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Tag Archives: books
Holiday Gift Buying (Book Sale)
Are you looking for presents for those special people in your life? Continue reading
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Tagged albums, book sale, books
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New Stuff Tuesday – November 29
Always On How the iPhone Unlocked the Anything-Anytime-Anywhere Future — and Locked Us In by Brian Chen HM851 .C45 2011 New Arrivals, 2nd floor If you’ve been reading New Stuff Tuesday for a while, you’ll know that I like road … Continue reading
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Tagged apple, books, business, iphone, new stuff, sociology, technology
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“Enrique’s Journey” talk Nov. 28
Sonia Nazario will talk about Enrique’s Journey: The Story of Boy’s Dangerous Odyssey to Reunite with his Mother on Monday, November 28th, at 7 p.m. in the Young Auditorium. It’s the last fall 2011 Contemporary Issues Lecture. From the lecture … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, books, campus/community reading initiative, contemporary issues lecture series, lectures
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New Stuff Tuesday – November 15
Millennial Momentum How a New Generation Is Remaking America by Morley Winograd & Michael Hais JK1764 .W636 2011 New Arrivals, 2nd floor One of the biggest buzzwords of this millennium, in my humble opinion, is interestingly the term applied the … Continue reading
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Tagged books, demographics, government, millennials, new stuff, politics
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Memorials for Vietnam, Afghanistan, & Iraq
November 13 is the anniversary of the 1982 dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. It’s known to stir powerful emotions in its visitors. Another powerful commemoration can be seen in the UC Fiskum Gallery through November 14th, … Continue reading
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Tagged books, casualities, commemorations, exhibits, military, veterans, veterans day, veterans week, war memorials, wars, web sites
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New Stuff Tuesday – November 8
Four Fish A Journey from the Ocean to Your Plate by Paul Greenberg SH167 .S17 G74 2010 New Arrivals, 2nd floor I grew up in the middle of Illinois, with the closest body of water, Lake Michigan, about four hours … Continue reading
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Tagged aquaculture, biology, books, fish, new stuff
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Fighting Islamophobia & Understanding Muslims, M Nov 7
Reza Aslan will talk about Ten Years Later: Fighting Islamophobia and Understanding Muslims on Monday, November 7th, at 7 p.m. in the Young Auditorium. It’s the second fall 2011 Contemporary Issues Lecture. Aslan’s international bestseller No god but God: The … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, books, contemporary issues, diversity, Islam, lectures, muslims, religions
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New Stuff Tuesday – October 25
The Branded Mind What Neuroscience Really Tells Us About the Puzzle of the Brain and the Brand by Erik Du Plessis HF5415.12615 .D8 2011 New Arrivals, 2nd floor Now that I’m back from my trip to the Big Apple, all … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising, books, marketing, neuroscience, new stuff
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Little Red Schoolhouse Oct. 28
Have you ever wondered why there is a Little Red Schoolhouse on Moraine Hill? On Friday, October 28, at 2:30 pm, you can come to the dedication of the new sign for the Schoolhouse. Learn how it came to be … Continue reading
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Tagged books, events, history, Little Red Schoolhouse, one-room schools, rural schools, schools
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New Stuff Tuesday – October 18
We’ll Always Have Paris American Tourists in France Since 1930 by Harvey Levenstein DC34.5 .A44 L49 2004 New Arrivals, 2nd floor As I busily rush around trying to tie up some loose ends before heading to New York tomorrow [HA, … Continue reading
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Tagged books, countries, france, international relations, new stuff, tourism, travel
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