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Art & Drama

Adaptations as imitations : films from novels / James Griffith. Between the text and the canvas : the Bible and art in dialogue / edited by J. Cheryl Exum and Ela Nutu. Asian cinemas : a reader and guide / edited by Dimitris Eleftheriotis and Gary Needham. Art of being Jewish in modern times / edited by Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett and Jonathan Karp.

Business

CEO of me : creating a life that works in the flexible job age / Ellen Ernst Kossek and Brenda A. Lautsch. Manager's guide to coaching : simple and effective ways to get the best out of your employees / Brian Emerson & Ann Loehr. Fast strategy : how strategic agility will help you stay ahead of the game / Yves Doz and Mikko Kosonen. Executing your strategy : how to break it down and get it done / Mark Morgan, Raymond E. Levitt, William Malek. Taking brand initiative : how companies can align strategy, culture, and identity through corporate branding / Mary Jo Hatch, Majken Schultz ; foreword by Wally Olins. Managing for stakeholders : survival, reputation, and success / R. Edward Freeman, Jeffrey S. Harrison, Andrew C. Wicks.

Education

Oral storytelling & teaching mathematics : pedagogical and multicultural perspectives / Michael Stephen Schiro with Doris Lawson. Vocabulary handbook / Linda Diamond, Linda Gutlohn. Unleashing the potential of the teenage brain : 10 powerful ideas / Barry Corbin. Spirituality in educational leadership / Paul D. Houston, Alan M. Blankstein, Robert W. Cole, editors. Supporting learning with technology : essentials of classroom practice / Joy Egbert. Blended learning in higher education : framework, principles, and guidelines / D. Randy Garrison, Norman D. Vaughan.

Government & Law

Church guide to copyright law / Richard R. Hammar.

History

Time of change : Judah and its neighbours in the Persian and early Hellenistic periods / edited by Yigal Levin. Sacco and Vanzetti : the men, the murders, and the judgment of mankind / Bruce Watson. Columbia history of Jews and Judaism in America / edited by Marc Lee Raphael. Coldest winter : America and the Korean War / David Halberstam. Shawnees and the war for America / Colin G. Calloway. Cherokee Nation and the Trail of Tears / Theda Perdue and Michael D. Green.

Language & Literature

Literary trivia : fun and games for book lovers / Richard Lederer and Michael Gilleland. Truth behind the da Vinci code / Richard Abanes. Indian affairs : a novel / Larry Woiwode. Learning to read across languages : cross-linguistic relationships in first and second-language literacy development / edited by Keiko Koda, Annette M. Zehler. Grammar to enrich & enhance writing / Constance Weaver ; with Jonathan Bush. On qualitative inquiry : approaches to language and literacy research / George Kamberelis, Greg Dimitriadis.

Music

Music in the life of the African church / Roberta King with Jean Ngoya Kidula, James R. Krabill, and Thomas A. Oduro. Monstrous opera : Rameau and the tragic tradition / Charles Dill. Arcangelo Corelli : new Orpheus of our times / Peter Allsop. Tunes and grooves for music education : music for classroom use / Patricia Shehan Campbell. Theater will rock : a history of the rock musical : from Hair to Hedwig / Elizabeth L. Wollman. Dieterich Buxtehude : organist in Lübeck / Kerala J. Snyder.

Nursing & Medicine

Chronic disorders : an incredibly easy! pocket guide. How to pass nursing exams : study skills & test-taking techniques with 250 alternate item test questions Sally Lagerquist. Maternal-newborn nursing care / Mary Ann Towle. Geriatric psychiatry basics / Kenneth Sakauye. On the far side of Liglig Mountain : the adventures of an American family in Nepal / Thomas Hale. Guide to the code of ethics for nurses : interpretation and application / Marsha D.M. Fowler, editor.

Philosophy

Essential care : an ethics of human nature / Leonardo Boff ; translation and notes, Alexandre Guilherme. Guide to the code of ethics for nurses : interpretation and application / Marsha D.M. Fowler, editor. Jewish philosophy and western culture : a modern introduction / Victor J. Seidler.

Psychology

Forensic assessment of violence risk : a guide for risk assessment and risk management / Mary Alice Conroy, Daniel C. Murrie. Too fat or too thin? : a reference guide to eating disorders / Cynthia R. Kalodner. Psychotherapy without the self : a Buddhist perspective / Mark Epstein. Life of Jung / Ronald Hayman. Blackwell handbook of mentoring : a multiple perspectives approach / edited by Tammy D. Allen, Lillian T. Eby. Beyond revenge : the evolution of the forgiveness instinct / Michael E. McCullough.

Religion

Crime of living cautiously : hearing God's call to adventure / Luci Shaw. Covenantal conversations : Christians in dialogue with Jews and Judaism / edited by Darrell Jodock. Ezekiel, Daniel / edited by Kenneth Stevenson and Michael Glerup ; with introduction to Daniel by C. Thomas McCollough ; general editor, Thomas C. Oden. Exodus / James K. Bruckner. Paul, the Pastoral Epistles, and the early church / James W. Aageson. Barth for armchair theologians / John R. Franke : illustrations by Ron Hill.

Sciences

Scars of evolution / Elaine Morgan. Our natural history : the lessons of Lewis and Clark / Daniel B. Botkin. Puppy chow is better than Prozac : the true story of a man and the dog who saved his life / Bruce Goldstein ; with Tom Amico.

Social Issues

Vulture culture : dirty deals, unpaid claims, and the coming collapse of the insurance industry / Eric D. Gerst. If I am not for myself : journey of an anti-Zionist Jew / Mike Marqusee. Antisemitism : a very short introduction / Steven Beller. Fierce conversations : achieving success at work & in life, one conversation at a time / Susan Scott. Sephardic Jewry and Mizrahi Jews / edited by Peter Y Medding. Gender / Harriet Bradley.

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