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- Beyond war : reimagining American influence in a new Middle East / David Rohde.
Author: Rohde, David, 1967- Description: "This book distills eleven years of expert reporting for The New York Times, Reuters, and The Atlantic Monthly into a clarion call for change. An incisive look at the evolving nature of war, Rohde exposes how a dysfunctional Washington squandered billions on contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan, neglected its true allies in the war on terror and failed to employ its most potent nonmilitary weapons: American consumerism, technology, and investment. Rohde then surveys post-Arab Spring Tunisia, Turkey, and Egypt, and finds a yearning for American technology, trade, and education. He argues that only Muslim moderates, not Americans, can eradicate militancy. For readers of Steve Coll, Tom Ricks, and Ahmed Rashid, Beyond War shows how the failed American effort to back moderate Muslims since 9/11 can be salvaged"-- Provided by publisher.Language: EnglishLocation: Bass Library, Stacks: On Order - Digital disconnect : how capitalism is turning the Internet against democracy / Robert W. McChesney.
Author: McChesney, Robert Waterman, 1952- Description: Looks at the relationship between economic power and the digital world, encouraging readers to fight back against the monopolies that are making the Internet less democratic.Language: EnglishLocation: Bass Library, Stacks: HM851 .M393X 2013 (LC) - End of nations / written by Ricardo Sanchez ; artist, Yvel Guichet ; colors, Tony Avin?a with Carrie Strachan ; letters, Saida Temofonte. Home front / written by Ricardo Sanchez ; artist, Mike S. Miller ; colors, Tony Avin?a with Carrie Strachan ; lette
Author: Sanchez, Ricardo, 1970- Imprint: New York : DC Comics, c2012. Language: EnglishLocation: Bass Library, Graphic Novel Collection: On Order - Evidence and method : scientific strategies of Isaac Newton and James Clerk Maxwell / Peter Achinstein.
Author: Achinstein, Peter. Language: EnglishLocation: Bass Library, Stacks: Q174.8 .A238X 2013 (LC); Bass Library, Stacks: Q174.8 .A238X 2013 (LC) - Fables. Werewolves of the heartland / created and written by Bill Willingham ; layouts by Jim Fern ; pencils by Craig Hamilton and Jim Fern ; inks by Craig Hamilton ... [et al.] ; colors by Lee Loughridge ; letteres by Todd Klein.
Author: Willingham, Bill. Description: Bigby Wolf embarks on a quest through the American Heartland to find a new location for Fabletown, a secret society of exiled fairy tale characters living among the "mundys." In his wanderings, Bigby stumbles across Story City, a small town that seems to be occupied solely by werewolves. Oddly enough, they seem to already know and revere Bigby, but at the same time they've captured and caged him.Imprint: New York : DC Comics/Vertigo, c2012. Language: EnglishLocation: Bass Library, Graphic Novel Collection: On Order - From stone to flesh : a short history of the Buddha / Donald S. Lopez Jr.
Author: Lopez, Donald S., 1952- Description: We have come to admire Buddhism for being profound but accessible, as much a lifestyle as a religion. The credit for creating Buddhism goes to the Buddha, a figure widely respected across the Western world for his philosophical insight, his teachings of nonviolence, and his practice of meditation. But who was this Buddha, and how did he become the Buddha we know and love today?Imprint: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2013. Language: EnglishLocation: SML, Stacks, LC Classification: BQ894 .L67X 2013 (LC); Bass Library, Stacks: BQ894 .L67X 2013 (LC) - History of modern Israel / Colin Shindler.
Author: Shindler, Colin, 1946- Edition: 2nd ed. Imprint: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013. Language: EnglishLocation: Bass Library, Stacks: DS126.5 .S45194X 2013 (LC) - Lead wars : the politics of science and the fate of America's children / Gerald Markowitz and David Rosner.
Author: Markowitz, Gerald E. Imprint: Berkeley : University of California Press ; New York : Milbank Memorial Fund, c2013. Language: EnglishLocation: SML, Stacks, LC Classification: ON ORDER; Bass Library, Stacks: RA1231.L4 M37 2013 (LC) - Mom & me & mom / Maya Angelou.
Author: Angelou, Maya. Description: In this book, Angelou details what brought her mother to send her away, and unearths the well of emotions she experienced long afterward as a result. For the first time, she reveals the triumphs and struggles of being the daughter of Vivian Baxter, an indomitable spirit whose petite size belied her larger-than-life presence, a presence absent during much of the author's early life. When her marriage began to crumble, Vivian famously sent three-year-old Maya and her older brother away from their California home to live with their grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas. Their reunion a decade later began a story that has never before been told.Edition: 1st ed. Imprint: New York : Random House, c2013. Language: EnglishLocation: Bass Library, Stacks: PS3551.N464 Z46X 2013 (LC) - Morning glories. Volume three : P. E. / Nick Spencer, words ; Joe Eisma, art ; Alex Sollazzo, colors ; Johnny Lowe, letters ; Tim Daniel, design.
Author: Spencer, Nick. Description: "One of the most prestigious prep schools in the country-- But behind its hallowed doors something sinister and deadly lurks. When six brilliant but troubled new students arrive they find themselves trapped and desperately seeking answers-- and escape from a place where nothing is what it seems to be. The critically acclaimed series continues with this collection of the third arc, 'P.E.'. The first days were just the beginning. When the faculty cancels classes and send the students on an outing in the nearby woods, all hell breaks loose-- sending the Glories on a mysterious journey through time and space" -- p. [4] of cover.Imprint: Berkeley, CA : Image Comics, Inc., 2012. Language: EnglishLocation: Bass Library, Graphic Novel Collection: On Order - Mr. Twee Deedle : Raggedy Ann's sprightly cousin : the forgotten fantasy masterpieces of Johnny Gruelle / [edited] by Rick Marschall.
Author: Gruelle, Johnny, 1880-1938. Description: "From our Marschall Books imprint comes this magnificent collection of Mr. Twee Deedle, Johnny Gruelle's masterpiece, unjustly forgotten by history and never before reprinted since its first appearance in America's newspapers from 1911 to 1914. The title character in the Sunday color page, Mr. Twee Deedle, is a magical wood sprite who befriends the strip's two human children, Dickie and Dolly. Gruelle depicted a charming, fantastical child's world, filled with light whimsy and outlandish surrealism" -- From publisher's web site. Also includes an essay, with illustrations, by Rick Marschall, a portfolio of early book illustrations, and some Brutus comic strips.Edition: 1st Fantagraphics Books ed. Language: EnglishLocation: Bass Library, Graphic Novel Collection: On Order - Same-sex marriage in the United States : the road to the Supreme Court / Jason Pierceson.
Author: Pierceson, Jason, 1972- Language: EnglishLocation: Bass Library, Stacks: HQ1034.U5 P54X 2013 (LC) - Saturn apartments. 5 / Hisae Iwaoka. ; [translation, Matt Thorn].
Author: Iwaoka, Hisae, 1976- Description: Mitsu's a window-washer in the Ring System, a civilization constructed after Earth was abandoned and turned into a nature preserve. His father died on the job five years earlier, and Mitsu takes his work seriously. Unfortunately, not all of his coworkers feel the same way, and they begin to resent the care and diligence he puts into clearing a vision of Earth for the residents of the Ring. One day, while staying late to check on his colleague's work, Mitsu loses radio contact. Will he meet the same fate as his father?Edition: VIZ Signature ed. Imprint: San Francisco, CA : Viz Media, 2012. Language: EnglishLocation: Bass Library, Graphic Novel Collection: On Order - Those angry days : Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America's fight over World War II, 1939-1941 / Lynne Olson.
Author: Olson, Lynne. Description: Traces the crisis period leading up to America's entry into World War II, describing the nation's polarized interventionist and isolationist factions as represented by the government, in the press, and on the streets.Edition: 1st ed. Imprint: New York : Random House, c2013. Language: EnglishLocation: Bass Library, Stacks: D753 .O47X 2013 (LC) - Why we fight : Congress and the politics of World War II / Nancy Beck Young.
Author: Young, Nancy Beck. Language: EnglishLocation: Bass Library, Stacks: D742.U5 Y68X 2013 (LC)