Leisure reading

More additions to the leisure collection!

How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer (Emmanuel College’s 2009 Convocation Speaker)
“Various arenas such as athletics, finance, or combat illustrate Lehrer’s popular presentation of the neurobiology of decision making. Noting the traditional distinction between reason and emotion, Lehrer (Proust Was a Neuroscientist, 2007) readably impresses the point that emotion triggers quick decisions where time is critical, such as whether a quarterback should throw a pass or whether an officer should fire a missile at an unidentified target.” – Booklist

Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
“In this stunning follow-up to the global phenomenon The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown demonstrates once again why he is the world’s most popular thriller writer. The Lost Symbol is a masterstroke of storytelling–a deadly race through a real-world labyrinth of codes, secrets, and unseen truths . . . all under the watchful eye of Brown’s most terrifying villain to date.” – Product description on Amazon.com

True Compass : A Memoir by Edward M. Kennedy
“Edward M. Kennedy is widely regarded as one of the great Senators in the nation’s history. He is also the patriarch of America’s most heralded family. In this landmark autobiography, five years in the making, Senator Kennedy speaks with unprecedented candor about his extraordinary life.” – Product description on Amazon.com

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Word of the Week

Bruited
as in: “A variety of other names have been bruited about in recent weeks, most of which represent a cleaner break from Massachusetts political history.”

“Dukakis is the best choice to fill Senate vacancy.” Editorial. The Boston Globe 22 September 2009: A14. Print.

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Thinking Outside of the Box

The Library of Congress American Memory website now hosts the Center for Applied Linguistics Collection.

Listen to recordings that include speeches, interviews, oral histories and conversations at:  http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/linguistics/

Word of the Week

Effulgence
as in: “After a year at Macalester, a top Midwestern college, he craved the nationwide effulgence of Princeton.”

Eder, R. (2009, August 16). Driven to shine, youth gets caught up in the process. The Boston Globe, p. C7.
[Review of Lost in the Meritocracy by Walter Kirn.]

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In Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month 2009 (September 15th through October 15th)

Visit the Library book display in the Library Reading Room !

Click Here to Visit Hispanic Heritage Month Resources Online !

Word of the Week

Pithy
as in: “As [Gertrude] Stein observed in a pithy anticipation of Chomskian linguistics, ‘Everybody said the same thing over and over again with infinite variations but over and over again.’ What Stein wanted to do was see the source of this sameness, to cut words until their structure showed through” (Lehrer, 2007, p. 163).

Lehrer, J. (2007). Proust was a neuroscientist. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company.

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Leisure reading

Two new additions to the leisure collection!

The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
“On the surface, Henry and Clare Detamble are a normal couple living in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. Henry works at the Newberry Library and Clare creates abstract paper art, but the cruel reality is that Henry is a prisoner of time. It sweeps him back and forth at its leisure, from the present to the past, with no regard for where he is or what he is doing. It drops him naked and vulnerable into another decade, wearing an age-appropriate face. In fact, it’s not unusual for Henry to run into the other Henry and help him out of a jam.” – Booklist

Love the One You’re With by Emily Giffin
“Giffin’s fluid storytelling and appealing characters give her novels a warm, inviting air, and her fourth is no exception . . . Giffin’s snappy prose makes (her heroine) Ellen’s dilemma compelling, once again proving she’s at the top of the chick-lit pack.” – Booklist

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More than philosophy!

Despite its title, the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy offers information on a range of disciplines including religion, politics, law, the environment, language, and more!

(Please note that the links will work on-campus, but users will have to enter a valid Emmanuel OAR logon from off-campus.)

Free Evidence-Based Influenza Information from EBSCO

EBSCO, one of our database providers, is offering an Influenza Evidence-Based Information Portal at http://www.ebscohost.com/flu/
that provides “continually updated, evidence-based clinical information from DynaMed™ and Nursing Reference Center™, EBSCO’s clinical and nursing point-of-care databases, along with patient education information in 17 languages from Patient Education Reference Center™.”

Need a study room?

Two group study rooms are available on the Library’s lower level; each accommodates up to 10-12 people.  The rooms are set up boardroom style;  outlets,  wireless connectivity, and ethernet ports are available.

If you are interested in reserving one of these spaces for group study please contact Jennifer Grimmett via email at grimmje@emmanuel.edu or by calling 617-264-7651.

These spaces are popular, so plan ahead and make your reservation at least 24 hours in advance. Booking is based on availability and will be confirmed by Jennifer Grimmett.