Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 000 AP AP U.S. history in a box. Box contains 600 flash cards on five historical eras, including the new world to the American Revolution, the new nation to the Civil War, reconstruction to the Great War, the 1920's to World War II, and the Cold War to the new millennium. 001.9 SOU Southwell, David, 1971-. Unsolved celebrity mysteries. North American ed. New York : Rosen Pub., 2008. Kurt Cobain -- The assassination of JFK -- Bruce Lee -- The shooting of John Lennon -- Paul McCartney -- Marilyn Monroe : death of a goddess -- Jim Morrison : death or disappearance? -- Is the King still alive? -- Death of Princess Di -- Sid Vicious. Investigates the mysteries surrounding the deaths or supposed deaths of celebrities, including Kurt Cobain, John F. Kennedy, Bruce Lee, Marilyn Monroe, Princess Diana, and others. 004.165 BIN Binder, Kate. IMac : portable genius. Indianapolis, IN : Wiley, c2008. A comprehensive guide for iMac users that provides tips and information to customize and utilize the unique features of the iMac computer, and covers setup, external hardware, network connections, digital media, telecommunication, gaming, backups, troubleshooting, and more. 025.524 CAL California School Library Association. From library skills to information literacy : a handbook for the 21st century. 2nd ed. San Jose, Calif. : Hi Willow Research and Pub., 1997. A guide for classroom teachers and library media specialists, providing models and strategies which encourage students to find, analyze, create, and use information. 028.1 ULT The ultimate teen book guide. New York : Walker & Co. : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers, 2008. Teen reviewers and popular authors offer recommendations for more than seven hundred books from all genres, including classics, cult fiction, award winners, bestsellers, fantasy, graphic novels, and chick lit. 028.7 POL Polastron, Lucien X. The great digitization and the quest to know everything. 1st U.S. ed. Rochester, Vt. : Inner Traditions, 2009. Introduction : finding information or funding a national library? -- BnF versus BNF -- For Wells is not the plural of Orwell -- Geneva : world capital -- Quick, quick -- Volutes -- A digital coronary -- When the book is too highly concentrated, the purpose it serves is easily forgotten -- The pixel coming to paper's aid -- Is this already the post-Google era? -- But why the devil do we need libraries? -- Concordant and discordant clues -- The big picture -- First trials -- Burning stakes -- Advent Eve -- Muta solitudo -- An all-horizons inventory -- The future at the portal -- Tomorrow's readers -- Last books! last books! closing time! -- Paper leaves by the door and comes Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ back through the window -- Library, arise! -- Striped uniforms -- Shrouds -- Purse strings and police cordons -- Smocks -- Against the grain. Examines the affects that digitizing books has on knowledge transfer and libraries, and discusses the dangers and benefits of transforming the traditional paper book into a computer searchable entity. 070.5 GOM Gomez, Jeff, 1970-. Print is dead : books in our digital age. 1st Palgrave Macmillan pbk. ed. New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009, c2008. Discusses the effects of digital technology in the twenty-first century, including how it will shape the future of printed literature and journalism. 150 BEN Benson, Nigel C. Introducing psychology. Thirplow, Cambridge [England] : Totem Books, 2007. Discusses the basic principles and main theories of psychology, with illustrations, covering various schools of thought, such as behaviorism, social psychology, and humanism, and key figures such as Jung, Pavlov, Maslow, Skinner, and Piaget. 155.3 ROB Robinson, Shaun. Exactly as I am : celebrated women share candid advice with today's girls on what it takes to believe in yourself. 1st ed. New York : Ballantine Books, c2009. You are who you are: beauty and self acceptance -- You are worth it: grow confidence -- You are the boss: dream big and see beyond this moment -- You are different: think for yourself and choose friends wisely -- You are human: manage stress and take care of yourself -- You are in charge: sex and boys -- You are part of something bigger: give back and take responsibility -- You are you: remain true to yourself. Entertainment reporter Shaun Robinson addresses some of the questions posed to her by girls across the country and shares comments from notable women celebrities about self-esteem, fitting in, popularity, beauty, and strength. 155.5 CAN Canfield, Jack, 1944-. The success principles for teens : how to get from where you are to where you want to be. Deerfield Beach, FL : Health Communications, c2008. Outlines twenty-three strategies aimed at helping teenagers who want to be successful. 155.5 COU Courtright, Anne, 1941-. Reaching your goals : the ultimate teen guide. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2009. A guide for teenagers that discusses the importance of goal setting and accomplishing dreams, and provides tips, advice, and inspirational stories on ways to achieve short- and long-term goals, realize personal potential, and more. 155.5 HIP Hipp, Earl, 1944-. Fighting invisible tigers : stress management for teens. Rev. & updated 3rd ed. Minneapolis : Free Spirit Pub., c2008. A resource for teenagers, containing guidance and strategies for coping with and preventing stress in different aspects of life, including schoolwork, family life, and friendships. Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 155.5 JOH Johnson, Patrick B., 1944-. Adolescents and risk : making sense of adolescent psychology. Westport, CT : Praeger, 2008. Introduction -- Adolescent drug use -- Adolescent gambling -- Adolescent sex -- Adolescent violence -- Adolescent suicide -- Beyond risk : adolescent mental disorders -- Possible causes of adolescent risk taking -- Preventing adolescent risk taking -- Conclusion. Discusses and assesses adolescent problems with substance abuse, gambling, sexual promiscuity, suicide, mental instability, and violence, and presents resources for handling dangerous behaviors and covers correlations with demographics, socioeconomic status, and cultural factors. 155.5 QUI Quill, Charlie. Anger and anger management. 1st ed. New York : Rosen Pub., 2009. The basics of anger -- Reacting to anger -- Anger and self-esteem -- Family and anger -- Understanding your anger -- Managing your anger. Describes the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for people who suffer from uncontrollable anger; and also examines how anger relates to self-esteem, the effects anger can have on personal relationships, and other related topics. 155.9 REB Reber, Deborah. Chill : stress-reducing techniques for a more balanced, peaceful you. 1st Simon Pulse ed. New York : Simon Pulse, 2008. Describes the physiological effects of stress, provides stress-reducing techniques, offers organizational tips, and discusses how to cope with side effects of stress. 155.9 SAN Sanna, Ellyn, 1957-. Those who remain : what it means to be a survivor. Broomall, Pa. : Mason Crest Publishers, c2009. Before and after -- Frozen in time -- A difficult journey -- The perspective of time -- We are all survivors. Contains stories of those who were survivors of a major tragedy, accident, or death of a loved one that describes their emotions and how they learned to deal with their loss. 174.2 NAR Nardo, Don, 1947-. Biomedical ethics. San Diego, CA : ReferencePoint Press, c2007. Presents a concise overview on issues associated with biomedical ethics; and contains primary source quotes and statistics on topics including the physician-assisted suicide, stem cell research, and human cloning. 268 JAM James, Eddie, 1970-. TV shows that teach : 100 TV moments to get teenagers talking. El Cajon, CA : Grand Rapids, MI : Youth Specialties ; Zondervan, c2008. Quick clip locator-by topic -- Quick clip locator-by Bible reference -- The Gospel according to Earl -- iTunes, Blockbuster, and Best Buy : oh my! -- I thought you guys did skits ...? -- Were you desperate enough to use Desperate Housewives? -- Stuff you may already know -- What you'll find in each clip study -- By the way ... we can't count!. Discusses the lessons that Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ can be learned from scenes from various television shows, such as The Simpsons, The Office, Lost, and Grey's Anatomy, with start and stop points for viewing, lists of Bible passages relevant to the lesson, and discussion questions. 301.072 IGO Igo, Sarah Elizabeth, 1969-. The averaged American : surveys, citizens, and the making of a mass public. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2007. Examines the use of surveys, polls and other forms of statistical measurements taken after World War I and their effects on the ways in which Americans think of themselves and their communities. 302.23 SIL Silverblatt, Art. Media literacy : keys to interpreting media messages. 3rd ed. Westport, CT : Praeger, 2008. Introduction to media literacy -- Overview: elements of communication -- Process -- Context -- Historical context -- Cultural context -- Structure -- Framework -- Production elements -- Media formats -- Journalism -- Advertising -- American political communications -- Digital media communications -- Issues and outcomes -- Glossary. Presents a critical approach for understanding the messages conveyed by tools of mass communication-- print, photography, film, radio, television, and interactive media--and discusses such media formats as advertising and American political communications. 302.3 BUL Bullying. Detroit, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2008. What causes bullying? -- How can parents and others combat bullying? -- How can bullying be reduced?. A collection of essays offering parents an overview of bullying, discussing what causes bullying, how they can stop bullying, and what measures schools and parents can take to prevent children from becoming a bully or falling victim to one. 303.3 WEB Webber, Diane, 1968-. Totally tolerant : spotting and stopping prejudice. New York : Franklin Watts, c2008. A guide to tolerance for teens, discussing the meaning of diversity, respect, and intolerance, examining the consequences of intolerance, sharing stories of teens' encounters with prejudice, and identifying the sources of bias and what can be done to fight it. 303.48 ABE Abelson, Harold. Blown to bits : your life, liberty, and happiness after the digital explosion. Upper Saddle River, NJ : Addison-Wesley, c2008. Explores how the latest technological advances have challenged long-held assumptions about privacy, identity, free expression, and personal control, leading to new challenges for people living in the digital age. 305.2 CHA Chamberlain, Lisa. Slackonomics : generation X in the age of creative destruction. Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, c2008. Introduction: Bridging the analog and digital generations -- My future's so bright, I gotta wear shades -- The outliers Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Cunt -- I'm a loser, baby, so why don't you pay me -- Whatgoesup.com -- Funny weird or funny ha-ha?-- hey, why limit yourself! -- Gonna get me some happy -- Friends : the newish new thing -- Love : is it real or is it Memorex? -- The breeders -- Suburbia : a tangent universe -- "It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine..." -- Convergence. Examines the cultural trends and lifestyle choices being embraced by Generation X--which represents those who grew up in the 1980s, in the shadow of the baby boomers--and discusses how a generation of "slackers" has grown up with the potential to be able to revitalize the nation. 305.4 GOU Gourley, Catherine, 1950-. Gidgets and women warriors : perceptions of women in the 1950s and 1960s. Minneapolis, MN : Twenty-First Century Books, c2008. The lady from Maine addresses the Senate : June 1, 1950 -- The three A's of femininity -- Mrs. TV consumer -- Teen scenes -- Civil rights and wrongs -- Women warriors of the Cold War -- A year of protests, 1968. Presents examples of women's representations in magazines and other media during the 1950s and 1960s and discusses changes in the ways women perceived themselves over the course of these decades. 306.4 FIN Finley, Peter S. Sports scandals. Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2008. Profiles significant scandals in U.S. sports, discussing violence, drugs, gambling, sex, cheating, regrettable commentary, and politics. 320 US U.S. government. Detroit, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2008. Americans are cynical about government / Robert B. Reich -- U.S leaders can revive trust in government / Nick Gillespie -- Religious expression undermines public debate / Ray Suarez -- Religious expression is essential to public debate / Newt Gingrich -- Government bureaucracy is not effective / Joe D. Jones -- Government bureaucracy can be effective / Jacob S. Hacker -- Lobbyists have too much power / John Dickerson -- Lobbyists are valuable and necessary / Mark A. Hofmann -- Courts should not have the power of judicial review / Jeremy Waldron -- Courts should have the power of judicial review / Scott Gerber -- The executive power should be reduced / Al Gore -- The executive power should not be reduced / David B. Rivkin Jr. -- Mayors should have more power / Richard C. Schragger -- Government can help the people / Thom Hartmann -- Government is not suited to help the people / Bob Burg -- Religion should influence political decisions / Chris Kellerman -- Religion should not influence political decisions / Sam Harris. A collection of seventeen controversial essays that debate issues concerning the U.S. Government including religion in political decisions, government bureaucracy, judicial and executive powers, and the effectiveness of lobbyists. 320.5 FRI Friedman, Thomas L. Hot, flat, and crowded : why we need a green revolution-- and how it can renew America. 1st ed. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008. Argues that the Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ United States needs to adopt an environmentally friendly national strategy to be healthier, wealthier, and more secure, innovative, and productive. 324.6 PRE The presidential election process. Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2008. Provides varying perspectives on the presidential election process in the United States, discussing the nomination of candidates, campaign spending, media influence, and the electoral college. 327.730519 NOR North Korea & South Korea. farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2007. Twenty-four essays present opposing arguments on aspects of relations between and with North Korea and South Korea, discussing whether North Korea poses a serious threat; policies toward both countries; democracy; and human rights. 331.2 WAG The wage gap. Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2008. Contains over twenty essays that offer varying perspectives on controversial issues related to the wage gap, such as whether it is narrowing, what causes it, and the effects of education on it. 331.6 BAC Bacon, David, 1948-. Illegal people : how globalization creates migration and criminalizes immigrants. Boston : Beacon Press, c2008. The author traces the origin and development of illegal status in this nation back to the beginning of slavery, describes the reasons why so many people migrate to the United States, and explores the economic benefits to the country as a result of migration and immigration. 331.702 CAM Camenson, Blythe. Careers for introverts & other solitary types. 2nd ed. New York : McGraw-Hill, c2006. Careers for introverts -- Writers -- Artists -- Researchers and archivists -- Computer professionals -- Forest rangers -- Security guards -- Mail carriers. Presents practical advice on careers for people who are introverts including researcher, forest ranger, archivist, mail carrier, illustrator, freelance writer, and more, and provides a list of resources and other tips. 331.702 CAR Careers in nonprofit and government agencies. 2008 ed. San Francisco : WetFeet, 2008. Profiles several nonprofit organization and government agency careers, presenting interviews and hour-by-hour descriptions of typical days on the job; and provides details on several organizations and agencies, as well as an overview of the industry. 331.702 DUN Dunham, Sarah. What to do with your history or political science degree. 2008 ed. New York : Random House, c2007. Provides vocational guidance for history or political science majors, profiling a variety of jobs and providing specific resume and interviewing advice for each; interviewing five Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ professionals who were history or political science majors; discussing advanced study; and including annotated lists of further resources. 331.702 FAR Farr, J. Michael. New guide for occupational exploration : linking interests, learning, and careers. 4th ed. Indianapolis, IN : JIST, c2006. Matches readers' interests with job and learning options through a series of questions and presents more than nine hundred job descriptions, covering skills needed, related courses, education required, earnings, growth, and other aspects. 331.702 GRE Gregory, Michael (Michael G.). The career chronicles : an insider's guide to what jobs are really like : the good, the bad, and the ugly from over 750 professionals. Novato, Calif. : New World Library, c2008. Draws from interviews with over 750 professionals to reveal the day-to-day work realities of two dozen careers in health care, architecture and engineering, the law, accounting and financial services, education, social services, information technology, sales and marketing, geoscience, and the arts and media. 331.892 BAK Baker, Julie, 1967-. The Bread and Roses strike of 1912. 1st ed. Greensboro, N.C. : Morgan Reynolds Pub., c2007. A city at war -- Building an industrial city -- Building an industrial empire -- Fighting for bread and roses -- The imported agitator -- A new kind of strike -- War measures -- National scandal -- Congressional hearing -- The end of the strike -- Immigrant city -- Timeline -- Sources -- Bibliography -- Websites -- Index. Examines the conditions that led to the 1912 workers' strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts between textile laborers and the factory owners. 332.024 ITS It's a money thing : a girl's guide to managing money. San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c2008. It's a money thing -- There's no business like your business: part 1 -- What will you do with your life? -- It's your lifestyle, girlfriend! -- Putting your money to work -- Understanding the stock market -- There's no business like your business: part 2 -- Giving back -- Wait! I want to know more!. A money management guide designed for young girls, which provides information, explanations, and guidance covering such topics as the salaries of different careers, specific living expenses, taxes, budgeting, saving, investing for retirement, the stock market, entrepreneurship, and helping others. 333.7 SIV Sivertsen, Linda, 1964-. Generation green : the ultimate teen guide to living an eco-friendly life. 1st Simon Pulse ed. New York : Simon Pulse, 2008. Offers ideas on living sustainably for teenagers, discussing global warming, shopping, dressing, eating, traveling, and other related topics. Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 333.72 CON Conserving the environment. Detroit, MI : Greenhaven Press : Thomson/Gale, c2006. Contains twenty-five articles that provide varying perspectives on topics related to the environment, debating the extent of environmental problems, which energy sources conserve the environment, how natural resources can be conserved, and what institutions and individuals can do to conserve. 333.72 CRI Critical perspectives on planet earth. 1st ed. New York : Rosen Pub., 2007. A collection of essays that focuses on environmental concerns, including climate change, threatened species and ecosystems, the effects of humans on the planet, and possible responses to the problems. 333.72 FIN Fine, Doug. Farewell, my Subaru : an epic adventure in local living. Villard books trade pbk. ed. New York : Villard, 2009, c2008. The parking brake wake-up call -- A land like matzah -- Last exit to Wal-Mart -- Livestock shopping in the digital age -- How a former suburbanite can wake up as a full-time goat vet -- The carbon neutral patriot -- The ridiculously oversized American truck -- The kung pao smokescreen -- Diabetes for the earth -- Windmill surfing -- Modern snake charming -- Toxic turbulence -- Smiles, everyone : an on-site inspection of the Funky Butte Ranch -- The Funky Butte Ranch opens a chicken buffet -- Worse then Elmer Fudd -- Chicken Little was right to be worried -- Reaping rewards. Doug Fine chronicles his attempts to reduce his carbon footprint without giving up the things he loves most, describing how he tried to power his SUV on restaurant grease, grow his own food, install solar panels in his home,and find other ways to lessen his impact on the environment. 333.72 MYS MySpace/OurPlanet : change is possible. 1st ed. [S.l.] : New York : Bowen Press ; Collins : HarperTeen, c2008. Our planet -- Health and body -- Your home, your planet -- Your free time -- Social life -- On the road -- Money, the original "green" -- The community at large -- Eco-activism -- Eco-speak, a glossary. Provides suggestions for simple things people can do to help the environment; and includes facts about climate change and real-life stories and comments from MySpace users. 333.79 ALT Alternative energy sources. Detroit : Greenhaven Press : Thomson/Gale, c2006. Contains primary source documents that provide varying perspectives on the issue of alternative energy sources, debating whether alternative energy should replace conventional energy, the environmental and economic benefits of alternative energy, and whether alternative fuels should be pursued. 333.79 CAR Cartlidge, Cherese. Alternative energy. Yankton, SD : Erickson Press, c2008. Alternative energy at work -- Solar energy -- Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nuclear energy and hydrogen -- Energy from wind and water --Biofuel and geothermal energy. Explores the need for using alternative energy sources such as wind, water, and solar power, along with biofuels and geothermal energy. 333.8 JOV Jovinelly, Joann. Oil : the economics of fuel. 1st ed. New York : Rosen Pub., 2008. The oil economy -- The golden years of U.S. oil -- What is peak oil? -- Oil consumption and the environment -- Beyond oil: alternative energy sources. Explores the importance of the petroleum industry to the global economy, discussing alternative energy sources as well as how to maintain oil consumption and preserve the environment. 333.95 SUS Sustaining life : how human health depends on biodiversity. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. Offers a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between the decline in biodiversity and human health, explaining how human medicines, biomedical research, the emergence and spread of infectious diseases, and the production of food are directly linked to biodiversity, with seven detailed case studies that demonstrate the importance of the link. 338.1 IS Is factory farming harming America? Detroit, MI : Greenhaven Press : Thomson/Gale, c2006. Industrial farming is harming farmers, the environment, and public health / Ronnie Cummins -- Commercial fertilizers and farms are far superior to organic farms / R.I. Throckmorton -- Factory farm animals are treated inhumanely / Mark H. Bernstein -- Factory farm animals are treated humanely / AgNetEd.com -- Large-scale hog operations are severely polluting the air and water / Christopher D. Cook -- Large hog farms do not significantly impact water quality / Dennis T. Avery and Alex Avery -- Large-scale confinement operations are not necessary / John Ikerd -- Large meat processing plants are hazardous to workers / Human Rights Watch -- Worker safety is a primary concern at food processing plants / J. Patrick Boyle -- Genetically engineered crops pose many risks / Sally Deneen -- Genetically engineered crops have provided great benefits to the world / International Foundation for the Conservation of Natural Resources -- Shrimp farms have disastrous effects on people and the environment / Public Citizen -- Fish farms are necessary to feed a growing population / Hauke L. Kite-Powell -- Industrialized poultry farms are breeding grounds for avian influenza / Wendy Orent -- The Department of Agriculture is protecting consumers from avian influenza / Ron DeHaven. A collection of fifteen controversial essays that debate the benefits of and problems associated with factory farming. 338.7 GJE Gjelten, Tom. Bacardi and the long fight for Cuba : the biography of a cause. New York : Viking, 2008. Discusses the history of the Bacardi rum company's involvement in the politics of Cuba, including company president Emilio Bacardi's role in the rebellion against Spain, CEO Jos' Bosch's assistance in Castro's insurrection, and other human Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ dynamics of the country's past. 338.7 SCO Scott, Missy. Harley-Davidson Motor Company. Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2008. In the beginning -- Meet the founders : building the dream team -- Born in a basement -- There's no stoppin' us now : the growing years, 1904-1908 -- The V-twin ushers in the years of innovation and expansion, 1909-World War I -- The roaring twenties -- The depression years and another war -- Years of challenge and change : the 1950s -- The 60s rock but who rules? -- The long dark years of the 1970s -- The eagle stretches its wings -- The eagle flies higher and higher and higher : 1990 to the present -- Harley-Davidson today and tomorrow. A study of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company that discusses its origins, history, founders, products, strategies, innovations, and impact on society and industry. 338.9 COL Collier, Paul. The bottom billion : why the poorest countries are failing and what can be done about it. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007. Falling behind and falling apart : the bottom billion -- The conflict trap -- The natural resource trap -- Landlockedwith bad neighbors -- Bad governance in a small country -- On missing the boat : the marginalization of the bottom billion in the world economy -- Aid to the rescue? -- Military intervention -- Laws and charters -- Trade policy for reversing marginalization -- An agenda for action. Explores why traditional methods of alleviating poverty are failing in the world's fifty poorest countries, and explains what the industrialized West can do to help these countries improve living standards and their economies. 339.4 CON Consumerism. Detriot : Greenhaven Press, c2008. Contains twenty articles that provide a variety of opinions on the issue of consumerism, discussing consumerism as it relates to society, people, the global economy, and the environment, and including a selection of personal perspectives. 362.29 BRE Breguet, Amy. Vicodin, OxyContin, and other pain relievers. New York : Chelsea House, c2008. Pain, pain, go away -- Opioids: medical uses today -- Vicodin -- Oxycontin -- Other prescription opioids -- Misuse and addiction -- Getting help. A brief study of the serious effects of various types of pain relievers including vicodin and oxycontin, their history and suggestions for overcoming the abuse. 362.29 WAL Walker, Ida. Addiction in America : society, psychology, and heredity. Philadelphia : Mason Crest Publishers, c2008. What is addiction? -- Society, culture, and addiction -- Psychology and addiction -- Heredity and addiction -- Addiction's effects on society -- Stopping addiction. Describes addiction to alcohol, drugs, and nicotine, discussing the psychology of addiction, the role of heredity, the impact of addiction on society, and treatments. Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 362.5 KIM Kimmel, Michael S. Guyland : the perilous world where boys become men. 1st ed. New York : Harper, c2008. Explores how young men are influenced by the other males they are surrounded with, drawing on interviews with sixteen- to twenty-six-year-old men to determine how a man's beliefs, actions, attitudes, and self-image are influenced by the males they surround themselves with as they enter adulthood. 362.74 TOU Tough, Paul. Whatever it takes : Geoffrey Canada's quest to change Harlem and America. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2008. The lottery -- Unequal childhoods -- Baby college -- Contamination -- Battle mode -- Bad apples -- Last chance -- The conveyer belt -- Escape velocity -- Graduation -- What would it take?. Explores how Geoffrey Canada is attempting to change the lives of poor children in America through his Harlem Children's Zone, a ninety-seven-block lab in Harlem where Canada and his staff test new and controversial ideas about poverty in the United States, including his theory that poor children need everything in their lives, including their schools, neighborhoods, and family practices, changed in order to compete with their middle-class peers. 363.7 STA State of the world 2009 : into a warming world : a Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society. 1st ed. New York : Norton, c2009. Collects over twenty-five articles that examine the long-term consequences of global warming, focusing on the human and ecological effects of inaction with regard to the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, and covers the importance of new technologies as well as human choice. 364.16 SCA Scandal! : amazing tales of scandals that shocked the world and shaped modern business. New York : Fortune Books, c2009. The editors of "Fortune" magazine offer an overview of twenty scandals that have rocked the modern economy, highlighting instances of fraud, theft, and underhanded dealings that have had a significant impact on the financial world. 371.1 FOO Foote, Donna, 1950-. Relentless pursuit : a year in the trenches with Teach for America. 1st ed. New York : Knopf, 2008. Provides an account of the experiences of four teachers who worked in Los Angeles for the Teach for America program which works toward closing the educational achievement gap in inner city schools. 371.10023 DIS Discovering careers for your future. 2nd ed. New York : Ferguson, c2008. Describes the education, training, earnings, and outlook associated with twenty careers in the field of teaching, including child care workers, college professors, guidance counselors, naturalists, and others. 379.2 REL Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Religion in schools. Detroit, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2008. Examines the controversies related to religion in schools in countries around the world, explaining why it is not just an American conflict and how it has impacted education in other countries and cultures. 394.1 POL Pollan, Michael. The omnivore's dilemma : a natural history of four meals. New York : Penguin Books, 2007, c2006. Follows the three major food chains that feed humans--industrial, organic, and hunter-gatherer--from the earth to four meals, exploring the ethical and political effects of one's food choices. 523.01 HAR Hartquist, T. W. Blowing bubbles in the cosmos : astronomical winds, jets, and explosions. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004. Examines a wide range of topics related to modern astrophysics, including star-forming regions, supernove, the creation of structure in the early universe, and gamma-ray bursts. 523.7 GAM Gamow, George, 1904-1968. The birth and death of the sun : stellar evolution and subatomic energy. Dover ed. Mineola, NY : Dover Publications, 2005. Examines the origins of the sun, explaining how to came to be the center of the solar system and what it reveals about modern physics and the universe as a whole. 525 DAL Dalrymple, G. Brent. Ancient Earth, ancient skies : the age of Earth and its cosmic surroundings. Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2004. Offers non-scientists an easy-to-follow introduction to the early origins and evolution of Earth and the other bodies of the solar system. 591.75 WIN Winn, Marie. Central Park in the dark : more mysteries of urban wildlife. 1st ed. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008. A series of interlocking narratives which explore the activities of the animals and humans that visit Central Park at night throughout the seasons. 609.2 FEN Fenster, Julie M. The spirit of invention : the story of the thinkers, creators, and dreamers who formed our nation. 1st ed. New York : Harper/Smithsonian Books, c2009. Discusses American inventors and their accomplishments throughout history, which includes Cromwell Dixon and his bicycle-powered airship, African-American inventor John Dove's concepts that lead to the compact disc, and others; and features photographs, newspaper clippings, and illustrations. 613.8 NEL Nelson, Sheila. Hallucinogens : unreal visions. Philadelphia : Mason Crest Publishers, c2008. Defines hallucinogens; provides and overview of their history; and discusses the physiological effects of their use as well as legal Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ consequences and controversial issues associated with hallucinogenic drugs. 613.8 SAN Sanna, E. J. Heroin and other opioids : poppies' perilous children. Philadelphia : Mason Crest Publishers, c2008. Introduction -- What are opioids? -- The history of opioides -- Who uses opioids? -- The dangers of opioids -- The legal consequences of using opioids -- Treatment. Explains the dangers of using heroin, also known as smack, H, junk, and skag; and focuses on what it is, the history of the drug, who uses it, the dangers of using opioids, the legal consequences, controversial issues, and possible treatment options. 616.3 FRE Fredericks, Carrie. Obesity. San Diego, CA : ReferencePoint Press, c2008. What are the causes of obesity? -- How can obesity be prevented? -- Is obesity a matter of personal responsibility? -- How should obesity be treated?. Provides an overview of issues associated with obesity and contains primary source quotes and statistics on topics, including the causes of obesity, how it can be prevented, if obesity is a matter of personal responsibility, and how it should be treated. 616.85 CLA Clark, Neils. Game addiction : the experience and the effects. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, 2009. One-the digital living room -- Two-media experience and real illusion -- Three-why they play -- Four-anatomy of a game addiction -- Five-games are not babysitters -- Six-the road ahead. Explores how and why gamers become addicted to the virtual worlds created by video game designers, and discusses the negative and positive ways that video games affect minds and bodies. 616.85 ESH Esherick, Joan. Diet and your emotions : the comfort food falsehood. Philadelphia : Mason Crest Publishers, c2006. Emotional eating: why "just say no" doesn't work -- Defining your feelings: emotions that lead us to overeat -- Facing facts: why we eat the way we do -- Heeding your hunger: the mind-body connection -- Overcoming: putting food, diets, and thinness in their places -- Changing through choice: healthy ways to feed your soul -- Further reading. Presents a comprehensive study of obesity in America, and discusses why some people overeat, health risks such as hypertension and diabetes, and ways to achieve nutritional and emotional balance. 616.86 MCI McIntosh, Kenneth, 1959-. Youth with alcohol and drug addiction : escape from bondage. Philadelphia : Mason Crest Publishers, c2008. Uses the story of Jason, a teenager with a heroin addiction, to explore the daily challenges people with drug and alcohol addiction, as well as their friends and family, face and examine how drugs affect the body and treatment options. Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 616.86 PRI Price, Sean. Nicotine. New York : Chelsea House Publishers, c2008. Why are people dying for a smoke? -- How nicotine became popular -- The backlash against tobacco -- How people use nicotine -- Nicotine's impact on health -- Young people and smoking -- Breaking the nicotine habit. Provides facts about tobacco use and the addictive nature of nicotine on the mind and body. 616.95 BRE Breguet, Amy. Chlamydia. 1st ed. New York : Rosen Pub., 2007. Examines chlamydia, explaining what it is, symptoms, complications associated with it, treatment, prevention, and coping with a positive diagnosis. 618.92 FLY Flynn, Noa. Youth with eating disorders : when food is an enemy. Philadelphia, Pa. : Mason Crest Publishers, c2008. Tells the fictional stories of Susan and Brooke, two teenagers dealing with weight obsessions; and includes research and information about eating disorders. 618.92 SAN Sandler, Michael, 1970-. College confidence with ADD : the ultimate success manual for ADD students, from applying to academics, preparation to social success, and everything else you need to know. Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks, c2008. Offers guidance and tools for high school graduates and college students who suffers from attention deficit disorder, discussing choosing a college, financial aid, routine building, social skills, focus, and other related topics. 631.5 CUM Cummings, Claire Hope, 1943-. Uncertain peril : genetic engineering and the future of seeds. Boston : Beacon Press, c2008. Argues that the seeds that provide the world with food, fiber, and fuel are at risk from agricultural technologies, patents and corporate ownership, and the degradation of the environment; examines reasons why the author believes genetic engineering is not right for agriculture; and urges consumers to participate in the movement to restore agriculture to its ecological roots. 640 CRA Crampton, Norman. Green house : eco-friendly disposal and recycling at home. Lanham, Md. : M. Evans, c2008. Alphabetically arranged entries provide information on how to dispose of and recycle common household items, such as pizza boxes, batteries, coffee grounds, and shoes. 641.3 MEN Menzel, Peter, 1948-. Hungry planet : what the world eats. Napa, Calif. : Material World Books and Ten Speed Press, c2007. Presents approximately two hundred color photos of thirty families from twenty-four countries and the foods they eat over the course of one week, and discusses their eating habits; shopping, farming, fishing, or hunting practices; and cooking methods. Each profile includes a Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ family recipe. 641.5 BIT Bittman, Mark. How to cook everything : 2,000 simple recipes for great food. Completely rev. 10th anniversary ed. Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, c2008. Provides more than two thousand recipes and variations for all occasions, with advice on serving suggestions, time-saving techniques, and preparation tips. 641.8 CAS Casas, Penelope. Tapas : the little dishes of Spain. Rev. and updated ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. Presents more than three hundred recipes for Spanish appetizers, otherwise known as tapas, includes a variety of dishes ranging from marinades, pates, salads, and other cold tapas to octopus stewed in onions and three-layer omelets. 641.8 GAY Gayler, Paul. The world in bite size : tapas, mezze, and other tasty morsels. 1st Lyons Press ed. [Great Britain] : Lanham, Md. : Kyle Books ; Distributed by National Book Network, 2008, c2007. Contains over 130 recipes for small dishes based on the traditions of Spanish tapas, Chinese dim sum, Mexican botanas, Italian stuzzichini, and Middle Eastern mezze. 646.7 BAL Baldridge, Aimee. Organize your digital life : how to store your photographs, music, videos, & personal documents in a digital world. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, c2009. Step-by-step instructions explain how people can organize their photos, music, movies, and documents in the digital age, describing the best tools and how to use them, the most effective ways of organizing digital media items, and the most popular resources for converting older items into a digital format. 658.8 WAL Walker, Rob, 1968-. Buying in : the secret dialogue between what we buy and who we are. 1st ed. New York : Random House, c2008. Explores how advertising agencies and marketers have taken advantage of the Internet and other technologies to sell their products to consumers. 684.1 HYL Hylton, William H. Illustrated cabinetmaking : how to design and construct furniture that works. East Petersburg, PA : Fox Chapel Pub., c2008. A comprehensive visual guide to cabinetmaking that uses illustrations and step-by-step instructions to explain how to create more than one hundred classic furniture pieces, including kitchen cabinets, dining tables, desks, bookcases, and chests. 702 HAR Harrison, Holly. Collage for the soul : expressing hopes and dreams through art. Gloucester, Mass. : Rockport Publishers, c2003. Contains a collection of twenty-six projects from several noted collage artists and includes information on the cultural history, meanings, and symbols of collages. Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 704 WAS Wasserman, Krystyna. The book as art : artists' books from the National Museum of Women in the Arts. 1st ed. New York : Princeton Architectural Press, c2007. What does it mean to make a book? / Audrey Niffenegger -- Intimate authority / Johanna Drucker -- The brightest heaven of invention / Krystyna Wasserman -- Storytellers -- Nature -- Food and the body -- Autobiographers -- Dreamers and magicians -- Historians -- Mothers, daughters, and wives -- Travelers -- Inspired by the muses. Showcases 108 fine artists' books from the collection held by the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., each with comments from the artist, and includes introductory essays. 709 GAR Gardner, Helen, d. 1946. Gardner's art through the ages : a concise history of Western art. Student ed. Australia ; Belmont, CA : Thomson/Wadsworth, c2008. Presents a historical survey of art around the world, from its origins in the Stone Age through the late twentieth century, and includes color illustrations, as well as a CD-ROM with digital images, maps, and quizzes. 709 GAR Gardner, Helen, d. 1946. Gardner's art through the ages : a global history. 13th ed. Australia ; Boston : Thomson/Wadsworth, c2009. Presents a historical survey of art around the world, from its origins in the Stone Age through the late twentieth century. Includes a global time line and access to ArtStudy Online with access to digital flash cards, interactive maps, video clips, and more. 741.5 BES The best American comics 2008. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2008. Collects twenty-six comics from graphic novels, pamphlet comics, newspapers, magazines, mini-comics, and the Web by authors such as Alison Bechdel, Matt Groening, and Chris Ware. 741.5 BOY Boyle, James, 1959-. Bound by law? : tales from the public domain. New expanded ed. [Durham, NC] : Duke University Press, 2008. Provides an introduction to copyright law in the form of a story involving filmmaker Akiko, who wants to document a day in New York City and learns about fair use, public domain, the impact of digital technology, and the increase of a culture that demands rights for even incidental use of copyrighted materials. 741.5 FUR Furniss, Maureen. The animation bible : a practical guide to the art of animating, from flipbooks to Flash. New York : Harry N. Abrams, 2008. Concept, medium, and style -- Storytelling strategies -- Applications I -- Pre-production -- Production and post-production -- Applications II -- Early motion devices -- Applications III -- Direct filmmaking: practice and presentation -- Direct filmmaking: vision, sound, and collective experience -- Applications IV -- Mixed media and drawing -- Water- and oil-based media -- Applications V -- Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stop-motion animation: a survey of techniques -- Animation in real world contexts -- Applications VI -- Digital media and computer animation -- Digital visions -- Applications VII. A comprehensive, illustrated guide to animation that covers story-telling strategies, preproduction, early motion devices, digital media, and other related topics; and includes applications. 741.5 LI Li, Chi Hang. 50 manga babes to draw and paint : create cutting-edge manga figures for comic books, computer games, and graphic novels. 1st ed. Hauppauge, NY : Barron's, 2008. Provides illustrated instructions for drawing and painting fifty female manga characters, covering line art, coloring, shading, poses, clothing, and accessories; and discussing the use of traditional and digital media. 741.5 LOE Loeb, Jeph. Fallen son : the death of Captain America. New York : Marvel Comics, c2008. Chapter 1. Denial / artist, Leinil Yu ; colors/digital inks, Dave McCaig -- Chapter 2. Anger / pencils, Ed McGuinness ; inks, Dexter Vines ; colors, Jason Keith -- Chapter 3. Bargaining / pencils, John Romita, Jr. ; inks, Klaus Janson ; colors, Morry Hollowell -- Chapter 4. Depression / pencils, David Finch ; inks, Danny Miki ; colors, Frank D'Armata -- Chapter 5. Acceptance / artist, John Cassaday ; colors, Laura Martin. Five graphic stories depict the reactions Captain America's closest friends and comrades had when they heard the news that Captain America had been killed by an assassin's rifle. 741.5 MIL Miller, Frank, 1957-. Absolute Ronin. New York : DC Comics, c2008. The Ronin, a disgraced samurai from the thirteenth century, is given a chance to regain his honor by avenging the death of his master in a corrupt New York City of the twenty-first century, where he faces Agat, the ancient demon who is his master's killer. 741.5 YOK Yokoyama, Yuichi, 1967-. Travel. Brooklyn, N.Y. : PictureBox, c2008. Wordless illustrations follow the journey of three men on a train. 745.594 POT Potter, Margot. Beyond the bead : making jewelry with unexpected finds. 1st ed. Cincinnati, Ohio : North Light Books, c2009. Building blocks -- Tool chest -- Basic techniques -- The looking glass -- Vogue slide -- Stained -- Come up and see my etchings -- Resist this -- Plastic fantastic -- Nice and naughty -- Breathe in, breathe out -- Make a wish -- Buddhalicious -- Glitterati -- Cyber crafty -- Sew buttons -- iMagic -- Lettres d'amour -- Ephemerally yours -- Sweet nothings -- How does your garden grow? -- Numbers game -- Burnt offerings -- Scrapped -- Time flies -- I'll fly away -- Get your grunge on -- Mud pies -- Something blue -- Forged -- Skull and bones -- Light as a feather -- Mrs. fix-it -- Hammered -- Alchemy -- All washed up -- Resources. Provides instructions for twenty-six jewelry projects that incorporate mixed media, and explains techniques for working Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ with glass, plastic, digital images, clay, paper, and metal. 776 MIL Miller, Ron, 1947-. Digital art : painting with pixels. Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, c2008. Is it art? -- The archeology of digital art -- CAD: computer-aided drawing -- A palette of pixels -- The graphic arts -- 3d modeling -- Animation -- Motion picture special effects -- Virtual reality -- Careers in digital art. An introduction to digital art that discusses how the art form was developed, how it influences everyday life, why it has become so popular, what the latest techniques are, and other related topics. 778.59 LEV Levelle, Tony, 1944-. Digital video secrets : what the pros and the manuals don't tell you. Studio City, CA : Michael Wiese Productions, c2008. Provides over 100 tips on shooting digital video, with how-to information for the novice filmmaker. 781.66 GOL Goldberg, Danny, 1950-. Bumping into geniuses : my life inside the rock and roll business. New York : Gotham Books, c2008. Woodstock nation's brief state of grace, 1969-1976. -- Almost almost famous -- Underground radio -- Rock and roll grown-ups -- Led Zeppelin, "mild barbarians" -- Corporate rock, 1976-1989 -- Rock PR gets professionalized -- Inmates lose control of asylum -- Stevie Nicks : turning rainbows into music and music into gold -- Rock's middle age, 1989-2004 -- No nukes and nick of time -- Smells like nirvana -- Pros and cons of becoming a record company grown-up -- Warren Zevon : life will kill you. Rock and Roll music executive Danny Goldberg discusses the music industry while also sharing his experiences throughout his legendary career, which includes handling public relations for Led Zeppelin and Kiss, launching Stevie Nick's solo career, managing Nirvana, and running several big name labels. 791.43 HIS The historical film : history and memory in media. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2001. A collection of essays in which leading scholars explore the role that cinema and television play in altering and complicating society's understanding of historical events. 791.43 THO Thomson, David. Have you seen-- ? : a personal introduction to 1,000 films. 1st American ed. New York : Knopf, 2008. Presents brief essays that describe the plotlines, characters, and themes from one thousand motion pictures in response to the question, "What should I see?". 791.43 THU Thurlow, Clifford. Making short films : the complete guide from script to screen. 2nd ed., Updated, rev. and expanded [ed.]. Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2008. A practical guide for making short films designed for students and independent filmmakers, with information on digital technology, film Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ terms, and securing funding. 791.43 WOR World War II, film, and history. New York : Oxford University Press, 1996. Examines the role of films in the historical interpretation of World War II, looking at how the images provided in movies such as "Sands of Iwo Jima," and "The Longest Day," have affected the ways in which Americans remember the conflict. 791.4302 VIE Viers, Ric. The sound effects bible : how to create and record Hollywood style sound effects. Studio City, CA : Michael Wiese Productions, c2008. A comprehensive guide to designing and creating sound effects for personal movies, with instructions for understanding digital audio workstations and building a Foley stage and editing studio. 791.45 SOU South Park and philosophy : bigger, longer, and more penetrating. Chicago : Open Court, c2007. Twenty-two essays present a philosophical approach to the television show "South Park," discussing religious, political, moral, and scientific topics explored by the program. 792.7 ZOG Zoglin, Richard. Comedy at the edge : how stand-up in the 1970s changed America. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Bloomsbury, c2008. Draws from interviews with comedians, club owners, agents, and producers to provide an overview of stand-up comedy during the 1970s. 793.74 GAR Gardner, Martin, 1914-. Origami, Eleusis, and the Soma cube : Martin Gardner's mathematical diversions. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008. The five platonic solids -- Tetraflexagons -- Henry Ernest Dudeney : England's greatest puzzlist -- Digital roots -- Nine problems -- The Soma cube -- Recreational topology -- Phi : the golden ratio -- The monkey and the coconuts -- Mazes -- Recreational logic -- Magic squares -- James Hugh Riley shows, Inc. -- Nine more problems -- Eleusis : the introduction game -- Origami -- Squaring the square -- Mechanical puzzles -- Probability and ambiguity -- The mysterious Dr. Matrix. A comprehensive collection of mathematical puzzles and principles involving origami, digital roots, magic squares, and more. 796.357 BOR Bortolotti, Dan. Baseball now! Buffalo, N.Y. : Firefly Books, 2008. Profiles the top players in professional baseball, highlighting the careers and accomplishments of seventy players who are making baseball history. 796.42 ROB Robbins, Liz. A race like no other : 26.5 miles through the streets of New York. 1st ed. New York : Harper, c2008. New York Times sportswriter Liz Robbins details the 2007 New York City Marathon, which features 39,195 runners crossing five bridges and traveling through each of the city's Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ boroughs, and covers the experiences of Paula Radcliffe, Gete Wami, Hendrick Ramaala, Martin Lel, and others. 810.8 WAR War is--- : soldiers, survivors, and storytellers talk about war. 1st ed. Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, 2008. A collection of essays, memoirs, letters, and fiction that present opposing viewpoints on the nature of war by such contributors as Mark Twain, Bob Dylan, and Ernie Pyle. 810.9 PAR Parini, Jay. Promised land : thirteen books that changed America. 1st ed. New York : Doubleday, c2008. Profiles thirteen books the author believes have had the greatest influence on American history and altered the way Americans think about the world around them. 811 MIC Michelson, Rich. Animals anonymous. 1st ed. New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2008. A collection of illustrated poems by Rich Michelson that describe the rowdiest kids in class, who are animals. 811 SIM Simic, Charles, 1938-. That little something : poems. 1st ed. Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt, c2008. A collection of over fifty poems by Serbian American, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Charles Simic. 812 ALL Allen, Laurie, 1962-. Sixty comedy duet scenes for teens : real-life situations for laughter. 1st ed. Colorado Springs, CO : Meriwether Pub., c2008. Collects sixty comedy duet scenes appropriate for teens, covering a variety of topics, including dating, crushes, grades, and others. 909 BRO Brown, Cynthia Stokes. Big history : from the Big Bang to the present. New York : New Press, 2008, c2007. Draws on a wide range of fields, including biology, sociology, anthropology, and geology, to examine the link between humans and the environment, describing the unique impact humans have had on the cosmos since the dawn of time. 910 PAU Paul, Anthea. Girlosophy. Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2008. A general guide to travel for girls, offering advice on how to choose a destination, planning, preparation, and departures, and including tips on what to wear in transit, security, getting into travel mode, how to handle being away from home, and adjusting to being home again. 920 GAT Gates, Henry Louis. In search of our roots : how 19 extraordinary African Americans reclaimed their past. 1st ed. New York : Crown Publishers, c2009. Prefatory notes on the African slave trade -- Maya Angelou -- Quincy Jones -- Morgan Freeman -- Tina Turner -- Peter J. Gomes -- Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot -- Tom Joyner -- Benjamin Carson -- Oprah Winfrey -- Whoopi Goldberg -- Mae Jemison -- T.D. Jakes -- Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Linda Johnson Rice -- Kathleen Henderson -- Jackie Joyner-Kersee -- Don Cheadle -- Chris Rock -- Bliss Broyard -- Chris Tucker -- How to trace your own roots. Traces the ancestral roots of nineteen known African- Americans, and details the lineages of Maya Angelou, Quincy Jones, Morgan Freeman, Tina Turner, Oprah Winfrey, Chris Rock and others; and also discusses the African slave trade, ways to trace genealogy, DNA testing, and other related topics. 920 GOP Gopnik, Adam. Angels and ages : a short book about Darwin, Lincoln, and modern life. 1st ed. New York : Knopf, 2009. Examines the personal and professional lives of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin, who share the same birthday, and describes how their accomplishments influenced social changes. 920 HAJ Hajratwala, Minal. Leaving India : my family's journey from five villages to five continents. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009. The author details the history, mythology, and stories of her family; whose ancestors, the Khatris of Gujarat, were believed to be descendants from gods, kings, and warriors; and their many migrations until her own childhood in suburban Michigan. 940.3 DOW Dowswell, Paul. The First World War. London : Tulsa, Okla. : Usborne ; EDC, 2007. Provides a brief introduction to the First World War and shares ten true stories of spies, battles, enemies, and heroes. 947.7 BAS Bassis, Volodymyr. Ukraine. 2nd ed. New York : Marshall Cavendish, 2009. Examines the geography, history, government, economy, environment, customs, religion, language, art, festivals, and food of Ukraine; and includes photographs, maps, a time line, a glossary, and other resources. 950 DIL Dillon, Douglas, 1943-. A brief political and geographic history of Asia : where are--Saigon, Kampuchea, and Burma. Hockessin, Del. : Mitchell Lane Publishers, c2008. Saigon (Ho Chi Minh city) -- Kampuchea (Cambodia) -- Burma(Myanmar) -- The Qin Empire (China) -- The empire of the Great Khan -- The Mughal Empire -- Tibet (Tibet Autonomous Region - TAR) -- The empire of Japan. Explores the cities of Saigon, Kampuchea, and Burma; discusses how they changed into Ho Chi Minh City, Cambodia, and Myanmar; and looks at the political and geographic histories of the Qin and Mughal Empires, the empires of the Great Kahn and Japan, and Tibet. 954 MEO Meola, Eric. India : in word & image. 1st ed. New York : Welcome Books, 2008. Collects more than two hundred photographs taken all across India that depicts Indian people, landscapes, architecture, celebrations, and more; and includes over thirty literary passages from R. K. Narayan, Nirad C. Chaudhuri, Manil Suri, and others. Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 954.91 WYN Wynbrandt, James. A brief history of Pakistan. New York : Facts On File, c2009. The land and its early history -- Inroads of armies and ideas (500 B.C.E.-700 C.E.) -- The coming of Islam (700-1526) -- The Mughal Period (1526-1748) -- Trading company wars (1748-1858) -- The Raj Era (1858-1909) -- The road to independence (1909-1947) -- The challenges of independence (1947- 1958) -- Military rule (1958-1971) -- Between East and West (1971-1988) -- Civilian rule restored (1988-1999) -- A return to the world stage (1999-2008). Explores the events, notable people, and special customs and traditions that have shaped the nation of Pakistan. 956.7044 CHA Chatterjee, Pratap. Halliburton's army : how a well-connected Texas oil company revolutionized the way America makes war. New York : Nation Books, c2009. Introduction: A revolution in military affairs -- Riding the catfish to Anaconda -- Early days of Brown & Root -- Brothers in arms : Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld -- Cheney at the helm -- The birth of LOGCAP -- Supporting the war on terror -- Operation restore Iraqi oil (RIO) -- Corruption in Kuwait -- Camp Anaconda -- Keep on truckin' -- The whistle-blowers -- Investigation and punishment -- Conclusion: Revisiting the revolution in military affairs. Reveals how Halliburton and its former subsidiary Kellog, Brown & Root won its contracts in Iraq during the U.S. invasion and how it abused its power to cover up corruption and criminal behavior within the company and its subcontractors working in the Middle East. 956.94 ARO Aronson, Marc. Unsettled : the problem of loving Israel. 1st ed. New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2008. Traces the history of Israel from the start of the Zionist movement through the creation of the state of Israel in 1948 to the current political, social, and religious struggles that plague the region at the start of the twenty-first century. 967.57104 BAR Barnett, Michael N., 1960-. Eyewitness to a genocide : the United Nations and Rwanda. Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, [2003], c2002. The author, a political officer at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations from 1993 to 1994, shares his opinions about the United Nations' failure to intervene in the Rwandan genocide, and argues that the bureaucratic culture of the organization allowed the U.N. to ignore its ethical commitment to try to stop the killings. 968.06 CAR Carlin, John, 1956-. Playing the enemy : Nelson Mandela and the game that made a nation. New York : Penguin Press, 2008. Describes how the 1995 rugby World Cup helped Nelson Mandela unite the country of South Africa and bring about the end to the country's apartheid and bitter racial tensions. 972.875 MCC McCullough, David G. The path between the seas : the creation of Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ the Panama Canal, 1870-1914. New York : Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, 1977. An account of the building of the Panama Canal, covering the fifty-year span between its beginnings by France to its completion by the United States in 1914. 973 AME America becomes a world power : 1890-1930. Irvine, CA : Saddleback Educational Pub., c2009. A graphic exploration of significant people and events in U.S. history between the years 1890 and 1930, including the Spanish-American War and World War I. 973 IMM Immigration. Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2008. A collection of articles, interviews, and essays that examine various topics related to Latino immigrants in the United States, discussing how they differ from other immigrants, what impact they have on American culture, economy, and politics, and how globalization has impacted their experiences in the United States. 973 LAI Laird, Roland Owen. Still I rise : a graphic history of African Americans. Rev. ed. New York : Sterling, 2009. A graphic history of the African-American experience from the seventeenth century to the election of Barack Obama as president of the United States, highlighting the political, economic, and cultural contributions of African-Americans to the country. 973 LEB LeBeau, Patrick Russell, 1958-. Term paper resource guide to American Indian history. Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2009. Provides students with 100 significant topics on Native American history designed for term paper projects and research information including Indian wars and treaties, acts and Supreme Court decisions, and major cultural events. 973 NAT Native Americans. Detroit, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2008. A collection of controversial essays debating issues associated with Native American society and culture including the high rate of alcoholism, using Indian names for sports teams and school mascots, and Native American gaming. 973 REM Remini, Robert Vincent, 1921-. A short history of the United States. 1st ed. New York : Harper, c2008. A narrative history of the United States that covers the discovery, settlement, and development of America; and discusses the transformation of English subjects into Americans, the creation of the American government, and other related topics. 973 SPE Spencer, Lynn. Touching history : the untold story of the drama that unfolded in the skies over America on 9/11. 1st Free Press Hardcover ed. New York : Free Press, 2008. American 11, do you hear me? -- No ordinary hijacking -- Another -- Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Confusion in the cockpits -- The unfathomable -- A nation under attack -- Secure the cockpit! -- NORAD responds -- No more take-offs! -- The Pentagon is hit -- Every plane out of the skies -- Generate! Generate! Generate! -- Chaos in the skies -- Weapons free -- Shoot- down authority -- A tightening grip -- The skies belong to NORAD -- The longest day. Tells the story of how pilots, crews, air traffic contollers, and the military worked to gain control of U.S. airspace in the minutes and hours following the September 11, 2001, attacks on the U.S. to bring planes already in the air to safe landings and establish a defensive shield around the country. 973.09 DEA Dear First Lady : letters to the White House from the collections of the Library of Congress & National Archives. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2008. Presents reproductions of approximately one hundred letters written to the U.S.'s first ladies -- spanning from Martha Washington to Laura Bush and including correspondence from friends, world leaders, celebrities, activists, and schoolchildren -- and describes the stories behind the letters. 973.2 NEW The New World : 1500-1750. Irvine, CA : Saddleback Educational Pub., c2009. Captioned illustrations highlight significant events in U.S. history between 1500 and 1750, including the discovery, exploration, and settlement of America. 973.4 MCN McNeese, Tim. The Louisiana Purchase : growth of a nation. New York : Chelsea House Publishers, c2009. Introduction -- An unsettled land -- American eyes turn west -- A new American diplomat -- A lost cause -- "Embryo of a tornado" -- The negotiations begin -- The diplomatic game continues -- Deal of the century. Documents the history of the Louisiana Purchase, which expanded the United States territories in 1803, and describes the deal made between President Jefferson and Napoleon Bonaparte, the French and American military battles, and other related topics; and includes a chronology and time line. 973.4 UNI The United States emerges : 1783-1800. Irvine, CA : Saddleback Educational Pub., c2009. A graphic exploration of significant people and events in U.S. history between the years 1783 and 1800. 973.7 BEF Before the Civil War : 1830-1860. Irvine, CA : Saddleback Educational Pub., c2009. Captioned illustrations highlight significant events in U.S. history between the years 1830 and 1860. 973.7 CHA Chadwick, Bruce. 1858 : Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and the war they failed to see. Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks, Inc., c2008. Explores the personalities of seven men and the events of 1858 that would set the stage for the American Civil War. Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 973.7 MOU Mountjoy, Shane, 1967-. Technology and the Civil War. New York : Chelsea House Publishers, c2009. Examines technological developments during the American Civil War and how they were further developed in the years after, including improvements in anesthesia, weaponry, submarines, hot-air balloons, and other innovations. 973.7 REY Reynolds, Patrick M. Strange but true facts of the Civil War. 1st Taylor Trade Pub. ed. Lanham, Md. : Taylor Trade Pub., 2007. A compendium of little known facts about the American Civil War and illustrated through cartoon-strips. 973.7 SWI Switala, William J. Underground railroad in New Jersey and New York. 1st ed. Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, c2006. The story of John Henry Hill -- The setting -- Operation of the Railroad -- New Jersey- the backdrop -- New Jersey routes -- New York- the backdrop -- New York- the eastern routes -- New York- the central routes -- New York- the western routes -- Canada. Traces the history of the Underground Railroad, describing how it helped slaves escape through New York and New Jersey, with maps of the major escape routes, locations of houses and sites where slaves were hidden, and information on the slaves' final destinations. 973.7 WAR Ward, Andrew, 1946-. The slaves' war : the Civil War in the words of former slaves. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2008. Presents a narrative history of the Civil War from the interviews, diaries, letters, and memoirs of former slaves. 973.8 CRO Crompton, Samuel Willard. The sinking of the USS Maine : declaring war against Spain. New York : Chelsea House Publishers, c2009. Details the significance of the sinking of the "U.S.S. Maine," on February 15th, 1898, while it was docked in Havana, Cuba, which became the catalyst for the Spanish-American war; and includes a time line, chronology, and resources. 973.8 STE Stewart, David O. Impeached : the trial of President Andrew Johnson and the fight for Lincoln's legacy. 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2009. Chronicles the presidential impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln after his assassination, and discusses the grounds for impeachment, and other related topics. 973.9 MAD MAD about politics : an outrageous pop-up political parody! San Rafael, CA : Insight Editions, c2008. Pop-up illustrations, lift-the-flaps, and inserts provide a humorous look at American politics, including campaigns, presidential candidates, and other related topics. Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 973.9 OLM Olmsted, Kathryn S. Real enemies : conspiracy theories and American democracy, World War I to 9/11. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. The author examines why so many people believe in conspiracy theories and the idea that the U.S. government has engaged in crimes against its own citizens; and analyzes such issues as the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941, Kennedy assassination, Watergate, and the September 11, 2001 attacks. 973.92 KIR Kirkpatrick, Rob. 1969 : the year everything changed. New York : Skyhorse Pub., c2009. Chronicles the major events and achievements that occurred in the United States during the year 1969, which includes landing on the moon, the birth of punk music, Richard Nixon's presidency, and much more. 973.931 JAC Jacobson, Sidney. After 9/11 : America's war on terror (2001- ). 1st ed. New York : Hill and Wang, 2008. Provides, in graphic form, information about the state of the world since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, covering the War on Terror, significant events and individuals, and other related topics. 973.931 ORI Origen, Erich. Goodnight Bush : an unauthorized parody. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2008. Presents a critique of the Bush Administration through a parody of the children's story "Goodnight Moon," in which George W. Bush is tucked away in bed surrounded by the toys and furnishings he has abused, destroyed or neglected. 974.7 DEN Denson, Charles. Coney Island : lost and found. Berkeley, Calif. : Ten Speed Press, c2002. Historical photographs and text trace the history of Coney Island from its earliest inhabitants to the present, exploring how the area has evolved and expanded due to the efforts of dreamers, schemers, visionaries, and eccentrics. 974.7 KOP Koppel, Lily. The red leather diary : reclaiming a life through the pages of a lost journal. 1st Harper Perennial ed. New York : Harper Perennial, 2009, c2008. Journalist Lily Koppel describes her efforts to find the owner of a red leather diary, written in the early 1930s, found inside a steamer trunk in a New York apartment, and interweaves excerpts from the diary with the memories of now-ninety-year-old Florence Wolfson, shedding light on the life and hopes of a young woman of privilege during the Great Depression. 977.004 PEA Peacock, Thomas (Thomas W.), 1951-. The four hills of life : Ojibwe wisdom. 1st ed. Afton, MN : Afton Historical Society Press, c2006. Abinoojiiyensag (babies) -- Ikwezensag miinawaa gwiiwizensag (little girls and boys) -- Oshkaya'aag (youth) -- Oshkinaweg miinawaa oshkiniigikweg Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (adolescent boys and girls) -- Gichi-aya'aag (adults) -- Ininiwag miinawaa ikwewag (men and women) -- Nookomis miinawaa mishoomis (grandmother and grandfather) -- Mino-bimaadiziwin (the goodpath). Presents the Ojibwe story of the four seasons of life, its challenges and responsibilities; and contains illustrated text and activities for children. 980 RIC Rice, Earle. A brief political and geographic history of Latin America : where are--Gran Colombia, La Plata, and Dutch Guiana. Hockessin, Del. : Mitchell Lane Publishers, c2008. Mundus novus : opening the new world -- New Spain : the coming of the conquistadors -- Kingdom of Brazil : island of the true cross -- Guiana : the search for El Dorado -- Inca gold : viceroyalty of Peru -- Gran Colombia : Simón Bolívar and the revolt against Spain -- Las charcas : audiencia of upper Peru -- La Plata : river of silver. Explores the political and geographical changes that have occurred in Latin America; discussing the voyages of Columbus, Brazil, El Dorado, Incan gold, Simón Bolívar, Rio de la Plata, and more. BIO BEC Robinson, Tom. David Beckham : soccer's superstar. Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, c2008. Coming to America -- Starting early -- Professional promotion -- Celebrity life -- Triple crown -- Bend it like Beckham -- One of the best -- National team -- Real Madrid -- Arriving in style. A biography of English soccer player David Beckham. BIO BIL Bilal, Wafaa. Shoot an Iraqi : art, life and resistance under the gun. San Francisco, CA : City Lights, c2008. The creator of "Domestic Tension," an unsettling interactive performance piece that speaks to the horrors of life in a conflict zone, reveals his experiences growing up under Saddam Hussein's rule. BIO BOO Swanson, James L. Chasing Lincoln's killer. New York : Scholastic Press, c2009. Recounts the twelve-day pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth, covering the chase through Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, with a discussion of Abraham Lincoln as a father, husband, and friend that examines the impact of his death on those close to him. BIO CAT Meltzer, Milton, 1915-. Willa Cather : a biography. Minneapolis, MN : Twenty-First Century Books, c2008. A biography of American author Willa Cather, who is best known for her depictions frontier life on the Great Plains. BIO COR Beckman, Wendy Hart. Robert Cormier : banned, challenged, and censored. Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, c2008. Battling over chocolate -- Book banning: a history -- Sides in the battle -- Robert cormier: asker of "what if?" -- The chocolate war -- I am the cheese -- After the first death -- Protecting kids -- Book-lovers fight back -- Beyond the Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ twentieth century. Discusses the life of author Robert Cormier, his numerous works of literature, and the attempts by public schools and libraries to censor and ban his books. BIO DAR Heiligman, Deborah. Charles and Emma : the Darwins' leap of faith. 1st ed. New York : Holt, 2009. A biography of English naturalist Charles Darwin that provides an account of the personality behind evolutionary theory and the affect of his work on his personal life, such as his relationship with his religious wife. BIO FAR Farley, Tom, 1961-. The Chris Farley show : a biography in three acts. New York : Viking, 2008. A biography of comedian Chris Farley as told through interviews with friends, family members, and celebrity colleagues. BIO HAL Hall, Donald, 1928-. Unpacking the boxes : a memoir of a life in poetry. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2008. Former United States poet laureate Donald Hall reflects on his life, discussing his childhood in Connecticut, the works that influenced him, his education, his success and failures as a writer and father, his friendships, and other related topics. BIO MIL Buchignani, Walter. Tell no one who you are : the hidden childhood of Regine Miller. Toronto, Ont. : Plattsburgh, N.Y. : Tundra Books ; Tundra Books of Northern New York, c2008. Tells the story of one of the 4,000 Jewish children in Belgium who, with their true identities disguised, were able to survive the Nazi holocaust. BIO NAF Nafisi, Azar. Things I've been silent about : memories. 1st ed. New York : Random House, c2008. A memoir that discusses the author's unhappy family life while growing up in Tehran, Iran, covering her parents' political involvement and relationship troubles prior to the Islamic Revolution of 1978-1979. BIO QUE Queenan, Joe. Closing time : a memoir. New York : Viking, 2009. A memoir chronicling the author's upbringing in a Philadelphia housing project in the 1960s, covering his father's erratic and emotional behavior and his own flight from the confines of his youth to follow his dreams and better his circumstances. BIO TAY Eisenhower, John S. D., 1922-. Zachary Taylor. 1st ed. New York : Times Books, 2008. Early career -- Unsung hero -- "Old rough and ready" -- Fort Jesup to the Rio Grande -- War with Mexico! -- Monterrey -- Buena Vista -- The election of 1848 -- Inauguration and early days in the White House -- California and New Mexico -- Foreign affairs -- The great debate -- The death of the president. Presents a biography of the twelfth president of the United States, Zachary Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Taylor, and focusing on how he became elected despite never holding a lower political office, and describes the events that surrounded his the time in office, including California's application for statehood with an anti-slavery constitution. BIO THO Thomas, Clarence, 1948-. My grandfather's son : a memoir. 1st Harper Perennial ed. New York : Harper Perennial, 2008, c2007. Clarence Thomas recalls his childhood, relationship with his parents and grandparents, education, and hardship that eventually led him to Yale Law School and to the U.S. Supreme Court. BIO TIL Tillman, Mary. Boots on the ground by dusk : my tribute to Pat Tillman. New York : Modern Times, c2008. Presents a biographical tribute to Pat Tillman, a U.S. soldier who was killed in Afghanistan, describing his childhood and upbringing, the lies told by the U.S. Army about the nature of his sacrifice, and the inquiries, investigations, and congressional hearings undertaken by his family to discover the truth about the cover-up. BIO TRU Payment, Simone. Donald Trump : profile of a real estate tycoon. 1st ed. New York : Rosen Pub. Group, Inc., 2008. Introduction -- Learning from his father -- Preparing for success -- Bound for Manhattan -- Successes and setbacks -- Trump : the icon -- Capitalizing on fame -- Timeline -- Glossary -- For more information -- For further reading -- Bibliography -- Index. A career profile of Donald Trump, discussing his childhood and early interest in business, his education, his rise to fame as a real estate entrepreneur, and his forays into television and other fields. CD 813 STE Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968. Of mice and men. Unabridged. Minneapolis, MN : Penguin-HighBridge Audio, p2002. Read by Gary Sinise. Two close friends in the Salinas Valley of California dream of the time they will have enough money to buy their own farm. Combo HDTV-2009 TV Combos. Audio/Visual Storage Room. DVD 332.7 MAX Maxed out. Widescreen format. Los Angeles : Magnolia Home Entertainment, 2007, c2006. An in-depth investigation of America's financial system, which is presented as a haven of predatory corporate schemes that lead consumers into levels of unmanageable debt. DVD 333.791 ENE Energy conservation. Widescreen format. Silver Spring, MD : Discovery School, c2007. Hosted by Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage. Narrator, Robert Lee. Mythbusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman conduct experiments to determine if there is any truth or scientific basis to various myths related to energy conservation, including whether or not it is possible Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ to harness free energy. DVD 530 FOR Force and motion. Widescreen format. Silver Spring, MD : Discovery School, 2007, c2005. Hosted by Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage. Narrator, Robert Lee. Mythbusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman conduct experiments to determine if there is any truth or scientific basis to various myths related to force and motion, testing whether a toy car can beat a real car in a downhill race, and whether an inflated life raft or an escape slide can be used as a parachute when falling from an airplane. DVD 530 NEW Newton's dark secrets. Widescreen format. [South Burlington, Vt.] : WGBH Boston Video, 2005, c2003. Narrated by F. Murray Abraham. Examines the personality of Sir Isaac Newton, the seventeenth-century genius who developed the laws of motion, looking at his abilities in math and science, as well as his obsessions with religion and alchemy. DVD 530 WOR Work and energy. Widescreen format. Silver Spring, MD : Discovery School, c2007. Hosted by Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage. Narrator, Robert Lee. Mythbusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman conduct experiments to determine if there is any truth or scientific basis to various myths related to work and energy, testing several myths about how to improve gas mileage. DVD 530.11 EIN Einstein's big idea. Widescreen format. [South Burlington, Vt.] : WGBH Boston Video, c2005. Narrated by John Lithgow. Draws from David Bodanis's best seller "E=mc2," to tell the stories of the men and women--including Michael Faraday, Antoine Lavoisier, and Lise Meitner--whose innovative thinking across four centuries led to Einstein's bold breakthrough in 1905. DVD 531 CIR Circular motion. Widescreen format. Silver Spring, MD : Discovery School, 2007, c2005. Hosted by Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage. Narrator, Robert Lee. Mythbusters Adam and Jamie perform experiments to test common myths related to the laws of gravity and find out if the myths have any scientific basis. DVD 531 FOR Forces. Widescreen format. Silver Spring, MD : Discovery School, 2007, c2005. Hosted by Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage. Narration, Robert Lee. Mythbusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman test whether it is possible for a human being to fall from a jet airliner in flight and live, and if a person can survive being hit on the head by a penny dropped from the top of a skyscraper. DVD 531 GRA Gravity. Widescreen format. Silver Spring, MD : Discovery School, 2007, c2005. Hosted by Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage. Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Narrator, Robert Lee. Mythbusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman conduct experiments to determine if there is any truth or scientific basis to various myths related to gravity, including the myth that falling toast always lands butter-side down. DVD 531 INE Inertia. Widescreen format. Silver Spring, MD : Discovery School, 2007, c2006. Hosted by Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage, Tory Belleci, Grant Imahara, Kari Byron. Narrator, Robert Lee. Mythbusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman conduct experiments to determine if there is any truth or scientific basis to various myths related to inertia, including if a football filled with helium will fly farther than one filled with air. DVD 531 MYT Myths about motion. Widescreen format. Silver Spring, MD : Discovery School, c2007. Hosted by Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage. Narration, Robert Lee. Mythbusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman conduct experiments to determine if there is any truth or scientific basis to various myths related to motion, including whether a person can stay drier by running through the rain. DVD 532 BUO Buoyancy. Widescreen format. Silver Spring, MD : Discovery School, c2007. Hosted by Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage. Narrator, Robert Lee. Mythbusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate urban legends, including if a child be lifted off the ground by helium balloons and if ping pong balls can be used to raise a sunken ship. DVD 532 WAT Water displacement. Widescreen format. Silver Spring, MD : Discovery School, c2007. Hosted by Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage. Narrator, Robert Lee. Mythbusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman conduct experiments to determine if there is any truth or scientific basis to various myths related to water displacement, including if it is possible for a sinking boat to suck a person underwater. DVD 534 SOU Sound energy. Widescreen format. Silver Spring, MD : Discovery School, 2007, c2005. Hosted by Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage. Narration, Robert Lee. Mythbusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman conduct experiments to determine if there is any truth or scientific basis to various myths related to sound energy, testing whether a singer can really break a glass using just his voice, and whether or not duck voices echo. DVD 535 REF Reflected energy. Widescreen format. Silver Spring, MD : Discovery School, c2007. Hosted by Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage. Narrator, Robert Lee. Mythbusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman conduct experiments to determine if there is any truth or scientific basis to various myths related to reflected energy, investigating the legend that claims the Greeks built a "death ray" to set fire to invading Roman ships two thousand years ago. Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DVD 537 ELE Electricity and magnetism. Widescreen format. Silver Spring, MD : Discovery School, 2007, c2005. Hosted by Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage. Narrator, Robert Lee. Mythbusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman conduct experiments to determine if there is any truth or scientific basis to various myths related to electricity and magnetism. DVD 537 ELE Electricity. Widescreen format. Silver Spring, MD : Discovery School, 2007, c2006. Hosted by Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage, Tory Belleci, Grant Imahara, Kari Byron. Narrator, Robert Lee. Mythbusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman conduct experiments to determine if there is any truth or scientific basis to various myths related to electricity, including whether or not Benjamin Franklin could have survived flying a kite that had been struck by lightning. DVD 541 CHE Chemical changes. Widescreen format. Silver Spring, MD : Discovery School, c2007. Hosted by Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage. Narration, Robert Lee. Mythbusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman conduct experiments to determine if there is any truth or scientific basis to various myths related to chemical changes, focusing on ten myths about the different uses of cola. DVD 541 CHE Chemical reaction. Widescreen format. Silver Spring, MD : Discovery School, c2007. Hosted by Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage. Narrator, Robert Lee. Mythbusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman conduct experiments to determine if there is any truth or scientific basis to various myths related to chemical reactions, including the best ways to get rid of a skunk smell. DVD 541 COM Combustion. Widescreen format. Silver Spring, MD : Discovery School, c2007. Hosted by Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage. Narrator, Robert Lee. Mythbusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman conduct experiments to determine if there is any truth or scientific basis to various myths related to combustion, including the myth that cell phones can cause gas stations to explode. DVD 571.8 BOT Botanical growth. Widescreen format. Silver Spring, MD : Discovery School, c2007. Hosted by Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage. Narrator, Robert Lee. Mythbusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman conduct experiments to determine if there is any truth or scientific basis to the myth that plants grow better when people talk to them. DVD 579.3 BAC Bacteria. Widescreen format. Silver Spring, MD : Discovery School, c2007. Hosted by Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage. Narration, Robert Lee. Mythbusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman test various myths related to bacteria, including whether or not a wet toothbrush will pick up bacteria from a Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ nearby toilet if the brush is left in the bathroom. DVD 591.5 ANI Animal behavior. Widescreen format. Silver Spring, MD : Discovery School, c2007. Hosted by Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage. Narration, Robert Lee. Mythbusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman conduct experiments to determine if there is any truth or scientific basis to various myths related to animal behavior, including the myth that goldfish only have a three-second memory span. DVD 940 MAK The making of modern Europe. Standard format. Huntsville, TX : Educational Video Network, [2005], c1995. Narrator, Thomas F. Soare. Identifies the institutions and forces that have shaped modern Europe, looks at how boundaries have changed throughout the years, and discusses the causes and consequences of major historical events. DVD 940.1 DAR The Dark Ages : the fall of civilization, the rise of a new world order. Standard format. [New York] : History Channel : Distributed by New Video, 2007, c2006. Narrator, RJ Allison. Chronicles the six centuries of European history known as the Dark Ages, examining the period's nearly perpetual state of war and discussing such figures as Alaric, Clovis, Charles the Hammer, Charlemagne, Empress Theodora, and St. Benedict. DVD 940.1 FEU The feudal system : castles at war. Standard format. Silver Spring, MD : Discovery School, c2005. . Narrators, Thom Kikot, Leyna Juliet Weber. Presents an introduction to the feudal system of the Middle Ages, showing how the Christian church and European kings came to power, the effect of the Crusades and the Black Death, the developments in science, philosophy, and art, and how Feudalism emerged. DVD 940.2 AGE The age of enlightenment. Standard format. Camarillo, CA : Goldhil Entertainment, 2007, c2000. Narrator, Greg Heimer. Dramatizes the intellectual advancements that took place during the Age of Enlightenment, discussing why there were so many advances in intellectual fields and how those advances and discoveries have influenced human history. DVD 940.3 GRE The Great War, 1918. Standard format. [South Burlington, Vt.] : WGBH Boston Video, c2005. Narrated by Eric Sevareid. Presents an overview of the events of World War I and the transition to mechanized warfare, providing information on the ambulance drivers, infantrymen, a junior officer, and journalist George Seldes. DVD 940.5 BET Between the wars. Standard format. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2004, c1997. Narrated by Bob Friend. Examines the history of Europe in the years between the First and Second World Wars, discussing how the 1929 stock market crash in the U.S. affected the European Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ economy, and looking at the Versailles Treaty, Germany's problem with inflation, the rise of fascism, and the Munich Agreement. DVD 941 MON Monarchy. Widescreen format. Silver Spring, MD : Acorn Media, 2006, c[2004]. . Host, Dr. David Starkey. British historian Dr. David Starkey traces the history of the English monarchy over the course of one thousand years. DVD 942.01 KIN King Arthur : the legend and the land. Standard format. Huntsville, TX : Educational Video Network, [2004], c1991. . Narration, Thomas F. Soare. Presents an overview of the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, as well as stories surrounding his birth, marriage, and the fall of Camelot; examines the literary history of Arthurian legends; and tours places in England where writers have based their King Arthur stories. DVD 947 EMP Empress of ambition : Catherine the Great. Widescreen format. [Washington, D.C.] : [Burbank, Calif.] : National Geographic ; Distributed by Warner Home Video, c2006. Narrated by Nick Schatzki. Dramatizes Catherine the Great's rise to power in the eighteenth century, describing the political treachery and scandals that shaped her reign over Russia. DVD 949.5 BYZ The Byzantine Empire. Standard format. Wynnewood, PA : Schlessinger Media, 2004, c2002. Narrator, Michael Shiels. Traces the rise and fall of the Byzantine Empire, discussing the extent of its political and economic power, its rift with the Roman Catholic Church, and the reasons why it fell to Ottoman armies. Includes discussion questions and suggested activities. DVD 954.02 WAR Warrior empire : the Mughals of India. Standard format. New York : History Channel : Distributed by New Video, c2006. Narrator, Tom McCamus. Looks at the history of the Mughal Empire, which was dominant in India from the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries; and provides detailed images of Mughal achievements including the Taj Mahal, water systems, palaces, and artwork. DVD 954.04 STO The story of India. Widescreen format. [United States] : PBS Home Video, 2008. Historian, Michael Wood. Sixty years after Indian independence, British historian Michael Wood presents the tale of the oldest and most diverse civilization, and largest democracy. DVD 962.404 DAR Darfur now : six stories, one hope. [Widescreen format]. Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2008, c2007. Follows the story of six people who are determined to end the sufferings in Sudan's war-ravaged Darfur. The six - an American activist, an international prosecutor, a Sudanese rebel, a sheikh, a leader of the World Food Program and an Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ internationally known actor - demonstrate the power of how one individual can create extraordinary changes. DVD 973.91 BOO Boom to bust (1920-1929). Standard format. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2005, c1999. With Peter Jennings. Chronicles the evolution of the United States over the course of the twentieth-century, focusing on the 1920s when the issue of women's rights became so controversial. DVD 973.91 SEE Seeds of change. Standard format. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2005, c1999. With Peter Jennings. Chronicles the evolution of the United States over the course of the twentieth-century, focusing on daily life during the 1900s, and looking ahead to the changes to come. DVD 973.91 SHE Shell shock (1914-1919). Standard format. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2005, c1999. With Peter Jennings. Chronicles the evolution of the United States over the course of the twentieth-century, focusing on events from 1914 to 1919, as people struggled to deal with the shock of World War I, and the country emerged as a world power. DVD 973.91 STO Stormy weather (1929-1936). Standard format. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2005, c1999. With Peter Jennings. Chronicles the evolution of the United States over the course of the twentieth-century, focusing on events from the stock market crash of 1929 through the years of the Great Depression. DVD 973.917 CIV Civilians at war (1941-1945). Standard format. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2005, c1999. With Peter Jennings. Chronicles the evolution of the United States over the course of the twentieth-century, focusing on key events in World War II from 1941 to 1945, and the mounting numbers of civilian casualties. DVD 973.917 HOM Homefront (1941-1945). Standard format. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2005, c1999. With Peter Jennings. Chronicles the evolution of the United States over the course of the twentieth-century, focusing on events that occurred on the homefront during the World War II years, from 1941 to 1945. DVD 973.917 OVE Over the edge (1936-1941). Standard format. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2005, c1999. With Peter Jennings. Chronicles the evolution of the United States over the course of the twentieth-century, focusing on events leading up to the country's entry into World War II, from 1936 to 1941. DVD 973.918 BES Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Best years (1946-1952). Standard format. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2005, c1999. With Peter Jennings. Chronicles the evolution of the United States over the course of the twentieth-century, focusing on events that occurred during the shift to a peacetime existence, from 1946 to 1952. DVD 973.921 HAP Happy days (1953-1961). Standard format. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2005, c1999. With Peter Jennings. Examines the dark undercurrent that lay beneath American contentedness in the 1950s, discussing McCarthyism, the escalation of the Cold War, and violent civil rights demonstrations. DVD 973.922 POI Poisoned dreams (1960-1964). Standard format. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2005, c1999. With Peter Jennings. Chronicles the evolution of the United States over the course of the twentieth-century, focusing on events of the early 1960s, including conflicts between the U.S. and Soviet Union, and the stand-off between civil rights activists and segregationists. DVD 973.923 UNP Unpinned (1965-1970). Standard format. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2005, c1999. With Peter Jennings. Chronicles the evolution of the United States over the course of the twentieth-century, focusing on the events of the late 1960s which were marked by political assassinations, war protests, and increasingly violent demands for civil rights. DVD 973.924 APP Approaching the apocalypse (1971-1975). Standard format. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2005, c1999. With Peter Jennings. Chronicles the pivotal moments of the early 1970s and covers the effects events such as the war in Vietnam and the Watergate scandal had on Americans. DVD 973.926 STA Starting over (1976-1980). Standard format. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2005, c1999. With Peter Jennings. Chronicles the evolution of the United States over the course of the twentieth-century, focusing on the events of the late 1970s which saw continuing conflicts over women's rights, affirmative action, and busing. DVD 973.927 NEW A new world (1981-1989). Standard format. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2005, c1999. With Peter Jennings. Chronicles the evolution of the United States over the course of the twentieth-century, focusing on the events of the 1980s which were marked by the presidency of Ronald Reagan, the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and a booming economy. DVD 973.928 THE Then and now. Standard format. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2005, c1999. With Peter Jennings. Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chronicles the evolution of the United States over the course of the twentieth-century, speculating on how life might change in the future due to advances in technology, and globalization. DVD BIO FEY The best mind since Einstein. Standard format. [South Burlington, Vt.] : WGBH Boston Video, 2006, c1993. Narrator, Peter Thomas. Looks at the life of nuclear physicist Richard Feynman, atomic bomb pioneer, providing information on his accomplishments in science and education. DVD BIO GAL Galileo's battle for the heavens. Widescreen format. [South Burlington, Vt.] : WGBH Boston Video, 2006, c2002. Narrated by Liev Schreiber. Simon Callow. Chronicles the life of Galileo Galilei and his relationship with his eldest child Virginia, examining how she helped influence her father's work. Based on a series of surviving letters between father and daughter. DVD BIO GEN Genghis Khan : terror and conquest. Standard format. New York : A&E Home Video : Distributed by New Video, 2006, c1995. Narrated by Don Morrow ; with Peter Graves. Recounts the life and conquests of twelfth-century Mongolian leader Genghis Khan. DVD BIO MUS Mussolini : Italy's nightmare. Standard format. New York : A&E Home Video : Distributed by New Video, 2005, c1996. With Jack Perkins ; narrator, Liev Schreiber. Examines the life and political regime of Italy's Benito Mussolini, discussing his creation of the black shirt brigades, the effects of his alliance with Hitler on Italy, and his excution by Italian partisans. DVD BIO NAP Napoleon Bonaparte : the glory of France. Standard format. [New York] : A&E Home Video : Distributed by New Video, 2002, c1997. [With] Peter Graves ; narrated by Stuart Nelson. Examines the life of French leader Napoleon Bonaparte, drawing from documents, artifacts, and the testimony of scholars to discuss his prowess as a military commander, his accomplishments as ruler of France, and the arrogance that led to his downfall. DVD BIO PET Peter the Great : the tyrant reformer. Standard format. [New York] : A&E Home Video : Distributed by New Video, 2005, c2000. Narrated by Harry Smith. Traces the life eighteenth-century Russian czar Peter the Great from his childhood to his death at the age of fifty-three, discussing his westernization of Russia's army, his efforts to bring science, medicine, and culture to the country, his marriage to Catherine, his unusual interests, and his ruthlessness as a leader. DVD BIO STA Joseph Stalin : red terror. Standard format. [New York] : A&E Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Home Video : Distributed by New Video, 2002, c1996. Narrator, Jack Perkins. Examines the life of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, drawing from Soviet archival film and a wealth of interviews, including a discussion with Mikhail Gorbechev, to reveal the atrocities of Stalin's twenty-nine-year reign of tyranny. DVD FIC LOR Lord of the flies. [Standard format]. [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, c2008. James Aubrey, Tom Chapin, Hugh Edwards, Roger Elwin, Tom Gaman. A group of schoolboys reverts to savagery after their plane crashes on a tropical island. DVD FIC ONE One flew over the cuckoo's nest. [Standard or widescreen format]. Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 1997, c1975. Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, William Redfield, Danny DeVito, Christopher Lloyd. A petty criminal who fakes mental illness to avoid prison is destroyed in a power struggle with the head nurse at a mental institution, but inspires another inmate to risk freedom. DVD FIC ORD Ordinary people. Widescreen format. Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, 2001, c1980. Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch, Timothy Hutton. A family's apparently ordinary existence is shattered by the death of the oldest son in a boating accident, leaving the younger son with only an empathetic psychiatrist to help him with his feelings of guilt and thoughts of suicide. DVD FIC ROO Roots. Standard format; 30th anniversary ed. Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video, 2007, c1977. . Edward Asner, O.J. Simpson, Ralph Waite, Maya Angelou, Ji-tu Cumbuka, Moses Gunn, Thalmus Rasulala, Harry Rhodes, William Watson, Ren Woods, LeVar Burton, Cicely Tyson, Louis Gossett, Jr., Lorne Greene, Robert Reed, Lynda Day George, Vic Morrow, Paul Shenar, John Amos, Madge Sinclair, Gary Collins, Chuck Connors, Scatman Crothers, Sandy Duncan, George Hamilton, Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs, Carolyn Jones, Richard Roundtree, John Schuck, Leslie Uggams, Ben Vereen, Olivia Cole, Lloyd Bridges, Georg Stanford Brown, Macdonald Carey, Brad Davis, Hilly Hicks, Doug McClure, Ian McShane, Lynne Moody, Burl Ives. Special features included. DVD FIC ROO Roots. Standard format; 30th anniversary ed. Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video, 2007, c1977. . Edward Asner, O.J. Simpson, Ralph Waite, Maya Angelou, Ji-tu Cumbuka, Moses Gunn, Thalmus Rasulala, Harry Rhodes, William Watson, Ren Woods, LeVar Burton, Cicely Tyson, Louis Gossett, Jr., Lorne Greene, Robert Reed, Lynda Day George, Vic Morrow, Paul Shenar, John Amos, Madge Sinclair, Gary Collins, Chuck Connors, Scatman Crothers, Sandy Duncan, George Hamilton, Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs, Carolyn Jones, Richard Roundtree, John Schuck, Leslie Uggams, Ben Vereen, Olivia Cole, Lloyd Bridges, Georg Stanford Brown, Macdonald Carey, Brad Davis, Hilly Hicks, Doug McClure, Ian McShane, Lynne Moody, Burl Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ives. Special features included. DVD FIC SEP A separate peace. Standard format. Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, 2005, c2002. J. Barton, Jacob Pitts, Toby Moore, Danny Swerdlow, Sean McCann, Alison Pill, Hume Cronyn. Gene Forrester looks back fifteen years to a life-changing summer at the prestigious Devon prep school during World War II, when as a studious young man he developed a friendship with his roommate, Finny, an outgoing and popular athlete, which was tragically marred by jealousy and anger. DVD FIC VIS The visitor. [Standard or widescreen format]. Burbank, CA : Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2008, c2007. Richard Jenkins, Hiam Abbass, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Gurira. Disaffected college professor and recent widower Walter Vale, having found illegal aliens living in his New York apartment, decides to help the young couple and learns about the injustices of immigration while finding a new lease on life. EQ #CD1CA-2009 BOOMBOX. EQ Paper Trimmer Office Equipment. EQ VDR-1 Video Disc Recorder. FIC ABB Abbott, Hailey. Summer boys. New York : Scholastic, c2004. Three cousins, Ella, Beth, and Jamie, spend the summer at their family's beach house, and experience a wild vacation when Ella becomes infatuated with her sister's boyfriend, Beth falls for her best friend, and Jamie gets her heart broken by her summer crush. FIC BEN Bennett, Holly, 1957-. The bonemender's oath. Victoria, BC ; Custer, WA : Orca Book Publishers, 2006. Gabrielle and her brother Tristan fight to keep safe those they care for and to find a place for love in their lives. FIC BRO Brown, Dan, 1964-. The Da Vinci code : a novel. New York : Doubleday, c2003. Investigating the murder of a Louvre curator, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon and French cryptologist Sophie Neveu find clues painted into a Da Vinci work, inadvertently uncovering a plot involving the Holy Grail and the secret society known as the Priory of Sion. FIC BRO Brown, Dan, 1964-. Angels & demons. 1st Atria Books hardcover ed. New York : Atria Books, 2003, c2000. World-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a mysterious symbol seared into the chest of a murder victim, where he discovers evidence of the resurgence of an ancient brotherhood with a vendetta Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ against the Catholic Church. FIC BRO Brown, Dan, 1964-. Digital fortress. New York : St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2004. FIC CAL Caldwell, Taylor, 1900-1985. Captains and the kings. 1st Ballantine Books ed. New York : Fawcett Crest, 1982. Joseph Armagh believes that his son will be the first Catholic President of the United States and he is sure that the determination that helped turn him from a poor, Irish immigrant into a multimillionaire will help his son live out his greatest expectations. FIC CAN Cannell, Dorothy. How to murder your mother-in-law. New York : Bantam Books, 1994. Ellie Haskell and her friends plot different deaths for their mother-in-laws. When one ends up in the morgue, Ellie realizes someone is serious. FIC CHE Chevalier, Tracy. The virgin blue. New York : Plume, [2003], c1997. Ella Turner moves to France with her husband expecting a quiet life, begins researching her family's French ancestry, and discovers unsettling parallels between herself and a woman who lived four centuries earlier. FIC CHE Chevalier, Tracy. Falling angels. New York : Plume, [2002], c2001. The changing social climate in England, spurred by the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, is reflected in the lives of Maude Coleman and Lavinia Waterhouse, two young girls of different classes who meet and become fast friends while their families are visiting adjoining funeral plots. FIC CLA Clark, Mary Higgins. He sees you when you're sleeping. New York : Scribner/Simon & Schuster, c2001. Sterling Brooks, who lived an unremarkable, self-centered life, is sent by the Heavenly Council back to Earth to help a lonely young girl and prove his worth. FIC COL Collins, Yvonne. The Black Sheep. 1st Hyperion Paperbacks ed. New York : Hyperion Paperbacks, 2008, c2007. Fifteen-year-old Kendra Bishop quickly regrets her rash decision to write to a new reality television show when she finds herself in Monterey, California, living with a large family of activists rather than in a Manhattan apartment with her uptight, money-oriented parents. FIC CON Connolly, John, 1968-. The book of lost things. 1st Washington Square Press trade pbk. ed. New York : Washington Square Press, 2007, c2006. Twelve-year-old David's grief over his mother's death at the start of World War II intensifies with his father's remarriage and the impending birth of a sibling, so when his books begin talking to him, tempting him to enter a portal into a magical world, he decides to Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ take the risk. FIC COO Cooney, Caroline B. Hush little baby. New York : Scholastic, c1999. Kit takes care of a baby of mysterious origin and later must try to save herself and the baby from desperate people who are after it. FIC COU Courtenay, Bryce, 1933-. The power of one. Young readers' condensed ed., 1st Laurel-Leaf ed. New York : Laurel-Leaf, 2007. A boy in South Africa during World War II, Peekay turns to two men, one black and one white, to show him how to find the courage to dream, to succeed, to triumph over a world when all seems lost. FIC IRV Irving, John, 1942-. The world according to Garp. 20th anniversary ed., with a new afterword from the author. New York : Ballantine Books, [1998], c1978. The son of a famous radical feminist spends his life struggling with his diverse personal relationships and with his ambition to be a writer. FIC JON Jones, Traci L. Standing against the wind. 1st ed. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006. After her mother is sent to jail, eighth-grader Patrice Williams moves to Chicago to live with her aunt Mae where she attends a school filled with gangs and drug runners, applies for a scholarship to a prestigious boarding school, and learns there is hope for her future. FIC KID Kidd, Sue Monk. The mermaid chair. New York : Viking, 2005. Forty-two-year-old Jessie is summoned home to Egret Island off the coast of South Carolina after her obsessively devout mother inexplicably cuts off her own finger, and finds herself oddly exhilarated to be free of her husband, and wildly attracted to Brother Thomas, a monk who has yet to take his final vows. FIC KID Kidd, Sue Monk. The secret life of bees. New York : Penguin Books, 2003, c2002. Fourteen-year-old Lily and her companion, Rosaleen, an African-American woman who has cared for Lily since her mother's death ten years earlier, flee their home after Rosaleen is victimized by racist police officers, and find a safe haven in Tiburon, South Carolina at the home of three beekeeping sisters, May, June, and August. FIC LAS Laser, Michael. Cheater : a novel. 1st ed. New York : Dutton Books, c2008. When brilliant high school student Karl Petrovsky gets talked into participating in an elaborate cheating operation at his school, he ends up involved in a bigger problem than he ever anticipated. FIC LOW Lowry, Lois. Gathering blue. New York : Dell Laurel-Leaf, Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002], c2000. Lame and suddenly orphaned, Kira is mysteriously removed from her squalid village to live in the palatial Council Edifice, where she is expected to use her gifts as a weaver to do the bidding of the all-powerful Guardians. FIC MAR Marchetta, Melina, 1965-. Jellicoe Road. 1st U.S. ed. New York : HarperTeen, 2008, 2006. Abandoned by her drug-addicted mother at the age of eleven, high school student Taylor Markham struggles with her identity and family history at a boarding school in Australia. FIC MAT Matheson, Richard, 1926-. I am legend. 1st ORB pbk. ed. New York : ORB, 1997. Presents the complete novel, "I Am Legend," about Robert Neville, the last living man on an Earth in which every other man, woman, and child has become a vampire; and includes ten additional short horror stories. FIC MCC McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-. The Sunday philosophy club. 1st American ed. New York : Pantheon Books, c2004. Amateur sleuth, Isabel Dalhousie investigates the death of a man at the Edinburgh Concert Hall against the advice of her housekeeper, Grace, and her niece, Cat, who has troubles of her own. FIC McC McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-. Morality for beautiful girls. 1st Anchor Books ed. New York : Anchor Books, 2002, c2001. Private investigator Precious Ramotswe attempts to find out who poisoned the brother of an important government official in Botswana, while probing the moral integrity of a group of beauty contestants, and worrying about money and her fiance's health. FIC McC McCall Smith, R. A. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. 1st Anchor Books ed. New York : Anchor Books, 2002, c1998. The cunning and engaging Precious Ramotswe sets up shop in a small storefront in Gaborone, hoping to become a private detective, and she soon has more business than she expected, including a disturbing case involving a missing child. FIC McC McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-. Tears of the giraffe. 1st Anchor Books ed. New York : Anchor Books, 2002, c2000. Precious Ramotswe, owner and operator of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency in contemporary Botswana, accepts a job searching for a missing American man, while also dealing with her impending marriage, and her fiance's resentful maid. FIC McC McCall Smith, R. A. The Kalahari typing school for men. First time in Paperback. New York : Anchor Books, c2002. Botswanan detective Precious Ramotswe and her assistant open an adjunct business--a men's typing school--which helps Mma Makutsi find a man and also helps financially when some Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ arrogant investigative competition arrives in town; meanwhile, Precious's adopted son hits puberty at full speed. FIC McC McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-. 44 Scotland Street. 1st Anchor Books ed. New York : Anchor Books, 2005. Twenty-year-old Pat, working at an Edinburgh art gallery while on sabbatical from college, becomes involved in the lives of her eccentric neighbors at 44 Scotland Street, while trying to solve the mystery of a possible lost masterpiece. FIC McD McDaniel, Lurlene. Telling Christina goodbye. New York : Bantam, 2002. Christina's friends and loved ones must learn to cope when she is killed and two other high school seniors are injured in a car accident. FIC NIX Nixon, Joan Lowery. Playing for keeps. New York : Dell Laurel-Leaf, [2003], c2001. On a Caribbean cruise, sixteen-year-old Rosie meets a teenage Cuban baseball player seeking political asylum in the United States and tries to help him escape a charge of murder. FIC PAT Patterson, James, 1947-. Violets are blue. Warner Books ed. New York : Warner Vision Books, [2002], c2001. Detective Alex Cross, investigating a double murder that appears to have been committed by vampires, finds himself once more being stalked by the lethal super-criminal known as the Mastermind, but the real shock comes when he finally learns the identity of the serial killer. FIC PHI Phillips, Suzanne. Burn : a novel. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown, 2008. Bullied constantly during his freshman year in high school, Cameron's anger and isolation grows, leading to deadly consequences. FIC PRE Preston, Douglas J. Dance of death. New York : Warner, c2005. FBI Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast calls upon his old friend New York police lieutenant Vincent D'Agosta for help when his brother Diogenes, a man driven insane by witnessing the burning deaths of his parents, goes on a killing spree and frames Pendergast for the crimes. FIC PRE Preston, Douglas J. Still life with crows. New York : Warner Books, [2004], c2003. FBI Special Agent Pendergast investigates the latest work of a serial killer in a small Kansas town whose inhabitants believe it denotes the return of a legendary curse. FIC PRE Preston, Douglas J. The cabinet of curiosities. Warner Books ed. New York : Warner Books, [2003], c2002. New York archaeologist Nora Kelly and FBI Special Agent Pendergast try to solve a 130-year-old serial murder case after the Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ dismembered remains of thirty-six people are found on the site of a nineteenth-century moneymaking spectacle called a "cabinet of curiosities.". FIC PRR Preston, Douglas J. Brimstone. New York : Warner Vision Books, [2005], c2004. FBI Special Agent Pendergast, searching for the human villain behind the death of infamous art critic Jeremy Grove, found murdered in a crime that appears to have supernatural origins, follows the trail from New York to the Italian countryside where he learns a shocking secret. FIC SCO Scott, Elizabeth. Bloom. 1st Simon Pulse ed. New York : Simon Pulse, 2007. Lauren seems to have the perfect life with good friends, decent grades, and a great-looking boyfriend; but when she meets Evan Kirkland, Lauren realizes she needs to make a choice in her life before one is made for her. FIC SNA Snadowsky, Daria. Anatomy of a boyfriend : a novel. 1st trade pbk. ed. New York : Delacorte Press, c2007. In her last semester at a private school in Fort Myers, Florida, seventeen-year-old Dom finds her life transformed by her first boyfriend, Wes, a track star at the public school her best friend attends. FIC SPA Sparks, Nicholas. The notebook. New York : Grand Central, [2004], c1996. Noah Calhoun, recently returned from World War II in 1946, buys an old plantation home in rural North Carolina, where he contents himself with memories of his first love, a girl he met fourteen years earlier, but then she unexpectedly arrives at his door. FIC STO Stork, Francisco X. Marcelo in the real world. 1st ed. New York : Arthur A. Levine Books, 2009. Marcelo Sandoval, a seventeen-year-old boy on the high-functioning end of the autistic spectrum, faces new challenges, including romance and injustice, when he goes to work for his father in the mailroom of a corporate law firm. FIC TOL Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973. The Hobbit, or, There and back again. Rev. ed. New York : Ballantine, c1996. The adventure of Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit, in a land inhabited by dwarfs, elves, goblins, dragons, and humans. He sets off to recover a stolen treasure from a dragon hidden in the Lonely Mountain. FIC ZEN Zenatti, Valérie, 1970-. A bottle in the Gaza Sea. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Bloomsbury, 2008. Seventeen-year-old Tal Levine of Jerusalem, despondent over the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict, puts her hopes for peace in a bottle and asks her brother, a military nurse in the Gaza Strip, to toss it into the sea, leading ultimately to friendship and understanding between her and an "enemy.". Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRO 006.5 BIE Biersdorfer, J. D. iPod : the missing manual. 7th ed. Sebastopol, CA : O'Reilly, c2009. A comprehensive guide to using an iPod that covers different models, navigating menus, importing songs, searching for songs on iTunes, playlists, playing videos, connecting to a home entertainment system, and other related topics. PRO 020 LIU Liu, Ziming, 1965-. Paper to digital : documents in the information age. Westport, CT : Libraries Unlimited, 2008. The evolution of documents and its impacts -- Trends in transforming scholarly communications -- Trust in the preservation of digital information -- Reading behavior in the digital environment -- Gender differences in the online reading environment -- Perceptions of the credibility of scholarly information on the Web -- Cultural differences in credibility assessment -- Print versus electronic resources : user perceptions, preferences, and use -- The future of paper in the digital age. Examines the changing characteristics of documents in the information age, and the impact of the shift on the creation, storage, and utilization of digital information. PRO 023 DE De Stricker, Ulla. Is consulting for you? : a primer for information professionals. Chicago : American Library Association, 2008. What is consulting, exactly? -- The outlook : is consulting a viable option for librarians? is the library market viable for other types of consultants? -- The realities of life as a consultant -- Personal characteristics : is consulting a good fit? -- Business planning : is there a market? and a living? for me? -- Getting ready : the building blocks -- Getting "out there" : marketing a personal brand -- Proposals and contracts : documenting the business relationship -- So tell me : what's it really like : postscript: go for it - with passion!?. Provides a practical guide to identify the pros and cons of consulting. PRO 023.7 ZMU Zmuda, Allison. Librarians as learning specialists : meeting the learning imperative for the 21st century. Westport, CT : Libraries Unlimited, 2008. Closing the learning gap : reframing our mission -- The learning specialist : clarifying the role of library media specialists -- Designing instruction to fit the nature of the learning and the learner -- Providing robust assessment and feedback. Examines the role of librarians in education, focusing on school library media specialists, and describes howlearning specialists can update school approaches to learning by promoting collaboration between librarians and the teaching staff, as well as developing digital collections. PRO 025 INF Information technology in librarianship : new critical approaches. Westport, CT : Libraries Unlimited, 2009. Introduction : information technologies and libraries : why do we need new critical approaches? / John E. Buschman and Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gloria J. Leckie -- Critical theory of technology : an overview / Andrew Feenberg -- Surveillance and technology : contexts and distinctions / Gary T. Marx -- Cycles of net struggle, lines of net flight / Nick Dyer-Witheford -- A quick digital fix? : changing schools, changing literacies, persistent inequalities : a critical, contextual analysis / Ross Collin and Michael W. Apple -- Theorizing the impact of IT on library-state relations / Sandra Braman -- The prospects for an information science : the current absence of a critical perspective / John M. Budd -- Librarianship and the labor process : aspects of the rationalization, restructuring, and intensification of intellectual work / Michael F. Winter -- "Their little bit of ground slowly squashed into nothing" : technology, gender, and the vanishing librarian / Roma Harris -- Children and information technology / Andrew Large -- Open source software and libraries / Ajit Pyati -- Technologies of social regulation : an examination of library OPACs and Web portals / Gloria J. Leckie, Lisa Given, and Grant Campbell -- Libraries, archives, and digital preservation : a critical overview / Dorothy A. Warner -- Conclusion : just how critical should librarianship be of technology? / John E. Buschman. Contains twelve essays in which the authors analyze the foundations and applications of information science and technology in librarianship. PRO 025 REE Reese, Terry. Building digital libraries : a how-to-do-it manual. New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, c2008. Planning a digital repository -- Acquiring, processing, classifying, and describing digital content -- Choosing a repository architecture -- General purpose technologies useful for digital repositories -- Metadata formats -- Sharing data : metadata harvesting and distribution -- Federated searching of repositories -- Access management -- Planning for the future -- Conclusions. Reviews the fundamentals of digital library theory, and offers advice and resources for designing, constructing, and maintaining digital repositories. PRO 025.2 BIS Bishop, Kay, 1942-. The collection program in schools : concepts, practices, and information sources. 4th ed. Westport, CT : Libraries Unlimited, 2007. The collection -- Collection development -- Community analysis and needs assessment -- The media center program -- Policies and procedures -- Selection -- General selection criteria -- Criteria by format -- Acquisitions and processing -- Maintenance and preservation -- Circulation and promotion of the collection -- Evaluation of the collection -- Ethical issues and the collection -- The curriculum -- Special groups of students -- Fiscal issues relating to the collection -- Opening, moving, or closing the collection. Provides a overview of the processes and procedures associated with developing, maintaining, and evaluating a media center; and describes the resources that make up a traditional school center. PRO 025.5 BAI Bailey, D. Russell. Transforming library service through Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ information commons : case studies for the digital age. Chicago : American Library Association, 2008. Definitions : information commons and learning commons -- History and evolution of the information commons concept -- Planning -- Implementation -- Assessment -- Information commons case studies : large academic libraries -- Information commons case studies : small academic libraries -- Lessons learned. A resource guide to developing information commons, a model for information service delivery in the library, featuring twenty case studies that share stories of successes and failures, with summary data charts, physical descriptions, photographs, and sample brand and graphics. PRO 025.5 ERC Ercegovac, Zorana, 1947-. Information literacy : search strategies, tools & resources for high school students and college freshmen. 2nd ed. Columbus, Ohio : Linworth Books, c2008. Introduction to basic research skills -- Finding search words -- Search strategies -- Fact finding : words, concepts, events, places -- Fact finding : people, reviews, criticism -- Finding works in library collections -- Searching & evaluating internet sources -- Finding magazine and newspaper articles -- Citing in style and summarizing. A guide to developing an information literacy program designed to teach high school students basic library skills and competencies, and how to organize research projects, find resources on their selected topics, and create bibliographies. PRO 025.5674 VOL Volkman, John D. Collaborative library research projects : inquiry that stimulates the senses. Westport, CT : Libraries Unlimited, 2008. Collaborating with teachers to promote student research -- World War II station unit -- Holocaust stations -- To kill a mockingbird stations -- Animal farm stations -- Shakespeare stations -- How to develop and implement collaborative research units -- Drugs, alcohol, and smoking research -- Evil characters in history research paper -- Edgar Allan Poe poster and report -- Children of the river poster and report -- Decades : Of mice and men, The human comedy, and We didn't start the fire -- Constellations and the zodiac poster and report -- Rocks and minerals poster and report -- Biography of Hispanic-American persons brochure -- Greek heritage essay/poster and newspaper -- Shoebox float project : the nations of the world report. Explains the collaboration process between library media specialists and educators and presents effective strategies and reproducible lessons that will help students become more involved in the library learning process. PRO 302.2 BUR Burniske, R. W., 1960-. Literacy in the digital age. 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press, c2008. Discusses how to use the Internet responsibly and intelligently, outlining the risks and advantages and showing how to utilize technology to help students communicate more effectively, with case studies, tips, and ideas related to ethics, etiquette, and critical evaluation of sites for validity and reliability. Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRO 346.7304 WHE Wherry, Timothy Lee. Intellectual property : everything the digital-age librarian needs to know. Chicago : American Library Association, 2008. Patents, copyright, and trademarks -- Patents -- Searching patents -- Copyright -- Trademarks -- Searching trademarks. A comprehensive guide to intellectual property for librarians that covers patents, copyright, and trademarks. PRO 371.12 CRE Creating and sustaining online professional learning communities. New York : Teachers College Press, c2009. MSPnet: design dimensions for nested learning communities / Joni Falk and Brian Drayton -- "Building an airplane in the air": the life of the inquiry group / Bertram C. Bruce -- Communities, texts and consciousness: the practice of participation at the math forum / Wes Shumar -- Merlot: a community-driven digital library / Flora McMartin -- Designing for inquiry as a social practice / Rebecca K. Scheckler and Sasha A. Barab -- The role of representations in shaping a community of scientific inquiry online / Andee Rubin and Susan J. Doubler -- Structuring a virtual conference to facilitate collaboration and reflective dialogue / Joni K. Falk, Soo-Young Lee, and Brian Drayton -- Epilogue / Brian Drayton, Jon Obuchowski, and Joni K. Falk. A collection of seven essays that addresses the creation and support of electronic communities for professional learning, discussing content selection, management, administration, facilitation of discourse, and other related topics. PRO 371.2 DAT Data-driven school improvement : linking data and learning. New York : Teachers College Press, c2008. Discusses the data and technology tools educators use to achieve enduring improvement in student performance, covering the history of testing and date use and a model for decision making informed by data, with case studies and suggestions for use of digital resources in the classroom. PRO 371.3 HAR Harada, Violet H. Collaborating for project-based learning in grades 9-12. Columbus, Ohio : Linworth Books, c2008. A project-based approach to learning that offers high school media specialists practical strategies for collaborating with teachers to help students in every curriculum area. PRO 371.33 CAR Carson, Cindy M. Learn & use digital audio and podcasting in your classroom. Huntington Beach, CA : Shell Education, c2009. Provides thirty-six lessons that introduce digital audio and podcasting skills in the classroom and includes a CD with reproducible teacher resource materials. PRO 371.33 NEL Nelson, Kristen. Teaching in the digital age : using the Internet to increase student engagement and understanding. 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press, c2008. Offers strategies for integrating Web-based resources into instruction, discussing how to design Internet activities, Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ multiple intelligences, assessment, and the benefits of Internet assignments on a student's interpersonal, information gathering and analysis, and problem solving skills. PRO 371.33 THI Thinking out loud on paper : the student daybook as a tool to foster learning. Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, c2008. Describes the benefits of student daybooks which students can use to organize their thoughts and make cross-curricular connections and includes related lesson plans. PRO 371.826 EDU Educating the other America : top experts tackle poverty, literacy, and achievement in our schools. Baltimore, Md. : Paul H. Brookes Pub., c2008. Introduction : the mediating mechanisms of the effects of poverty on reading achievement / Susan B. Neuman -- Poverty and its consequences / Susan B. Neuman -- Childhood poverty in economic and public policy contexts / Sandra K. Danziger and Sheldon H. Danziger -- Childhood poverty, race, and equal opportunity / Mary Corcoran -- How childhood poverty and income affect children's cognitive functioning and school achievement / Vonnie C. McLoyd and Kelly M. Purtell -- Poverty, early literacy achievement, and education reform / Julia Parkinson and Brian Rowan -- Literacy achievement in the primary grades in high-poverty schools / Louisa C. Moats and Barbara R. Foorman -- Social and academic achievement of children and youth in urban, high-poverty neighborhoods / Charles R. Greenwood -- How instruction can make a difference / Susan B. Neuman -- Improving achievement for English language learners / Claude Goldenberg -- Effective language instruction for African American children / Holly K. Craig -- Shared book reading interventions / Deborah C. Simmons ... et al. -- Applying universal design for learning with children living in poverty / David H. Rose and Gabrielle Rappolt-Schlichtmann -- The dual coding theory / Allan Paivio -- Success for all, embedded multimedia, and the teaching-learning orchestra / Robert E. Slavin, Nancy A. Madden, and Bette Chambers -- How technology can make a difference / Susan B. Neuman -- Design features in living books and their effects on young children's vocabulary / Adriana G. Bus ... et al. -- The limits of the self-teaching hypothesis / Marilyn Jager Adams -- Television and learning / Heather L. Kirkorian and Daniel R. Anderson -- Maximizing informal learning from digital technologies / Sandra L. Calvert -- The benefits of going green / Kathleen A. Roskos. Proposes a strategy to eliminate poverty in the United States by improving the education and literacy skills of children who live below the poverty line, and discusses the benefits of multisensory classrooms, a universal learning design, instruction for English language learners, education software, shared book reading programs, and more. PRO 372.34 TEA Teachers discovering computers : integrating technology and digital media in the classroom. 5th ed. Boston : Thomson/Course Technology, c2008. Offers ideas and resources designed to help teachers integrate educational technology into the curriculum, covering computers, Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ communications networks, hardware and software, and digital media, and including evaluation tools, as well as discussion of issues of security and ethics. PRO 372.67 OHL Ohler, Jason. Digital storytelling in the classroom : new media pathways to literacy, learning, and creativity. Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press, c2008. Explains how teachers can use digital storytelling to help students build their literacy skills, offering tips on using the latest digital medias to inspire students to relate their stories and help them understand new media technologies. PRO 379.1 JAC Jacobsen, Julia M. From idea to funded project : grant proposals for the digital age. 5th ed. Westport, CT : Praeger, 2008. Part I: A process for development of ideas -- Introduction -- Origin and early development of an idea -- The proposal: a design for putting an idea to work -- Finding a source of support -- Submission of a proposal -- Grant administration -- Evaluation -- Conclusion -- Part II: Basic resources. A twenty-first-century guide to grant proposals that discusses printed and Web-based resources to improve proposals and find funding; and covers idea origins and development, project evaluation, grant administration, and basic resources. PRO 379.1 STA Standards for the 21st-century learner in action. Chicago : American Association of School Librarians, c2009. Details twenty-first-century student learning standards from the American Association of School Librarians, and features information on digital, visual, textual, and technological literacies. PRO 428.4 BES Best practices in adolescent literacy instruction. New York : Guilford Press, c2008. Offers a comprehensive overview of key topics in learning instruction from grades five through twelve, with recommendations for the most effective practices for motivating students, using multiple texts and digital media, integrating literacy instruction with various content areas, and teaching ESL students and struggling learners. PRO 428.4 BUI Building literacy connections with graphic novels : page by page, panel by panel. Urbana, Ill. : National Council of Teachers of English, c2007. Introduction: carving a niche : graphic novels in the English language arts classroom / James Bucky Carter -- Altering English : re-examining the whole class novel and making room for graphic novels and more / Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey -- Showing and telling history through family stories in Persepolis and young adult literature / Marla Harris -- Are there any Hester Prynnes in our world today? pairing The amazing "true" story of a teenage single mom with The scarlet letter / James Bucky Carter -- Visualizing Beowulf : old English gets graphic / J. D. Schraffenberger -- L. Frank Baum, Lewis Carroll, James Barrie, and Pop gun war : teaching Farel Dalrymple's graphic Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ novel in the context of classics / Randall Clark -- Abandon every fear, ye that enter : the X-men journey through Dante's Inferno / Don Leibold -- A multimodal approach to addressing antisemitism : Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist and Will Eisner's Fagin the Jew / Allen Webb and Brandon Guisgand -- Using graphic novels, anime, and the Internet in an urban high school / Nancy Frey and Douglas Fisher -- Ultimate Spider-man and student-generated classics : using graphic novels and comics to produce authentic voice and detailed, authentic texts / James Bucky Carter. Contains ten articles in which educators describe their strategies for using graphic novels in middle and high school classrooms in an effort to help engage students with texts. PRO 428.4071 HAN Handbook of adolescent literacy research. New York : Guilford Press, c2009. Overview -- Introduction / Leila Christenbury, Randy Bomer, and Peter Smagorinsky -- Sociocultural constructions of adolescence and young people's literacies / Donna E. Alvermann -- Who are adolescents today?: Youth voices and what they tell us / Sam M. Intrator and Robert Kunzman -- Literacy in school -- Contexts for adolescent literacy / Judith A. Langer -- Adolescents who struggle with literacy / Larry R. Johannessen and Thomas M. McCann -- Proficient reading in school: traditional paradigms and new textual landscapes / David O'Brien, Roger Stewart, and Richard Beach -- Fostering adolescents' engaged academic literacy / Ruth Schoenbach and Cynthia Greenleaf -- Divided against ourselves: standards, assessments, and adolescent literacy / James Marshall -- Adolescent second-language writing / Linda Harklau and Rachel Pinnow -- Research on the literacies of AAVE-speaking adolescents / Jamal Cooks and Arnetha F. Ball -- Digital literacies in the classroom / Joan A. Rhodes and Valerie J. Robnolt -- The secondary English curriculum and adolescent literacy / Robert Burroughs and Peter Smagorinsky -- Visual arts and literacy / Michelle Zoss -- Policy and adolescent literacy / Allan Luke and Annette Woods -- Tracking and ability grouping / Jo Worthy, Holly Hungerford-Kresser, and Angela Hampton -- Literacy out of school -- Preparing adolescents for the literacy demands of the 21st-century workplace / Anne Beaufort -- The literacy demands of entering the university / Kathleen Blake Yancey -- Literacy in virtual worlds / Rebecca W. Black and Constance Steinkuehler -- Reading and writing video: media literacy and adolescents / David L. Bruce -- Literacy and culture -- Literacy and identity: implications for research and practice / Cynthia Lewis and Antillana del Valle -- Latina/o youth literacies: hidden funds of knowledge / Carmen M. Martínez-Roldán and María E. Fránquiz -- Beyond hip-hop: a cultural context view of literacy / Yolanda J. Majors, Jung Kim, and Sana Ansari -- Boys and literacy: complexity and multip. Examines the role literacy plays in various aspects of adolescents' lives, exploring what it means to be an active, motivated, and thoughtful literacy learner in the twenty-first century. PRO 607.1 TEC Technology in the secondary science classroom. [Arlington, Va.] : NSTA Press, c2008. Contains technology-based teaching Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ strategies that help students learn and develop their science skills; and covers topics including the use of digital images and video, using computer simulations, online assessments, and web-based inquiry projects. PRO 794.8 ECO The ecology of games : connecting youth, games, and learning. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2008. Examines the ecology of gaming, game design, and play; and discusses how gaming has influenced youth cultures to form new systems of social organizations, as well as alternative ways for interaction and communication. PRO 808 TEA Teaching the new writing : technology, change, and assessment in the 21st-century classroom. New York : Berkeley, CA : Teachers College Press ; National Writing Project, c2009. A collection of students' creative and expository writing from online and multimedia projects such as blogs, wikis, podcasts, and electronic poetry, along with suggestions for assessing multimodal digital writing. PRO 810.9 COU Courtney, Angela, 1967-. Literary research and the era of American nationalism and romanticism : strategy and sources. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2008. Basics of online searching -- General literary reference sources -- Library catalogs -- Print and electronic bibliographies, indexes, and annual reviews -- Scholarly journals -- Contemporary reviews and literary magazines -- Period journals and newspapers -- Microform and digital collections -- Manuscripts and archives -- Web resources -- Researching a thorny problem -- Nationalism and changing implications of words. A guide to best practices for researchers of the literature produced in the early years of the United States. REF 300.193 CQ CQ researcher : January-December 2008. 2008. Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, c2009. Presents a collection of reports that provide background information on issues that were in the news between January and December of 2008. REF 333.792 NEW Newton, David E. Nuclear power. New York : Facts On File, c2006. Presents an introduction to nuclear power, providing an overview of its history and development, including a chronology of events, as well as a glossary of related terms, biographical listing, index, and annotated bibliography. REF 333.95 MAC Mackay, Richard. The atlas of endangered species. Rev. and updated [ed.]. Berkeley : University of California Press, c2009. Describes the various animals and plants throughout the world whose survival is being threatened and the steps being taken to save them from extinction. REF 338.4 BUS The business of food : encyclopedia of the food and drink industries. Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2007. A Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ comprehensive, A to Z encyclopedia that addresses such topics as food companies, brands, health, science and technology, culture, and the environment. REF 703 ALL Allan, Tony, 1946-. Encyclopedia of art for young people. New York : Chelsea House, c2008. An introductory survey of art during the renaissance from the year 1337 to the death of Italian painter Tintoretto in 1594, featuring color reproductions of masterpieces, highlights of specific artists and movements, a discussion of tools and techniques used, and a look at stylistic influences between artists and cultures. REF 703 BEA Bean, Rachel. Encyclopedia of art for young people. New York : Chelsea House, c2008. An introductory survey of art from countries in the Americas and Africa, in West, South, and East Asia, and in Oceania, featuring color reproductions of masterpieces, highlights of specific artists and movements, a discussion of tools and techniques used, and a look at stylistic differences between artists and cultures. REF 703 BEC Beckett, Rachel A. H. Encyclopedia of art for young people. New York : Chelsea House, c2008. An introductory survey of medieval art from the rule of Constantine in the years 306-337 to the Wars of the Roses in England from 1445-1487, featuring color reproductions of masterpieces, highlights of specific artists and movements, a discussion of tools and techniques used, and a look at stylistic influences between artists and cultures. REF 703 CHI Chilvers, Ian. Encyclopedia of art for young people. New York : Chelsea House, c2008. An introductory survey of art from the baroque and neoclassical age, largely the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, featuring color reproductions of masterpieces, highlights of specific artists and movements, a discussion of tools and techniques used, and a look at stylistic influences between artists and cultures. REF 703 GLA Glaves-Smith, John. Encyclopedia of art for young people. New York : Chelsea House, c2008. An introductory survey of contemporary art, from the 1940s through the early twentieth century, featuring color reproductions of masterpieces, highlights of specific artists and movements, a discussion of tools and techniques used, and a look at stylistic influences between artists and cultures. REF 703 MCG McGinity, Larry. Encyclopedia of art for young people. New York : Chelsea House, c2008. An introductory survey of art during the early twentieth century, from 1901-1945, centered on art nouveau in Vienna, featuring color reproductions of masterpieces, highlights of specific artists and movements, a discussion of tools and techniques used, and a look at stylistic influences between artists and cultures. Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ REF 703 PEE Peebles, Alice. Encyclopedia of art for young people. New York : Chelsea House, c2008. An introductory survey of art from the late eighteenth century through the nineteenth century, centered around impressionism, featuring color reproductions of masterpieces, highlights of specific artists and movements, a discussion of tools and techniques used, and a look at stylistic influences between artists and cultures. REF 703 ZAC Zaczek, Iain. Encyclopedia of art for young people. New York : Chelsea House, c2008. An introductory survey of art from the Upper Paleolithic period through the year 814, featuring color reproductions of masterpieces, highlights of specific artists and movements, a discussion of tools and techniques used, and a look at stylistic influences between artists and cultures. REF 808 MLA MLA handbook for writers of research papers. 7th ed. New York : Modern Language Association of America, 2009. Provides guidance on selecting a topic and conducting research for a research paper; defines plagiarism; covers writing mechanics; and outlines MLA format and documentation style. REF 809.2 DRA Drama for students. : presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied dramas. Detroit : Gale, c1998. Profiles approximately fifteen plays, including Arthur Miller's "The Crucible," Edward Bond's "Lear," and Amiri Baraka's "Dutchman," providing author biographies, plot summaries, theme and style analysis, historical context, works of criticism, and lists of media adaptations and related plays for further reading. REF 909.82 GRE Great events from history. Pasadena, Calif. : Salem Press, c2009. Contains chronologically arranged entries that provide accounts of some of modern history's greatest scandals in the areas of politics and government, business and finance, education, religion, science, sports, entertainment, literature, and the arts; covering events from 1904 to 1972. REF 909.82 GRE Great events from history. Pasadena, Calif. : Salem Press, c2009. Contains chronologically arranged entries that provide accounts of some of modern history's greatest scandals in the areas of politics and government, business and finance, education, religion, science, sports, entertainment, literature, and the arts; covering events from 1972 to 1998. REF 909.82 GRE Great events from history. Pasadena, Calif. : Salem Press, c2009. Contains chronologically arranged entries that provide accounts of some of modern history's greatest scandals in the areas of politics and government, business and finance, education, religion, science, sports, Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ entertainment, literature, and the arts; covering events from 1998 to 2008, with geographical, category, personages, and subject indexes. REF 920 AME American villains. Pasadena, Calif. : Salem Press, Inc., c2008. Contains entries that examine the lives and crimes of assassins, serial killers, frauds, gangsters, murderers, terrorists, thieves, and traitors whose crimes influenced the history of the United States; arranged alphabetically from A to Jon, with suggestions for further reading, photographs, and sidebars. REF 920 AME American villains. Pasadena, Calif. : Salem Press, Inc., c2008. Contains entries that examine the lives and crimes of assassins, serial killers, frauds, gangsters, murderers, terrorists, thieves, and traitors whose crimes influenced the history of the United States; arranged alphabetically from Kac to Z, with suggestions for further reading, photographs, and sidebars. REF 973 AME American pop : popular culture decade by decade. Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2009. Chronicles the history of popular culture in America from 1900 through 1929, and discusses advertising, architecture, print media, entertainment, fashion, food, music, sports, art, and more; and includes time line for each decade. REF 973 AME American pop : popular culture decade by decade. Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2009. Chronicles the history of popular culture in America from 1930 through 1959, and discusses advertising, architecture, print media, entertainment, fashion, food, music, sports, art, and more; and includes time line for each decade. REF 973 AME American pop : popular culture decade by decade. Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2009. Chronicles the history of popular culture in America from 1960 through 1989, and discusses advertising, architecture, print media, entertainment, fashion, food, music, sports, art, and more; and includes time line for each decade. REF 973 AME American pop : popular culture decade by decade. Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2009. Chronicles the history of popular culture in America from 1990 through the beginning of the twenty-first century, and discusses advertising, architecture, print media, entertainment, fashion, food, music, sports, art, and more; and includes time line for each decade, along with classroom activities for teachers and students. REF 973.92 POS Postwar America. : an encyclopedia of social, political, cultural, and economic history. Armonk, NY : M.E. Sharpe, c2007. Contains entries that provide information about the Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ politics, economics, law, society, environment, arts, and culture of post-World War II America, each with a bibliography; arranged alphabetically from A to D, with sidebars and a general index. REF 973.92 POS Postwar America. : an encyclopedia of social, political, cultural, and economic history. Armonk, NY : M.E. Sharpe, c2007. Contains entries that provide information about the politics, economics, law, society, environment, arts, and culture of post-World War II America, each with a bibliography; arranged alphabetically from E to L, with sidebars and a general index. REF 973.92 POS Postwar America. : an encyclopedia of social, political, cultural, and economic history. Armonk, NY : M.E. Sharpe, c2007. Contains entries that provide information about the politics, economics, law, society, environment, arts, and culture of post-World War II America, each with a bibliography; arranged alphabetically from M to S, with sidebars and a general index. REF 973.92 POS Postwar America. : an encyclopedia of social, political, cultural, and economic history. Armonk, NY : M.E. Sharpe, c2007. Contains entries that provide information about the politics, economics, law, society, environment, arts, and culture of post-World War II America, each with a bibliography; arranged alphabetically from T to Z, with sidebars, a decade-by-decade look at cultural landmarks since 1945, a glossary of key terms, and three indexes. SC GOR Gordimer, Nadine. Beethoven was one-sixteenth black : and other stories. 1st ed. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007. Beethoven was one-sixteenth black -- Tape measure -- Dreaming of the dead -- A frivolous woman -- Gregor -- Safety procedures -- Mother tongue -- Allesverloren -- History -- A beneficiary -- Alternative endings -- The first sense -- The second sense -- The third sense. A collection of short stories by Nadine Gordimer that explore to topics of politics, memory, and love. SC LEV Levithan, David. How they met, and other stories. 1st ed. New York : Knopf, c2008. A collection of eighteen stories describing the surprises, sacrifices, doubts, pain, and joy of falling in love. SC MAT Matheson, Richard, 1926-. Button, button : uncanny stories. 1st ed. New York : Tor, 2008. Button, button -- Girl of my dreams -- Dying room only -- A flourish of strumpets -- No such thing as a vampire -- Pattern for survival -- Mute -- The creeping terror -- Shockwave -- Clothes make the man -- The jazz machine -- 'Tis the season to be jelly. A collection of stories of horror and suspense by American author and screenwriter, Richard Matheson, including a number of stories that have been adapted for television. Tappan Zee High School Bibliography Report 9/30/2009 @ 11:36am Page 57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TEXT 276.12 STA Yates, Daniel S. The practice of statistics : TI-83/84/89 graphing calculator enhanced. 3rd ed. New York : W.H. Freeman, c2008.