The library has purchased many new books so far this new year. You can view a handful here along with partial descriptions or go here to see the full listing. These books are on display in the library’s lobby.
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A striking, design-led reference book. A-Z Great Film Directors features Andy Tuohy’s portraits of 52 directors significant for their contribution to cinema including kings of world cinema Wong Kar-Wai and Akira Kurosawa, arthouse pioneers Fritz Lang and David Lynch as well as the often under-appreciated female directors…. |
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An Introduction to Film Genres, written by leading film scholars specifically for undergraduates who are new to the study of film, provides an introduction that helps students see thirteen film genres in a new light — to help them identify the themes, iconography, and distinctive stylistic traits of each genre. |
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While many proponents of transracial adoption claim that American society is increasingly becoming “color-blind,” a growing body of research reveals that for transracial adoptees of all backgrounds, racial identity does matter. Rhonda M. Roorda elaborates significantly on that finding…. |
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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From Annie Proulx, the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author of The Shipping News and “Brokeback Mountain,” comes her masterwork: an epic, dazzling, violent, magnificently dramatic novel about the taking down of the world’s forests…. |
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In Ethics in Economics , Jonathan B. Wight provides an overview of the role that ethical considerations play in economic debates. Whereas much of the field tends to focus on welfare outcomes, Wight calls for a deeper examination of the origin and evolution of our moral norms. He argues that economic life relies on three interrelated ethical systems…. |
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When Barack Obama entered the White House, he faced numerous urgent issues. Despite the citizens’ demand for strong presidential leadership, President Obama, following a long-standing precedent for the development and implementation of major policies, appointed administrators — so-called policy czars — charged with directing the response to the nation’s most pressing crises…. |
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Life. The Universe. Everything. The human race has always revealed an insatiable hunger to search “to infinity and beyond”. In this truly mind-blowing book, partners in science Stuart Lowe and Chris North use cutting edge infographics to illuminate — in a new and unique way — the most amazing places and objects that modern science has laid bare…. |
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In this thoroughly updated edition of L. Dee Fink s bestselling classic, he discusses new research on how people learn, active learning, and the effectiveness of his popular model; adds more examples from online teaching; and further focuses on the impact of student engagement on student learning…. |
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Most visual, easiest to use With its powerful visual design and comprehensive scope, the DK Guide to Public Speaking, 2/e , is an easy-to-navigate resource that will equip students with the tools to be effective public speakers…. |
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Title: A-Z great film directors
Title: An introduction to film genres
Title: In their voices: Black Americans on transracial adoption
Title: Floating palaces of the Great Lakes: a history of passenger steamships on the inland seas
Title: Barkskins: a novel
Title: Ethics in economics: an introduction to moral frameworks
Title: Czars in the White House: the rise of policy czars as presidential management tools
Title: Cosmos: the infographic book of space
Title: Creating significant learning experiences: an integrated approach to designing college courses
Title: DK guide to public speaking
Title: Fundamentals of nursing