Library News This Week – Express Summer Edition
July 27, 2015
The Library is Open – All Summer Long!
Closed on Fridays through August 7th
Express Delivery — Delivery to Your Campus Office by Intercampus Mail
Express Check-Out – Pick up Your Books, Magazines, and DVDs at the Circ Desk Ready to Go – Just Call Ahead, and We Will Pull Them for You
Faculty and Staff – Return Your Items to the Library by Intercampus Mail
Kathy’s Picks
Books: New and Noteworthy http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2015/07/23/books-new-and-noteworthy/30264881/
5 books every entrepreneur must read http://www.forbes.com/sites/chicceo/2015/07/23/5-books-every-entrepreneur-must-read/
5 Must-Read Books That Will Help You Understand China http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-27/five-must-read-books-that-will-help-you-understand-china
9 books Elon Musk thinks everyone should read http://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-book-recommendations-2015-7
9 must-read books for summer beach reading http://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/24/summer-books-reading-list
Self-Directed Independent Learning @ the Library
The Great Courses @ Giovatto Library – The summer is a wonderful time to enjoy a “Great Course. The Giovatto Library collection includes many of “The Great Courses” on DVD and/or CD!
Giovatto Library Reader’s Advisory Service — If you would like to develop a plan for independent self-directed learning, please contact the reference librarians for assistance. We will be happy to help you to find the best reading and research materials for your needs.
For Alumni Only – Welcome May 2015 Graduates!
FDU Alumni Library Privileges -- As an FDU Alumnus/a, you are entitled to lifetime Library privileges. Borrow books, magazines, DVDs, language CDs, and more from the Library. Attend Library events and programs. Use Library spaces.
To get your Library card, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations @ fdualumni@fdu.edu or at 201-692-7013.
If you would like more involvement with the Library, consider joining the Giovatto Library Alumni Advisory Board.
New Books This Week
Air Traffic Control Career Prep
America: An Illustrated History
An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth: What Going to Space Taught Me about Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything
At Work in the Early Modern English Theater
Barron’s Profiles of American Colleges, 2016
The Beekeeper’s Daughter, a novel
The Best Team Money Can Buy: The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Wild Struggle to Build a Baseball Powerhouse
Blueprints, a novel
A Bone to Pick: The Good and Bad News about Food, with Wisdom and Advice on Diets, Food Safety, GMCs, Farming, and More
Close to Home, a novel
Code of Conduct, a novel
Cross-Border Partnerships in Higher Education
The Daemon Knows: Literary Greatness and the American Sublime
Dr. Pestana’s Surgery Notes: Top 180 Vignettes for the Surgical Wards
The Essential New York Times Grilling Cookbook
A Force for Good: The Dalai Lama’s Vision for Our World
Go Set a Watchman, a novel
The Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema
The Insider Threat, a novel
Language Arts, a novel
The Little Paris Bookshop, a novel
Magill’s Cinema Annual, 2015
Management across Cultures: Developing Global Competencies
The Melody Lingers On, a novel
Midnight’s Furies: The Deadly Legacy of India’s Partition
Networking for Every College Student and Graduate: Starting Your Career Off Right
Nursing Drug Handbook, 2016
Oh! Your Pretty Things, a novel
The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey
Peterson’s Four-Year Colleges 2016
The Poetry and Poetics of Michael Heller
Race, Nation, and Reform Ideology in Winnipeg, 1880’s-1920
Rationality, Control, and Freedom: Making Sense of Human Freedom
Real Women, Real Leaders: Surviving and Succeeding in the Business World
Teaching Information Literacy Threshold Concepts: Lessons Plans for Librarians
To Kill a Mockingbird, a novel (50th anniversary edition)
The Trip to Echo Springs: On Writers and Drinking
The Unspeakable: And Other Subjects of Discussion
Will the Real You Please Stand Up: Show Up, Be Authentic, and Prosper in Social Media
The Wisdom and Teachings of Stephen R. Covey
New DVDS This Week
Blue Bloods, season 3, season 4
House of Cards, season 3
The Kennedys: Triumph and Tragedy
The Longest Ride
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Shadowlands
The Sixties