000-180 KNOWLEDGE, BOOKS & READING-COMPUTERS, BIOTECH & PHILOSOPHY
TWO'S COMPANY, THREE IS COMPLEXITY
003.857 JOH
By Neil Johnson
YOUTUBE FOR DUMMIES
006.7 SAH
By Doug Sahlin & Chris Botello
THE KNOWLEDGE BOOK: Everything You Need to Know to Get By in the 21st Century
REF 031 WAL
By David Wallechinsky
Filled with facts representing all major fields of knowledge, this comprehensive, visual reference, enhanced by
over 2,000 photographs and illustrations, is organized into five sections--Earth and Space, Politics and economics,
Mathematics and the Sciences, the Arts, and Religion, Philosophy, and Psychology--and includes timelines, sidebars,
cross-references, and other useful features.
THE AMERICAN IDEA, THE BEST OF THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY: 150 Years of
Writers and Thinkers Who Shaped Our History
051.02 AME
Edited by Robert Vare
Honoring the 150th anniversary of The Atlantic Monthly, this landmark anthology of writings includes more
than one hundred of the magazine's most influential and acclaimed essays, stories, articles, and poems that
cover every aspect of the American experience in works by leading political commentators, historians, humorists,
journalists, and authors.
PRINT IS DEAD: Books in Our Digital Age
070.579/7 GOM
By Jeff Gomez
Citing the survival of printed books through innumerable challenges from illiteracy to paper shortages, this
call-to-action argues that publishers, authors, readers, and other contributors must acknowledge, if not drive,
the changes being brought about the digital revolution.
GONZO: The Life of Hunter s. Thompson
070.93 WEN
By Jann S. Wenner & Corey Seymour
Draws on interviews with the revolutionary writer's friends, families, and other intimates to offer insight
into his Kentucky childhood, literary achievements, and fast-paced lifestyle that led to his tragic suicide.
BOOKMARK NOW: Writing in Unreaderly Times
080.27 BOO
Edited by Kevin Smokler
SWITCHING TIME: A Doctor's Harrowing Story of Treating a Woman With 17
Personalities
155.235 BAE
By Richard Baer
A psychiatrist describes hios work with Karen Overhill, a patient complaining of acute depression who turned
out to have been a victim of horrific childhood sexual abuse, who to survive had developed seventeen distinct
and separate personalities, and his challenging efforts to reunite the separate selves into a whole person.
THE BOOK OF VICE: Very Naughty Things (and How to Do Them)
170.098 SAG
By Peter Sagal
The host of NPR's "Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me" presents a tongue-in-cheek evaluation of the culture of
vice and excessive misbehavior, offering insight into the appeal and rewards of taboo hobbies and furnishing
advice on how to indulge in covert activities while retaining one's dignity if discovered.
COMMON MORALITY : Deciding What to Do
170.44 GER
By Bernard Gert
THE SHAPE OF ANCIENT THOUGHT: Comparative Studies in Greek and
Indian Philosophies
180 MCE
By Thomas McEvilley
200 - RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY
JEZEBEL: The Untold Story of the Bible's Harlot Queen
220.66 HAZ
By Lesley Hazleton
This fascinating portrait of the Bible's most notorious woman narrates the saga of Jezabel, the Phoenician
princess married to King Ahab, and her violent conflict with the prophet Elijah, which became a symbol of
ancient battle between polytheism and Jewish monotheism, offering the story of the ultimate downfall of a
powerful woman and its repercussions.
CHRISTIANITY'S DANGEROUS IDEA: The Protestant Revolution--A History From
the Sixteenth Century to the Twenty-First
230.3 MCG
By Alister McGrath
A new interpretation of the Protestant Reformation provides an alternate perspective on the faith's core idea
about individuals having direct access to God without the need for priest and institutional mediation, in this
account that traces five centuries of Protestant influence.
HEAD AND HEART: American Christianities
277.3 WIL
By Garry Wills
Likening present-day struggles with Christianity in America to a battle between reason and emotion, this
historical examination of what led to modern religious tensions addresses such topics as the Enlightenment
era of the eighteenth century, the separation of chruch and state, and the free-market environment that has
enabled religion to flourish.
300 - SOCIAL SCIENCE
COMMUNICATION REVOLUTION: Critical Junctures and the Future of Media
302.230/90501 MCC
By Robert W. McChesney
This provocative critique of media studies by the author of the award-winning Rich Media, Poor Democracy
is a historical analysis that evaluates the communication revolution currently influencing twenty-first-
century life, arguing that media scholarship has become increasingly irrelevant and requires new perspectives
on the role and understanding of communication studies.
THE SECOND CIVIL WAR: How Extreme Partisanship Has Paralyzed Washington
and Polarized America
302.54 BRO
By Ronald Brownstein
A respected political commentator presents a large-scale analysis of the forces that have contributed to the
bitter partisan divides in today's political arena, drawing on historical factors while citing such elements as
congressional rule changes, a rise in special-interest pressure groups, and a vastly changed media environment.
INSECURE AT LAST: Losing It In Our Security Obsessed World
305.420/90511 ENS
By Eve Ensler
WELL-BEHAVED WOMEN SELDOM MAKE HISTORY
305.420/91821 ULR
By Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
MONGRELS, BASTARDS, ORPHANS, AND VAGABONDS: Mexican Immigration and the
Future of Race in America
305.823/73 ROD
By Gregory Rodriguez
This thoughtful study of America's largest immigrant group reflects on the complexities of Mexican-American
heritage and ethnic synthesis, as well as on the long-term cultural, economic, and political influence of Mexican
Americans in terms of the character of America.
READY: Why Women are Embracing the New Later Motherhood
306.852/30544 GRE
By Elizabeth Gregory
Drawing on both statistical and anecdotal evidence, this critical study of American women who had their
first child after age thirty-five discusses the benefits of later motherhood, including greater family stability,
higher earnings, increased self-awareness and confidence, and the ability to shape careers around family
needs.
THE BULLDOZER AND THE BIG TENT: Blind Republicans, Lame Democrats. and the
Recovery of American Ideals
320.513/0973 GIT
By Todd Gitlin
A leading social critic furnishes an eye-opening look at how the American political system really works,
arguing that modern voters pick their leaders based on the temperment thay look for in a leader, while
addressing such issues as why baby boomers have produced few impressive politicians, why Barack Obama
has become popular so quickly, and who won the culture war.
UNRULY AMERICANS: And the Origins of the Constitution
326.981 HOL
By Woody Holton
Explains how ordinary Americans challenged the framers of the Constitution to create the document
with which we are familiar, examining the original intent behind the writing of the Constitution and
how it was shaped by the reactions, occasionally violent ones, of citizens to include a protection of
civil liberties and the freedom of the people.
BILL OF WRONGS: The Executive Branch's Assault on America's Fundamental Rights
326.983/0973 IVI
By Molly Ivins & Lou Dubose
Critical expose of the American government and the Bush administration examines how the rights
guaranteed in the Bill of Rights are being gradually eroded and undermined and pays tribute to
ordinary people across the country who have gone to great lengths to protect those rights.
SPEECHLESS: The Erosion of Free Expression in the American Workplace
326.983/12 BAR
By Bruce Barry
ESCAPING PLATO'S CAVE: How America's Blindness to the Rest of the World
Threatens Our Survival
327.730/09 ROS
By Mort Rosenblum
Citing the devastating consequences of media misrepresentation and American ignorance of global
issues, a foreign correspondent argues for the critical necessity of imparting real-world information
about other parts of the world in order to safeguard political, environmental, and social interests.
THE END OF AMERICA: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot
327.730/09 WOL
By Naomi Wolf
BEFORE THEIR TIME: The World of Child Labor
331.097/32 PAR
By David L. Parker
Citing the millions of children who are working under dangerous and exploitative conditions worldwide,
this visual tour of the daily lives of child laborers offers insight into how economic disadvantages and
unscrupulous systems are perpetuating child labor practices.
INNOVATION NATION: How America is Losing Its Innovation Edge, Why It Matters.
and What We Can Do To Get It Back
338.06 KAO
By John Kao
Argues that America is losing its innovative superiority while citing smaller nations that are emerging as
innovative hot spots, explaining that America can recapture its twentieth-century dominance by revising
key perspectives.
THE CONSCIENCE OF A LIBERAL
339.209/73 KRU
By Paul Krugman
A leading economist surveys eighty years of American history to illuminate how efforts to balance economic
inequality have been set back since the 1970s, in this critical analysis that cites the challenges being faced by
today's middle class and calls for new perspectives about American social policy.
THE SCOPES "MONKEY TRIAL" [Defining Moments]
342.409/2 JOH
By Anne Janette Johnson
BUSINESS STRUCTURES [Entrepreneur Magazine's Legal Guide]
346.020/65 SPA
By Michael Spadaccini
15 STARS: Eisenhower, MacArthur, Marshall: Three Generals Who Saved The
American Century
355.009/0122 WEI
By Stanley Weintraub
Documents the historical contributions of and relationship among three five-star generals who were
pivotal to the evolution of World War II, describing their wartime and peacetime achievements, from
MacArthur's and Marshall's respective efforts to rebuild Japan and Europe to Eisenhower's presidency
and postwar leadership.
ARSENALS OF FOLLY: The Making of the Nuclear Arms Race
355.021/7 RHO
By Richard Rhodes
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb narrates the story of the postwar
superpower arms race that culminated in the Reagan-Gorbachev era when the U.S. and Soviet Union
came all too close to nuclear war, chronicling the nuclear policies on both sides fo0llowing World War
II and their implications for global peace and security.
TILL DEATH DO US PART: Love, Marriage, and the Mind of the Killer Spouse
362.83 LUD
By Robi Ludwig & Matt Birkbeck
EVERY CONTACT LEAVES A TRACE: Crime Scene Experts Talk About Their
Work From Discovery Through Verdict
364.015/2 FLE
By Connie Fletcher
THE MATADOR'S CAPE: America's Reckless Response to Terror
364.101/625 HOL
By Stephen Holmes
DEFENDING GARY: Unraveling the Mind of the Green River Killer
364.152/153 PRO
By Mark Prothero & Carlton Smith
BOYS ADRIFT: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys
and Underachieving Young Men
371.823 SAX
By Leonard Sax
A physician, research psychologist, and author of Why Gender Matters looks at the reasons why American
boys, from kindergarten to college, are less resilient and ambitious than twenty years ago, discussing the
causes of failure in school and at home and presenting a series of practical solutions to help alleviate the
problem.
THE DIRT ON CLEAN: An Unsanitized History
391.64 ASH
By Katherine Ashenburg
This intriguing study of cleanliness addresses the diverse attitudes toward cleanliness, from ancient times to
the present day and in various cultures around the globe, examining the link between cleanliness--or the lack
of it--and historical events, spirituality, sexuality, warfare, and science.
500 -- SCIENCE AND NATURAL HISTORY
THE BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE AND NATURE WRITING, 2007
500 BES
Edited by Richard Preston
The latest anthology of the finest nature and science writing is edited by the author of The Hot Zone and features
an eclectic array of works by notable authors--including James Gleick, Neil de Grasse Tyson, William Langewiesche,
and Heather Pringle--on everything from the mysteries of genetics to the latest advances in human intelligence.
SCIENCE SAYS: A Collection of Quotations on the History, Meaning, and Practice
of Science
500 KAP
By Rob Kaplan
MIND, LIFE, AND UNIVERSE: Conversations With Great Scientists of Our Time
508 MIN
Edited by Lynn Margulis & Eduardo Punset
PRE-ALGEBRA DEMYSTIFIED: A Self-Teaching Guide
511.01 BLU
By Allan Bluman
BEYOND EARTH: Mapping the Universe
523.1 BEY
Edited by David DeVorkin
THE NEW QUANTUM UNIVERSE
530.12 HEY
By Tony Hey & Patrick Walters
EARTH THEN AND NOW: Amazing Images of Our Changing World
550 PEA
By Fred Pearce
OCEANS ATLAS: An Amazing Aquatic Adventure
551.46 WOO
By John Woodward
THE GREAT WARMING: Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations
551.69 FAG
By Brian Fagan
THE LAST HUMAN: A Guide to Twenty-Two Species of Extinct Humans
573.2 SAR
By Esteban Sarmiento
RAINFOREST
574.526/42 MAR
By Thomas Marent
MICROBIOLOGY DEMYSTIFIED: A Self-Teaching Guide
576 BET
By Tom Betsy & Jim Keogh
THE WOLF ALMANAC: A Celebration of Wolves and Their World
599.744/42 BUS
By Robert H. Busch
600 -- ALLIED HEALTH, TECHNOLOGY,
AND BUSINESS
A SHORT HISTORY OF MEDICINE
610.09 GON
By F. Gonzales-Crussi
BALANCE: In Search of the Lost Sense
611.718 MCC
By Scott McCredie
THE HUMAN BODY BOOK: An Illustrated Guide to Its Structure, Function, and Disorders
612 PAR
By Steve Parker
SEX SLEEP EAT DRINK DREAM: A Day in the Life of Your Body
612 ACK
By Jennifer Ackerman
Follows a typical day in the life of the human body, from the early morning awakening of the senses to the
nighttime return to sleep and dreams, revealing the rhythmic cycles that shape and control the body, demonstrating
importance of synchronizing one's actions to these biological rhythms, and shedding new light on other mysteries
of human life.
HEAD CASE: How I Almost Lost My Mind Trying to Understand My Brain
612.82 CAS
By Dennis Cass
THE SECRET PULSE OF TIME: Making Sense of Life's Scarcest Commodity
612.822 KLE
By Stefan Klein
The author of The Science of Happiness presents an accessible study on fundamental questions about time.
from its seemingly rapid passage during happy times to the challenge of living in the moment, drawing on an
array of disciplines to counsel readers on time management as part of achieving better overall fulfillment.
UNLOCKING THE MYSTERIES OF EATING DISORDERS
613.201 HER
By Davod B. Herzog
POISONED NATION: Polution, Greed, and the Rise of Deadly Epidemics
615.902 SCH
By Loretta Schwartz-Nobel
THE PARANOIA SWITCH: How Terror Rewires Our Brains and Reshapes Our Behavior--
and How We Can Reclaim Our Courage
616.897 STO
By Martha Stout
POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION FOR DUMMIES
618.76 BEN
By Shoshana S. Bennett
HIP TO THE TRIP: A Cultural History of Route 66
629.225/1 DED
By Peter B. Dedek
DOGS: A Natural History
636.7 PAG
By Jake Page
Draws on recent scientific discoveries to document new understanding about the important historical
contributions of dogs, covering such topics as the domestication of canines, the difference between wild
and companion dogs, and the inricasies of the canine mind.
CAT BODY, CAT MIND: Exploring Your Cat's Consciousness and Total Well-Being
636.8 FOX
By Michael W. Fox
ADS TO ICONS: How Advertising Succeeds in a Multimedia Age
659.113 SPR
By Paul Springer
THE TOOTHPICK: Technology and Culture
674.88 PET
By Henry Petroski
Celebrating the extraordinary aspects of the simplest of implements, this fascinating and quirky history of the
toothpick ranges from ancient Rome to the present day, examining the ubiquitous item in its various forms and
designs, its colorful applications through time, and the modern toothpick manufacturing industry.
700 -- VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS
MODERNISM: The Lure of Heresy
700.903/4 GAY
By Peter Gay
This history of the modernist rebellion cites the contributions of such figures as Baudelaire, Pablo Picasso, and
Andy Warhol to literature, music, and other art forms, in a cultural study that evaluates the path of modernism
from its Parisian origins throughout other regions of the world.
DEATH IN A PRAIRIE HOUSE: Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Murders
794.92 DRE
By William R. Drennan
GREAT ARTISTS EXPLAINED: The Lives of 50 Painters Explored Through Their Work
759.09 CUM
By Robert Cumming
Chronological compendium of fifty great artists and their most imortant works spans six centuries of world art
and encompasses biographical profiles and information on style, movements, influences, trademarks, and
identifiable techniques for artists including Michelangelo, Van Gogh, Matisse, and others.
THE SCIENCE OF LEONARDO: Inside the Mind of the Great Genius of the Renaissance
759.094/1 CAP
ByFritjof Capra
Biographical portrait of the Renaissance genius focuses on the scientific accomplishments of Leonardo da Vinci,
examining thousands of pages of his surviving notebooks to describe his contributions to the study of human
anatomy, engineering, the scientific method, optics, urban design, flight, and other key fields.
THE BEST AMERICAN COMICS, 2007
763.590/973 BES
Edited by Chris Ware
Celebrating the best in graphic storytelling and literary comics, this cutting-edge collection, guest edited by the
by the award-winning author of Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth, features excerpts from graphic
novels, pamphlet comics, newspapers, magazines, mini-comics, and the Web, from R. and Aline Crumb, Art
Spiegelman, Lynda Barry, Gilbert Hernandez, and others.
LIFE IN PICTURES: Autobiographical Stories
763.594/053 EIS
By Will Eisner
This visual self-assessment by the creator of A Contract With God and The Plot evaluates his life as a writer, a
professional, and an artist, in a collection of autobiographical tales that includes "The Dreamer," "To the Heart
of the Storm." and "The Name of the Game."
THE REST IS NOISE: Listening to the Twentieth Century
780.904 ROS
By Alex Ross
A colorful history of modern music is set against the background of the events, personalities, social institutions,
and cultural movements of the twentieth century, chronicling the evolution of mass culture and mass politics,
technological innovation, revolution, social experiments, and more in terms of the music of the era.
MUSICOPHILIA: Tales of Music and the Brain
781.11 SAC
By Oliver Sacks
Drawing on the individual experiences of patients, musicians, composers, and everyday people, the author of
Awakenings explores the complex human response to music, detailing the full range of human reactions to music,
what goes on and can go wrong when we listen to music, and how music can affect those suffering from a variety
of ailments.
800 -- LITERATURE
(POETRY)
POET'S MARKET, 2008: Where and How to Publish Your Poetry
808.11 POE
Edited by Nancy Breen
AMERICAN POETRY: The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
811.2 AME
Edited by David Shields
This anthology of early American poetry collects approximately three hundred works by a variety of writers,
in a tribute to the diversity and range of poetic traditions from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries that
also includes regional music ballads and Native American translations.
AMERICAN SONNETS: An Anthology [American Poets Project]
811.8 AME
Edited by David Bromwich
This tribute to the traditional verse form compiles 180 varied works by 120 poets including Longfellow, Poe,
and Frost, in a volume that offers insight into the sonnet's reflection of emotion and inspiration.
Genre Fiction
Mystery and Detective Stories
RESISTING ARREST: Detective Fiction and Popular Culture
813.087/209 RUS
By Robert A. Rushing
STONE COLD
813.087/254 BALDACCI
By David Baldacci
Protecting a con artist from vengeful casino king Jerry Bagger, Oliver Stone and his colleagues at the
Camel Club find their efforts further challenged by a ruthless killer who targets Stone by threatening
to reveal his mysterious past.
T IS FOR TRESPASS
813.087/254 GRAFTON
By Sue Grafton
DEXTER IN THE DARK
813.087/254 LINDSAY
By Jeff Lindsay
DOUBLE CROSS
813.087/254 PATTERS
By James Patterson
Rejoining the police force in the wake of a series of elaborate murders in Washington, D.C., detective Alex
Cross, teaming up with his girlfriend and colleague, Brianna Stone, finds himself also working to outmaneuver
the attention-seeking killer's penchant for inducing hysteria with increasingly sensational killings.
SCIENCE FICTION
SANDWORMS OF DUNE
813.087/65 HERBERT
By Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson
TO OUTLIVE ETERNITY: And Other Stories
813.087/654 ANDERSON
By Poul Anderson
THE ACCIDENTAL TIME MACHINE
813.087/67 HALDEMAN
By Joe Haldeman
SPOOK COUNTRY: A Novel
813.087/68 GIBSON
By William Gibson
(AMERICAN LITERATURE & LITERARY BIOGRAPHY)
THOMAS WOLFE: When Do the Atrocities Begin?
813.52 WOLFE MAU
By JoAnne Marshall Mauldin
THE SOUL THIEF: A Novel
813.54 BAXTER
By Charles Baxter
GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD: A Tale of Adventure
813.54 CHABON
By Michael Chabon
In the Kindom of Aran, in the Caucasus Mountains, in 950 A.D., two adventurers wander the region,
plying their trade as swords for hire, untill they become embroiled in a bloody coup in the medieval
Jewish empire of the Khazars as bodyguards for a fugitive prince with a mysterious secret.
AN ARSONIST'S GUIDE TO WRITERS' HOMES IN NEW ENGLAND: A Novel
813.54 CLARKE
By Brock Clarke
Determined to put his past behind him after serving a ten-year prison term for torching an American
landmark and killing two people in the blaze, Sam Pulsifer gets married, starts a family, buys a home,
and builds a new career, but his past comes back to haunt him when the homes of notable American
writers begin to go up in smoke and Sam becones the prime suspect in the crimes.
THE PAINTED DRUM
813.54 ERDRICH
By Louise Erdrich
THE SECRET LIFE OF JOSEPHINE: Napoleon's Bird of Paradise
813.54 ERICKSO
By Carolly Erickson
ROAD NOVELS, 1957-1960
813.54 KEROUAC
By Jack Kerouac
This deluxe edition of five works by the late Beat Generation writer combines the eminent On the Road with
the novels, The Dharma Bums, The Subterraneans, Tristessa. and Lonesome Traveler. Dig 'em, Daddy-O!
DANGEROUS LAUGHTER: 13 Stories
813.54 MIL
By Steven Millhauser
RUN: A Novel
813.54 PATCHETT
By Ann Patchett
Struggling with single parenthood and a scandal that cost him his political career, Bernard Doyle fights his
disappointment with his adopted sons' career choices before a violent event forces the members of his family
to reconsider their priorities.
ZUCKERMAN BOUND [Library of America]
813.54 ROTH
By Philip Roth
A forth installment of classics features the author's literary alter ego character, Nathan Zuckerman, in a single-
volume collection that includes the pieces, The Ghost Writer, Zuckerman Unbound, The Anatomy Lesson,
and The Prague Orgy.
(ESSAYS)
BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS, 2007
814.54 BES
Edited by David Foster Wallace
Edited by the author of Consider the Lobster and Infinite Jest, this new collection of the finest nonfiction essays
published over the past year incorporates the work of distinguished masters of the essay genre, including Malcolm
Gladwell, Louis Menand, and Molly Peacock, among others.
DUE CONSIDERATIONS: Essays and Criticism
814.54 UPDIKE UPD
By John Updike
This new collection of nonfiction writings by the acclaimed novelist and critic features charming essays on travel,
faith, and literature, as he pays tribute to William Shawn, William Maxwell, James Thurber, and E. B. White; examines
the writer's existence and role; and discusses topics ranging from Coco Chanel to the sinking of the Lusitania.
BEST AMERICAN NONREQUIRED READING. 2007
817.54 BES
Edited by Dave Eggers
This eclectic new volume in the annual series presents the finest literature from mainstream and alternative American
periodicals, including fiction, nonfiction, screenplays, TV writing, and alternative comics by Alison Bechtel, Stephen
Cobert, Lee Klein, and others.
(ENGLISH LITERATURE--POETRY AND DRAMA)
THE ACTS OF KING ARTHUR AND HIS NOBLE KNIGHTS
821.107 STE
By John Steinbeck
This solitary work of fantasy literature by the Nobel Prize-winning writer is a modernization of Malory's
adventures of the legendary king and his Round Table companions, in an edition complemented by a new
forward that reflects the perspective of a new generation of readers.
SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT: A New Verse Translation
821.107/1 ARM
By Simon Armitage
This poetic translation of the classic Arthurian story is an edition in alliterative language and rhyme of the
epic confrontation between a young Round Table hero and a green-clad stranger who compels him to meet
his destiny at the Green Chapel.
THE COMPLETE POETRY AND ESSENTIAL PROSE OF JOHN MILTON
821.47 MILTON MIL
By John Milton
This landmark anthology of works by the influential poet and author encompasses all of his major narrative
poems, his shorter verses, his essays, and such influential treatises as Areopagitica, a criticism of censorship,
enhanced by on-page explanatory notes and scholarly commentary.
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF W. H. AUDEN, v. 3.: Prose, 1919-1955
821.912 AUDEN AUD
By W. H. Auden
BECOMING SHAKESPEARE: The Unlikely Afterlife That Turned a Provincial Playwright
into the Bard
822.33 SHAKES LYN
By Jack Lynch
(ENGLISH AND WORLD LITERATURE)
FRANKENSTEIN: A Cultural History
823.7 SHELLEY HIT
By Susan Tyler Hitchcock
This lighthearted history of the Frankenstein myth traces its origins in an unwed teen mother's 1816 nightmare,
evaluates the shifts in period morality and science that shaped the story and its various interpretations, and
considers the myriad invocations of the tale in a variety of formats.
PARADISO: A Verse Translation
851.1 DANTE
By Dante Alighieri
FIRE AND KNOWLEDGE: Fiction and Essays
894.511/334 NADAS
By Peter Nadas
Presents a new compilation of short fiction, essays, and literary criticism from the acclaimed Hungarian writer,
including his analytical interpretations of language and politics, studies on the crippling effects of hypocrisy and
deception, and stories that chronicle his evolution as a writer of fiction.
900 - HISTORY
WORLD HISTORY
HISTORY: The Definitive Visual Guide: From the Dawn of Civilization to the Present Day
909 HIS
Edited by Adam Hart-Davis
Traces the course of human history from prehistoric times to the present day, analyzing the common themes,
threads, forces, and factors that have shaped human life--including climate, ecology, disease, and geology--
and examining human accomplishments, from the technological innovations that changed the world to key
cultural, social, artistic, and intellectual achievements.
THE SLAVE SHIP: A Human History
909.81 RED
By Marcus Rediker
Draws on three decades of research to chart the history of slave ships, their crews, and their enslaved passengers,
documenting such stories as those of a young kidnapped African whose slavery is witnessed firsthand by a
horrified priest from a neighboring tribe responsible for the slave's capture.
MARCO POLO: From Venice to Xanadu
910.91 BER
By Laurence Bergreen
This insightful portrait of the thirteenth-century explorer, adventurer, and global traveler follows Marco Polo
from his youth in Venice as the scion of a wealthy merchant family, to his journey to Asia and role in the court
of Kublai Khan, to his return to Europe, his introduction of such Chinese innovations as gunpowder and pasta,
and his influence on the history of his era.
THE ONION PRESENTS OUR DUMB WORLD: Atlas of the Planet Earth
912 ONI
Edited by Scott Dikkers
This news-parody compendium of world non-facts features incorrect statistics for all of the earth's independent
nations, from Afghanistan's "Allah's Cat Box" and the world's rejected flag designs to planet's most annoying
handicrafts and the Ukraine's "Bridebasket of Europe."
EUROPEAN HISTORY
THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF HELL: German Concentration Camps and the
System Behind Them
940.531/85 KOG
By Eugen Kogon
THE DAY OF BATTLE: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944
940.533/1 ATK
By Rick Atkinson
This second volume in a trilogy chronicling the liberation of Europe during World War II focuses on the Allied
campaigns in Sicily and Italy, detailing the bloody battles at Salerno, Anzio, Monte Cassino, and more under the
command of controversial Lt. General Mark Clark, as well as the June 1944 liberation of Rome.
MOTHERLAND: A Philosophical History of Russia
947 CHA
By Lesley Chamberlain
YOUNG STALIN
947.084/24 MON
By Simon Sebag Montefiore
This companion volume to the critically acclaimed biography Stalin: Court of the Red Tsar examines the
turbulent early years of a man would become the personification of twentieth-century evil, detailing his
poverty-stricken youth, religious training, role as a fanatical revolutionary, many love affairs, and evolution
into a murderous tyrant.
THE FAR TRAVELER: Voyages of a Viking Woman
948.027 BRO
By Nancy Marie Brown
Offers a dramatic reconstruction of the life and times of Gudrid, a Viking woman who, according to Icelandic
sagas, arrived in the New World, spent three years there, and gave birth to a baby, before sailing home some
five hundred years before columbus, drawing on the latest archaeological data, scientific research, and cutting-
edge technology to trace her odyssey.
THE COLDEST WINTER: America and the Korean War
951.904/2 HAL
By David Halberstam
IN THE RUINS OF EMPIRE: The Japanese Surrender and the Battle for Postwar Asia
950.424 SPE
By Ronald H. Spector
Looks at how the end of the war in the Pacific theater of World War II led to all new conflicts and power struggles
among the Asian people of the former Japanese empire, analyzing the implications of these battles between
political rivals, ethnic groups, nationalist factions, and others in the wake of the war.
AMERICAN HISTORY
THE SHAWNEES AND WAR FOR AMERICA [The Penguin Library ofAmerican
Indian History]
970.468 CAL
By Colin G. Calloway
This account of early American settler efforts to claim Shawnee territories in Ohio, Kentucky, and other states
traces how the Shawnee tribe and its allies temporarily met American forces on equal terms before being forced
to fight in order to salvage its cultural and political independence.
OUR SAVAGE NEIGHBORS: How Indian War Transformed Early America
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By Peter Silver
This evaluation of the social complexities of colonial life, where racially, ethnically, and religiously mixed
groups struggled to retain their separateness and reluctantly united under adversarial conditions, serves as a
cultural survey of seminal forces that continues to shape the nation.
BOONE: A Biography
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By Robert Morgan
This masterful portrait of a mythic American hero offers a sweeping study of Daniel Boone in terms of his
larger-than-life role the the early history of America, detailing his trailblazing journeys into the heart of the
American wilderness, his participation French and Indian War, his relationship with the Indians and more.
THE PERILS OF PEACE: America's Struggle For Survival After Yorktown]
973.304 FLE
By Thomas Fleming
This dramatic evaluation of the post-Revolution period offers insight into the instability that threatened the
former colonies, citing such factors as the British army's occupation of New York City, the flegling nation's
bankruptcy, and stalled peace efforts.
AMERICAN CREATION: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic
973.309/09 ELL
By Joseph J. Ellis
This examination of the early years of the American Republic analyzes the eventful last quarter of the
eighteenth century, the accomplishments of the American founders, and the triumphs and failures that
shaped the early nation and the American character.
RONALD REAGAN: A Graphic Biography
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By Andrew Helfer; with Art by Steve Buccellato & Joe Staton
Chronicles the evolution of Ronald Reagan from a modest acting talent into what many Americans view as
the gold standard for American governance and political leadership.
TRUTH AND CONSEQUENCES : Special Comments on the Bush Administration's War
On American Values
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By Keith Olbermann
The host of MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann shares his pithy observations and commentary on
mismanagement, cronyism, brutality, duplicity, cynicism, and lack of accountability at the highest levels of the
Bush administration, condemning a government that has lost its ability to distinguish between leading and
ruling a nation.