Cumings, Bruce.
North Korea: Another Country.
DS932 .C86 2003
Cumings applies his insight and perspective to modern North Korea, tracing
its troubles to the Korean War and challenging current historical
interpretations.
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Mintz, Steven.
Huck’s Raft: A History of American Childhood.
HQ792.U5 M57 2004
For much of American history children have been “adults in training”
or farm and factory laborers. Mintz
continues this evolution and examines the current status of child welfare.
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Pollock, Maic.
Colormute: race talk dilemmas in an American school.
LC191.6.C2 P65 2004
Pollock summarizes research about how we talk about people in racial
terms, and shows how suppressing race words can actually exacerbate racial
inequalities.
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Stafford, William.
Every War Has Two Losers: William Stafford On Peace and War.
PS3537.T143 A6 2003
This volume collects Stafford’s poetry, journal excerpts, and interviews
on non-violence and alternatives to violence.
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Jin, Ha.
War Trash.
PS3560.I6 W37 2004
Sparse prose underscores the chilling story of a Chinese soldier caught in
a POW camp during the Korean War. Jin’s research provides a strong historical background.
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Knight, Randall D.
Five Easy Lessons.
QC30 .K55 2004
Find out how to engage students in actively learning and applying physics.
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Through
the lens: National Geographic greatest photographs.
TR790 .T47 2003
Stunning color photos and minimal captions convey the
essence of National Geographic photo art.
Images cover the sea, sky, cities, and everything in between.
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Levine, Karen.
A Survival Guide for Cosmetologists: Tips from the Trenches.
TT957 .L45 2003
Cosmetology students will find a wealth of advice from professionals in
the field. Practitioners will
reconnect with the enthusiasm that led them into the field. |
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Super Size Me: A Film of Epic Portions.
(Academy Award Nominee, Documentary Feature)
TX 945.5 .M33 .S87 2004
An irreverent look at obesity in America and one of its sources -
fast food. Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock interviews health experts
nationwide and subjects himself to a “McDonald’s Only” diet
for 30 days.
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What I Want My Words to Do to
You: Voices from Inside a Women’s Maximum Security Prison.
PN 1997.2 .W43 2003
Through a series of exercises and intimate discussions,
led by playwright Eve Ensler, 15 female inmates delve into and expose
their most terrifying realities as they grapple with the nature of their
crimes.
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Life of Mammals.
QL 703 .L53 2003
David Attenborough leads viewers on an extraordinary
and beautiful exploration of an incredibly diverse group of creatures (from the
smallest, the two-inch pygmy shrew to the largest, blue whale; from the slowest,
the sloth to the swiftest, the cheetah). |
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Spin the Bottle: Sex, Lies & Alcohol.
HV 5135 .S66 2004
Spin the Bottle offers an indispensable critique of the role
that contemporary popular culture plays in glamorizing excessive drinking
and high-risk behaviors.
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Thirst.
HD 1691 .T45 2004
Global corporations are rapidly buying up local water
supplies. Thirst reveals how water is the catalyst for explosive
community resistance to globalization. |
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