Faculty Promotions: Book Selections

A food critic and writer shares his experiences as a stay-at-home parent to his young daughter, Iris, who he endeavored to expose to the richness of his culinary world, in an account that describes how he came to understand the wonder of tasting foods from a child's first-time perspective.
SELECTED BY MEGHAN ANDRIKANICH / SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS

Instructor's annotated ed. -- Instructor resources: Instructor's manual ; Experiments manual ; Instructor's productivity center user's manual ; Glencoe student assessment system user's guide ; CD-ROM: ExamView pro test generator ; CD-ROM: ExamView test generator ; CD-ROM: Instructor's productivity center (disk A & B)
SELECTED BY DAVID ASTORINO/ ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES

"A young girl growing up in an Alabama town in the 1930s learns of injustice and violence when her father, a widow"
SELECTED BY MAUREEN BOHNING / ENROLLMENT & FINANCIAL SERVICES

The newly-revised Sixth Edition has not only been rewritten. It has also been thoroughly rethought and reorganized, making it the most user-friendly "Publication Manual" the APA has ever produced. [from review at Amazon.com]
SELECTED BY MOLLIE CHAMBERS / ACADEMIC FOUNDATIONS

Behind the prim gates of the Greenwich, Connecticut, McMansions, Wall Street whizzes turn their attentions from mortgages to another possible profit source: the $25 trillion life-insurance industry. By securitizing the policies of the old and sick, they hope to make another financial killing. At the same time, Natalie Savondnik and Ronald Goodall-two exceptional yet aloof medical residents-are working closely with their medical center's premier scientist on cutting-edge diabetes research. When their mentor dies suddenly, they launch a quiet investigation. As they dig deeper, it becomes clear that the scientist's death was not from natural causes. Is it possible someone is manipulating private life insurance information to allow investors to benefit from the deaths of others?
SELECTED BY KATHRYN DURHAM / SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS

A text-reference for those interested in the field of wind energy and in modern wind turbines. It provides an authoritative survey of the wind energy field, including design concepts and philosophies, research and demonstration projects, technical analysis and mathematical models, and application economics and integration. The contributed chapters are united by common terminology, nomenclature, and graphic styles, as well as significant amounts of cross-referencing.-- Provided by publisher
SELECTED BY DUNCAN ESTEP / ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES

As editor of "Seeing Further," Bryson has rounded up an extraordinary roster of scientists who write and writers who know science in order to celebrate 350 years of the Royal Society, Britain's scientific national academy. The contributors include Margaret Atwood, Steve Jones, Richard Dawkins, James Gleick, Richard Holmes, and Neal Stephenson, among many others, on subjects ranging from metaphysics to nuclear physics, from the threatened endtimes of flu and climate change to our evolving ideas about the nature of time itself, from the hidden mathematics that rule the universe to the cosmological principle that guides "Star Trek."
SELECTED BY STEVEN HUBBARD / SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS

Compiled by an internationally renowned pioneer in the field of lymphology with contributions from leading experts, this textbook explores all aspects of lymphological science, including the causes, diagnoses, prognoses, and treatments for primary and secondary Lymphedema. Comprehensive discussions address all the essential topics relevant to lymphology, such as anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology. Therapists will benefit from practical information on clinical findings as well as instructions for performing manual lymph drainage.--from the Publisher
SELECTED BY JAMES KESKE / ALLIED HEALTH & NURSING

"Originally published in 12 volumes between 1912 and 1954, the Oxford Translation of Aristotle is universally recognized as the standard English version of Aristotle. It is a valuable contribution to studies of Aristotle and is regularly referred to by scholars of all nationalities. Now Princeton University Press makes available the complete works in two volumes. The volumes contain the substance of the original Translation, revised by Jonathan Barnes in the light of recent research. Three of the original versions - Categories, On Interpretation, and Posterior Analytics - have been replaced by more modern translations. A new and enlarged selection of Fragments has been added. A generous index provides indispensable aid to the scholar." -- Publisher's description
SELECTED BY JAMES LOFTIS / ARTS & HUMANITIES

The drama of a U.S. missionary family in Africa during a war of decolonization. At its center is Nathan Price, a self-righteous Baptist minister who establishes a mission in a village in 1959 Belgian Congo. The resulting clash of cultures is seen through the eyes of his wife and his four daughters.
SELECTED BY CLAUDIA LUBASKI / BUSINESS

The saga of the Barefoot Sisters continues with this sequel to The Barefoot Sisters Southbound. Lucy and Susan Letcher begin their journey home, hiking barefoot on the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. Along the way, they must face the pleasures and perils of a northbound thru-hike, from bluegrass festivals and trail angel feasts to encounters with bears and venomous snakes. -- from the Publisher
SELECTED BY LUCY MALAKAR / BUSINESS

This collection extends our understanding of the colonial paradigm in early modern Ireland. An appraisal of Tudor government policy is complemented by one soldier's view of late Elizabethan developments.
SELECTED BY VALERIE MCGOWAN-DOYLE / SOCIAL SCIENCES & HUMAN SERVICES

he Yacoubian Building holds all that Egypt was and has become over the 75 years since its namesake was built on one of downtown Cairo??'s main boulevards. From the pious son of the building??'s doorkeeper and the raucous, impoverished squatters on its roof, via the tattered aristocrat and the gay intellectual in its apartments, to the ruthless businessman whose stores occupy its ground floor, each sharply etched character embodies a facet of modern Egypt -- where political corruption, ill-gotten wealth, and religious hypocrisy are natural allies, where the arrogance and defensiveness of the powerful find expression in the exploitation of the weak, where youthful idealism can turn quickly to extremism, and where an older, less violent vision of society may yet prevail.
SELECTED BY JOHN MYERS / ALLIED HEALTH & NURSING

This book explores the emergence of contemporary urban agriculture as well as official attitudes toward this practice. Using three theoretical models, the author tells us who is more likely to be involved in urban agriculture. In line with this, he explains why, contrary to expectations, in Ghana there are more males than females involved in urban agriculture. The author also addresses issues such as the influence of social inequality and the effects of social networks on urban agriculture. --from Google Books
SELECTED BY KWAKU OBOSU-MENSAH / SOCIAL SCIENCES & HUMAN SERVICES

The Brethren is the first detailed behind-the-scenes account of the Supreme Court in action. Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong have pierced its secrecy to give us an unprecedented view of the Chief and Associate Justices -- maneuvering, arguing, politicking, compromising and making decisions that affect every major area of American life.--from Amazon
SELECTED BY HENRY PATERSON / SOCIAL SCIENCES & HUMAN SERVICES

"In the newly revised and expanded Called to Care: A Christian Worldview for Nursing, Judith Allen Shelly and Arlene B. Miller define nursing for today based on a historically and theologically grounded understanding of the nurse's call. Called to Care asserts that nursing is a vocation, giving nurses a framework for understanding their mission and living out their calling: service to God through caring for others."
SELECTED BY DEBRA PERRY / ALLIED HEALTH & NURSING

TEACHING NURSING: THE ART AND SCIENCE is thoughtfully organized with a reader-friendly format to make it as useful for faculty looking for specific facts as it is for the "cover to cover" reader. The included CDs contain TOOLS, TIPS, AND TREASURES that turn the content into a useful teaching experience.--from Amazon
SELECTED BY PATRICIA SCHRULL / ALLIED HEALTH & NURSING

The greatest of all Civil War campaigns, Gettysburg was the turning point of the turning point in our nation's history. Volumes have been written about this momentous three-day battle, but recent histories have tended to focus on the particulars rather than the big picture: on the generals or on single days of battle, even on single charges, or on the daily lives of the soldiers. In Gettysburg, Sears tells the whole story in a single volume. From the first gleam in Lee's eye to the last Rebel hightailing it back across the Potomac, every moment of the battle is brought to life with the vivid narrative skill and impeccable scholarship that has made Stephen Sears's other histories so successful. Based on years of research, this is the first book in a generation that brings everything together, sorts it all out, makes informed judgments, and takes stands.
SELECTED BY GEORGE VOURLOJIANIS / SOCIAL SCIENCES & HUMAN SERVICES

Certified Nurse Educator Exam Secrets helps you ace the Certified Nurse Educator Examination without weeks and months of endless studying. Our comprehensive Certified Nurse Educator Exam Secrets study guide is written by our exam experts, who painstakingly researched every topic and concept that you need to know to ace your test. Our original research reveals specific weaknesses that you can exploit to increase your exam score more than you've ever imagined.--from Amazon
SELECTED BY BARBARA WILFORD / ALLIED HEALTH & NURSING