Faculty Promotions: Book Selections

Dr. Chapman explains how people communicate love in different ways, and shares the wonderful things that happen when men and women learn to speak each other's language.
SELECTED BY LISA AUGUSTINE / HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, RECREATION AND STUDENT LIFE DIVISION

Women Becoming Mathematicians looks at the lives and careers of thirty-six of the approximately two hundred women who earned Ph.D.s in mathematics from American institutions from 1940 to 1959. During this period, American mathematical research enjoyed an unprecedented expansion, fueled by the technological successes of World War II and the postwar boom in federal funding for education in the basic sciences. Yet women's share of doctorates earned in mathematics in the United States reached an all-time low. This book explores the complex interplay between the personal and professional lives of those women who embarked on mathematical careers during this period, with a view to understanding how changes in American society during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s affected their career development and identities as mathematicians.--from Amazon
SELECTED BY ELIZABETH BEHROUZI / ACADEMIC FOUNDATIONS DIVISION

Sifting through rich layers of scientific evidence, Dawkins' "The Greatest Show on Earth" is a stunning counterattack on advocates of "Intelligent Design," explaining the evidence for evolution while exposing the absurdities of the creationist "argument."
SELECTED BY JAMES BEIL / SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS DIVISION

Evolution's Edge is vital reading for activists, educators, progressive thinkers, and anyone concerned about the state of our world. A visually pleasing book, its generous use of graphs and charts make clear concepts such as our evolutionary footprint, projected climate change impacts, world populations and economic growth." - Kolin Lymworth, The Vancouver Observer
SELECTED BY RUBY BEIL / SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS DIVISION

RHETORIC provides a comprehensive overview of the major concepts of rhetorical theory, developed throughout history to the present. The text is divided into four parts: an introduction, defining rhetoric conceptually and historically and interrogating the definitions it proposes; a glossary, providing explanations of important concepts, periods, and individuals; a selection of perspectives by major scholars; and a collection of 13 readings and related commentaries, focusing on the relationship of rhetoric to other fields.--from Amazon
SELECTED BY DANIEL CLEARY / ARTS & HUMANITIES DIVISION

"A Rodale organic gardening book"--Cover
SELECTED BY AIMEE DICKINSON / SOCIAL SCIENCE & HUMAN SERVICES DIVISION

Tony saves all his money to buy the beautiful saddle at the trading post but when his grandmother becomes ill after pawning her valuable bracelet to help Tony's uncle, Tony is faced with a difficult decision.
SELECTED BY KIMBERLY GREENFIELD / ARTS & HUMANITIES DIVISION

Many curriculum books treat teaching as something teachers do to or for children. Deb Curtis and Margie Carter, best-selling authors in the early learning field, believe teaching is a collaborative process in which teachers reexamine their own philosophies and practices while facilitating children’s learning.--from Amazon
SELECTED BY KATHLEEN HEAD / SOCIAL SCIENCE & HUMAN SERVICES DIVISION

This title offers classroom-proven examples of simulations, projects, and problems that use the visual and auditory senses to enhance learning in all grades and subjects.
SELECTED BY MICHELE HENES / SOCIAL SCIENCE & HUMAN SERVICES DIVISION

John Allen Paulos cleverly scrutinizes the mathematical structures of jokes, puns, paradoxes, spoonerisms, riddles, and other forms of humor, drawing examples from such sources as Rabelais, Shakespeare, James Beattie, Rene Thom, Lewis Carroll, Arthur Koestler, W.C. Fields, and Woody Allen.
SELECTED BY DOROTHY DOLMAN JOHNSON / ACADEMIC FOUNDATIONS DIVISION

Desperate Storytelling demonstrates how writers from Byron to Saul Bellow have embraced Cervantes's vision of the artist as creative exile, born to tell tales of valor and nobility yet doomed to recognize the world's banal reality. Forced to portray adventure in a reductive voice, these writers have immersed heroism in madness and narrative in mockery.--from Amazon
SELECTED BY HEATHER KICHNER / ACADEMIC FOUNDATIONS DIVISION

When Carl Jung embarked on an extended self-exploration, the result was "The Red Book," a large, illuminated volume he created between 1914 and 1930. However, only a handful of people have ever seen it. Now, in a complete facsimile and translation, it is available to scholars and the general public.
SELECTED BY PATRICIA MACK / ACADEMIC FOUNDATIONS DIVISION

A heart-warming, old-fashioned, beautifully written, poignant story about an orphan boy finding his way in a difficult world.--from Amazon.
SELECTED BY FLORIN MUSCUTARIU / SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS DIVISION

The Kolbrin Bible dates back 3,600 years and offers unique and enlightened insights from the past to both challenge and affirm our present day beliefs. This 2-part, 11-book secular anthology is nearly as large as the King James Bible. The first six books are called the "Egyptian texts" and were penned by Egyptian academicians following the Hebrew Exodus. The last five books are called the "Celtic texts" and were penned by Celtic priests following the death of Jesus.
SELECTED BY THOMAS PAULCHELL / HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, RECREATION & STUDENT LIFE DIVISION

Designed to prepare you to teach foreign language, this handbook incorporates the Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century, and provides a practical framework for integrating the Five C's into foreign language teaching.--from Barnes & Noble
SELECTED BY GREGORY RIVERA / ARTS & HUMANITIES DIVISION

Caring for patients at the end of life s journey is challenging, but rewarding. To Comfort Always: A Nurse s Guide to End-of-Life Care prepares nurses to care for dying patients and their families by providing a primer that is both practical and insightful. From emotional needs such as relief of suffering to physical needs such as relief of pain, To Comfort Always supplies nurses what they need to know to deliver holistic, effective care.--from Amazon
SELECTED BY VALERIE TAYLOR / ALLIED HEALTH & NURSING DIVISION