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June 2006

 

000's General Knowledge

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

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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

 

 

 

000's General Knowledge

 

The World Book encyclopedia.
Chicago : World Book, c2006.


Al-Jazeera : the inside story of the Arab news channel that is challenging the West / Miles, Hugh.
New York : Grove Press, c2005.



100's Psychology and Philosophy

 

The stem cell controversy : debating the issues /
Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2003.


The myth of self-esteem : how rational emotive behavior therapy can change yourlife forever / Ellis, Albert, 1913-
Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2005.


What is the good life? / Ferry, Luc.
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2005


Ending life : ethics and the way we die / Battin, M. Pabst.
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.



200's Religions and Mythology

 

To heal a fractured world : the ethics of responsibility / Sacks, Jonathan, 1948-
New York : Schocken Books, 2005.



300's Social Sciences, Education, and Folklore

 

Why we teach.
New York : Teachers College Press, c2005.


Leaving the lectern : cooperative learning and the critical first days of students working in groups / McManus, Dean A.
Bolton, Mass. : Anker Pub., c2005


A larger sense of purpose : higher education and society : non nobis solum / Harold T. Shapiro.
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2005.


Bringing transformative learning to life / King, Kathleen P.
Malabar, Fla. : Krieger Pub., 2005


Aligning for learning : strategies for teaching effectiveness.
Bolton, Mass. : Anker Pub. Co., c2005


Accountable teacher evaluation! : toward highly qualified and competent teachers / by Hans A. Andrews.
Stillwater, OK. : New Forums Press, c2004.


Affirming diversity : the sociopolitical context of multicultural education / Sonia Nieto.
Boston, Mass. : Allyn and Bacon, c2004.


Education : meeting America's needs? / Gina Giuliano.
Farmington Hills, MI. : Thomson Gale , c2006.


Excellence without a soul : how a great university forgot education / Harry R. Lewis.
New York, NY : PublicAffairs, 2006.


Teaching for change : fostering transformative learning in the classroom.
San Francisco, CA. : Jossey-Bass, c2006.


Assessing general education programs / Allen, Mary J.
Bolton, Mass. : Anker Pub. Co., 2006.


Democracy and religion : free exercise and diverse visions.
Imprint Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, c2004.


It works for me, too! : more shared tips for effective teaching / Hal Blythe, Charlie Sweet.
Stillwater, OK. : New Forums Press, c2002.


Meaningful course revision : enhancing academic engagement using student learning data / Catherine M. Wehlburg.
Bolton, Mass. : Anker, c2006.


AIDS/HIV / Brian Hoyle
Farmington, Hills, MI. : Thomson Gale, c2006.


Ending global poverty : a guide to what works / Smith, Stephen C., 1955-
New York : Palgrave, 2005


Prescription for a healthy nation : a new approach to improving our lives by fixing our everyday world / Farley, Tom
Boston : Beacon Press, c2005


America in the twenty-first century / Andrea C. Nakaya, book editor.
Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2006.


It doesn't take a genius : five truths to inspire success in every student / McCutcheon, Randall, 1949-
New York : McGraw-Hill, c2006


America's prisons / Clare Hanrahan, book editor.
Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2006.


Capital punishment : cruel and unusual? / John W. Weier.
Farmington Hills, MI. : Thomson Gale, c2006.


While Europe slept : how radical Islam is destroying the West from within / Bawer, Bruce, 1956-
New York : Doubleday ; 2006


The founders on God and government /
Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2004.


Contracted staff and patient safety / Joint Commission Resources. Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. : Joint Commission Resources, c2005.


Genetic engineering / James Torr, book editor.
San Diego, Calif. : Greenhaven Press, 2006.


Global warming / Cynthia A. Bily, book editor.
San Diego : Greenhaven Press, 2006.


Climate change begins at home : life on the two-way street of global warming / Reay, Dave, 1972-
London New York : Macmillan, 2005.


Growing old in America / Barbara Wexler.
Farmington Hills, MI. : Thomson Gale , c2006.


God vs. the gavel : religion and the rule of law / Hamilton, Marci.
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005


Rights from wrongs / Dershowitz, Alan M.
New York : Basic Books, c2005.


How race is made : slavery, segregation, and the senses /
Author Smith, Mark M. 1968-
Imprint Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2006.


Gun violence / Margaret Haerens, book editor.
San Diego, Calif. : Greenhaven Press, 2006.


Health care state rankings edited by Kathleen O'Leary Morgan and Scott Morgan.
Lawrence, KS : Morgan Quitno Corp., c2006


Humanity's future / Louise I. Gerdes, book editor.
San Diego, CA : Greenhaven Press, 2006.


The future of the wild : radical conservation for a crowded world / Adams, Jonathan S.
Boston : Beacon Press, c2006.


Not-so-nuclear families : class, gender, and networks of care / Hansen, Karen V.
New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2005.


Interracial America : opposing viewpoints / Eleanor Stanford, book editor. San Diego, Calif. : Greenhaven Press, 2006.


Poverty and schooling in the U.S. : contexts and consequences / Sue Books.
Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2004.


Sex / Mary E. Williams, book editor.
Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2006.


Social issues in America : an encyclopedia / James Ciment, editor.
Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, c2006.


Taking sides : clashing views in social psychology ; selected, edited, and with introductions by Jason A. Nier.
Dubuque, IA : McGraw-Hill, 2007.


Taking sides : clashing views on educational issues / selected, edited, and with introductions by James Wm. Noll.
Guilford, Conn. : McGraw-Hill, c2007


Taking sides. Clashing views in gender ; selected, edited, and with introductions by Jacquelyn W. White.
Dubuque, IA : McGraw-Hill, c2007.


Taking sides. Clashing views in gender ; selected, edited, and with introductions by Jacquelyn W. White.
Dubuque, IA : McGraw-Hill, c2007.


Taking sides. Clashing views in mass media and society / edited, selected, and with introductions by Alison Alexander and Jarice Hanson. Dubuque, IA. : McGraw-Hill, 2007.


Taking sides. Clashing views on social issues / edited, selected, and with introductions by Kurt Finsterbusch.
Dubuque, IA. : McGraw-Hill, c2007.


Teaching first-year college students / Bette LaSere Erickson, Calvin B. Peters, Diane Weltner Strommer.
San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, c2006.


Teaching first-year college students / Bette LaSere Erickson, Calvin B. Peters, Diane Weltner Strommer.
San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, c2006.


Teenage sexuality : opposing viewpoints / Ken R. Wells, book editor.
Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press/Thomson Gale, c2006.


Teenager's journey : overcoming a childhood of abuse Richard Pelzer.
New York : Warner, 2006.


Rights from wrongs / Dershowitz, Alan M.
New York : Basic Books, c2005.


The death penalty : opposing viewpoints / Diane Andrews Henningfeld, book editor ; Bonnie Szumski, publisher ; Helen Cothran, managing editor.Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2006.


The environment : a revolution in attitudes / Kim Masters Evans.
Farmington Hills, MI : Thomson Gale, c2006.


Women in American society , / Milissa J. Doak.
Farmington Hills, MI : Thomson Gale, 2006.


Abortion : an eternal social and moral issue ; Sandra M. Alters.
Farmington Hills, MI : Thomson Gale ; 2006.

All alone in the world : children of incarcerated parents / Bernstein, Nell.
New York : New Press : Distributed by W.W. Norton, c2005.


Binge : what your college student won't tell you : campus life in an age of disconnection and excess / Seaman, Barrett.
Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2005.


Tulia : race, cocaine, and corruption in a small Texas town / Blakeslee, Nate, 1970-
New York : Public Affairs, 2005


A brief history of citizenship / Heater, Derek Benjamin.
New York : New York University Press, 2004.


Poverty and schooling in the U.S. : contexts and consequences / Books, Sue.
Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2004


Hatred, bigotry, and prejudice : definitions, causes & solutions /
Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 1999 .


The rapture of maturity : a legacy of lifelong learning / Hayes, Charles D.
Wasilla, AK : Autodidactic Press, c2004


Social Security under the gun : what every informed citizen needs to know about pension reform / Benavie, Arthur.
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006, 2003.



400's Languages and Grammar

 


500's Math and Science

 

Astronomical enigmas : life on Mars, the Star of Bethlehem, and other Milky Way mysteries / Kidger, Mark R. 1960-
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005.


Infinite worlds : an illustrated voyage to planets beyond our sun / Villard, Ray.
Berkeley : University of California Press, c2005.


Dragonflies and damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States : Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico / Abbott, John C., 1972-
Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2005.


National Geographic complete birds of North America /
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2006


From blue moons to black holes : a basic guide to astronomy, outer space, and space exploration / Melton Knocke, Melanie.
Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2005.


600's Medicine and Technology


A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK guide).
Newtown Square, Pa. : Project Management Institute, Inc., c2004.


Beef production and management decisions / Thomas G. Field, Robert E. Taylor.
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c2003.


Fat politics : the real story behind America's obesity epidemic / J. Eric Oliver.
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.


Handbook of local anesthesia / Stanley F. Malamed.
St. Louis : Mosby, c2004.


Howard Hughes and his flying boat / by Charles Barton.
Vienna, VA, ; Charles Barton, Inc; 1998, c1982.


Infection control & management of hazardous materials for the dental team / Chris H. Miller and Charles John Palenik.
St. Louis, Mo. : Elsevier Mosby, c2005.


Questions of character : illuminating the heart of leadership through literature / Joseph L. Badaracco, Jr.
Boston : Harvard Business School Press, 2006.


700's Arts and Recreation


Backstage forms : Paul Carter.
Louisville, KY : Broadway Press, 1990.


Football and American identity / Gerhard Falk.
New York : Haworth Press, c2005.


Technical theater for nontechnical people / Drew Campbell ; illustrations by Kis Knekt.
New York : Allworth Press, c2004.


The complete idiot's guide to RVing / by Brent Peterson.
Indianapolis, IN : Alpha, c2002.


Virtual music : how the web got wired for sound / William Duckworth.
New York : Routledge, 2005.


800's Literature


Untold stories / Alan Bennett.
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006.


The world in a phrase : a brief history of the aphorism / Geary, James, 1962-
New York : Bloomsbury, 2005


The year of magical thinking / Didion, Joan.
New York : A. A. Knopf, c2005.


900's Geography and History


Among the dead cities : the history and moral legacy of the WWII bombing of civilians in Germany and Japan / A.C. Grayling. New York : Walker & Co., 2006.


China / David M. Haugen, book editor.
San Diego, Calif. : Greenhaven Press, 2006.


RV vacations for dummies / Shirley Slater & Harry Basch.
Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Pub., Inc., c2004.


Taking sides : clashing views on African issues ; / selected, edited, and with introductions by William G. Moseley.
Dubuque, IA, : McGraw-Hill, c2007.


Team of rivals : the political genius of Abraham Lincoln / Doris Kearns Goodwin.
New York : Simon & Schuster, c2005.


Challenging US human rights violations since 9/11 /
Imprint Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2005.


The emergence of modern Southeast Asia : a new history /
Imprint Honolulu : University of Hawai?i Press, c2005.


100 myths about the Middle East / Halliday, Fred.
Berkeley : University of California Press, 2005.


Dare to dream! : 25 extraordinary lives / Humphrey, Sandra McLeod.
Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2005


Biographies

 


Fiction


The harvest / Gail Gaymer Martin, Cynthia Rutledge.
New York, NY : Steeple Hill Books, c2003.


The life all around me by Ellen Foster / Gibbons, Kaye,
Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt, c2006.


Audiovisuals


Combat for the stage [videorecording] / Design Video Communications, Inc.
Indianapolis, IN : DVC, c1989.


How do I paint it? [videorecording] / [Design Video Communications].
Indianapolis, IN. : DVC, 1988.


Into the woods [videorecording] / American Playhouse presents a Michael Brandman production ; Brandman Productions, Inc. ; music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; book and direction by James Lapine.
Chatsworth, CA : Image Entertainment, [1990], p1987.


Introduction to stage lighting [videorecording] : rigging & focusing, plotting, useful techniques / with Graham Walne ; devised & presented by Graham Walne ; director, Charles Marriott ; produced by Green Light Production Co.
New York, NY. : Insight Media, c2002.


Play it safe [videorecording] : introduction to theatre safety / director/editor, Ken Kebow ; produced in cooperation with
University of California, San Diego ; executive producer, Ron Ranson.
Leucadia, CA. : Theatre Arts Video Library, c1994.

 

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