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New Books - January 2009

 

January 2008

 

G Graphic Novels

This page lists new books and audiovisuals in the Blinn College library.

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000's General Knowledge
100's Psychology and Philosophy
200's Religions and Mythology
300's Social Sciences, Education, and Folklore
400's Languages and Grammar
500's Math and Science
600's Medicine and Technology
700's Arts and Recreation
800's Literature
900's Geography and History
B Biographies
F Fiction
AV Audiovisuals

 


Graphic Novels

 

Hulk visionaries : Peter David, vol. 5 / writer: Peter David ; pencilers: Jeff Purves...[et al.]. New York, NY : Marvel Publishing, c2008.

Birds of prey : blood and circuits / Gail Simone, writer ; Tony Bedard, co-writer ; Nicola Scott, Paulo Siqueira, James Raiz, pencillers ; Doug Hazelwood, Robin Riggs, inkers ; Hi-Fi Design, colorist ; Travis Lanham,... [ et al.], letterers. New York, NY : DC Comics, 2007.

Birds of prey : dead of winter / Gail Simone, writer ; Nicola Scott, penciller ; Doug Hazelwood, inker ; Hi-Fi Design, colorist ; Travis Lanham, letterer ; Stephanie Roux, original series covers. New York, NY : DC Comics, 2008.

Wonder Woman : the circle / Gail Simone, writer ; Terry Dodson, Bernard Chang, Ron Randall, pencillers ; Rachel Dodson...[et al.], inkers. New York, NY : DC Comics, c2008.

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000's General Knowledge

 

Beginning GIMP : from novice to professional / Akkana Peck. [Berkeley, CA] : Apress ; New York, NY : Distributed to the book trade worldwide by Springer-Verlag New York, c2006.

Using technology to teach information literacy / Thomas P. Mackey, Trudi E. Jacobson, editors. New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, c2008.

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100's Psychology and Philosophy

 

The enemy within : 2,000 years of witch-hunting in the Western world / John Demos. New York : Viking, 2008.

The science of fear : why we fear the things we shouldn't-- and put ourselves in greater danger / Daniel Gardner. New York : Dutton, 2008.

Kluge : the haphazard construction of the human mind / Gary Marcus. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2008.

Death and dying : end of life controversies / Sandra M. Alters. Detroit, MI. : Thompson Gale Group, c2009.

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200's Religions and Mythology

 

Te Deum : the church and music : a textbook, a reference, a history, an essay / Paul Westermeyer. Minneapolis : Fortress Press, c1998.

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300's Social Sciences, Education, and Folklore

 

 

Dictionary of anthropology/Charles Winick. New Jersey, Littlefield, Adams & Co. 1968.

Media violence / David M. Haugen and Susan Musser, book editors. Detroit, MI : Greenhaven Press, 2009.

Terrorism / Mike Wilson, book editor. Detroit, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2009.

The dominant animal : human evolution and the environment / Paul R. Ehrlich and Anne H. Ehrlich. Washington, DC : Island Press, c2008.

Children at play : an American history / Howard P. Chudacoff. New York : New York University Press, c2007.

Minorities: race and ethnicity in America / Melissa J. Doak. Detroit : Thompson Gale, c2009.

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The deaf history reader / John Vickrey Van Cleve, editor. Washington, DC : Gallaudet University Press, 2007.

Homosexuality / Cynthia A. Bily, book editor. Detroit : Greenhaven Press, 2009.

Our bodies, our crimes : the policing of women's reproduction in America / Jeanne Flavin. New York : New York University Press, 2009.

Congress behaving badly : the rise of partisanship and incivility and the death of public trust / Sunil Ahuja ; foreword by Tom Sawyer. Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2008.

Careers and occupations : looking to the future / Melissa J. Doak. Detroit, MI. : Information Plus, c2009.

Endangered species : protecting biodiversity / Kim Masters Evans. Detroit, MI. : Thompson Gale Group, c2009.

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Dangerous business : the risks of globalization for America / Pat Choate. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2008.

Family farming : a new economic vision / Marty Strange ; with a new introduction by the author. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press ; San Francisco : Institute for Food and Development Policy, c2008.

The activist : John Marshall, Marbury v. Madison, and the myth of judicial review / Lawrence Goldstone. New York : Walker & Co., c2008.

Texas rules of court, federal, 2005 : including amendments received through February 1, 2005. [St. Paul, Minn.] : Thomson West, c2005.

Tobacco and smoking / Susan Hunnicutt, book editor. Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2009.

World poverty / Sandra M. Alters. Detroit : Thomson Gale, c2009.

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Green jobs : working for people and the environment / Michael Renner, Sean Sweeney, and Jill Kubit ; Lisa Mastny, editor. Washington, D.C. : Worldwatch Institute, c2008.

Texian macabre : the melancholy tale of a hanging in early Houston / by Stephen L. Hardin ; illustrated by Gary S. Zaboly. Abilene, Tex. : State House Press, c2007.

The criminal brain : understanding biological theories of crime / Nicole Rafter. New York : New York University Press, c2008.

Governing through crime : how the war on crime transformed American democracy and created a culture of fear / Jonathan Simon. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

The art and science of teaching : a comprehensive framework for effective instruction / Robert J. Marzano. Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2007.

Tests that teach : using standardized tests to improve instruction / Karen Tankersley. Alexandria, VA : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2007.

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Ceremonial violence : a psychological explanation of school shootings / Jonathan Fast. Woodstock, NY : Overlook Press, c2008.

Taking sides : clashing views in special education / selected, edited, and with introductions by Mary Ann Byrnes. Boston, MA : McGraw-Hill, c2009.

The college administrator's survival guide / C.K. Gunsalus. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, c2006.

Faculty incivility : the rise of the academic bully culture and what to do about it / Darla J. Twale, Barbara M. De Luca. San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, c2008.

Encountering faith in the classroom : turning difficult discussions into constructive engagement / edited by Miriam Rosalyn Diamond. Sterling, VA : Stylus Pub., c2008.

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400's Languages and Grammar

 

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500's Math and Science

 

Hands on history : a resource for teaching mathematics / edited by Amy Shell-Gellasch. [Washington, D.C.] : Mathematical Association of America, c2007.

Chasing science at sea : racing hurricanes, stalking sharks, and living undersea with ocean experts / Ellen Prager. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.

The mountains of Saint Francis : discovering the geologic events that shaped our earth / Walter Alvarez. New York : W.W. Norton, c2008.

Amazing numbers in biology / Rainer Flindt ; translated by Neil Solomon. Berlin : Springer-Verlag, c2006.

Only a theory : evolution and the battle for America's soul / Kenneth R. Miller. New York : Viking Penguin, 2008.

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600's Medicine and Technology

 

Health and wellness : illness among Americans / Barbara Wexler. Detroit : Thomson Gale, c2009.

Vaccines / Sylvia Engdahl, book editor. Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2009.

The pharmaceutical industry / Jamuna Carroll, book editor. Detroit : Greenhaven Press, 2009.

Weight in America : obesity, eating disorders, and other health related risks / Barbara Wexler. Detroit : Thomson/Gale, c2009.

The anti-Alzheimer's prescription : the science-proven plan to start at any age / Vincent Fortanasce. New York : Gotham Books, 2008.

Airplanes : the life story of a technology / Jeremy R. Kinney, in association with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC. Baltimore, MD : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008.

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Wilson, Hugo. 629.2275 W693u New York : DK Pub., 2003. The ultimate Harley-Davidson book / Hugo Wilson.

629.40112 N490s New York : H.W. Wilson Co., 2008. The next space age / edited by Christopher Mari.

Space exploration : triumphs and tragedies / Kim Masters Evans. Detroit : Thomson Gale, c2009.

The robot : the life story of a technology / Lisa Nocks. Baltimore, MD : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008.

Traditional American farming techniques : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada / Frank D. Gardner ; introduction by James R. Babb. Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press, 2001.

Domestic animal behaviour and welfare / D.M. Broom, A.F. Fraser. Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, c2007.

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Opportunities in animal and pet care careers / Mary Price Lee, Richard S. Lee. New York : McGraw Hill, 2009.

Bringing nature home : how native plants sustain wildlife in our gardens / Douglas W. Tallamy. Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2007.

The Cambridge history of medicine / edited by Roy Porter. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

The guide for guys : an extremely useful manual for old boys and young men / Michael Powell. New York : Sterling, 2008.

The management gurus : lessons from the best management books of all time / Chris Lauer and the editors at Soundview Executive Book Summaries. New York : Portfolio, 2008.

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700's Arts and Recreation

Faberge's eggs : the extraordinary story of the masterpieces that outlived an empire / Toby Faber. New York : Random House, c2008

Drawing words, writing pictures : making comics from manga to graphic novels / Jessica Abel, Matt Madden. New York : First Second Books, 2008.

The forger's spell : a true story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the greatest art hoax of the twentieth century / Edward Dolnick. New York : Harper, c2008.

Have you seen? : a personal introduction to 1,000 films / David Thomson. New York : Knopf, 2008.

Women and sports in the United States : a documentary reader / Jean O'Reilly and Susan K. Cahn, editors. Boston : Northeastern University Press, c2007.

Hard driving : the Wendell Scott story : the American odyssey of NASCAR'S first Black driver / Brian Donovan. Hanover, NH : Steerfort Press, c2008.

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800's Literature

 

 

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900's Geography and History

 



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Hunting Bin Laden : how Al-Qaeda is winning the war on terror / Rob Schultheis. New York : Skyhorse Pub., c2008.

Archaeology : a brief introduction / Brian M. Fagan. Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006.

In the beginning : an introduction to archaeology / Brian M. Fagan, Christopher R. DeCorse. Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2005.

The greatest day in history : how, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the First World War finally came to an end / Nicholas Best. New York, NY : Public Affairs, c2008.

The greatest generation / Tom Brokaw. New York : Random House, 1998, 2004.

The Bay of Pigs / Howard Jones. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

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Havana before Castro : when Cuba was a tropical playground / Peter Moruzzi. Salt Lake City, Utah : Gibbs Smith, 2008.

Taking sides : clashing views in United States history, volume II, Reconstruction to the present / edited, selected, and with introductions by Larry Madaras and James M. SoRelle. Boston, MA : McGraw-Hill, c2009.

The drillmaster of Valley Forge : the Baron de Steuben and the making of the American Army / Paul Douglas Lockhart. New York : Smithsonian Books, c2008.

General Lee's army : from victory to collapse / Joseph T. Glatthaar. New York : Free Press, 2008.

Capitol men : the epic story of Reconstruction through the lives of the first Black congressmen / Philip Dray. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., 2008.

Captain Ransom, Texas Ranger : an American hero, 1874-1918 / Pat Hill Goodrich ; illustrator...Stonewall. Nappanee, Ind. : Evangel Publishing House, c2007.

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On the laps of gods : the Red Summer of 1919 and the struggle for justice that remade a nation / Robert Whitaker. New York : Crown Publishers, c2008.

Devil's gate : Brigham Young and the great Mormon handcart tragedy / David Roberts. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2008.

Massacre at Mountain Meadows / Ronald W. Walker, Richard E. Turley, Jr., Glen M. Leonard. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

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Biographies

 

Casanova : actor, lover, priest, spy / Ian Kelly. New York, NY : Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, c2008.

Sam Houston : and the American Southwest / Randolph B. Campbell. New York : Pearson Longman, c2007.

Looking for Anne of Green Gables : the story of L.M. Montgomery and her literary classic / Irene Gammel. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2008.

Prince Rupert : the last cavalier / Charles Spencer. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, c2007.

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Fiction

 

The emperor of Ocean Park / Stephen L. Carter. New York : Knopf, c2002.

New England white / Stephen L. Carter. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2007.

After : a novel / Marita Golden. New York : Doubleday, c2006.

Children of Dune / Frank Herbert ; with a new introduction by Brian Herbert. New York : Ace Books, 2008.

Dune / Frank Herbert. New York : Ace Books, 1984, 1999.

Uglies / Scott Westerfeld. New York : Simon Pulse, 2005.

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Audiovisuals

 

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