Monday, April 27, 2009

New Books 4/27/2009

New Books 4/27/2009

Non-fiction

300's - Social Sciences

323.1196073 S9478 -- Sweet land of liberty by Thomas J. Sugrue

331 P448 -- The woman behind the new deal by Kirstin Downey

355.3540973 F162 -- Big boy rules by Steve Fainaru

500's - Sciences

576.82 D228 2008 -- Charles Darwin on the origin of species by David Quammen

600's - Technology

612 H7513 -- The well-dressed ape by Hannah Holmes

700's - Arts & Recreation

709 C4336yw -- Chagall by Jackie Wullschl"ager

738 S5284y -- Following the rhythms of life by David Shaner

741.6 A217 -- Masters of design logos & identity by Sean Adams

782.140268 H2248 -- The complete lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein II by Oscar Hammerstein II

796.35764 N4276 -- We are the ship by Kadir Nelson

800's - Literature

813.54 O184yg -- Flannery by Brad Gooch

900's -- History & Geography

909.0971241 B837 -- The decline and fall of the British empire 1781 - 1997 by Piers Brendon

956.7044345 C1877y -- Joker one by Donovan Campbell

973 M493 -- The 10 big lies about America by Michael Medved

973.711 V323 -- Disunion! by Elizabeth R. Varon

Easy Reader

E S9728 -- The house in the night by Susan Marie Swanson

Friday, April 24, 2009

New Books 4/24/2009

New Books 4/24/2009
Non-fiction

000's - Computer Science


004.6 R8246 2009 -- Network know-how by John Ross
005.4469 L761s5 2009 -- Linux administration: A beginner's guide by Wale Soyinka
005.8 M6138a2 -- Mike Meyers' CompTIA security+ certification by Michael Meyers
006.76 A312f 2009 -- Ajax programming for the absolute beginner by Jerry Lee Ford
006.7882 A8381s 2009 -- ASP.NET 3.5 by William B. Sanders

100's - Philosophy & Psychology

153.1534 C7752 -- Self-motivation by Frances Coombes
155.455 C8992 -- The highly intuitive child by Catherine Crawford
155.632 B6458 -- The secret lives of men by Christopher Blazina
158 P3623 -- Stop self-sabotage by Pat Pearson
158.12 B8219 -- Five good minutes in your body by Jeffrey Brantley
158.2 A3239 -- Emotional bullshit by Carl Alasko
179.6 W286 -- Find your courage by Margie Warrell

200's - Religion

277.3083 D916y -- Quiet strength by Tom Dungy

300's - Social Sciences

302.232 H154 -- The ten-cent plague by David Hajdu
331.7020973 A11118 -- 150 best recession-proof jobs by the editors at JIST
332.632042 H351 -- The secret language of financial reports by Mark E. Haskins
332.6328 F945 -- Commodities demystified by Scott P. Frush
346.730434 R477 -- American landlord law by Trevor Rhodes
363.70525 M1196 -- Ethical living by Peter MacBride
372.21 H4365a8 -- Guiding young children by Patricia F. Hearron
372.2160973 C636a7 -- Administration of programs for young children by Phyllis Click
395 C997 -- Etiquette and modern manners by Edward Cyster

400's - Languages

428.202465 B7241 -- Booher's rules of business grammar by Dianna Booher
428.34 B8799 -- English in the workplace by Stephen E. Brown

500's - Sciences

515 G446 -- Calculus know-it-all by Stan Gibilisco
551 R8465 -- Geology by David A. Rothery
595.7 M3696 -- 500 insects by S.A. Marshall

600's - Technology

613.2 B8262 -- Younger you by Eric R. Braverman
613.69 J687 -- Rich Johnson's guide to wilderness survival by Richard Johnson
616.85223 W345 -- Overcoming the fear of fear by Margo C. Watt
629.2293 L5337a2 -- Build your own electric vehicle by Seth Leitman
658.404 B149 -- Project management by Phil Baguley
658.872 M6493 -- YouTube for business by Michael Miller

700's - Arts & Recreation

738.1 P465 -- Naked clay by Jane Perryman
780 T249f -- Tchaikovsky by Daniel Felsenfeld
784 M9391yh -- Getting the most out of Mozart by David Hurwitz
784.2184 B4157yy -- Beethoven's symphonies by John Bell Young
791.43015 B9242 -- Film studies by Warren Buckland
791.43023 P2423 -- Short films by Nathan Parker
794.8 P4512 -- Nintendo Wii flash: Game creator's guide by Todd Perkins
796.7 P514 -- The complete book of road cycling & racing by Will Peveler
796.815 D5825 -- Mixed martial arts unleashed by Mickey Dimic
796.83 A3985ye -- Muhammad Ali by Michael Ezra

800's - Literature


811.54 A779b -- The buried sea by Rane Arroyo
812.54 H3617 -- Mitch Albom's tuesdays with Morrie by Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom
821.1 S6191 -- Sir Gawain and the green knight with a new introduction by Brenda Webster
823.914 B9552 -- A clockwork orange by Anthony Burgess

900's - History & Geography

915.6704443 D116 -- Iraq by Karen Dabrowska
918.6104635 W897 -- Colombia by Sarah Woods
920.72 P528 -- More than petticoats by Julia Pferdehirt
941.5 E587 -- Irish freedom by Richard English
956.94054 I74 -- Literature and war by Kari Dickson
973.7114 K337 -- Douglass and Lincoln by Paul Kendrick

Career

020.2373 M1299ar -- Opportunities in library and information science careers by Kathleen de la Pe~na McCook
650.144 F239a2 -- Next day job interview by Michael Farr
650.14 B564 -- The complete book of perfect phrases for successful job seekers by Michael Betrus

Fiction

paperback
JAKE -- Love and war by John Jakes

Monday, April 13, 2009

Word of the Day

re⋅frac⋅to⋅ry

[ri-frak-tuh-ree] adjective, noun, plural -ries.
–adjective
1. hard or impossible to manage; stubbornly disobedient: a refractory child.
2. resisting ordinary methods of treatment.
3. difficult to fuse, reduce, or work, as an ore or metal.
–noun
4. a material having the ability to retain its physical shape and chemical identity when subjected to high temperatures.
5. refractories, bricks of various shapes used in lining furnaces.

New Books 4/13/2009

New Books 4/13/2009
Non-fiction
300's - Social Sciences
302.231 I61924 2008 -- Internet safety edited by Hayley Mitchell Haugen and Susan Musser
302.3 B9387 2008 -- Bullying and hazing edited by Jill Hamilton
306.4613 B6688 2009 -- Body image edited by Heidi Williams
306.484249 R216 2008 -- Rap music edited by Noel Merino
323.1196073 S6518 -- Freedom facts and firsts by Jessie Carney Smith
333.7809866 P2931 -- Yasun'i green gold by Gin'es Haro Pastor
333.8232 O391 2008 -- Oil edited by Lauri S. Friedman
333.911 W3246 2008 --Water resource management edited by Patty Jo Sawvel
345.7302 T328 2008 -- Terrorism edited by David M. Haugen and Susan Musser
345.7308 J97 2009 -- Juvenile justice edited by Jean Leverich
362.29 A871 2009 -- Athletes and drug use edited by Jennifer L. Skancke and Lauri S. Friedman
362.29 S8399 2009 -- Steroids edited by Lauri S. Friedman
362.299 B525 2007 -- Methamphetamine by Emma Carlson Berne
362.8292 D6688 2009 -- Domestic violence edited by Kelly Barth
362.883 D2329 2008 -- Date rape edited by Jill Hamilton
363.1252 T2584 2009 -- Teen driving edited by Linda Aksomitis
363.25968 P2524 2008 -- Computer hacking by Peggy J. Parks
363.2850973 M1218 2009 -- U.S. border control by Crystal D. McCage
363.450973 P2524 2009 -- Drug legalization by Peggy J. Parks
364 C9291 2009 -- Crime edited by Lauri S. Friedman and Jennifer L. Skancke
364.15 H3619 2009 -- Hate crime edited by Noel Merino
370 W3173yw -- Booker T. Washington and education by John F. Wukovits

500's - Sciences

553.282 O391 2008 -- Oil edited by Lauri S. Friedman and Jennifer L. Skancke

600's - Technology

614.4 P1893 2008 -- Pandemics by Lauri S. Friedman
614.547 S5189 2009 -- Sexually transmitted diseases edited by Lauri S. Friedman and Jennifer L. Skancke
615.1 B6268 2009 -- Prescription drugs by Lydia Bjornlund
616.831 A478 2009 -- Alzheimer's disease edited by Adrienne Wilmoth Lerner and Alicia Cafferty Lerner
616.8582 S4654 2009 -- Self-mutilation edited by Mary E. Williams
616.865042 H9453 2009 -- Born to smoke by David Hunter
616.8650651 H9453 2009 --But smoking makes me happy by David Hunter
690.8047 G7954 -- The green building bottom line edited by Martin Melaver and Phyllis Mueller

700's - Arts & Recreation

700.8996073 R6672 2009 -- The black arts movement by David Robson
704.0395 A8323 -- Asian American art edited by Gordon H. Chang
709.024 K146 -- Renaissance art by Stuart A. Kallen
738 E537 -- Pottery by Phyllis Raybin Emert
738.5 G7292 -- Tiles gone wild by Chrissie Grace
739.2709 M1437 -- The jeweler's art by Katherine Macfarlane
741.2 T5883 -- Drawing from your imagination by Ron Tiner
741.51 A11188 -- Making faces edited by 8fish
743.87 T8772 -- 100 ways to create fantasy figures by Francis Tsai
743.97 H856 -- Forging dragons by John Howe
745 K118 -- Folk art by Tina Kafka
745.593 S6285 -- Your words, your story by Michele Skinner
759.4 M742yk -- Claude Monet by Stuart A. Kallen
782.14 B8636 -- Broadway piano songs for dummies edited by Adam Perlmutter
782.42166 R6822 -- Rock guitar songs for dummies edited by Greg P. Herriges
786.2 C6146 -- Classical paino music for dummies edited by Susanne Sheston and Bryan Stanley

900's - History & Geography

973.0496073 A2582 -- The African-American experience edited by Kai Wright
973.7115 T885ys -- Harriet Tubman and the underground railroad by Louise Chipley Slavicek

Career

004.023 F239a4 -- Top 100 computer and technical careers by Michael Farr
378.19425 S5331a2 -- Quick guide to college majors and careers by Laurence Shatkin
650.14 R4369a3 -- Resumes for nursing careers edited by the Editors of McGraw-Hill

Friday, April 03, 2009

Word of the Day

denature

–verb (used with object), -tured, -tur⋅ing.
1. to deprive (something) of its natural character, properties, etc.
2. to render (any of various alcohols) unfit for drinking by adding an unwholesome substance that does not alter usefulness for other purposes.
3. Biochemistry. to treat (a protein or the like) by chemical or physical means so as to alter its original state.
4. to make (fissionable material) unsuitable for use in an atomic weapon by mixing it with unfissionable material.

Thursday, April 02, 2009

Word of the Day

frisson

[free-sohn; Fr. free-sawn] [-sohnz; Fr. -sawn]
a sudden, passing sensation of excitement
a shudder of emotion; thrill
The movie offers the viewer the occasional frisson of seeing a character in mortal danger.

Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Word of the Day

indolent (ĭn'də-lənt)

–adjective
1. having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful: an indolent person.
2. Pathology. causing little or no pain; inactive or relatively benign: an indolent ulcer that is not painful and is slow to heal.