Library News
Books are consistently being added to the collection and as they are added they are placed on the New Acquisitions shelf for patrons to browse. While most directly support specific courses or areas of study, others are more of a general liberal arts nature and some are just good reads. With time and space permitting, the library section of the newsletter will do a spotlight on a few of the newer acquisitions. Works are organized by call letter.

Title: A Hundred and One Days : Fear and Friendship in the Heart of the War Zone
Author: Asne Seirstad
Call No: DS79.76.S4513 c2003
This book has also been printed under the title The Bookseller of Kabul. A Norwegian war-reporter recounts her experiences in the Iraq. The book concentrates on the snapshots and glimpses of the people whose lives are caught up in the war.

Title: Experiencing the World's Religions : Tradition, Challenge, and Change.
Author: Michael Molly
Call No: BL80.3.M65 c2005
This work covers not only the world's major religions but provides information of some what it referred to as"alternative paths" practiced today. These later include the nature based religions such as Wicca and Druidism; those with a base in Indian spirituality including Theosophy and Scientology; Santeria, Voodoo and Candomble from the Yoruba tradition; CIO Dai, and Faun Gong which are related to Chinese religions; and Rastafarianism and Baha'i both of which are influenced by Christianity.

Title: Classical Mythology: Images & Insights
Author: Stephen L. Harris and Gloria Platzner
Call No: BL723.H37 c2004
Unlike many textbooks on the subjects, readers are introduced to classical mythology through fiction, poetry, painting and sculpture. Also included is a abbreviated listing of primary works that reinterpret classical myths such as Charles Frazier's "Cold Mountain", "Bernard Malamud", "The Natural", and the films "The Fugitive Kind", and "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"

Title: The Magic of Numbers
Author: Benedict Gross, Joe Harris
Call No: QA39.3.G76 c2004
At first glance it would seem it would be a book strictly for those planning a career in the math or a related field. But with sections titled "Back to the House of Pizza", "Playing Poker", "Pixels, Grackls, and Pancakes", plus several Calvin and Hobbs and Foxtrot cartoons, it is apparent this a different type of math book. Based on the Quantitative Reasoning 28 course at Harvard University is not so much technical but rather a mathematical view of the world or as noted by the authors more like math appreciation.

Title: Death March: The Complete Software Developer's Guide to Surviving Mission Impossible”Projects.
Author: Edward Yourdon
Call No: QA76.76.D47.Y68 c1997
The strategies range from managing people and teams to getting the flexibility needed to succeed. Although targeted for software developers faced with “doomed projects, the techniques can be applied to other fields.

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