General Interest and Professional Development Resources
Fall 2018
Fiction
The Atomic City Girls
by Janet Beard
The Atomic City Girls explores love, war, and patriotism in the context of the Manhattan Project of World War II, forcing the reader to consider the devastating effects of Hiroshima.
The Neighborhood: A Novel
by Mario Vargas Llosa
Two wealthy Peruvian couples become embroiled in a disturbing vortex of erotic adventures and politically driven blackmail in this politically charged detective novel.
Un Mundo Feliz (Brave New World)
by Aldous Huxley
Read the Spanish translation of Huxley's classic prophetic novel that describes the socialized horrors of a futuristic utopia devoid of individual freedom.
A Shout in the Ruins
by Kevin Powers
Spanning over a hundred years, this novel explores the brutal legacy of violence and exploitation in American society as it examines the fates of the inhabitants of Beauvais Plantation and their descendants.
Murder on the Orient Express DVD
As seen on Mystery!
Watch this PBS version of the classic Agatha Christie tale of thirteen strangers stranded on a train where everyone is a suspect. David Suchet stars as Poirot.
The Female Persuasion
by Meg Wolitzer
In this story of a college student and her feminist mentor, Wolitzer delivers a novel about the flame flickering inside, waiting to be seen and fanned by the right person at the right time.
Professional Development
What School Could Be
by Ted Dintersmith
Capturing bold ideas from teachers and classrooms across America, Dintersmith describes a realistic and profoundly optimistic roadmap for creating cultures of innovation and real learning in all our schools.
Creating Self-Regulated Learners
by Linda R. Nilson
At a time when we question how well prepared students are for the challenges of tomorrow's economy and society, Nilson provides a reassuring solution that is particularly beneficial for struggling students.
Designing a Motivational Syllabus
by Christine Harrington and Melissa Thomas
The authors offer guidance for creating an effective syllabus that will serve as a teaching and learning tool that keeps students engaged through the semester.
Creating Engaging Discussions
by Jennifer H. Hermand & Linda B. Nilson
The authors identify, analyze, and solve common problems in both classroom and online discussions and in both small and large classes. They take a direct, practice-oriented approach to help create a positive learning experience.
Scholarly Communication
by Rich Anderson
This book from Oxford’s What Everyone Needs to Know series offers an accessible overview of the most important issues in the complex world of scholarly communication.
Creating the Path to Success in the Classroom
by Kathleen F Gabriel
Gabriel provides faculty with instructional practices that can be incorporated in existing teaching methods to promote the persistence of all students -- especially those groups that have been least successful.
General Interest
Travel as a Political Act
by Rick Steves
Steves presents advice on traveling to different countries of the world as a way of increasing our understanding of different cultures and political systems.
On Grand Strategy
by John Lewis Gaddis
This summary of the legendary Yale class on strategic thinking (co-taught by Gaddis) is filled with vivid historical examples of leadership and grand strategy.
Educated: A Memoir
by Tara Westover
Tara Westover recounts how she left her isolated survivalist family behind to pursue an education and how her quest for knowledge transformed her life.
Visionary Women
by Andrea Barnet
Barnet traces the careers of Rachel Carson, Jane Jacobs, Jane Goodall, and Alice Waters and explores how the work of these visionaries profoundly shaped the world we live in today.
Frankenstein
by Sidney Perkowitz and Eddy von Mueller
A physicist and a film expert bring together scholars, scientists, artists, and directors to celebrate and examine Mary Shelley's creation and its two hundred year legacy.
Accidental Brothers
by Nancy Segal
The riveting story of two sets of identical twins separated at birth and improbably reunited as adults is a dream case for exploring nature vs nurture.
