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Financial Times Business Book of the Year Longlist

Financial Times has released its 2014 longlist for the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award, which goes to “the book that is judged to have provided the most compelling and enjoyable insight into modern business issues.”

Financial Times has released its 2014 longlist for the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award, which goes to “the book that is judged to have provided the most compelling and enjoyable insight into modern business issues.”

Titles include:

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The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World, by Russell Gold

Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty, Belknap P

Capital in the Twenty-First Century, by Thomas Piketty

Creativity Inc: Overcoming the Unseen Forces that Stand in the

Creativity, Inc: Overcoming the Unseen Forces that Stand in the Way of True Inspiration, by Ed Catmull

Dragnet Nation: A Quest for Privacy, Security and Freedom in a W

Dragnet Nation: A Quest for Privacy, Security, and Freedom in a World of Relentless Surveillance, by Julia Angwin

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Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt, by Michael Lewis

The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There

The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers, by Ben Horowitz

House of Debt: How They (and You) Caused the Great Recession, an

House of Debt: How They (and You) Caused the Great Recession, and How We Can Prevent It From Happening Again, by Atif Mian and Amir Sufi

The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time

The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies, by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee

Sons of Wichita: How the Koch Brothers Became America's Most Pow

Sons of Wichita: How the Koch Brothers Became America’s Most Powerful and Private Dynasty, by Daniel Schulman

New Book Friday: July 2014

Happy Fourth of July! While the Library is not physically open today, we wanted you to know what new books are on the shelf, just WAITING for you to check them OUT! We have a real swell collection, from the final books of series and trilogies (Also Known as Elvis [The Misfits], City of Heavenly Fire [Mortal Instruments], Dreams of Gods and Monsters [Daughter of Smoke and Bone], The One [The Selection], Ruin and Rising [The Grisha Trilogy]), and stories from authors – both established and first-timers.

     

     

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

 

New Book Friday: June 2014

Happy first Friday of June! We have some fantastic books for you to enjoy as soon as you’re done with finals and exams.

Miss Kate’s top two recommendations are “Buzz Kill” by Beth Fantaskey and “Sekret” by Lindsay Smith. They’ll both have you on the edge of your seat!

     

     

     

     

     

     

      

     

     

     

     

   

     

   

   

April 22 is Earth Day

To celebrate this year’s Earth Day – an annual event supporting environmental awareness and protection – on April 22, why not stop by library and borrow a book from our Environmental Center collection?

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To celebrate this year’s Earth Day – an annual event supporting environmental awareness and protection – on April 22, why not stop by the library and borrow a book from our Environmental Center collection?

 

New titles include:

Frackers The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters by Gregory Zuckerman

Plant Conservation Plant Conservation: Why It Matters and How It Works by Timothy Walker

Earth Day The Genius of Earth Day: How a 1970 Teach-In Unexpectedly Made the First Green Generation by Adam Rome

Junkyard Planet Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion-Dollar Trash Trade by Adam Minter

The Boom The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World by Russell Gold

explorer notebook An Explorer’s Notebook by Tim Flannery

Upcycle The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability – Designing for Abundance by William McDonough and Michael Braungart

Sixth Extinction The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert

Full Body Burden Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats by Kristen Iversen

Poison Spring Poison Spring: The Secret History of Pollution and the EPA by E.G. Vallianatos and McKay Jenkins