Read a spooky book

Celebrate the spirit of Halloween with on of these scary titles:

 

The Days of the Dead	GT 4995 A4 G74 1991
Skulls to the Living, Bread to the Dead	GT 4995 A4 B73 2006
The Mexican Day of the Dead	GT 4995A4 M49 1994
Haunted History : Washington D.C.	AV BF 1472. U^ W3873x 2009
Weird Virginia	F 224.3 .B34x 2007
We Are What We Celebrate	GT 3930 .W37 2004
The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead	BF 1556 . M46 2011 c.3
Ghosts and Haunted Places	BF 1461 .G86 2008
The Haunted: A Social History of Ghosts	BF 1472 .G7 D38 2007
Dracula	PR 6037 .T617 D7 1997 c.5
The Works of Edgar Allen Poe	PS2601 .A1 2003 v.2
Frankenstein	PR 5397 .F7 2012
Gothika	PN 3435 .N45 2012
Salem’s Lot	PS3561 .I483 S25 2000
Frankenstein	PR5397 H58 2007 c.3
Fables: Legends in Exile	PN6727 .W52 F33 2012
Spellbound: A Time of Myth and Magic	BF1589 .A54 2002

Worried about the National Debt?

Or are you having an unplanned "vacation" thanks to the government shut-down?

Why not read up on the National Debt, causes, potential solutions, and a range of views:

·         One Nation Under Debt: Hamilton, Jefferson, and the History of What We Owe (HJ8106 .W75x 2008)

·         The National Debt of the United States, 1941 to 2008 (HJ8119 .K45 2008)

·         The Big Lie: How Our Government Hoodwinked the Public, Emptied the S.S. Trust Fund and Caused the Great Economic Collapse (HJ2051 .S5752 2009)

·         Deficit: Why Should I Care? (HJ8119 .B87 2012)

·         White House Burning: the Founding Fathers, Our National Debt, and Why It Matters to You (HJ8101 .J64 2012)

·         A Nation of Takers: America's Entitlement Epidemic (HJ2051 .E27 2012)

·         Blame Welfare, Ignore Poverty and Inequality (HV95 .H257 2007)

·         Welfare (Opposing Viewpoints) (HV91 .W46632 2012)

·         The Politics of Policy Change: Welfare, Medicare, and Social Security Reform in the United States (HN65 .B423 2012)

·         The Health Care Reform Act (KF3605 .G65 2012)

·         Government Entitlements (HV95 .B78 2012)

·         The Parties Versus the People: How to Turn Republicans and Democrats into Americans (JK2265 .E38 2012)

·         The Second Civil War: How Extreme Partisanship has Paralyzed Washington and Polarized America (JK2261 .B84 2007)

·         A People's Guide to the Federal Budget (HJ2051 .P476 2012)

·         The Instant Economist: Everything You Need to Know About How the Economy Works (HB171 .T36 2012)

·         Government Spending (Opposing Viewpoints) (HJ7537 .G686 2013)

·         The Federal Budget (Opposing Viewpoints) (HJ2051 .F388 2010)

Constitution Day: September 17th

The Alexandria Campus Library celebrates Constitution Day on September 17th.  Check out one of these titles to read up on America's founding document or test yourself with the Washington Post's  Constitutional Quiz.

Amar, Akhil Reed.  America's Constitution: A Biography.  KF4541 A87 2005 

Barnett, Randy.  Restoring the Lost Constitution.  KF4541 B313 2004

Bernstein, Richard.  Amending America.  KF4555 B47 1993

Busch, Andrew.  The Constitution on the Campaign Trail.  KF4552 B87 2007

Farber, Daniel.  Retained by the People: The "Silent" Ninth Amendment and the Constitutional Rights Americans Don't Know They Have.  KF4558 9th F37 2007

Holton, Woody.  Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution.  KF4541 H58 2007

Levy, Leonard.  Origins of the Bill of Rights.  KF4749 L488 1999

Lipsky, Seth.  The Citizen's Constitution.  KF4550 Z9 L67 2009

Sunstein, Cass.  A Constitution of Many Minds.  KF4552 S86 2009

Turning Points in World History: Creation of the US Constitution.  KF4541 C68 2003

Tushnet, Mark.  Why the Constitution Matters.  KF4550 T873 2010

Vile, John.  A Companion to the United States  Constitution and its Amendments.  KF4550 V55 1997

Go on a Blind Date!

well, a mystery date of a literary (or cinematographic) sort.

Take a chance on one of our "mystery selections" and take home a book or film from the library collection for a delightful surprise:

Zimmerman, Trayvon, and American Justice

As the Zimmerman trial proceeds, and the national media and American conscience debate race, justice and society, read up on the issues:

·         The Murder of Emmett Till, AV E185.61 .M973x 2004

·         Community Policing: A Police-Citizen Partnership, Michael Palmiotto, HV7936.C83 P353 2011

·         Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction (3^rd Ed.), Robert Ogle, Jr, HV8073 .O382 2012

·         Racial Profiling (Opposing Viewpoints), HV7936 .R3 R323 2009

·         Profiling and Criminal Justice in America, Jeffrey Bumgarner, HV9950 .B86 2004

·         In the Margins: Special Populations and American Justice, Reid Toth, Gordon Crews and Catherine Burton, KF9223 .I5 2008

·         Rights of the Accused, Michelle Lewis (Ed.), KF9618 .R543 2007

·         American Juries, Neil Vidmar and Valerie Hans, KF8972 .V56 2007

·         Criminal Procedure: Investigation, Wayne LaFave, Jerold Israel, Nancy King, and Orin Kerr, KF9619 .L348 2009

·         Criminal Procedure: Post-Investigation, LaFave et al, KF9619 .L344 2009

·         Law and Evidence: A Primer for Criminal Justice, Criminology, Law, and Legal Studies, Charles Nemeth, KF9660 .N46 2011

·         Psychology and Law, Andreas Kapardis, K487 .P75 K36 2010

Supreme Court

SCOTUS is busily handing down rulings & making news.  Whether it's voting rights, affirmative action or gay marriage, you can read up on the Supreme Court, study landmark cases and investigate the US Legal system with these titles:

 

 

Aaseng, Nathan.  Great Justices of the Supreme Court.  KF8744.A18 1992

Epstein, Lee and Kobylka, Joseph F.   The Supreme Court and Legal Change: Abortion and the death penalty.  KF8742.E67 1992

Greenberg, Jan Crawford.  Supreme Conflict: The inside story of the struggle for control of the United States Supreme Court.  KF8742.G74 2008

 

Hall,  Kermit L.   The Law of the Land: A history of the Supreme Court.  AV KF8742.H35 2003

Judicial Opinions: The Supreme Court justices.  AV KF8742.J836x 2007

Lazarus, Edward.  Closed Chambers: The first eyewitness account of the epic struggles inside the Supreme Court.  KF8742.L39 1998

 

Levy, Robert A. and Mellor, William.  The Dirty Dozen: How twelve Supreme Court cases radically expanded government and eroded freedom.  KF8742.L485 2009 

McCaffrey, Paul and Lynn M. Messina.  The Reference Shelf: The United States Supreme Court. KF8742.Z9 U55 2005

Nemacheck, Christine L.  Strategic Selection: Presidential nomination of Supreme Court justices from Herbert Hoover through George W. Bush.  KF8742.N46 2007

 

O’Connor, Sandra Day.  The Majesty of the Law: Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice.

KF8742.O274 2003

 

Opposing Viewpoints: The U.S. Supreme Court.  KF8742.U18 2010

Rehnquist, William H.  The Supreme Court.  KF8742.R47 2001

Schwartz, Bernard.  A History of the Supreme Court.  KF8742.S39 1993



NASA Selects 2013 Astronaut Candidate Class

Read up on NASA, the triumphs & tragedies,  the history of the space program, and all about extra-terrestrial exploration.

Bilefeld, Marjolin.  It Came from Outer Space. TL865.I83 2003

Dubbs, Chris.  Realizing Tomorrow: The Path to Private Spaceflight. TL790.D79 2011

Evans, Kim Masters. Space Exploration: Triumphs and Tragedies. TL789.8 .U5 S573x 2012

Furniss, Tim.  A History of Space Exploration and Its Future. TL788.5 .F868 2005

Gorn, Michael.  NASA: The Complete Illustrated History.  TL798.8 .U5 G67 2005

Mari, Christopher.  The Next Space Age.  TL790 N45 2008

NASA: A Retrospective (DVD).  AV TL521.312 N333x 2010

NASA (Opposing Viewpoints Series). TL521.312 .N333 2012

Smith, Cameron.  Emigrating Beyond Earth: Human Adaptation and Space Colonization. TL795.7 .S63 2012

Space Exploration. TL787.5 .S63 2005

Space Shuttle: The First 20 Years.  TL795.5 .S6147x 2002

Happy Birthday Marion

Library Specialist Marion Mirehouse celebrates a birthday – her 80th! Marion’s been at the College for 35 years and as she celebrates EIGHT DECADES we selected some titles reflecting her interests, background, and pass-times.


Ancona, George. POWWOW. E99 C92 A53 1993

Better Homes and Gardens Blue Ribbon Crafts. TT157 B654 1987

Budiansky, Stephen. The Character of Cats. SF446.5 B84 2002

Budiansky, Stephen. The Nature of Horses. SF285 B798 1977

Campbell, Julie. The Horse in Virginia. SF284 U5 C36 2010

Cracknell, Kenneth. Introduction to World Methodism. BX8231 C73 2005

Dubin, Lois. North American Indian Jewelry and Adornment. E98 J48 D83 1999

Dubpos, Laurent. Haiti: The Aftershocks of History. F1921 D83 2012

Ellis, Clyde. A Dancing People: Powwow Culture on the Southern Plains. E98 P86 E55 2003

Fehrenbach, T.R. Lone Star: A History of Texas and the Texans. F386 F4 2000

Great Gifts to Make & Great Ways to Wrap Them. TT157 G635 1998

Hine, Robert. The American West: A New Interpretive History. F591 H662 2000

Innes, Miranda. Traditional Country Crafts. TT157 I565x 2001

Jay, Roni. The Kingdom of the Cat. SF442 J39x 2000

Johnson, Benjamin. Making of the American West. F591 M28 2007

Kirby, James. The Methodists. BX8382.2 A4 K57 1996

McComb, David. Texas: A Modern History. F386 M337 1989

Markin, Bill. How to Fix Just About Everything. TT151 M37 2002

Owings, Alison. Indian Voices: Listening to Native Americans. E98 E85 O85 2011

Penney, David. Art of the American Indian Frontier. E98 A7 A77 1992

Pickeral, Tamsin. The Majesty of the Horse. SF291 P43 2011

Reader’s Digest Illustrated Book of Cats. SF442 R33x 1992

Schuert, Frank. Buffalo Soldiers, Braves and the Brass. F674 F7 S35 1993

Townsend, Richard, ed. Hero, Hawk, and Open Hand. E78 M67 H47 2004

Happy Birthday Marion!

America's Natural Wonders

Whether it's close to home like Virginia's Natural Bridge (below) or further afield to the Grand Canyon or even Denali National Park on the other side of Canada (i.e. Alaska!) America has many natural wonders to explore and the Alexandria Campus Library has many books to help you do just that -- whether you'll be taking a road trip or spending the summer as an arm-chair tourist.  Check out one of these titles.

Bauer, Erwin A.  Denali: the wild beauty of Denali National Park.  QH105.A4 B38 2000

Breining, Greg.  Super volcano: the ticking time bomb beneath Yellowstone National Park.  QE524 .B74 2007

Bryson, Bill.  A walk in the woods: rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail.  F106 .B92 1998

Duncan, Dayton.  The national parks: America's best idea: an illustrated history.  SB482.A4 D85 2009

Dunn, Jerry Camarillo.  The Rocky Mountain States.  F721 .D86 1989

Fishbein, Seymour L.  Yellowstone country: the enduring wonder.  F722 .F57 1989

Franke, Mary Ann.  To save the wild bison: life on the edge in Yellowstone.  QL737.U53 F73 2005

Ghiglieri, Michael Patrick.  Canyon.  F788 .G45 1992

Horgan, Paul.  Great River: the Rio Grande in North American history.  F392.R5 H65 1991

How the Earth was made. The complete season two.  DVD QE501.H728432x 2010

Jaffe, Andrew.  Alaska--Southeast to McKinley.  F902.3 .J34 1986

Klett, Mark.  Yosemite in time: ice ages, tree clocks, ghost rivers.  F868.Y6 K55 2005

McNeese, Tim.  The Mississippi River.  F351 .M17 2004

McNeese, Tim.  The Rio Grande.  F392.R5 M39 2005

McNeese, Tim.  The Yukon River.  F912.Y9 M38 2005

Madden, Ryan.  Alaska.  F904 .M33 2005

National parks collection.  E160 .N3236x 2009

Powell, John Wesley.  Down the Colorado; diary of the first trip through the Grand Canyon, 1869. F788 .P886 1969

Powell, James Lawrence.  Grand Canyon: solving Earth's grandest puzzle.  QE86.G73 P68 2005

Schullery, Paul.  America’s National Parks: The spectacular forces that shaped our treasured lands. E160.A5794 2001

Wallace, Robert.  The Grand Canyon.  F788.W23

Winckler, Suzanne.  The Great Lakes states.  F551 .W56 1989



National Library Week 2013

The Alexandria Campus Library celebrates National Library Week April 15 - 20. 

In order to visually demonstrate the breadth and variety of our community, we ask library users to tell us where they are from by placing a pin on a map:

Find some fun facts about Your Library:

Did you know over 170,000 visits are made to this Library each semester?

And that students check out more materials from the Alexandria Campus Library than from any other campus?

The Alexandria Campus Library checks out more Course Reserve items (textbooks) than the libraries at Loudoun, Manassas, the MedicalEd and Woodbridge combined.

Our librarians and library staff have nine masters degrees between them. (and that’s just six people)

The Alexandria Library contains over 70,000 items.
Students searched Proquest over 210,000 times last year.

The Library adds over 2,000 books to the collection per semester.

Librarians teach over 130 classes per semester.

Almost 3,000 students receive research instruction in a classroom setting from campus librarians.

Use of online library resources has increased over 7 times in the last 7 years.

Globalization Week at Alexandria

March 25 - 29 is GLOBALIZATION week at the Alexandria Campus, with several seminars and other great educational opportunities on offer.  In honor of Globalization Week, why not check out one of these titles?

Allen, Robert C. Global Economic History: A Very short introduction.  HC51 .A56 2011

Appleby, Joyce. The Relentless Revolution: A History of capitalism.  HB501 .A648 2010

Eichengreen, Barry, Poonam Gupta, and Rajiv Kumar (editors). Emerging Giants: China and India in the world economy.  HC427.95 .E44 2010

Featherstone, Mike (editor). Global Culture: Nationalism, globalization and modernity.  HM101 .G56 1990

Findlay, Ronald and Kevin H. O’Rourke.  Power and Plenty: Trade, war, and the world economy in the second millennium.  HF1379 .F559 2007

Greenwald, Bruce C. and Judd Kahn. Globalization: The Irrational fear that someone in China will take your job.  HF1379 .G744 2009

Holbrook, Kate, Ann S. Kim, Brian Palmer, and Anna Portnoy (editors). Global Values 101: A Short course.  HM681 .G55 2006

Jacques, Martin. When China Rules the World: The End of the western world and the birth of a new global order.  JZ1734 .J33 2009

Lechner, Frank J. and John Boli (editors). The Globalization Reader, 4th edition.  HF1359 .G59 2012

Muldoon, Jr., James P., JoAnn Fagot Aviel, Richard Reitano, and Earl Sullivan (editors). The New Dynamics of Multilateralism: Diplomacy, international organizations, and global governance. JZ1305 .N46 2011

Polanyi, Karl. The Great Transformation: The Political and economic origins of our time.  HC53 .P6 2001

Polet, François and CETRI (editors). Globalizing Resistance: The State of struggle.  HM881 .G5596 2004

Rivoli, Peitra.  The Travels of a T-shirt in the Global Economy.  HD9969.S6 R58 2005

Singer, Peter. One World: The Ethics of globalization.  JZ1318 .S583 2002

Sjursen, Katie (editor). Globalization: The Reference shelf.  JZ1318 .G579 2000

Skidelsky, Robert and Christian Westerlind Wigström (editors). The Economic Crisis and the State of Economics.  HB3717 2008 .E36 2010

Spence, Michael. The Next Convergence: The Future of economic growth in a multispeed world.  HD82 .S694 2011

Stiglitz, Joseph E. Freefall: America, free markets, and the sinking of the world economy. HB3722 .S842 2010

Stiglitz, Joseph E. Making Globalization Work.  HF1359 .S753 2006

Tétreault, Mary Ann and Robert A. Denemark (editors). Gods, Guns, and Globalization: Religious radicalism and international political economy.  BL238 .G637x 2004

Turner, Bryan S. (editor). The Routledge International Handbook of Globalization Studies. HM626 .R68x 2010

Walk a Mile in Someone Else's Shoes...

...read an autobiography!  From sports stars to singers to writer, artists & architects, the Alexandria Campus Library has a wealth of biographical information.  Check one out today (there are even some videos for Spring Break).

Anderson, Marian.  My Lord, what a morning, an autobiography.  ML420.A6 A3

Auchincloss, Louis.  Theodore Roosevelt: The Rough Riders, an autobiography.  E725.45.1st. R64 2004

Chaplin, Joyce E., editor.  Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography.  E302.6.F7 A2 2012

Clemens, Samuel.  Autobiography of Mark Twain.  PS1331.A2 2010

Corbijn, Anton.  Control: The Tragic tale of the singer of Joy Division.  AV ML420.C987 C872x 2008

Eggers, David.  What is the what: A Novel.  PS3605.G48 W43 2007

Evers-Williams, Myrlie and Manning Marable.  The Autobiography of Medgar Evers: A Hero’s life and legacy revealed through his writings, letters, and speeches.   F349.J13 E92 2005

Franklin, John Hope.  Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin.  E175.5.F73 A3 2005

Gidding, Joshua.  Failure: An autobiography.  PS3557.I24 Z46x 2007

Holiday, Billie.  Lady Day: The Many faces of Billie Holiday.  AV ML420.H58 L33938x 2009

Holiday, D. Alexander.  In the care of strangers: The Autobiography of a foster child.  PS3608.O4843 Z46x 2010

Iacocca, Lee.  Iacocca: An Autobiography.  HD9710.U52 I25 2007

King, B.B. Blues all around me: The Autobiography of B.B. King.  ML420.K473 A3 2011

Maradona, Diego Armando.  Maradona: The Autobiography of soccer’s greatest and most controversial star.  GV942.7.M32 A3 2007

Masuda, Sayo.  Autobiography of a geisha.  GT3412.7.M37 A3 2005

Matson, Molly.  An independent woman: The Autobiography of Edith Guerrier.  Z720.G89 A3 1992

Matthews, Pamela R.  Ellen Glasgow: The Woman within.  PS3513.L34 Z47 1994

Rodriguez, Richard.  Hunger of memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez, an autobiography. F870.M5 R62 2005

Roy, Jody M.  Autobiography of a recovering skinhead: The Frank Meeink Story.  HV6439.U5 M44 2010

Rusesabagina, Paul.  An Ordinary man: An autobiography.  DT450.443.R87 A3 2006

Wright, Frank Lloyd.  An Autobiography.  NA737.W7 A2 2005

Celebrating Black History Month

February is Black History Month and the Alexandria Campus celebrated with a batch of recommended books.

We owe the celebration of Black History Month, and more importantly, the study of black history, to Dr. Carter G. Woodson. Born to parents of former slaves and enrolled in high school at age twenty, he graduated within two years and later went on to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard. In his studies he was disturbed to find that history books largely ignored the black American population, and it was not until the 20th century that they gained respectable presence in history books. Woodson determined to write black Americans into the nation’s history. In 1915 he established an organization to promote the scientific study of black life and history, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), and a year later founded the widely respected Journal of Negro History. In 1926, he launched Negro History Week as an initiative to bring national attention to the contributions of black people throughout American history. Woodson chose the second week of February for Negro History Week because it marks the birthdays of two men who greatly influenced the black American population, Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. However, February has much more than Douglass and Lincoln to show for its significance in black American history; each day of the month has its own accomplishments. After launching Negro History week (which became Black History Month), Woodson chose to provide a theme for each year to focus the public’s attention.

 

Barber, John T.  Black Digital Elite: African American Leaders of the Information Revolution. E185.615.B297 2006

Brodie, James Michael.  Created Equal: The Lives and Ideas of Black American Innovators. E185.96.B835 1993

Edmonds, Anthony O.  Muhammad Ali: A Biography.  GV1132.A4 E43 2006

Fritts, Ron and Ken Vail.  Ella Fitzgerald: The Chick Webb Years and Beyond.  ML420.F52 F74 2003

Gates, Jr., Henry Louis and Cornel West.  The African-American Century: How Black Americans Have Shaped Our Country.  E185.96.G38 2000

Gibbs, C.R.  Black Inventors: From Africa to America.  T39.G458 1999
 

Haber, Louis.  Black Pioneers of Science and Invention.  Q141.H2 1991
 

Hughes, Langston.  I Wonder as I Wander: An Autobiography.  PS3515.U274 Z466 19

Kremer, Gary R. George Washington Carver: A Biography.  S417.C3 K736 2011

Kessler, James H.  Distinguished African American Scientists of the 20^th Century. REF Q141.D535 1996

Lobb, Nancy.  16 Extraordinary African Americans. ESL E185.L83x 1995

Mabee, Carleton.  Sojourner Truth: Slave, Prophet, Legend. E185.97.T8M32 1993
 

Nightfighters: The True Story of the 332^nd Fighter Group, the Tuskegee Airmen. AV D790.N54x 2003
 

Sluby, Patricia Carter.  The Inventive Spirit of African Americans.  T39.S57 2004
 

Wilkinson, Brenda.  African American Women Writers.  ESL PS153.N5 W49 2000



International Day of Zero Tolerance to FGM

February 6 is the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation:

The International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation is observed each year to raise awareness about this practice. Female genital mutilation of any type has been recognized as a harmful practice and violation of the human rights of girls and women.  Read more about this controversial cultural practice:

Dorkenoo, Efua. Cutting the Rose: Female Genital Mutilation. GN484 D64 1999


Gruenbaum, Ellen. The Female Circumcision Controversy: An Anthropological Perspective. GN484 .G78 2001

Horsbrugh-Porter, Anna. Created Equal: Voices on Women’s Rights. HQ1236 .H67 2009

Kassindja, Fauziya and Layli Miller Bashir.  Do they Hear You When You Cry?  JV6601 K37 1998

Mayer-Hohdahl, Marion. Female Circumcision: Human Rites. (DVD) AV GN484 .F44247x 2004

Metcalf, Charlotte. Welcome to Womanhood. (DVD) AV GN484 .W45366x 2006

Parmar, Pratibha. Warrior Marks. (DVD) AV GN484 .W352x 2005

Shell-Duncan, Bettina and Ylva Hernlund (ed). Female “Circumcision” in Africa: Culture, Controversy, and Change. GN484 .F443 2000

Skaine, Rosemarie. Female Genital Mutilation: Legal, Cultural, and Medical Issues. GN484 .S485 2005

Toubia, Nahid. Female Genital Mutilation: A Call for Global Action. GN484 T68x 1995

Walker, Alice and Pratibha Parmar. Warrior Marks: Female Genital Mutilation and the Sexual Binding of Women. GN484 .W35 1993

World Health Organization. Female Genital Mutilation: A Joint WHO/UNICEF/UNFPA Statement. GN484 F48 1997

World Health Organization. Female Genital Mutilation: An Overview. GN484 .T69 1998

I Have a Dream

Monday 21 January is Martin Luther King Day (as well as Inauguration Day).  Celebrate the life and work of Dr King by checking out one of these titles.

Anderson, Ho Che.  King: A Comics biography.  E185.97.K5 A75x 2010

Ayres, Alex.  The Wisdom of Martin Luther King, Jr.: An A-Z guide to the ideas and ideals of the great civil rights leader.  E185.97.K5 A25 1993

Baldwin, Lewis V., Rufus Burrow, Jr., Barbara A. Holmes, and Susan Holmes Winfield.  The Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Boundaries of law, politics, and religion.  E185.97.K5 L35 2002

Burns, Rebecca.   Burial for a king: Martin Luther King Jr.’s funeral and the week that transformed Atlanta and rocked the nation.  E185.97.K5 B797 2011

Burns, Stewart.  To the mountaintop: Martin Luther King Jr.’s mission to save America, 1955-1968.

E185.97.K5 B789 2004

Carson, Clayborne (editor).  The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. 185.97.K5 A52 1998

Carson, Clayborne (editor).  The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr.  E185.97.K5 A2 1992

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Historical perspective.  AV E185.97.K5 D637x 2002

Dyson, Michael Eric. April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King Jr.’s death and how it changed America.

E185.97.K5 D96 2008

Dyson, Michael Eric. I may not get there with you: The True Martin Luther King, Jr. E185.97.K5 D97 2000

Fairclough, Adam.  Martin Luther King, Jr. E185.97.K5 F35 1995

Frady, Marshall.  Martin Luther King, Jr. E185.97.K5 F695 2002

Hansen, Drew D.  The Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the speech that inspired a nation. E185.97.K5 H273 2003

Hodgson, Godfrey.  Martin Luther King. E185.97.K5 H565x 2010

Jackson, Troy.  Becoming King: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the making of a national leader. E185.97.K5 J343 2008

Jones, Clarence B. and Stuart Connelly.  Behind the dream: The Making of the speech that transformed a nation.  E185.97.K5 J576 2011

King, Coretta Scott, The words of Martin Luther King, Jr. E185.97.K5 A25 1983
  Kirk, John A.  Martin Luther King, Jr.  E185.97.K5 K575 2005

MLK: The Martin Luther King, Jr. tapes.   AV E185.97.K5 A5 1995

Martin Luther King, Jr. AV E185.97.K5 J3542x 2007

Martin Luther King, Jr. From Montgomery to Memphis  AV E185.97.K5 M33447x 2008

Martin Luther King, Jr.: I Have a dream.  AV E185.97.K5 A5 2004B

Miller, Keith D. Voice of deliverance: The Language of Martin Luther King, Jr. and its sources.
E185.97.K5 M49 1992

Oates, Stephen B.  Let the trumpet sound: The Life of Martin Luther King, Jr.  E185.97.K5 O18 1982

Rieder, Jonathan.  The Word of the Lord is upon me: The Righteous performance of Martin Luther King,Jr.  E185.97.K5 R54 2008

Roads to Memphis: The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.  AV E185.97.K5 R5833x 2010


Sundquist, Eric J.  King’s Dream.  E185.97.K5 S864 2009
Uschan, Michael V. Martin Luther King, Jr. E185.97.K5 U83 2004   Washington, James M. (editor).  Testament of hope: The Essential writings of Martin Luther King, Jr. E185.97.K5 A25 1991
The Wisdom of Martin Luther King, Jr.   AV E185.97.K5 A5 2006

On Saturday 19 January NOVA will celebrate the Fourth Annual Day of Service.  come to campus to help fill food packets for needy recipients in the US.  Check out last years day of service here.

Hot Classics

The days are shorter, the weather is cooler, and the semester is almost over.  So why not pick up a good read?  Check out one of these classics of western literature:

Austen, Jane.  Pride and Prejudice PE1126.N43 P47x 1998 vol.5 v.2 pt.11 c.4 ESL

Bronte, Charlotte.  Jane Eyre PR4167 .J3 2001

Bronte, Emily.  Wuthering Heights  PR4172.W7 2003

Buck, Pearl.  The Good Earth PS3503.U198 G6 1999

Camus, Albert.  The Stranger  PQ2605.A3734 E813 1993

Cather, Willa.  My Antonia  PS3505.A87 M8 2006

Cervantes, Miguel.  Don Quixote  PQ6329 .A2 2003b

Crane, Stephen.  The Red Badge of Courage PS1449.C85 R3 1990b

Dickens, Charles.  A Tale of Two Cities PR4571.A2 S26 2008

Eliot, George.  Silas Marner PR4670.A1 1966

Ellison, Ralph.  Invisible Man PS3555.L625 I5 1995
Fitzgerald, F. Scott.  The Great Gatsby  PS3511.I9 G7 1991

Golding, William.  Lord of the Flies PR6013.O35 L6 1999

Hardy, Thomas.  Tess of the D’Urbervilles PR4748.A2 1994 CD

Hawthorne, Nathaniel.  The Scarlet Letter  PS1868.A2 1990


Heller, Joseph.  Catch-22  PS3558.E476 C3 2011

Hemingway, Ernest.  The Old Man and the Sea PS3515.E37 O4 2003

Hurtson, Zora Neal.  Their Eyes Were Watching God  PS3515.U789 T639 1990

Knowles, John.  A Separate Peace PS3561.N68 S4 1975

Lee, Harper.  To Kill a Mockingbird   PS3562.E353 T66 1995


London, Jack.  The Call of the Wild  PS3523 O46 C3 2003 ESL

Maugham, W. Somerset.  Of Human Bondage PR6025.A86 O4 x1936

Melville, Herman.  Moby Dick PS2384.M6 1983

Mitchell, Margaret.  Gone with the Wind  PS3525.I972 G6 1999c

Morrison, Toni.  Beloved  PS3563.O8749 B4 1998

Orwell, George.  Nineteen Eighty Four  PE1126.N43 P47x 1998 vol. 4 v.2 pt.5 c.4 ESL

Paton, Alan.  Cry, the Beloved Country  PR9369.3.P37 C7 1995

Remarque, Erich Maria.  All Quiet on the Western Front  PT2635.E68 I613 1982

Salinger, J.D.  The Catcher in the Rye  PS3537.A426 C3 2001

Steinbeck, John.  The Grapes of Wrath PS3537.T3234 G8 1992

Steinbeck, John.  Of Mice and Men  PS3537.T3234 O2 2002

Stowe, Harriet Beecher.  Uncle Tom’s Cabin PS2954.U5 2002

Tolstoy, Leo.  War and Peace PG3366.V6 1995

Twain, Mark.  The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn  PS1305 .A1 2003b
Wright, Richard.  Native Son  PS3545.R815 N25 2005

Cook up a Feast!

And your Library can help.  It's that time of year when people begin to think about Turkey and stuffing and making gravy and what to do about green beans.  So check out one of these titles on holiday prepration, food cultures,  or just a plain cook book.  Maybe you, too, can whip up Thanksgiving dinner like Julia Child!

Alford, Jeremy and Naomi Duguid.  Hot sour salty sweet: A Culinary journey through Southeast Asia.

TX724.5.S68 A44 2000

Anderson, Lynne Christy.  Breaking bread: Recipes and stories from immigrant kitchens.
TX725.A1 A564 2010

Angelou, Maya. Great food, all day long: Cook splendidly, eat smart.  TX715.A5696 2010

Bauer, Linda.  Capitol Hill cooks: Recipes from the White House, Congress, and all of the past presidents.  TX715.B3492 2010 c.2

Berley, Peter.  The Flexitarian table: Inspired, flexible meals for vegetarians, meat lovers, and everyone in between.  TX714.B3953 2007 c.2

Carle, Megan & Jill. College cooking: Feed yourself and your friends.  TX652.C3277 2007

Child, Julia.  Mastering the art of French cooking.  TX719.C454 2001

Donovan, Jane.  Essentials: Chocolate.  TX767.C5 C4816 1999

Grant, Rosamund.   Caribbean and African cooking.  TX716.A1 G74 1998

Hill, Tony.  The Spice lover’s guide to herbs and spices.  TX819.H4 H55 2004

Hoffman, Susanna.  The Olive and the caper.  TX723.5.G8 H64 2004

Jacob, Jeanne and Michael Ashkenazi.  The World cookbook for students.  TX725.A1 J23 2007

Jones, Wilbert.  The New soul food cookbook: Healthier recipes for international favorites. TX715.J823 1996

McDonough, Kate. The City cook: Big city, small kitchen, limitless ingredients, no time: More than 90 recipes so delicious you’ll want to toss your takeout menus.  TX714.M3824 2010

Roden, Claudia.  The New book of Middle Eastern food.  TX725.M628 R638 2000 c.2

Rombauer, Irma, Marion Rombauer Becker, and Ethan Becker.  The Joy of cooking. TX715.R75 2006 c.2

Sen, Colleen Taylor.  Food culture in India.  TX724.5.I4 S38 2004 c. 2

Terry, Bryant.  Vegan soul kitchen: Fresh, healthy, and creative African-American cuisine. TX837.T434 2009

Valladolid, Marcela.  Mexican made easy.  TX716.M4 V334 2011

Visson, Lynn.  The Russian heritage cookbook: A Culinary tradition preserved in 360 authentic recipes.  TX723.3.V55 2004

Wells, Patricia.  Simply truffles: Recipes and stories that capture the essence of the black diamond.
TX804.5.W45 2011

Wells, Troth.  Global vegetarian cooking: Quick and easy recipes from around the world.
TX837.W438 2010


Election Day: Get Out the Vote

November Sixth is Election Day -- so why not read up on the candidates, the process, the state of the nation, or the parties.  Or just have a party.  But be sure to read a good book.

And be sure to vote.

Alterman, Eric.  The cause: The Fight for American Liberalism from Franklin Roosevelt to Barack Obama.  JC574.2 U6 A43 2012

Berman, Ari.  Herding Donkeys: The Fight to Rebuild the Democratic Party and Reshape American  Politics.  JK2316 B47 2010

Carroll, Susan.  Gender and Elections.  HQ1236.5 U6 G444 2010

Clark, Tom.  The Age of Obama: The Changing Place of Minorities in British and American   Society.  E184 A1 C53 2010

D'Souza, Dinesh.  Obama's America: The Unmaking of the American Dream.  E908.3 D76 2012

Dionne, E.J.  Our Divided Political Heart.  E183 D56x 2012

Ferguson, Charles.  Predator Nation: Corporate Criminals, Political Corruption, and the Hijacking   of America.  HB3722 F458 2012

Formisso, Ronald.  The Tea Party: A Brief History.  JK2391 T43 F67 2012

Goldberg, Jonah.  The tyranny of Cliche's: How Liberals Cheat in the War of Ideas.  JC574.2 U6 G64 2012

Kabaservice, Geoffrey.  Rule ad Ruin: The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party from Eisenhower to the Tea Party.  JK2356 K33 2012

Killian, Linda.  The Swing Vote: The Untapped Power of Independents.  JK1967 K56 2012 

Maraniss, David.  Barack Obama: The Story.  E908 M368 2012

Niemi, Richard.  Controversies in Voting Behavior.  JF1001 C575 2011

Oppenheimer, Danny.  Democracy Despite Itself: Why a System That Shouldn't Work At All Works So Well.  JC423 O67 2012

Press, Bill.  The Obama Hate Machine: The Lies, Distortions, Personal Attacks on the President - And Who is Behind Them.  E908 P77 2012 

Ridout, Travis.  The Persuasive Power of Campaign Advertising.  JK2281 R54 2011

Romney, Mitt.  Turnaround.  GV842 2004 R66 2007

Ryan, Alan.  The Making of Modern Liberalism.  JC574 R93 2012

Samples, John.  The Struggle to Limit Government.  JC573.2 U6 S26 2010

Schneider, Gregory.  Conservatism in America since 1930.  JC573.2 U6 C655 2003

Suskind, Ron.  Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington, and the Education of a President.              E 908.3 S87 2011

Traugott, Michael. The Voter's Guide to Election Polls. HN90 P8 T73 2008