Friday, November 21, 2008

New Books at the Library!

As you may have noticed, our New Books shelf has been growing lately! Our newest acquisitions include a bit of everything, so you’re sure to find something. Stop by and check out these titles today:


NONFICTION by Dewey class


000-100 Generalities

  • The Oxford Guide to Library Research by Tomas Mann. Oxford University Press, New York: 2005. 025.524 M315
  • Teaching Information Literacy: 35 practical, standards-based exercises for college students by Joanna Burkhardt. American Library Association, Chicago: 2003 028.7 B918
  • The Book of General Ignorance by John Lloyd. Harmony Books, New York: 2006. 031.02 L777
  • This Just in: What I Couldn’t Tell You on TV by Bob Schieffer. G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York: 2003. 070.92 Sch32


100-200 Philosophy and Psychology

  • The Power of Play: How Spontaneous, Imaginative Activities Lead to Happier, Healthier Children by David Elkind. Da Capo Lifelong, Cambridge, MA: 2007. 155.4 El52p

300-400 Social Sciences

  • Online Social Networking edited by Sylvia Engdahl. Greenhaven Press, Farmington Hills, MI : 2007. 302.23 En31
  • Why Terrorism Works: Understanding the Threat, Responding to the Challenge by Alan Dershowitz. Yale University Press, New Haven: 2002. 303.625 D448
  • The World Without Us by Alan Weisman. Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, New York: 2007. 304.2 W434
  • Money for Minors: A Student's Guide to Economics by Marie Bussing-Burks. Greenwood Press, Westport, Conn.: 2008. 330 B967
  • Beyond Agriculture: New Policies for Rural America by the Center for the Study of Rural America, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Books for Business, New York: 2001. 333.335 F317
  • Fueling Our Future: An Introduction to Sustainable Energy by Robert Evans. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, New York: 2008. 333.79 Ev15
  • Alternative Energy Sources edited by Darrin Gunkel. Greenhaven Press, Detroit: 2006. 333.794 G956
  • Biodiesel Power: The Passion, the People, and the Politics of the Next Renewable Fuel by Lyle Estill. New Society Publishers, Gabriola Island, BC: 2005. 338.4 Es86
  • Law for Business, 10th Ed. by James Barnes. McGraw-Hill/Irwin, Boston: 2009. 346.7307 B261
  • Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury: Greatest Closing Arguments in Modern Law by Michael Lief. Scribner, New York: 1998. 347.63 L623
  • Child Abuse edited by Jean Leverich. Greenhaven Press, Detroit: 2008. 362.76 L577
  • Bodies We’ve Buried: Inside the National Forensic Academy, the World's Top CSI Training School by Jarrett Hallcox. Berkley Books, New York: 2007. 363.25017 H152
  • Terrorism as Crime: from Oklahoma City to Al-Qaeda and Beyond by Mark Hamm. New York University Press, New York: 2007. 364.1 H182
  • Inside the Mind of BTK: The True story Behind Thirty years of Hunting for the Wichita Serial Killer by John Douglas and Jonny Dodd. Jossey-Bass; J. Wiley & Sons, San Francisco: 2007. 364.152 D746
  • Devil’s Knot: the True Story of the West Memphis Three by Mara Leveritt. Atria Books, New York: 2003. 364.1523 L577
  • Fatal Vision by Joe McGinniss. New American Library, New York: 1983. 364.1523 M175
  • Correctional Officers in America: The Emergence of a New Profession by Stephen Walters. Edwin Mellen Press, Lewiston, N.Y.: 2006. 365.973023 W171
  • Podcasting for Teachers: Using a New Technology to Revolutionize Teaching and Learning by Kathleen King. IAP, Charlotte, NC: 2007. 371.33 K583
  • Yes We Can! : A Community College Guide for Developing America's Underprepared by Robert McCabe. League for Innovation in the Community College Phoenix, AZ ; American Association of Community Colleges, Washington, D.C. : 2003. 378.01 M123
  • Team Building for Quality: Transitions in the American Community College by George Baker. Community College Press, American Association of Community Colleges, Washington, D.C.: 1995. 378.052 B173
  • Taking a Big Picture Look @ Technology, Learning, and the Community College edited by Mark David Milliron. League for Innovation in the Community College, Mission Viejo, CA.: 2000. 378.052 M622

500-600 Natural Sciences and Mathematics

  • 777 Mathematical Conversation Starters by John DePillis. Mathematical Association of America, Washington, D.C.: 2002. 510 D441
  • Mathematical Circles by Howard Eves. Mathematical Association of America, Washington, D.C.; Cambridge University Press, Cambridge: 2004. 510 Ev28 Vol.1
  • Mathematical Circles Revisited by Howard Eves. Mathematical Association of America, Washington, D.C.: 2003. 510 Ev28 Vol.2
  • Mathematical Circles Adieu, Return to Mathematical Circles by Howard Eves. Mathematical Association of America, Washington, D.C.: 2003. 510 Ev28 Vol.3
  • Math Through the Ages: A Gentle History for Teachers and Others by William Berlinghoff. Oxton House Publishers, Farmington, Me.: 2002. 510.9 B455
  • The Essential John Nash by Harold Kuhn. Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J.: 2002. 510.92 K955

600-700 Technology (Applied Sciences)


  • The Evidence-Based Practice Manual For Nurses. Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh; New York: 2007 610.73 C844
  • Teaching Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing: A Guide for Academic and Clinical Settings by Rona F. Levin & Harriet R. Feldman. Springer Pub. Co., New York: 2006. 610.73 L578
  • Lippincott’s Nursing Procedures. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia: 2009. 610.73 L666
  • Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Model and Guidelines by Robin Purdy Newhouse. Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Indianapolis: 2007. 610.73 N457
  • Our Bodies; Ourselves by the Boston Women's Health Book Collective. Simon & Schuster, New York: 2005. 613.04244 B656
  • 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! By David Grotto Bantam Books, New York: 2008. 613.2 G915
  • Autism by Carrie Fredericks. Thomson Gale, Detroit: 2008. 616.85882 Au81
  • 100 Questions & Answers About Breast Cancer by Zora Brown. Class, London: 2005. 616.99449 B815
  • Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom by Christian Northrup. Bantam Books, New York: 2006. 618.1 N818
  • Power Transformers: Principles and Applications by John Winders. Marcel Dekker, New York: 2002. 621.314 W723
  • Seeds for the Future: The Impact of Genetically Modified Crops on the Environment by Jennifer Thomson. Comstock Pub. Associates, Ithaca, NY: 2007. 631.5233 T384
  • Foodlover’s Atlas of the World by Martha Shulman. Firefly Books, Willowdale, Ont.: 2002. 641.3 Sh93
  • I Want it Now: Navigating Childhood in a Materialistic World by Donna Bee-Gates. Palgrave Macmillan, New York: 2007. 649 B391
  • Queen Bees and Wannabees : Helping your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescence by Rosalind Wiseman. Three Rivers Press, New York: 2002. 649.125 W754
  • Biodiesel America: How to Achieve Energy Security, Free America From Middle-East Oil Dependence, and Make Money Growing Fuel by Joshua Tickell. Yorkshire Press; Biodiesel America Organization and the National Biodiesel Board: 2006. 662.669 T437
  • Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 Step by Step by Joyce Cox. Microsoft Press, Redmond, WA: 2008. 686.2 C839

700-800 The Arts
  • D.W. Griffith’s The Birth of a Nation: A History of "The Most Controversial Motion Picture of All Time" by Melvyn Stokes. Oxford University Press, New York: 2007. 791.43 St67
  • Theatre World by John A Willis& Ben Hodges. Applause Theatre & Cinema; Hove: Roundhouse, New York : 2008. 792.097305 W697
  • New York Theatre Walks: Seven Historical Tours from Times Square to Greenwich Village and Beyond by Howard Kissel. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, New York: 2007. 792.09747 K643
  • Why Is That So Funny?: A Practical Exploration of Physical Comedy by John Wright. Limelight Editions, New York: 2007. 792.23028 W933
800-900 Literature and Rhetoric


  • Hecho en Tejas: An Anthology of Texas-Mexican Literature edited by Dagoberto Gilb. University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque: 2006. 810.8 G371
900-999 Geography and History


  • Human Accomplishment: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Arts and Sciences, 800 B.C. to 1950 by Charles Murray. HarperCollins, New York: 2003. 908 M961
  • Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America by James H. Webb. Broadway Books, New York: 2004. 973 W381
  • Lincoln at Cooper Union: The Speech That Made Abraham Lincoln President by Harold Holzer. Simon & Schuster, New York: 2004. 973.7 H749
  • The Presidency of Richard Nixon by Melvin Small. University Press of Kansas, Lawrence: 1999. 973.931 Sm18
  • The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. Norton, New York: 2004. 973.931 N210
FICTION


  • One for the Money by Janet Evonovich. St. Martin's Paperbacks, New York: 1994. Fic Ev14 #1
  • Two for the Dough by Janet Evonovich. St. Martin's Paperbacks, New York: 1996. Fic Ev14 #2
  • Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evonovich. St. Martin's Paperbacks, New York: 1997. Fic Ev14 #3
  • Four to Score by Janet Evonovich. St. Martin's Paperbacks, New York: 1998. Fic Ev14 #4
  • High Five by Janet Evonovich. St. Martin's Paperbacks, New York: 1999. Fic Ev14 #5
  • Hot Six by Janet Evonovich. St. Martin's Paperbacks, New York: 2000. Fic Ev14 #6
  • Seven Up by Janet Evonovich. St. Martin's Press, New York: 2002. Fic Ev14 #7
  • Hard Eight by Janet Evonovich. St. Martin's Paperbacks, New York: 2003. Fic Ev14 #8
  • To the Nines by Janet Evonovich. St. Martin's Paperbacks, New York: 2003. Fic Ev14 #9
  • Ten Big Ones by Janet Evonovich. St. Martin's Paperbacks, New York: 2004. Fic Ev14 #10
  • Eleven on Top by Janet Evonovich. St. Martin's Paperbacks, New York: 2006. Fic Ev14 #11
  • Twelve Sharp by Janet Evonovich. St. Martin's Paperbacks, New York: 2006. Fic Ev14 #12
  • Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evonovich. St. Martin's Paperbacks, New York: 2008. Fic Ev14 #13
  • Foul Play by Janet Evonovich. Harper, New York: 1989 Fic Ev14f
  • The Wyoming Kid by Debbie Macomber. Harlequin, New York: 2006. Fic M236w
  • Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. Megan Tingley Books, New York: 2005. Fic M575t
  • New Moon by Stephanie Meyer. Little, Brown, New York: 2008. Fic M575n
  • Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer. Little, Brown, New York: 2007. Fic M575e
  • Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer. Little, Brown, New York: 2008. Fic M575b
  • Still Summer by Jacquelyn Mitchard. Warner Books, New York: 2007. Fic M691
  • Criss Cross by Lynn Rae Perkins. Greenwillow Books, New York: 2005. Fic P419
JUNIOR FICTION


  • Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech. HarperTrophy, New York: 1994. J.F. C861
  • Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Curtis. Dell Yearling, New York: 1999. J.F. C944
  • Kira-kira by Cynthia Kadohata. Aladdin Paperbacks, New York: 2004. J.F. K115
  • A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle. Square Fish, New York: 2007. J.F. L547
  • Shiloh by Phyllis Rey Naylor. Aladdin Paperbacks, New York: 2000. J.F. N234s
  • Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell. Houghton Mifflin, Boston: 1988. J. F. Od2
  • The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, New York: 2006. J.F. P276
  • Holes by Louis Sachar. Dell Yearling, New York: 2003. J.F. Sa14
  • Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor. Puffin Books, New York: 1976. J.F. T216

Thanksgiving Break - Library Hours

The Library will close at 7:00pm on Tuesday, Nov. 25th and will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 25th -Sunday, Nov. 29th. We will open at 7:45am on Monday, Nov. 30th.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

From the Library staff at Cloud County Community College

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Library Hours for Nov. 10th & 11th

The Library will close at 7:00pm on Monday, Nov. 10th and we will be closed all day on Tuesday, Nov. 11th in observance of Veteran's Day.