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NEW IN THE MRC: Books |
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NEW BIOGRAPHY BOOKS |
AFRICAN AMERICANS |
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Bessie Colman: First Black Women Pilot by Connie Plantz “ In the early nineteen hundreds Bessie Colman dreamed of flying. But racial bigotry and gender bias threatened to keep her grounded. Denied entrance to flight training school in the United States, Colman traveled to Europe. She returned triumphant, as the first black woman in the world with a pilot’s license. Author Connie Plantz captures all the tension and excitement of Bessie Colman’s soaring achievements.” |
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Bad Boy: A Memoir by Walter Dean Myers “Award-winning author, Walter Dean Myers, details his Harlem childhood in a “gripping, funny, heartbreaking and unforgettable” memoir.” |
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The Greatest: Muhammed Ali by Walter Dean Myers “…the kind of universal story that needs a writer as talented as Walter Dean Myers to retell it for every generation.” Booklist starred review |
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On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madame C. J. Walker by A’ Lelia Bundles “Bundles vividly recounts the rise of the washerwoman who would light the way for other black businesswomen, bankroll YMCA’s, and lead an anti-lynching campaign all the way to the White House.” People |
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Women of Hope: African-Americans who Made a Difference by Joyce Hansen “ Joyce Hansen’s brief, well-crafted biographies, and the striking black and white photographs that accompany them, reveal the remarkable strength of these inspiring Women of Hope.” |
NEW BIOGRAPHY BOOKS |
ASIAN AMERICANS |
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Extraordinary Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders by Susan Sinnott Examines the lives of the extraordinary Asian-American achievers through the centuries. |
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China’s Son: Growing Up in the Cultural Revolution by Da Chen “Da Chen was born in China in 1962. The grandson of a landlord, he found that he and his family were outcasts in Communist China. Da was an excellent student until a teacher told him that because of his family’s crimes he would never be more that a poor farmer…Then, the communist leader, Mao, died and Da realized that an education and college might once again be possible. He tells his story in this compelling autobiography.” |
NEW BIOGRAPHY BOOKS |
HISPANIC AMERICANS |
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The Tall Mexican: The Life of Hank Aguirre: All-Star Pitcher, Businessman, Humanitarian by Robert E. Copley “Not only an engaging and inspirational story…but also a reminder about the rich diversity of Hispanic America, especially of those Americans of Mexican heritage who have achieved so much in this society.” |
NEW BIOGRAPHY BOOKS |
NOTABLE SCIENTISTS |
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Edison: Inventing the Century by Neil Baldwin “Baldwin…convincingly likens Edison to an artist interpreting the one-time telegrapher as a kind of Da Vinci of dots and dashes, whose technological vision extended far into the future while it enlightened the present.” The Washington Post |
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Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA by Brenda Maddox “A meticulous biography… Rosalind Franklin was the unacknowledged heroine of DNA, the Sylvia Plath of molecular biology.” - The Economist |
NEW BIOGRAPHY BOOKS |
NEW TORK TIMES BEST SELLING BIOGRAPHIES |
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At the Altar of Speed: The Fast Life and Tragic Death of Dale Earnhardt by Leigh Montville “Anyone…who wants to understand the passions that created the superstar Dale Earnhardt will find the whole legend here.” |
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Profiles in Courage for Our Time introduced and edited by Caroline Kennedy The John F. Kennedy Profiles in Courage Award was created in 1990 to recognize elected officials who have each served their country by taking a stand in the face of public opinion or political pressure. “This book tells the stories of men and women at all levels of government in all parts of the country across the political spectrum, who have all stood fast for the ideals of America.”
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NEW SOCIAL ISSUES BOOKS |
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The Hip-Hop Generation: Young Blacks and the Crisis in African-American Culture by Bakari Kitwana “An insightful study of post-segregation Black culture and its influence on the world.” Essence |
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Face to Face: The Changing State of Racism Across America by James Waller “Face to Face is a powerful and eloquent examination of racism in America, crucial for our Nation’s evolving consciousness.” |
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Erasing Racism: The Survival of the American Nation by Molefi K. Asante “…Molefi Kete Asante, a leading scholar of African American history and culture, discusses the …issue of systemic racism in America.” |
NEW SCIENCE BOOKS |
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God’s Equation: Einstein, Relativity, and the Expanding Universe by Amir D. Aczel “Drawing on newly discovered letters of Einstein – many translated here for the first time- years of research, and interviews with prominent mathematicians, cosmologists, physicists, and astronomers, Aczel takes us on a f journey into ‘strange geometry’ of space-time, and into the mind of a genius.” |
NEW TECHNOLOGY BOOKS |
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The Seventy Wonders of the Modern World : 1500 Years of Extraordinary Feats of Engineering and Construction edited by Neil Parkyn “Twenty-eight architects, engineers and architectural historians explore and explain the modern world’s greatest structures.” |
NEW FINE ARTS BOOKS |
ARTS AND CRAFTS |
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Chicano Visions: American Painters on the Verge by Cheech Marin “The Chicano art movement was developed outside the national and international spotlights, mainly in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay area, San Antonio and other cities in south Texas. The twenty-six artists showcased here…are but a handful of the Chicano artists- overwhelmingly university or art-school trained – working in the United States today.” |
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Fine Arts and Crafts: African-American Arts by Muriel Miller Branch “Muriel Miller Branch focuses on African-American achievements in the Fine Arts (painting, sculpture and photography) as well as in crafts such as pottery, needlework, basketry, and metalwork. She traces the development of African-American Art from its roots in West Africa and describes the achievements of a wide array of artists from early slave artists and artisans to contemporary artists still practicing today.” |
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The Simple Art of Chinese Calligraphy: Create Your Own Chinese Characters and Symbols for Good Fortune and Prosperity by Qu Lei Lei “A complete guide to creating Chinese characters for beginners.” |
NEW FINE ARTS BOOKS |
PHOTOGRAPHY |
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Digital Photographer’s handbook: Equipment, Techniques, Effects, Projects by Tom Ang “In this fully updated new edition, Tom Ang shows how you can get the most out of digital photography and film-based images. Explaining in full the processes behind the medium, Ang takes you through software manipulation, image correction and adding art effects. There’s also helpful advice on turning pro, from how to build a portfolio to selling your pictures.” |
NEW FINE ARTS BOOKS |
MUSIC |
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Bang Your Head: The Rise and Fall of Heavy Metal by David Konow “Charting the genesis or early metal with bands like Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden…Bang Your Head is as funny as it is informative.” |
NEW SPORTS BOOKS |
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By the Sword: A History of Gladiators, Musketeers, Samurai, Swashbucklers, and Olympic Champions by Richard Cohen “ …Richard Cohen’s book is about more that swordplay. It reads at times like an alternative social history of the West, as it deals with the big themes of chivalry, the need to compete, and that elusive quality that all men call ‘honor’ “ – Sebastian Faulks
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They Don’t Play Hockey in Heaven: A Dream Team, a Team and My Comeback Season by Ken Baker “Ken Baker’s touching tale of coming back from a brain tumor to play pro hockey should remind all of us how lucky we are not only to play hockey, but to be alive.” – Tomas Vokoun, goaltender for the Nashville Predators |
NEW LITERATURE BOOKS |
POETRY |
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Carver: A Life in Poems by Marilyn Nelson “ This collection of poems by award-winning poet, Marilyn Nelson, provides a compelling and revealing portrait of Carver’s complex, …profoundly devout life.”
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Remember the Bridge: Poems of a People by Carole Boston Weatherford “Carole Boston Weatherford’s original poems, illustrated by striking historic engravings and photos, celebrate the history and culture of a strong, proud people.” |
NEW HISTORY BOOKS |
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American Historic Places: The African-American Experience by Ray Spangenburg and Diane K. Moser “The African-American experience brings Black History in the United States to life through the study of related historic places. The book offers a revealing survey of landmarks important to African-American history.” |
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Through Our Eyes: Osama bin Laden, Radical Islam and the Future of America by Anonymous “Anonymous is a senior U. S. intelligence official with nearly two decades of experience in national security issues related to Afghanistan and South Asia. Not simply another ‘who, what, when and where’ book about the ‘evil’ of bin Laden and al Qaeda, this compelling book infuses the historical background of the global terrorist organization with an objective representation of the radical Islamist perspective.” |
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