October 2006
Look for these titles in the new book section at the
front of the library!
327.117 Rie
At
the Point of a Gun : Democratic Dreams and Armed Intervention
War correspondent David Rieff presents a collection of his articles on
modern conflicts--Rwanda, Kosovo, Africa--as well as much of his
reporting from Iraq, with a reassessment of some of his previous
judgments about the viability of military intervention for
humanitarian aims.
378.19822 Per
College
Girls : Bluestockings, Sex Kittens, and Coeds, Then and Now
Lynn Peril offers a history of women college students from the
mid-nineteenth century to today--both the reality and as portrayed in
popular culture.
394.13 Cur
And
a Bottle of Rum : A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails
Wayne Curtis views America through the bottom of a drinking glass, in
this history that starts with the 17th century distillation of
sugarcane in Barbados and ends with today's popular Mojito.
Encompassing piracy, slavery, revolution, the Temperance movement, and
more; with drink recipes at the end.
576.82 Rus
Darwinism
and Its Discontents
Michael Ruse takes on critics and skeptics, mounting a defense of
Darwin's theory of evolution against its many opponents, examining
important issues such as the origins of lie, the fossil record, the
mechanism of natural selection and rival theories, and the story of
human evolution.
615.19 Sch
The
New Medicines : How Drugs are Created, Approved, Marketed, and Sold
Explores the maze of the modern drug
industry to explain how new medicines are invented, tested and judged
safe and effective, regulated, produced, and marketed the way they
are.
641.56384 Bes
The
Best Light Recipe
The editors of Cook's Illustrated offer 300 low-fat recipes
painstakingly chosen and tested. As they put it, "Would you make
28 light cheesecakes to find one you'd actually want to eat? We
did."
746.46041 Mat
Mariner's
Compass Quilts
Judy Mathieson presents thirteen full-size patterns and two complete
projects utilizing the mariner's compass design--stars that radiate
from the center of a circle.
921 Marley
Before
the Legend : The Rise of Bob Marley
Drawing on original interviews with people who were close to Marley,
Christopher John Farley presents a fresh portrait of the reggae artist
as a young man, from his birth in the tiny town of Nine Miles to the
making of his debut international record, Catch a Fire.
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