOREIGN RELATIONS / MAX PAUL FRIEDMAN.
327.73 F911r.

Pierce, Jennifer L., 1958- author.
RACING FOR INNOCENCE : WHITENESS, GENDER, AND THE BACKLASH AGAINST AFFIRMATIVE ACTION / JENNIFER L. PIERCE.
331.133 P616r.

James, Harold, 1956-
MAKING THE EUROPEAN MONETARY UNION : THE ROLE OF THE COMMITTEE OF CENTRAL BANK GOVERNORS AND THE ORIGINS OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK / HAROLD JAMES ; WITH A FOREWORD BY MARIO DRAGHI AND JAIME CARUANA.
332.494 J27m.

Hogeland, William.
FOUNDING FINANCE : HOW DEBT, SPECULATION, FORECLOSURES, PROTESTS, AND CRACKDOWNS MADE US A NATION / WILLIAM HOGELAND.
336.7309 H715f.

Andreas, Joel.
ADDICTED TO WAR : WHY THE U.S. CAN'T KICK MILITARISM : AN ILLUSTRATED
EXPOSE / BY JOEL ANDREAS.
355.0213 A557a.

Wagner, David.
CONFRONTING HOMELESSNESS : POVERTY, POLITICS, AND THE FAILURE OF SOCIAL POLICY / DAVID WAGNER WITH JENNIFER BARTON GILMAN.
362.592 W132c.

Molotch, Harvey Luskin.
AGAINST SECURITY : HOW WE GO WRONG AT AIRPORTS, SUBWAYS, AND OTHER SITES OF AMBIGUOUS DANGER / HARVEY MOLOTCH.
363.32517 M728a.

Aldrich, Daniel P.
BUILDING RESILIENCE : SOCIAL CAPITAL IN POST-DISASTER RECOVERY / DANIEL P.
ALDRICH.
363.348 A365b.

Sabo, Anne G.
AFTER PORNIFIED : HOW WOMEN ARE TRANSFORMING PORNOGRAPHY & WHY IT REALLY MATTERS / ANNE G. SABO.
363.47 S117a.

Brown, Lester R. (Lester Russell), 1934-
FULL PLANET, EMPTY PLATES : THE NEW GEOPOLITICS OF FOOD SCARCITY / LESTER R. BROWN.
363.8 B878f.

FASHION TALKS : UNDRESSING THE POWER OF STYLE / EDITED BY SHIRA TARRANT AND MARJORIE JOLLES.
391.2 F248.

FEARLESS GIRLS, WISE WOMEN, AND BELOVED SISTERS : HEROINES IN FOLKTALES FROM AROUND THE WORLD / EDITED BY KATHLEEN RAGAN.
398.2 F288.

Rose, Carol, 1943-
GIANTS, MONSTERS, AND DRAGONS : AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FOLKLORE, LEGEND, AND MYTH / CAROL ROSE.
398.203 R795g.

OUTFOXING FEAR : FOLKTALES FROM AROUND THE WORLD / EDITED BY KATHLEEN RAGAN ; WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JACK ZIPES.
398.27 O94.


Natural Sciences & Mathematics


Blundell, Stephen, 1967-
MAGNETISM : A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION / STEPHEN BLUNDELL.
538 B658m.


Technology & Applied Sciences


Franks, Eric, 1978-
MICROGREENS : A GUIDE TO GROWING NUTRIENT-PACKED GREENS / ERIC FRANKS AND JASMINE RICHARDSON ; PHOTOGRAPHS BY MARGAUX GIBBONS.
635.5 F834m.

Hagman, Bette.
THE GLUTEN-FREE GOURMET BAKES BREAD : MORE THAN 200 WHEAT-FREE RECIPES / BETTE HAGMAN.
641.563 H145g.

Kidd, Kristine.
WEEKNIGHT GLUTEN FREE / RECIPES AND TEXT, KRISTINE KIDD ; PHOTOGRAPHS, KATE SEARS.
641.563 K46w.


The Arts


Allwood, Julian M.
SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS WITH BOTH EYES OPEN / JULIAN M. ALLWOOD, JONATHAN M. CULLEN ; WITH MARK A. CARRUTH ... [ET AL.].
720.47 A442s.

Miner, Al.
ORI GERSHT : HISTORY REPEATING / AL MINER, WITH CONTRIBUTIONS BY RONNI BAER AND YOAV RINON.
779.092 G381h.

Palmer, Rob.
MR. P. C. : THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF PAUL CHAMBERS / ROB PALMER.
787.5165092 C445p.


Literature & Rhetoric


Gimenez Smith, Carmen, 1971-
THE CITY SHE WAS : POEMS / CARMEN GIMENEZ SMITH.
811.6 S644c.

Steidlmayer, Heidy.
FOWLING PIECE : POEMS / HEIDY STEIDLMAYER.
811.6 S818f.

Lynch, Martin.
CHRONICLES OF LONG KESH / MARTIN LYNCH.
812.6 L987c.


Geography & History


Guerra, Lillian.
VISIONS OF POWER IN CUBA : REVOLUTION, REDEMPTION, AND RESISTANCE, 1959-1971 972.91064 G934v.

Wissler, Clark, 1870-1947.
AMSKAPI PIKUNI : THE BLACKFEET PEOPLE / CLARK WISSLER AND ALICE BECK KEHOE ; WITH COLLABORATION OF STEWART E. MILLER.
978.00497 W816a.


Audiovisuals


EVELYN WILLIAMS [VIDEORECORDING] / HEADWATERS ; AN APPALSHOP FILM BY ANNE LEWIS.
A/V DVD 333.709769 W722e.

MINE WAR ON BLACKBERRY CREEK [VIDEORECORDING] / AN APPALSHOP FILM BY ANNE LEWIS.
A/V DVD 338.27240975 M664.

NIMROD WORKMAN [VIDEORECORDING] : TO FIT MY OWN CATEGORY / AN APPALSHOP PRODUCTION ; DIRECTED BY SCOTT FAULKNER AND ANTHONY SLONE.
A/V DVD 338.27240975 W926n.

THE MUD CREEK CLINIC [VIDEORECORDING] / AN APPALSHOP FILM BY ANNE LEWIS.
A/V DVD 362.104257 M943.

BELINDA [VIDEORECORDING] / HEADWATERS, A PART OF APPALSHOP, PRESENTS ; A VIDEO BY ANNE LEWIS JOHNSON.
A/V DVD 362.1969792 M398b.

BLUEGRASS, BLACKMARKET [VIDEORECORDING] / APPALSHOP PRESENTS A VIDEOTAPE BY HANS LUXEMBURGER.
A/V DVD 363.450975 B658.

YELLOW CREEK, KENTUCKY [VIDEORECORDING].
A/V DVD 363.7384 Y43.

THE KINGDOM COME SCHOOL [VIDEORECORDING] / APPALSHOP ; DIRECTED BY DIANNA OTT.
A/V DVD 370.91734 K52.

THE STRUGGLE OF COON BRANCH MOUNTAIN [VIDEORECORDING] : THE ROAD TO BETTER SCHOOLS.
A/V DVD 370.91734 S927.

CATFISH [VIDEORECORDING] : MAN OF THE WOODS.
A/V DVD 615.880975 G778c.

QUILTING WOMEN [VIDEORECORDING] / A PRODUCTION OF APPALSHOP, INC. ; FILM BY ELIZABETH BARRET.
A/V DVD 746.460975 Q6.

SUNNY SIDE OF LIFE [VIDEORECORDING] / A FILM BY SCOTT FAULKNER, ANTHONY SLONE, JACK WRIGHT ; PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY APPALSHOP, INC.
A/V DVD 781.642092 C323s.

LILY MAY LEDFORD [VIDEORECORDING] / AN APPALSHOP FILM BY ANNE LEWIS.
A/V DVD 781.642092 L473L.

DREADFUL MEMORIES [VIDEORECORDING] : THE LIFE OF SARAH OGAN GUNNING / AN
APPALSHOP FILM BY MIMI PICKERING ; APPALSHOP AND HEADWATERS PRESENT.
A/V DVD 782.42162 G976d.

FROM WOOD TO SINGING GUITAR [VIDEORECORDING] / APPALSHOP FILMS PRESENTS A FILM BY SHAWN LIND.
A/V DVD 787.8719 H497f.

RED FOX [VIDEORECORDING] : SECOND HANGIN' / APPALSHOP ROADSIDE THEATER ; WRITTEN BY DON BAKER & DUDLEY COCKE ; PRODUCED BY DUDLEY COCKE ; DIRECTED AND TOLD BY DON BAKER.
A/V DVD 792.09763 R312.

FAT MONROE [VIDEORECORDING] / AN APPALSHOP FILMS PRODUCTION ; WRITTEN, DIRECTED, AND EDITED BY ANDREW GARRISON. A CONVERSATION WITH GURNEY NORMAN / INTERVIEWER, ANNE JOHNSON.
A/V DVD F F252m.


Fiction


Bagdasarian, Adam.
THE FORGOTTEN FIRE / ADAM BAGDASARIAN.
F B144f.

Bender, Aimee.
THE PARTICULAR SADNESS OF LEMON CAKE : A NOVEL / AIMEE BENDER.
F B458p.

Coetzee, J. M., 1940-
SUMMERTIME : FICTION / J.M. COETZEE.
F C673s.

Doyle, Roddy, 1958-
THE DEAD REPUBLIC / RODDY DOYLE.
F D754d.

Enright, Anne, 1962-
THE GATHERING / ANNE ENRIGHT.
F E59g.

Enright, Anne, 1962-
WHAT ARE YOU LIKE? / ANNE ENRIGHT.
F E59w.

Enright, Anne, 1962-
THE WIG MY FATHER WORE / ANNE ENRIGHT.
F E59wi.

Enright, Anne, 1962-
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER / ANNE ENRIGHT.
F E59y.

McFadden, Bernice L.
GATHERING OF WATERS / BY BERNICE L. MCFADDEN.
F M143g.

Morpurgo, Michael.
WAR HORSE / MICHAEL MORPURGO.
F M871w.

Atwood, Margaret, 1939-
ORYX AND CRAKE : A NOVEL / MARGARET ATWOOD.
F M887o.

O'Brien, Edna.
IN THE FOREST / EDNA O'BRIEN.
F O13i.

O'Brien, Edna.
NIGHT : A NOVEL / EDNA O'BRIEN.
F O13n.

Russell, Karen, 1981-
ST. LUCY'S HOME FOR GIRLS RAISED BY WOLVES : STORIES / KAREN RUSSELL.
F R964st.

Trevor, William, 1928-
AFTER RAIN / WILLIAM TREVOR.
F T816af.

Trevor, William, 1928-
DEATH IN SUMMER / WILLIAM TREVOR.
F T816d.


Leisure Reading


King, Stephen.
THE GREEN MILE.

Nesbo, Jo.
THE LEOPARD.


Juvenile


Aston, Dianna Hutts.
A SEED IS SLEEPY / BY DIANNA HUTTS ASTON ; ILLUSTRATED BY SYLVIA LONG.
J 581.467 A856s.

WALKING ON EARTH AND TOUCHING THE SKY : POETRY AND PROSE BY LAKOTA YOUTH AT RED CLOUD INDIAN SCHOOL / EDITED BY TIMOTHY P. MCLAUGHLIN ; PAINTINGS BY S.D. NELSON ; FOREWORD BY JOSEPH M. MARSHALL III.
J 810.80897 W186.

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