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Read like a President

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

What’s Obama reading these days? Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin is one book Obama read that may be shaping his Cabinet picks. It is a book about Lincoln successfully incorporating his opponents into his Cabinet. He has also been seen reading Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria, about international relations [...]

Funny Philosophy!

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

A new book you may want to check out is titled: Plato and a Platypus walk into a Bar…Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes. This New York Times bestseller presents concepts such as metaphysics, existentialism, relativity, and more, resulting in a book that teaches philosophy with a laugh track. (Boston Globe) What do Hegel and Bette [...]

Hot, Flat, and Crowded

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution–and How It Can Renew America.
Friedman, Thomas L. author.
Hot, Flat and Crowded is a new book in the library by Three-time Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas Friedman. He mapped the level economic playing field created by digital technology and global free-market capitalism in The World [...]

Our browsing collection is back!

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

The librarians have ordered a small group of paperbacks from a variety of subjects/genres that we think may be of interest. So far we have included both popular and classic novels as well as some nonfiction and biography. Sample titles include: The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon, The Time Machine/The [...]

New Medical Reference/E-Reference

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Check out our newest addition available in print in our Reference section and online as an e-reference source:
Magill’s Medical Guide

Library Journal Review: “The content in this critically acclaimed five-volume set, now in its fourth edition, has been evaluated by a panel of medical consultants and then updated by experts or re-edited to ensure currency and [...]

 
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