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November 2004
Selected New Books in the General Collection:
November 2004
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Seeing anthropology : cultural anthropology
through film / Karl G. Heider. 2001
A cultural anthropology text that integrates ethnographic
films into the introductory cultural anthropology
course. The text blends textbook content with fourteen
ethnographic film clips. One reviewer says, "The
greatest strengths of this text are its unique and
skillful use of film clips to enhance student learning
... I can think of no better way to extend student
learning in anthropology than the use of films, and
there is no one more qualified to select and present
anthropological films than the author of this book."
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320.52
B864r
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The Republican noise machine : right-wing media
and how it corrupts democracy / David Brock.
2004
This book documents perhaps the most important but
least understood political development of the last
thirty years: how the Republican Right has won political
power and hijacked public discourse in the United
States. The author, a former right-wing insider, uses
his understanding of the strategies, tactics, financing,
and personalities of the American right wing to demonstrate
how the once-fringe phenomenon of right-wing media
has all but subsumed the regular media conversation,
shaped the national consciousness, and turned American
politics sharply to the right.
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338.47795 G868g
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Gambling in America : costs and benefits /
Earl L. Grinols.
2004
Gambling in America carefully breaks new ground
by developing analytical tools to assess the benefits
and costs of the economic and social changes introduced
by casino gambling in monetary terms, linking them
to individual households' utility and well-being.
Since casinos are associated with unintended and often
negative economic consequences, these factors are
incorporated into the discussion. Other topics include
agent incentives and public decision making, conceptual
clarifications about economic development, cost-benefit
analysis, and net export multiplier models. Professor
Grinols concludes that, in considering all relevant
factors, the social costs of casino gambling outweigh
their social benefits.
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363.192
P957f
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Food, inc. : Mendel to Monsanto--the promises
and perils of the biotech harvest / Peter Pringle.
2003
In Food, Inc., acclaimed journalist Peter
Pringle shows how both sides in this overheated conflict
have made false promises, engaged in propaganda science,
and indulged in fear-mongering. In this urgent dispatch,
he suggests that a fertile partnership between consumers,
corporations, scientists, and farmers could still
allow the biotech harvest to reach its full potential
in helping to overcome the problem of world hunger,
providing nutritious food and keeping the environment
healthy.
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364.163
S949y
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Your evil twin : behind the identity theft epidemic
/ BobSullivan.
2004
Identity theft is the fastest-growing white-collar
crime in America. It strikes ordinary citizens and
celebrities alike. This crime of the twenty-first
century is profitable, nearly unpreventable, and hardly
ever prosecuted. this book covers this exploding crime
from every possible angle. Filled with real-world
identity theft horror stories (from both the criminal's
and victim's perspective) as well as practical advice
that can help you protect yourself, this book examines
the institutions, industries, and individuals that
have allowed identity theft to spread, and probes
the tepid solutions now being cobbled together by
the industry and government to curb this crime.
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378.1958
D296c
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Crisis on campus : confronting academic misconduct
/ Wilfried Decoo with a contribution by Jozef Colpaert.
2002
This book presents an overview of the phenomenon and
handling of academic misconduct. The book pays special
attention to plagiarism, one of the most frequent
but also most complex forms of academic misconduct.
It analyzes the various degrees of possible plagiarism,
detection techniques, challenges in proving plagiarism,
and denial tactics. It also offers advice on how to
report and handle cases of alleged plagiarism, both
by students and by professionals.
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613.66
B664c
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Cyberstalking : harassment in the Internet age
and how to protect your family / Paul Bocij.
2004
Cyberstalking is an entirely new form of deviant
behavior that uses technology to harass others in
a variety of ways. Although cyberstalking usually
involves one person pursuing another, this is not
always the case. As the behavior has evolved, it has
come to include such acts as stock market fraud, identity
theft, sexual harassment, data theft, impersonation,
consumer fraud, computer monitoring, and attacks by
political groups on government agencies. Bocij carefully
delineates the boundaries of cyberstalking, providing
real-life examples, guidance for avoiding the pitfalls,
and suggestions for what to do if you fall victim.
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616.02774 P266p
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The Proteus effect : stem cells and their promise
for medicine / Ann B. Parson.
2004
The story of stem cell technologies is at once compelling,
controversial, and remarkable. Part detective story,
part medical history, The Proteus Effect describes
early scientific discoveries that date back as far
as 1740 before proceeding into the present to recount
the incredible events leading to the discovery of
stem cells in animal tumors, in the blood of mice,
in the brains of canaries, in human embryos, and then
in the skin, liver, and other organs of grown humans.
It looks at the explosive potential of these special
cells for the future of medicine. Ann B. Parson chronicles
a scientific discovery in progress, exploring the
ethical debates, describing the current research,
and hinting at a spectacular new era in medicine.
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616.83
Y19p
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The pathological protein : mad cow, chronic wasting,
and other deadly prion diseases / Philip Yam.
2003
This is a thorough history of prion diseases from
both a historic and scientific aspect, the role it
has had on society, and where the world stands now
on treatment and prevention of certain prion diseases.
Once introduced into the human neurological system,
malformed prions recruit the body's own normal prion
proteins, giving them the same pathological ability
to destroy brain tissue. Unlike the better-known pathogens
that afflict humans -- bacteria, viruses, and parasites
-- prions have so far proved resistant to drug therapies
and even standard sterilization. No amount of cooking
infected meat will prove effective against them.
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Underage & overweight : America's childhood
obesity crisis- what every family needs to know
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Frances M.Berg. 2004
Underage & Overweight clearly lays out
the causes of childhood obesity, its consequences,
and its cures. It examines the issue from all sides—the
classroom, the playground, the home entertainment
center, the fast food counter, and the family dining
table. It gives families, educators, health care workers,
and policy makers the information they need to lead
America's children to healthier and happier lives.
It gives realistic guidance for conquering the problem
of childhood obesity. Rather than prescribing aerobics
and limiting portions, it offers a seven-point plan
for raising healthy children that focuses on changing
the way families think about food and physical activity.
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618.92398 R577r
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Rescuing the emotional lives of overweight children
: what our kids go through-- and how we can help
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by Sylvia Rimm, with Eric Rimm. 2004
This book reveals the profound disconnect between
overweight children and their friends, teachers, and
families and their own pessimism about future happiness
and success. In Rescuing the Emotional Lives of
Overweight Children, Dr. Sylvia Rimm, one of America's
most trusted family psychologists for more than 20
years, cuts to the heart of the issue with simple
advice you can use today, even as you are still searching
for ways to help a child lose weight.
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658.4038 B922i
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Information proficiency : your key
to the information age / Thomas J. Buckholtz. 1995
The Information Age has generated an explosion of
information and technology. This book shows you how
to thrive in these challenging times and put your
good ideas to work using information proficiency:
the effective use of information to define and achieve
goals by showing you how to avoid the common trap
of focusing too much on technology. Instead, the author
concentrates on the crucial products of all organizations
- decisions and the implementation of those decisions.
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The Mother of God : art celebrates Mary / [Ulrike
Mills, editor ; Pietro Amato ... [et al.], contributors].
2001
On October 21, 1997, the Pope John Paul II Cultural
Center and Vatican City signed a historic agreement
to establish a collaborative exhibition program between
the Vatican Museums and the Cultural Center. The exhibitions
will be presented on a regular, rotating basis, affording
visitors the opportunity to view rarely seen masterpieces
from the magnificent collections of the Vatican Museums.
This book features essays and catalog entries written
by curators at the Vatican Museums that document the
38 works of art that were featured in the Center's
inaugural exhibition, The Mother of God: Art Celebrates
Mary.
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Building a masterpiece : Milwaukee Art Museum
/ introduction by Russell Bowman ; with an essay by
Franz Schulze. 2001
The Milwaukee Art Museum is a spectacular structure
of wings and cables that looks as though it is about
to take off from the shores of Lake Michigan. Its
construction is described in this text, which also
provides a history of this major Midwestern museum
that dates back more than a century. Most of the book
is devoted to color plates with essays on the museum's
collection, together with outstanding decorative arts
as well as folk and Haitian art. The volume features
masterworks by: Canaletto, Degas, Durer, Fragonard,
Goya, Monet, Redon, Rembrandt, Rodin and Toulouse-Lautrec;
American artists such as Bellows, Dove, O'Keefe, Prendergast
and others; 20th-century masters such as Braque, Giacometti
and Picasso; and contemporary greats such as Bearden,
Frankenthaler, Lichtenstein, Rothko and Warhol.
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| 810.809773 I29 |
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Illinois literature : the nineteenth century /
edited by John E. Hallwas. 1986
This anthology reflects and interprets life in Illinois
since most 19th century Illinois authors were fascinated
with some aspects of culture in the Prairie State
or with their own experience there. The book provides
accurate, accessible texts by a wide variety of authors
so as to bring the rich diversity of 19th century
Illinois to the modern reading public.
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Go ask Alice / Anonymous.
c1971 / 1988
With over a million copies in print, Go Ask Alice
has become a classic of our time. This powerful real-life
diary of a teenager's struggle with the seductive
— often fatal — world of drugs and addiction
tells the truth about drugs in strong and authentic
voice. Tough and uncompromising, honest and disturbing
— and even more poignant today — Go Ask
Alice is page-turning and provocative reading.
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M882L
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Love / Toni Morrison.
2003
May, Christine, Heed, Junior, Vida - even L: all
women obsessed with Bill Cosey. The wealthy owner
of the famous Cosey's Hotel and Resort, he shapes
their yearnings for father, husband, lover, guardian,
and friend, yearnings that dominate the lives of these
women long after his death. Yet while he is either
the void in, or the center of, their stories, he himself
is driven by secret forces - a troubles past and a
spellbinding woman named Celestial. This audacious
exploration into the nature of love - its appetite,
its sublime possession, its dread - is rich in characters,
striking scenes, and a profound understanding of how
alive the past can be.
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C587t
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A theory of genericization on brand name change
/ Shawn M.Clankie.
2002
This investigation traces the pattern behind the
journey from brand name to generic and explains why
some brand names become generic while others do not,
and what the linguistic and social limits are on the
process. The book outlines a scientific basis for
the study of names and provides a framework which
can be applied to other onomastic investigations and
to the general study of language in society. Brand
names and the law, the relationship of names to other
lexical items, cross-cultural aspects of brand names
and genericization, and the social foundation of names
are some of the topics discussed.
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Nicholas & Alexandra: the last imperial family
of Tsarist Russia : from the State Hermitage Museum
and the State Archive of the Russian Federation.
1998
This volume draws on a wealth of previously unpublished
material to tell the tragic story of the last of the
Romanovs as it has never been told before. With more
than 630 irreplaceable works of art, costumes, photographs,
and private and state documents, and drawing from
Nicholas and Alexandra's own personal letters and
diaries, it reveals their luxurious world and loving
family life - and the horrors of their final years
- in moving and compelling detail. In reproductions
of original documents from the State Archive of the
Russian Federation, the private world of Nicholas
and Alexandra is unveiled. This book was written to
accompany an exhibition of the largest collection
of imperial family treasures ever to leave Russia.
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A hard journey to justice : first term report
by the Presidential Truth Commission on Suspicious
Deaths of the Republic of Korea. 2004
The Presidential Truth Commission on Suspicious Deaths
is committed to finding the truth about the fates
of those who perished as a result of political persecution
while they were endeavoring to bring democracy to
South Korea during the time of the dictatorships.
This English version of the report highlights the
key elements of the original Korean text.
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American scripture : making the Declaration
of Independence / Pauline Maier. 1997
Pauline Maier shows us the Declaration as both the
defining statement of our national identity and the
moral standard by which we live as a nation. It is
truly "American Scripture," and Maier tells
us how it came to be - from the Declaration's birth
in the hard and tortuous struggle by which Americans
arrived at Independence to the ways in which, in the
nineteenth century, the document itself became sanctified.
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American Machiavelli: Alexander Hamilton and the
origins of U.S. foreign policy / John Lamberton Harper.
2004
Alexander Hamilton rose from his humble beginnings
as an illegitimate West Indian orphan and emigrant
to become the premier state builder and strategic
thinker of the American founding generation. This
book is the first detailed narrative study of his
foreign policy role and ideas to appear in more than
thirty years. It focuses on Hamilton's controversial
activities as a key member of President George Washington's
cabinet and as an aspiring military leader in the
1790s, a decade of profound division over the shape
and powers of the federal government and U.S. policy
toward the warring powers of Europe. Drawing parallels
between Hamilton and the Florentine diplomatist and
thinker Niccolo Machiavelli, prize-winning historian
John Lamberton Harper offers an insightful and accessible
account of the origins of Hamilton's outlook, his
bitter personal rivalries with Thomas Jefferson and
John Adams, and his indispensable part in designing
and implementing a foreign policy able to ensure the
survival of the infant United States.
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The underground railroad in Illinois / by Glennette
Tilley Turner ; introduction by Juliet E.K. Walker.
2001
Discover the missing pages of history and relive
the dramatic Underground Railroad period through maps,
rare photographs, background information and activities
that bring this little-known chapter of American history
to life.
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The leveling wind : politics, the culture, and
other news, 1990-1994 / George F. Will.
1994
After 20 years of columns in The Washington Post,
Newsweek, and nearly 500 newspapers across the country,
George F. Will has developed a devoted and discriminating
audience. In his fifth collection of his best columns,
Will assesses the triumphs, misadventures, and foibles
of the years 1990-1994.
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977.311
S757c
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City of big shoulders : a history of Chicago
/ Robert G. Spinney.
2000
This compact yet comprehensive account of Chicago's
history links key events in the city's development,
from its marshy origins in the 1600s to today's robust
metropolis. Synthesizing a vast body of literature,
Spinney presents Chicago in terms of the people whose
lives made the city - not only the tycoons and the
politicians but also the hundreds of thousands of
immigrants from all over the world who have kept the
city working. This account will interest students
and teachers of urban history, as well as anyone looking
for a brisk overview of Chicago's history.
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