Great new books @ Lynn Library

Lynn Library has some wonderful new titles for your reading pleasure. They include: 50 Mathematical ideas you really need to know by Tony Crilly; Phobias revealed and explained by Richard Waters; Oil Painting tips and tricks by Rosalind Cuthbert; Preemptive strike: the secret plan that would have prevented the attack on Pearl Harbor by Alan Armstrong; Profiles in folly: history’s worst decisions and why they went wrong by Alan Axelrod; Little white lies, deep dark secrets: the truth about why women lie by Susan Shapiro Barash Hoops: four decades of the pro game, the photographs of Walter Iooss Jr text by Mark Jacobson 34th Publication Design Annual by The Society of Publication Designers The Encyclopedia of True Crime by Charlotte Greig with Paul Roland, Jo Durden Smith, John Marlowe and Karen Farrington Books that changed the world: the 50 most influential books in human history by Andrew Taylor

New Library displays feature highlights of 2008-09

Lynn Library has created two displays featuring books highlighting events from the past year. These materials include: Charlie Wilson’s War by George Crile – March Dively lecture, Congressman Charlie Wilson Lynn faculty publications – Rhode Island’s Musical Heritage featuring a chapter by Music Librarian Tsukasa Cherkaoui and Essentials of Inferential Statistics by Lynn professor Malcolm Asadoorian Favorite books of President Barack Obama including: • The Post American World by Fareed Zakaria • In Dubious Battle by John Steinbeck • The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing It’s the Economy Stupid and Is our children learning by Paul Begala, October Dively Lecture series. Donkey Gospel, Real Sofistikashun and What Narcissm Means to me by College of Arts and Science Scholar in Residence Tony Hoagland Indignation by Philip Roth and The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch – 2 of the top ten campus best sellers.

Always something good to read @ Lynn Library

Looking for something interesting to read? Check out these new books @ Lynn Library!

One Soldier’s War by Arkady Babchenko

The Reluctant Tuscan: How I Discovered my Inner Italian by Phil Doran

A Jury of Peers: American Women Writers by Elaine Showalter

Absolute Destruction: Military culture and the practices of war in imperial Germany by Isabel V. Hull

The Serf, the Knight & the Historian by Dominique Barthelemy

The first Queen of England: the myth of “Bloody Mary” by Linda Porter

Selling Olga: stories of human trafficking and resistance by Louisa Waugh Risk by Jakob Arnoldi

Managing International Financial Instability: national tamers versus global tigers by Fabrizio Saccomanni

Connected: 24 hours in the global economy by Daniel Altman

Fugitive Denim: a moving story of people and pants in the borderless world of global trade by Rachel Louise Snyder

Children Bound to labor edited by Ruth Wallis Herndon and John E. Murray

Perilous Passage: Mankind and the global ascendancy of capital by Amiya Kumar Bagchi

Wrack & Ruin, a novel by Don Lee

Book of Clouds by Chloe Aridjis

Acrylics: tips and tricks by David Cuthbert

New books @ Lynn Library

The Highwaymen Murals: Al Black’s Concrete Dreams by Gary Monroe Mexico-US Migration Management: a binational approach edited by Agustín Escobar Latapí and Susan F. Martin The Challenge of Pluralism by Stephen V. Monsma and J. Christopher Soper The Dark Side of Zionism by Baylis Thomas Deciphering the Cosmic Number: the strange friendship of Wolfgang Pauli and Carl Jung by Arthur I. Miller enLIGHTened: how I lost 40 pounds with a yoga mat, fresh pineapples, and a Beagle-Pointer by Jessica Berger Gross Haunted Heart: the life and times of Stephen King by Lisa Rogak Social Graces: words of wisdom on civility in a changing society edited by Jim Brosseau 1001 Funniest things ever said edited by Steven D. Price Slumming: sexual and racial encounters in American nightlife, 1885-1940 by Chad Heap Dread: how fear and fantasy have fueled epidemics from the Black Death to Avian flu by Philip Alcabes Flat Broke in the Free Market by Jon Jeter Backyard Medicine by Julie Bruton-Seal and Matthew Seal Swimming with Piranhas at feeding time: my life doing dumb stuff with animals by Richard Conniff Inspiring Individuals: Ten People Making a Better World by Thames and Hudson Divine Wind: the history and science of hurricanes by Kerry Emanuel

Lynn Female Golfer featured in recent READ poster

The last READ poster for the 2008 – 2009 academic year features student/athlete Maha Haddioui. Maha is currently a junior at Lynn University majoring in Hospitality Management. Maha is originally from Agadir, Morocco. During her time at Lynn, Maha has achieved great success on and off the golf course. In 2007- 2008, she was named to the First Team NGCAA All-American and First Team All-Sunshine State Conference. She has twice been named as a NGCAA All-American Scholar. In May 2008, Maha was recognized as the SSC Women’s Golfer of the Year. In 2007-08 she was ranked the #1 Player in NCAA Division II. More recently, Maha was chosen as the Blue & White female athlete of the year. For her READ poster, Maha chose the book The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.

Lynn Philharmonia Orchestra at Mizner Park