Week of September 28, 2009

616.89 TRE    
  Treating the Mentally Ill   Kyla Stimmett ed.
Contains fifteen essays in which the authors share varying perspectives on questions regarding the care and treatment of the mentally ill, focusing on the sue of antidepressants and other psychiatric drugs.
108 pages   Opposing Viewpoints Series

822.3 SHA        
William Shakespeare     Laura Marvel ed.
A collection of articles which explore the life and work of playwright William Shakespeare and the impact his work had on literature.  221 pages

909.82            
  Tyrants: the World's 20 Worst Living Dictators    David Wallechinsky
Profiles twenty of the world's worst dictators, all whom are currently in power, with information on their crimes, strange personalities, mysterious backgrounds, government structure, and allies.
355 pages

920  SPI            
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!: The Beatles, Beatlemania, and the Music that Changed the World     Bob Spitz
Presents the New York Times best selling biography of the Beatles, written in a style and format for young readers. 234 pages

920 BLA            
Black Abolitionists    Karin Coddon ed.
Details the history of African-American participation and leadership in the abolitionist movement. 235 pages

921 DOU    
        Frederick Douglass       John R. McKivigan ed
Contains nineteen essays that examine Frederick Douglass's early life as a slave, his role in the abolitionist movement,  his work as a civil rights leader, and his legacy. 202 pages

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Week of September 21, 2009

363.3 IS            
Is Military Action Justified Against Nations That Support Terrorism? James D. Torr ed.
                        Includes both primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives-eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials, and many others on the issue of military action against nations that support terrorism. 108 pages  Opposing viewpoint series.

363.3 HOW          
How Can Gun Violence be Reduced?  Laura K. Egendorf ed.
                          Primary and secondary sources analyze the different perspectives on how American Government and society can help reduce gun violence. 112 pages Opposing viewpoint series.

362.76 CHI          
Child Abuse  Louise I. Gerdes ed.
                          Presents opposing viewpoints concerning issues related to child abuse, including its causes, how widespread the problem is, and how the legal system should respond to it. 221 pages

362.29 CHE          
Chemical Dependency  Laura K. Egendorf ed.
                          Presents opposing viewpoints about the causes and treatments of additions to alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. Includes critical thinking skill activities and a list of organizations to contact.
208 pages  Opposing Viewpoints Series

354.152 ROS      
  Jack the Ripper   Natalie M. Rosinsky
                          Examines the unsolved case of Jack the Ripper, a killer who mutilated and murdered prostitutes in London in the late 1880"s. and discusses the on going debate over the identity of the serial murderer. 112 pages

371.33 COM        
Computers and Education  James D. Torr ed.
                          Contains twelve essays that provide opposing viewpoints on issues related to the use of computers in education. 122 pages

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Week of  September 7, 2009

333.95 LEO      
A Sand County Almanac: with essays on conservation from Round River  Aldo Leopold
Published by the Sierra Club this book is about Wildlife conservation and natural history in the United States. 295 pages

333.75 MAA      
The Green Belt Movement: sharing the approach and the experience Wangari Maathai
The author relates the origins and philosophy of the Green Belt Movement in Kenya which has planted millions of trees throughout East Africa and discusses how it operates, the challenges they face, and the objectives for the future of their nation. 117 pages

304.6 HAR        
  Living within limits:ecology, economics, and population taboos  Garrett Hardin
Focuses on the neglected problems of population, making a case for dramatically changing the way people live in and manage the world. 339 pages

363.738 CAR    
    Silent Spring  Rachel Carson
Presents Rachel Carson's 1962 environmental classic "Silent Spring," which identified the dangers of indiscriminate pesticide use; and includes an introduction by biographer Linda Lear and an afterward by scientist Edward O. Wilson. 378 pages

333.79 SHA        
  Energy  Jane S. Shaw and Manuel Nikel-Zueger
Examines the scientific and economic debates over energy, discussing energy supplies, energy development on public lands, the environmental dangers of energy sources, alternatives to fossil fuel, government influence on energy use, and concerns for the future. 112 pages

333.78 HOW      
    How Should America's Wilderness be Managed Stuart A. Kallen ed.
Contains sixteen essays that provide varying perspectives on the issue of how America's wilderness lands should be managed, discussing roadless rules, wildfire policy, oil and gas drilling, logging, and other topics. 123 pages

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Week of August 31, 2009

FIC RAP        
    Punkzilla   Adam Rapp
A runaway teenager, having overcome his addition to meth, travels across the country from Portland to Memphis in order to reconnect with his dying brother and meets a colorful cast of characters along the way. 244 pages

FIC CRA          
  Afrika  Colleen Craig
Thirteen-year-old Kim learns the truth about her father and her mother's homeland after visiting South Africa, where she meets relatives and other children her age and witnesses the Truth and Reconciliation Hearings.       233 pages

FIC KAN            
Girlfriend Material   Melissa Kantor
Kate's hopes for a summer romance are dashed when her mother announces plans to stay with wealthy friends in Cape Cod as a ploy to make Kate's father jealous, but when Kate is introduced to Adam things begin to look brighter.  251 pages

FIC HIJ          
    Dark Dude   Oscar Hijuelos
In the 1960's Rico Guentes, a pale-skinned Cuban American teenager, abandons drug-infested New York City for the picket fence and apple pie world of Wisconsin, only to discover that he still feels like an outsider and that violent and judgmental people can be found even in the wholesome Midwest.
439 pages

FIC COL      
        Girl v. Boy  Yvonne Collins and Sandy Rideout
Sixteen-year-old Lu Perez epitomizes her school's lack of spirit, but as an anonymous columnist reporting on a fund-raising competition that pits school against school and boy against girl, she and her co-columnist engage in a battle of the sexes with huge ramifications. 311 pages