{"id":19037,"date":"2016-07-19T08:59:15","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T12:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=19037"},"modified":"2016-07-19T09:55:49","modified_gmt":"2016-07-19T13:55:49","slug":"new-books-at-the-osterlin-library-july-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=19037","title":{"rendered":"New books at the Osterlin Library- July highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"

The library has purchased many new books so far this new year.\u00a0 You can view a handful here along with partial descriptions\u00a0or go here <\/a><\/strong>to see the full listing.\u00a0 These books are on display in the library’s lobby.<\/p>\n

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Title:\u00a0 A-Z great film directors
Author:\u00a0 Tuohy, Andy<\/p>\n

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….<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Title:\u00a0 An introduction to film genres
Author:\u00a0 Friedman, Lester D. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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 \u2014 to help them identify the themes, iconography, and distinctive stylistic traits of each genre.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Title:\u00a0 In their voices: Black Americans on transracial adoption
Author:\u00a0 Roorda, Rhonda M.<\/p>\n

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….<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Title:\u00a0 Floating palaces of the Great Lakes: a history of passenger steamships on the inland seas
Author:\u00a0 Stone, Joel (Joel Lagrou)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Title:\u00a0 Barkskins: a novel
Author:\u00a0 Proulx, Annie<\/p>\n

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From Annie Proulx, the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-\u00adwinning 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….<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Title:\u00a0 Ethics in economics: an introduction to moral frameworks
Author:\u00a0 Wight, Jonathan B.<\/p>\n

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….<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Title:\u00a0 Czars in the White House: the rise of policy czars as presidential management tools
Author:\u00a0 Vaughn, Justin S.<\/p>\n

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 \u2014 so-called policy czars \u2014 charged with directing the response to the nation’s most pressing crises….<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Title:\u00a0 Cosmos: the infographic book of space
Author:\u00a0 Lowe, Stuart<\/p>\n

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 \u2014 in a new and unique way \u2014 the most amazing places and objects that modern science has laid bare….<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Title:\u00a0 Creating significant learning experiences: an integrated approach to designing college courses
Author:\u00a0 Fink, L. Dee<\/p>\n

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….<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Title:\u00a0 DK guide to public speaking
Author:\u00a0 Ford-Brown, Lisa A.<\/p>\n

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….<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Title:\u00a0 Fundamentals of nursing
Author:\u00a0 Wilkinson, Judith M.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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