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The Ascent of Man by Jacob Bronowski 501 BRO

2010-11-26T13:49:00.000-05:00

Jacob Bronowski was one of the 20th century's greatest proponents of the value of
science in Western civilization. A mathematician and scientist by training, he was equally at home in the arts. (he was a leading expert on William Blake) This book is based on his BBC TV series of the same name and traces the history of science illuminated by his own brilliant insights into the nature of our civilization.

Vogue Fashion 392.1 WAT

2010-10-19T11:45:00.000-04:00

Comprehensive and lavishly illustrated -- a who's who of fashion.Published in association with Vogue magazine, Vogue Fashion is the definitive style bible for everyone interested in the past, present and future of fashion

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest FIC LAR

2010-10-19T11:09:00.000-04:00

Lisbeth Salander—the heart of Larsson’s two previous novels—is under close supervision in the intensive care unit of a Swedish city hospital. She’s fighting for her life in more ways than one: when she’s well enough, she’ll stand trial for three murders. With the help of her friend, journalist Mikael Blomkvist, she will have to prove her innocence, and to identify the corrupt politicians who have allowed the vulnerable, like herself, to suffer abuse. And, on her own, she will plot her revenge—against the man who tried to kill her and the government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life.

Once upon a time, she was a victim. Now Lisbeth Salander is ready to fight back.

The Typewriter is Holy : the Beat Generation 810.9 MOR

2010-05-27T13:17:00.000-04:00

If you are intrigued by the story of how the Beat writer William S. Burroughs killed his wife while attempting to shoot a whiskey glass off her head, a la William Tell, this may be the book for you. The real life antics of the Beat Generation writers like Ginsberg, Kerouac and Cassady are at least as entertaining as their fiction.

The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander 371.58 COL

2010-04-16T11:23:00.000-04:00

One of the first and one of the best popular books about bullying by the well known writer and lecturer Barbara Coloroso.

Dangerous Laughter FIC MIL

2010-02-17T13:23:00.002-05:00

Thirteen darkly comic stories, Dangerous Laughter by Steven Millhauser is a mesmerizing journey that stretches the boundaries of the ordinary world.

Amazing Aventures of Klavier & Clay FISU CHA

2010-01-07T14:28:00.005-05:00

This brilliant epic novel set in New York and Prague introduces us to two misfit young men who make it big by creating comic-book superheroes. (from Google Books) Read a full review here.

The Bishop's Man FISU MACI

2009-12-09T15:19:00.005-05:00

The 2009 Giller Prize winner; Father Duncan MacAskill has spent most of his priesthood as the “Exorcist” — an enforcer employed by his bishop to discipline wayward priests and suppress potential scandal. He knows all the devious ways that lonely priests persuade themselves that their needs trump their vows, but he’s about to be sorely tested himself.

The Landing FIC IBB

2009-11-30T10:15:00.005-05:00

Will Ben ever escape the Landing? The hardscrabble farm on the shores of Lake Muskoka can't generate a living, so Bens Uncle Henry sells goods and gas to cottagers from the dock known as Cooks Landing. It had never been much of a living and since the Depression hit, it's even less. A Governor General's Award and White Pine winner.

Land of Marvels FISU UNS

2009-11-10T09:29:00.003-05:00

Barry Unsworth, a writer with an “almost magical capacity for literary time travel” (New York Times Book Review) has the extraordinary ability to re-create the past and make it relevant to contemporary readers. In Land of Marvels, a thriller set in 1914, he brings to life the schemes and double-dealings of Western nations grappling for a foothold in Mesopotamia (now Iraq) in the dying days of the Ottoman Empire. (from Google Books)

The Year of the Flood FISU ATW

2009-10-29T13:03:00.008-04:00

In Margaret Atwood's new novel Adam One, the kindly leader of God’s Gardeners — a religion devoted to the melding of science and religion — has long predicted a natural disaster that will alter Earth as we know it. Now it has occurred, obliterating most human life. Two women have survived: Ren and Toby.(from the cover) See preview.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas FISU THO

2009-10-21T09:14:00.003-04:00

"When Sports Illustrated commissioned Thompson to write a short article on the Mint 400 motorcycle race in Las Vegas, the editors had no idea what they were setting in motion. This book is the defining moment in Thompson's "gonzo journalism" style of writing. He took this style to the limit with this work, barely covering the race and instead writing a series of weird vignettes, paranoid frenzies, and brilliant political prose." (from Reed Business Information)

House of Cards : a tale of excess on Wall Street 332.66 COH

2009-09-30T09:24:00.003-04:00

"Engrossing....[Cohan] gives us in these pages a chilling, almost minute-by-minute account of the 10, vertigo-inducing days that one year ago revealed Bear Stearns to be a flimsy house of cards in a perfect storm....He does a deft job of explicating the underlying reasons that put Bear Stearns in peril in the first place....turns complex Wall Street maneuverings into high drama that is gripping and almost immediately comprehensible to the lay reader....riveting, edge-of-the-seat reading" From the New York Times

Outliers : the story of success 302 GLA

2009-09-15T13:41:00.002-04:00

There is a logic behind why some people become successful, and it has more to do with legacy and opportunity than high IQ.In his latest book, Malcom Gladwell (Blink, Tipping Point) casts his inquisitive eye on those who have risen meteorically to the top of their fields, analyzing developmental patterns and searching for a common thread. (from Kirkus Reviews) For a "contrarian" viewpoint of this type of book, see this review.

iBrain 612.8 SMA

2009-04-21T10:29:00.004-04:00

"Their insights are extraordinary, their behaviors unusual. Their brains—shaped by the era of microprocessors, access to limitless information, and 24-hour news and communication—are remapping, retooling, and evolving. They're not superhuman. They're your twenty-something coworkers, your children, and your competition. Are you keeping up?" from the flyleaf.

Maps for Lost Lovers by Nadeem Aslam / FISU ASL

2009-04-08T13:41:00.002-04:00

"In this book, filled with stories of cruelty, injustice, bigotry and ignorance, love never steps out of the picture-it gleams at the edges of even the deepest wounds . . . a remarkable achievment." from the Guardian.

The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama 973.04 OBA

2009-03-30T13:28:00.002-04:00

Obama talks about his experiences as an Illinois state senator and as a U.S. senator. He also discusses some of his ideas to help improve the U.S.A and some of his concerns about where America is headed if change isn't forthcoming. (from the Library Journal)

Grown Up Digital by Don Tapscott / 303.4835 TAP

2009-03-24T14:42:00.002-04:00

Chances are you know a person between the ages of 11 and 30. You've seen them doing five things at once: texting friends, downloading music, uploading videos, watching a movie on a two-inch screen, and doing who-knows-what on Facebook or MySpace. They're the first generation to have literally grown up digital--and they're part of a global cultural phenomenon that's here to stay. (from the flyleaf)

Snakehead by Anthony Horowitz FIC HOR

2009-03-10T09:40:00.000-04:00

When Alex Rider crash lands off the coast of Australia, the Australian Secret Service recruits him to infiltrate one of the ruthless gangs operating across South East Asia. Known as snakeheads, the gangs smuggle drugs, weapons, and worst of all, people. Alex accepts the assignment, but what he uncovers, is a secret that will make this his darkest and most dangerous mission yet . . . and that his old nemesis, Scorpia, is anything but out of his life.

"Dooley Takes the Fall" by Norah McClintock FIC MCC

2009-03-02T11:42:00.004-05:00

Norah McClintock, five-time winner of the Arthur Ellis juvenile crime award, has now moved into a different realm with a richly detailed novel aimed at older teens. Gritty, hard-edged," Dooley Takes the Fall "is the first in a trilogy of mysteries about a troubled teenager struggling to free himself from the tentacles of his past and the implications of the present conspiracies that surround him.

Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson 371.822 MOR

2009-02-23T10:18:00.003-05:00

"The astonishing and uplifting story of a real-life Indiana Jones and his remarkable humanitarian campaign in the the Taliban's backyard. (Pakistan and Afghanistan)" :from the cover

Terrorist by John Updike FISU UPD

2009-02-09T12:57:00.005-05:00

John Updikes last novel is the story of Ahmad Ashmawy, an alientated American-born teenager who spurns the hedonistic life of a New Jersey town. Turning to a local imam and the words of the Qur'an, the threads of an insidious terrorist plot gathers around him. (from the cover)

An Instance of the Fingerpost by Ian Pears FISU PER

2008-12-12T09:59:00.003-05:00

We are in Oxford in the 1660s - a time, and place, of great intellectual, scientific, religious and political ferment. Robert Grove, a fellow of New College is found dead in suspicious circumstances. A young woman is accused of his murder. We hear about the events surrounding his death from four witnesses: Marco da Cola, a Venetian Catholic intent on claiming credit for the invention of blood transfusion; Jack Prescott, the son of a supposed traitor to the Royalist cause determined to vindicate his father; John Wallis, chief cryptographer to both Cromwell and Charles II, a mathematician, theologican and inveterate plotter; and Anthony Wood, the famous Oxford antiquary. Each witness tells their version of what happened. Only one reveals the extraordinary truth. "An Instance of the Fingerpost is a magnificent "tour de force: an utterly compelling historical mystery story with a plot that twists and turns and keeps the reader guessing until the very last page

Spies by Michael Frayne FISU FRA

2008-12-04T13:36:00.007-05:00

The sudden trace of a disturbing, forgotten aroma compels Stephen Wheatley to return to the site of a dimly remembered but troubling childhood summer in wartime London. As he pieces together his scattered memories, we are brought back to a quiet, suburban street where two boys--Keith and his sidekick, Stephen--are engaged in their own version of the war effort: spying on the neighbors, recording their movements, and ferreting out their secrets. But when Keith utters six shocking words, the boy’s game of espionage takes a sinister and unintended turn, transforming a wife’s simple errands and the ordinary rituals of family life into the elements of adult catastrophe.

Town House by Trish Cohen / FISU COH

2008-11-20T11:31:00.007-05:00

Jack Madigan is, by many accounts, blessed. He can still effortlessly turn a pretty head. And thanks to his legendary rock star father, he lives an enviable existence in a once-glorious, now-crumbling Boston town house with his teenage son, Harlan. But there is one tiny drawback: Jack is an agoraphobic. As long as his dad's admittedly dwindling royalties keep rolling in, Jack's condition isn't a problem. But then the money runs out . . . and all hell breaks loose.

The Club Dumas / FISU PER

2008-04-15T11:14:00.004-04:00

Lucas Corso is a book detective, a mercenary hired to hunt down rare editions for wealthy and unscrupulous clients. When a well-known bibliophile is found hanged, leaving behind part of the original manuscript of Alexandre Dumas's The Three Musketeers, Corso is brought in to authenticate the fragment. He is soon drawn into a swirling plot involving devil worship, occult practices, and swashbuckling derring. Corso travels from Madrid to Toledo to Paris in pursuit of a sinister and seemingly omniscient killer. (from the cover)
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