Research Guides: Library Ebooks Used in Classes: eFellows Grant

eBooks purchased with eFellows grant funds

101 Things Everyone Needs to Know about the Global Economy by Michael Taillard
Book Type: EBL nonlinear - multiple user with some limits
Course: ECON 108 - Introduction to the Global Economy

101 Things Everyone Needs to Know about the Global Economy breaks down the basics of global economics into ten straightforward chapters. Topics include organizations involved, trade imbalances, global risk, and foreign investment. Dr. Michael Taillard describes the world markets in terms that you can recognize. You'll also learn how these matters affect the United States and your own financial future.
The African Origin of Civilization by Cheikh Anta Diop; Mercer Cook (Editor, Translator); Cheikh Anta Diop
Book Type: ebrary MUPO - multiple user
Course: AFC 101 - Introduction to African American Studies

Now in its 30th printing, this classic presents historical, archaeological, and anthropological evidence to support the theory that ancient Egypt was a black civilization.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll; Peter Hunt; John Tenniel (Illustrator)
Book Type: ebrary MUPO - multiple user
Course: CHL 207 - Introduction to Children's Literature

This new edition explores the phenomenal range of reference, and the paradoxical appeal of two of the most inventive books in world literature. It also includes an episode removed by Carroll from the proofs of Through the Looking-Glass, called 'The Wasp in a Wig'.
The Analects of Confucius by Confucius Confucius; James Legge (Translator)
Book Type: ebrary MUPO - multiple user
Course: PHIL 110 - Introduction to Philosophy

The Analects of Confucius gathers the teachings or aphorisms of the Chinese philosopher Confucius (551-479 BC). He discusses the morality of government and the individual, social relationships, justice and sincerity. The philosophical movement of confucianism sprang from the study of these writings.
The Analects of Confucius by Confucius; Burton Watson (Translator)
Book Type: ebrary MUPO - multiple user
Course: PHIL 110 - Introduction to Philosophy

The single most influential philosophical work in all of Chinese history, The Analects of Confucius has shaped the thought and customs of China and neighboring countries for centuries. Burton Watson's concise translation uses the pinyin romanization system and keeps explanatory notes to a minimum, yet his intimate knowledge of the Confucian tradition and precise attention to linguistic detail capture the original text's elegance, cogency, and wit.
Asperger's Syndrome by Tony Attwood (Preface by); Lorna Wing (Foreword by)
Book Type: ebrary MUPO - multiple user
Course: SPAI 620 - Dimensions of Autism Spectrum Disorders

Attwoods guide will assist parents and professionals with the identification, treatment and care of both children and adults with Aspergers Syndrome. The book covers all aspects of the syndrome from language to social behaviour and motor clumsiness.
The Best American Short Stories 2013 by Elizabeth Strout; Heidi Pitlor (Editor)
Book Type: ebrary SUPO - single user at a time
Course: CRTW 201 - Introduction to Creative Writing

Here are twenty powerful stories about urgent matters with profound consequences. Stories include Miss Lora by Junot Díaz, Magic Man by Sheila Kohler, Nemecia by Kirstin Valdez Quade, The Tunnel by Joan Wickersham, and Breatharians by new author Callan Wink.
Best Practice Guide to Assessment and Intervention for Autism and Asperger Syndrome in Schools by Wilkinson, Lee A
Book Type: EBL nonlinear - multiple user with some limits
Course: SPAI 630 - Issues in Assessment and Interventions in Autism Spectrum Disorders

This best practice guide offers a balance of conceptual, practical and empirical information designed to bridge the research-to-practice gap in identifying, assessing, and treating school-aged children with autism-related conditions.
Bodies in Crisis by Barbara Sutton
Book Type: EBL nonlinear - multiple user with some limits
Course: WGST 479 - Special Topics: Feminist Resistance Writing in Argentina

Barbara Sutton examines the complex, and often hidden, bodily worlds of diverse women in Argentina during a period of profound social upheaval. Based primarily on women's experiential narratives and set against the backdrop of a severe economic crisis and intensified social movement activism post-2001, Bodies in Crisis illuminates how multiple forms of injustice converge in and are contested through women's bodies. Sutton reveals the bodily scars of neoliberal globalization; women's negotiation of cultural norms of femininity and beauty; experiences with clandestine, illegal, and unsafe abortions; exposure to and resistance against interpersonal and structural violence; and the role of bodies as tools and vehicles of political action.
Building on Women's Strengths by K. Jean Peterson; Alice A. Lieberman
Book Type: EBL Textbook - only 3 users at a time
Course: SWRK 450 - Social Work Practice with Women and Girls

Building on Women's Strengths presents a woman-centered approach to understanding and analyzing the issues women confront in their daily lives, including: family violence, welfare reform, mental health, child welfare, aging, racism, and being silenced by society. It is an essential volume for social workers, policymakers, mental health professionals, and anyone working toward social justice for all women.
Childhood, Youth, and Social Work in Transformation by Lynn M. Nybell; Jeffrey J. Shook; Janet L. Finn
Book Type: ebrary MUPO - multiple user
Course: SWRK 640 - Policies and Issues in Services to Families

A cutting-edge text that deals directly with the confusion and complexity of modern child welfare, Childhood, Youth, and Social Work in Transformation features contributions from a truly interdisciplinary group of practitioners, scholars, and activists. Examining the theoretical, political, and practical aspects of working with youth today, this volume breaks free from existing modes of thought and strategies of practice and prompts readers to critically reflect on accepted approaches and new possibilities of action.
The Civil Rights Movement by Bruce J. Dierenfield
Book Type:EBL Non-Linear Lending
Course: PLSC 215 - Civil Rights and Liberties in a Diverse US

This book offers an invaluable, comprehensive introduction to the Civil Rights Movement. It recounts the extraordinary and often bloody story of how tens of thousands of ordinary African-Americans overcame long odds to dethrone segregation, to exercise the right to vote, and to improve their economic standing. Organized in a clear chronological fashion, the book shows how concerted pressure in a variety of forms ultimately contributed to realizing a more just society for African-Americans.
Classics of Western Philosophy 8th ed. by Steven M. Cahn (Editor)
Book Type: EBL textbook - only 3 users at a time
Course: PHIL 100 - Introduction to Philosophy

The 8th edition features additional writings not included in the 7th ed. The only volume of its kind to offer both Descartes' Discourse on Method & Meditations on First Philosophy; Berkeley's A Treatise Concerning Principles of Human Knowledge & Three Dialogues; and Kant's Prolegomena & selections from the Critique of Pure Reason.
The Classroom Teacher's Guide to Music Education - 2nd ed. by C. Vernon Burnsed
Book Type: EBSCO unlimited - multiple user
Course: MUSC 220 - Music for the Elementary Teacher

This book is about music education in the elementary school. Its focuses on developing an understanding of why music education is important, how music education works, and how music can be a powerful force for the classroom teacher. The text emphasized how classroom teachers can utilize music to enhance the overall learning environment of their classrooms.
The Columbia Guide to Social Work Writing by Warren Green (Editor); Barbara Levy Simon (Editor)
Book Type: eBrary MUPO - multiple user
Course: SWRK 279 - Special Topics: Reading and Writing in Social Work

This first-of-its-kind guide features top scholars and educators providing a much-needed introduction to social work writing and scholarship, which poses unique challenges for educators and professionals in this field. Foregrounding the process of social work writing, the coeditors particularly emphasize how to think about and approach one's subject in a productive manner.
Common Sense Construction Law by Thomas J. Kelleher; Thomas J. Kelleher; G. Scott Walters; Smith Currie and Hancock Staff (Contribution by)
Book Type: EBL nonlinear - multiple user with some limits
Course: CNST 406W - Construction Law

This Fourth Edition of the bestselling Smith, Currie & Hancock's Common Sense Construction Law provides a practical introduction to the significant legal topics and questions affecting construction industry professionals. Like its popular previous editions, this Fourth Edition translates the sometimes-confusing theories, principles, and established rules that regulate the business into clear, lay-person's English.
Comprehensive Systematic Review for Advanced Nursing Practice by Cheryl Holly; Susan Warner Salmond; Marie K. Saimbert
Book Type: EBSCO unlimited - multiple user
Course: NURS 642 - Evidence Based Nursing Practice II

This text is specifically designed to meet the objectives of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) competency that relates to "Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice." It provides the knowledge and skills necessary for DNP students, faculty and advanced practice nurses to conduct a comprehensive systematic review (CSR).
The Controller's Function, 4th ed. by Steven M. Bragg; Janice M. Roehl-Anderson
Book Type: Wiley ebook - multiple user
Course: ACC 496W - Financial Management and Controllership

The book provides an overview of the functions and responsibilities of the controller/management accountant in a corporation; explores how controllers can better perform their jobs; and offers a solid foundation for those who are new to this area. Comprehensive and practical, this book fully defines the role, functions and responsibilities of the managerial accountant in a corporation.
Cultural Anthropology by John H. Bodley
Book Type: EBL unlimited - multiple user
Course: ANTH 135 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

This introductory text presents basic concepts in cultural anthropology by comparing cultures of increasing scale and focusing on specific universal issues throughout human history. Integrated ethnographic case studies organized by cultural and geographic areas demonstrate how ideological, social organization, and material features fit together in specific sociocultural systems.
David Walker's Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World by Peter P. Hinks (Editor)
Book Type: Upgrade to EBSCO Unlimited - multiple user
Course: AFC 101 - Introduction to African American Studies

In 1829 David Walker, a free black born in Wilmington, N. Carolina, wrote one of America's most provocative political documents of the 19th century, his Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World. The book presents Walker's work and its influence. It also includes a unique appendix of documents showing the contemporary response (from North and South, black and white) to the Appeal itself and Walker's attempts to distribute it in the South.
Developing Practice Competencies by D. Mark Ragg
Book Type: EBL nonlinear - multiple user with some limits
Course: SWRK 317 - Foundations of Social Work Practice

Designed to help students in social work and human services programs establish a solid skill foundation for professional practice, Developing Practice Competencies holistically organizes this content knowledge through a consistent framework integrated throughout the book.
Disposable People by Kevin Bales
Book Type: ebrary MUPO - multiple user
Course: SWRK 479 - Special Topics: Human Trafficking: Implications for Social Work

Kevin Bales's disturbing story of contemporary slavery reaches from Pakistan's brick kilns and Thailand's brothels to various multinational corporations. His investigations reveal how the tragic emergence of a "new slavery" is inextricably linked to the global economy. This completely revised edition includes a new preface.
Expertise in Nursing Practice by Patricia E. Benner; Christine A. Tanner; Catherine A. Chesla
Book Type: ebrary MUPO - multiple user
Course: NURS 653 - Advanced Adult-Gerontology Nursing

This book clearly delineates the skills needed to become an expert nurse. The book analyzes hundreds of new clinical narratives that track the development of clinical skill acquisition, including caring, clinical judgment, workplace ethics, and more.
Eyewitness Ecology by Brian Lane; Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff
Book Type: Gale GVRL - multiple user
Course: BIOT 303 - Life Sciences for Elementary Teachers

Illustrations and text provide information about ecology in general, specific ecosystems, and our changing understanding of life around us.
Eyewitness Evolution by Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff; Linda Gamlin
Book Type: Gale GVRL - multiple user
Course: BIOT 303 - Life Sciences for Elementary Teachers

Illustrations and text provide information about Charles Darwin and the theory of natural selection.
Eyewitness Human Body by Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff; Richard Walker
Book Type: Gale GVRL - multiple user
Course: BIOT 303 - Life Sciences for Elementary Teachers

Completely revised and updated with state-of-the-art imagery and in-depth text, this book provides information about our incredible bodies and what makes them tick.
A Geography of Russia and Its Neighbors by Mikhail S. Blinnikov
Book Type: EBL Unlimited - multiple user
Course: GEOG 314W - Geography of Russia and Neighboring States

Comprehensive and authoritative, this text offers an accessible introduction to post-Soviet Eurasia. Students get a solid grounding in the physical, cultural, political, and economic geography of this rapidly changing region. Student-friendly features include engaging vignettes, review questions, exercises, recommendations for further reading, and Internet resources, plus over 200 original maps, photographs, and other figures.
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Book Type: Ebrary SUPO - single user at a time
Course: CHL 207 - Introduction to Children's Literature

The Giver, the 1994 Newbery Medal winner, has become one of the most influential novels of our time. Twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. When he is given his life assignment as the "Receiver of Memory" he begins to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community.
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald; Ruth Prigozy (Editor)
Book Type: ebrary MUPO - multiple user
Course: LITR 101 - Imaginary Worlds: An Intro to Fiction

This edition is fully annotated with a fine Introduction incorporating new interpretation and detailing Fitzgerald's struggle to write the novel, its critical reception and its significance for future generations.
The Handbook of Student Affairs Administration by George S. McClellan (Editor)
Book Type: EBL nonlinear - multiple user with some limits
Course: EDLD 550 - Introduction to Student Affairs in Higher Education

Leading experts address issues and trends affecting higher education and student affairs today. The handbook offers specific, practical advice as well as broad approaches to planning and problem solving. It discusses institutional mission, institutional governance, understanding campus environments, finance and budgeting, assessment, program planning, staff selection, training and evaluation, and much more.
Head First HTML and CSS by Elisabeth Robson; Eric Freeman
Book Type: ebrary SUPO - single user at a time
Course: IS 239 - Google AdWords and Web Page Design

This reference text will help readers avoid the embarrassing mistakes that often plague HTML and CSS development. The visually-rich format presents information in a way that sticks.
Highly Effective Therapy by Len Sperry
Book Type: ebrary 3 user - only 3 users at a time
Course: COUN 681 - Special Topics: Advanced Treatment Planning & Interventions

Learning to be clinically competent involves considerably more than the current emphasis on skill and micro skill training. Highly Effective Therapy emphasizes the process of learning essential competencies. It illustrates them in action with evidence-based treatment protocols and clinical simulations to foster learning and competency.
Human Embryology and Developmental Biology
Book Type: EBL Textbook - only 3 users at a time
Course: BIO 257 - Human Embryonic Development

Grasp the molecular basis of embryology, including the processes of branching and folding - essential knowledge for determining the root of many abnormalities. Understand the clinical manifestations of developmental abnormalities with clinical vignettes and Clinical Correlations boxes throughout.
Human Experience by John Russon
Book Type: EBSCO unlimited - multiple user
Course: PHIL 100 - Introduction to Philosophy

Russon investigates the formation of personality through family and social experience. He focuses on the importance of feedback we receive from others regarding our fundamental worth as persons. Russon presents an original interpretation of neurosis and proposes a theory of psychological therapy.
Introducing the New Sexuality Studies 2nd ed. by Steven Seidman, Nancy Fischer, Chet Meeks (eds.)
Book Type: Ebrary 3 user - only 3 users at a time
Course: WGST 202 - Introduction to Gender and Sexuality

Including over seventy-five original essays, the book offers readers an engaging, thought-provoking introduction to the social study of sexualities. Its central premise is to explore the social construction and roles of sexuality. Through this approach the field of sexuality is considered in multicultural, global, and comparative terms, from a truly social perspective.
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë; Charlotte Bronte
Book Type: ebrary MUPO - multiple user
Course: LITR 101 - Imaginary Worlds: An Intro to Fiction

In this classic work of literary fiction, Jane Eyre finds herself working as a governess in the household of Edward Rochester. She and Rochester fall passionately in love. But a dark secret in his house will tear them apart and send her alone into the wilderness before she can find her way back to him.
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Book Type: Ebrary SUPO - single user at a time
Course: LITR 101 - Imaginary Worlds: An Intro to Fiction

A solitary lifeboat drifting in the Pacific contains the only survivors from a shipwreck: a sixteen-year-old boy named Pi, a hyena, a wounded zebra, an orangutan, and a 450-pound royal bengal tiger. With this, the scene is set for one of the most extraordinary and beloved works of fiction in recent years. Universally acclaimed upon publication, Life of Pi is a modern classic.
Management of Technology by Hans J. Thamhain
Book Type: ebrary 3 user - only 3 users at a time
Course: TM 130 - Introduction to Technology Management

Presents assessment methods for organization and management processes. Provides special tools and techniques for managing and organizing R&D, new product, and project-oriented challenges. Includes real-world case studies.
Managing Technological Change by Carol Joyce Haddad
Book Type: eBrary MUPO - multiple user
Course: TM 212 - The Management of Technological Change

This book examines how new workplace technology can improve performance--and how it can have the opposite effect when it is not properly planned and introduced with the participation of key stakeholders. It provides an overview and explanation of the steps involved in technology planning, acquisition, development, implementation, and assessment.
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius; Meric Casaubon (Translator)
Book Type: ebrary MUPO - multiple user
Course: PHIL 110 - Introduction to Philosophy

A collection of thought-provoking essays from one of the most remarkable figures in history, Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. In Meditations, Marcus Aurelius lays out his personal philosophy of stoicism.
My Antonia by Willa Cather
Book Type: ebrary MUPO - multiple user
Course: HIST 123 - The U.S. to 1877 (Summer section)

My Antonia is undoubtedly the most popular novel ever written by author Willa Cather. A book about several immigrant families who are recent arrivals to rural Nebraska. Narrator Jim Burden, develops a crush for Antonia. My Antonia is a part of a trilogy of Cather books about prairie life. My Antonia is highly recommended for those who enjoy the writings of Willa Cather and especially for those who are discovering her writings for the first time.
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Book Type: Ebrary SUPO - single user at a time
Course: CHL 207 - Introduction to Children's Literature

Lois Lowry's Newbery Award-winning classic. As German troops begin to "relocate" all the Jews of Denmark, Annemarie Johansen's family conceals Annemarie's best friend as part of the family. Through Annemarie, readers witness the Danish Resistance smuggle almost the entire Jewish population of Denmark across the sea to Sweden.
On Being a Scientist - 3rd ed. by National Academy of Sciences Staff (Editor)
Book Type: ebrary MUPO - multiple user
Course: DTC 618 - Advanced Topics in Nutrition

The book describes the ethical foundations of scientific practices and some of the issues that researchers encounter in their work, including hypothetical scenarios with guidance in thinking about and discussing these scenarios.
Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul by Stuart Brown
Book Type: EBL unlimited - multiple user
Course: CTAR 222 - Drama and Play in the Human Experience

Dr. Brown has spent his career studying animal behavior and conducting more than six-thousand "play histories" of humans from all walks of life-from serial murderers to Nobel Prize winners. Backed by the latest research, Play explains why play is essential to our social skills, adaptability, intelligence, creativity, ability to problem solve and more. A fascinating blend of cutting-edge neuroscience, biology, psychology, social science, and inspiring human stories of the transformative power of play, this book proves why play just might be the most important work we can ever do.
Pretending to Be Normal by Liane Holliday Willie; Liane Willey Holliday
Book Type: ebrary MUPO - multiple user
Course: SPAI 620 - Dimensions of Autism Spectrum Disorders

Pretending to be Normal tells the story of a woman who, after years of self-doubt and self-denial, learned to embrace her Asperger's syndrome. Chronicling her life from earliest memories through her roles as university lecturer, writer, wife and mother, Liane Holliday Willey shares the daily challenges that face many individuals with Asperger's Syndrome.
Project Management Best Practices: Achieving Global Excellence by Harold R. Kerzner
Publication Date: 2014
Book Type: Wiley - multiple user
Course: TM 402 - Technology Project Management

Senior executives and project managers offer their best practices for successful project management implementation.
The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook by Martha Davis et. al.
Book Type: ebrary MUPO - multiple user
Course: PSY 207 - Psychology of Adjustment

Now in its 6th edition, this workbook, highly regarded by therapists and their clients, remains the go-to source for stress reduction strategies that can be incorporated into daily life. This edition is updated with relaxation techniques based on the latest research, and draws from proven treatment methods.
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
Book Type: ebrary SUPO - single user at a time
Course: LITR 101 - Imaginary Worlds: An Intro to Fiction

Changez is living an immigrant’s dream of America. At the top of his class at Princeton, he is snapped up by an elite valuation firm. His budding romance promises entry into elite Manhattan society. But in the wake of September 11, Changez finds his position in his adopted city suddenly overturned. His own identity is in seismic shift as well, unearthing allegiances more fundamental than money, power, and even love.
Rentz's Student Affairs Practice in Higher Education by Naijian Zhang (Editor)
Book Type: EBL nonlinear - multiple user with some limits
Course: EDLD 550 - Introduction to Student Affairs in Higher Education

The mission of this new fourth edition is to provide the reader with a solid foundation in the historical and philosophical perspectives of college student affairs development; assist the reader in understanding the major concepts and purpose of student affairs' practice, methods, and program models; enable the reader to conceptualize the theme, or the fundamental framework of student affairs administration, its roles and functions in higher education; start the new professional on the journey toward skilled student affairs practice; and facilitate the reader's comprehension of the trends and issues of each respective division of student affairs in higher education.
Social and Cultural Anthropology by John Monaghan; Peter Just
Book Type: ebrary SUPO - single user at a time
Course: ANTH 135 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

This engaging overview of the field combines an account of some of the discipline's guiding principles and methodology with abundant examples and illustrations of anthropologists at work.
The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois
Book Type: Ebrary MUPO - multiple user
Course: AFC 101 - Introduction to African American Studies

The Souls of Black Folk is a classic work of American literature. It is a seminal work in the history of sociology, and a cornerstone of African-American literary history. Du Bois drew from his own experiences to develop this groundbreaking work on being African-American in American society.
Student Success in College by George D. Kuh; Jillian Kinzie; John H. Schuh; Elizabeth J. Whitt
Publication Date: 2010 reprint of 2005 book
Book Type: EBL nonlinear - multiple user with some limits
Course: EDLD 551 - Contemporary College Students

The book describes policies, programs, and practices that educational institutions have used to enhance student achievement. Based on the Documenting Effective Educational Practice (DEEP) project from the Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University, this book provides concrete examples from twenty institutions.
The Teacher's Concise Guide to Functional Behavioral Assessment by Raymond Jefferson Waller (Editor)
Book Type: ebrary MUPO - multiple user
Course: SPGN 461 - Classroom Management and Intervention Strategies for Students With Disabilities

This guidebook offers a practical overview for collecting data, understanding the underlying factors of challenging behaviors, and using evidence-based interventions to correct common classroom problems.
Understanding Social Entrepreneurship by Jill Kickul; Thomas S. Lyons
Book Type: ebrary 3 user - only 3 users at a time
Course: MGMT 617 - Social Entrepreneurship

Social entrepreneurship involves the application of business practices to the pursuit of social and/or environmental mission. It brings the mindset, principles, strategies, tools and techniques of entrepreneurship to the social sector, yielding innovative solutions to the vexing problems facing society.
Video Modeling for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders by Brenna E. Noland; Sarah Stensrud Murray
Book Type: EBL nonlinear - multiple user with some limits
Course: SPAI 650 - Visual Supports and Literacy in ASD

This book explains how professionals can use innovative video modeling techniques to support the development of young children with autism spectrum disorders. These techniques allow the child to learn new skills quickly and with less hands-on adult support, leading to greater independence.
Waterlily by Ella Cara Deloria; Susan Gardner (Introduction by); Raymond J. DeMallie (Afterword by)
Book Type: EBL nonlinear - multiple user with some limits
Course: LITR 161 - Native American Literature

Ella Cara Deloria's tale follows Blue Bird and her daughter, Waterlily, through the intricate kinship practices that created unity among her people. Waterlily, published after Deloria's death and generally viewed as the masterpiece of her career, offers a captivating glimpse into the daily life of the nineteenth-century Sioux.
What's It All About? by Julian Baggini
Book Type: EBL nonlinear - multiple user with some limits
Course: PHIL 110 - Philosophies of Life

Baggini argues that meaning in life can be found in a variety of ways. He succinctly breaks down six common views of what life is all about--helping others, serving humanity, being happy, becoming successful, enjoying each day as if it were your last, and "freeing your mind." Thoughts from many of the great philosophers are presented - illustrating Baggini's argument.
Woody Plants in Winter by Earl L. Core; Nelle P. Ammons
Book Type: ebrary MUPO - multiple user
Course: BIO 458 - Trees and Shrubs

A manual to identify trees and shrubs in winter when the lack of leaves, fruits, and flowers makes them least identifiable. Woody Plants in Winter has become a classic for naturalists, botanists, gardeners, and hobbyists.

Books for Fall courses

Angels in America by Tony Kushner
Book Type: EBL nonlinear - multiple user with some limits
Course: Fall LIT 103 - All the World's a Stage: An Intro to Drama

A revised edition of one of the most influential plays of our time, published with a new forward by the author, and debuting in celebration of Signature Theatre Company's Tony Kushner season.
The Best American Essays 2012 by Robert Atwan (Editor); David Brooks (Editor)
Book Type: ebrary SUPO - single user at a time
Course: Fall CRTW 201 - Introduction to Creative Writing

The Best American Essays 2012 includes Marcia Angell, Miah Arnold, Mark Doty, Joseph Epstein, Jonathan Franzen, Malcolm Gladwell, Francine Prose, Lauren Slater, Sandra Tsing Loh, Jose Antonio Vargas, and others.
The Best American Short Stories 2012 by Heidi Pitlor (Editor); Tom Perrotta (Editor)
Book Type: ebrary SUPO - single user at a time
Course: Fall CRTW 201 - Introduction to Creative Writing

The Best American Short Stories 2012 includes Nathan Englander, Mary Gaitskill, Roxane Gay, Jennifer Haigh, Steven Millhauser, Alice Munro, Lawrence Osborne, Eric Puchner, George Saunders, Kate Walbert, and others.
The Best American Short Stories 2011 by Geraldine Brooks (Editor); Heidi Pitlor (Editor)
Book Type: eBrary SUPO - single user at a time
Course: Fall CRTW 201 - Introduction to Creative Writing

The Best American Short Stories 2011 includes Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Megan Mayhew Bergman, Jennifer Egan, Nathan Englander, Allegra Goodman, Ehud Havazelet, Rebecca Makkai, Steven Millhauser, George Saunders, Mark Slouka, and others.
Food Politics by Marion Nestle
Book Type: EBSCO umlimited - multiple user
Course: Fall DTC 638 - Cultural Nutrition and Nutritional Ecology

An accessible and balanced account, Food Politics laid the groundwork for today's food revolution and changed the way we respond to food industry marketing practices. Now, a new introduction and concluding chapter bring us up to date on the key events in that movement. This pathbreaking, prize-winning book helps us understand more clearly than ever before what we eat and why.
Let Nobody Turn Us Around by Manning Marable (Editor)
Book Type: EBL unlimited - multiple user
Course: AFC 543 - Civil Rights and the African American Experience

This anthology of black writers traces the evolution of African-American perspectives throughout American history, from the early years of slavery to the end of the 20th century. The essays, manifestos, interviews, and documents assembled here, contextualized with critical commentaries from Marable and Mullings, introduce the reader to the character and important controversies of each period of black history.
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander; Cornel West (Introduction by)
Book Type: EBL nonlinear - multiple user with some limits
Course: AFC 272 - Hip Hop Lyricism in African American Culture

In a bold and innovative argument, a rising legal star shows readers how the mass incarceration of a disproportionate number of black men amounts to a devastating system of racial control. Despite the dismantling of the Jim Crow laws, the criminal justice system still unfairly targets black men, depriving an entire segment of the population of their basic rights.
Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle; Terence Irwin (Introduction by, Notes by, Translator)
Book Type: EBL Textbook - only 3 users at a time
Course: Fall PHIL 110 (also PHIL 420/520?)

This work presents the Nicomachean Ethics in a fresh English translation by Christopher Rowe that strives to be meticulously accurate yet also accessible. An indispensable resource for students approachingthe Nicomachean Ethics for the first time, this detailed treatment is ideal for courses in classical or ancient philosophy, the philosophy of Aristotle, and ethics.
The Price of the Ticket by Fredrick C. Harris
Book Type: EBL nonlinear - multiple user with some limits
Course: unknown - lost data

Harris puts Obama's career in the context of decades of black activism, showing how his election undermined the very movement that made it possible. The social problems targeted by an earlier generation of black politicians all persist, yet Obama's election, ironically, marginalized those issues, keeping them off the political agenda.
Topdog-Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks
Book Type: ebrary MUPO - multiple user
Course: Fall LIT 103 - All the World's a Stage: An Intro to Drama

A darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity is Suzan-Lori Parks latest riff on the way we are defined by history. The play tells the story of Lincoln and Booth, two brothers whose names were given to them as a joke, foretelling a lifetime of sibling rivalry and resentment. Haunted by the past, the brothers are forced to confront the shattering reality of their future.
The Weight of Things by Jean Kazez
Book Type: ebrary 3 user - only 3 users at a time
Course: Fall PHIL 110 (also PHIL 420/520?)

The Weight of Things explores the hard questions of our daily lives, examining both classic and contemporary accounts of what it means to lead 'the good life'. Aristotle, the Stoics, Mill, Nietzsche, and Sartre as well as contributions from other traditions, such as Buddhism are examined, along with key arguments from contemporary philosophers.

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Library ebook Request Form
Fill out this online form to request a library ebook version of a title you are assigning in a course. Use this form even if you've found an ebook version of the title in the EMU Library catalog: Some types of library ebooks are better for class use and we may be able to "upgrade" the title.

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e-Fellows Grant

An eFellows grant of $4000 from EMU's Faculty Development Center and the Provost's Office allowed librarians to purchase electronic versions of some books currently assigned in EMU courses.

Only a small percentage of the books assigned in courses are available for purchase as library ebooks. Library ebooks can be read online with a my.emich login. Some library ebook titles can be obtained in a version that allows for multiple simultaneous readers, but some are limited to one active reader at a time.

Titles were selected to support courses in all five colleges at EMU. A concerted effort was made to support 100 & 200 level undergraduate courses, but many books also supported upper level undergraduate and graduate level courses.

This experiment offers the opportunity to explore the value of using library ebooks as a support to students in obtaining course reading materials.

Library ebooks may:
- provide reserve copies available even when the library is closed
- support low income students who find it difficult to obtain required readings
- provide a way to keep up with reading assignments when students are waiting for books ordered online
- help with books that are out-of-print and difficult to obtain
- provide options when the bookstore runs out of copies
- help the library provide access to some important titles that tend to "go missing" from the collection.