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New Stuff Tuesday – August 21

Posted on August 21, 2007 by kyle

As I was browsing the New Book Island, this massive volume jumped out at me because I lived in Barcelona. The cover is boring, but the book is fantastic! Barcelona and Modernity: Picasso, Gaudí, Miró, Dalí by William H. Robinson, … Continue reading →

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Wait, Don’t Destroy Those Ones Yet

Posted on August 20, 2007 by kyle

As a follow-up to the August 6 post about Cambridge University Press and their libel lawsuit, it turns out that libel does not equal a death sentence for books in question. Yale University Press (YUP) faced a lawsuit from a … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – August 14

Posted on August 14, 2007 by kyle

With all this commotion about the upcoming election, which – minor detail – is still SIXTEEN months away, I thought that I’d feature this book. Spanking the Donkey: Dispatches from the Dumb Season by Matt Taibbi E905 .T35 2005 New … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – August 7

Posted on August 7, 2007 by kyle

In honor of the fact that today marks my one-year anniversary here in Whitewater, I’ve decided to feature a book about careers. The Career Mystique: Cracks in the American Dream by Phyllis Moen & Patricia Roehling HD4904.25 .M638 2005 New … Continue reading →

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Destroy the Books – They’re Full of Lies

Posted on August 6, 2007 by kyle

The Chronicle of Higher Education reported online today that Cambridge University Press (CUP) has settled a libel lawsuit with Khalid bin Mahfouz, a Saudi banker. Mahfouz cried foul when CUP published Alms for Jihad by Robert O. Collins and J. … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – July 24

Posted on July 24, 2007 by kyle

Killing Spanish: Literary Essays on Ambivalent US Latino/a Identity by Lyn Di Iorio Sandín PS153 .H56 S36 2004 New Book Island, 2nd floor Browsing the New Book Island, this book instantly grabbed my attention, as I studied Spanish language and … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – July 17

Posted on July 17, 2007 by kyle

Juicing the Game Drugs, Power and the Fight for the Soul of Major League Baseball MCN Bry (Non-Fiction) McNaughton Collection, 2nd floor We’ll keep the baseball theme for New Stuff Tuesdays going this week with a selection from the McNaughton … Continue reading →

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United State Botanic Garden

Posted on July 16, 2007 by Kate

Summer is here and the flowers are in full bloom. From your back yard to well-kept neighborhood parks, nature brings life to the world once again with colorful flowers. During this warm and sunny time of the year, flowers remind … Continue reading →

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Whatcha reading?

Posted on July 9, 2007 by kyle

When I went to Denver for a conference last month, a person that I met there recommended that I read The Time Traveler’s Wife. It just so happened that we were at the Tattered Cover, one of the largest independent … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – June 26

Posted on June 26, 2007 by Carol

Truth is stranger than fiction. The Diana Chronicles By Tina Brown MCN Bro McNaughton Collection, 2nd floor Granted, there have already been hundreds of books written on Diana, Princess of Wales. But this new addition to the field should be … Continue reading →

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