New Books: August 2019
Corrections/Criminal Justice
Reading behind bars: a true story of literature, law, and life as a prison librarian
In December 2008, twenty-something Jill Grunenwald graduated with her master’s degree in library science, ready to start living her dream of becoming a librarian. But […]
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A grip of time: when prison is your life
A Grip of Time (prison slang for a very long sentence behind bars) takes readers into a world most know little about–a maximum-security prison–and into […]
Read MoreEnvironment/Agriculture/Natural Resources
Slime: how algae created us, plague us, and just might save us
Say “algae” and most people think of pond scum. What they don’t know is that without algae, none of us would exist. There are as […]
Read MoreGeneral/Miscellaneous
Qualitative data analysis: a methods sourcebook
Qualitative Data Analysis: A Methods Sourcebook is the authoritative text for analyzing and displaying qualitative research data. The Fourth Edition maintains the analytic rigor of […]
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The kindness method: change your habits for good using self-compassion and understanding
Shahroo’s completely non-judgmental process for mapping and channeling your habits is based on the principle of treating yourself with the compassion and understanding that it […]
Read MoreHealth/Wellness/Medicine
Elderhood: redefining aging, transforming medicine, reimagining life
For more than 5,000 years, “old” has been defined as beginning between the ages of 60 and 70. That means most people alive today will […]
Read MoreHistory
Sparks flew: WOSU’s century on the air
Sparks Flew is a rich story of creative, tenacious men and women working in a new medium that commercial enterprises soon dominated. At any moment in […]
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George Marshall: defender of the republic
The extraordinary career of George Catlett Marshall–America’s most distinguished soldier-statesman since George Washington–whose selfless leadership and moral character influenced the course of two world wars […]
Read MoreLaw/Government
GIS and the 2020 census: modernizing official statistics
GIS and the 2020 Census: Modernizing Official Statistics provides statistical organizations with the most recent GIS methodologies and technological tools to support census workers’ needs […]
Read MoreLibraries/Archives
Library marketing basics
Librarians can do some effective marketing and promotional work without being experts in the field, but you still need to put in some study time. […]
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Create, innovate, and serve: a radical approach to children’s and youth programming
This book is intended to give a broad overview of this radical landscape for public libraries in which librarians are creating innovative, interactive, participatory programming […]
Read MoreManagement/Leadership
Play nice: playground rules for respect in the workplace
One of today’s most hotly discussed topics is sexual harassment in the workplace: what it looks like, how to prevent it, and what to do […]
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