New Book of the Week (October 5, 2009)

On the New Book Shelf in the Library lobby
Call Number: NA 105 .S79 2009

Time Honored: A Global View of Architectural Conservation

By John H. Stubbs

Publisher's Description: Time Honored is a comprehensive survey of the practice, theory, and structure of architectural heritage conservation throughout the world. Offering an argument for why architectural conservation is indispensable to modern life, Time Honored describes its parameters and evolution in an historical context, and then methodically presents approaches used in various countries, showing how historic preservation in the West differs from conservation in the rest of the world.

Illustrated throughout with over 300 photographs, drawings, maps, and charts. No other book navigates the global conservation programs, policies, and project types so completely.
This introductory volume of an ambitious series that will profile architectural conservation practices in different regions around the world lays a broad groundwork for the principles and practices of historic restoration and preservation.

Book of the Week (September 25, 2009)

On the 3rd Floor of the Library in the Instructional Materials Center

Call Number: GV 865 .K67 W56 2009

You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?

By Jonah Winter

Publisher's Description: In this striking picture book biography, an old-timer tells us what made Sandy Koufax so amazing. We learn that the beginning of his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers was rocky, that he was shy with his teammates, and experienced discrimination as one of the only Jews in the game. We hear that he actually quit, only to return the next season—different—firing one rocket after another over the plate. We watch him refuse to play in the 1965 World Series because it is a Jewish high holy day. And we see him in pain because of an overused left arm, eventually retiring at the peak of his career. Finally, we are told that people are still “scratchin’ their heads over Sandy,” who remains a modest hero and a mystery to this day.

Library News (September 28, 2009)

A selection of Audiobooks are now available for checkout at the UWSP Library!

The books are part of the Leisure Reading Collection and are available at the Main Desk on the 1st Floor of the Library.

Audio Titles in Leisure Reading include:

Playing for Pizza by John Grishman
Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
In Defense of Food: an eater's manifesto by Michael Pollan
House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Marley & Me by John Grogan
Horse Soldiers by Doug Stanton
Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt

Watch for additional titles soon!

Book of the Week (September 21, 2009)

On the New Book Shelf behind the Reference Desk

Call Number: REF GE 42 .E533 2009 (2 volumes)

Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy

Publisher's Description: The field of environmental ethics is a new but now well-established sub-discipline of philosophy. Emerging in the mid-1970s, the field coalesced with the inaugural volume of the journal Environmental Ethics in 1979 and developed rapidly. By the turn of the century, most colleges and universities offered courses, if not major programs of study, in this important discipline.

The Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy addresses the needs of upper high school students, undergraduate researchers, teachers and professors, as well as general readers by examining the philosophical and ethical issues underlying contemporary and historical environmental issues, policies, and debates. More than 300 peer-reviewed articles cover concepts, institutions, topics, events and people, including global warming, animal rights, environmental movements, alternative energy, green chemistry, industrial ecology, and eco-sabotage. Additional features include 200 photographs and illustrations, thematic outline, annotated bibliography, and a comprehensive index.