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The Single Life

Week of July 9, 2012

THE SINGLE LIFE

In the News: Unmarried. Bachelor. Unattached. Bachelorette. Eligible. Single.
Now that previous posts have focused on love and marriage (here, here and here) – and even divorce – what’s next? This week we highlight books and videos on being single.

About a Boy
By Nick Hornby. Riverhead Books, 2002
Call Number: PR6058 .O689 A64 2002

About a Boy (DVD)
Directed by Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz. Universal, 2002
Call Number: PN1997.2 .A265 2002 (Boca Raton Media Center)

Bachelor Girl: The Secret History of the Single Woman in the Twentieth Century
By Betsy Israel. William Morrow, 2002
Call Number: HQ800.2 .I85 2002 Continue reading

Divorce

Week of July 2, 2012

DIVORCE

In the News: Judith Wallerstein has died at the age of 90. In 1971, she studied children from divorced families and interviewed them every five years over the course of 25 years. Wallerstein’s findings detailed the consequences of divorce and she noted that, for many of the children, the negative effects continued into adulthood.

Between Two Worlds: The Inner Lives of Children of Divorce
By Elizabeth Marquardt. Crown Publishers, 2005
Call Number: HQ777.5 .M3746 2005 (At Jupiter)

Children of Divorce: Stories of Loss and Growth
By John H. Harvey and Mark A. Fine. Routledge, 2010
Call Number: HQ777.5 .H38 2010

Dickens and the Rise of Divorce: The Failed-Marriage Plot and the Novel Tradition
By Kelly Hager. Ashgate, 2010
Call Number: PR4592 .D57 H34 2010 Continue reading

Watergate

Week of June 18, 2012

WATERGATE

In the News: Forty years ago on June 17, 1972, five men were arrested for breaking in to the Watergate complex which served as the headquarters to the Democratic National Committee.

1973 Nervous Breakdown: Watergate, Warhol, and the Birth of Post-Sixties America
By Andreas Killen. Bloomsbury, 2006
Call Number: E169.12 .K463 2006

Abuse of Power: The New Nixon Tapes
Edited by Stanley I. Kutler. Five Press, 1997
Call Number: E860 .A26 1997

All the President’s Men
By Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward. Simon & Schuster, 1974
Call Number: E856 .B4 Continue reading

Foie Gras and Food Culture, Part II

Week of June 11, 2012

FOIE GRAS and FOOD CULTURE, PART II (See part I)

In the News: California’s ban on the sale of foie gras, a French delicacy that’s popular in many fine dining establishments, goes into effect July 1, 2012, much to the dismay of many of the state’s best known chefs.

Adventures in Eating: Anthropological Experiences of Dining from around the World
Edited by Helen R. Haines and Clare A. Sammells. University Press of Colorado, 2010
Call Number: GT2850 .A48 2010

The Cultural Politics of Food and Eating: A Reader
Edited by James L. Watson and Melissa L. Caldwell. Blackwell, 2005
Call Number: GT2850 .C853 2004

Educated Tastes: Food, Drink, and Connoisseur Culture
Edited by Jeremy Strong. University of Nebraska Press, 2011
Call Number: GT2855 .E38 2011

Foie Gras: A Passion
By Michael A. Ginor et al. Wiley, 1999
Call Number: Available online via EBSCOhost Continue reading

Summer Reading 2012

Week of June 4, 2012

SUMMER READING

In the News: What are you reading this summer? Some of the titles listed below are on display in the Wimberly Library Lobby. Stop by, check one (or two or three or more) out, and enjoy!

Abu-Jaber. Diana. Birds of Paradise: A Novel
W.W. Norton & Co, 2011
Call Number: PS3551.B895 B57 2011

Alpaugh, Cole. The Bear in a Muddy Tutu
Carmel Press, 2011
Call Number: PS3601.L738 B43 2011

Bondurant, Matt. The Night Swimmer: A Novel
Scribner, 2012
Call Number: PS3602.O657 N54 2012 Continue reading

Bob Dylan

Week of May 28, 2012

Bob Dylan

In the News: Folk and rock musician, Robert Allen Zimmerman, a.k.a. Bob Dylan, turned 71 on May 24^th.

Alias Bob Dylan Revisited
By Stephen Scobie. Red Deer Press, 2004
Call Number: ML420 .D98 S36 2004

Bob Dylan
By Keith Negus. Indiana University Press, 2008
Call Number: ML420 .D98 N44 2008

Bob Dylan: A Descriptive, Critical Discography, and Filmography, 1961-2007
By John Nogowski. McFarland, 2008
Call Number: ML156.7 .D97 .N64 2008 Continue reading

Marriage in 2012

Week of May 21, 2012

MARRIAGE IN 2012

In the News: President Obama recently announced his support for same-sex marriage. In the News featured a post on this topic exactly four years ago when the California Supreme Court overturned a ruling that banned gay marriage in that state. This week we look at marriage in general.

Alone Together: How Marriage in America is Changing
By Paul R. Amato et al. Harvard University Press, 2007
Call Number: HQ536 .A538 2007 (At Jupiter)

Between a Man and a Woman?: Why Conservatives Oppose Same-Sex Marriage
By Ludger H. Viefhues-Bailey. Columbia University Press, 2010
Call Number: BT707.6 .V54 2010

Beyond Straight and Gay Marriage: Valuing All Families under the Law
By Nancy D. Polikoff. Beacon Press, 2008
Call Number: KF538 .P65 2008 Continue reading

Florida, the Sunshine State

Week of May 14, 2012

Florida, the Sunshine State

In the News: Summer doesn’t officially begin until June, but the temperatures are starting to rise here in the 22^nd largest (in total area) and the 4^th most populous state of the Union. Summer session at FAU is underway so there is no rest for the weary. However, when time allows, pick up one of these newer books and DVDs on Florida.

The 57 Club: My Four Decades in Florida Politics
By Frederick B. Karl. UP of Florida, 2010
Call Number: F316.23 .K37 A3 2010

90 Miles (DVD)
Directed by Juan Carlos Zaldivar. Phonograph Films, 2007
Call Number: E184 .C97 A17 2007 (Boca Raton Media Center)
Cuban-born filmmaker recounts the strange fate that brought him as a groomed young communist to exile in Miami in 1980 during the dramatic Mariel boatlift. The story of an immigrant family and how the historical forces around them shaped their personal relationships and attitudes towards the world around them.

The 2008 Elections in Florida: Change! But Only at the Top of the Ticket
By Robert E. Crew, Jr. and Slater Bayliss. UP of America, 2011
Call Number: JK4416 .C74 2011 Continue reading

The Los Angeles Riots

Week of April 30, 2012

The L.A. Riots

In the News: On April 29, 1992, the South Central L.A. area erupted in civil unrest immediately following the acquittal of four L.A.P.D. officers who had been accused of beating a black man, Rodney King. The National Guard was deployed to the area to enforce curfews and suppress the disorder. Many Korean-owned shops in Koreatown were looted which prompted the community to come together and defend their businesses from rioters.

In the News will return on May 14, 2012

Black-Korean Encounter: Toward Understanding and Alliance: Dialogue between Black and Korean Americans in the Aftermath of the 1992 Los Angeles Riots: A Two-Day Symposium, May 22-23, 1992
Edited by Eui-Young Yu. Regina Books, 1994
Call Number: F869 .L89 N319 1994

Blue Dreams: Korean Americans and the Los Angeles Riots
By Nancy Abelmann and John Lie. Harvard UP, 1995
Call Number: F869 .L89 K616 1995

Can We All Get Along? (VHS)
MacNeil-Lehrer News Hour. PBS Video
Call Number: VH 2389 (Boca Raton Media Center) Continue reading