Watershed [sound recording] / hosted by Anna Maria Tremonti of CBC Radio One's The Current
HD 1691 W39 2009 MEDIA
I listen to a lot of audio media and was very happy to see this set of CDs has been added to our collection. It is "an in-depth look at how water flows through everything we do. A simple twist of the tap influences global politics, international economics and the ecology of the entire planet."-Cover.
Evelyn Wood Note Taking and Study Skills for Great Grades [electronic resource] / Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics
LB 2395 W66 2006 MEDIA
This interactive CD-ROM is a more interesting way to learn some very important study and note taking skills such as identifying what is likely to be on the test, focusing on the most important to remember information and note taking that fits your learning style.
Children's Games in Street and Playground / Iona and Peter Opie
GV 1204.43 O65 2008 v.1 & v.2
This reprint, originally published in 1969, is a survey of the games children 6-12 were playing all over Great Britain in the 1960s. It has descriptions of classics such as What time is it, Mr. Wolf and British Bulldog and more obscure games like Get the coward. It might be fun to check these books out, gather some friends, embrace your inner child and go play some silly games in the park. Don't forget the bugspray.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Friday, July 8, 2011
The Cataloguer's New Book Picks
Just a few more books that caught my eye this week:
American Gods, 10th Anniversary Edition / Neil Gaiman
PR 6057 A319 A84 2011
This is my favourite novel. I'm so excited that we have a copy of it in the library and look forward to reading this expanded "author's preferred text." Shadow, a recently released convict, takes a job as a body guard with a man who calls himself Mr. Wednesday and is drawn into a strange underworld populated by eccentric characters. He discovers that below the surface of everyday life a war is brewing for the soul of America and he is to play a fundamental role in the outcome.
A Spring Without Bees: How Colony Collapse Disorder has Endangered Our Food Supply / Michael Schacker
SF 538.5 C65 S33 2008
This book examines the evidence for Colony Collapse Disorder which is wiping without beehives around the world and offers solutions to save the bees.
"Call a Spade a Spade": From Classical Phrase to Racial Slur: A Case Study / Wolfgang Mieder
PE 1599 S67 M54 2002
This book traces the origins, history, spread and meaning of the phrase, "to call a spade a spade." It looks at the various definitions of "spade" -- shovel, eunuch, playing card, "black" and traces the evolution of the phrase from innocuous to a racial slur.
American Gods, 10th Anniversary Edition / Neil Gaiman
PR 6057 A319 A84 2011
This is my favourite novel. I'm so excited that we have a copy of it in the library and look forward to reading this expanded "author's preferred text." Shadow, a recently released convict, takes a job as a body guard with a man who calls himself Mr. Wednesday and is drawn into a strange underworld populated by eccentric characters. He discovers that below the surface of everyday life a war is brewing for the soul of America and he is to play a fundamental role in the outcome.
A Spring Without Bees: How Colony Collapse Disorder has Endangered Our Food Supply / Michael Schacker
SF 538.5 C65 S33 2008
This book examines the evidence for Colony Collapse Disorder which is wiping without beehives around the world and offers solutions to save the bees.
"Call a Spade a Spade": From Classical Phrase to Racial Slur: A Case Study / Wolfgang Mieder
PE 1599 S67 M54 2002
This book traces the origins, history, spread and meaning of the phrase, "to call a spade a spade." It looks at the various definitions of "spade" -- shovel, eunuch, playing card, "black" and traces the evolution of the phrase from innocuous to a racial slur.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
10 everyday things that were impossible 20 years ago
Stephen Abram's blog pointed out this list of 10 everyday things that were impossible 20 years ago. I wonder what will be possible 20 years from now...?
1. Your entire music collection in your pocket.
2. Calling around the world for pennies per minute.
3. Worthwhile hybrid cars.
4. 64-bit processors.
5. Burning a CD or DVD.
6. A huge repository for the world’s video content.
7. Internet over the air.
8. Producing a movie in your living room.
9. DVR technology.
10. Practical Jetsons-style video chat.
1. Your entire music collection in your pocket.
2. Calling around the world for pennies per minute.
3. Worthwhile hybrid cars.
4. 64-bit processors.
5. Burning a CD or DVD.
6. A huge repository for the world’s video content.
7. Internet over the air.
8. Producing a movie in your living room.
9. DVR technology.
10. Practical Jetsons-style video chat.
Monday, July 4, 2011
The Cataloguer's New Book Picks
Last week I was cataloguing books donated to the library. These books are often a bit older but there are some "goodies" among them.
Universe on a T-shirt: The Quest for the Theory of Everything / Dan Falk
QC 173.7 F34 2002
This book is as much about history as it is about science. Dan Falk tells the story of the search for a unified “Theory of Everything” from the Ancient Greeks to the current efforts to merge quantum theory with general relativity.
The Voyage of the "Fox" in the Arctic Seas: A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and His Companions / Captian M'Clintock
G 665 1857 M165 1972
This is a reprint of Francis Leopold M’Clintock’s 1857-59 journals from his voyage into the Arctic to discover the fate of the Franklin Expedition. It also documents many other discoveries about traveling and living in the North made along the way.
Wanderlust: A History of Walking / Rebecca Solnit
GV 199.5 S65 2002
Walking seems like such a simple thing but this book examines it’s the historical, cultural, sexual political, literary, sociological and philosophical aspects.
Universe on a T-shirt: The Quest for the Theory of Everything / Dan Falk
QC 173.7 F34 2002
This book is as much about history as it is about science. Dan Falk tells the story of the search for a unified “Theory of Everything” from the Ancient Greeks to the current efforts to merge quantum theory with general relativity.
The Voyage of the "Fox" in the Arctic Seas: A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and His Companions / Captian M'Clintock
G 665 1857 M165 1972
This is a reprint of Francis Leopold M’Clintock’s 1857-59 journals from his voyage into the Arctic to discover the fate of the Franklin Expedition. It also documents many other discoveries about traveling and living in the North made along the way.
Wanderlust: A History of Walking / Rebecca Solnit
GV 199.5 S65 2002
Walking seems like such a simple thing but this book examines it’s the historical, cultural, sexual political, literary, sociological and philosophical aspects.
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