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Category Archives: new stuff tuesdays
New Stuff Tuesday – January 25
Not Quite Adults: Why 20-Somethings Are Choosing a Slower Path to Adulthood, and Why It’s Good for Everyone by Richard Settersten & Barbara Ray HQ799.5 .S48 2010 New Book Island, 2nd floor When I was flipping through book reviews and … Continue reading
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New Stuff Tuesday – January 11
Spend Shift: How the Post-Crisis Values Revolution Is Changing the Way We Buy, Sell & Live by John Gerzema & Michael D’Antonio HC110 .C6 G475 2011 New Book Island, 2nd floor Continuing on the theme of new year’s resolutions [hopefully … Continue reading
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New Stuff Tuesday – January 4
Against Health: How Health Became the New Morality edited by Jonathan Metzl & Anna Kirkland RA418 .A53 2010 New Book Island, 2nd floor This is by far my favorite time of year. It’s the perfect opportunity to come up with … Continue reading
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New Stuff Tuesday – December 21
Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination and Invigorates the Soul by Stuart Brown BF717 .B76 2009 New Book Island, 2nd floor OK, now that finals are (almost) finished, let’s talk about what you’re going to do with … Continue reading
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New Stuff Tuesday – December 14
Sugar: A Bittersweet History by Elizabeth Abbott TX560 .S9 A23 2009 New Book Island, 2nd floor As everyone is gearing up for finals, we have our go-tos when it comes to getting the most out of our time and productivity. … Continue reading
New Stuff Tuesday – December 7
Shock of Gray: The Aging of the World’s Population and How It Pits Young Against Old, Child Against Parent, Worker Against Boss, Company Against Rival and Nation Against Nation by Ted Fishman HQ1061 .F55 2010 New Book Island, 2nd floor … Continue reading
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New Stuff Tuesday – November 30
Us Against Them: Ethnocentric Foundations of American Opinion by Donald Kinder & Cindy Kam GN560 .U6 K56 2010 New Book Island, 2nd floor When I saw the title of this week’s featured book, I thought that it would perfectly highlight … Continue reading
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New Stuff Tuesday – November 23
The Cheapskate Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of Americans Living Happily Below Their Means by Jeff Yeager HG179 .Y426 2010 New Book Island, 2nd floor Thanksgiving: a time when we reflect on our lives and appreciate all that we are … Continue reading
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New Stuff Tuesday – November 16
Hot Time in the Old Town: The Great Heat Wave of 1896 and the Making of Theodore Roosevelt by Edward Kohn F128.47 .K76 2010 New Book Island, 2nd floor After heading down to the city [Chicago] this weekend and having … Continue reading
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New Stuff Tuesday – November 9
Cinematic Sociology: Social Life in Film edited by Jean-Anne Sutherland & Kathryn Feltey PN1995.9 .S6 C543 2010 New Book Island, 2nd floor When I was living in Spain and would tell my host family and friends from other countries about … Continue reading