Wiki Leaks & the Pentagon Papers

December 6, 2010

Wiki Leaks and the Pentagon Papers

In the News: The recent release of confidential diplomatic cables and documents by the whistleblower WikiLeaks is slightly reminiscent of what took place almost forty years ago when Daniel Ellsberg, former American defense policy analyst, leaked the Pentagon Papers to The New York Times in 1971. Ellsberg will appear at Florida Atlantic University in February 2011 as part of the Alan B. Larkin Symposium on the American Presidency.

Anatomy of an Undeclared War: Congressional Conference on the Pentagon Papers
Edited by Patricia A. Krause. International Universities Press, 1972
Call Number: E183.8 .V5 A83

Blowing the Whistle: Dissent in the Public Interest
Written and Edited by Charles and Taylor Branch. Praeger Publishers, 1972
Call Number: JK271 .P44

Conscientious Actions: The Revelation of the Pentagon Papers
Edited by Peter A. French. Schenkman, 1974
Call Number: BJ1471 .F74

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Health & Wellness Resource Center – December Database of the Month

Health & Wellness Resource Center is a comprehensive resource that provides integrated access to medical, statistical, health, and related information. Including Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, Health & Wellness Resource Center delivers up-to-date reference material as well as full-text magazines, journals, and pamphlets from a wide variety of authoritative medical sources. Additionally, consumers, students, and professionals are provided with descriptions of and links to many pertinent websites, selected for their usefulness and appropriateness. Continue reading

Harry Potter / Airport Security

Library titles related to the latest headlines…

November 29, 2010

Harry Potter / Airport Security

In the News: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1, was the box office winner over the Thanksgiving holiday. The film, based on the seventh novel by J. K. Rowling, has been broken into two parts. Fans are counting down the days until the final Harry Potter movie (Part 2) is released in July 2011.

Also In the News: Holiday air travel has only just begun…and with it come new airport security regulations. Many travelers have questioned the efficacy of the enhanced scanners and believe they are invasive, violate basic privacy rights, and could present unknown radiation risks. Others argue that the scanners are necessary to keep everyone safe from would-be terrorists.

HARRY POTTER

Critical Perspectives on Harry Potter
Edited by Elizabeth E. Heilman. Routledge, 2009
Call Number: PR6068 .O93 Z73 2009 (Also available online via NetLibrary)

Exploring Harry Potter
By Elizabeth D. Schafer. Beacham Pub. Corp., 2000
Call Number: PR830 .Y68 S38 2000 (At Treasure Coast)

Females and Harry Potter: Not All That Empowering
By Ruthann Mayes-Elma. Rowman & Littlefield, 2006
Call Number: PR6068 .O93 Z765 2006

A Guide to the Harry Potter Novels
By Julia Eccleshare. Continuum, 2002
Call Number: PR6068 .O93 Z59 2002

Psycho

November 15, 2010

Psycho

In the News: Living Room Theatres opens on November 19 on FAU’s Boca Raton Campus. One of the first films scheduled to be screened is Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho which was celebrates its 50th anniversary.

After Hitchcock: Influence, Imitation, and Intertextuality
Edited by David Boyd and R. Barton Palmer. University of Texas Press, 2006
Call Number: PN1998.3 .H58 A68 2006

Alfred Hitchcock
By Nicholas Haeffner. Pearson Longman, 2005
Call Number: PN1998.3 .H58 H34 2005

Alfred Hitchcock: The Legacy of Victorianism
By Paula Marantz Cohen. University Press of Kentucky, 1995
Call Number: PN1998.3 .H58 M27 1995

George W. Bush et al.

November 8, 2010

George W. Bush et al.

In the News: Decision Points, the memoirs of George W. Bush, will be released this week. A family memoir by Condoleezza Rice, PhD, former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor under the Bush Administration, was published in October. (The Boca Raton Campus of the FAU Libraries has ordered copies of both titles for its collection.) Before these arrive, you can take a look at what we currently have on the forty-third president and Dr. Rice, as well as George H. W. Bush, Laura Bush, Barbara Bush, Jeb Bush, and, of course, Vice President Dick Cheney.

All the Best, George Bush: My Life in Letters and Other Writings
By George Bush. Scribner, 1999
Call Number: E838.5 .B872 1999

Ambition and Division: Legacies of the George W. Bush Presidency
Edited by Steven E. Schier. University of Pittsburgh Press, 2009
Call Number: E902 .A455 2009

American Wife: A Novel
By Curtis Sittenfeld. Random House, 2008
Call Number: PS3619 .I94 A8 2008
Disclaimer: Loosely based on the life of Laura Bush.

Midterm Elections: Part 2

November 1, 2010

Midterm Elections: Part 2

In the News: Elections taking place throughout the country on November 2 could bring about a change to the balance of power in Congress if Republicans succeed in gaining a majority of seats in the Senate and House. Pick up one of these titles and learn more about the Legislative branch of government as well as some our past and present elected senators and representatives.

Beyond Ideology: Politics, Principles, and Partisanship in the U.S. Senate
By Frances E. Lee. The University of Chicago Press, 2009
Call Number: JK1161 .L428 2009

Blacklisted by History: The Untold Story of Senator Joe McCarthy and His Fight Against America’s Enemies
By M. Stanton Evans. Crown Forum, 2007
Call Number: E748 .M143 E83 2007
Joseph McCarthy (1908-1957), R-WI, Former Representative (Served 1949-1958) Former Senator (Served 1947-1957)

Congressional Representation & Constituents: The Case for Increasing the U.S. House of Representatives
By Brian Frederick. Routledge, 2010
Call Number: JK1319 .F74 2010

Sports Business Research Network – November Database of the Month

Sports Business Research Network (SBRnet) is an online international sport marketing and business information provider focusing on sport participating; fan profiles; sports facilities; sport finance; sporting goods; sponsorship, marketing, media and directories.

SBRnet’s database has been expanded to include a complete directory of U.S. and Canadian college sports programs, as well as a links directory to over 10,000 sports organizations. Continue reading

Midterm Elections: Part 1

October 25, 2010

Midterm Elections: Part 1

In the News: Many in the political world are counting down the days until the midterm elections on November 2. Democrats currently control both houses of Congress, but Republicans and other conservatives, outraged by the “Obama Agenda,” are earnestly working to end that. This week we share more newly acquired titles on the Republican Party, neoconservatism, and conservatism in general.

The following are on order. Look for them in the very near future!

The Backlash: Right-Wing Radicals, High-Def Hucksters, and Paranoid Politics in the Age of Obama
By Will Bunch. Harper Collins, August 2010

Mad as Hell: How the Tea Party Movement is Fundamentally Remaking Our Two-Party System
By Scott W. Rasmussen. Harper, September 2010

No Right Turn: Conservative Politics in a Liberal America
By David T. Courtwright. Harvard University Press, October 2010

Proud to Be Right: Voices of the Next Conservative Generation
By Jonah Goldberg. Harper Collins, October 2010

Why Conservatives Tell Stories & Liberals Don’t: Rhetoric, Faith, and Vision on the American Right
By David M. Ricci. Paradigm Publishers, September 2010

Young Guns: A New Generation of Conservative Leaders
By Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan, and Kevin McCarthy. Simon & Schuster, September 2010

These are currently available:

Black Conservative Intellectuals in Modern America
By Michael L. Ondaatje. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2010
Call Number: E189 .I56 O53 2010

C Street: The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy
By Jeff Sharlet. Little, Brown & Co, 2010
Call Number: BR526 .S52 2010

The Christian Right in Republican State Politics
By Kimberly H. Conger. Palgrave Macmillan, 2009
Call Number: JK2356 .C65 2009

Chile / Karaoke

Library titles related to the latest headlines…

Week of October 18, 2010

Chile / Karaoke

In the News: All eyes were on Chile this past week as the 33 men who had been trapped nearly half a mile underground were rescued more than two months following the August 5 accident at a gold and copper mine in northern Chile.

Also In the News: The Karaoke World Championships, an annual event since 2003, were held last month in Russia.

CHILE

The Changing Faces of Chilean Poetry: A Translation of Avant-Garde, Women’s, and Protest Poetry
By Sandra E. Aravena de Herron. Edwin Mellen Press, 2008
Call Number: PQ8063 .E5 A73 2008

Communal Feminisms: Chicanas, Chilenas, and Cultural Exile: Theorizing the Space of Exile, Class, and Identity
By Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs. Lexington Books, 2007
Call Number: PS153 .M4 G885 2007

Copper Workers, International Business, and Domestic Politics in Cold War Chile
By Angela Vergara. Pennsylvania State University Press, 2008
Call Number: F3099 .V38 2008