Thursday, July 2, 2009

New Books for the Yocum Collection - Brenna Corbit

Brenna sent a list of new books that have been shelved in the Yocum Collection.

Corvus: A life with Birds by Esther Woolfson.

1001 Movies to See before You Die by General Editor, Peter Boxall

Dear Husband by Joyce Carol Oates

Authentic Recipes from Jamaica by John DeMers

Creating Significant Learning Experiences : an integrated approach to designing college courses by L. Dee Fink.

My Word: Plagiarism and College Culture by Susan D. Blum.

Mayan Cuisine : recipes from the Yucatan region by Daniel Hoyer.

Good Book : the bizarre, hilarious, disturbing, marvelous, and inspiring things I learned when I read every single word of the Bible by David Plotz.

Scared Cow Mad Cow : a history of food fears by Madeleine Ferrières

Animal Spirits: how human psychology drives the economy, and why it matters for global capitalism by George A. Akerlof and Robert J. Shiller.

Black Markets : the supply and demand of body parts by Michele Goodwin.

The Foie Gras Wars : how a 5,000-year-old delicacy inspired the world's fiercest food fight
by Mark Caro.

Saving Lives : why the media's portrayal of nurses puts us all at risk by Sandy Summers and Harry Jacobs Summers.