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New books this week!

New books processed this week in the Library. These are just a few items, if you'd like to see more new items OR need a particular title, stop by the Reference Desk and the staff will be happy to help you!

• Econopower : how a new generation of economists is transforming the world, by Mark Skousen. 330 S628e
• Everyday Greens : home cooking from Greens, the celebrated vegetarian restaurant, by Annie Somerville. 641.5 S696e
• Gary Vaynerchuk's 101 wines : 2008 : wines guaranteed to inspire, delight, and bring thunder to your world, by Gary Vaynerchuk. R 641.22 V392g
• "Higher law" Background of American constitutional law, by Edward S. Corwin. 342.7302 C832h
• I dissent : great opposing opinions in landmark Supreme Court cases, edited by Mark Tushnet. 347.73 I11
• Importance of being honest : how lying, secrecy, and hypocrisy collide with truth in law / Steven Lubet. 174.3 L928i
• Meat : a love story, by Susan Bourette. 641.36 B768m
• One hundred & one beautiful small towns in Italy, by Paolo Lazzarin. 914.5049 L432o
• Simply organic : a cookbook for sustainable, seasonal, and local ingredients, by Jesse Ziff Cool ; photographs by France Ruffenach. 641.563 C774s
• Truth : new rules for marketing in a skeptical world, by Lynn Upshaw. 658.802 U69t
  

More information on each title can be found in the catalog.

Another Award Winner in the Collection

David Ezra Stein, the author and illustrator of Leaves, won the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award. Given to an outstanding new writer of picture books, the award is presented by the New York Public Library and the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation. Leaves is a picture book about the seasons, and it is a recent addition to the Early Childhood Education collection. The library also has some books written and illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats, the children's book author for whom the Ezra Jack Keats award is named. Please feel free to check out Leaves or any of Mr. Keats' titles at the library.

Title Information

Leaves by David Ezra Stein; JF S

Books by Ezra Jack Keats

Over in the Meadow; JF K
The Snowy Day; JF K
Whistle for Willie; JF K

Memorial Day

The Library will be closed Monday, May 26th in observance of Memorial Day.
Image from National Archives, Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer.
Depicts a bugler blowing taps at the close of Memorial Day service at the American Military Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands, where lie thousands of American heroes of World War II.
April 30, 1945.

Award-Winning Titles in Your Library

Did you know that the library subscribes to three journals that won awards at this year's National Magazine Awards, given by the American Society of Magazine Editors on May 1, 2008?
The winning journals (highlighted in bold) and their respective awards are:

Gourmet
Photography

National Geographic
General Excellence for Journals with over 2 million in Circulation
Photojournalism
Reporting

Wired
Design

You may browse through the current issues of these titles by visiting the Sullivan University Library and Learning Resource Center. If you need assistance with any older issues or any of the other journals, please don't hesitate to ask one of the librarians.