New and Recently Released! Mandela's way : fifteen lessons on life, love, and courage - Stengel, Richard Publisher: Crown Publishers Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/30/2010 ISBN-13: 9780307460684 ISBN-10: 0307460681 A Time editor and collaborator with the Nobel Peace Prize winner on Long Walk to Freedom shares life lessons distilled from their long conversations, describing the experiences that led Mandela to believe such edicts as keeping one's rivals close and courage being more than an absence of fear. Woven into these life lessons are remarkable stories--of Mandela's childhood as the protege of a tribal king, of his early days as a freedom fighter, of the 27-year imprisonment that could not break him, and of his new and fulfilling marriage at the age of 80. It captures the spirit of this extraordinary man--warrior, martyr, husband, statesman, and moral leader--and spurs us to look within ourselves, reconsider the things we take for granted, and contemplate the legacy we'll leave behind. Table of Contents The Man Who Ate His Boots: The Tragic History of the Search for the Northwest Passage - by Anthony Brandt Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/02/2010 ISBN-13: 9780307263926 ISBN-10: 0307263924 The search for the elusive Northwest Passage to Asia--a way through the Americas by boat--consumed 19th century explorers, but their expeditions were dangerous and often fateful. In addition, public interest and support for Arctic exploration, though often fervent, came and went. Britain's numerous and dangerously optimistic attempts to explore the frozen waters north of Canada sent many men to their deaths, including Sir John Franklin, whose men may have resorted to cannibalism before succumbing to disease and starvation. If recent books on 19th-century British exploration like Martin Sandler's Resolute or Fergus Fleming's Barrow's Boys leave you wanting more, try this history of Britain's search for the Northwest Passage. First Chapter Making Haste From Babylon: The Mayflower Pilgrims and Their World: A New History - by Nick Bunker Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/13/2010 ISBN-13: 9780307266828 ISBN-10: 0307266826 Though there are plenty of histories that capture the experiences of the Pilgrims once they landed in the New World (like Nathaniel Philbrick's Mayflower), this first book from a banker-turned-historian also looks at where the Pilgrims came from and what led them to emigrate to America. Based primarily on information from British archives, this book might be a little challenging for readers new to the topic, but those interested in the religious, political, and entrepreneurial aspects of the Plymouth Pilgrims (or Brownists) will receive a "well-executed, comprehensive overview" (Kirkus Reviews) of the settlers. For a look at the Massachusetts Puritans, who arrived a little later than the Plymouth Pilgrims, try Sarah Vowell's The Wordy Shipmates. No one would listen : a true financial thriller - Markopolos, Harry Publisher: Wiley Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/22/2010 ISBN-13: 9780470553732 ISBN-10: 0470553731 Bernie Madoff was a king of the financial world. He'd helped create NASDAQ and founded one of the most successful broker-dealers in the industry. He was also a beloved philanthropist. But very few people knew about his side business: he was quietly running the largest hedge fund in the world, a fund that eventually spread to over forty nations and handled tens of billions of dollars. Harry Markopolos was a quant, a little-known number cruncher sitting at a desk at a Boston equity derivatives firm analyzing investment products. When a marketer for that firm, Frank Casey, handed Harry a prospectus outlining Madoff's strategy and asked him to create a similar product, he sat down and looked at the numbers. Literally within minutes Harry knew it was impossible to do. The numbers didn't add up. For the next ten years, Harry Markopolos and the investigative team he recruited tried desperately to warn the government, the industry, and the financial press that the largest and most successful hedge fund in the industry was a total fraud and that the respected and admired Bernie Madoff was a crook. But No One Would Listen. This is the thrilling, complete story of the pursuit of the greatest financial criminal in history--a chase that put Markopolos's life in jeopardy, led to international notoriety from his appearance on 60 Minutes, and once again opened the door to questions regarding the true effectiveness of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). First Chapter Table of Contents Focus on: Kent State University 2010 marks the 100th anniversity of the founding of Kent State -- as well as the 40th anniversary of the May 4th shootings. A most noble enterprise : the story of Kent State University, 1910-2010 - Hildebrand, William H. Publisher: Kent State University Press Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/01/2009 ISBN-13: 9781606350300 ISBN-10: 1606350307 Of farms and fish: 1910-1915 -- Stormy petrel: 1915-1926 -- Turbulence and frustration: 1926-1936 -- Leebrick revolution: 1937-1944 -- Bowman years: 1944-1963 -- Big dreams: 1963-1970 -- Four days in May: May 1-4, 1970 -- Aftermath: 1970-1971 -- Troubled times: 1971-1977 -- Golding restoration:1977-1982 -- Changing campus culture: 1970s and 1980s-- Ambition and achievement: 1982-1990 -- New perspectives, new models: 1990-2006. Table of Contents Kent - Wardle, Michelle Tryon Publisher: Arcadia Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/27/2005 ISBN-13: 9780738533810 ISBN-10: 0738533815 In 1805, Aaron Olmstead purchased land in Connecticut's Western Reserve and named the township after his son Franklin. The Cuyahoga River ran through the plot of land, attracting many settlers. They built homes and businesses, including mills, which eventually inspired the village's name, Franklin Mills. Citizen Marvin Kent enticed the railroad shops to the village, and the population boomed. Prosperity followed, and in 1867, the name of the village was changed to Kent in his honor. In the 20th century, new businesses arrived, such as the Davey Tree Expert Company and the Twin Coach Company. Soon after, the bustling young city became the site of a normal school. In 1929, the school was renamed Kent State College, and by 1935, it gained university status. Today, Kent, the "Original Tree City," continues to serve as an educational and arts center. Kent State and May 4th : a social science perspective - Hensley, Thomas R. Publisher: Kent State University Press Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/30/2010 ISBN-13: 9781606350485 ISBN-10: 160635048X Beginning with a detailed description of the May 4 shootings and the events that preceded them, Kent State and May 4th is a revised, updated, and expanded volume of essays that seeks to answer frequently raised questions while correcting historical inaccuracies. The third edition includes a new essay that analyzes a group of television documentaries about May 4 and an overview of the legal aftermath of the shootings, including governmental investigations to determine responsibility and how students were affected by these events. The book also explores the gymnasium annex controversy of 1977, in which Kent State University proposed the building of a new recreational facility on portions of land where students and Guardsmen confronted each other. Finally, the editors examine how the university and community have memorialized May 4 over the past forty years. Kent State and May 4th provides valuable insights into events that have been woven into our nation's collective memory. It will appeal to political scientists, sociologists, and American studies and Vietnam War era historians. Table of Contents Kent State : What Happened and Why - Michener, James A. Publisher: Random House Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/01/1982 ISBN-13: 9780449202739 ISBN-10: 0449202739 All of James A. Michener's storytelling and reportorial skills are brought to the fore in this stunning and heartbreaking examination of the events that led to the 1970 shootings at Kent State, which shook the country to the roots and had a profound impact on the anti-war movement. "A dramatic and, inevitably, a heart-breaking book. It bristles with dramatic incident and anecdote .... It does an excellent job of reporting and bringing into human terms an enormously complicated event that will be discussed and analyzed for decades." -- San Francisco Chronicle Where We Live, or, Location, Location, Location On Paradise Drive: How We Live Now (and Always Have) in the Future Tense - by David Brooks Publisher: Simon & Schuster Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/01/2005 ISBN-13: 9780743227391 ISBN-10: 0743227395 Having defined the upper class in his popular Bobos in Paradise, David Brooks moves on to the middle class in On Paradise Drive. Focusing more on the culture of suburbia than on the mobility of Americans as a whole, this social critique notes the pervasiveness of those things that make a suburb a suburb--the ubiquity of barbecue grills, supermoms, and suburban restaurant chains, among other things--but claims they're not as stereotypical as others would have you believe. Brooks also delves into the qualities that make Americans such consummate consumers. "Amusing and enlightening," says Kirkus Reviews. First Chapter Table of Contents Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream - by Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff Speck Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/01/2001 ISBN-13: 9780865476066 ISBN-10: 0865476063 Strongly opposed to suburbs that connect office parks, malls, and subdivisions solely by highways, the authors of this book--architects who specialize in designing mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly communities--give voice to a growing movement in North America that aims to put an end to suburban sprawl by returning to pre-World War II planning principles. First published in 2000, Suburban Nation continues in the New Urbanism vein that Jane Jacob's The Death and Life of Great American Cities helped begin. If you're curious about the downsides of suburbia and want to know more about ways to improve it, these two books are great places to begin. First Chapter Table of Contents Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism - by James W. Loewen Publisher: New Press Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/25/2005 ISBN-13: 9781565848870 ISBN-10: 156584887X Between 1890 and 1968, thousands of towns across the U.S. established themselves as "sundown towns"--places that, through the use of legal trickery as well as violence and intimidation, kept their populations exclusively white. In addition to a history of these practices, bestselling author James W. Loewen (Lies My Teacher Told Me) explains how this practice of racial exclusion still affects the populations of certain towns today--and may still be in effect. Though it's got a bit of an academic bent, this eye-opening book offers a comprehensive if alarming look at race relations and housing trends in the U.S. First Chapter Table of Contents The Old Neighborhood: What We Lost in the Great Suburban Migration, 1966-1999 - by Ray Suarez Publisher: Free Press Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/10/1999 ISBN-13: 9780684834023 ISBN-10: 0684834022 In The Old Neighborhood, broadcast journalist and former host of NPR's "Talk of the Nation" Ray Suarez explores the changing world of American communities, in particular the migration of urban dwellers from the cities to the suburbs in the last 30 years of the 20th century. The consequences of this "flight" have shaped the politics and the social make-up of both cities and suburbs, and Suarez's arguments remain relevant even though the economic climate has changed since 1999, when he first published this book. Full of anecdotes from "the man on the street," this chronicle of urban flight touches on the role of churches, property tax abatements, and insurance companies, and offers "new insights into an old problem" (Booklist). First Chapter Table of Contents __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5105 (20100511) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com