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Hello goodbye hello: a circle of 101 remarkable meetings

By Brown, Craig

Publishing Date: c2012

Classification: 000

Call Number: 082 BRO

Delivers 101 fascinating, true encounters between the rich and famous.

Philosophy: the power of ideas

By Moore, Brooke Noel

Publishing Date: c1990

Classification: 100

Call Number: 100 MOO

One of the most widely adopted texts in the field, Philosophy: The Power of Ideas offers a topical introduction to philosophy within an overarching historical framework. The goal of the authors is to make philosophy understandable while not oversimplifying the material, showing that philosophy contains powerful ideas that affect the lives of real people.

Being wrong: adventures in the margin of error

By Schulz, Kathryn

Publishing Date: c2010

Classification: 100

Call Number: 128 SCH

Journalist "explores why we find it so gratifying to be right and so maddening to be mistaken, and how this attitude toward error corrodes relationships." She claims that "error is both a given and a gift -- one that can transform our worldviews, our relationships, and, most profoundly, ourselves."

The five things we cannot change: and the happiness we find by embracing them

By Richo, David

Publishing Date: 2006, c2005

Classification: 100

Call Number: 158 RIC

"Why is that despite our best efforts, many of us remain fundamentally unhappy and unfulfilled in our lives? In this provocative and inspiring book, David Richo distills thirty years of experience as a therapist to explain the underlying roots of unhappiness--and the surprising secret to finding freedom and fulfillment. There are certain facts of life that we cannot change--the unavoidable 'givens' of human existence: (1) everything changes and ends, (2) things do not always go according to plan, (3) life is not always fair, (4) pain is a part of life, and (5) people are not loving and loyal all the time. Richo shows us that by dropping our deep-seated resistance to these givens, we can find liberation and discover the true richness that life has to offer. Blending Western psychology and Eastern spirituality, including practical exercises, Richo shows us how to open up to our lives--including to what is frightening, painful, or disappointing--and discover our greatest gifts"--Cover, p. 4.

Holy lands: one place, three faiths

Publishing Date: 2002

Classification: 200

Call Number: 291.3

This book examines, in words and pictures, the religious history of Israel, the West Bank, the Sinai and Saudi Arabia, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Mecca, and Medina.

Beyond the house of the false lama: travels with monks, nomads, and outlaws

By Crane, George

Publishing Date: c2005

Classification: 200

Call Number: 294.3092 CRA

Crane returns alone to complete the journey to Inner Mongolia he and Tsung Tsai attempted in Bones of the Master but were turned back by a sandstorm at the edge of the Gobi Desert. From New York to Grenada to Paris and back to Mongolia he journeys, then finds his new quest in search of the beginning of the wind. A perennial nomad, he leaves only footprints behind him, and no index. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

The Talmud: selected writings

Publishing Date: c1989

Classification: 200

Call Number: 296.125

The most in-depth and scholarly panorama of Western spirituality ever attempted! In one series, the original writings of the universally acknowledged teachers of the Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, Jewish, Islamic and Native American traditions have been critically selected, translated and introduced by internationally recognized scholars and spiritual leaders. The texts are first-rate, and the introductions are informative and reliable. The books will be a welcome addition to the bookshelf of every literate religious persons". -- The Christian Century

The alphabet versus the goddess: the conflict between word and image

By Shlain, Leonard

Publishing Date: 1999

Classification: 300

Call Number: 302.2244 SHL

This groundbreaking book proposes that the rise of alphabetic literacy reconfigured the human brain and brought about profound changes in history, religion, and gender relations. Making remarkable connections across brain function, myth, and anthropology, Dr. Shlain shows why pre-literate cultures were principally informed by holistic, right-brain modes that venerated the Goddess, images, and feminine values. Writing drove cultures toward linear left-brain thinking and this shift upset the balance between men and women, initiating the decline of the feminine and ushering in patriarchal rule. Examining the cultures of the Israelites, Greeks, Christians, and Muslims, Shlain reinterprets ancient myths and parables in light of his theory. Provocative and inspiring, this book is a paradigm-shattering work that will transform your view of history and the mind.

An ordinary person's guide to empire

By Roy, Arundhati

Publishing Date: 2004

Classification: 300

Call Number: 302.23 ROY

Collected speeches and essays.

Nothing to envy: ordinary lives in North Korea

By Demick, Barbara

Publishing Date: 2009

Classification: 300

Call Number: 306.0951 DEM

Chronicles the lives of six North Koreans over a span of fifteen years, exploring how the lives of ordinary citizens were impacted by key social, political, and economic events of the time.

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Drift: the unmooring of American military power

By Maddow, Rachel

Publishing Date: c2012

Classification: 300

Call Number: 306.27 MAD

Maddow shows how deeply militarized our culture has become--how the role of the national security sector has shape-shifted and grown over the past century to the point of being financially unsustainable and confused in mission.

The great father: the United States government and the American Indians

By Prucha, Francis Paul

Publishing Date: c1986

Classification: 300

Call Number: 323.1197 PRU

The Great Father was widely praised when it appeared in two volumes in 1984 and was awarded the Ray Allen Billington Prize by the Organization of American Historians. This abridged one-volume edition follows the structure of the two-volume edition, eliminating only the footnotes and some of the detail. It is a comprehensive history of the relations between the U.S. government and the Indians. Covering the two centuries from the Revolutionary War to 1980, the book traces the development of American Indian policy and the growth of the bureaucracy created to implement that policy.

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Rez life: an Indian's journey through reservation life

By Treuer, David

Publishing Date: c2012

Classification: 300

Call Number: 323.1197 TRE

Novelist David Treuer examines Native American reservation life--past and present--illuminating misunderstood contemporary issues of sovereignty, treaty rights, and natural-resource conservation while also exploring crime and poverty, casinos and wealth, and the preservation of native language and culture.

Reclaim your nest egg: take control of your financial future

By Kamen, Ken

Publishing Date: c2010

Classification: 300

Call Number: 332.024 KAM

"After the worst market crash since the Great Depression, many investors have lost 30% to 50% of their retirement savings. Author Ken Kamen details the current market--where do we stand and what can we expect next? Ken advises we move away from the micro view and individual stocks and look at the big picture. Keep your investments simple, build a plan meant to last, and if you choose to, find someone you trust to help manage it. Ken discusses the facets of investing from a macro point of view. For example, Kamen discusses sample portfolios for those who want to manage their own accounts. The book looks at understanding what went wrong, managing your financial expectations, discovering a long-term investment strategy, and much more. Ken addresses the growing needs of readers throughout the work."--Provided by publisher.

Seeing and being seen: tourism in the American West

Publishing Date: c2001

Classification: 300

Call Number: 338.4

Contributors from the humanities and social sciences, business faculty, and National Park Service employees explore the history of tourism in the American West and examine its effects on both the tourists and the places and people they visit. They investigate dilemmas that tourism poses for Western communities, from economic and environmental questions to cultural change. Chapters are organized around three broad topics: scholarly perceptions of tourism; tourism in its historical context; and the history and impact of tourism on the West's national parks. Most material originated at a spring 1997 conference. Wrobel teaches history at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. Long teaches tourism management at the University of Colorado. c. Book News Inc.

Hughes: the private diaries, memos and letters : the definitive biography of the first American billionaire

By Hack, Richard

Publishing Date: c2001

Classification: 300

Call Number: 338.767 HAC

Based on newly uncovered personal letters, sealed court testimony, recently declassified FBI files, and never-before-revealed autopsy findings, this book is a thorughly researched and vividly detailed account of America's first billionaire.

American Indians, American justice

By Deloria, Vine

Publishing Date: 1983

Classification: 300

Call Number: 347.731 DEL

Describes classic indictment of mistreatment of Indian peoples.

Kennedy justice

By Navasky, Victor S.

Publishing Date: 1977, c1971

Classification: 300

Call Number: 353.5 NAV

Detailed study of Robert F. Kennedy's years as U. S. Attorney General, citing his encounters with well-known personalities, and consequences of his pursuit and exercise of power.

Inside Seal Team Six: my life and missions with America's elite warriors

By Mann, Don

Publishing Date: 2011

Classification: 300

Call Number: 359.9 MAN

A high octane narrative of physical and mental toughness, giving unprecedented insight to the inner workings of the training and secret missions of the world's most respected and feared combat unit--Seal Team Six, the elite warriors who took down Osama bin Laden.

The plot to kill the President

By Blakey, G. Robert

Publishing Date: c1981

Classification: 300

Call Number: 364.152 BLA

In the world of conspiracy theories, this one ranks as the current ""official"" view of the plot to kill JFK; and if you were paying attention during the proceedings of the House Select Committee on Assassinations, you've heard about it before. Blakey was Chief Counsel and Staff Director, taking a break from teaching law, while Billings is a journalist (Life) who helped write the report. The conclusions of the investigation come down to a theory for which there is little conclusive evidence, but much of the circumstantial sort. Blakey is certain that there was a second gunman in Dallas behind the ""grassy knoll"" who fired one shot that missed altogether, while Oswald fired three shots and is indeed the killer. The second gunman--who, Blakey thinks, should have been discovered by the Warren Commission--signifies that there was a conspiracy. As to who was involved, that remains conjecture. The best guess is that organized crime and Cuban exiles with CIA connections were involved. Oswald ostensibly was recruited on the pretext that he was aiding pro-Castro forces, while in actuality it was the reverse; Jack Ruby, according to this scenario, was a classic hit man. What the Committee knew was that the Mafia-types wanted Kennedy dead because of Robert Kennedy's anti-crime investigations; and that the Cuban exiles were miffed over the Bay of Pigs invasion. They were also aware of what gangland-style assassinations look like, and can establish personal connections between enough people to make the whole theory plausible without naming any names; they're sure, moreover, that the names will never be known--so this, presumably, is the final official word. As such, it leans more heavily on Mafia involvement than on the Cuban connection (which seems, by comparison, to have been under-investigated). Since most of the crime figures are dead, the Cuban connection may indeed leave some stones still to be turned by others. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.