The library has purchased 127 new books so far this new year. You can view a handful here or click here to see the full listing. These books are on display in the lobby of the library’s lobby.
Title: All the light we cannot see: A novel
Author: Doerr, Anthony, 1973-
Pub date: 2014.
From the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, a stunningly ambitious and beautiful novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II. Marie-Laure lives with her father in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, where he works as…
Title: The Advantage: Why organizational health trumps everything else in business
Author: Lencioni, Patrick, 1965-
Pub date: c2012.
There is a competitive advantage out there, arguably more powerful than any other. Is it superior strategy? Faster innovation? Smarter employees? No, New York Times best-selling author, Patrick Lencioni, argues that the seminal difference between successful companies and mediocre ones has little to do with what they know and how smart they are …
Title: Act of war : Lyndon Johnson, North Korea, and the capture of the spy ship Pueblo
Author: Cheevers, Jack.
Pub date: 2013.
WINNER OF THE 2014 SAMUEL ELIOT MORISON AWARD FOR NAVAL LITERATURE In 1968, a small, dilapidated American spy ship set out on a dangerous mission: to pinpoint military radar stations along the coast of North Korea. Packed with advanced electronic-surveillance equipment and classified intelligence documents, the USS Pueblo was poorly armed and …
Title: The boys in the boat: Nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Author: Brown, Daniel, 1951-
Pub date: [2013]
For readers of Laura Hillenbrand’s Seabiscuit and Unbroken , the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at Hitler’s 1936 Berlin Olympics Daniel James Brown’s robust book tells the story of the University of Washington’s 1936 eight-oar crew and their epic quest for an Olympic gold medal, a team that transformed the …
Title: Brain-robbers: How alcohol, cocaine, nicotine, and opiates have changed human history
Author: Frankenburg, Frances Rachel,
Pub date: [2014]
Alcohol, cocaine, nicotine, and opiates have spurred some of the greatest human pleasure and pain across time. Providing information that ranges as widely as from ancient Egypt to modern times, this book comprehensively addresses the good, the bad, and the very ugliest aspects of these substances, examining their history, their effects on the …
Title: MOOCs
Author: Haber, Jonathan.
Pub date: [2014]
The New York Times declared 2012 to be “The Year of the MOOC” as millions of students enrolled in massive open online courses (known as MOOCs), millions of investment dollars flowed to the companies making them, and the media declared MOOCs to be earth-shaking game-changers in higher education. During the inevitable backlash that followed …
Title: Vaccine nation: America’s changing relationship with immunization
Author: Conis, Elena,
Pub date: 2015.
With employers offering free flu shots and pharmacies expanding into one-stop shops to prevent everything from shingles to tetanus, vaccines are ubiquitous in contemporary life. The past fifty years have witnessed an enormous upsurge in vaccines and immunization in the United States: American children now receive more vaccines than any …
Title: Winnebago nation: The RV in American culture
Author: Twitchell, James B., 1943-
Pub date: [2014]
In Winnebago Nation , popular critic James B. Twitchell takes a light-hearted look at the culture and industry behind the yearning to spend the night in one’s car. For the young the roadtrip is a coming-of-age ceremony; for those later in life it is the realization of a lifelong desire to be spontaneous, nomadic, and free. Informed by his own …
Title: Superman unchained
Author: Snyder, Scott,
Pub date: [2014?]
Comics’ biggest writer! Comics’ biggest artist! Comics’ greatest hero! Unchained at last! From the skies above Metropolis to the four corners of the globe to the star-streaked spaceways beyond, one man is synonymous with the word “hero.” Since his arrival marked the dawn of the superhero age, Superman has waged a never-ending battle for truth …
Title: The teenage brain: A neuroscientist’s survival guide to raising adolescents and young adults
Author: Jensen, Frances E.
Pub date: 2014.
Drawing on her research, knowledge, and clinical experience, internationally respected neurologist and mother of two boys Frances E. Jensen, MD, offers a revolutionary look at the adolescent brain, providing remarkable insights that translate into practical advice both for parents and teenagers. Driven by the assumption that brain growth was a …