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Writing Smart Papers (software)

by Barbara M. Schacker

College of Arts & Science , 1949

nonfiction : 2000

A new teacher prepared software program for writing research papers, literary papers or term papers. Comprehensive, sequenced, with 60 specific skills and 67 specific tools students can click on for instant access to solutions for their writing problems. None of these materials were ever available before.
"Writing Smart Papers" consists of over 500 instructional screens covering step-by-step procedures from defining a workable topic to composing a title page. Targeted at senior high school and college students.

To order this book or request more information:
www.writingguru.com

FIVE CHILDREN'S STORIES By Grandma

by Arlyne Parness

Steinhardt , 1964

fiction : 2006

so great for ages....4 - 9
5 stories relating to precious moments of youth and the lessons to be learned within each of those moments. In easy to read language and format, which is easy on the eyes of adults and children alike, this juvenile primer provides 5 foundations for learning....
Beautifully complemented with warm and descriptive illustrations, Five Children's Stories by Grandma presents a unique way for children to learn. The 5 stories are:
"When I Was Your Age I Was Just Your Size"
"No Dear, Not With A Stranger"
"Bigger Isn't Better, It's Just Bigger"
"Uh Oh My Tooth Is Loose"
"Thinking Moments"
Clearly, the author was an excellent teacher and is the ultimate "FUN GRANDMA".

The Power of Acknowledgment

by Judith W. Umlas

CAS , 1970

nonfiction : 2006
isbn : 0-9708276-4-4

The Age of Enlightenment changed the way mankind thought about life, culture and human relationships. In her evocative new book, THE POWER OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT, Judith W. Umlas unleashes the concept of an Age of Acknowledgment we can all help bring about.
In a time of celebrity worship and self-absorption, Judith's well-reasoned and heart-felt appeal is so countercultural as to be revolutionary. Imagine, as does the author, people acknowledging each other's humanity, accomplishments, talents and wisdom on a continuous basis. It might just catch on. And wouldn't that be something.

35% discount for NYU Alumni who use order code: NYUAL7 at the link below.

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www.iil.com/publishing/acknowledgment.asp

Feeling Unreal: Depersonalization Disorder and the Loss of the Self

by Jeffrey Abugel, Daphne Simeon MD

CAS , 76

nonfiction : March 2006
isbn : ISBN13: 978-0-19-517022-1

Feeling Unreal is the first book to deal with the subject of Depersonalization Disorder at length. Written for medical professionals and and patients and students alike, this ground
ing work is the first to examine depersonalization, a condition that affects millions, in depth, from medical, philosophical and literary perspectives.

Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders:
Diagnosis and Treatment Guidelines for the Practicing Physician

by Charles H. Adler, M.D., Ph.D.

School of Medicine , 1986

nonfiction : 2000
isbn : 0-89603-607-3

A practical guide to the field of movement disorders for internists, family practitioners, neurologists, and nurses.

To order this book or request more information:
Humana Press

Lover and Drag Queens

by Austin Alexis

GSAS , 1989

nonfiction : 2007

This is a chapbook of poems detailing romantic, sexual and sensual subjects. It also offers portraits of odd contemporary characters.

Nursing Theory: Utilization & Application, 3rd ed.

by Martha Raile Alligood and Ann Marriner Tomeuy

NUR , 1983

nonfiction : 2006
isbn : 0323-03133-1

This valuable resource goes beyond the presentation of nursing theories to offer concrete ways to apply these often abstract concepts in nursing practice. The new edition ushers in the "Theory Utilization Era". The book is divided into three parts. Part I: Conceptualization Part II: Application and Part III Expansion. Unique contributions include chapter 4 that explores the moral and ethical meaning of nursing practice with various models and theories. Theory is presented as a guide for nursing thought and action so reasoning and decision making is made explicit. Middle-range theory is presented as practice theory. This text guides theory-based nursing practice.

Teaching and Helping Students Think and Do Better

by Sanford Aranoff

GSAS , 1965

nonfiction : 2007
isbn : 978-1-4196-7435-8

These are things I said teaching high school to help clarify the ideas to the students. This will help students to think better and clearer, to enjoy school and to be happy, to do better on tests and to get better grades, and to be more successful in life. Teachers can read this to get ideas how to better teach and to relate to the students. There is nothing as exciting as working with young minds It is organized like a Help file, with table of contents, topics and subtopics, and index. One can jump to any topic and read it. It is not like a heavy book that one must read everything.

A Meeting of Minds

by Lewis Aron

NYU faculty
Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1985

nonfiction : 1996

In this richly nuanced assessment of the various dimensions of mutuality in psychoanalysis, Aron shows that the relational approach to psychoanalysis is a powerful guide to issues of technique and therapeutic strategy. From his reappraisal of the concepts of interaction and enactment, to his examination of the issue of analyst self-disclosure, to his concluding remarks on the relational import of the analyst's ethics and values, Aron squarely accepts the clinical responsibilities attendant to a postmodern critique of psychoanalytic foundations.

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http://www.analyticpress.com

Ulysses S. Grant on Leadership: Executive Lessons from the Front Lines

by John A. Barnes

College of Arts & Science , 1982

nonfiction : 2001
isbn : 0-7615-2662-5

American History is replete with rags-to-riches tales, but it is hard to think of one that compares with that of Ulysses S. Grant. In the spring of 1861, Grant was a modest clerk in his father's leather goods store. Within three years, he would become commander of all armies of the United States and go on to win the Civil War. Within eight, he would be elected president. His remarkable story is truly an inspiration to leaders from all walks of life.
"Fascinating, Grant's wisdom and courage are finally depicted as a model for the ages."
— Robert Novak, syndicated columnist

In Ulysses S. Grant on Leadership, John Barnes reveals the leadership secrets of the man to whom Abraham Lincoln entrusted the very survival of the Union. You will meet a man of extraordinary personal courage who overcame failures early in life that would have crushed lesser men. You will discover how this tenacious general inspired a dispirited army to achieve victory on the battlefield. Most important, you will learn how to apply to your own life the characteristics that elevated Grant from obscurity to greatness.
Ulysses S. Grant was a common man with uncommon leadership abilities. He succeeded brilliantly where others had failed. Guided by his magnificent example, so can you.

To order this book or request more information:
http://www.primaforum.com/books/book/4404/

Crystal-Field Engineering
of Solid-State Laser Materials

by Brian Henderson and Ralph H. Bartram

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1960

nonfiction : 2000
isbn : 0-521-59349-2

This book is concerned with the underlying science and design of laser materials. It emphasizes the principles of crystal-field engineering and discusses the basic physical concepts that determine laser gain and nonlinear frequency conversion in optical crystals. A concise review of the essential science is presented, including symmetry groups, the implications of covalencey and the important theories of electronic structure, energy transfer, radiationless transitions, and the spectra of laser-active centres in crystals. The predictive capabilities of crystal-field engineering are developed to show how modification of the symmetry and composition of optical centres can improve laser performance. Applications of the principles of crystal-field engineering to a variety of optical crystals are also discussed in relation to the performance of laser devices.

To order this book or request more information:
Cambridge University Press

Open Source Linux Web Programming

by Drew Batchelor

College of Arts & Science , 1994

nonfiction : 2000

The Cobbler of Normandy

by Otto A. Berliner

CAS , 1961

nonfiction : 2007
isbn : 1-4196-6840-4 and IS

Passionate, romantic, immense and deeply moving, The Cobbler of Normandy is set int he midst of forecasting Overlord, codeword for the invasion of Normandy, the largest sea born invasion in history. With so much at risk, five must prove their true patriotism and valor as they maneuver enemy lines in the name of sacrifice, duty and survival.

Permanent Passenger: My Life on a Cruise Ship

by Micha Berman

SSW , 1996

nonfiction : 2007
isbn : 978-1-4357-0618-7

Imagine yourself sitting at home. The phone rings. You have been offered a dream job and have 48 hours to fly to Miami and board a 70,000 ton cruise ship. Your destination: the Caribbean. Permanent Passenger: My Life on a Cruise Ship tells the adventure of a young man serving as an Assistant Cruise Director on one of the largest cruise ships in the world, Carnival Cruise Line’s M.S. Ecstasy. Witnessing rescues at sea, stowaways, and passionate romances are just some of the day-to-day events revealed in this humorous adventure. Discover one of the wackiest job searches ever undertaken including sending letters to over 2,000 college alumni, chasing cruise line executives into bathrooms, and transforming a dorm room into a private office with hired interns. All aboard – this is one adventure you don’t want to miss

Basic Conceprts for Managing Telecommunications Networks Copper to Sand to Glass to Air

by Lawrence Bernstein and C.M. Yuhas

Heights College - Engineering , 63

nonfiction : 99
isbn : 0-306-46237-0

If you want to know how to automate the operations of a telephone company or a communciuations carrier you need this book. Serivce provisiong, the impact of broadband technology and thge complexity of software systems are treated. The last chapter shows how to prepare a business case for these tyoes of systems.

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Larry Bernstein

The Second Night of the Spirit

by Bhisham Bherwani

GSAS , 2002

nonfiction : 2009
isbn : 978-1-933880-11-2

"These poems honor the human mystery. They celebrate the oneness of two great truths: that we are each other, and that we are each alone. They evoke love and loss, hurt and daily courage. These rare triumphs of spirit come alive through experience. Here are the dying father, the damaged child, the distraught and enduring mother, caught in the turn of their days by the brother who writes his heart out in these beautiful poems. Passionate feeling and powerful subject fuse their energy. The poet empowers us by enlarging our understanding." (Marie Ponsot)
"Bherwani relaunches the personal lyric-epic in this startling first book, a ferociously fresh account of a brother’s star-crossed life which finds a commanding mode for the presentation of inner suffering. It also tells a moving story of loving somebody in spite of the fact that they are different, and yet because of the fact of their difference. In Bherwani, we have a poet whose moral sympathy and whose verbal dexterity proceed from the same gifts: a caring alertness to experience and an ability to convey his sensitivity through language." (Nicholas Birns, Professor of Literature, The New School)
"I feel like a privileged guest in Bherwani's 'anonymous gazebo.' It is a deeply moving place to be, a real place as well as an internal stage on which a powerful family drama is played out in originally conceived, highly personal poems that make universal connections. The slightest taste of Bherwani's potent concentrate of distilled grief is overpowering." (Chard deNiord)

Practical Wisdom for Parents:Demystifying the Preschool Years

by Ellen Birnbaum and Nancy Schulman

LAW , 1971

nonfiction : 2007
isbn : 978-0-307-26354-4

This book is a guide to navigating nursery school life both at home and in the classroom. It is a celebration of this very special time the life of a family. The authors are the directors of the 92nd Street Y Nursery School and draw on their combined 60 years of experience as educators and parents.This book answers questions such as: What should we look for in a preschool? What are the most effective and painless strategies for separation, discipline, toilet training and bedtime? How can we stimulate our children without overscheduling them. What are the best books and toys for every age and stage? How can we best support and encourage a child's early social and intellectual development at home and at school? This book is as warm and humorous as it is reassuring and wise.

Another Morning: Voices of Truth and Hope from Mothers with Cancer

by Linda Blachman

Steinhardt , 1971

nonfiction : 2006
isbn : 1-58005-178-2

Through passionate first-person narratives woven together with the author’s reflections on motherhood and mortality, Another Morning reveals how ill mothers go on living and raising children in the face of profound challenge and uncertainty. The stories offer insight, inspiration, and perspective to all parents facing difficult times and to the people who care about them. Another Morning is based on the author’s decade of work as founder and director of Mothers’ Living Stories, a Bay-Area based nonprofit project that trains Volunteer Listeners to record the personal stories and legacies of mothers living with cancer.

Shaking the Foundations: Coming of Age in the Postmodern Era

by John H. Brand, D.Min., J.D.

Stern School of Business , 40 n

nonfiction : 2001
isbn : 0-75961-042-8

Today's religious banalities, political propaganda, and corporate self-interests do not provide a substantive base for a meaningful future for humankind. Scientific discoveries of the Twentieth Century require the restructuring of our understanding of the nature of Nature. In simple language, the author explains how significant implications of quantum mechanics, astronomy, biology, and the evolutionary development of the human brain force new perspectives to comprehend the meaning of our lives.
This is a book at the cutting edge of knowledge and some steps ahead of its own time.

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www.1stbooks.com/bookview.5541

A Pilgrim Muddles Through

by Robert F. Brodsky

HeightsEngineering , '50

nonfiction : 2009
isbn : 978-0-615-27216-0

The stories, rants, letters, and essays in ‘A PILGRIM MUDDLES THROUGH’ represent a sometimes serious, as in “Credo of a God-Fearing Atheist, sometimes ridiculous, as in “The Hard Life Of a Poet”, and sometimes instructive, as in “Brigs I Have Known”, but always interesting, glimpse of modern day trials and tribulations. The breadth of the topics covered is enormous, and all but the serious treatments are given a light touch by an obvious iconoclast. You can discover how at last we can have peace in the Middle East how to become an unsuccessful author and how to get booked on the Goodyear Blimp and, yes, ride a bus from Haifa to Amman on a Saturday. Also enjoyable and edifying are the pictures and cartoons that illustrate many of the stories.

ON THE CUTTING EDGE: Tales of a Cold War Engineer at the Dawn of the Nuclear, Guided Missile, Computer and Space Age

by Robert F. Brodsky

HeightsEngineering , Aeronautical Engineering 1948, ScD Engineering 1950

nonfiction : 2007 Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Richard Altschuler & Associates, Inc./ Gordian Knot Books
isbn : I-88409-262-4

"On the Cutting Edge" presents a series of true stories providing a vivid account of many of the major programs that have made the last sixty years an era of remarkable progress in the aerospace arena. Robert F. Brodsky, an internationally known scientist, engineer, and teacher, brings a unique perspective to this book, since in each of the world-changing events discussed, he was a firsthand observer or professional participant. Written in an accessible style, his account begins with the start of the computer and atomic ages and progresses chronologically through the subsequent ages of guided missiles and space.
Through these narratives, readers learn about the conquest of the sonic barrier, why the space age started when it did, details of a space lifeboat Dr. Brodsky designed, how astronautics became a legitimate academic discipline, the inevitable rise of the hydrogen economy spurred by fusion, and the great aerospace events of the past century.
Brodsky is a pioneer in both spacecraft design and the teaching of astronautics. Until retiring in 1996, he was a professor of aerospace engineering at USC and previously the Head of the Aerospace Engineering Department at Iowa State University. He has held executive engineering positions at Sandia Corporation, Aerojet, Convair, and TRW Space and Technology was named Outstanding Aerospace Educator and University Professor of the Year by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), where he is a Distinguished Lecturer for 2007-08 listed in Who’s Who In America, 1963-present and has received many other honors.

The Great Expectations School: A Rookie Year in the New Blackboard Jungle

by Dan Brown

TSH , 2003

nonfiction : 2007
isbn : 978-1-55970-835-7

At twenty-two, Dan Brown came to the Bronx's P.S. 85 as an eager, fresh-faced teacher. Unbeknownst to him, his assigned class, 4-217, was the designated "dumping ground" for all fourth-grade problem cases, and hi students would prove to be more challenging than he could ever anticipate.
Intent on being a caring, dedicated teacher but confronted with overwhelming obstacles, Dan felt pushed to the limit time and again: he found himself screaming with rage, punching his fist through a blackboard out of sheer frustration, often just wanting to give up and walk away.
Yet in this seeming chaos, he slowly learned from his own mistakes and discovered an unexpected well of inspiration to discipline and teach and make a difference.
The Great Expectations School is the touching journey of Class 4-217 and their teacher, Mr. Brown, but more than that, it is the revealing story of a broken educational system and all those struggling within and fighting against it.

Showdown At High Noon: Witchhunts, Critics and the End of the Western

by Jeremy Byman

Tisch School of the Arts , 1982

nonfiction : 2004

For more than fifty years, High Noon has been a
touchstone in the popular imagination and a source of endless
controversy about film art. On its release it was hailed as a
masterpiece. But film historians and theorists have also reviled it
almost from the beginning as pretentious "social realism" inspired by
its screenwriter's victimization by the red-hunting House Committee on
Un-American Activities.brShowdown at High Noon is the study of a film
caught between popular admiration and critical disdain. In order to
understand how and why High Noon has elicited such disparate
reactions, author Jeremy Byman explores all of its elements, from its
origins in the mind of blacklisted screenwriter Carl Foreman to its
long-lasting impact on culture, American and otherwise. High Noon not
only affected the westerns that followed it, but also changed
filmmaking in fundamental ways. By analyzing its political, cultural,
and thematic implications, Byman reveals how this one film has had
such a profound and enduring influence, a long lasting impact that
cannot be so easily dismissed.

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Scarecrow Press

Information Security Intelligence: Cryptographic Applications & Principles

by Thomas Calabrese

College of Arts and Science , 1981

nonfiction : 2004
isbn : 1401837271

Safeguarding the confidentiality, authenticity, integrity, and non-repudiation of information is paramount to organizational stability and success. This new book provides an understanding of information security, potential threats to our information, and effective countermeasures to proactively combat those threats. A comprehensive review of cryptographic techniques is presented and explained in simple mathematical terms. The text covers symmetrical and asymmetrical encryption, digital signatures, Kerberos, creation/deployment of strong keys and passwords, Virtual Private Networks, SET, SSL, SSH, IPSec, and authentication techniques. A detailed examination of Tiny Encryption Algorithm (TEA) exposes readers to the inner workings of encryption. CD-ROM experiments help solidify the learning experience. Emphasis throughout is on the application of the cryptographic methods and support structures needed to effectively apply the principles to create a secure business setting.
Product Benefits:
detailed laboratory exercises support and extend the learning experience, familiarizing readers with hacker tactics and effective countermeasures that can ensure the preservation of information
coverage focuses on information security, rather than a broad brush information systems security approach. Included is an information centric model for security. Included are video lessons with the author on difficult information security topics.
reliable methods of information vulnerability and risk assessment techniques are examined, as well as security policy and plan development and information security management best practices
a detailed set of pointers to online resources are given for continued exploration of the information security field

Table of Contents:
Section 1: INFORMATION & SECURITY PLANNING. Introduction to Information Theory. Threat Agents & Risk. Information & The Law. A Model for Information Security Planning. Section 2: CRYPTOGRAPHIC PRINCIPLES AND METHODS. Cryptographic Philosophy. Mathematical Principles of Cryptography. Symmetrical Key Cryptography. Public Key Infrastructure. Section 3: INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY. Securing The Information System. Viruses & Worms. Securing the Digital Marketplace.

To order this book or request more information:
www.delmarlearning.com

Anna Smudge: Professional Shrink

by MAC

TSH , 1999

fiction : 2008
isbn : 978-1-934906-00-2

A DANGEROUS ESCAPED HITMAN
AN ART TEACHER WHO HAS LOST HER MIND
A NAKED MAN COVERED IN SEAWEED AND TALKING IN RHYMES
BUT WHAT DOES IT ALL HAVE TO DO WITH THE CRIMINAL MASTERMIND MR. WHO?
It’s up to Anna Smudge to find out. But Anna’s no ordinary eleven-year-old. She’s the top shrink in Manhattan, holding therapy sessions in a cramped storage closet in the lobby of her apartment building. And hordes of nutty New Yorkers are nearly kicking down her door, desperate to schedule an appointment. But Anna’s got major issues of her own: a mysterious blackmailer, a violent new patient, and more homework than a tenth grader. Oh, and she has to catch Mr. Who, the most horrendous criminal mastermind the world has ever known. Her father’s life depends on it.
Teaming up with a motley crew of friends, Anna embarks on an adventure that spans the landmarks of New York City. But how do you find a man when no one has ever seen his face? Does Mr. Who even exist? And if so, WHO is he?

Popular Sovereignty and the Crisis of German Constitutional Law: The Theory & Practice of Weimar Constitutionalism

by Peter C. Caldwell

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nonfiction : 1997
isbn : 0822319888

Popular Sovereignty and the Crisis of German Constitutional Law is a historical analysis of competing doctrines of constitutional law during the Weimar Republic. It chronicles the creation of a new constitutional jurisprudence both adequate to the needs of a modern welfare state and based on the principle of popular sovereignty. Peter C. Caldwell explores the legal nature of democracy as debated by Weimar's political theorists and constitutional lawyers. Laying the groundwork for questions about constitutional law in today's Federal Republic, this book draws clear and insightful distinctions between strands of positivist and anti-positivist legal thought, and examines their implications for legal and political theory. Caldwell makes accessible the rich literature in German constitutional thought of the Weimar period, most of which has been unavailable in English until now. On the liberal left, Hugo Preuss and Hans Kelsen defended a concept of democracy that made the constitution sovereign and, in a way, created the "Volk" through constitutional procedure. On the right, Carl Schmitt argued for a substantial notion of the "Volk" that could overrule constitutional procedure in a state of emergency. Rudolf Smend and Heinrich Triepel located in the constitution a set of inviolable values of the political community, while Hermann Heller saw in it a guarantee of substantial social equality. Drawing on the work of these major players from the 1920s, Caldwell reveals the various facets of the impassioned constitutional struggles that permeated German legal and political culture during the Weimar Republic.

Dictatorship, State Planning, and Social Theory in the German Democratic Republic

by Peter C. Caldwell

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nonfiction : 2003
isbn : 0521820901

The introduction of state planning and party dictatorship dramatically altered the environment for social theory in the German Democratic Republic. But social thought did not disappear. By the mid-1950s, East German social theorists discovered the basic contradictions of state socialism that would eventually lead to its collapse: the inability of the plan to function without markets and its inability to permit markets the inability of the party-state to guarantee the rule of law and yet also the need for a regular system of rules in a modern industrial society and the contradictory philosophical claims of a Marxist-Leninist philosophy that rejected idealism, and Marxist-Leninist dogma with its idealistic claim to know the laws of social modernization. Making use of newly-available archival sources, Caldwell examines the articulation of these analyses, their subsequent suppression by party authorities in the late 1950s, and their return under the guise of cybernetics in the 1960s.

The New York City Parking Survival Guide, 2nd Edition

by Louis Camporeale, AKA The Parking Pal

SCP , 1993

nonfiction : 2008
isbn : 978096646782

From decreasing the odds of receiving a parking ticket to dealing with a ticket once issued, this handbook outlines the most common violations and situations motorists will encounter when driving and parking throughout the five borough of New York City.
Operating on the premise that the best parking defense is knowledge, this guide begins with an in-depth analysis of the basic parking regulations—including those identified by posted signs such as No Parking, No Stopping, No Standing, and street cleaning as well as those monitored via parking meters—for the general public as well as commercial vehicles.
Readers will also learn how to read a parking ticket, to identify the specific violation(s) cited, and scan the document to determine if there are any grounds for automatic dismissal. A handy chart of code violations and corresponding fines, tips on the appeal process, and a quick-reference guide to tow pounds further enhance the learning experience.

Greenwich Village Vignettes

by Alfred Canecchia

EDU , 1978

nonfiction : 2003
isbn : 978-1-4134-7242-4

Greenwich Village Vignettes is a collection of short stories, or vignettes, chronicling a boy's coming of age during the time period after the Second World War, to the close of the tumultuous and life-changing decade of the 1960's.

WHEN IT HAPPENS

by Susane Colasanti

Steinhardt , 1998

fiction : 2006
isbn : 0-670-06029-1

At the start of her senior year in high school, Sara wants two things: to get into a top college and to find true love. Tobey also wants two things: to win Battle of the Bands and to make Sara fall in love with him. A popular jock named Dave moves in on Sara first, but Tobey's quirky wit and big blue eyes are hard for Sara to ignore. Plus, he gets the little things that matter to her - like why she loves the Lloyd Dobler boom-box scene in the movie "Say Anything...". Can a slacker rock-star wannabe win the heart of a pretty class brain like Sara?

Change Your Looks, Change Your Life

by Dr. Michelle Copeland

Heights College - Arts , 1970

nonfiction : 2002
isbn : 0-06-621373-8

The way we look has an enormous impact on our self-confidence, emontional health, and quality of our lives. As cosmetic surgery becomes more sophisticated and affordable, Americans are considering making permanent changes to their physical appearances. Change your Looks, Change your Life offers a comprehensive guide to the many cosmetic procedures available, from non-surgical options such as laser treatment and botox injections, to different types of facelifts, to breast augmentation and reduction, to the latest liposuction techniques.

To order this book or request more information:
www.changeyourlookschangeyourlife.com

Integrated Engineering/Construction Projects-
Proposal to Completion

by Edward Dansker

Heights College Engineering , 1936

nonfiction : 1992

The book describes the organization and detail required to use the various engineering and construction expertise to design a process, perform the detail engineering, procure all the required equipment amd materials, construct the plant, put it on stream, and do it all within a predetermined schedule and budget. Thus the title "Intergrated Engineering/Construction." Considering that the clients are the major oil companies, the latter two elements detremine the success of the project. And the fact that any project is one of several going on at the same time. Schedule and Budget

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William Andrew Publishing LLC
Suite 5 Kinderkamack Road,
Park Ridge, NJ 07656
201-505-4955 Fax:201-505-4965

Clocks of New York: An Illustrated History

by Chris DeSantis

GAL , 91

nonfiction : 2006
isbn : 0-7864-2680-2

The phrase “in a New York minute” is virtually synonymous with all that is fast-paced and technologically advanced. One of the first cities founded on the eastern seaboard, New York has been a horological trendsetter for almost four hundred years. When the first Dutch settlers came to Manhattan in the early years of the 17th century, they established America's first stronghold of capitalism. Over the next few centuries, precise schedules became an inescapable reality of modernization and precision timepieces became an art form in Europe and America. As the center of commercial and industrial activity, New York City developed a particular preoccupation with time, and hence became a showplace for an astonishing array of timepieces.
From tower clocks to time balls, this richly illustrated work chronicles the history of public clocks in New York City. It discusses the premiere clock-makers of the 19th century such as the Ansonia Clock Company and the Self Winding Clock Company, the heyday of American public clock making and the ever-increasing importance of clocks. Post clocks, church clocks, sundials, and labor timepieces are all discussed herein. Photographs of subject pieces and an index are included.

Palms Are Not Trees After All

by Tara Deal

GSAS , 1990

fiction : 2008
isbn : 1933896175

Arriving at an island resort, Scott and Kate make the acquaintance of an older couple, the Griffins, already tanning on the beach. When Scott agrees to do the Griffins a favor, he sets in motion a series of encounters and dilemmas—both between the two couples and within them. Scott believes it will be an adventure Kate doesn't like the sound of it. There's something mysterious about the situation. And everyone's language hides secrets. Relying on the rhythms of poetry, IPalms Are Not Trees After All/I is a story about exploration and accommodation, about deciding which stories travel, which to tell. Winner of the 2007 Clay Reynolds Novella Prize from Texas Review Press.

New Teachers Handbook

by Teachers Network

, 1962

nonfiction : 1998
isbn : 0-939229-09-9

The New Teachers Handbook includes:
· classroom management tips
· strategies for aligning standards, curriculum, and assessment, including sample lesson plans and scoring rubrics
· a variety of teaching techniques for addressing different learning styles
· the do's and don'ts of dealing with families, including specific ways to develop partnerships with parents
· a comprehensive list of organizations and web sites that offer free and inexpensive resources to teachers
· a special section on becoming a professional, encouraging teachers to connect with mentors, collaborate with colleagues, and join professional associations to keep up-to-date.
Forty-five teachers representing expertise in all grade levels, K-12, and all subject areas offer their expertise and insights. These teachers, from urban, suburban, and rural school districts around the country, provide firsthand accounts of how to plan lessons that truly motivate students, how to integrate technology into the curriculum, and how to connect classroom studies with the "real world."
The New Teachers Handbook was published by the national, non-profit organization, Teachers Network. A prestigious group of educators, including school superintendents and university professors, served as advisors to the classroom teachers who authored the book. The book is a completely revised and updated version of a book published 10 years ago under the same title. Many school districts purchase the book on an annual basis for all incoming new teachers.

To order this book or request more information:
www.teachersnetwork.org

Miracle on Washington Square

by Joan Marans Dim and Nancy Murphy Cricco

NYU administration

nonfiction : 2000

This magnificent coffee table book contains over 300 pages and nearly 400 photos depicting the history of New York University. It follows the University from its founding in 1831 through almost two centuries of tumultuous history. From its humble beginnings in lower Manhattan, NYU transformed itself into the nation's largest private university and a model as one of the world's great urban, modern, and research institutions. The book is full of wonderful and often colorful surprises that the authors found in the University Archives during the three and a half years it took to compile this book.

To order this book or request more information:
New York University Book Centers at 212-998-4667

Disciplined Development: Teachers and Reform in Ghana

by Laura J. Dull

Steinhardt , 2002

nonfiction : 2006
isbn : 0-7391-1050-0

Drawing from her experiences working with prospective teachers in Ghana, Laura Dull explores the complexities and contradictions of education in a country both skeptical of US and World Bank policies and fearful of rejecting them. Her analysis provides a powerful case study of teacher preparation and nation-building in the broader context of post-colonial development and globalization in Africa.

A Brother Like Me: A Memoir

by Harry B. Dunbar

Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development , '49

nonfiction : '95
isbn : 0-9643654-0-5

The memoirs of a retired black college professor and administrator. It covers his experiences as an enlisted man in the U.S. Army in Europe and in the Southwest Pacific during World War II. Further it covers his years as a student at NYU, as a teacher in colleges in Mississippi, Arkansas, New York and New Jersey.

African American Nonfiction Books in the 21st Century

by Harry B Dunbar

Steinhardt , 1949 BS

nonfiction : 2005
isbn : 0-9643654-3-X

This study is a virstual annotation of a bibliography I compiled from among black nonfiction books published in this country in the last two decades of the twentieth century and forward. These 1,059 books by or about black people or the issues that impact us came to my attention in a variety of ways, over a period of some forty years, and in at least one exceptional case, that of Souls of Black Folk, which was published in the first decade of the twentieth century, rather than in the last two decades as are the others, and came to my attention when it appeared on a reading list in a graduate course I took in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development in the late 1950s.

Beyond Paradises

by Key West Authors' Cooperative

Tisch School of the Arts , 1991

fiction : 99
isbn : 0-7392-0345-2

Have you always harbored a sneaking suspicion that beautiful, laid back Key West just might have a seamier side? Let the down-and-outs, the old folks, the young hustlers, the Cuban refugees and the rest of the characters take you Beyond Paradise and find out what a struggle living in a tropical dreamland can be.

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Keys Fiction Group, 807 Ashe St. Key West, Fl. 33040 ATTN: Allen Meece

Consuming the Past: The Medieval Revival in Fin-de-siecle France

by Elizabeth Emery and Laura Morowitz

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 97

nonfiction : 2003
isbn : 0 7546 0319 9

From pilgrimages to popular festivals, from modern spectacles to advertising, from the work of avant-garde painters to the novels of Emile Zola, Consuming the Past explores the complexity of the fin-de-siècle French fascination with the Middle Ages. The authors map the cultural history of the period from the end of the Franco-Prussian war to the 1905 separation of Church and State illuminating the powerful appeal that the medieval past held for a society undergoing the rapid changes of industrialisation. Challenging the prevailing notion that this was a mere passing fashion seized upon by the tourist industry and the manufacturers of cards and bibelots, the authors argue that popular and scholarly interest evolved together and strongly influenced the emergence of fresh ideas about French identity, art, history and religion.

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Romancing the Cathedral: Gothic Architecture in Fin-de-Siecle French Culture

by Elizabeth Emery

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1997

nonfiction : 2001
isbn : 0791451240

Romancing the Cathedral explores the late-nineteenth-century French passion for Gothic architecture, particularly the cathedral. Though maligned in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and vandalized during the French Revolution, by World War I the cathedral was considered "the genius of the French nation," a privileged and patriotic work of art that surpassed such other national artworks as Wagner's operas and the Parthenon. However, the moment at which the Gothic style finally reached near-universal acclaim in France also coincided with one of the most anti-clerical periods of French history, the years surrounding the separation of church and state.
Taking this contradiction as a starting point, Elizabeth Emery explores how the cathedral's popularity stemmed from its semantic richness as well as its glorification in the works of such writers and artists as Emile Zola, J.-K. Huysmans, Marcel Proust, Paul Claudel, Claude Monet, Auguste Rodin, and others. Using their works as a springboard, Emery examines the ways in which they responded and contributed to prevailing discourses about the cathedral. Interdisciplinary in nature, Romancing the Cathedral will appeal to those interested in Gothic art and architecture, European cultural studies, medievalism, and French literature.

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www.sunypress.edu or your local bookstore

DirtyItalian

by Gabrielle Euvino

Steinhardt , 1991

nonfiction : 2007
isbn : 1569755663

Dirty Italian teaches the casual expressions heard every day on the streets of Italy. Unlike the material you would find in a conventional Italian language learning aid, this book gives the low down on what the Italians are really saying on the streets, beneath the sheets, and when passions run high.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Italian, 3rd Edition

by Gabrielle Ann Euvino

Steinhardt , 1991

nonfiction : 2004
isbn : 1-59257-276-6

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Italian, 3rd Edition gives readers the basics of the Italian language in simple, easy to understand terms.

ELECTROSHOCK: Restoring the Mind

by Max Fink, M.D.

School of Medicine , 1945

nonfiction : 1999
isbn : 0-19-511956-8

A description of this treatment for the mentally ill that has long suffered from a controversial and bizarre public image. The book presents information about the treatment, what the patient experiences, its indications in the major mental disorders (depression, mania, psychosis, schizophrenia, catatonia), and its risks. The author explains how the treatment works, and presents the history of its use since its introduction in 1934.
It is intended for patients, their families, and mental health professionals seeking a more detailed image of this treatment.
The book complements the author's videotape: "Informed ECT for Patients and Their Families", Somatics Inc, Lake Bluff IL, 1986.
It is updated on the author's web-site www.electroshock.org.

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Oxford University Press

Ballet Secrets for Skaters: How to Hone Your Artistic Competitive Edge

by Barbara Denise Files

STERN , 1993

nonfiction : 2005
isbn : 0-9726723-8-9

Do you command an audience's attention using graceful arm and head positions?
Learn how...in the first ballet book designed for skaters
Ballet Secrets for Skaters unlocks the secrets of ballet technique in a fun and friendly style. Discover many tools and tips for proper placement of the upper body--the first place an audience looks.
. Photos of real figure skaters show common pitfalls and how to avoid them
. Ballet Secrets and Quick Checks helpyou remember these points on the ice
. Emphasis on making a winning impression--even when you stand still.
Bonus Interviews with Olympic Gold Medallist Viktor Petrenko and World Ladies Champion Yuka Sato--famous for their artistic expression--offer advice and inspiration for today's competitive athletes.
******
Russian-trained dancer, artistic coach and dance choreographer Barbara Denise Files designed this essential guide for skaters, coaches, dance teachers, and skating enthusiasts of all ages and abilities.

Financial Management for Public, Health, and Not-for-Profit Organizations

by Steven A. Finkler

NYU faculty

nonfiction : 2001
isbn : 0-13-017614-1

A graduate level introduction to accounting, finance, and financial management for those interested in government, health, or not-for-profit organizations. This revolutionary book places the managerial accounting information before the financial accounting subject matter. This allows the book to focus on the primary financial information needs of managers rather than CPAs. The test provides the language skills for understanding financial matters, and also covers accounting and finance methods, processes and tools.

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Prentice Hall Hotline at 1 800 277-1816

A-Train Lullaby

by Sergia Flores

Graduate School of Arts & Science , '91, '93

nonfiction : 2002
isbn : 1-4010-4941-9

Millions of souls travel the New York City subway system. Each soul carries a million stories. This is one person's story. Inspired by the daily experience of countless faces and voices on her train ride to and from work, this dreamer decided to make note of the thread that took her from the guy reading his paper to her father's untimely death from the stop under a hospital to her struggle with cancer. Even the simplest occurrences - a bad date or a run-in with a coworker - can offer a person worlds of insight into their own motivations and patterns.

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www.xlibris.com

The Legacy of Ancient Rome in the Russian Silver Age

by Anna Frajlich

GSAS , 1991

nonfiction : 2007
isbn : 978-90-420-2251-5

The major aim of this work is to analyze the forms involved in creating the Roman image and to explore its functionality within the given poetic system. In addition to formal analysis the background and the stimulus leading to the writing of a particular poem were explored. Legends and myths referring to known personalities, or toponims, were examined in perspective of their original version and other prominent interpretation.
Another objective of this exegesis was to evaluate how the images of Rome evolved with the development of Symbolists poetics. In the process of determining the vertical development of the Roman theme in the work of every poet the horizontal link to other recurrent themes within the poetics of the particular poet is demonstrated.
The Russian Symbolist poets committed to the city poetry found in Rome a perfect metaphor. In this context the relation between the Roman and Petersburg texts of the Russian literature is established. At the same time other notions pertinent to the Roman theme were exposed, among them the idea of eternal city, of the pax romana, with a formidable attention paid to the urban myth and the idea of universalism.

Thin Layer Chromatography

by Bernard Fried

Heights College - Arts , 1954

nonfiction : 1999

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Practical Thin Layer Chromatography -
A Multidisciplinary Approach

by Bernard Fried

Heights College - Arts , 1954

nonfiction : 1996

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www.bn.com

Handbook of Thin Layer Chromatography

by Bernard Fried

Heights College - Arts , 1954

nonfiction : 1996

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www.bn.com

Advances in Trematode Biology

by Bernard Fried

Heights College - Arts , 1954

nonfiction : 1997

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www.bn.com

Echinostomes as Experimental Models for Biological Research

by Bernard Fried

Heights College - Arts , 1954

nonfiction : 2000

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www.bn.com

2000 A.D., The Year of the Brain

by George Friedman

Heights College - Engineering , 1942`

fiction : 2000
isbn : 0-595-09110-5

This is NOT sci-fi it is an allegorical novel which imagines the invention of the first high-order artificial intelligence. It is not a robot. It is strictly a subjective thinker. JO - Jefferson One - is the creation of David Burg and his team at fictional Jefferson College in the near future.
The author participated in one other great technological advance - the first atomic bombs - and understood - months before any public knowledge - that the world was about to change. And in the fifty years after that we saw all those other technological advances which radically and rapidly changed our society and our institutions - from the Xerox machine, the 'pill', the computer, jet aircraft - it's a long list.
The book is about the people involved, and our institutions (commercial and governmental) which are profoundly changed by the presence of Jefferson One - a stationary assembly of electonic gadgetry who 'sees', 'hears','learns', 'speaks' and is good-humored enough to disarm 'his' audience.
David Burg has spent his adult life creating his brainchild in the end he realizes that it is not too late to create 'life' in a more conventional fashion.

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The Jerusalem Book of Quotations: A 3,000 Year Perspective

by Jack Friedman

GSAS , 1956, 1972

nonfiction : 2007
isbn : 978-965-229-392-3

Perhaps no other city has been spoken of as often or as passionately as Jerusalem. The Jerusalem Book of Quotations brings together the kaleidoscopic impressions and perspectives of a representative group of almost 1,000 of those who have responded to the wonder of the Holy City from the biblical period to the present: Jews, Christians, and Muslims pilgrims as well as skeptics, travelers, conquerors, scholars and statesmen. The work gives expression to the discordant notes of contrasting perspectives about the meaning of Jerusalem. At the same time, it reflects the city's unique distinction as the embodiment of mankind's highest ethical and spiritual aspirations.
Introduction, Index of Sources, and Topical Index
The author, professor emeritus and a former dean at Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York, has lived in Jerusalem since 1997.

How to Raise Your I.Q. By Eating Gifted Children

by Lewis Burke Frumkes

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1994

nonfiction :

A brilliant collection of satirical essays by one of our best humorists. (Phyllis Diller)

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The Thinderella Syndrome: A Practical Guide to Individualized Permanent Weight Loss

by Dennis Gage, M.D.

MED , 1976

nonfiction : 2004
isbn : 0533146151

My book describes my innovative approach to weight maintenance called “Defensive Eating” whereby individuals are utilizing behavioral patterns on a maintenance basis. This obviously includes physical activity patterns, eating style patterns, and nutritional patterns that are all catered to the life-style for the individual. Patients are assigned a critical “Red Alert Number” which when reached, warns the patient that he or she must contact their clinician to re-establish their defensive eating style patterns. In a single sentence conclusion of my book, “Doing a diet is not enough, one must live a diet”. Ninety seven percent of patients who are obese have successfully done a diet at sometime in their life but less than five percent have kept the weight off for more than two to three years. Therefore the ultimate modality for the treatment of obesity must involve individualization of therapy addressing behavioral patterns, exercise, and life-style patterns. People must be taught the all-important feature of “defending their weight off”. My book is used in my Thinderella Lifestyle Change Program- a "turn-key" weight management program in my NYC office.

Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology: A Clinician's Manual

by Gregg M. Gaylord MD

College of Arts & Science , 1977

nonfiction : 1989

A clinical description of diagnostic imaging examinations and overview of their clinical applications in a manual form for the busy practicing physician

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WB Saunders

Perspectives on German Cinema

by Terri Ginsberg and Kirsten Moana Thompson

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1997

nonfiction : 1996
isbn : 0-8161-1611-3

As German reunification has increased attention to German history and culture, scholarly output devoted to all phases of the history of German film has escalated rapidly. In this, the first volume of G. K. Hall's "Perspectives on Film" series to treat national cinema, the editors have collected classic and newly commissioned essays and articles that address a wide range of historical issues, including the politics of gender and sexuality the Holocaust feminism and Nazi propaganda films. These discussions cover all aspects of dramas and documentaries, filmmakers, and artistic ideologies cover all aspects of German cinema, from its silent beginnings to the present day.

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G. K. Hall & Co. Scholarly Reference c/o Simon & Schuster Library Reference Order Department 200 Old Tappan Road Old Tappan, NJ 07675

Pajama Sam: The Magic Hat Tree

by Gina Gold

Tisch School of the Arts , 82

fiction : 2000

Children's book based on the best-selling CD-Rom character Pajama Sam.

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Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com

From Windmills to the World Trade Center:
A Walking Guide through Lower Manhattan History

by Joyce Gold

Gallatin School of Individualized Study , 1988

nonfiction : 1995

A New York City walking guide through lower Manhattan, from Fulton Street south to the Battery, from the South Street Seaport west to Battery Park City.

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www.nyctours.com

From Trout Stream to Bohemia:
A Walking Guide to Greenwich Village History

by Joyce Gold

Gallatin School of Individualized Study , 1988

nonfiction : 1996

A New York City walking guide through Greenwich Village, from the Washington Mews south to St. Luke's Place, from University Place west to Hudson Street.

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www.nyctours.com

Documentation for Loans, Assignments and Participations

by Anthony C. Gooch and Linda B. Klein

School of Law , 1963

nonfiction : 1996
isbn : 1 85564 458 4

A guide to the standard documentation associated with bank loans: commitment letters, single-bank loan agreements, syndicated loan agreements, revolving credit agreements, participation agreements and assignment agreements. Includes a general introduction to loan concepts and terminology and a discussion of the differing conventions between bank and nonbank institutional lenders. A legal reference manual for loans and secondary market loan asset sales.

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Annotated Samle Revolving Credit Agreement

by Anthony C. Gooch and Linda B. Klein

School of Law , 1963

nonfiction : 1999
isbn : 0-935328-890

Intended primarily for classroom use, this is a guide to the standard documentation associated with bank loans, and particularly syndicated revolving credit agreements. The book includes a general introduction to loan concepts and terminology and a discussion of Eurocurrency lenging, syndicated lenidng and multi-option facilities.

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pub@ili.org

Documentation for Derivatives

by Anthony C. Gooch and Linda B. KLein

School of Law , 1963

nonfiction : 1993
isbn : 1 85564 161 5

This is the third edition of the standard work on documenting over-the-counter financial derivatives, including interest rate and currency swaps, caps and floors, collars and corridors, swaptions, FRAs, commodity swaps and equity-linked products. In includes discussions of damages, credit support agreements, LIBOR definitions and bankruptcy and insolvency concerns. A supplement published in 1995 deals in more detail with credit support.

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Credit Support Supplement

by Anthony C. Gooch and Linda B. Klein

School of Law , 1963

nonfiction : 1995
isbn : 1 85564 376 6

This supplement to Documentation for Derivatives (Euromoney Publications, 3d ed. 1993) provides detailed analysis of the legal aspects of using the 1994 Credit Support Annex published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association.

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Hitler made me a Jew

by Nadia Gould

College of Arts & Science , 1949

nonfiction :
isbn : 0-917990-19-6

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Boson Books, 3905 Meadow Field Lane, Raleigh, NC 27606

Secrets of Aromatic Jewelry

by Annette Green and Linda Dyett

, 1950s

nonfiction : 1998
isbn : 2-08013-634-8

A first-of-its-kind, this beautifully illustrated
four-color book traces the history of jewelry designed to hold fragrance - worn by both men and women across the ages. The authors present a fascinating, unique and heretofore largely unexplored decorative art form within the historical context of fashion, fragrance and social trends. Includes and International Resource Guide listing retailers, artists, craftsmen and galleries specializing in aromatic jewelry around the world.
Publisher: Flammarion*, in English and French
Price: US $35
Pages: 192, with 150 color illustrations
Size: 8" x 10"
*Proceeds will benefit The Fragrance Foundation

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Client Distribution Services, Inc./ (800) 343-4499

Bipolar Kids: Helping Your Child Find Calm in the Mood Storm

by Rosalie Greenberg, M.D.

HeightsArts , 1972

nonfiction : 2007
isbn : ISBN-10: 0738210803

In writing a comprehensive guide for parents and guardians of children with bipolar disorder, Dr. Greenberg addresses one of the most current issues that is being hotly debated in child psychiatry. Because of the lack of concrete knowledge about how bipolar disorder manifests itself in the brains of young people, often being misdiagnosed as ADHD or OCD, Dr. Greenberg combines illustrative case examples from her 25 years of practice with the most recent scientific advances and pharmacological approaches. She emphasizes the importance of paying attention to bipolar kids, who are often better able to gauge their moods than adults realize. In addition the book provides information about unrecognized symptoms, comorbidity, hospitalization, academic options and real life answers to everyday problems.

What Therapists Don't Talk About and Why:Understanding Taboos that Hurt Us and Our clients

by Pope, KS, Sonne, J. & Greene, B

HeightsArts , 1973

nonfiction : 2006

Psychotherapy, clinical Psychologists,

Signalers and Receivers: Mechanisms and Evolution of Arthropod Communication

by Michael D Greenfield

HeightsArts , 1973

nonfiction : 2002
isbn : ISBN-10: 0-19-513452-4

In most terrestrial and aquatic habitats, the vast majority of animals transmitting and receiving communicative signals are arthropods. This book presents the story of how this important group of animals use pheromones, sound, vibration, and light for sexual and social communication. Because of their small to minute body size most arthropods have problems sending and receiving acoustic and optical information, each of which have their own severe constraints. Because of these restraints they have developed chemical signaling which is not similarly limited by scale. Presenting the latest theoretical and experimental findings from studies of signaling, it suggests that close parallels between arthropods and vertebrates reflect a very limited number of solutions to problems in behavior that are available within the confines of physical laws.
'In summary, this is a valuable addition to the literature on animal communication at the introductory level. Greenfield's book is worthwile precisely because it is brief. I will recommend this book for undergraduate courses and for the generalist reader who wants to know more about this interesting subject.' - Nature

SWEATSHOP USA: The American Sweatshop in Historical and Global Perspective

by Richard Greenwald and Daniel Bender, editors

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1998

nonfiction : 2003

This is a collection of thirteen essays that explore the creation and evolution of sweatshops in the US.

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www.routledge-ny.com

D. H. Lawrence: Fifty Years on Film

by Louis K. Greiff

College of Arts & Science , 1960

nonfiction : 2001
isbn : 0-8093-2387-7

Louis Greiff has written an engaging, instructive book about
the movies made from D. H. Lawrence's novels and stories during the past half-century. These films comprise an important body of work, as well as a significant chapter in Lawrence studies. Greiff is the first scholar to write a comprehensive study of these films. Greiff is always insightful on the movies, and he's always reliable on D. H. Lawrence. In the bargain his cinematic analysis of the Lawrence film is masterful and intellectually stimulating. For each of Lawrence's films, Greiff presents interesting background information about the director, the performers, and particular developments in getting the movie produced and filmed. The book is filled with fascinating film buff stuff. Greiff also offers an account and interpretation of the critical reception of each movie.

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Southern Illinois U Press (800) 346 2680

2005: The Best 10-Minute Plays For 2 Actors

by Michael Griffo

CAS , 1986

nonfiction : 2008
isbn : 1575254484

Two of my plays - CLOUDY and 5G/10B - were chosen to be in this new ten-minute play collection that reveals the power and pleasures of this tightly knit form. These plays, which have been produced throughout the country, can be part of an evening of short works -- an event that's becoming popular in the American theater -- or as practical curriculum in the classroom. A lot of dramatic territory is covered by these plays, so there's sure to be something here for everyone.

The Transparent Dinner

by Christine Hamm

SSW , 1995

fiction : 2006
isbn : 09-932412-44-0

Christine Hamm explores the dark at the back of every suburban girl's closet, introduces us to the monster under the bed, and shows us the saints at their day jobs. Her poems are dark, funny and sexy, whether she's examining the violent love of mothers and daughters or imagining she can turn her husband into the animal of her choice. Delicate and abrupt, these poems delve deeply into the dreamworld of family and love.

Culture, Leadership, and Organizations: The GLOBE Study of 62 Societies

by House, R.J., Hanges, P.J., Javidan, M., Dorfman, P.W., & Gupta, V.

College of Arts and Science , 1980

nonfiction : 2004
isbn : 0-7619-2401-9

Culture, Leadership, and Organizations reports the results of a ten-year research program, the Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness research program (GLOBE). GLOBE is a long-term program designed to conceptualize, operationalize, test, and validate a cross-level integrated theory of the relationship between culture and societal, organizational, and leadership effectiveness. A team of 170 scholars worked together since 1994 to study societal culture, organizational culture, and attributes of effective leadership in 62 cultures. The book is based primarily on the results of the survey of more than 17,000 middle managers in three industries.

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http://www.sagepub.com/book.aspx?pid=9927

A Brief History of the Flood

by Jean Harfenist

Stern School of Business , 1984

fiction : 2002

Acorn Lake kids swim better than they walk. They're locals they drive boats before they're old enough to baby-sit they're born knowing when to head home because hunters are hiding behind duckblinds with their shotguns loaded and their safeties off and they name their pets immediately because anything without a name is likely to get eaten. Most of them never leave Sioux County, and it is precisely this small-town life that makes A Brief History of the Flood so extraordinary. These 11 linked stories spanning the years 1959-1970 form a startling drama about the trials of Lillian Anderson and her family as they scratch their way down a small-town Minnesota social ladder. Lillian is the dispenser of practical advice: how to wax pinfeathers off a duck at 3 a.m. how to have sex in the lake at 14 while maintaining your dignity and how to survive if your boat sinks. Fierce, wonderfully wry, and yet painfully earnest, Lillian marches from 8 to 18 - the child of childlike parents, always figuring out new ways to raise herself - to become a young woman of fiery determination, untiring humor, and substantial courage.

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The Complete Guide for Succcessful Umpiring: How to Survive Little League Baseball and the Soccer Mom

by Ron Hartnett

CAS , 1978

nonfiction : 2009

The Complete Guide for Successful Umpiring: How to Survive Little League Baseball and the Soccer Mom is one of a kind. It’s the first book that helps Rookie Blue (baseball speak for amateur umpire) get game. Having umpired over a thousand games, author Ron Hartnett puts together a handy How-to that
s the ump’s job down to calling the strike (plate) and getting the angle (base).
With The Guide, he offers an intelligent discussion on how amateur umpires can manage and control the game as well as mechanics needed for success. Zeroing in on the STRIKE ZONE—that imaginary box over home plate— Plate Blue must decide, in a split-second, whether the pitch was a ball or a strike. Because the umpire performs this action two hundred times per seven-inning contest, it’s not long before plate mechanics are locked into muscle memory.
Next, Hartnett shows the easy formula for Field Blue. Starting with HOK (hands on knee) set, Field Blue takes a few quick steps for the 90, lets the throw take him to the play.
Finally, given the games that go south, even with an experienced crew, there is a chapter called “Sportsmanship and Game Control.” Tons of examples on dealing with meltdown coaches, from other umps and the author’s own personal experience, round out the book.
At long last, we can put the Little League/Youth Baseball and Softball umpire where he or she belongs—at top, instead of the bottom. Respect for Blue is here at last.

Afghanistan:The Road to Kabul

by Ron Haviv and Ilana Ozernoy

College of Arts and Science , 1987

nonfiction : 2002
isbn : 0970576854

Following the events of September, 11, 2001, the United States and its allies focused their attention and military efforts on the country of Aghanistan and, specifically, the Taliban regime that ruled it. This extraordinary book is packed with compelling photos and documents the fisrt three months of the war, from October to December, 2001. Through hundreds of photographs that capture a wide range of subjects and situations, readers will see for themselves how the ensuing political, military, economic and social conflicts have affected Afghanistan and its people.

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BLOOD AND HONEY: A BALKAN WAR JOURNAL

by RON HAVIV Essays by David Rieff, Chuck Sudetic, Bernard Kouchner

College of Arts & Science , 1987

nonfiction : 2000
isbn : 1575001357.

Of the thousands of images that emerged from the decade of war in former Yugoslavia, Ron Haviv's stand out as a uniquely profound record. These award winning photographs depicting both the urgency and tragedy of war bridge the gap between what the world has commonly witnessed of the war in the Balkans-soldiers, destroyed cities and refugees-and the stark but dignified reality of everyday life during the conflict and its aftermath. Essays by Chuck Sudetic former New York Times correspondent, David Rieff author of Slaughterhouse: Bosnia and the Failure of the West and Bernard Kouchner founder of the Nobel Prize-winning organization Medicines Sans Frontiere and present day UN governor of Kosovo, offer startling insights into the personal passions and geo-political tensions underlying the conflict. The images in Blood and Honey are further augmented by a chronology of the conflict and quotations from victims, perpetrators, political figures and international observers that provide alternative and opposing voices about the war.

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Those Years Were So Lovely

by Marvin Heffner

GSAS , AB 1949

fiction : 2002

Jack and Abby have one of the happiest marriages in literature. Natives of Lititz, Pennsylvania, heart of the Pennsylvania Dutch country,Jack's job suddenly requires him to move to Virginia where they continue their happy marriage. When a tragedy strikes, they find the way to overcome the great loss.

The Bounty

by Beth Williamson

TSH , 1989

fiction : 2005
isbn : 1599982099

Book 1 of the Malloy family series. What happens when a bounty hunter finds his prey only to discover she's his mate? Nicky Malloy is on the run--from guilt, fear, and a murder charge. After three years, the notorious bounty hunter Tyler Calhoun catches up with the elusive lady outlaw. The intensity of their dislike for each other is only matched by the growing passion they cannot seem to control. A loner by nature, a cold hard hunter by choice, Tyler fights his feelings for his prisoner the only way he knows how--by denying them. He's not prepared for how deeply his feelings will run, or how hard it will be to hold her life in his hands. Pursued by two hapless cowboys bent on taking Nicky in themselves, Nicky and Tyler are forced to turn to each other for aid, trust, and comfort as their journey progresses on its rocky road. Caught in a web of lies and murder, they hold on to each other as they travel to Wyoming to confront the man that brought them together. Tyler has to decide if his love for her is worth more than the bounty he was sent to find. Warning, this title contains the following: explicit sex, graphic language, some violence.

Green Squall

by Jay Hopler

CAS , 1992

nonfiction : April 2006
isbn : 0300114532

Announcing the 2005 recipient of the prestigious Yale Younger Poets prize
Jay Hopler's Green Squall is the winner of the 2005 Yale Series of Younger Poets competition. As Louise Glück observes in her foreword, “Green Squall begins and ends in the garden” however, Hopler’s gardens are not of the seasonal variety evoked by poets of the English lyric—his gardens flourish at lower, fiercer latitudes and in altogether different mindscapes. There is a darkness in Hopler’s work as deep and brutal as any in American poetry. Though his verbal extravagance and formal invention bring to mind Wallace Stevens’s tropical extrapolations, there lies beneath Green Squall’s lush tropical surfaces a terrifying world in which nightmare and celebration are indistinguishable, and hope is synonymous with despair.
Jay Hopler was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1970 and has earned degrees from New York University, The Johns Hopkins University Writing Seminars, and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. He lives in Southwest Florida.

The Seven Steps to Personal Safety

by Richard B. Isaacs, MA, CPP

College of Arts & Science , 1964

nonfiction : 1993
isbn : 1-883633-01-X

Widely regarded as the leading book on dealing with violent confrontations, The Seven Steps to Personal Safety has been updated and revised for even greater clarity and effectiveness.

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http://www.lubrinco.com/

Seeking the Region in American Literature and Culture: Modernity, Dissidence, Innovation

by Robert Jackson

GSAS , 2001

nonfiction : 2005
isbn : 0-8071-3062-1

Regionalism often evokes provinciality and an affiliation with minor literary genres, but Robert Jackson shows that region is an integral part of American identity, providing grounding for major independent voices. Jackson offers a new critical model of region that contributes to literary and cultural study across a wide range of topics. He addresses American literature since the Civil War with particular attention to Mark Twain, William Faulkner, Flannery O’Connor, and Toni Morrison. In advancing their own diverse aesthetic and social agendas—reactionary and progressive, theological and secular, gender-based, race-based, and, above all, dissident—these writers, Jackson argues, articulate some of the most perceptive and innovative expressions of the American region in the literary history of the United States.

120 Banned Books: Censorship Histories of World Literature

by Nicholas J. Karolides

Steinhardt , 1950, 1951, 1963

nonfiction : 2005
isbn : 0816060436

120 Banned Books is an update of the 1998 book, 100 Banned Books. The new book profiles 30 well-known works in four areas--politcal, religious, sexual, and social.

Fiddler's Elbow

by Ron Kase

Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development , 1966

fiction : 1999
isbn : 0970121709

A conspiracy to eliminate a threat to the survival of England's royal family, and the privileges it enjoys is hatched by a semi-official agency of the United States government. The novel, based on real events provides a fast paced adventure moving from Washington,DC to Vermont. Then to the Caribbean, and finally to London and Paris providing a possible explanation for one of the most disturbing events of the late twentieth century.

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Amazon.com

Fiddler's Revenge

by Ron Kase

Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development , 1966

fiction : 2004
isbn : 1-4010-9399-X

He had been in hiding for two years after the "Paris incident," and now Moro Moskowitz is back trying to re-start his life and looking for his married lover who has been "almost" an obsession for 10 years. A brilliant physician and scion of a wealthy mid-western family, Moro is also a former U.S. Army Ranger who can be called on to terminate the enemies of the people.

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Amazon.com

The Selected Papers of Margaret Sanger. Volume 1: The Woman Rebel, 1900-1928

by Esther Katz, ed.

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1980

nonfiction : 2002
isbn : 025202737X

The birth control crusader, feminist, and reformer Margaret Sanger was one of the most controversial and compelling figures in the twentieth century. This first volume of The Selected Papers of Margaret Sanger documents the critical phases and influences of an American feminist icon and offers rare glimpses into her working-class childhood, burgeoning feminism, spiritual and scientific interests, sexual explorations, and diverse roles as wife, mother, nurse, journalist, radical socialist, and activist. These letters and other writings, including diaries, journals, articles, and speeches, most of which have never before been published, have been selected and assembled with an eye to telling the story of a remarkable life, punctuated by arrests and imprisonments, exile, love affairs, and a momentous personal loss--a life consumed with the quest for women's sexual liberation. Because its narrative line is so absorbing, Volume 1 may be read as a powerful biography. Volume 1 covers a twenty-eight-year period from her nurse's training and early socialist involvement in pre-World War I bohemian Greenwich Village to her adoption of birth control (a term she helped coin in 1914) as a fundamental tenet of women's rights. It traces the intersection of her life and work with other reformers, activists and leaders of modernity on both sides of the Atlantic, including Havelock Ellis, H. G. Wells, George Bernard Shaw, Emma Goldman, Max Eastman, and Eugene Debs, as well as many leading radical artists and writers of the day. It highlights her legislative and organizational efforts, her support of the eugenics movement, and the alliances she secured with medical professionals in her crusade to make birth control legal, respectable, and accessible. This volume also includes letters from women desperately in need of fertility control who saw Sanger as their last hope. Supplemented by an introduction, brief essays providing narrative and chronological links, and substantial notes, the volume is an invaluable tool for understanding Sanger's actions and accomplishments.

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University pf Illinois Press

Poetry On A Journey Of Remembrance

by Nancy Keats

College of Arts & Science , 1970

fiction : 1992
isbn : 0-9633740-0-1

Poetry On A Journey Of Remembrance is a collection of poetry which expresses memories from childhood and adult life. It reaches into the moments in life which make our days special and transient. Many of the poems were written while Nancy Keats was a student at NYU.

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Purple Finch Press, P.O. Box 758, Dewitt, New York 13214

The Apple Tree Mystery

by Nancy Keats

College of Arts & Science , 1970

fiction : 1995
isbn : 0-9633740-1-x

The Apple Tree Mystery is a book of juvenile fiction for children 10-12 years of age. It tells a mystery of a family in Maine who hear men secretly speaking Russian under an apple tree.

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Purple Finch Press, P.O. Box 758, Dewitt, New York 13214

Outside-in Software Development: A Practical Approach to Building Successful Stakeholder-based Products

by Carl Kessler and John Sweitzer

CAS , 1978

nonfiction : 2007

Learn how to identify the stakeholders who'll determine your software project's real value, shape every decision around their real needs, and deliver software that achieves broad, rapid, enthusiastic adoption.
The authors present an end-to-end framework and practical implementation techniques any development team can quickly benefit from, regardless of project type or scope. Using their proven approach, you can improve the effectiveness of every client conversation, define priorities with greater visibility and clarity, and make sure all your code delivers maximum business value.
Coverage includes:
Understanding your stakeholders and the organizational and business context in which they operate.
Clarifying the short- and long-term stakeholder goals your project will satisfy.
More effectively mapping project expectations to outcomes.
Building more "consumable" software: systems that are easier to deploy, use, and support.
Continuously enhancing alignment with stakeholder goals.
Helping stakeholders manage ongoing change long after you've delivered your product.
Mastering the leadership techniques needed to drive outside-in development.

Signing Their Lives Away: The Fame and Misfortune of the Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence

by Denise Kiernan & Joseph D'Agnese

CAS , 1991 and 2005

nonfiction : 2009
isbn : 1594743304

A collection of short biographies on all 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence.

da bushes

by Rich Kisielewski

College of Arts and Science , 1974

fiction : 2003
isbn : 1-59286-309-4

Mr. M. Randle Trundle, the CEO of a major New York conglomerate, is beyond outraged. Somebody messed with his minor league baseball team - The Bayport Schooners – and he is taking it personally.
He hires Harry Mickey Shorts, an unconventional, street-wise private investigator, to find out what caused the suspicious collapse of his team during its initial season. Added to the team as a player-coach, Harry gets a second chance to go back and do what has always been his first love, play baseball, while he helps Trundle solve his problem. Complicating the issue, Harry is simultaneously dealing with the trials of rebuilding a life with his ex-wife and two kids.
Seen through Harry's eyes, da bushes treats us to glimpses of life in the minor leagues, both on and off the field. Harry works hard and plays hard, with equal doses of ladies, partying and hilarious times intermingled with catching the bad guys.

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www.publishamerica.com

Alternatives To Silence

by Ivan Klein

Heights College - Arts , 1964

nonfiction : 2000

ALTERNATIVES TO SILENCE, published October 2000 by Starfire Press, is a selection of poems by Ivan Klein, many of them read at the Knitting Factory and other poetry venues in New York City over the last ten years. Subjects include Herman Melville, in particular a six-poem interpretive sequence on "Bartleby the Scrivener," a long poem "Message to Hermes" dealing with love and death, numerous poems related to the Kabbalah and Zen Buddhism including "Ezekial," "Ein Sof" (Infinity), "Ayin" (Nothingness), and "The Golden Age Of Zen", a poem which has as its subject the famous matter of the killing of a cat for the instruction of his students by a Zen master of the 9th century. "The Geek" and "Bustd" are volatile poems dealing with the criminal justice system, the subject of which the author has an intimate knowledge.
"Blues Legends #1" brings transcendent issues of the 1960's into the present in a context that includes jazz history and personal experience. "Adam Takes A Fall" and "Abraham And Isaac" are intimate interpretations of Old Testament stories.
"Excerpt From Another Book Of Tennis" and "Poem To David" as well as other pieces deal with Jewish/Christian relations from a unique point of view, a view described by the distinguished downtown poet Steve Dalachinsky as "absolutely down to the bone."

To order this book or request more information:
Starfire Press, 51 MacDougal St., Box #285, New York, NY 10012

Quantitative Management of Bond Portfolios

by Dynkin, Gould, Hyman, Konstantinovsky, Phelps

STERN , 1996

nonfiction : 2006
isbn : ISBN 0-691-12831-6

For 15 years, the Lehman Brothers Quantitative Portfolio Strategies Group has advised the largest institutional investors around the globe on optimal portfolio construction, including asset managers, pension funds, central banks, insurance companies, and hedge funds. The Group is part of the premier Wall Street fixed-income research franchise, and its investor-driven work covers a broad spectrum of problems that interest bond markets practitioners.
Over the years, the Group’s research has appeared regularly in various Lehman Brothers client publications. Now, for the first time, this large body of research is published under one cover for the benefit of portfolio and risk managers, plan sponsors, research analysts, academics and students. Care is taken to preserve the quantitative rigor of the original work yet avoid complex mathematical derivations, to make the book accessible to a wide audience. The focus is on enduring relationships and methodologies with practical implications. All studies are backed by high-quality historical data from the market-leading Lehman Brothers bond indices.
Part I contains empirical studies on benchmark customization and replication, investment constraints and style, and optimal portfolio diversification. Part II focuses on portfolio management tools for risk budgeting, bottom-up risk modeling and optimization, and performance attribution.
The book is a unique combination of practical themes, intuitive approaches, and insightful data analyses. The research topics, prompted invariably by investors, form a vast quantitative framework used by many portfolio managers to build intuition and market views into their portfolios. In fact, anyone interested in bond portfolio management should find this book extremely useful.

Failing Grades: The Federal Politics of Education Standards

by Kevin R. Kosar

GSAS , 2003

nonfiction : 2005
isbn : 1588263886

"Failing Grades: The Federal Politics of Education Standards" (Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2005) analyzes the the politics of federal education policy in the United States. The book also includes a history of the federal role in schooling, information on testing and standards, and the No Child Left Behind Act.

Handling Federal Estate and Gift Taxes

by Myron Kove

Heights College - Arts , 1956

nonfiction : 2000

The fifth edition of "Handling Federal Estate and Gift Taxes" was published by West Group. The author has also written "Real Estate Professionals Tax Guide," and is the Executive Editor of "Insights and Strategies," a monthly estate planning newsletter for professionals.

Contemporary Native American Architecture: Cultural Regeneration and Creativity

by Carol Herselle Krinsky

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1965

nonfiction : 1996
isbn : 019-509739-4 (cloth) 0-19-509740-8 (paper)

Native Americans have been expressing their modern identity since about 1965 in various ways, including building reservation offices, museums, health facilities, housing, and even casinos in ways that they and their architects consider culturally referential. This new artistic movement reinforces cultural regeneration in other arts, and is often tied to the creation of group self-esteem useful in treatment of alcoholism and other problems. The author, an architectural historian in NYU's Fine Arts Department visited reservations across the country to conduct interviews and photograph the buildings. The buildings are presented against a background of anthropological and sociological research. While scholarly, the book is written in plain English and is intended for any adult reader with an interest in Native American issues and in aspects of identity expressed through the arts.

To order this book or request more information:
Any bookshop or Oxford Univ. Press, 198 Madison Ave., NY NY 10016

Synagogues of Europe: Architecture, History, Meaning

by Carol Herselle Krinsky

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1965

nonfiction : l996
isbn : 0486-29078-6

This inexpensive paperback is a revised version of a volume first published in 1985 by the Architectural History Foundation and MIT Press that has become the standard reference in its subject. The book discusses the nature of a synagogue--its function, furnishings, history, and interpretation in Part I. Part II offers illustrations and historical analysis of individual synagogues in various parts of Europe, ranging in date from the first century C.E. to the mid-twentieth century. While this is a history book, it has also served many travelers as a guide to historic European buildings and neighborhoods in nearly all European countries from Russia to Ireland, Denmark to Italy. The author is a professor of the history of art and architecture in the Fine Arts Department, NYU, College of Arts & Science.

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Any bookshop or Dover Press, Mineola, NY

Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore Owings & Merrill

by Carol Herselle Krinsky

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1965

nonfiction : 1988
isbn : 00-26211130-6

In a handsome volume illustrated with excellent photographs by Ezra Stoller, the author presents the career and buildings of the architect Gordon Bunshaft, the designer who helped the firm of Skidmore Owings & Merrill to become one of America's largest. Among Bunshaft's buildings are Lever House and Chase Manhattan Plaza in New York, the Beinecke Library at Yale University in Connecticut, the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library in Austin, Texas, several corporate headquarters in Europe, the Istanbul Hilton Hotel in Turkey, and two spectacular structures--the Haj Terminal and the National Commercial Bank in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The author, Professor of Fine Arts at NYU's College of Arts & Science, explains the commercial, legal, and financial reasons, not only the artistic ones, why buildings are designed as they are. She includes favorable and adverse criticism of a remarkable body of work by a man who won the Pritzker Prize, the architectural field's version of the Nobel.

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Any bookshop or MIT Press, Cambridge, MA

After E-Mail: New Internet Tools That Can Save Time and Improve Your Performance

by Roger Kropf

NYU faculty

nonfiction : 2001
isbn : 0970392303

E-mail is only one tool for communicating on the Internet. This book will describe how new or updated tools can save you time and improve your performance. It will help you decide which ones to choose first. The tools include:
- Virtual offices where you can organize your e-mail, share documents and manage a team calendar
- Bulletin boards or forums that you can set up and use to manage a conversation with your work team. No longer will people say, "I can't find your e-mail."
- Instant messaging, including 'chat' and 'voice chat', that let you reach people quickly and avoid 'telephone tag'
- Videoconferencing for small groups
- Services that help schedule meetings by sending invitations and automatically tabulating the responses
- On-line presentation services that help you avoid travel when it isn't needed
- On-line bookmark storage and other ways of sharing what you know is on the web
- Digital dailies - customized news delivered to you over the Internet

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http://www.afteremail.com/

The Stone Pillow

by Arlene Kurtis and Jona Lerman

College of Arts & Science , 48

nonfiction :

The Stone Pillow

by Arlene Kurtis and Jona Lerman

College of Arts & Science , 48

nonfiction : 1999
isbn : 0-967689-0-3

The roots of today's difficulties in the Middle East can be found in this bio of a Polish youth who defied his Hasidic parents by becoming a pioneer in pre-state Israel in 1934. The authors point to possibilities of peaceful relations between peoples while covering the struggles of pioneers and Haganah protectors such as Jona Lerman. His adventures in the U.S.did not stem his continued involvement with Israel. This is the saga of an "everyman" for whom Zionism was a dream fulfilled. The Stone Pillow was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Awards, 1999

To order this book or request more information:
Ingram Books or publisher GGlobus Books, P.O. Box 203, Lake Worth, FL 33460

THE DRAMATIC WORLD OF VALLE-INCLAN

by ROBERT LIMA

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1968

nonfiction : 2003
isbn : 1 85566 091 1

This study first examines Ramón del Valle-Inclán's involvement with the theatre as actor, director, dramaturg and playwright. It then turns to Valle-Inclán's full-length and one-act plays under a variety of thematic headings. An up-to-date bibliography of play editions, translations, and criticism completes the book.

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BOYDELL & BREWER LTD, PO Box 9, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 3DF, United Kingdom

TRACKING THE MINOTAUR. POEMS

by ROBERT LIMA

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1968

nonfiction : 2003
isbn : 1 4033 5362 X

The mythical confrontation with the classical monster serves as the guiding metaphor in Tracking the Minotaur, a collection of poetry in a variety of forms and expression that focuses on the quest for self-knowledge. The book presents vital and intellectual concerns with such as Time, Being and Nothingness.

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AUTHORHOUSE, Bloomington, Indiana

Dark Prisms. Occultism in Hispanic Drama

by ROBERT LIMA

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1968

nonfiction : 1995
isbn : 0-8131-1909-X

DARK PRISMS is the first book toexamine aspects of esoteric knowledge and practices as manifested across the entire range of the Hispanic world, from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century, and fromthe Iberian Peninsula to the New World. Anna Balakian stated: "This is a beautiful book, heartening ... in this example of erudition and grace." Marion P. Holt called it "a fascinating study of the occult and supernatural as thematic currents in Spanish drama." And Jose Amor y Vazquez termed it "A lucid exploration ... Lima's work has the intuitive mark of the poet which he is."

To order this book or request more information:
University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Ramon del Valle-Inclan. An Annotated Bibliography. Vol. I

by ROBERT LIMA

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1968

nonfiction : 1999
isbn : 0-7293-0415-9

This is the first of three volumes that collect the editions of Valle-Inclan's writings (Vol. I), and the critical and other studies about his life and works (Vols. II, III). The first volume contains data on publications in periodicals, first book editions, other contemporary editions, translations and adaptations by Valle-Inclan, book prologues, lectures, anthologized works, posthumous editions, and foreign versions. There are 1873 entries in all. Indeces of proper names and titles complete the volume.

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Grant & Cutler Ltd, London, England

Sardinia / Sardegna

by ROBERT LIMA

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1968

nonfiction : 2000
isbn : 1-884419-36-4

The book collects the author's impressions of the Italian island on the Mediterranean.The isolation of the island, both in terms of geography and culture, past and present, is at the core of the book. The first section, Isola, views present-day islanders and their lives as I encountered them. The second part, Ichnusa, reflects on the island's prehistory as evinced by its Neolithic and Bronze Age remains, sites I visited while involved in field surveys and excavations. Each section is headed by a prose narrative and this is followed by the poetry.

To order this book or request more information:
Bordighera International, PO Box 1374, Lafayette, IN 47902-1374

Ramon del Valle-Inclan: An Annotated Bibliography. Volume I: The Works

by ROBERT LIMA

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1968

nonfiction : 1999
isbn : 0-7293 0415 9

This is the first of three volumes that collect the editions of Valle-Inclan's writings (Vol. I) and the critical and other studies about his life and works (Vols. II, III). The first volume contains data on publications in periodicals, first book editions, other contemporary editions, translations and adaptations by Valle-Inclan, book prologues, lectures, anthologized works, posthumous editions, and foreign versions. There are 1873 entries in all. Indeces of proper names and titles complete the volume

To order this book or request more information:
Grant & Cutler Ltd, 55-57 Great Marlborough Street, London W1V 2AY, England

Dark Prisms. Occultism in Hispanic Drama

by ROBERT LIMA

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1968

nonfiction : 1995
isbn : 0-8131-1909-X

Dark Prisms is the first book to examine aspects of esoteric knowledge and practices as manifested across the entire range of the Hispanic world, from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century, and from the Iberian Peninsula to the New World. Anna Balakian stated: "This is a beautiful book, heartening ... in this example of erudition and grace." Marion P. Holt called it: "A fascinating study of the occult and the supernatural as thematic currents in Spanish drama." Jose Amor Y Vazquez termed it: "A lucid exploration ... Lima's work has the intuitive mark of the poet which he is."

To order this book or request more information:
University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40508-4008

STAGES OF EVIL. OCCULTISM IN WESTERN THEATER AND DRAMA

by ROBERT LIMA

GSAS , 1968

nonfiction : 2005
isbn : 13: 978-0-8131-2362-2

Stages of Evil examines the representations and relationship of evil and the occult from the prehistoric origins of drama through the present day. Drawing on examples of magic, astrology, demonology, possession, exorcism, fairies, vampires, witchcraft, hauntings and voodoo in plays and performances in Europe and the America, the book analyzes plays singly or in groupings as to motif. An extensive bibliography lists plays on the various aspects of occultism.

THE KEEPER

by Sarah Langan

NYU administration
GSAS , 2007

fiction : 2006
isbn : 006087290X

A thriller set in a paper mill town in Maine.

The Joy of Cybersex

by Deb Levine

Gallatin School of Individualized Study , 1991

nonfiction : 1998
isbn : 345-42580-4-1200

The Joy of Cybersex is a resource guide to sexuality and relationship information on the Web. The book gives tips and advice for transferring the information you find and the experiences you have online to your real life. Goal: Self-help in enhancing your real-life relationships.

To order this book or request more information:
http://www.joyofcybersex.com

Politics, Religion, and Love

by Naomi B. Levine

NYU administration

nonfiction : 1991
isbn : 0814750575

This is the story of three fascinating and strong-willed individuals: H.H. Asquith, Prime Minister of England his friend and confidant, Edwin Samuel Montagu, a Jewish member of the Cabinet, and also Secretary of State for India and the third, the sexually liberated Venetia Stanley, a brilliant adnd politically sophisticated woman and a member of one of England's oldest aristocratic families.

This book is also a recital of racism and anti-semitism in England in the early century - not merely among the uneducated or the lunatic fringe of the Tory Party, but amoing the well-educated, the stars of Oxford and Cambridge, and the leaders of the Liberal Party as well. It demonstrates that even so educated and affluent a man as Montagu, almost totally assimilated, who spent a life time trying to escape his Judaism, who married a woman who had nothing but scorn for all religions - was not immune from the pain and humiliation of anti-semitism.

Naomi B. Levine, lawyer, graduate of Columbia Law School, editor of the Columbia Law Review, expert in constitutional law, was formerly the National Executive Director of the American Jewish Congress. Currently she is Senior Vice President of New York University.

To order this book or request more information:
http://www.nyupress.nyu.edu/authbook.msql?$string&book=0814750575

Jewish Journeys in Jerusalem: A Tourist's Guide

by Jay Levinson

GSAS , 1969, 1971, 1974

nonfiction : 2010
isbn : 978-0-9811606-7-2

Tourism, Jereusalem, Israel
Synopsis:
Jewish Journeys in Jerusalem: A Tourist's Guide is a travel guide designed to give tourists a Jewish experience
when visiting the city. The book covers interesting background about popular sites and fascinating
details about lesser known places.
— How was the Talmudic era grave of Nicanor found?
— Which places give the best views of the Temple Mount?
— Where can you walk o the roof of the Old City?
— How did the Geula neighbourhood get its name?
Whether this is your first trip to Jerusalem or one of many, this book is bound to greatly enhance your
understanding and appreciation of the city.

Jewish Community of Cuba, 1906-1958

by Jay Levinson

GSAS , 1971, 1974

nonfiction : 2006
isbn : 0-9776207-0-0

In 1906 Manuel Hadida convened a meeting of eleven Jews in his parlor. A relative of his had passed away. The purpose of the gathering was to establish a synagogue and Jewish burial ground for the one hundred or so "Hebrew settlers" in Cuba. At another meeting not long afterwards officers were elected, but in the Fall 1906 the newly elected treasurer also died. From this auspicious beginning, the Cuban Jewish community reached 15,000 or more members at its zenith.
This book traces the history of that community, reconstructing many events which have been forgotten. The island's first rabbi made trips to Santiago de Cuba and Havana from Florida, where he owned an ice cream factory. During World War II kosher meat was slaughtered in Cuba for soldiers in the U.S. Army. Meyer Lansky, known for his underworld activities, applied for membership in a Havana synagogue.
The book also brings new understanding to more well-known history. The refusal of the Cuban government to allow the St. Louis to disembark passengers is examined in light of the flight of Jews from Nazi Europe, particularly to Mandate Palestine, where British immigration policy was changing (unknown to the Cubans). The building of new synagogues on the eve of the Revolution is considered in the context of nouveau riche and the move to suburbia.

The Dumb Shall Sing

by Stephen Lewis

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1971

fiction : 1999
isbn : 0-425-16997-9

The first of a new series of historical mysteries featuring midwife Catherine Williams and Pequot sachem Massaquoit as crime solvers, set in 17th century New England. An infant is found dead, and a young Irish servant girl is accused. Massaquoit buys time while Catherine, using her access to the women's network of the village, finds a novel means to uncover the truth.
The book has been lauded by fans of mysteries for its setting, characterization, and plot, and by professional historians for its accurate rendering of time and place.

To order this book or request more information:
www.amazon.com

The Blind in Darkness

by Stephen Lewis

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1971

fiction : 2000
isbn : 0-425-17466-2

Second in series of historical mysteries featuring midwife Catherine Williams and Pequot sachem Massaquoit in seventeenth century Newbury.
An old man is found dead, and his servant has disappeared. Tensions are high between colonists and Indians, and Massaquoit is suspected. He tracks the missing servant while Catherine attends the birthing of a young wife whose brother seems unusually interested in the missing servant.
The brother is killed, and the servant is banished. The servant's sister arrives and reveals her relationship to the brother in a startling conclusion.

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www.amazon.com

Murder On Old Mission

by Stephen Lewis

GSAS , 1971

fiction : 2005
isbn : 0-9665316-9-8

Based on an actual 1895 murder case in northern Michigan, in which Woodruff Parmelee was accused of murdering Julia Curtis, his pregnant lover, this novel focuses on the the accused man's son who is called upon to support his father's alibi. But what if the son, who also loved the victim, had reason to believe his father guilty?

The Unofficial Guide to Overcoming Infertility

by Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph.D., Jacqueline Nardi Egan, and John Stangel, M.D.

College of Arts & Science , 1967

nonfiction : 1999
isbn : 0-002-862916-7

A comprehensive book on infertility that can help couples and individuals make informed decisions about treatment options. It covers causes, hormonal and surgical treatments, assisted reproduction, third-party reproduction,and alternative treatments. It also addresses the doctor-patient relationship, marital issues, living in the fertile world, emotional aspects of infertlity, adoption, childfree living, and financial issues.

Hortishland

by Margaret Lloyd

Gallatin School of Individualized Study , 1979

fiction : 2001
isbn : 1-57174-233-6

Long, long ago, when human beings were settling in all the wild and open places of the Earth, they also occupied its sister realm: Hortishland. As each world evolved individually, the connection between them was all but forgotten by the humans of Earth. Now, the people of Hortishland have an urgent mission: to save the Earth from its own destruction. They must fulfill a difficult task and undergo a mystical experience, an inner ecstasy, before they can enter through one of the multiple "doorways" that exists between the worlds. Journey to another place, to a village in Hortishland, into the life of one family, as they shoulder the burden that is the destiny of their people.

To order this book or request more information:
http://www.hrpub.com/hrpub/shophome.html

Acid and Basics:
A Guide To Understand Acid-Base Disorders

by Jerome Lowenstein, M.D.

NYU faculty
School of Medicine , 1957

nonfiction : 1993
isbn : 0-19-507572-2

Although a thorough understanding of acid-base metabolism is crucial for clinical practice, there are few subjects that seem more difficult or less accessible to young physicians and medical students. The past ten years have seen an explosion of knowledge regarding the molecular basis for membrane transport, now permitting an understanding of the physiologic basis of acid-base disorders at a level not previously possible. This informal primer clearly details how transport proteins facilitate acid secretion and bicarbonate transport across cell membranes. The author describes how these transport processes provide the basis for maintenance of cytoplasmic hydrogen ion concentration and the mechanisms by which the lung and the kidney regulate systemic acid-base balance. Stimulating and enjoyable, this book should have wide appeal among medical students and medical house staff seeking a conceptual framework for understanding acid-base disorders.

The Midnight Meal and Other Essays About Doctors,
Patients, and Medicine

by Jerome Lowenstein, M.D.

NYU faculty
School of Medicine , 1957

nonfiction : 1997
isbn : 0-300-06816-6

In this book, an accomplished physician and teacher of medicine discusses the importance of being a "caring" doctor, especially now that the focus of medicine is increasingly on technological innovation and health care costs. With wisdom and compassion, Dr. Jerome Lowenstein tells stories about relationships between medical students and their teachers, physicians and their colleagues, and physicians and their patients. He reflects on what doctors learn from treating chronic illness how they respond to patients' needs for reassurance how they bear the burden of treating patients with life-threatening or degenerative disease whether the distinction between traditional and "alternative" medical treatment is ultimately beneficial or destructive and many other issues. Dr. Lowenstein's ruminations on humanistic aprroaches to learning and practicine medicine will be treasured by physicians, medical students, and patients alike.

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Jerome Lowenstein, M.D.

First, Fourth and Last

by Jonathan Lucas, Ph.D.

CAS , 1984

nonfiction : 2007
isbn : 1-4251-1131-9

Take a look back at New York circa 1971. Growing up and learning about baseball, Yankee tradition, and seeing the big ballpark in the Bronx for the first time. What could be better?
Yes, indeed, for a nine-year old boy, what could be better than his first trip to the Stadium with his father? It was Sunday, June 6, 1971—and Bat Day. After a disrupted subway trip and a cab ride, tickets were purchased, he was through the turnstile, and then he was given a Louisville Slugger with the name of his favorite ballplayer, Bobby Murcer. Again, what could be better?
See that day through the eyes of the nine-year old boy. The Sunday morning ritual of Mass at his parish church followed by the anticipation and preparation for that first trip to the House That Ruth Built. Then a walk up Avenue A and across Houston Street to the Second Avenue subway stop. Seeing that magical baseball palace. Receiving a souvenir bat. Stan Bahnsen is on the mound and the Yankees are on the way to a victory over the Kansas City Royals. A time with his father to be cherished.
First, Fourth and Last was written for all who can identify with those special childhood days. It is also for those who want to learn about how the NYC of the early 1970s, as well as sport teams and players that seemed larger than life, created memories for a lifetime.
The book focuses on that first game in a season that saw the Yankees finish in fourth place. It was also the last season before baseball’s labor and management acrimony was to become a source of ongoing anxiety for those who loved the game.

Medical Practice Business Plan Workbook

by Peter D. Lucash

CAS , 1976

nonfiction : 2003
isbn : 0970524412

This books is a practical approach to guide physicians through the process of developing a business plan for their practice. Not theory, but questions to answer, data to compile and a guide to writing each section - where do your patients come from? What is the population like in your service area? What investment needs are coming up? At the end, you have a plan of integrated actions to guide the practice, anticipate new business conditions and create a successful practice that cares fro and about its patients.
This is the 2nd edition of the book originally published by McGraw-Hill.

The Lost Daughter

by Daralyse Lyons

CAS

fiction : 2008
isbn : 978-0595453955

Four-year old Annabelle Cain accidentally kills her eleven-year old sister, Emily. The girls' mother, Lilly, plagued by her own guilt and self-pity, cannot forgive Annabelle. She acts as if she has lost both daughters. As a result, Annabelle blames herself for all that has gone wrong in their lives. The thin threads of the Cain familial tapestry now begin to unravel. It is not natural for parents to outlive their children and in the instant of Emily's death, her parents' pain, physical and emotional, becomes almost overwhelming. The guilt carried by her killer is staggering. These feelings continue unabated for some time. Unable to adequately process her parents' divorce and her mother's inability to forgive her, Annabelle reaches out indiscriminately for love and experiences monumental challenges at a young age. Her tragedies multiply as she faces further and greater losses.The Lost Daughter powerfully illustrates how lives can irrevocably change in a moment. It examines a mother's pain for her lost daughter and explores the ability to heal through love. Women, steeped in the tragedy of an accidental shooting, experience emotional upheavals that lead to strength and redemption.

Investing in China: New Opportunities in a Transforming Stock Market

by Winston Wenyan Ma, CFA, Esq.

select , 1998

nonfiction : 2006 (Risk Books, London)
isbn : 1904339840

A ground
ing title that explores the new and developing opportunities for foreign investors in China’s transforming stock and capital markets, at this critical point in their history. The author, Winston Ma, is one of a small number of native Chinese that have worked as an investment banker and practicing capital markets attorney in both the United States and China. He brings a unique and invaluable insight to this increasingly important focus for international investment.
Winston Wenyan Ma, CFA and Esq., is currently a Vice President at JPMorgan Investment Bank based in New York, where he is a member of an investment banking structuring and solution team across equity, fixed income, M&A and rating advisories. With bar admissions in both China and New York, he worked as a corporate lawyer at Freshfields' Shanghai Office and Davis Polk & Wardwell's New York office until 2001. In the spring semester of 2000, Mr. Ma was an international visiting professor at the University of Richmond Law School, teaching a course on China's Corporations and Securities Laws.
He frequently publishes articles on financial innovation matters in industry magazines, and he has spoken on a number of global conferences on structured products, convertible bonds, and emerging markets securitization. Mr. Ma has a MBA degree from the University of Michigan Ross Business School and a Master of Comparative Jurisprudence (MCJ) from the New York University School of Law, where he was a Hauser Global Scholar. Before that, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Law degree from Fudan University Materials Science Department and School of Law respectively in Shanghai, China.

Unlikely Partners: Philanthropic Foundations and the Labor Movement

by Richard Magat

Heights College - Arts , 1947

nonfiction : 2000
isbn : 0-0814-3552-8

An investigation into the little-known history of relations between organized labor and philanthropic foundations in America. The book begins with the industrial and social ferment in which the great modern foundations arose in the early 20th century. It covers such topics as the Russell Sage Foundation, the National Civic Foundation, the American Association of Labor Federation, and manifestations of "enlightened" business practice, including welfare capitalism and employee representation.

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http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu

The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril

by Paul Malmont

TSH , 1988

fiction : 2006
isbn : 0743287851

From the publisher:
An astounding literary debut that brings a beloved genre of the past roaring into the Twenty-First Century. "The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril" casts the rivalry between two of pulp fiction's most legendary writers into its own amazing saga which bursts from the pages with blood, cruelty, fear, mystery, vengeance, courageous heroes, evil villains, dames in distress, secret identities and disguises, global schemes, hideous deaths, beautiful broads, deadly superweapons, cliffhanging escapes, and other outrageous pulp lies that just might be completely true.
The "Chinatown Death Cloud Peril" is a swashbuckling, breathtaking romantic epic of magic and love, marriage and fatherhood, ambition and loss, and writers who never forget their deadlines even when facing the end of the world. In its pages is a tale that deftly weaves the lives of its real-life characters into a lie of outrageous proportions that just may tell the truth, but is always thrillingly, unapologetically pulp.

Worlds of Talk: The Presentation of Self in Everyday Conversation

by Martin J. Malone

College of Arts & Science , 1972

nonfiction : 1997
isbn : 0-7456-1897-9

Worlds of Talk examines how we present our selves in everyday talk and interaction. Selves and conversations are skillful accomplishments requiring trust, dependency, and coordination. They are produced by multiple partners cooperating in the production of social events. The self is a "performed character" - a "dramatic effect" in Goffman's terms - which results from shaping our behavior to create a desired impression. Talk is both the means and the product of such events. Selves live in the worlds that talk creates.
Using the methods of conversation analysis, this book seeks to discover how selves are created and transformed in everyday talk. It examines how pronouns are used to create interactional boundaries, the strategic manipulation of interactional support, talk in dealing with conflict, and stylistic differences associated with gender. Theoretical discussion is combined with fine-grained analysis of ordinary conversation.

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EMS Incident Management System, The:
Operations for Mass Casualty and High Impact Incidents

by Paul M. Maniscalco & Hank T. Christen

Wagner Graduate School of Public Service , 99

nonfiction : 1998
isbn : 0893039721

This street-wise guide for responders and planners is one of the first texts to fully integrate the Incident Management System for EMS response to high impact incidents. Written for EMS systems, fire departments, military officers, and private industry as well as all levels of EMS providers, this book incorporates the National Incident Management System as the basis for a medical incident management system for disasters, terrorist events, and other mass casualty incidents. Features of the book include detailed forms for system implementation in a given agency. Also case studies are included which link the academic concepts with real-world experiences

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Understanding Terrorism and Managing Its Consequences

by Paul M. Maniscalco and Hank T. Christen

Wagner Graduate School of Public Service , 99

nonfiction : 2001
isbn : 0130212296

This book is an important and insightful contribution to America’s on-going national domestic preparedness effort. It is a highly pragmatic volume designed for first responders and other operational public servants who may one day be called upon to respond to a terrorist incident in the line of duty. This makes the book especially valuable, since this community of operators has only recently been drawn into America’s counterterrorism program. The first responders’ contribution to domestic preparedness, however, in increasingly understood and appreciated.
Paul Maniscalco and Hank Christen are uniquely positioned to write this book. Through their current and past public service, they have experience in the classroom, in the policymaking arena, and on the street. Their book bridges the gap between these disciplines. Both men have been at the forefront not only of educating first responders about the terrorism threat and the operational requirements of effective consequence management operations, but of educating policy-makers and experts on the capabilities and needs of the first responders. Their new book represents one of the first books on terrorism response written by people who have real field experience in emergency management. As such, policy experts on terrorism and counterterrorism can learn much from this book, and emergency response personnel and other first responders will find it invaluable as a primer on the myriad issues associated with the consequence management of terrorist incidents.
Richard A. Falkenrath
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Harvard University

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Terrorism Response: Field Guide for Law Enforcement

by Paul M. Maniscalco and Hank T. Christen

Wagner Graduate School of Public Service , 1999

nonfiction : 2002
isbn : 0-13-110747-X

Summary
"American policing has been preparing to effectively deal with terrorism and weapons of mass effect for a very long time. But in the post September 11th world, our educational and training efforts must be significantly enhanced. This field guide has emerged as the best educational tool on the market. Every police officer should leave with a copy in their duty bag for a quick on-scene reference."
Dr. James O'Keefe, St. John's University, Retired Director of Training, NYPD
" A succinct, well organized first responder guide for our thin blue line. It is practical information in an easy to read and understandable format. I would rate it a "must have" for every officer."
D.C. Jim Dozier, J.D., Ph.D., Executive Director Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and President IADLEST
"Maniscalco and Christen have scored again with a comprehensive guidebook that no field officer or commander should be without. Drawing on their extensive experience and expertise in planning for and actually managing some of the worst terrorist incidents, the authors provide an indispensable tool to deal with them."
Peter S. Beering, Terrorism Preparedness Coordinator , City of Indianapolis
"Terrorists have years to plan their acts of violence, whereas, law enforcement has only minutes to respond and seconds to make the right decisions. The Terrorism Response: Field Guide for Law Enforcement provides a logically displayed, quick reference for taking the correct responsive action. I highly recommend that every law enforcement officer carry one on duty."
Steven T. Kernes, Director, Pacific Northwest Law Enforcement Training Center
" In the demanding and changing world of public safety this field guide is a must read for all public safety officers. It goes beyond the response to terror and addresses on the scene crises management procedures in a clear, concise manner. It is a great tool for the working officer."
William F. Walsh, Ph.D., Director, Southern Police Institute, University of Louisville

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Squirrels at my Window - Life with a Remarkable Gang of Urban Squirrels

by Grace Marmor Spruch

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1955

nonfiction : 2000

A scientist's point of view on a gang of squirrels from the Washington Square neighborhood, who, in looking for food and a new home, made it all the way up to a fifth floor apartment courtesy of a fire escape. The book makes remarkable insights into an animal behavior that has been going on since the mid 1970s.

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http://www.barnesandnoble.com, http://www.amazon.com

The Concise Guide To Sounding Smart At Parties

by David Matalon

TSH , 1990

nonfiction : 2006
isbn : 9780767922999

In fourteen pain-free, laughter-filled chapters, authors David Matalon and Chris Woolsey brush away years of cobwebs on subjects as wide-ranging as the typical round of Jeopardy: war, science, politics, philosophy, the arts, business, literature, music, religion, and more.
Armed with The Concise Guide to Sounding Smart at Parties, you’ll Chicago Seven wasn’t a boy band, Martin Luther never fought for civil rights, and Franz Kafka isn’t German for “I have a bad cold.” You’ll be the smart one who’s the center of conversation - and nothing beats that feeling.

The Portal in the Park

by M. Casey and Grand Master Melle Mel

Steinhardt , 1980

nonfiction : 2006
isbn : 0-9786488-0-3

Casey a physical therapist hooks up with a Grammy winning rapper from the Bronx to combine reading, music, academics and fitness. We must stop raising flagging spirits and use both side of the brain (IQ, EQ, & PQ). Their new concept of the screen play books captivates kids keeping even those with ADD focused and interested in reading. Learning should be fun.
Scott is a typical eleven-year-old boy who pulls the reader along with him into a world of spiritual awakenings of the body and mind. He accidentally falls through a portal, and takes a scary journey into another dimension peopled by creatures who attempt to brainwash his spirit. We meet magical creatures who speak and sing their conversations. Scott learns about feelings and emotions and the importance of exercise to build endorphins—the body’s natural stress relievers. Throughout his travels he is able to explore good and evil, and experience a personal transformation. It’s sort of a modern day Siddhartha with an urban edge. It is an informative children’s book in a league of its own.
Casey has teamed up with Grandmaster Melle Mel a three time Grammy winner known as the father of Hip-Hop and this year will be the first hip-hop group ever to be inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame. Together they have produced a unique multimedia book for the up-and-coming multitasking generation.
The Portal in the Park includes a two-CD set of complete text, seven inspirational songs, and sound effects preformed by Grammy-winning Hip-Hop artist Grandmaster Melle Mel.

Das Bootshaus

by Patrick McGinley

TSH , 2001

fiction : 2009 (Germany)
isbn : 978-3-8390-0113-4

A thriller about a young woman who has to solve a murder before the ghost of the victim drivers her insane.

Demented Choirs

by John J. McKeon

CAS , 72

fiction : 2005
isbn : 0-595-37138-8

It’s the beginning of the 20th century and Jack Bevins, a muckracking American reporter, is prying into Britain’s official secrets for newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst. Signaling the onset of the great 20th-century arms race, the new British battle ship, Dreadnought, will be the most powerful weapon ever created. Hearst will use Dreadnought’s awesome design to goad President Teddy Roosevelt toward modernizing America’s navy, but first Jack has to beat Britain’s imperial rivals, especially Germany, to the plans.
Aided by a dubious street urchin, Jack sets out to breach the security of the Porstmouth, England, shipyard where Dreadnought is being built, but his path to the prize is anything but straight. A junior member of the British parliament, Winston Churchill, keeps cropping up, while a woman with a shadowy past becomes the focus of disturbing events that reach high into the government.
When the British discover Dreadnought’s security has been compromised, they react with a vengeance that puts more than Jack’s visitor status in jeopardy. He races desperately to discover the truth, with more at stake than he had ever imagined.

Return To The Moon

by Rick Tumlinson and Erin Medlicott

SCP , 2001

nonfiction : 2005
isbn : 1-894959-32-9

"This books speaks with the vices of more than twenty of the top experts and policy leaders who, each coming from their own philosophies, political backgrounds and biases, say the same thing -- humanity can expand beyond the Earth to Mars and beyond, using the Moon as our stepping stone...."

Being There: 100 Sports Pros Talk About the Best Sporting Events They Ever Witnessed Firsthand

by Eric Mirlis

CAS , 1991

nonfiction : 2007
isbn : 1599210274

An in-depth look at the greatest sporting events of all time from some of the biggest names in sports media and entertainment.
Sports broadcasters and journalists get the chance to see a lot of memorable events, either on the job or as fans. Now, you can read about their experiences at some of the most famous sporting events of all time.

The American Physical Therapy Association Book of Body Maintenance and Repair

by Marilyn Moffat and Steve Vickery

Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development , 1963/64

nonfiction : 1999

Whether you've been injured or want to avoid injury, this book can help you. Written by a prominent physical therapist, this book provides you with factual, concise material about what can go wrong with your body. Part 1 presents nine common injury sites--back, neck, jaw, shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand, hip, knee, and ankle and foot--describing the anatomy and function of that area of the body, what can go wrong, and what to do if you experience pain or injury there. Part 2 explains how to avoid injury through proper posture, gait, body mechanics (how we use our bodies in daily activities), body weight, and footwear. You also get a program of beginning strength training and stretching, plus tips for avoiding injuries in sports, exercise activities, and in the workplace. Part 3 presents 200 clearly illustrated exercises for strength (beginning level) and flexibility that can be done at home. Some require dumbbells or ankle weights most need no equipment. Many are done seated or lying down, so even if you haven't fully recovered, you can start to rehabilitate those areas that are ready. The illustrations are line drawings, large enough so that you can learn the exercises easily with the book open on the floor.

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1-800-999-2782 x3395 or amazon.com

Krumbuckets

by L.C. Mohr

TSH , 1987

fiction : 2007
isbn : 0-9769417-6-7

A futuristic children's novel for ages 7-13.

Italian Gothic Sculpture c. 1250-c.1400

by Anita Fiderer Moskowitz

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1978

nonfiction : 2001
isbn : 0-521-44483-7

Examines the sculpture produced in a variety of genres and media throughout the Italian peninsula, from the late medieval period until the beginning of the early modern era. Demonstrates that this body of work is distinguished by a unique visual language and syntax. Incorporates most recent scholarly findings, and addresses broad questions of politics, patronage and piety.

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Canbridge University Press

Nicola Pisano's Arca di San Domenico and its Legacy

by Anita Fiderer Moskowitz

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1978

nonfiction : 1994
isbn : 0-271-00946-2

Discusses the history, design and legacy of the tomb of Saint Dominic in San Domenico (1267), Bologna, by Nicola Pisano. The unusual components of the tomb are related to contemporary Dominican concerns while certain themes are linked to specific controversies of the 1250s and 1260s. Shortly after its construction, monumental sculptured tombs appear everywhere in Italy of particular interest are the two major descendents of the Arca, the tomb of San Pietro Martire in Milan by Giovanni di Balduccio and the tomb of Sant'Agostino in pavia by a follower of Balduccio.

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Collge Art Association

The Sculpture of Andrea and Nino Pisano

by Anita Fiderer Moskowitz

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1978

nonfiction : 1986
isbn : 0-521-30754-6

Andrea Pisano, creator of the first set of bronze doors for the Baptistry of Florence in 1330-36, is universally acknowledged as the most important Italian sculptor of the 14th century. Andrea's son, Nino, was a significant and influential sculptor in ihs own right. The book focuses on the artistic personalities of these masters, defines their salient stylistic characteristics, and reveals their changing artistic goals and solutions. Two major currents in the European area--late manifestations of the Parisian court style and a classicizing movement within French Gothic art--are reflected in the work of Andrea and Nino Pisno.

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Cambridge University Press

Memoirs of a New York City Guy

by Anthony F. Motta

HeightsArts , 1963

nonfiction : 2007
isbn : 978-1-60402-171-4

This is a native New Yorker's hilarious account of his up & down life and his checkered career at People magazine, The New York Times and MMR, Inc.

The autobiography paints some very funny scenes of family life and growing up in a neighborhood he calls "The nickname capital of the world." He also relates his antics in school, his days as a Brooklyn Dodgers fan, Army life, his crazy-ass friends, surviving 4 types of cancer, and dealing with retirement. One chapter covers his near-famous grandson another his almost famous mother-in-law and yet another -- luncheons with many famous media darlings of publishing and television.

Love, Sex & Politics

by Anthony F. Motta

HeightsArts , 63

fiction : 2008

A novel about love & sex in the midst of heavy political warfare.
It is a love story of two Americans, Amanda Whitestone (Hillary Clinton team member) and Johnny Faziano (Obama pollster)
competing with each other during the fascinating Democratic Party Primary of 2008.
The non-fictional part of the book is drawn from secondary research sources.

Life & Death on the Queen Mary 2

by Anthony F. Motta

HeightsArts , 1963

fiction : 2009

A travelogue and mystery flavored with comic relief. The mystery begins in Tappan, NY. It is about murder, love, class differences, money and crime. Sail along on the most fascinating ship in the world as the cruise takes you from New York Harbor to Bermuda, Key West, Cozumel, Grand Cayman Island, Ocho Rios, Ft Lauderdale and back to New York. Once on board, the reader will ask: Who killed Diane Shanley? Who is Mrs. Rich Bitch? What secrets are Harold and Elaine keeping? What happens to Jennifer and Phillip? Who is pit-bull Pittman? What is cold ironing? Why can't the QM2 sail through the Panama Canal? What does Eddie Alvarez do on elevator number 4? Why did QM2 redesign it's smokestack? What kind of drug is gammahydroxybutyrate (GBH)? How safe are you on any ship of foreign registry?

Creating Optimism: A Proven 7-Step Program for Overcoming Depression

by Bob Murray and Alicia Fortinberry

College of Arts and Science , 1967

nonfiction : 2004
isbn : 0-07-141785

Creating Optimism is based on the highly successful Uplift Program sponsored by the University of South Florida. According to Professor Ann DeBaldo "'Creating Optimism'does just that An ispiring journey towards happiness that should be required reading for those suffering from the pains of clinical depression or the 'everyday blues' of life." The method underlying the book is based on the latest research in the fields of evolutionary psychology, neurobiology, cognitive behavioral psychology and other fields.

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The Golden Door

by Charles B. Nam

CAS , '50

fiction : 2006
isbn : 0-595-39650-X

Relatives of immigrants who died aboard ship in 1893 try to unravel the mystery of what caused their deaths. They get different accounts from different people. An immigration lawyer investigates and a hearing is held before a court, but not before some intriguing developments.

Understanding Population Change

by Charles B. Nam

College of Arts & Science , 1950

nonfiction : 1994
isbn : 0-87581-377-1

An examination of the factors relating to population change in the U.S. and throughout the world.

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F.E. Peacock Publishers, Itasca, IL

Living and Dying in the USA

by Charles B. Nam and others

College of Arts & Science , 1950

nonfiction : 2000
isbn : 0-12-593130-1

A national research study of the relative importance of a range of behavioral, health, demographic, and social differentials of adult mortality in the U.S.

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http://www.apnet.com

Collapse of the Soviet Empire: A View from Riga

by George J. Neimanis

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1966

nonfiction : 1997
isbn : 0-275-95713-6

An American academic's account of the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 from the vantage point of Riga, Latvia where he served as an economic advisor to the Latvian parliament.

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Praeger (Greenwood Publishing Gp), 1-800-225-5800

Heaven Help Me Talk To Strangers

by Terence Edward Nesbit

SCP , 1999

fiction : 2008
isbn : 1-60441-336-0

There are numerous items that are manmade, almost all of which are created wtih man failing to consider the full implications of his actions. For instance, man began to pave roads under the guise of creating an easier way to travel to and fro. We can all this occurrence situation A. As we all know, situation A has helped to give rise to situation B, global warming.
This begs the question, how much has man's creation of situation C given rise to situation D? Situation C is unknown. Situation D is the advent of devastatingly incurable sexually transmitted diseases, in particular the disease known as AIDS.
Are there elements of society that would find it more important to halt anyone from investigating this subject? What lengths would they traverse to halt the investigator? What would they stop him from doing? Could anyone endure how they are willing to retaliate? Can he?
In writing this book, I have attempted to address certain concerns that have been voiced by numerous people concerning where some diseases come from. The book follows the history of medicine and medical discovery as a means to doing so. Of course, there are dangers inherent with all forms of in-depth research.

The Working Gal's Guide to Babyville

by Paige Hobey and Allison Nied, MD

MED , 1996

nonfiction : 2006
isbn : 0-7382-1048-X

The Working Gal’s Guide to Babyville:
Your Must-Have Manual for Life with Baby
You’re an independent career woman suddenly dropped into the chaos of Babyville. You have a newborn to care for, three months (if you’re lucky) of unstructured time to fill, a work decision to make (to go back full-time? part-time? job share?), child care to acquire, and family finances to balance. You need someone to make you laugh during the hard times, a doctor to call in the middle of the night, and a great career counselor.
Never fear Sure to become the gold standard resource for that crazy first year of motherhood, The Working Gal’s Guide to Babyville combines advice from the working mom trenches, infant care information and tips from a pediatrician, and career and budget guidance from a pro. Learn how to make the most of maternity leave, weigh your work options, and network with new moms. And get easy-to-execute strategies on nurturing a super sleeper, enthusiastic eater and all-around contented child.
The essential guidebook for today’s busy career moms, The Working Gal’s Guide to Babyville is every bit as hip, smart, and savvy as the women who’ll be reading it.
The working mother of two young children, PAIGE HOBEY is a contributing writer for Parenting and Chicago Parent. She has undergraduate and graduate degrees from Northwestern University, and over a decade of management experience in marketing and Internet development. The Hobeys live in Chicago.
ALLISON NIED, M.D. is a board-certified pediatrician. She earned her B.A. from Northwestern University and her M.D. from NYU Medical School. She is an attending pediatrician at Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, an Assistant Professor at the Albert Einstein School of Medicine, and a fellow with the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Nied lives with her family outside New York City

Representing Women

by Linda Nochlin

NYU faculty
College of Arts & Science , IFA

nonfiction : 1999
isbn : 0-500-28098-3

Women--as warriors, workers, mothers, sensual women, even absent women--haunt nineteenth- and twentieth-century Western painting. This book brings together Linda Nochlin's most important and pioneering writings on the subject as she considers works by Millet, Delacroix, Courbet, Degas, Seurat, Cassatt and Kollwitz among others. others. Linda Nochlin is Lila Acheson Wallace Professor of Modern Art at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. A leading critic and art historian, she is an alumna of New York University, Insitute of Fine Arts. Her books include "Women, Art, and Power" and "The Politics of Vision", as well as "Realism" and "The Body in Pieces" and numerous articles on nineteenth- and twentieth- century art.

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Thames & Hudson

Living Issues in Ethics

by Richard T. Nolan

Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development , 1973

nonfiction : 2000
isbn : 0-595-00042-8

iUniverse reprint of a successful Wadsworth undergraduate textbook

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www.philosophy-religion.org

Living Issues in Philosophy 9th edition

by Harold H. Titus, Marilyn S. Smith, Richard T. Nolan

Steinhardt , 1973

nonfiction : 1995
isbn : 0-19-515509-2

A classic philosophy text first published in 1946 by the late Harold Titus, the late Marilyn Smith began to write with Titus for ths 6th edition, Richard Nolan for the 7th. Oxford is the current (2007) publisher.

SOUL MATES: MORE THAN PARTNERS

by Richard T. Nolan and Robert C. Pingpank

Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development , 1973

nonfiction : 2004

Original draft mostly written by the late Miriam A. Bourne updated and completed by Nolan and Pingpank. The story of a gay, male couple who celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2005. Nolan is a retired Episcopal clergyman and philosophy professor Pingpank is a retired public secondary school math teacher and administrator.

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www.nolan-pingpank.com

Wicked Deeds: Murder In America

by James M. O'Kane

Steinhardt , 1968

nonfiction : 2005
isbn : 0-7658-0289-9

An overview of what we know about homicide, its patterns, regularities, and predictability. All the major types of murder are analyzed and categorized. The book includes over 200 actual homicides which range from the "ordinary" to the bizarre.

How to Stop Global Warming

by Roy Ostrom

HeightsEngineering , 66

nonfiction : 2006
isbn : 0-595-38115-4

Through the use of this intriguing fictional story, author Roy Ostrom examines the question of how to stop global warming. Through his research, he discovers that enlightened countries use a process called Partial Oxidation to produce hydrogen instead of gasoline for energy. His story serves to showcase this alternate, non-CO2 producing and non-polluting hydrogen energy technology-one that will free the world from pollution.

The Futurist: A Novel

by James P. Othmer

GSAS , 1990

fiction : 2006, Doubleday
isbn : 038551722

Yates is a Futurist. Which is to say, he makes a very good living flying around the world dispensing premonitory wisdom, a.k.a. pre-packaged B.S., to world governments, corporations, and global leadership conferences. He is an optimist by trade and a cynic by choice. He’s the kind of man who can give a lecture on successive days to a leading pesticide manufacturer and the Organic Farmers of America, and receive standing ovations at both.
But just as the American Empire is beginning to fray around the edges, so too is Yates’ carefully scripted existence.
Thus begins an absolutely original novel that is driven by equal parts corrosively funny satire, genuine physical fear, and heartfelt moral anguish. From the hideously ugly Greenlander nymphomaniacal artist to the gay male-model spy to the British corporate magnate with a taste for South Pacific virgin sacrifice rituals, The Futurist manages to be wildly entertaining and deadly serious at the same time.
Wry, picaresque, and a wicked barb aimed at all that is fatuous, The Futurist is the story of a pundit who finds his audience when he proclaims he knows nothing.
About the Author
James P. Othmer is an Executive Creative Director at advertising giant Young & Rubicam. His short story, The Futurist, which is an excerpt from this novel, appeared in The Virginia Quarterly Review and was a finalist for the National Magazine Award in Fiction. He lives in upstate New York with his wife and children.

The Millionaire Real Estate Agent

by Gary Keller, Dave Jenks and Jay Papasan

GSAS , 1997

nonfiction : 2004
isbn : 978-0071444040

Over 25 months on the BusinessWeek Bestseller List
Anyone who wants to turn their real estate practice into a highly successful business must understand the fundamental models that drive the best real estate agents in the industry. In The Millionaire Real Estate Agent these models are revealed and explained. This book represents the culmination of decades of real estate experience, research, and consulting, with case studies from some of the top millionaire agents in the U.S.
In this revolutionary handbook you'll learn:
• Three key concepts that drive mega-agent production.
• Essential economic, budgetary, organizational, and lead generation models that are the foundations of any high-achiever's business.
• The distinguishing characteristic of Millionaire Real Estate Agents--the way they think
• How you can get on the real estate career path to "Earn a Million," "Net a Million," and then "Receive a Million" dollars in annual income.
The Millionaire Real Estate Agent is not about quick fixes. It is about the innovative application of proven business techniques to the real estate industry. Isn't it about time you put your career on the path to becoming a Millionaire Real Estate Agent?

Gothic: Dark Glamour

by Jennifer Park and Valerie Steele

EDU , 2001

nonfiction : 2008
isbn : 0300136943

In her essay “Melancholy and the Macabre: Gothic Rock and Fashion,” Jennifer Park traces the evolution of goth from glam rock, punk and post-punk through to the first wave of archetypical gothic rock bands, including The Sisters of Mercy, Specimen, The Danse Society and Sex Gang Children. Goth may have originated with Siouxsie And The Banshees, Bauhaus and The Birthday Party, but it endures by way of all the copycat bands that have spawned and splintered from their legacy – they too have played a pivotal role in propelling the genre even further into being one of the most resilient subcultures to date.

Value Engineering, A Plan for Invention

by Richard Park

Heights College - Engineering , 48

nonfiction : 1998
isbn : 1-57444-235-X

Cited by a leading consulting firm as one of the most effective cost reduction efforts available today and in the furture, Value Engineering (VE) offers ways to improve problem solving skills. This book also helps to understand many of the reasons why it's often difficult to resolve complexties of problem solving with effectiveness and efficiency.
Park demonstrates VE as a thinking process-allowing managers and leaders to employ knowledge already gained, but greatly increase its effectiveness to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, improve productivity and more.
What readers have said
This is a marrvelous well written book.It is just what VE has needed. It brings VE into the modern world and shows VE to be a system essential to today's business and social environment. John H. F. Hoving, Retired Senior VP, Federated Department Stores
Park's book gives useful tools to approach complex problems in systems or components, but more importantly he encourages you to approach those problems from a new point of view. His methods force you to look at issues from a new perspective, something required for
through discoveries. Jeffrey B. Higgs,Manager, Turn Around Consulting, BBK Ltd.
This book demonstrates how to adopt VE as a thinking process to open the mind to new ideas by
ing down the constraints to visualization. Book News Inc. Portland, OR
Mr Park has defined the concepts and provided examples, which facilitate technical problem solving and stimulate critical analysis required in daily evaluations and decisions. Richard Darios, Training and Development Specialist

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Five Children's Stories by Grandma

by Arlyne Parness

Steinhardt , 1965

fiction : 2006
isbn : 0-533-15269-0

In the book, each of the five stories is narrated by a grandmother and is related to moments of childhood and the lessons to be learned in each of these moments.

Writing Pancho Villa's Revolution. Rebels in the Literary Imagination of Mexico

by Max Parra

GSAS , 1982

nonfiction : 2005
isbn : 0-292-70697-9

The 1910 Mexican Revolution saw Francisco "Pancho" Villa grow from social bandit to famed revolutionary leader. Although his rise to national prominence was short-lived, he and his followers (the villistas) inspired deep feelings of pride and power amongst the rural poor. After the Revolution (and Villa's ultimate defeat and death), the new ruling elite, resentful of his enormous popularity, marginalized and discounted him and his followers as uncivilized savages. Hence, it was in the realm of culture rather than politics that his true legacy would be debated and shaped.
Mexican literature following the Revolution created an enduring image of Villa and his followers. This book focuses on novels, chronicles, and testimonials written from 1925 to 1940 that narrated Villa's grassroots insurgency and celebrated—or condemned—his charismatic leadership. By focusing on canonical works by Mariano Azuela and Martín Luis Guzmán, as well as works closer to the violent tradition of northern Mexican frontier life by Nellie Campobello, Celia Herrera, and Rafael F. Muñoz, this book examines the alternative views of the revolution and of the villistas. Max Parra studies how these narratives articulate different and at times competing views about class and the cultural "otherness" of the rebellious masses. This unique revisionist study of the villista novel also offers a deeper look into the process of how a nation's collective identity is formed.

Horses for Dummies

by Audrey Pavia

Tisch School of the Arts , 1984

nonfiction : 1999
isbn : 0-7645-5138-8

A comprehensive guide for the beginning horse lover. Readers will find information on horse psychology, getting starting in riding, caring for a horse, buying a horse and many other equine topics. Includes 16 pages of full color photos.

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Dare To Question

by Jack Perrine

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1064

nonfiction : 2004
isbn : 0976292424

Starting with Paul, the religion now referred to as Pauline Christianity has been an endless compilation of divine pronouncements and unproven miracles. Excessive attention to myths, miracles and hidden meanings have detracted Christians from their initial responsibility, making the world a better place. Vast amounts of time and effort are wasted in searching for esoteric scriptural messages and in the debating of inane subjects.
The increasing control of Christian concepts by the absolutists has resulted in a mind-numbing insistence on the literal interpretation of scripture as opposed to the spirit of the message.
Dare To Question takes issue with such misuses of Christian ideologies. Failure to question Christian concepts that appear to defy reason is a major factor in preventing Christianity from reaching its full potential.
Dare To Question is a composition of over one hundred topics that are designed specifically for those Christians who are tired of being told by their church leaders that they must never question any religious concept.
The topics are designed to motivate Christians to view their religion objectively and to question any concepts or claims that defy reason or appear the product of error or misinterpretation.

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Aglow in the Dark

by Vincent Pieribone and David F. Gruber

CAS , 86

nonfiction : 2006
isbn : 0674019210

From Harvard University Press:
In the early 1960s, in a small shack on the Washington coast, a young, self-educated Japanese scientist performed an experiment to determine what made a certain jellyfish glow. The substance he discovered, green fluorescent protein, would revolutionize molecular biology, transforming our study of everything from the AIDS virus to the workings of the brain. Aglow in the Dark follows the path that took this glowing compound from its inauspicious arrival on the scientific scene to its present-day eminence as one of the most ground
ing discoveries of the twentieth century.
The story unfolds in far-flung places, from the coral reefs of the Pacific Ocean, to the medical schools and marine stations of our leading universities, to a cold war-era research laboratory in Moscow. Traversing the globe and the decades, Aglow in the Dark conveys the human fascination with bioluminescence, or "living light," its little-known application in war, forensic science, and molecular biology, and how it led to the finding of green fluorescent protein. The book reveals a hidden world where light is manipulated by animals and humans and put to remarkable uses--unlocking the secrets of the human brain, conquering dreaded diseases, and perhaps someday linking minds and machines. The authors deftly lead the reader through a complex story at the interface of biology and physics--and into the realm of wonder on the frontiers of scientific endeavor.

Technomanifestos: Visions of the Information Revolutionaries

by Adam Brate (aka Jena Pincott)

Gallatin School of Individualized Study , 00

nonfiction : 2002
isbn : 1587991039

Every revolution has its manifestos. The Information Revolution has its Technomanifestos. In just fifty years, the information revolution has swept across the world. Computers have become faster, lighter, and cheaper. From
cybernetics to the Internet, we are in the grips of a knowledge revolution. It has already reshaped education,
business, politics, and culture. Technomanifestos is the story of the information revolution as imagined in the
writings of Vannevar Bush, Alan Turing, Norbert Wiener, Doug Englebart, Seymour Papert, Richard Stallman,Nelson, and Jaron Lanier. These visionaries are all "techno-humanitarians"—engineers, programmers,computer scientists, and activists dealing with the intersection of technology and society. Their writings are motivated by other movements of their times. Each feels that the world of information isn't for the benefit of those who get there first or have the most money. They see a future in which computers help humankind strengthen democratic values.

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Stepping Out of the Brain Drain: Applying Catholic Social Thought in a New Era of Migration

by Michele Pistone and John Hoeffner

STERN , 1986

nonfiction : 2007
isbn : 0-7391-1505-7

Stepping Out of the Brain Drain represents an important and unique contribution to the intensifying debate about highly-skilled migration from developing to developed countries. Addressing the issue from the perspective of Catholic social thought, the authors conclude that official Catholic social teaching’s traditional opposition to “brain drain” migration from developing to developed countries is due for a reassessment. Stepping Out of the Brain Drain provides exactly this, as it demonstrates that both the economic and the ethical rationales for the teaching’s opposition to “brain drain” have been undermined in recent years, and shows how the adoption of a less critical policy could provide enhanced opportunities for poor countries to accelerate their economic development.
“This splendid book provides an insightful, dispassionate, informed and comprehensive analysis of the phenomenon of ‘brain drain’ by two prominent scholars with both a social conscience and a cool head. Every policymaker and scholar interested in this important phenomenon, and in its policy implications, must be required to read it.”
Jagdish Bhagwati, University Professor, Economics and Law, Columbia University
“An original, bracing, and controversial re-thinking of the 'brain drain.' A good test for those who think they know everything about immigration."
Michael Novak, George Frederick Jewett Scholar in Religion, Philosophy, and Public Policy at the American Enterprise Institute
“This is a ground-
ing book, and should be read by everybody who cares about the interplay between migration and development. Pistone and Hoeffner detail the contributions that skilled workers make to economic development and poverty reduction in their nations of origin. In an era characterized by globalization, they see the mobility of skilled migrants as a ‘gain’ for both sending and receiving nations, a gain that very directly addresses the root causes of migration.”
Donald Kerwin, Executive Director, Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.
“This impressively researched and compassionate book makes the case that today’s migrants can often do more to fulfill their obligations to help their families and home communities as migrants—through remittances, investment, and know-how—than if they remained at home. It raises important questions not only for Catholics, but for anyone who is concerned about the ethical implications of migration policies.”
Kathleen Newland, Director, Migration Policy Institute
“This book represents a challenge to the teaching Church from two Catholic scholars whose faith convictions run deep and whose knowledge of Catholic Social Teaching is impressive.”
William J. Byron, S.J., former President, Catholic University & author of The Power of Principles: Ethics in the New Corporate Culture

International Economics, Eleventh Edition

by Thomas A. Pugel and Peter H. Lindert

NYU faculty
Stern School of Business

nonfiction : 2000
isbn : 0-07-290387-2

A texbook intended for upper-level undergraduates and masters students. Provides analysis of a range of current issues in the global economy, including the reasons for international trade, the effects of trade on incomes, the causes and effects of tariffs and other governmental barriers to imports, dumping and export subsidies, free trade areas, trade and the environment, the determinants of exchange rates, international financial investment, the effects of international linkages on national macroeconomic performance, labor migration, international financial crises, and foreign direct investment.

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Wiley Concise Guides to Mental Health: Bipolar Disorder

by Brian P Quinn, Ph.D.

SSW , 1994

nonfiction : 2007
isbn : 978-0-470-04662-3

Diagnosis, differentiating unipolar from bipolar depression. Discussion of omorbid conditions including anxiety disorders and substance abuse. Psychotherapy, medication, and natural treatments for bipolar illness. Chapters on suicide, pediatric bipolar disorder and bipolar disorder in the elderly.

The Depression Sourcebook, 2nd ed

by Brian P Quinn, Ph.D.

SSW , 1994

nonfiction : 2001
isbn : 978-0737303797

A complete guide to understanding mood disorders, including bipolar disorder. This revised second edition provides new information on sorting out unipolar from bipolar depression, psychotherapy, medications, and natural treatment such as the use of omega-3 fatty acids.

Professional Presentations,
How to Succeed in International Business

by Judee Reel and Tracy Henninger-Chiang

Gallatin School of Individualized Study , 80

nonfiction : 1998
isbn : 0-472-08447-X

This textbook
s ground in its global perspective on presentations,with strong emphasis on the influence different cultures have on each aspect of making presentations. _Professional Presentations_ can be used
in classrooms or for self-study, and its activities and exercises have proven successful outside the United States.
The book opens with a short needs analysis that helps learners think about what they already know concerning making presentations and how these skills will help them in their lives and careers. From the very first chapter on, learners observe and make presentations. The skills
to evaluate presentations and to provide feedback on presentations are developed as learning tools. Presentation assignments increase in length and complexity as the book goes on, and include short special presentations such as impromptu speaking and dealing with the media, and
one long presentation option.
A textbook for high-intermediate to advanced English as a Second Language learners, this book can also be used by native speakers. Chapters include discussion of relevant vocabulary and language issues, grammar review, cross-cultural issues, and good and bad examples of the
topic at hand.
The appendices include a photocopiable evaluation form, information on cultural values that influence what is considered a good–-or bad-–presentation in various specific cultures, information on persuasion as a cultural variable in cross-cultural communication and a short bibliography on business and culture.

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Wired for Chaos

by Renwick Renwick

TSH , 1986

nonfiction : 2005
isbn : 1840681306

Wired For Chaos is a page-turner set twenty-nine years in the future with the anti-hero, Brice Johnson murdered like William Holden in Sunset Boulevard and the mystery of who killed him and why told in a flashback. At this time people pay a premium to jack into the real-time sensory experiences of players in fully immersive, virtual reality games of all sorts. Wired For Chaos follows the game's best player when everything in his world violently derails after the brutal murder and decapitation of his supermodel girlfriend. Brice is the embodiment of a violent prizefighter with the looks and build of Will Smith who has made many enemies due to his arrogance and temper.
When his girlfriend's severed torso is found on a meat hook in the old meatpacking district, all fingers point to Brice. While seated in his limousine on Sixth Avenue all the phones ring at once and a calm anonymous caller tells him to "Get out of the car and run. The police want to arrest you for murdering Olga." As the sirens near, Brice bolts down the subway and his life of wealth and celebrity privilege spirals out of control. He is instructed to hide out in Chinatown with a con man named Chili who he does not trust. Over the next few days, he will fight for his life and suffer enormous physical pain as he enlists the help of an old friend Willy, an expert in Jeet Kune Do and a graduate of the Los Angeles gang academy. Together, they must rescue his kidnapped brother, elude the Russian mob and find a way to fulfill the agreement with his employer (The Sony Corporation) to fight a no-holds bout in Cuba.

Do You?

by Michelle Reynoso

TSH , 1993

nonfiction : 2003
isbn : 1-4134-4180-7

Do You? is a collection of original poems and photographs (76 pages, 36 full-color photographs). The book was a finalist in the 2009 New York Book Festival and in the Writers Digest International Book Awards.

MELVILLE: A BIOGRAPHY

by Laurie Robertson-Lorant

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1972

nonfiction : 1996, 1996
isbn : 1-55849-145-7

MELVILLE: A BIOGRAPHY is the only up-to-date, full-length, fully-annotated, complete, one-volume literary and cultural biography of Herman Melville in existence. "Melville biography comes of age with the publication of Laurie Robertson -Lorant's splendid new book," write T. Walter Herbert in the Melville Society Extracts. For excerpts from reviews in the New York Times, the Boston Globe and other major papers, see www.geocities.com/mevillebio/melville.htm

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"Boom Town: How Wal*Mart Transformed an All-American Town into an International Community"

by Marjorie Rosen

EDU , 1965

nonfiction : October, 2009
isbn : 978-1-55652-948-1

"Boom Town" is a journalistic study of how multiculturalism and diversity have come to small-town America, as seen through the prism of Bentonville, Ar, hometown of Wal-Mart. Once a poor lily-white Bible Belt town, Bentonville has almost overnight emerged a thriving multicultural and multiethnic society populated by Hindus, Muslims, Jews, and the largest group of Marshall Islanders and fastest-growing community of Hispanics in the US. The book examines the lives of some of the area's new residents and also discusses the transformative nature of Wal-Mart in effecting radical change in this one-time American backwater.

Closing the Deal: Two Married Guys Take You from Single Miss to Wedded Bliss

by Daniel Rosenberg and Richard Kirshenbaum

Stern School of Business , 1993

nonfiction : 2005
isbn : 0060590092

In this hip and utterly indispensable guide, two happily married husbands and regular guys reveal the secrets to getting a man down on bended knee -- his most uncomfortable position.
Over the years, Richard Kirshenbaum and Daniel Rosenberg have dispensed loads of successful relationship advice to friends, colleagues, and relatives, who then pushed the ex-bachelors to share their lessons with the masses of future brides who need help taking their existing relationships to the next level. These guys have been there and know what it takes to get even the biggest commitment phobes to take the plunge.
Closing the Deal will help you make a realistic assessment of your relationship and offers a fresh perspective on how your man's mind works. You'll find a new way to drive your relationship toward marriage without resorting to game playing.
The authors promote the importance of truth telling, self-positioning, and the artful use of marketing tactics to reel in your man. You don't have to be the prettiest, thinnest, or richest woman to close the deal -- there is an art to it
Closing the Deal is not about outsmarting your man to the altar -- it's about learning to understand him. Richard and Daniel explain that no matter how much a guy may love his significant other, Change is the Enemy, so wannabe brides everywhere must convince their boyfriends that marriage is man's best friend. Closing the Deal will show you how to do just that.
To help future brides build their matrimonial muscles and monitor their progress, Richard and Daniel include quizzes and real-life scenarios and throw in a glossary for extra clarification.
Honest and supportive, funny and straightforward, these ideal big brothers offer a sure cure for the wedding-bell blues.

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Taming Your Inner & Outer Bullies: Confronting Life's Stressors And Winning

by Steven B. Rosenstein, LCSW, MS

SSW , 1976

nonfiction : New Horizon Press April 2006
isbn : 13:978-0-88282-274-7

This psychology/personal improvement book offers dramatic new insights into human psychology, relationships, and cultures, where victimizations are the rule and not the exception. The work is based upon the most accurate wisdom by the sages of psychology, anthropology, sociology, literature, and zoology.
This book explains how the parent/child relationship actually affects the developing psyche of a predator species. There are consequences to victimizing a predator child and those consequences can result in serious unhappiness for them as well as society. Illustrations and case studies of the famous and infamous are presented.
When personality theorists created a psychology of mental disorders, by definition, they implied there were people on the planet with perfectly happy lives, no emotional problems, wonderful marriages, and fabulous self-esteems, which is obviously nonsensical. The truth is all of us live with varying degrees of emotional and interpersonal conflict and it is absurd to deem everyone as nuts
Although unhappiness is the focal point of the work, demystifying human nature and relationships are its foundation. The chapters move along a continuum, showing the consistency between the bully-victim dyad in the human mind and its expression in all relationships, as well as societal institutions. It was precisely for this reason that the three areas had to be integrated together.
The book is a crystal ball that helps each individual reader understand the unique nature of their present problems, while predicting and hopefully preventing further unhappiness long before a life is in needless in ruins.

The Dream of the Perfect Child

by Joan Rothschild

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1970, 1966

nonfiction : 2005
isbn : 0-253-21760-1

The Dream of the Perfect Child is a historic and cultural journey from the “Perfectibility of Man” in the 18th century to the “perfect child” today. As science, medicine, technology, and cultural beliefs intersected at specific historic moments, Condorcet’s egalitarian vision gave way to the elitist, selective goals of the positivists, Social Darwinists, and eugenicists, who, pursuing the “perfect race,” misapplied science to reproductive practices to label and eliminate the imperfect. Although subsequently discredited, negative eugenics reemerged at mid-20th century as the unlocking of the genetic code combined with prenatal diagnosis technologies to produce tools for negative genetics to enter reproductive medical practice, and for the discourse of the perfect child to emerge. As individual decisions in the doctor’s office add up to rejecting the imperfect child with birth defects as unacceptable, and certifying the accepted, wanted child as near to perfect, medical practice conflates healthy and perfect, distorting parents’ hopes and fears. The nightmare of the “defective” child haunts and fuels the decisions, reinforcing centuries-old negative attitudes toward people with disabilities. Among critiques of the discourse of the perfect child, the least effective are those of bioethicists who fail to raise significant issues and support the status quo. More effective are counter-voices closer to reproductive practice: medical professionals, pregnant women, disability advocates, and feminists, who suggest frameworks for alternative discourses. The aim is not to reject technology, but to enlist it to transform the dream: for every child to be born healthy and wanted, accepted in all its uniqueness and diversity.

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Multi-Carrier Digital Communications

by Ahmad R. S. Bahai and Burton R. Saltzberg

Heights College - Engineering , 1954

nonfiction : 1999
isbn : 0-306-46296-6

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http://www.wkap.nl/book.htm/0-306-46296-6

The Guide to Pastoral Counseling and Care

by Gary Ahlskog, S.T.M., Ph.D. and Harry Sands, Ph.D. - Editors

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1952

nonfiction : 2000
isbn : 1-887841-19-9

The Guide to Pastoral Counseling and Care
Edited by
Gary Ahlskog, S.T.M., Ph.D.
and Harry Sands, Ph.D.
"A wealth of practical information is to be found in this essential resource for congregational clergy, seminarians and teachers, pastoral counselors, therapists, chaplains, and supervisors. Between the Introduction by Orlo Strunk, Jr. and the Epilogue by Ann B. Ulanov, this hands-on guide covers a spectrum of topics facing pastors on the front lines in our intense and often difficult society. In addition to needing the skills to recognize mental illness among congregants, clergy are called upon in situations of abuse, physical illness, threats of suicide, marital discord, problems in child rearing, group conflicts, and more. As community leaders struggling with health care delivery, the prison system, or the debilitating effects of prejudice, pastors must inevitably expand their own insights into theory and practice, science and religion, spirituality and healing. [All of these issues and more are presented with practical guidelines for a skillful approach to pastoral ministry.] This much needed resource can be read cover-to-cover or thumbed as a reference in difficult situations."
---- Howard Clinebell, Ph.D.
Claremont School of Theology
Quoted from front dust cover
Publisher: Psychosocial Press, a division of International Universities Press, Madison, CT.

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The Loves of a D-Girl

by Chris Dyer

Tisch School of the Arts , 1989

fiction : Plume 2005
isbn : 0-452-28492-9

A romantic comedy set far behind the scenes of the movie business, it's the story of a jaded "D-Girl," or development girl, who must turn a raw, amateur screenwriter into a Hollywood player slick enough to fool a studio chief.

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Seventy Times Seven

by Salvatore Sapienza

select , 1986

fiction : 2006
isbn : 1560235993

Seventy Times Seven is a poignant, sexy, funny, and romantic novel set in the early 1990s about a young man's struggle to integrate his religious beliefs with his sexual desires. The gap between sexuality and spirituality is punctuated throughout the novel with quotes from the Scripture, and from song lyrics from Prince and Madonna, artists who merged the two worlds in provocative and ground
ing fashion. Vito struggles too, with the idealism that drives his desire to change the archaic ways of the Catholic Church and its views on AIDS and homosexuality.
Salvatore Sapienza was a member of the NYU Scholars Program and a 1986 NYU SEHNAP graduate. He was a 2001 Teacher of the Year Nominee.

Seventy Times Seven

by Salvatore Sapienza

Steinhardt , 1986

fiction : 2006
isbn : 1560235993

“Jesus instructed us to forgive those who have wronged us seventy times seven times,” Brother Vito Fortunato teaches the boys in his high school religion class, but it's Vito himself who has the most trouble with forgiveness: trying to forgive the Church, the gay community, and most of all, himself. Just a few months from his final vows as a Brother in the Catholic Church, Vito finds himself at a crossroads, torn between his spirituality and his sexuality as a fully out and proud gay man. Will a summer of volunteer work at an AIDS center in San Francisco—and a love affair with Gabriel, a recently divorced landscaper—help Vito decide his calling—and his future?
Seventy Times Seven is a poignant, sexy, funny, and romantic novel set in the early 1990s about a young man's struggle to integrate his religious beliefs with his sexual desires. The gap between sexuality and spirituality is punctuated throughout the novel with quotes from the Scripture, and from song lyrics from Prince and Madonna, artists who merged the two worlds in provocative and ground
ing fashion. Vito struggles too, with the idealism that drives his desire to change the archaic ways of the Catholic Church and its views on AIDS and homosexuality.
Sal Sapienza's first novel, Seventy Times Seven, is an entertaining and enlightening look at the struggle many gay men experience as they try to reconcile their religion with their sexual natures.

The Option Advisor

by Bernie Schaeffer

College of Arts & Science , 1968

nonfiction : 1997
isbn : 0-471-18539-6

Bernie Schaeffer, a nationally renowned options expert, offers his own carefully tested, prudent and profitable strategies for trading options. He begins by revealing how options can be used as an inexpensive, leveraged vehicle for profiting from the movement in an equity. With clarity and logic he explains the basic principles of options trading, emphasizing why options cannot be traded like stocks - a very common and potentially very costly mistake. Schaeffer delves into the psychology of options trading, demonstrating how to distinguish between "high" and "low" expectation stocks, how to measure sentiment and how to master the valued Contrary Opinion theory for successful trading. In a detailed section on applications, Schaeffer gives you practical, hands-on advice on how to use a full array of real-world trading strategies, including quick trades, aggressive trading, conservative approaches, portfolio protection and the increasingly popular long-term options (LEAPS).

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Health Communication: From Theory to Practice

by Renata Schiavo

GSAS , 92

nonfiction : 2007
isbn : 978-0-7879-8205-8

Health Communication: From Theory to Practice is a much needed resource for the fast-growing field of health communication. It combines a comprehensive introduction to current issues, theories, and special topics in health communication with a hands-on guide to program development and implementation. While the book is designed for students, professionals and organizations with no significant field experience, it also includes advanced topics for health communication practitioners, public health experts, researchers, and health care providers with an interest in this field.
Renata Schiavo, Ph.D, M.A. is a senior health communications consultant and the founder of Strategic Communication ResourcesSM, which provides strategic health communication counseling, training and evaluation to non-profit health organizations and foundations. In addition to her consulting practice, she is Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Health in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health at New York University, where she is on the faculty of the Community Public Health and Global Public Health MPH programs.

A Force for Change: African American Art and the Julius Rosenwald Fund

by Daniel Schulman

IFA , 1986

nonfiction : 2009
isbn : 978-0-8181-2588-9

A Force for Change: African American Art and the Julius Rosenwald Fund, is the first exhibition to explore the legacy of the Julius Rosenwald Fund, created in 1917 by Chicago businessman and philanthropist Julius Rosenwald (1862-1932), who made his fortune as CEO of Sears, Roebuck and Company. From 1928 to 1948, the Rosenwald Fund's Fellowship Program awarded stipends to hundreds of African American artists, writers, teachers, and scholars-many with ties to Chicago-as well as white southerners with an interest in race relations.
This accompanying 175-page exhibition catalogue is co-published by Spertus Museum and Northwestern University Press. A collection of essays by leading scholars in their fields, with illustrations and annotated color plates of the works in the exhibition, the book explores the process by which hundreds of promising and important African American artists, writers, academics, and researchers received financial support for their work through the Julius Rosenwald Fund. Essayists include Peter M. Ascoli, grandson and biographer of Julius Rosenwald and a faculty member at Spertus College Kinshasha Holman Conwill, deputy director of the National Museum of African American Art and Culture, Smithsonian Institution Julia Foulkes, historian of dance, The New School, New York Alfred Perkins, biographer of Rosenwald Fund president Edwin Embree Darryl Pinckney, novelist and literary critic and Daniel Schulman, guest curator and scholar of African American art.

Marx, Hayek, and Utopia

by Chris Matthew Sciabarra

NYU faculty
Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1988

nonfiction : 1995
isbn : 0-7914-2615-7

This book develops a critique of utopianism through a provocative comparison of the works of Marx and Hayek, thus engaging two vastly different traditions in critical dialogue. By emphasizing the methodological and substantive similarities between Marxian and Hayekian perspectives, it challenges each tradition's most precious assumptions about the other. Through this comparative analysis, the book articulates the crucial distinctions between utopian and radical theorizing.

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Ayn Rand: The Russian Radical

by Chris Matthew Sciabarra

NYU faculty
Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1988

nonfiction : 1995
isbn : 0-271-01831-3

This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of the intellectual roots and philosophy of Ayn Rand, one of the most widely read and controversial philosophers of the twentieth century. It views "Objectivism" as a rejection--and affirmation--of key elements in the Russian tradition. It argues that Rand absorbed a dialectical method of inquiry from her Russian teachers that profoundly influenced her literary and philosophic project. Together with MARX, HAYEK, AND UTOPIA and TOTAL FREEDOM, it is part of a trilogy of works by Sciabarra that aims for a "dialectical libertarianism."

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Total Freedom:
Toward a Dialectical Libertarianism

by Chris Matthew Sciabarra

NYU faculty
Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1988

nonfiction : 2000
isbn : 0-271-02049-0

Building upon MARX, HAYEK, AND UTOPIA and AYN RAND: THE RUSSIAN RADICAL, this book completes what LINGUA FRANCA has called Sciabarra's "epic scholarly quest" to reclaim dialectics, usually associated with the Marxian left, as a methodology that can revivify libertarian thought. Part One of the book surveys the history of dialectics from the ancient Greeks through the Austrian school of economics. Part Two investigates in detail the work of Murray Rothbard as a leading modern libertarian, in whose thought Sciabarra finds both dialectical and nondialectical elements. Ultimately, Sciabarra aims for a dialectical-libertarian synthesis, highlighting the need (not sufficiently recognized in liberalism) to think of the "totality" of interconnections in a dynamic system as the way to ensure human freedom while avoiding "totalitarianism" (such as resulted from Marxism). More information on the author's trilogy can be found at: http://www.nyu.edu/projects/sciabarra .

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Feminist Interpretations of Ayn Rand

by Mimi Reisel Gladstein and Chris Matthew Sciabarra, eds.

NYU faculty
Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1988

nonfiction : 1999
isbn : 0-271-01831-3

This landmark anthology is the first to engage critically the writings of Ayn Rand from feminist perspectives. The interdisiplinary feminist strategies of re-reading Rand range from the lightness of camp to the darkness of de Sade, from postandrogyny to post-structuralism. A highly charged dialogue on Rand's legacy provides the forum for a reexamination of feminism and its relationship to egoism, individualism, and capitalism. Rand's place in contemporary feminism is assessed through comparisons with other twentieth-century feminists, such as Beauvoir, Wolf, Paglia, Eisler, and Gilligan. What results is as provocative in its implications for Rand's system as it is for feminism. Contributors include: Barbara Branden, Nathaniel Branden, Diana Brickell, Susan Love Brown, Susan Brownmiller, Thomas Gramstad, Melissa Jane Hardie, Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, Valerie Loiret-Prunet, Wendy McElroy, Karen Michalson, Camille Paglia, Sharon Presley, Robert Sheaffer, Joan Kennedy Taylor, Barry Vacker, and Judith Wilt. More information on the volume can be found at:
http://www.nyu.edu/projects/sciabarra/femstart.htm

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Out of their Minds: the lives and discoveries of 15 great computer scientists

by Dennis Shasha

NYU faculty

nonfiction : 1998
isbn : 0-387-97992-1

An exploration of the discoveries of most of the greatest
living computer scientists interspersed with biographical
sketches that give context to those discoveries.

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Any web publishing house, e.g. Amazon

Making Sense of Social Security Reform

by Daniel Shaviro

NYU faculty
School of Law

nonfiction : 2000
isbn : 0-226-75116-3

Plans to reform Social Security are as plentiful, and to most people about as welcome, as Christmas fruitcakes. But public political discussion of Social Security reform has emphasized bland and close to meaningless abstraction. This book provides a clear picture of the issues posed by Social Security reform. To explain such abstractions as "the Social Security system" and "privatization," it
s them down into their salient parts, and conceptually integrates them with the surrounding fiscal and economic landscape.
Thus, Social Security is essentially a 3-part program that (1) mandates forced saving by participants, (2) limits their portfolio choice, and (3) transfers lifetime wealth in various ways, such as from high-earners to low-earners and from single or two-earner households to one-earner married households. Privatization is essentially an arbitrarily assembled compilation of the following three conceptually distinct policy changes: (1) increase the system’s advance funding in the hope that this will correlate with increasing national saving (2) increase participants' portfolio choice within Social Security system, and (3)
eliminate redistribution through Social Security, whether between generations or from high-earners to low-earners within a generation. Different people may favor none,
some, or all of these distinct changes to the current system.
While the book closes with a brief sketch of a proposal that might be called progressive privatization, its main aim is to permit discussion of Social Security reform in terms of its fundamental allocative and distributional effects rather than in terms of mere symbolism or bookkeeping conventions.

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Edge of Death

by Maura Sheridan

Tisch School of the Arts , 1992

fiction : 2005
isbn : 0843955333

Meredith Brantley has had enough of the FBI. She used to be one of their best profilers, able to use the barest evidence to construct a killerÕs identity, to discover his motive, to figure out where he would strike next. But sheÕs through with having to enter the warped mind of a killer. Now she teaches criminology to college students. Until she gets a desperate phone callÉ The Bureau needs her again. Badly. The body of a beautiful young woman has been found near the West Side Highway in ManhattanÑin pieces. This is no ordinary murder. ThereÕs a method to this madness, and Meredith recognizes it as the work of a possible serial killer. Reluctantly, she agrees to take the case, determined to stop this maniac before he kills again. But what she discovers as she digs deeper will chill her bloodÑand attract unwanted attention from the killer.

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What Children Learn From Their Parents' Marriage

by Judith P. Siegel, Ph.D.

NYU faculty
Ehrenkranz School of Social Work

nonfiction : 00
isbn : 0-06-019188-0

In a provocative new look at family dynamics, J. Siegel asserts that the key to the child's healthy development is not simply the relationship he has with each parent, but the perception he has of the relationship between the parents. It may be your marriage, says Siegel, but it is your child's blueprint for the intimate relationships he will form as an adult. This book combines Siegel's clinical work with the latest research on families and child development. Siegel identifies the key elements of marriage that provide critical information to children, and offers useful advide, illuminating examples, and insight for parents intent on building the solid foundation that all children need for a happy, emotionally secure future. This book will be of interest to therapists as well as parents, and has significant ramifications for divorcing couples as well as intact families.

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HarperCollins: or visit JudithSiegel.com on the web

The Kids' Fun Book of Jewish Time

by Emily Sper

GSAS , 1986

nonfiction : 2006
isbn : ISBN-13: 978-1-58023-311-8

Clever paper engineering turns Jewish time into interactive educational fun
This vibrant and colorful novelty book offers a unique tool for familiarizing children with the Jewish calendar. Covering all aspects of Jewish time, it introduces young readers ages 3 to 6 to night and day, the seven-day week, Shabbat, the Hebrew months, and seasons and special dates.
Young readers will have fun as they learn about Jewish time through interacting with the text. They can slide the sun down, pull the tab to “light” Shabbat candles, turn a wheel to watch three stars come out, play with reflections in the flame of the Havdalah candle, rotate the phases of the moon to find the new month, match each season with its Hebrew and English name, lift the flaps to learn Hebrew dates, and much, much more.
Emily Sper is the innovative creator of "Hanukkah: A Counting Book in English, Hebrew, and Yiddish" and "The Passover Seder" (Cartwheel Books/Scholastic). She writes, illustrates and designs her books.

Hanukkah: A Counting Book in English Hebrew and Yiddish

by Emily Sper

select , 1986

nonfiction : 2001
isbn : 0-439-56704-1

Graphic, vibrant artwork and die-cuts in the shape of candles combine to create this informative and elegant book about one of the most joyous Jewish holidays. The symbols of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, are visually presented to stunning effect as young children learn to count in three different languages from one to eight. Die-cuts of colorful candles--one for each night of Hanukkah--against rich black backgrounds add up one by one with each turn of the page. The importance of the menorah, shamash candle, dreidels, and more are explained in this simple retelling of the story of Hanukkah.

The Passover Seder

by Emily Sper

GSAS , 1986

nonfiction : 2003
isbn : 0-439-44312-1

Along with a simple retelling of the Passover story, this novelty book takes readers through a hands-on seder experience. Open a Hagaddah turn a seder plate to match symbolic foods lift the napkin and "
" the middle matzah touch matzah, parsley and a pillow pour drops of wine to symbolize the ten plagues help the Jews cross the Red Sea search for the hidden afikomen and open the door to welcome Elijah the Prophet.

Mean Martin Manning

by Scott Stein

GSAS , 1995

fiction : 2007

Martin Manning hasn’t left his apartment or had contact with another human being in thirty years. He’s happy eating his sandwiches, wearing his bathrobe, and watching TV. Martin is going to go on like this forever, alone, the proverbial immovable object.
Along comes Caseworker Alice Pitney, knocking on doors without apology. She’s an irresistible force starting a self-improvement program in Martin’s building, and won’t take no for an answer. If it takes a trial of absurd proportions and a ludicrous treatment program to make Martin into the man he could be and should have been, that’s just fine with Pitney.
Can Martin Manning stand up to Pitney, her thugs, Judge Sarnauer, and a host of others hell-bent on telling him what to do? He can. But to win this epic battle of wills, he’ll need to call on a lifetime of stubbornness and downright meanness, a patience rarely seen, and more than a little luck.
Mean Martin Manning sets its satirical sights on all manner of defenseless prey, including nanny state busybodies, sensitivity training, dog lovers, television talk shows, haircut licenses, aggressive doctors, political correctness, bloviating academics, demanding judges, and little tyrants everywhere. But not all is cynicism and bile. There’s also ample adoration for the joyous wonders of linoleum, preservatives, cold cuts, mayonnaise, frog figurines, bowel regularity, freedom, and sweet, sweet justice.

Lost

by Scott Stein

GSAS , 1995

fiction : 2000
isbn : 0970155409

"There are a million laughs in the big city, as a sharp-eyed writer shows ... wonderfully comic ... a page-turner ... insightful tweaking of city living and modern times." -- Philadelphia Inquirer
It was the truth and there was no denying it. Jeremy Keller was being followed. At first he didn’t quite believe it. Who gets followed in real life?
Welcome to Jeremy’s world: New York City at the end of the 20th century. Yes, Jeremy is being followed, but he doesn’t mind. He is, after all, destined for great things. A little being followed is to be expected.
And yes, he doesn’t know why he is being followed. And his job is nothing to brag about either. And a certain police detective has it in for him. And the love of his life doesn’t know he exists. And he thinks he’s responsible for the death of an innocent man. And his rent is late. And he lost the mysterious envelope that just might have the answers he’s looking for. And New York can’t seem to leave him in peace.
But at least he is being followed. Not everyone can say that. But then, not everyone is destined for great things.

SSL VPN : Understanding, Evaluating and Planning Secure, Web-Based Remote Access

by Joseph Steinberg with Tim Speed

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1996

nonfiction : 2005
isbn : 1904811078

This book provides a comprehensive overview of SSL VPN, an increasingly popular technology that enables remote users to access corporate networks and information systems from any web browser. The book explains the business value of SSL VPN, and provides a detailed technical analysis of how SSL VPN devices work along with their benefits and pitfalls.
Joseph Steinberg is the CEO and co-founder of Green Armor Solutions, an information-systems security product vendor specializing in technologies to combat online fraud, identity theft, phishing, and pharming.
Online reviews of the book:
http://sslvpn.awaymg.com/away/spotlight/understanding_sslvpns.php
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It's Not the Media: The Truth About Pop Culture's Influence on Children

by Karen Sternheimer

TSH , 1990

nonfiction : 2003
isbn : 0813341388

It's Not the Media considers why media is the perennial target of both fascination and concern, and why we are so often encouraged to believe it is the root of many social problems. Blaming media for problems, especially those related to children and teens, is easier than looking closely at the complex economic, social and political issues that shape young peoples' lives today.
Digging into the historical and societal trends over the past century and drawing from the most current social science research, this book argues that fears of social change explain our desire to blame media for creating social problems.

Kids These Days: Facts and Fictions About Today's Youth

by Karen Sternheimer

TSH , 1990

nonfiction : 2006
isbn : 0742546675

Kids These Days critically examines the hottest news stories of the past few years to assess whether the news for kids is really as bad as it sounds. Is kidnapping by strangers really a threat now than in the past? Are disputes at school now settled with guns instead of fists? And are kids, especially girls, bigger bullies than ever before?
This book explores overall trends and statistics to compare the hype to reality. The truth is that kids today do face unique obstacles and challenges, but their situation isn't nearly as dire as many news accounts would have us believe.

Mastering Computers, for the Beginner, User and Trouble-Shooter

by Marvin Stiglitz, PE.

Heights College - Engineering , 1968

nonfiction : 2000
isbn : 0-9671571-1-0

Mastering Computers, for the Beginner, User and Trouble-Shooter, was designed to enable a new computer user the ability to understand, use, upgrade and trouble-shoot software and hardware, for newer and older computers. In addition, it will explain graphics and other types of files used, as well as explain phone communication with or without the Internet. It will also explain several methods of communication between computers without using a phone (in the same room), including protocols and LAN. Also, types of high speed Internet communication and their associated terms, such as DSL, ADSL, ISDN, megahertz and bandwidth are explained.
Although I gave this book my best understanding as an electrical engineer, it was edited for the layman.
One computer school owner informed me the book gives a good background for the Microsoft A+ and System’s Engineer Certifications, as well as Unix. He wants all of his students to read it. Readers have told me they find it extremely informative and easily understandable. Understand, use effectively, upgrade, troubleshoot hardware and software. Plus a Quick start to Word and Excel , communications, file types, multimedia and graphics. Also see www.computer-selfhelp.com.

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THE WILD TRUMPET CALL

by JULES TRAGARZ

CAS , 1950

fiction : 2006
isbn : 1-58982-238-2

The writer allows the reader an insightful look into the minds of the story’s protagonists, whose aimless idealism and war-weary skepticism sum up the experience of a generation. He depicts how some World War II veterans attempt to shape their own destiny during their final months at New York University by applying what they have learned from their wartime experiences, as well as from their studies. The direction each of them eventually takes is revealed in a series of interlocking narratives, told with insight, humor and dramatic impact that demands that the reader employ intellect, as well as their emotions, to the thoughts and actions that come to life on its pages. The events that take place in this story are moving, dynamic, and show how even the most noble of hopes and wishes born out of harrowing events in the past can be thwarted by tragedy and fate in the present. Sweeping, provocative, and compassionate, The Wild Trumpet Call reveals how the experience of war transformed the youthful ambitions that raised the spirit and values of American society in ways that resulted in their being referred to by Tom Brokaw as “The Greatest Generation.”
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No Whining

by Herb Tabak

STERN , 1965

nonfiction : 2006
isbn : 0-595-37814-0

No Whining is a gut-wrenching yet humorous account of the author's eight-week journey through Craig Hospital's Spinal Cord Injury rehabilitation program. Paralyzed from the waist down, Herb Tabak credits Craig's "no nonsense" rehab philosophy as a major factor in his recovery progress.
The book relates a full range of adventures experienced at Craig Hospital's world-renowned spinal cord injury rehab program in plain, easy to understand language.

Where's the Runway? And Other Flying Stories

by Herb Tabak

STERN , 1965

nonfiction : 2001
isbn : 0-595-19486-9

Personal adventures, some serious, others humorous, taken from the logbook of author Herb Tabak that details events during his 2000 hours as a pilot of small airplanes and hot air balloons. The book is divided into two sections. The first section is about airplane adventure starting at Zahn's Airport on Long Island and continuing to New Jersey and New Mexico. The second section relates many adventures flying a hot air balloon in New Mexico.

Colorado High Country Anthology

by Soiree at The Summit (Herb Tabak)

STERN , 1965

nonfiction : 2004
isbn : 0-595-32773-7

Colorado High Country Anthology is a collection of short, enjoyable works spanning a wide range of literary genre such as satire, outdoor adventure, the occult, humor, life experiences, the environment, mystery, crime and travel.
The Soiree at The Summit is a writers group in Summit County, Colorado with its six charter members contributing to this book.
The book won both a 2005 CIPA EVVY Award and USABookNews.com 2005 Best Books Award (Anthology).

The Bernhardt Hamlet: Culture and Context

by Gerda Taranow

, 1952

nonfiction : 1997
isbn : 0-8204-2335-1

Critics regarded Bernhardt's interpretation of HAMLET as the revelation of Shakespeare's tragedy in France. THE BERNHARDT HAMLET is the first to investigate the production and to explain its context and its impact upon the cultural life of the time. Bernhardt's most significant innovation was her rejection of romantic sensibility in favor of the revenge tradition. In assuming a male role, she remained within the tradition of "travesti" that dominated the 19th century. Classically trained, the 54-year old Bernhardt refashioned the HAMLET inheritance with insight, vigor, and originality.

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Peter Lang Publishing, Inc. peterlang.com

A Journalist's Guide to the Internet, 3rd edition

by Leslie-Jean Thornton and Christopher Callahan

GSAS , 1994

nonfiction : 2007
isbn : 987-0-205-56595-5

From the cover: "Part introduction, part hands-on tool, A Journalist's Guide to the Internet is an invaluable guide for both practicing journalists and journalists-in-training."

The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East

by Sandy Tolan

select

nonfiction : May 2006
isbn : 1582343438

From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. The title of this moving, well-crafted book refers to a tree in the backyard of a home in Ramla, Israel. The home is currently owned by Dalia, a Jewish woman whose family of Holocaust survivors emigrated from Bulgaria. But before Israel gained its independence in 1948, the house was owned by the Palestinian family of Bashir, who meets Dalia when he returns to see his family home after the Six-Day War of 1967. Journalist Tolan (Me & Hank) traces the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the parallel personal histories of Dalia and Bashir and their families—all refugees seeking a home. As Tolan takes the story forward, Dalia struggles with her Israeli identity, and Bashir struggles with decades in Israeli prisons for suspected terrorist activities. Those looking for even a symbolic magical solution to that conflict won't find it here: the lemon tree dies in 1998, just as the Israeli-Palestinian peace process stagnates. But as they follow Dalia and Bashir's difficult friendship, readers will experience one of the world's most stubborn conflicts firsthand.

The Wild Trumpet Call

by Jules Tragarz

CAS , 1950

nonfiction : 2006
isbn : 1589822382

"The Wild Trumpet Call" (American Book Publishing 2006) is an insightful revelation into the aimless idealism and war-weary skepticism of the G.I. Bill of Rights generation. In a series of interlocking narratives about returning veterans' experiences in higher education, Tragarz gives the reader an indepth look into the minds of these students. His book reveals how the experience of war transformed the youthful ambitions that helped shape post-war America.

The Final Ethic

by Jules Tragarz

CAS , 1950

nonfiction :

Paul Bourveau, a budding Jesuit scholar, undergoes an epiphany during World War II that leaves him convinced that some divine force has assigned him the task of rectifying past wrongs meted out to others by past actions of the Vatican. Although unaware of how to accomplish this end, his post-war search for its validity sets him on an adventure-filled journey beset by many moral conflicts. He responds to them with his own instincts, as well as his inner sense of right and wrong, rather than by the strict adherence to the Church's teachings, especially when forced to commit the cardinal sin of murder. The voyage ends in Jerusalem. From his experiences in that holy city, he settles on how best to fulfill such a holy mission. In doing so, however, secular and religious forces seemingly become indistinguishable from one another making him question whether divine will, or chance, had thrust him into becoming a participant in founding the state of Israel, as well as a trusted adviser to Pope John Paul II. Like other great characters of fiction, this is a saga of. one man's struggle to make moral choices when faced with problems of the heart that seem insoluble.

Internet Business Models and Strategies

by Allan Afuah and Christopher L. Tucci

NYU faculty
Stern School of Business

nonfiction : 2000
isbn : 0072397241

Despite the Internet's phenomenal impact on business and its reach across all sectors, no model has emerged for thoughtfully valuing companies' Internet efforts. In addition, strategies for effectively competing in this environment are just beginning to materialize. This book addresses both of these critical aspects of the Internet and offers business models and strategies for better understanding this important phenomenon. In the words of the authors, "The framework (presented here) allows users of the text to make more informed theory-based arguments as to how successful an Internet-based firm is likely to be, how much it might be worth, and the relative merits of formulating and implementing an Internet strategy for an established firm."

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The Adventures of Dorothy and Marian

by Elizabeth Von Vogt

College of Arts & Science , 1954

fiction : 2000
isbn : 0-595-09877-0

It is the story of two women who happen to be mother and daughter. Dorothy is divorced and living in New York City with her teenage daughter and trying to make a life for herself in the booming 1950s. Marian is a career woman teaching in Chicago in the 1970s--single and thirty-five. She is haunted by the memory of Dorothy's life, wondering if she is repeating it.But they diverge as they look or love and revelation--one finding a lonely serenity and the other entering into a dangerous happiness.

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The Divorce Mediation Answer Book

by Carol A. Butler, Ph.D., and Dolores D. Walker, M.S.W., J.D.

Ehrenkranz School of Social Work , 1991

nonfiction : 1999
isbn : 1-56836-252-8

In this accessible guide, two experts, both NYU alumni, Dolores Walker, a clinical social worker/attorney, and Carol Butler, a psychotherapist, offer advice on the mediation process and the emotional and legal aspects of separation and divorce. This book is for those readers considering mediation over the litigated divorce. Techniques to resolve parenting and financial issues amicably through mediation are included. Specific information, including various options, to help make difficult decisions on the division of assets, custody, child support and alimony/maintenance, is included. The authors also address separation issues that must be addressed by those couples in unmarried and gay/lesbian relationships. Readers are given resources for further guidance, including a state-by-state directory of qualified mediators and organizations.

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Summer Programs at New York Colleges for Kids 8-18

by Carole Warsawer

Heights College - Arts , 1972

nonfiction :

The online edition of Summer Camps & Summer Programs at Colleges in New York State includes updated descriptions as well as program and contact information for hundreds of sports, arts, and academic programs held on the campuses of colleges throughout New York State. Free access to all students and parents at http://www.summeroncampus.com

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The Catalyst: A Life Devoted to Others

by Arthur Weider, Ph.D.

College of Arts & Science , 1940

nonfiction : 1994
isbn : 0-8059-3500-2

An inspirational memoir for "Folks who Need Their Faith Lifted." The book also vignettes of 20 patients treated successfully. To view more about this book, visit the website at www.realresolutions.org/weider.htm.

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Law Enforcement & the INS: A Particiapnt Observation Study of Control Agents

by George Weissinger

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1982

nonfiction : 1996
isbn : 0-7618-0287-8

Book Description
This is a participant observation study of the New York INS office. The data includes interviews with investigators stationed in New York and focuses on such issues as processing illegal aliens, morale, and organizational issues. This book goes beyond a study of the illegal alien to offer an insider's view of how the INS defines the illegal alien problem. The book also presents information about illegal aliens that are not detected. "Law Enforcement and the INS" will be useful in courses on methodology of sociology, immigration, organizational analysis, criminology and criminal justice.

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Law Enforcement & the INS: A Participant Observation of Control Agents

by George Weissinger

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1982

nonfiction : 1996
isbn : 0-7618-0287-8

This is a participant observation study of the New York INS office. The data includes interviews with investigators stationed in New York and focuses on such issues as processing illegal aliens, morale, and organizational issues. This book goes beyond a study of the illegal alien to offer an insider's view of how the INS defines the illegal alien problem. The book also presents information about illegal aliens that are not detected. "Law Enforcement and the INS" will be useful in courses on methodology of sociology, immigration, organizational analysis, criminology and criminal justice.

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Law Enforcement and the INS:
A Participant Observation Study of Control Agents

by George Weissinger

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1982

nonfiction : 1996
isbn : 0761802878

I wrote this book in an effort to describe the actual enforcement operations of the INS inside the United States. I continue to research the topic and hope to update the material with special emphasis on criminal aliens in the United States. Interestingly, nothing much has changed since I did my original research. The government and the public rely on media reports about Mexican border crossers. There is little attention to the fact that millions of illegal aliens freely operate inside the United States, and the INS does little to enforce the laws on the books regarding this problem. The book is important because it presents an insiders view of enforcement operations at INS, especially with regard to the Special Agents. We know a great deal about the Border Patrol, and this book sheds some light on interior enforcement compared with the apparent misconceptions.

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Law Enforcement and the INS, second edition: A Participant Observation Study of Control Agents

by George Weissinger

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1982

nonfiction : 2005
isbn : 0-7618-2996-2

This study utilizes the perceptions of criminal investigators of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to describe the normative structure of an organization in its social context. The legacy INS attempted to provide both a service and control function. This dual mandate made it difficult for INS investigators to fulfill their mission of interior enforcement of the immigration laws. Other problems included organizational relations, as well as notions about professionalism, which affected recruitment, retention, training, and worker expectations. On March 1, 2003, the INS separated its dual mandate and moved to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with the intent of solving some of these problems. As a result, one might assume that the fundamental contradiction imposed by the dual-mandate structure would be resolved. The updated material in this edition discusses that prospect and includes statistical analyses of a sample of apprehended aliens, as well as the Survey of Inmates from the Bureau of Justice Statistics for information on foreign-born criminals. The data file on apprehended aliens is available for download for purchasers of the book. Current interior enforcement strategies are discussed in an interview with the Special Agent in Charge of the New York DHS office.

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The Fundamentals of Municipal Bonds, 5th Edition

by Judy Wesalo Temel

Wagner Graduate School of Public Service , 1977

nonfiction : 2001
isbn : 0471393657

Government finance officers, business and public administration schools, housing and transit authority officials and other state and local government officials, will gain fresh understanding into raising capital through the $1.5 trillion municipal bond market with the publication of The Bond Market Association’s fifth edition of Fundamentals of Municipal Bonds, written by Judy Wesalo Temel.
The Association’s latest version of its widely-used Fundamentals is a valuable re-source for officials, whether they’re new to municipal finance or experienced, as they work with broker/dealers, bond counsel, financial advisors and others involved in bring-ing new debt issues to the public markets.
Written in an easy-to-read style without sacrificing detailed content, the book is aimed at market professionals, issuers, public policy analysts, bond counsel, financial ad-visors, urban planners, academics, students and individual investors who are looking for a more sophisticated guide.
In it, readers will find a range of updated statistical data, tables and charts, a use-ful glossary of market terms, and sections covering the latest municipal market trends, such as:
· The impact of technology and e-commerce on municipal bond trading
· New disclosure requirements
· New municipal finance products
· The rising use of credit enhancement and bond insurance
Designed as a basic reference, the book provides an overview of the municipal market and the basics of municipal securities with chapters devoted to the issuers, the primary market, the secondary market, investing in bonds, credit analysis, understanding interest rates, regulatory and disclosure requirements, and financial products.
Fundamentals includes a variety of useful tables, charts and graphs, such as a his-torical chart on placement ratios, an indicator of bond demand, during the past decade a table showing municipal securities as a percentage of open and closed-end mutual funds and money markets since 1976 the credit agencies’ rating scales and a chart showing how each state treats municipal bond interest income for tax purposes.
According to James A. Lebenthal, chairman of Lebenthal & Co., Fundamentals is “…simply the most comprehensive, useful, look-it-up book on municipal bonds I’ve ever read.” Adding another perspective, Professor Mitchell Moss, Henry Hart Rice professor of Urban Planning and Director, Taub Urban Research Center, Robert F. Wagner Gradu-ate School of Public Service, New York University, said: “This is an important book, one that will be required reading for professionals responsible for planning, designing and evaluating publicly financed projects – the health care, transportation and educational facilities that all citizens rely upon.”
As the trade group for domestic and international broker/dealer firms and banks that underwrite, trade and sell bonds domestically and internationally, the Association drew on the in-depth knowledge of the Association’s members, legal specialists and other market professionals in updating the fifth edition.
Written for the Association by Judy Wesalo Temel, the book reflects her exten-sive knowledge of the market based on her career at broker-dealer firms, such as Gold-man, Sachs & Co., and at one of the nation’s largest municipal issuers, New York City.

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Women in Sub-Saharan Africa

by E. Frances White and Iris Berger with Cathy Skidmore-Hess

NYU faculty
Gallatin School of Individualized Study

nonfiction : 1999
isbn : 0-253-33476-4

Iris Berger's essay focuses on eastern and southern Africa, tracing women's history from earliest times to the present. By exploring the places women held in social, economic, political, and religious life, Berger highlights the varied and changing position of women in society through shifts over time in ideas of gender and the complex connections between women's public and private worlds.

The essay by E. Frances White examines the status and activities of women in western and central Africa, from the earliest periods through the rise of various kingdoms and states, to the establishment of colonies and independent nations. It looks at women's participation in trade, including the slave trade and agriculture women's political roles in chiefship, other leadership positions, and nationalist movements and the current constraints under which women function.

E. Frances White is dean of the Gallatin School of Individualized Study.

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New Ideas about New Ideas

by Shira P. White

STERN , 1989

nonfiction : 2002, 2003
isbn : 0738207802

A one-of-a-kind glimpse into the essence of creativity, with inspiring insights from some of the world's most creative minds.
In New Ideas About New Ideas, Shira White offers a fresh, lively, and inspiring perspective on innovation. Drawing from in-depth interviews with dozens of today's most fascinating people--from architect Frank Gehry to physicist Brian Greene--White illustrates how anyone can achieve a creative mindset and let the sparks fly. Whether you are building a new organization, turning around a company, launching a new ad campaign or product line, or staying a step ahead of your competitors on any front, New Ideas About New Ideas is bound to change the way you look at your life, your work, and your world.

War and Peace in the Jewish Tradition

by Lawrence Schiffman and Joel B. Wolowelsky eds.

Steinhardt , 79?

nonfiction : 2007
isbn : 088125945-4

The Orthodox Forum is a think-tank of educatiors, rabbis and academics which meets annually under the sposorship of Yeshiva University. Its sixteenth meeting took up the questions of War, Peace and the Jewish Tand spiritual resources within the Jewish Orthodox community, papers of which are published here. The Forum developed perspectives on war informed by moral sensitivity, political wisdom and, above all, fifelity to the biblical and rabbinic tradition.

Days of Deliverance: Essays on Purim and Hanukka

by Joseph B. Soloveitchik, edited by Joel B. Wolowelsky and Reuven Ziegler

Steinhardt , 79?

nonfiction : 2007
isbn : 088125944-6

This is the eighth volume of the series MeOtzar HoRav, selected writings of the late Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, one of the foremost intellectual and religious leaders of twentieth-century Orthodox Judaism. For Rabbi Soloveitchik, Purim and Hanukka, two Jewish holidays of rabbinic origin, stand at the nexus of faith and history, of human effort and divine intervention, of solemnity and joyous celebration.

So What Can I Eat? How to Make Sense of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and Make Them Your Own

by Elisa Zied, MS, RD

select , 1995

nonfiction : 2006
isbn : 0471772011

You can enjoy all the foods you love—guilt free—with the USDA’s new dietary guidelines
Go ahead, eat some chocolate. Have some butter. Enjoy a glass of wine with dinner. As a matter of fact, there really isn’t anything you can’t eat, according to the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans. So What Can I Eat? helps you make sense of the new guidelines and provides an easy-to-follow plan to balance good nutrition with some of your favorite indulgences.
Based on the most up-to-date scientific research, So What Can I Eat? explains how the dietary guidelines changed and why, and lays out a 7-step plan to help you painlessly incorporate the principles of the dietary guidelines into your life. It also includes:
·Two full week’s worth of easy-to-prepare meals
·Mouth-watering recipes that can easily fit into your personal eating plan
·Shopping tips to help you navigate through grocery aisles and food labels and make more nutritious selections
·Practical ideas for what to choose or look for on a menu when you’re eating at a restaurant or grabbing takeout
Elisa Zied, a registered dietitian and a national spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association, helps you banish “diet” from your vocabulary and shows you how to make balanced and nutritious eating a delicious part of your healthy lifestyle.

born to create

by Rosalie H. COntino, PHD

EDU , 1997

nonfiction :
isbn : 978-0-8059-7259-7

Born to Create is an inspirational autobiography chronicling Dr.Contino’s professional transition from successful seventh-grade English teacher to a newfound career in the arts. While most forty-year-old professionals are busy building upon the foundation that several years of hard work produced, Contino made the bold decision to quench the burning desire within to pursue the passion to create. Enjoying her creative careers as a costume designer, costume historian, playwright, and lecturer, Contino provides hope and a blueprint for those considering making the foray into the unknown and sometimes scary realm of the future. Written in a comfortable, conversational manner, Born to Create maintains a swift tempo while consistently providing an inspirational message for those harboring unrealized ambitions.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Rosalie H. Contino is a second generation Italian-American who resides in Brooklyn, New York. She received a B.S. in Elementary Education from Fordham University, an M.A. in Educational Theatre, and a Ph.D. in Educational Theatre, from NYU. In addition to teaching elementary and junior high school, and serving as a teaching fellow for the Program in Educational Theatre at NYU, Contino has served as a costume designer, costume consultant, and costume lecturer for multiple productions and events. She has published several poems on nature and articles on creative writing and dramatics. Her plays Transitions, Twixt ‘n’ Teen, and Lights Out received honorable mention from the Writers Digest of Playwriting Contests. Lights Out made quarter finalist from “writers online.”

Financial Management for Nurse Managers and Executives

by Steven A. Finkler and Christine T. Kovner

Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development , 85

nonfiction : 2000
isbn : 0-7216-7714-2

This book has been designed for use both as a textbook for graduate students and as a reference for practicing nurse managers or entrepreneurs who are seeking a better understanding of financial management. Other health care providers such as physicians, social workers, therapists will also find the book useful.

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Addicted to Stress: A Woman's 7 Point Program to Reclaim Joy and Spontaneity in Life

by debbie Mandel

GSAS , 1973

nonfiction : 2008
isbn : 0470343753

In this highly original program for stress reduction, stress management expert and radio personality Debbie Mandel explains that women who are constantly stressed out have forgotten the dreams of the free-spirited girl living inside them before they became somebody’s wife, mother, or workplace colleague. Debbie Mandel offers seven proven steps to help women overcome daily stressors and reclaim a life of joy and spontaneity. Addicted to Stress shows how as the addiction to stress is cured, women find it possible to build up an immunity to outside pressure and become their true core self.

covering catastrophe - broadcast journalists report 9-11-01

by robyn walensky

College of Arts and Science , 1989

nonfiction : 2002

"covering catastrophe"
broadcast journalists report 9-11-01

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