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Tag Archives: books
New Stuff Tuesday – January 5
“Can We All Get Along?”: Racial and Ethnic Minorities in American Politics by Paula McClain and Joseph Stewart E184 .A1 M347 2010 New Book Island, 2nd floor It’s the time of year when many people decide to change their lifestyle … Continue reading
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Tagged books, new stuff, political science, politics, race relations, sociology
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New Stuff Tuesday – December 15
Packaging Boyhood: Saving Our Sons from Superheroes, Slackers and Other Media Stereotypes by Brown, Lamb and Tappan HD9970.5 .C483 U635 2009 New Book Island, 2nd floor Growing up has never been easy, for some, harder than others. One could argue … Continue reading
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Tagged books, communication, gender studies, marketing, media, new stuff
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Edward VIII & other rulers
On December 11, 1936, Edward VIII voluntarily abdicated the English throne. And he gave it up for love! In honor of this anniversary I will admit that I enjoy historical fiction & nonfiction about royal families and historical rulers of … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Edward VIII, emperors, empresses, history, kings, queens, rulers
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Remembering John
John Lennon was shot to death on December 8, 1980. I always think of Lennon at this time of year, not because this is when he died, but because “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” is one of my favorite songs, … Continue reading
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Tagged anniversaries, articles, assassination, Beatles, books, history, Lennon, music, newspapers, videos, youtube
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New Stuff Tuesday – December 8
Thirteen Persistent Economic Fallacies: by EJ Mishan HB171 .M545 2009 New Book Island, 2nd floor The drive for starting this column way back in 2007 was to highlight books that I selected for purchase – I wanted to share the … Continue reading
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Tagged books, economics, education, gender discrimination, globalization, immigration, new stuff, trade
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Pluto: Planet! Not!
The Physic Dept.’s final Fall 2009 Whitewater Observatory Public Lecture, “Is Pluto a Planet? We debate; you decide!” will take place at 8pm on Fri., Dec. 4, in Upham Hall 140. Physics faculty Robert Benjamin and Paul Rybski will deliver … Continue reading
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Tagged articles, astronomy, books, databases, debates, lectures, observatory, physics, planets, pluto, space
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What’s your temperament?
Ah, tests abound, don’t they? IQ tests, communication style tests, personality tests, and of course all those tests in your classes! Well, here is a “free” personality/temperament test you can take for Friday fun: The Keirsey Temperament Sorter®-II Answer a … Continue reading
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Tagged articles, books, fun stuff, keirsey, personality, quizzes, temperament, tests
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The future of being human
What’s to become of us? Read “Future Humans: Four Ways We May, or May Not, Evolve” by James Owens (National Geographic News, November 24, 2009). The four possibilities it briefly explores: Humans are done evolving Humans are still evolving Transhumanism … Continue reading
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Tagged articles, biotechnology, books, evolution, posthuman, research, science, transhumanism
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