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New Books -  December 2006



Greetings from the Cerritos College Library!

Listed below are the 138 books and websites cataloged during the month of December. These are titles selected by faculty, staff and students.

Monthly lists will be published throughout the year from September through July/August. If you are interested in checking out any of the following titles, they are available in the Library.

To request specific titles or request books in a particular subject area, please contact the Collection Development Librarian in LC59, lsampson@cerritos.edu, or ext. 562.860.2451 ext. 2417.

Or you may use the Book Recommendation Form or the Website recommendation Form to request a website to be added to the library catalog

 

 
Children's Literature

Zschock, Martha Day.
Journey around Philadelphia from A to Z / Martha Day Zschock.
JUV F158.33 .Z78 2006

Silate, Jennifer.
The Statue of Liberty / Jennifer Silate.
JUV F128.64 .L6 S57 2006

Lauber, Patricia.
What you never knew about beds, bedrooms, and pajamas / by Patricia Lauber ;
illustrated by John Manders.
JUV GT3000.5 .B44 L38 2006

Reich, Susanna.
Jos*e! : born to dance : the story of Jos*e Lim*on / Susanna Reich ;illustrated by Ra*ul Col*on.
JUV GV1785 .L515 R45 2005

 

A   General Works

The World Book encyclopedia.
REFDESK AE5 .W55 2007 V 1-22

 
B   Philosophy & Religion

Tharp, Twyla.
The creative habit : learn it and use it for life : a practical guide /Twyla Tharp, with Mark Reiter.
BF408 .T415 2003

Bstan-*dzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935-
How to see yourself as you really are / His Holiness the Dalai Lama ;translated and edited by Jeffrey Hopkins.
BQ7935 .B774 H69 2006

 

C   History of Civilization

Great lives from history. The 18th century, 1701-1800 / editor, John Powell ; editor, first edition, Frank N. Magill.
REF CT118 .G74 2006 V 1-2

Great lives from history. The 19th century, 1801-1900 / editor, John Powell.
REF CT119 .G69 2007 V 1-4

 

D   World History & Geography

Great events from history. The 18th century, 1701-1800 / editor John Powell.
REF D286 .G74 2006 V 1-2

Great events from history. The 19th century, 1801-1900 / editor, John Powell.
REF D358 .G74 2007 V 1-4

Ancient Greece / edited by Thomas J. Sienkewicz.
REF DF214 .A49 2007 V 1-3 

 

E & F History & Geography of the Americas

Americans at war : society, culture, and the homefront / John P. Resch, editor in chief.
REF E181 .A453 2005 V 1-4

Encyclopedia Latina : history, culture, and society in the United States /
Ilan Stavans, editor in chief, Harold Augenbraum, associate editor.
REF E184 .S75 E587 2005 V 1-4

Dresser, Denise.
M*exico : lo que todo ciudadano quisiera (no) saber de su patria / Denise
Dresser y Jorge Volpi ; con la colaboracion de Karina *Alvarez... [et al.]
F1236 .D747 2006

Anderson, Eugene N. (Eugene Newton), 1941-
Animals and the Maya in southeast Mexico / E.N. Anderson and Felix Medina Tzuc.
F1435.3 .D64 A63 2005

 

G   Geography, Anthropology, Folklore & Athletics

Bedell, J. M. (Jane M.)
Hildur, queen of the elves : and other Icelandic legends / retold by J.M.
Bedell ; introduced and translated by Terry Gunnell.
GR215 .B43 2007

Jordan, Jennifer, 1958-
Savage summit : the true stories of the first five women who climbed K2,
the world's most feared mountain / Jennifer Jordan.
GV199.9 .J67 2005

Crawford, Bill, 1955-
All American : the rise and fall of Jim Thorpe / Bill Crawford.
GV697 .T5 C73 2005

Sleight, Steve.
New complete sailing manual / Steve Sleight.
GV811 .S546 2005

Zero break : an illustrated collection of surf writing, 1777-2004 / edited
by Matt Warshaw.
GV840 .S8 Z47 2004

Eig, Jonathan.
Luckiest man : the life and death of Lou Gehrig / Jonathan Eig.
GV865 .G4 E54 2005

Leahy, Michael.
When nothing else matters : Michael Jordan's last comeback / Michael Leahy.
GV884 .J67 L43 2004

Christopher, Matt.
Super Bowl! : 40 years of championship history / Matt Christopher ; [text
written by Stephanie Peters].
GV956.2 .S8 C487 2006

Cashmore, Ernest.
Tyson : nurture of the beast / Ellis Cashmore.
GV1132 .T97 C37 2005

Gottlieb, Robert
George Balanchine : the ballet maker / Robert Gottlieb.
GV1785 .B32 G68 2004

Gilvey, John Anthony.
Before the parade passes by : Gower Champion and the glorious American musical / John Anthony Gilvey.
GV1785 .C463 G55 2005

Siegel, Marcia B.
Howling near heaven : Twyla Tharp and the reinvention of modern dance / Marcia B. Siegel.
GV1785 .T43 S54 2006

Al-Rawi, Rosina-Fawzia B.
Grandmother's secrets : the ancient rituals and healing power of belly dancing / by Rosina-Fawzia Al-Rawi ;
translated by Monique Arav.
GV1798.5 .A513 2003

 

H   Social Sciences

Moynihan, Ray.
Medicamentos que nos enferman : e industrias farmac*euticas que nos convierten en pacientes /
Ray Moynihan y Alan Cassels.
HD9665.5 .M6918 2006

Ball, Philip, 1962-
Critical mass : how one thing leads to another / Philip Ball.
HM 585 .B35 2006

Siegel, Bernie S.

Love, magic & mudpies : raising your kids to feel loved, be kind, and make a difference / by Bernie Siegel.
HQ772 .S493 2006

Clinton, Hillary Rodham.
It takes a village : and other lessons children teach us / Hillary Rodham Clinton.
HQ792 .U5 C57 2006

Corte Ib*a*nez, Luis de la, 1970-
La l*ogica del terrorismo / Luis de la Corte Ib*a*nez.
 HV6431 .C668 2006

 

J   Political Science

Van Belle, Douglas A., 1965-
A novel approach to politics : introducing political science through media and popular culture /
Douglas A. Van Belle, Kenneth M. Mash.
JA66 .V28 2007

Taylor, Bob Pepperman.
Citizenship and democratic doubt : the legacy of progressive thought / Bob Pepperman Taylor.
JA84 .U5 T38 2004

Ketcham, Ralph Louis, 1927-
The idea of democracy in the modern era / Ralph Ketcham.
JC423 .K4128 2004

Encyclopedia of intelligence and counterintelligence / edited by Rodney P. Carlisle.
REF JF1525 .I6 E64 2005 V 1-2

Van Wart, Montgomery, 1951-
Dynamics of leadership in public service : theory and practice / Montgomery Van Wart.
JF1525 .L4 V35 2005

Hamzeh, Ahmad Nizar.
In the path of Hizbullah / Ahmad Nizar Hamzeh.
JQ1828 .A98 H6245 2004

 

M   Music

The encyclopedia of popular music / edited by Colin Larkin.
REF ML102 .P66 G84 2006 V 1-10

 

N   Fine Arts

The Grove encyclopedia of decorative arts / edited by Gordon Campbell.
REF NK28 .G76 2006 V 1-2

 

P   Languages and Literature

Moss, Joyce, 1951-
From page to screen : children's and young adult books on film and video /
Joyce Moss and George Wilson, editors.
REF PN1009 .A1 M936 1992

The Oxford dictionary of American quotations / selected and annotated by
Hugh Rawson and Margaret Miner.
REF PN6081 .A623 2006

The best American short plays 2003-2004 / edited and with an introduction by Glenn Young.
PN6111 .B471 2006

Garc*ia M*arquez, Gabriel, 1928-
Doce cuentos peregrinos / Gabriel Garc*ia M*arquez.
PQ8180.17 .A73 D63 2006

Mortimer, John Clifford, 1923-
Rumpole and the reign of terror / John Mortimer.
PR6025 .O7552 R787 2006

Magill's survey of American literature / edited by Steven G. Kellman.
REF PS21 .M34 2007 V 1-6

Notable Latino writers / from the editors of Salem Press.
REFERENC PS153 .H56 N68 2006 V 1-3

Notable African American writers / from the editors of Salem Press.
REF PS153 .N5 N68 2006 V 1-3

Ballard, Mignon Franklin.
The angel and the Jabberwocky murders : an Augusta Goodnight mystery (with
heavenly recipes) / Mignon F. Ballard.
PS3552 .A466 A83 2006

Crichton, Michael, 1942-
Next : a novel / Michael Crichton.
PS3553 .R48 N48 2006

 

Q   Sciences

Burdick, Alan.
Out of Eden : an odyssey of ecological invasion / Alan Burdick.
QH353 .B87 2006

Evolution / [edited by] Jennifer Curry, In-Young Chang.
QH366.2 .E84595 2006

 

R   Medicine

Lokvig, Jytte.
El Alzheimer de la A a la Z : todo lo que necesitas saber sobre el
Alzheimer / Jytte Lokvig, John D. Becker ; [traducci*on de Joan Carles Guix].
RC523.2 .L6518 2006

McCloskey, John, 1973-
When winning costs too much : steroids, supplements, and scandal in
today's sports / John McCloskey, Julian Bailes.
RC1230 .M38 2005

The Gale encyclopedia of children's health : infancy through adolescence /
Kristine Krapp and Jeffrey Wilson, editors.
REF RJ26 .G35 2005 V 1-4

 

S   Agriculture

Farming for us all : practical agriculture & the cultivation of
sustainability / Michael Mayerfeld Bell ... [et al.] ; photography by
Helen D. Gunderson.
S451 .I8 F37 2004

Coren, Stanley.
Why does my dog act that way? : a complete guide to your dog's personality/ Stanley Coren.
SF433 .C694 2006

 

T   Technology

Space exploration.
REFDESK TL790 .S65 2004

Space exploration.
REFDESK TL790 .S65 2006

 

U   Military Science

Biddle, Stephen D.
Military power : explaining victory and defeat in modern battle / Stephen Biddle.
U163 .B53 2004

Ellis, Jason D.
Combating proliferation : strategic intelligence and security policy /
Jason D. Ellis and Geoffrey D. Kiefer.
UB251 .U5 E43 2004

 

Z   Bibliography & Library Science

RCL : resources for college libraries / [Marcus Elmore, editor].
REF Z1039 .C65 R35 2006 V 1-7

 


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