April 2018 Archives - State Library of Ohio

Business/Commerce

Knocking on labor’s door : union organizing in the 1970s and the roots of a new economic divide

by Lane Windham

The power of unions in workers’ lives and in the American political system has declined dramatically since the 1970s. In recent years, many have argued […]

Do it, mean it, be it : the keys to achieve success, happiness and everything you deserve at work and in life

by Corrie Shanahan

Do It, Mean It, Be It will help you clarify what is really important to you, help you identify the things you want to change, […]

Business analytics for managers : taking business intelligence beyond reporting

by Gert H.N. Laursen and Jesper Thorlund

The intensified used of data based on analytical models to control digitalized operational business processes in an intelligent way is a game changer that continuously […]

8 steps to starting a business : how to quickly gain the skills you’ll need

by John B. Vinturella, Ph.D

If you think that entrepreneurs are born and not made, it may be because you’ve never learned the steps to starting a business. John B. […]

Becoming Ms. Burton : from prison to recovery to leading the fight for incarcerated women

by Susan Burton and Cari Lynn ; with a foreword by Michelle Alexander

Susan Burton’s world changed in an instant when her five-year-old son was killed by a van driving down their street. Consumed by grief and without […]

The round of a country year : a farmer’s day book

by David Kline ; preface by Wendell Berry

David Kline has been called a “twentieth-century Henry David Thoreau” by his friends and contemporaries; an apt comparison given the quiet exuberance with which he […]

Contaminated sediments in freshwater systems

by Frank R. Spellman

Assessment of freshwater sediments can determine whether chemical concentrations are sufficient to cause adverse effects on aquatic organisms or organisms higher in the food chain, […]

Are we screwed? : how a new generation is fighting to survive climate change

by Geoff Dembicki

In Are We Screwed?, Dembicki gives a firsthand account of this movement, and the shift in generational values behind it, through the stories of young […]

White working class : overcoming class cluelessness in America

by Joan C. Williams

Around the world, populist movements are gaining traction among the white working class. Meanwhile, the professional elite–journalists, managers, and establishment politicians–is on the outside looking […]

Life in code : a personal history of technology

by Ellen Ullman

The last twenty years have brought us the rise of the internet, the development of artificial intelligence, the ubiquity of once unimaginably powerful computers, and […]

Across the spectrum : what color are you?

by Stephen Elkins-Jarrett

Man has tried to analyze human behavior for thousands of years. The ancient Greeks compared behavior to the earth, water, fire, and air. Freud, Jung, […]

Crisis in U.S. health care: corporate power vs. the common good

by John Geyman, M.D

The problems of U.S. health care are of intense public interest today. The debate over where to go next to rein in costs and improve […]

In the shadows of the American century : the rise and decline of US global power

by Alfred W. McCoy

In a completely original analysis, prize-winning historian Alfred W. McCoy explores America’s rise as a world power–from the 1890s through the Cold War–and its bid […]

Transforming summer programs at your library : outreach and outcomes in action

by Natalie Cole and Virginia A. Walter

Traditional summer reading programs need to be reimagined. Working groups of librarians, in partnership with the California Library Association and the California State Library, have […]

New Books: April 2018