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New Stuff Tuesday – September 23, 2014

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Amanda Howell

Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation by Blake J. Harris HD9993.E452 H37 2014 New Arrivals, 2nd floor Remember video game classics like Sonic the Hedgehog and Super Mario? The two companies that created those games, … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – September 9, 2014

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Ellen Latorraca

Bad English: A History of Linguistic Aggravation by Ammon Shea Read by Mike Chamberlain PE1460 .S5173 2014 New Arrivals, Audio, 2nd floor Do you dangle your prepositions? Do you split your infinitives? Are you one of those who manages to … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – September 2, 2014

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Carol

Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home and School by John Medina BF444 .M386 2014 New Arrivals, 2nd floor Who couldn’t use more brain power? With school starting this week, most of us could use an … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – August 26, 2014

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Martha

The Ministry of Thin: How the Pursuit of Perfection Got Out of Control by Emma Woolf. RM222.2 .W62 2014, New Arrivals Island, 2nd floor. We in the Western World are obsessed with our weight. Not only our weight, but also things associated with it, such as the food we do or don’t eat, our health, beauty, and success. Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – August 19, 2014

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Amanda Howell

Nonprofits & Advocacy: Engaging Community and Government in an Era of Retrenchment edited by Robert J. Pekkanen, Steven Rathgeb Smith, and Yutaka Tsujinaka HD62.6 .N693 2014 New Arrivals, 2nd floor Nonprofits are organizations that are tax-exempt, provide a public benefit, … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – August 12, 2014

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Diana

The Love of Beer by Alison Grayson HD6073.L62 N77 2012 New Arrivals, 2nd floor It’s still summertime and I hope you are able to relax and enjoy the rest of August before the Fall Semester. If your relaxation includes fermented … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – August 5, 2014

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Ellen Latorraca

Enrique’s Journey: The True Story of a Boy Determined to Reunite with His Mother by Sonia Nazario 921 Enr Curriculum Collection, Juv Non-Fiction, 2nd floor Based on the Los Angeles Times newspaper series that won two Pulitzer Prizes, Enrique’s Story … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – July 29, 2014

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Amanda Howell

It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens by danah boyd HQ799.2.I5 B68 2014 New Arrivals, 2nd floor Chill out. That is the message danah boyd wants to give to parents, teachers and other adults concerning teens’ use of social … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – July 22, 2014

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Carol

A Classical Primer: Ancient Knowledge for Modern Minds by Dan Crompton DE59 .C7 2012 New Arrivals, 2nd floor A few years ago, I listened to a lecturer at the Young Auditorium make a case for Biblical literacy being an important … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – July 15, 2014

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Martha

Herta Müller by Brigid Haines and Lyn Marven. PT2673.U29234 Z692 2013, New Arrivals, 2nd floor. This book is about Herta Muller’s oeuvre, covering many topics from the realism of her poems, the gender and sexual politics of her prose, to her winning the Nobel Prize for Literature. Continue reading →

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