Academy of Notre Dame Library
February 2011
221.6 B
Boadt, Lawrence. Reading the Old Testament : an introduction.
New York : Paulist Press, c1984. Presents a comprehensive
introduction to Old Testament history that examines the way
in which the Bible came to be written, the individual books
including the law and the prophets, and the themes of Old
Testament theology.
303.6 U
Uschan, Michael V., 1948-. Protests and riots. Detroit : Lucent
Books, c2010. An exploration of the history of protests and
riots in the United States that discusses their importance;
degrees of dissent; demonstrations against the government
and war and for workers' rights and racial, gender, and
sexual equality; and urban unrest.
371.5
Zero tolerance policies in schools. Detroit : Greenhaven Press,
c2009. Strict student discipline is necessary to make
schools safer : public agenda -- Weak disciplinary polices
endanger students and inhibit learning / Marc A. Epstein --
Zero tolerance policies are not effective / Russell Skiba --
Zero tolerance policies have produced mixed results / Tim
Grant -- Zero tolerance policies are unfair / Susan Black --
Zero tolerance policies can be made fair / David L. Stader
-- Zero tolerance policies harm students / Whitney Joiner --
Zero tolerance policies violate students' right to privacy /
Elisabeth Frost -- Zero tolerance policies treat students as
criminals / Advancement Project -- Zero tolerance policies
target minority students / Annette Fuentes -- Zero tolerance
policies harm teachers / Ron Isaac -- Zero tolerance
policies create risks for schools / Dave Lenkus -- Zero
tolerance policies create controversy / Russell Skiba et al.
-- Zero tolerance policies are losing support from schools
and government / Kavan Peterson. Contains essays that offer
varying perspectives on issues related to zero tolerance
policies in schools.
616.7
Lupus. Detroit : Gale/Cengage Learning, c2010. Explains what
lupus is, its causes, symptoms, and treatments, and how
people live with the condition.
616.85
Obsessive-compulsive disorder. 1st ed. Detroit, MI : Gale
Cengage Learning, c2010. Collects sixteen essays that
provide information about obsessive-compulsive disorder,
discuss related issues and controversies, and offer personal
perspectives from teenagers who suffer from OCD.
617.8
Deafness and hearing impairment. 1st ed. Detroit : Gale Cengage
Learning, c2010. Presents different perspectives on aspects
of deafness, covering its status as a disability, cochlear
implants, Deaf culture, and other topics.
618.3
Birth defects. 1st ed. Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2010.
Provides an overview of birth defects, describing the
different types of birth defects, their causes, diagnosis,
and treatment and sharing the experiences of individuals who
have faced the challenges of living with a severe birth
defect.
709.45 H
Hartt, Frederick. History of Italian Renaissance art : painting,
sculpture, architecture. 2d ed. New York : H. N. Abrams,
1979.
812 L
Lawrence, Jerome. Inherit The Wind. New York, N.Y. : Bantam
Books, Inc., c1955.
813.4 C
Crane, Stephen, 1871-1900. "The little regiment" and other Civil
War stories. Dover ed. Mineola, N.Y. : Dover, 1997. A
mystery of heroism [August 1895] -- A gray sleeve [October
1895] -- Three miraculous soldiers [March 1986] -- The
little regiment [June 1896] -- The veteran [August 1896] --
An Indiana campaign [September 1896] -- An episode of war
[Christmas 1899]. Contains a collection of seven short
stories about the American Civil War including "The Little
Regiment," "An Episode of War," and "The Veteran" which
features Henry Fleming, the protagonist from "The Red Badge
of Courage.".
813.54 M
Maguire, Gregory. Confessions of an ugly stepsister. 1st pbk.
ed. New York : HC, 2000, c1999. Retells the story of
Cinderella from her stepsister's point of view.
921 T
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Autobiography of Mark Twain. Complete
and authoritative ed. Berkeley : University of California
Press, c2010. Vol. I: Preliminary manuscripts and
dictations, 1870-1905 -- Autobiographical dictations,
January-March 1906 -- Family biographies -- Speech at the
seventieth birthday dinner, 5 December 1905 -- Speech at the
Players, 3 January 1906. Presents the first of three
volumes of the uncensored autobiography of American author
Mark Twain, in which he wrote about whatever was on his mind
at the moment, and includes explanatory notes.
940.2
The panorama of the Renaissance. New York : H.N. Abrams, 1996.
An illustrated survey of the Renaissance, the period of
European history ranging from the fourteenth through the
seventeenth century which marked the emergence of the modern
world from the dark ages, discussing over 100 topics,
divided among the eight major themes of intellectual,
political, religious, economic, social, technological,
artistic, and architectural life.
973.04 D
Delany, Sarah Louise, 1889-. Having our say : the Delany
sisters' first 100 years. New York : Dell, [1997], c1993.
Chronicles the experiences of two African-American women
growing up in North Carolina at the turn-of-the-century.
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Anderson, Laurie Halse. Speak. New York : Speak, 2003, c1999.
A traumatic event near the end of the summer has a
devastating effect on Melinda's freshman year in high
school.
F B
Bronte, Charlotte. Jane Eyre. New York, N.Y. : Barnes & Noble,
c1993.
F H
Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961. The sun also rises. New York :
Scribner, 1956 [c1954]. A group of American and British
expatriates living in Paris go on an excursion to Pamplona,
Spain.
F P
Paton, Alan. Cry, The Beloved Country. New York, N.Y. : Simon &
Schuster, c1987.
F R
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the deathly hallows. Large
print ed. Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2007. Follows
the journey of the series' protagonist Harry Potter as he
attempts to bring an end to his archenemy, Lord Voldemort.
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Wilce, Ysabeau S. Flora Segunda : being the magickal mishaps of
a girl of spirit, her glass-gazing sidekick, two ominous
butlers (one blue), a house with eleven thousand rooms, and
a red dog. 1st Magic Carpet Books ed. Orlando, Fla. :
Magic Carpet Books/Harcourt, 2008, c2007. While taking a
shortcut in her eleven thousand room home, fourteen-year-old
Flora Fyrdraaca discovers Valefor, the family butler who was
banished years earlier by the girl's mother, and tries to
restore the magical being's position in the household.
Ref. 328.73 G
Grossman, Mark. Speakers of the House of Representatives. 1st
ed. Amenia, NY : Grey House Pub., 2009. Provides detailed
biographies of fifty-three men and women who have served as
speaker of the House of Representatives from 1789 through
2009, and includes supportive material, including historical
essays, primary documents, and a time line.
Ref. 810.9 B
American writers. : a collection of literary biographies.
Detroit : Charles Scribner's Sons, c2010. Contains essays
that provide information about the lives and works of
eighteen authors who have made significant contributions to
American literature, each with a brief biography, a critical
analysis of the writer's work, and a selected bibliography;
arranged alphabetically from Budbill to Weigl.
Ref. 810.9 B
American writers. : a collection of literary biographies.
Detroit : Charles Scribner's Sons, c2010. A collection of
essays on the lives and careers of eighteen significant
American authors, providing a critical analysis and
evaluation of the writer's work and a selected bibliography,
arranged alphabetically from Charles Frederick Briggs to
Robert Wrigley; and includes a cumulative index.
Ref. 820.9 B
British writers. Detroit : Charles Scribner's Sons, c2010. Ama
Ata Aidoo -- Austin Clarke -- Susanna Clarke -- Jonathan Coe
-- David Constantine -- Kiran Desai -- Athol Fugard --
William Godwin -- Nick Hornby -- Elizabeth Inchbald --
Richard Jeffries -- Harriet Martineau -- Zakes Mda -- John
Montegue -- Tony Parsons -- Henry Reed -- Michele Roberts --
Flora Thompson. Contains articles that provide information
about eighteen notable British authors, each featuring a
brief biography, a survey of principal writings, an
assessment of the subject's work as a whole, and a selected
bibliography; arranged alphabetically from Aidoo to
Thompson.
Ref. 820.9 B
British writers. Detroit : Charles Scribners Sons, c2010.
Lacelles Abercrombie / Tyler Hoffman -- John Arburthnot /
Christopher Vilmar -- William Boyd / C.L. Samuelson -- Ron
Butlin / Brian Hoyle -- John Byrom / Tim Underhill -- Thomas
Campion / Benjamin Ivry -- Hannah Cowley / Druann Bauer --
Erasmus Darwin / Adam Komisaruk -- Andrew Greig / Les
Wilkinson -- Patrick Hamilton / Rob Sullivan -- Charles
Kingsley / Sandie Byrne -- Henry Mayhew / Fred Bilson --
Queen Elizabeth I / Jane Beal -- J.K. Rowling / Charles
Baker -- William Soutar / Helena Nelson -- Rosemary Sutcliff
/ Abby Mims -- Catherine Trotter / Sayanti Ganguly Pucket --
John Wain / Dale Salwak.