Religion:

261.5 OLS Olson, Richard, 1940- Science and religion, 1450-1900 : from Copernicus to Darwin 00051815 Explores how religion, its ideas, attitudes, practices, and institutions, interacted with science from the beginnings of the Scientific Revolution to the end of the nineteenth century.

Social Sciences:

305.0973 Doe Does equality exist in America? 00011066

305.80 Isr Is racism a serious problem? 00011041

305.89 Ant Anti-Semitism 00011034

306.4 Fri Friedlander, Paul. Rock & roll : a social history 00011002

306.43 INT International perspectives on education 00051853 Presents a series of articles that explore efforts to make education available to everyone, especially to poorer nations where those governments have failed to provide adequate education for their people.

306.483 Are Are athletes good role models? 00011046

320.56 Whi White supremacy groups 00011055

320.956 Can Can democracy succeed in the Middle East? 00011038

320.973 DUN Dunn, John M., 1949- The Constitution and founding of America 00051836 An account of U.S. history from the colonial period to the ratification of the constitution.

327.1 WEA Weapons of mass destruction 00051872 Contains fourteen controversial essays that debate various issues associated with the topic of weapons of mass destruction, including terrorism, U.S. policies toward nuclear weapons, U.S. defense systems, and weapons proliferation.

327.73 IsA Is America helping Afghanistan? 00011063

331.3 HER Herumin, Wendy. Child labor today : a human rights issue 00051833 Explores child labor around the world, discussing what it is, abuse in the workplace, slave labor, children working in the informal economy, and solutions to the problem. Includes a glossary, suggestions for further reading, and related Internet addresses.

333.75 Man Managing America's forests 00011054

333.78 How How should America's wilderness be managed? 00011050

333.79 ALT Alternative energy sources 00051829 Contains primary source documents that provide varying perspectives on the issue of alternative energy sources, debating whether alternative energy should replace conventional energy, the environmental and economic benefits of alternative energy, and whether alternative fuels should be pursued.

333.79 Wha What energy sources should be pursued? 00011062

333.792 CAL Caldicott, Helen. Nuclear power is not the answer 00051857 Argues against the use of nuclear power by discussing the alternative energy source's cost, safety, and contribution to global warming.

333.82 For Foreign oil dependence 00011051

341.23 Uni The United Nations 00011036

345.73 BAR Barter, James, 1946- The trial of Sacco and Vanzetti 00051864 Examines the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti, two radical political anarchists accused and convicted of murder in Boston in 1920, and describes the events surrounding the trial, as well as the political atmosphere of the day. Includes suggestions for further reading.

353.46 Pol Police corruption 00011048

354.75 Pol Policing the Internet 00011035

355 AMB Ambrose, Stephen E. Duty, honor, country : a history of West Point 00051840 Chronicles the history of the United States Military Academy.

355.033 IsI Is Iran a threat to global security? 00011028

355.033 Wha What are the most serious threats to national security? 00011045

355.8 DIE Diehl, Sarah J. Nuclear weapons and nonproliferation : a reference handbook 00051858 Contains articles that explore the history of nuclear weapons and nonproliferation efforts through 2007, examines issues and controversies related to the topic, and includes a chronology, a look at notable people and events, facts and documents, a list of organizations, associations, and governmental agencies, and a selection of print and nonprint resources.

359.3 HOR Hore, Peter. Battleships of World War II : an illustrated history and country-by-country directory of warships that fought in the Second World War and beyond, including battlecruisers and pocket battleships 00051832 Charts the development and history of battleships since World War I, describes the key naval engagements of World War II, and features a country-by-country directory of over thirty-five of the major battleships and classes of the World War II era, with specifications and photographs.

362.1 HEA Healthcare 00051849 Examines the state of health care in the United States, covering the controversies surrounding the health care system, the reasons the system is in a state of crisis, and possible solutions for the problem.

362.5 KOZ Kozol, Jonathan. Rachel and her children : homeless families in America 00051861 The author presents the experiences of men, women, and children who are homeless, drawn from months spent with them at homeless shelters, and discusses the causes and societal impact of homelessness.

362.973 US U.S. national debate topic 2006-2007 : national service 00051866 Presents a collection of twenty-eight essays associated with mandatory national service, and discusses issues including the prospect of a reinstated military draft, the Peace Corps, and other voluntary service programs.

363.23 Rac Racial profiling 00011031

363.256 DNA DNA databases 00011033

363.61 Wil Will the world run out of fresh water? 00011037

363.7 EVA Evans, Kimberly Masters. The environment : a revolution in attitudes 00051841 Contains facts, tables, charts, and statistics that provide current and historical information about the environment, covering air quality, the greenhouse effect, ozone depletion, acid rain, nonhazardous waste, recycling and composting, hazardous and radioactive waste, water issues, toxins, and depletion and conservation of natural resources.

363.7 TAK Taking sides. Clashing views on environmental issues 00051842 Contains articles that provide opposing viewpoints on questions related to the environment, debating issues of environmental philosophy, principles versus politics, energy, food and population, and toxic chemicals.

363.73 CRI Critical perspectives on pollution 00051838 Collects fourteen articles from "Scientific American" magazine on pollution, including its impact on people, animals, and the environment and potential solutions to the problem.

363.738 ROM Romm, Joseph J. Hell and high water : global warming--the solution and the politics--and what we should do 00051850 Offers a critical overview of American environmental and energy policy, revealing the dangers those policies pose to the environment and arguing for dramatic changes that can save the environment and decrease global warming.

363.8 WOR World hunger 00051874 A collection of articles that examines the economic, political, and sociological aspects of world hunger including an overview of the causes and effects of famine in various parts of the world.

364.15 HAT Hate crimes 00051847 Presents opposing arguments concerning various aspects of hate crimes, including the seriousness of the problem, laws, restriction of speech, and stopping hate groups.

364.15 HAT Hate groups : opposing viewpoints 00051848 Provides an overview of the many opinions and issues surrounding hate groups, their beliefs, and actions.

364.15 Wha What is a hate crime? 00011061

364.6 Alt Alternatives to prisons 00011056

365.6 How How should prisons treat inmates? 00011044

368.4 ALT Altman, Nancy, 1950- The battle for social security : from FDR's vision to Bush's gamble 00051831 Traces the history of Social Security from its beginning in 1935 under Franklin Roosevelt examining the controvery over the program since that time, and offers alternatives that would eliminate its projected deficit.

371.334 Com Computers and education 00011057

378.1 Sta Standardized testing 00011064

379.28 Rel Religion and education 00011039

384 HEN Henderson, Harry. Communications and broadcasting : from wired words to wireless Web 00051834 Profiles ten notable scientists in the field of modern communications and broadcasting, discussing their research, accomplishments, ethical and professional obstacles, and contributions. Includes photographs, illustrations, chronology of notable events, glossary, and a list of resources.

Languages & Linguistics:

428.1 SUL Sullivan, K. D. A cure for the common word 00051839 Provides over three thousand synonyms for one hundred commonly used words.

Natural Sciences and Math:

510 DAR Darling, David J. The universal book of mathematics : from abracadabra to Zeno's paradoxes 00051867 Contains over eighteen hundred alphabetically-arranged, math-related entries that cover things like unsolved theorems, challenging puzzles and games, discussions on the search for a fourth dimension, parallel universes, as well as profiles of noted mathematicians.

510 SPA Spaihts, Jonathan. Cracking the SAT. Math 1 & 2 subject tests 00051837 Presents study tools for the SAT Math 1 and 2 Subject Tests, including algebra, geometry, and trigonometry reviews; drills; test-taking strategies; and four full-length practice tests, two at each level, with explained answers. Integrated with the TI-80 series of graphing calculators.

510 STE Stewart, Ian. Letters to a young mathematician 00051855 Leading research mathematician Ian Stewart reflects on the things he wishes he had known when he was a student, addressing a wide range of topics related to his field of study, including what mathematics is, why it's worth doing, the link between logic and proof, the role of beauty of mathematics, and many others.

Technology & Applied Sciences:

616.02 Hum Human embryo experimentation 00011065

Arts, Sports, Recreation:

779 PLO Plowden, David. David Plowden : vanishing point : fifty years of photography 00051871 Presents nearly three hundred black-and-white photos by David Plowden spanning the second half of the twentieth century, which depict American railroads, ships, bridges, steel mills, mines, farms, small towns, ordinary people, and other subjects, focusing on the Midwest.

779.092 Gol Goldsmith, Lynn. Rock and roll 00011014

781.62 Can Cantwell, Robert, 1945- When we were good : the folk revival 00010998

781.64 Geo George, Nelson. Where did our love go? : the rise and fall of the Motown sound 00011012

781.66 Cra Crampton, Luke. Rock & roll year by year 00011013

781.66 Sta Starr, Larry. American popular music : the rock years 00011000

781.66 Unt Unterberger, Richie, 1962- Turn! turn! turn! : the '60s folk-rock revolution 00011001

782.42 Cra Cray, Ed. Ramblin' man : the life and times of Woody Guthrie 00011003

782.42 Har Hard travelin' : the life and legacy of Woody Guthrie 00010999
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Literature & Rhetoric:

815 REP Representative American speeches, 2006-2007 00051862 Collects twenty speeches from 2006 and 2007 by political figures, including George W. Bush, Al Gore, Mitt Romney, and Barack Obama, on topics such as education, the United States in the global marketplace, health care reform, immigration, and global climate change.
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811.3 Whi Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892. Walt Whitman's Leaves of grass : the first (1855) edition 00011058

Biography:
92 Gut Klein, Joe, 1946- Woody Guthrie : a life 00010997 Life's other side -- Wheat fields waving, dust clouds rolling -- Here come Woody and Lefty Lou -- I ain't a Communist necessarily, but I been in the red all my life -- American spirit -- Talking union -- Like a wild wolf in the canyons of New York -- Poems and explosions -- Stackabones -- What am I gonna do when my shock time comes? -- Jesus my doctor -- Dust can't kill me -- Index.

Geography & History:

956.704 How How should the United States withdraw from Iraq? 00011029

956.7044 IRA Iraq 00051854 Presents twenty-four debate-style essays on Iraq in the wake of the fall of Saddam Hussein, discussing whether the 2003 war was justified, what role the U.S. should play in Iraq, whether the quality of life in Iraq since Hussein's defeat has been good or bad, and how the country should be reconstructed.
973.91 How How should the United States treat prisoners in the war on terror? 00011040

Reference:

REF 150 PSY Psychology basics. Volume 1, abnormality: psychological models-learning disorders 00051859 Contains sixty-eight essays that provide information on significant theories and issues in the field of psychology, each with a list of sources for further study; arranged alphabetically from "Abnormality" to "Learning Disorders."

REF 150 PSY Psychology basics. Volume 2, logic and reasoning-women's psychology, Sigmund Freud, index 00051860 Contains fifty-nine essays that provide information on significant theories and issues in the field of psychology, each with a list of sources for further study; arranged alphabetically from "Logic and Reasoning" to "Women's Psychology: Sigmund Freud," with a glossary, Web site directory, and comprehensive index.

REF 305.868 His Hispanic Americans 00051852 A collection of articles that defines the Hispanic American community, their regional, linguistic, and ethnic variations, controversy over undocumented workers, and their political and economic influence in America.

REF 328.73 RIT Ritchie, Donald A., 1945- The Congress of the United States : a student companion 00051835 Presents alphabetized, illustrated articles on more than two hundred topics related to the U.S. Congress, including sixty-two important Congress members in American history.

REF 423 MER Merriam-Webster's dictionary and thesaurus. 00051856 Contains nearly sixty thousand dictionary and over thirteen thousand thesaurus entries, combined alphabetically, and provides usage examples.
REF 423 WEB Webster's new explorer college dictionary 00051873 Contains more than 100,000 definitions and includes pronunciation guides, synonyms, word origins, and over 28,000 usage examples.

REF 629.40973 USA USA in space. Volume 1, Air traffic control satellites - ITOS and NOAA meteorological satellites 00051868 Contains alphabetized entries, A-I, on topics from throughout the history of U.S. space exploration, covering major space programs, space centers, space planes, satellites, missions, and issues, and includes an annotated bibliography with each essay.

REF 629.40973 USA USA in space. Volume 2, Jet propulsion laboratory - Space shuttle mission STS 41-C 00051869 Contains alphabetized entries, J-S, on topics from throughout the history of U.S. space exploration, covering major space programs, space centers, space planes, satellites, missions, and issues, and includes an annotated bibliography with each essay.

REF 629.40973 USA USA in space. Volume 3, Space shuttle mission STS 51-A - X-20 Dyna-Soar, appendices, indexes 00051870 Contains alphabetized entries, S-Z, on topics from throughout the history of U.S. space exploration, covering major space programs, space centers, space planes, satellites, missions, and issues, and includes an annotated bibliography with each essay, a U.S. space program chronology, a glossary, a list of shuttle missions, biographies, and an extensive list of Web sites.

REF 920 AME American Indian biographies 00051830 Presents a collection of essays that profile the lives of over three hundred Native American Indians in history including religious, social, and political leaders, warriors, and reformers, as well as artists, writers, entertainers, athletes, and scientists.

REF 920 WOR World philosophers and their works. Volume I, Abe, Masao-Freire, Paulo 00051875 Contains entries that provide information about some of history's greatest philosophers and philosophical works; arranged alphabetically from Abe-to-Friere.

REF 920 WOR World philosophers and their works. Volume II, Freud, Sigmund-Oakeshott, Michael 00051876 Contains entries that provide information about some of history's greatest philosophers and philosophical works; arranged alphabetically from Freud-to-Oakeshott.

REF 920 WOR World philosophers and their works. Volume III, Ockham, William of-Zhuangzi, indexes 00051877 Contains entries that provide information about some of history's greatest philosophers and philosophical works; arranged alphabetically from Ockham-to-Zhuangzi.

DVDs:

DVD 325.73 Gol Cohn, Peter. Golden venture [videorecording] 00011023 DVD. The film raises important questions about America's policy toward those who come in search of freedom and a better life. A case study in the politics of immigration, the multi-layered narrative also explores the culture of China's Fujian province, cross-ideological coalition building and the role art can play in the struggle for human rights.

DVD 523.1 Uni Vol. 1-4 Samuel K Dolan; Douglas J Cohen; Erik Thompson; Luke Ellis The universe 00011025 Disc 1: Secrets of the sun ; Mars, the red planet ; The end of the Earth, deep space threats to our planet ; Jupiter, the giant planet -- Disc 2: The moon ; Spaceship earth ; The inner planets, Mercury & Venus -- Disc 3: Saturn, lord of the rings ; Alien galaxies ; Life and death of a star ; The outer planets -- Disc 4: The most dangerous place in the universe ; Search for ET ; Beyond the big bang / produced by Workaholic Productions for History Television Network Productions ; director, Luke Ellis.

DVD 781.66 His vol. 1-5 The history of rock 'n' roll [videorecording] 00011015

DVD 791.43 Shakespeare in love [videorecording] 00065199 When Will Shakespeare needs passionate inspiration to break a bad case of writer's block, a secret romance with the beautiful Lady Viola starts the words flowing like never before.

DVD 92 AUS Jane Austen [videorecording] 00051843 Explores the life and work of English author Jane Austen, life, with numerous examples of her works and an examination of her unique style as an author.

DVD 92 BRO The Brontes [videorecording]. 00051844 Studies Emily, Charlotte, and Anne Bronte, discussing their lives, works, and unique styles as authors and poets.

Fiction:

Fic And Anderson, M. T. The astonishing life of Octavian Nothing, traitor to the nation. The pox party / 1 00011059 Various diaries, letters, and other manuscripts chronicle the experiences of Octavian, a young African American, from birth to age sixteen, as he is brought up as part of a science experiment in the years leading up to and during the Revolutionary War.

Fic Bro Brooks, Geraldine. Year of wonders : a novel of the plague 00011010 This gripping historical novel is based on the true story of Eyam, the "Plague Village," in the rugged mountain spine of England. In 1666, a tainted bolt of cloth from London carries bubonic infection to this isolated settlement of shepherds and lead miners. A visionary young preacher convinces the villagers to seal themselves off in a deadly quarantine to prevent the spread of disease. The story is told through the eyes of eighteen-year-old Anna Frith, the vicar's maid, as she confronts the loss of her family, the disintegration of her community, and the lure of a dangerous love. As the death toll rises and people turn from prayers and herbal cures to sorcery and murderous witch-hunting, Anna emerges as an unlikely and courageous heroine in the village's desperate fight to save itself.\Includes discussion questions.

Fic Fly Flynn, Vince. Protect and defend : a thriller 00011060 In the aftermath of an Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear facilities, CIA director Irene Kennedy and operative Mitch Kelly are dispatched to the Middle East to diffuse Iran's sworn retaliation against the United States.

Fic Hau Haugaard, Erik Christian. The samurai's tale 00011008 In turbulent sixteenth-century Japan, orphaned Taro is taken in by a general serving the great warlord Takeda Shingen and grows up to become a samurai fighting for the enemies of his dead family.

Fic Joc Jocelyn, Marthe. How it happened in Peach Hill 00011006 When fifteen-year-old Annie Grey and her "clairvoyant" mother arrive in Peach Hill, New York, in 1924, each finds a reason for wanting to finally settle down, but to reach their goals they will have to do some serious lying and Annie will have to stand up for herself.

Fic Law Lawrence, Iain, 1955- Gemini summer 00011007 In 1965, Danny's grief over the death of his older brother Beau is eased when a stray puppy adopts him, but he soon realizes that Beau is somehow in the dog, and sets out to make his brother's dream of seeing a rocket launch at Cape Kennedy come true.

Fic Sch Schmidt, Gary D. The Wednesday wars 00011005 During the 1967 school year, on Wednesday afternoons when all his classmates go to either Catechism or Hebrew school, seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood stays in Mrs. Baker's classroom where they read the plays of William Shakespeare and Holling learns much of value about the world he lives in.

Fic Zus Zusak, Markus. The book thief 00011009 Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors. Includes readers' guide.
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