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Writing Smart Papers (software)

by Barbara M. Schacker

College of Arts & Science , 1949

nonfiction : 2000

A new teacher prepared software program for writing research papers, literary papers or term papers. Comprehensive, sequenced, with 60 specific skills and 67 specific tools students can click on for instant access to solutions for their writing problems. None of these materials were ever available before.
"Writing Smart Papers" consists of over 500 instructional screens covering step-by-step procedures from defining a workable topic to composing a title page. Targeted at senior high school and college students.

To order this book or request more information:
www.writingguru.com

FIVE CHILDREN'S STORIES By Grandma

by Arlyne Parness

Steinhardt , 1964

fiction : 2006

so great for ages....4 - 9
5 stories relating to precious moments of youth and the lessons to be learned within each of those moments. In easy to read language and format, which is easy on the eyes of adults and children alike, this juvenile primer provides 5 foundations for learning....
Beautifully complemented with warm and descriptive illustrations, Five Children's Stories by Grandma presents a unique way for children to learn. The 5 stories are:
"When I Was Your Age I Was Just Your Size"
"No Dear, Not With A Stranger"
"Bigger Isn't Better, It's Just Bigger"
"Uh Oh My Tooth Is Loose"
"Thinking Moments"
Clearly, the author was an excellent teacher and is the ultimate "FUN GRANDMA".

The Power of Acknowledgment

by Judith W. Umlas

CAS , 1970

nonfiction : 2006
isbn : 0-9708276-4-4

The Age of Enlightenment changed the way mankind thought about life, culture and human relationships. In her evocative new book, THE POWER OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT, Judith W. Umlas unleashes the concept of an Age of Acknowledgment we can all help bring about.
In a time of celebrity worship and self-absorption, Judith's well-reasoned and heart-felt appeal is so countercultural as to be revolutionary. Imagine, as does the author, people acknowledging each other's humanity, accomplishments, talents and wisdom on a continuous basis. It might just catch on. And wouldn't that be something.

35% discount for NYU Alumni who use order code: NYUAL7 at the link below.

To order this book or request more information:
www.iil.com/publishing/acknowledgment.asp

Feeling Unreal: Depersonalization Disorder and the Loss of the Self

by Jeffrey Abugel, Daphne Simeon MD

CAS , 76

nonfiction : March 2006
isbn : ISBN13: 978-0-19-517022-1

Feeling Unreal is the first book to deal with the subject of Depersonalization Disorder at length. Written for medical professionals and and patients and students alike, this ground
ing work is the first to examine depersonalization, a condition that affects millions, in depth, from medical, philosophical and literary perspectives.

Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders:
Diagnosis and Treatment Guidelines for the Practicing Physician

by Charles H. Adler, M.D., Ph.D.

School of Medicine , 1986

nonfiction : 2000
isbn : 0-89603-607-3

A practical guide to the field of movement disorders for internists, family practitioners, neurologists, and nurses.

To order this book or request more information:
Humana Press

Lover and Drag Queens

by Austin Alexis

GSAS , 1989

nonfiction : 2007

This is a chapbook of poems detailing romantic, sexual and sensual subjects. It also offers portraits of odd contemporary characters.

Nursing Theory: Utilization & Application, 3rd ed.

by Martha Raile Alligood and Ann Marriner Tomeuy

NUR , 1983

nonfiction : 2006
isbn : 0323-03133-1

This valuable resource goes beyond the presentation of nursing theories to offer concrete ways to apply these often abstract concepts in nursing practice. The new edition ushers in the "Theory Utilization Era". The book is divided into three parts. Part I: Conceptualization Part II: Application and Part III Expansion. Unique contributions include chapter 4 that explores the moral and ethical meaning of nursing practice with various models and theories. Theory is presented as a guide for nursing thought and action so reasoning and decision making is made explicit. Middle-range theory is presented as practice theory. This text guides theory-based nursing practice.

Teaching and Helping Students Think and Do Better

by Sanford Aranoff

GSAS , 1965

nonfiction : 2007
isbn : 978-1-4196-7435-8

These are things I said teaching high school to help clarify the ideas to the students. This will help students to think better and clearer, to enjoy school and to be happy, to do better on tests and to get better grades, and to be more successful in life. Teachers can read this to get ideas how to better teach and to relate to the students. There is nothing as exciting as working with young minds It is organized like a Help file, with table of contents, topics and subtopics, and index. One can jump to any topic and read it. It is not like a heavy book that one must read everything.

A Meeting of Minds

by Lewis Aron

NYU faculty
Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1985

nonfiction : 1996

In this richly nuanced assessment of the various dimensions of mutuality in psychoanalysis, Aron shows that the relational approach to psychoanalysis is a powerful guide to issues of technique and therapeutic strategy. From his reappraisal of the concepts of interaction and enactment, to his examination of the issue of analyst self-disclosure, to his concluding remarks on the relational import of the analyst's ethics and values, Aron squarely accepts the clinical responsibilities attendant to a postmodern critique of psychoanalytic foundations.

To order this book or request more information:
http://www.analyticpress.com

Ulysses S. Grant on Leadership: Executive Lessons from the Front Lines

by John A. Barnes

College of Arts & Science , 1982

nonfiction : 2001
isbn : 0-7615-2662-5

American History is replete with rags-to-riches tales, but it is hard to think of one that compares with that of Ulysses S. Grant. In the spring of 1861, Grant was a modest clerk in his father's leather goods store. Within three years, he would become commander of all armies of the United States and go on to win the Civil War. Within eight, he would be elected president. His remarkable story is truly an inspiration to leaders from all walks of life.
"Fascinating, Grant's wisdom and courage are finally depicted as a model for the ages."
— Robert Novak, syndicated columnist

In Ulysses S. Grant on Leadership, John Barnes reveals the leadership secrets of the man to whom Abraham Lincoln entrusted the very survival of the Union. You will meet a man of extraordinary personal courage who overcame failures early in life that would have crushed lesser men. You will discover how this tenacious general inspired a dispirited army to achieve victory on the battlefield. Most important, you will learn how to apply to your own life the characteristics that elevated Grant from obscurity to greatness.
Ulysses S. Grant was a common man with uncommon leadership abilities. He succeeded brilliantly where others had failed. Guided by his magnificent example, so can you.

To order this book or request more information:
http://www.primaforum.com/books/book/4404/

Crystal-Field Engineering
of Solid-State Laser Materials

by Brian Henderson and Ralph H. Bartram

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1960

nonfiction : 2000
isbn : 0-521-59349-2

This book is concerned with the underlying science and design of laser materials. It emphasizes the principles of crystal-field engineering and discusses the basic physical concepts that determine laser gain and nonlinear frequency conversion in optical crystals. A concise review of the essential science is presented, including symmetry groups, the implications of covalencey and the important theories of electronic structure, energy transfer, radiationless transitions, and the spectra of laser-active centres in crystals. The predictive capabilities of crystal-field engineering are developed to show how modification of the symmetry and composition of optical centres can improve laser performance. Applications of the principles of crystal-field engineering to a variety of optical crystals are also discussed in relation to the performance of laser devices.

To order this book or request more information:
Cambridge University Press

Open Source Linux Web Programming

by Drew Batchelor

College of Arts & Science , 1994

nonfiction : 2000

The Cobbler of Normandy

by Otto A. Berliner

CAS , 1961

nonfiction : 2007
isbn : 1-4196-6840-4 and IS

Passionate, romantic, immense and deeply moving, The Cobbler of Normandy is set int he midst of forecasting Overlord, codeword for the invasion of Normandy, the largest sea born invasion in history. With so much at risk, five must prove their true patriotism and valor as they maneuver enemy lines in the name of sacrifice, duty and survival.

Permanent Passenger: My Life on a Cruise Ship

by Micha Berman

SSW , 1996

nonfiction : 2007
isbn : 978-1-4357-0618-7

Imagine yourself sitting at home. The phone rings. You have been offered a dream job and have 48 hours to fly to Miami and board a 70,000 ton cruise ship. Your destination: the Caribbean. Permanent Passenger: My Life on a Cruise Ship tells the adventure of a young man serving as an Assistant Cruise Director on one of the largest cruise ships in the world, Carnival Cruise Line’s M.S. Ecstasy. Witnessing rescues at sea, stowaways, and passionate romances are just some of the day-to-day events revealed in this humorous adventure. Discover one of the wackiest job searches ever undertaken including sending letters to over 2,000 college alumni, chasing cruise line executives into bathrooms, and transforming a dorm room into a private office with hired interns. All aboard – this is one adventure you don’t want to miss

Basic Conceprts for Managing Telecommunications Networks Copper to Sand to Glass to Air

by Lawrence Bernstein and C.M. Yuhas

Heights College - Engineering , 63

nonfiction : 99
isbn : 0-306-46237-0

If you want to know how to automate the operations of a telephone company or a communciuations carrier you need this book. Serivce provisiong, the impact of broadband technology and thge complexity of software systems are treated. The last chapter shows how to prepare a business case for these tyoes of systems.

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Larry Bernstein

Practical Wisdom for Parents:Demystifying the Preschool Years

by Ellen Birnbaum and Nancy Schulman

LAW , 1971

nonfiction : 2007
isbn : 978-0-307-26354-4

This book is a guide to navigating nursery school life both at home and in the classroom. It is a celebration of this very special time the life of a family. The authors are the directors of the 92nd Street Y Nursery School and draw on their combined 60 years of experience as educators and parents.This book answers questions such as: What should we look for in a preschool? What are the most effective and painless strategies for separation, discipline, toilet training and bedtime? How can we stimulate our children without overscheduling them. What are the best books and toys for every age and stage? How can we best support and encourage a child's early social and intellectual development at home and at school? This book is as warm and humorous as it is reassuring and wise.

Another Morning: Voices of Truth and Hope from Mothers with Cancer

by Linda Blachman

Steinhardt , 1971

nonfiction : 2006
isbn : 1-58005-178-2

Through passionate first-person narratives woven together with the author’s reflections on motherhood and mortality, Another Morning reveals how ill mothers go on living and raising children in the face of profound challenge and uncertainty. The stories offer insight, inspiration, and perspective to all parents facing difficult times and to the people who care about them. Another Morning is based on the author’s decade of work as founder and director of Mothers’ Living Stories, a Bay-Area based nonprofit project that trains Volunteer Listeners to record the personal stories and legacies of mothers living with cancer.

Shaking the Foundations: Coming of Age in the Postmodern Era

by John H. Brand, D.Min., J.D.

Stern School of Business , 40 n

nonfiction : 2001
isbn : 0-75961-042-8

Today's religious banalities, political propaganda, and corporate self-interests do not provide a substantive base for a meaningful future for humankind. Scientific discoveries of the Twentieth Century require the restructuring of our understanding of the nature of Nature. In simple language, the author explains how significant implications of quantum mechanics, astronomy, biology, and the evolutionary development of the human brain force new perspectives to comprehend the meaning of our lives.
This is a book at the cutting edge of knowledge and some steps ahead of its own time.

To order this book or request more information:
www.1stbooks.com/bookview.5541

ON THE CUTTING EDGE: Tales of a Cold War Engineer at the Dawn of the Nuclear, Guided Missile, Computer and Space Age

by Robert F. Brodsky

HeightsEngineering , Aeronautical Engineering 1948, ScD Engineering 1950

nonfiction : 2007 Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Richard Altschuler & Associates, Inc./ Gordian Knot Books
isbn : I-88409-262-4

"On the Cutting Edge" presents a series of true stories providing a vivid account of many of the major programs that have made the last sixty years an era of remarkable progress in the aerospace arena. Robert F. Brodsky, an internationally known scientist, engineer, and teacher, brings a unique perspective to this book, since in each of the world-changing events discussed, he was a firsthand observer or professional participant. Written in an accessible style, his account begins with the start of the computer and atomic ages and progresses chronologically through the subsequent ages of guided missiles and space.
Through these narratives, readers learn about the conquest of the sonic barrier, why the space age started when it did, details of a space lifeboat Dr. Brodsky designed, how astronautics became a legitimate academic discipline, the inevitable rise of the hydrogen economy spurred by fusion, and the great aerospace events of the past century.
Brodsky is a pioneer in both spacecraft design and the teaching of astronautics. Until retiring in 1996, he was a professor of aerospace engineering at USC and previously the Head of the Aerospace Engineering Department at Iowa State University. He has held executive engineering positions at Sandia Corporation, Aerojet, Convair, and TRW Space and Technology was named Outstanding Aerospace Educator and University Professor of the Year by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), where he is a Distinguished Lecturer for 2007-08 listed in Who’s Who In America, 1963-present and has received many other honors.

The Great Expectations School: A Rookie Year in the New Blackboard Jungle

by Dan Brown

TSH , 2003

nonfiction : 2007
isbn : 978-1-55970-835-7

At twenty-two, Dan Brown came to the Bronx's P.S. 85 as an eager, fresh-faced teacher. Unbeknownst to him, his assigned class, 4-217, was the designated "dumping ground" for all fourth-grade problem cases, and hi students would prove to be more challenging than he could ever anticipate.
Intent on being a caring, dedicated teacher but confronted with overwhelming obstacles, Dan felt pushed to the limit time and again: he found himself screaming with rage, punching his fist through a blackboard out of sheer frustration, often just wanting to give up and walk away.
Yet in this seeming chaos, he slowly learned from his own mistakes and discovered an unexpected well of inspiration to discipline and teach and make a difference.
The Great Expectations School is the touching journey of Class 4-217 and their teacher, Mr. Brown, but more than that, it is the revealing story of a broken educational system and all those struggling within and fighting against it.

Showdown At High Noon: Witchhunts, Critics and the End of the Western

by Jeremy Byman

Tisch School of the Arts , 1982

nonfiction : 2004

For more than fifty years, High Noon has been a
touchstone in the popular imagination and a source of endless
controversy about film art. On its release it was hailed as a
masterpiece. But film historians and theorists have also reviled it
almost from the beginning as pretentious "social realism" inspired by
its screenwriter's victimization by the red-hunting House Committee on
Un-American Activities.brShowdown at High Noon is the study of a film
caught between popular admiration and critical disdain. In order to
understand how and why High Noon has elicited such disparate
reactions, author Jeremy Byman explores all of its elements, from its
origins in the mind of blacklisted screenwriter Carl Foreman to its
long-lasting impact on culture, American and otherwise. High Noon not
only affected the westerns that followed it, but also changed
filmmaking in fundamental ways. By analyzing its political, cultural,
and thematic implications, Byman reveals how this one film has had
such a profound and enduring influence, a long lasting impact that
cannot be so easily dismissed.

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Scarecrow Press

Information Security Intelligence: Cryptographic Applications & Principles

by Thomas Calabrese

College of Arts and Science , 1981

nonfiction : 2004
isbn : 1401837271

Safeguarding the confidentiality, authenticity, integrity, and non-repudiation of information is paramount to organizational stability and success. This new book provides an understanding of information security, potential threats to our information, and effective countermeasures to proactively combat those threats. A comprehensive review of cryptographic techniques is presented and explained in simple mathematical terms. The text covers symmetrical and asymmetrical encryption, digital signatures, Kerberos, creation/deployment of strong keys and passwords, Virtual Private Networks, SET, SSL, SSH, IPSec, and authentication techniques. A detailed examination of Tiny Encryption Algorithm (TEA) exposes readers to the inner workings of encryption. CD-ROM experiments help solidify the learning experience. Emphasis throughout is on the application of the cryptographic methods and support structures needed to effectively apply the principles to create a secure business setting.
Product Benefits:
detailed laboratory exercises support and extend the learning experience, familiarizing readers with hacker tactics and effective countermeasures that can ensure the preservation of information
coverage focuses on information security, rather than a broad brush information systems security approach. Included is an information centric model for security. Included are video lessons with the author on difficult information security topics.
reliable methods of information vulnerability and risk assessment techniques are examined, as well as security policy and plan development and information security management best practices
a detailed set of pointers to online resources are given for continued exploration of the information security field

Table of Contents:
Section 1: INFORMATION & SECURITY PLANNING. Introduction to Information Theory. Threat Agents & Risk. Information & The Law. A Model for Information Security Planning. Section 2: CRYPTOGRAPHIC PRINCIPLES AND METHODS. Cryptographic Philosophy. Mathematical Principles of Cryptography. Symmetrical Key Cryptography. Public Key Infrastructure. Section 3: INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY. Securing The Information System. Viruses & Worms. Securing the Digital Marketplace.

To order this book or request more information:
www.delmarlearning.com

Anna Smudge: Professional Shrink

by MAC

TSH , 1999

fiction : 2008
isbn : 978-1-934906-00-2

A DANGEROUS ESCAPED HITMAN
AN ART TEACHER WHO HAS LOST HER MIND
A NAKED MAN COVERED IN SEAWEED AND TALKING IN RHYMES
BUT WHAT DOES IT ALL HAVE TO DO WITH THE CRIMINAL MASTERMIND MR. WHO?
It’s up to Anna Smudge to find out. But Anna’s no ordinary eleven-year-old. She’s the top shrink in Manhattan, holding therapy sessions in a cramped storage closet in the lobby of her apartment building. And hordes of nutty New Yorkers are nearly kicking down her door, desperate to schedule an appointment. But Anna’s got major issues of her own: a mysterious blackmailer, a violent new patient, and more homework than a tenth grader. Oh, and she has to catch Mr. Who, the most horrendous criminal mastermind the world has ever known. Her father’s life depends on it.
Teaming up with a motley crew of friends, Anna embarks on an adventure that spans the landmarks of New York City. But how do you find a man when no one has ever seen his face? Does Mr. Who even exist? And if so, WHO is he?

Popular Sovereignty and the Crisis of German Constitutional Law: The Theory & Practice of Weimar Constitutionalism

by Peter C. Caldwell

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nonfiction : 1997
isbn : 0822319888

Popular Sovereignty and the Crisis of German Constitutional Law is a historical analysis of competing doctrines of constitutional law during the Weimar Republic. It chronicles the creation of a new constitutional jurisprudence both adequate to the needs of a modern welfare state and based on the principle of popular sovereignty. Peter C. Caldwell explores the legal nature of democracy as debated by Weimar's political theorists and constitutional lawyers. Laying the groundwork for questions about constitutional law in today's Federal Republic, this book draws clear and insightful distinctions between strands of positivist and anti-positivist legal thought, and examines their implications for legal and political theory. Caldwell makes accessible the rich literature in German constitutional thought of the Weimar period, most of which has been unavailable in English until now. On the liberal left, Hugo Preuss and Hans Kelsen defended a concept of democracy that made the constitution sovereign and, in a way, created the "Volk" through constitutional procedure. On the right, Carl Schmitt argued for a substantial notion of the "Volk" that could overrule constitutional procedure in a state of emergency. Rudolf Smend and Heinrich Triepel located in the constitution a set of inviolable values of the political community, while Hermann Heller saw in it a guarantee of substantial social equality. Drawing on the work of these major players from the 1920s, Caldwell reveals the various facets of the impassioned constitutional struggles that permeated German legal and political culture during the Weimar Republic.

Dictatorship, State Planning, and Social Theory in the German Democratic Republic

by Peter C. Caldwell

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nonfiction : 2003
isbn : 0521820901

The introduction of state planning and party dictatorship dramatically altered the environment for social theory in the German Democratic Republic. But social thought did not disappear. By the mid-1950s, East German social theorists discovered the basic contradictions of state socialism that would eventually lead to its collapse: the inability of the plan to function without markets and its inability to permit markets the inability of the party-state to guarantee the rule of law and yet also the need for a regular system of rules in a modern industrial society and the contradictory philosophical claims of a Marxist-Leninist philosophy that rejected idealism, and Marxist-Leninist dogma with its idealistic claim to know the laws of social modernization. Making use of newly-available archival sources, Caldwell examines the articulation of these analyses, their subsequent suppression by party authorities in the late 1950s, and their return under the guise of cybernetics in the 1960s.

The New York City Parking Survival Guide, 2nd Edition

by Louis Camporeale, AKA The Parking Pal

SCP , 1993

nonfiction : 2008
isbn : 978096646782

From decreasing the odds of receiving a parking ticket to dealing with a ticket once issued, this handbook outlines the most common violations and situations motorists will encounter when driving and parking throughout the five borough of New York City.
Operating on the premise that the best parking defense is knowledge, this guide begins with an in-depth analysis of the basic parking regulations—including those identified by posted signs such as No Parking, No Stopping, No Standing, and street cleaning as well as those monitored via parking meters—for the general public as well as commercial vehicles.
Readers will also learn how to read a parking ticket, to identify the specific violation(s) cited, and scan the document to determine if there are any grounds for automatic dismissal. A handy chart of code violations and corresponding fines, tips on the appeal process, and a quick-reference guide to tow pounds further enhance the learning experience.

Greenwich Village Vignettes

by Alfred Canecchia

EDU , 1978

nonfiction : 2003
isbn : 978-1-4134-7242-4

Greenwich Village Vignettes is a collection of short stories, or vignettes, chronicling a boy's coming of age during the time period after the Second World War, to the close of the tumultuous and life-changing decade of the 1960's.

WHEN IT HAPPENS

by Susane Colasanti

Steinhardt , 1998

fiction : 2006
isbn : 0-670-06029-1

At the start of her senior year in high school, Sara wants two things: to get into a top college and to find true love. Tobey also wants two things: to win Battle of the Bands and to make Sara fall in love with him. A popular jock named Dave moves in on Sara first, but Tobey's quirky wit and big blue eyes are hard for Sara to ignore. Plus, he gets the little things that matter to her - like why she loves the Lloyd Dobler boom-box scene in the movie "Say Anything...". Can a slacker rock-star wannabe win the heart of a pretty class brain like Sara?

Change Your Looks, Change Your Life

by Dr. Michelle Copeland

Heights College - Arts , 1970

nonfiction : 2002
isbn : 0-06-621373-8

The way we look has an enormous impact on our self-confidence, emontional health, and quality of our lives. As cosmetic surgery becomes more sophisticated and affordable, Americans are considering making permanent changes to their physical appearances. Change your Looks, Change your Life offers a comprehensive guide to the many cosmetic procedures available, from non-surgical options such as laser treatment and botox injections, to different types of facelifts, to breast augmentation and reduction, to the latest liposuction techniques.

To order this book or request more information:
www.changeyourlookschangeyourlife.com

Integrated Engineering/Construction Projects-
Proposal to Completion

by Edward Dansker

Heights College Engineering , 1936

nonfiction : 1992

The book describes the organization and detail required to use the various engineering and construction expertise to design a process, perform the detail engineering, procure all the required equipment amd materials, construct the plant, put it on stream, and do it all within a predetermined schedule and budget. Thus the title "Intergrated Engineering/Construction." Considering that the clients are the major oil companies, the latter two elements detremine the success of the project. And the fact that any project is one of several going on at the same time. Schedule and Budget

To order this book or request more information:
William Andrew Publishing LLC
Suite 5 Kinderkamack Road,
Park Ridge, NJ 07656
201-505-4955 Fax:201-505-4965

Clocks of New York: An Illustrated History

by Chris DeSantis

GAL , 91

nonfiction : 2006
isbn : 0-7864-2680-2

The phrase “in a New York minute” is virtually synonymous with all that is fast-paced and technologically advanced. One of the first cities founded on the eastern seaboard, New York has been a horological trendsetter for almost four hundred years. When the first Dutch settlers came to Manhattan in the early years of the 17th century, they established America's first stronghold of capitalism. Over the next few centuries, precise schedules became an inescapable reality of modernization and precision timepieces became an art form in Europe and America. As the center of commercial and industrial activity, New York City developed a particular preoccupation with time, and hence became a showplace for an astonishing array of timepieces.
From tower clocks to time balls, this richly illustrated work chronicles the history of public clocks in New York City. It discusses the premiere clock-makers of the 19th century such as the Ansonia Clock Company and the Self Winding Clock Company, the heyday of American public clock making and the ever-increasing importance of clocks. Post clocks, church clocks, sundials, and labor timepieces are all discussed herein. Photographs of subject pieces and an index are included.

New Teachers Handbook

by Teachers Network

, 1962

nonfiction : 1998
isbn : 0-939229-09-9

The New Teachers Handbook includes:
· classroom management tips
· strategies for aligning standards, curriculum, and assessment, including sample lesson plans and scoring rubrics
· a variety of teaching techniques for addressing different learning styles
· the do's and don'ts of dealing with families, including specific ways to develop partnerships with parents
· a comprehensive list of organizations and web sites that offer free and inexpensive resources to teachers
· a special section on becoming a professional, encouraging teachers to connect with mentors, collaborate with colleagues, and join professional associations to keep up-to-date.
Forty-five teachers representing expertise in all grade levels, K-12, and all subject areas offer their expertise and insights. These teachers, from urban, suburban, and rural school districts around the country, provide firsthand accounts of how to plan lessons that truly motivate students, how to integrate technology into the curriculum, and how to connect classroom studies with the "real world."
The New Teachers Handbook was published by the national, non-profit organization, Teachers Network. A prestigious group of educators, including school superintendents and university professors, served as advisors to the classroom teachers who authored the book. The book is a completely revised and updated version of a book published 10 years ago under the same title. Many school districts purchase the book on an annual basis for all incoming new teachers.

To order this book or request more information:
www.teachersnetwork.org

Miracle on Washington Square

by Joan Marans Dim and Nancy Murphy Cricco

NYU administration

nonfiction : 2000

This magnificent coffee table book contains over 300 pages and nearly 400 photos depicting the history of New York University. It follows the University from its founding in 1831 through almost two centuries of tumultuous history. From its humble beginnings in lower Manhattan, NYU transformed itself into the nation's largest private university and a model as one of the world's great urban, modern, and research institutions. The book is full of wonderful and often colorful surprises that the authors found in the University Archives during the three and a half years it took to compile this book.

To order this book or request more information:
New York University Book Centers at 212-998-4667

Disciplined Development: Teachers and Reform in Ghana

by Laura J. Dull

Steinhardt , 2002

nonfiction : 2006
isbn : 0-7391-1050-0

Drawing from her experiences working with prospective teachers in Ghana, Laura Dull explores the complexities and contradictions of education in a country both skeptical of US and World Bank policies and fearful of rejecting them. Her analysis provides a powerful case study of teacher preparation and nation-building in the broader context of post-colonial development and globalization in Africa.

A Brother Like Me: A Memoir

by Harry B. Dunbar

Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development , '49

nonfiction : '95
isbn : 0-9643654-0-5

The memoirs of a retired black college professor and administrator. It covers his experiences as an enlisted man in the U.S. Army in Europe and in the Southwest Pacific during World War II. Further it covers his years as a student at NYU, as a teacher in colleges in Mississippi, Arkansas, New York and New Jersey.

African American Nonfiction Books in the 21st Century

by Harry B Dunbar

Steinhardt , 1949 BS

nonfiction : 2005
isbn : 0-9643654-3-X

This study is a virstual annotation of a bibliography I compiled from among black nonfiction books published in this country in the last two decades of the twentieth century and forward. These 1,059 books by or about black people or the issues that impact us came to my attention in a variety of ways, over a period of some forty years, and in at least one exceptional case, that of Souls of Black Folk, which was published in the first decade of the twentieth century, rather than in the last two decades as are the others, and came to my attention when it appeared on a reading list in a graduate course I took in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development in the late 1950s.

Beyond Paradises

by Key West Authors' Cooperative

Tisch School of the Arts , 1991

fiction : 99
isbn : 0-7392-0345-2

Have you always harbored a sneaking suspicion that beautiful, laid back Key West just might have a seamier side? Let the down-and-outs, the old folks, the young hustlers, the Cuban refugees and the rest of the characters take you Beyond Paradise and find out what a struggle living in a tropical dreamland can be.

To order this book or request more information:
Keys Fiction Group, 807 Ashe St. Key West, Fl. 33040 ATTN: Allen Meece

Consuming the Past: The Medieval Revival in Fin-de-siecle France

by Elizabeth Emery and Laura Morowitz

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 97

nonfiction : 2003
isbn : 0 7546 0319 9

From pilgrimages to popular festivals, from modern spectacles to advertising, from the work of avant-garde painters to the novels of Emile Zola, Consuming the Past explores the complexity of the fin-de-siècle French fascination with the Middle Ages. The authors map the cultural history of the period from the end of the Franco-Prussian war to the 1905 separation of Church and State illuminating the powerful appeal that the medieval past held for a society undergoing the rapid changes of industrialisation. Challenging the prevailing notion that this was a mere passing fashion seized upon by the tourist industry and the manufacturers of cards and bibelots, the authors argue that popular and scholarly interest evolved together and strongly influenced the emergence of fresh ideas about French identity, art, history and religion.

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http://www.ashgate.com/

Romancing the Cathedral: Gothic Architecture in Fin-de-Siecle French Culture

by Elizabeth Emery

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1997

nonfiction : 2001
isbn : 0791451240

Romancing the Cathedral explores the late-nineteenth-century French passion for Gothic architecture, particularly the cathedral. Though maligned in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and vandalized during the French Revolution, by World War I the cathedral was considered "the genius of the French nation," a privileged and patriotic work of art that surpassed such other national artworks as Wagner's operas and the Parthenon. However, the moment at which the Gothic style finally reached near-universal acclaim in France also coincided with one of the most anti-clerical periods of French history, the years surrounding the separation of church and state.
Taking this contradiction as a starting point, Elizabeth Emery explores how the cathedral's popularity stemmed from its semantic richness as well as its glorification in the works of such writers and artists as Emile Zola, J.-K. Huysmans, Marcel Proust, Paul Claudel, Claude Monet, Auguste Rodin, and others. Using their works as a springboard, Emery examines the ways in which they responded and contributed to prevailing discourses about the cathedral. Interdisciplinary in nature, Romancing the Cathedral will appeal to those interested in Gothic art and architecture, European cultural studies, medievalism, and French literature.

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DirtyItalian

by Gabrielle Euvino

Steinhardt , 1991

nonfiction : 2007
isbn : 1569755663

Dirty Italian teaches the casual expressions heard every day on the streets of Italy. Unlike the material you would find in a conventional Italian language learning aid, this book gives the low down on what the Italians are really saying on the streets, beneath the sheets, and when passions run high.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Italian, 3rd Edition

by Gabrielle Ann Euvino

Steinhardt , 1991

nonfiction : 2004
isbn : 1-59257-276-6

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Italian, 3rd Edition gives readers the basics of the Italian language in simple, easy to understand terms.

ELECTROSHOCK: Restoring the Mind

by Max Fink, M.D.

School of Medicine , 1945

nonfiction : 1999
isbn : 0-19-511956-8

A description of this treatment for the mentally ill that has long suffered from a controversial and bizarre public image. The book presents information about the treatment, what the patient experiences, its indications in the major mental disorders (depression, mania, psychosis, schizophrenia, catatonia), and its risks. The author explains how the treatment works, and presents the history of its use since its introduction in 1934.
It is intended for patients, their families, and mental health professionals seeking a more detailed image of this treatment.
The book complements the author's videotape: "Informed ECT for Patients and Their Families", Somatics Inc, Lake Bluff IL, 1986.
It is updated on the author's web-site www.electroshock.org.

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Oxford University Press

Ballet Secrets for Skaters: How to Hone Your Artistic Competitive Edge

by Barbara Denise Files

STERN , 1993

nonfiction : 2005
isbn : 0-9726723-8-9

Do you command an audience's attention using graceful arm and head positions?
Learn how...in the first ballet book designed for skaters
Ballet Secrets for Skaters unlocks the secrets of ballet technique in a fun and friendly style. Discover many tools and tips for proper placement of the upper body--the first place an audience looks.
. Photos of real figure skaters show common pitfalls and how to avoid them
. Ballet Secrets and Quick Checks helpyou remember these points on the ice
. Emphasis on making a winning impression--even when you stand still.
Bonus Interviews with Olympic Gold Medallist Viktor Petrenko and World Ladies Champion Yuka Sato--famous for their artistic expression--offer advice and inspiration for today's competitive athletes.
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Russian-trained dancer, artistic coach and dance choreographer Barbara Denise Files designed this essential guide for skaters, coaches, dance teachers, and skating enthusiasts of all ages and abilities.

Financial Management for Public, Health, and Not-for-Profit Organizations

by Steven A. Finkler

NYU faculty

nonfiction : 2001
isbn : 0-13-017614-1

A graduate level introduction to accounting, finance, and financial management for those interested in government, health, or not-for-profit organizations. This revolutionary book places the managerial accounting information before the financial accounting subject matter. This allows the book to focus on the primary financial information needs of managers rather than CPAs. The test provides the language skills for understanding financial matters, and also covers accounting and finance methods, processes and tools.

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A-Train Lullaby

by Sergia Flores

Graduate School of Arts & Science , '91, '93

nonfiction : 2002
isbn : 1-4010-4941-9

Millions of souls travel the New York City subway system. Each soul carries a million stories. This is one person's story. Inspired by the daily experience of countless faces and voices on her train ride to and from work, this dreamer decided to make note of the thread that took her from the guy reading his paper to her father's untimely death from the stop under a hospital to her struggle with cancer. Even the simplest occurrences - a bad date or a run-in with a coworker - can offer a person worlds of insight into their own motivations and patterns.

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The Legacy of Ancient Rome in the Russian Silver Age

by Anna Frajlich

GSAS , 1991

nonfiction : 2007
isbn : 978-90-420-2251-5

The major aim of this work is to analyze the forms involved in creating the Roman image and to explore its functionality within the given poetic system. In addition to formal analysis the background and the stimulus leading to the writing of a particular poem were explored. Legends and myths referring to known personalities, or toponims, were examined in perspective of their original version and other prominent interpretation.
Another objective of this exegesis was to evaluate how the images of Rome evolved with the development of Symbolists poetics. In the process of determining the vertical development of the Roman theme in the work of every poet the horizontal link to other recurrent themes within the poetics of the particular poet is demonstrated.
The Russian Symbolist poets committed to the city poetry found in Rome a perfect metaphor. In this context the relation between the Roman and Petersburg texts of the Russian literature is established. At the same time other notions pertinent to the Roman theme were exposed, among them the idea of eternal city, of the pax romana, with a formidable attention paid to the urban myth and the idea of universalism.

Thin Layer Chromatography

by Bernard Fried

Heights College - Arts , 1954

nonfiction : 1999

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Practical Thin Layer Chromatography -
A Multidisciplinary Approach

by Bernard Fried

Heights College - Arts , 1954

nonfiction : 1996

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Handbook of Thin Layer Chromatography

by Bernard Fried

Heights College - Arts , 1954

nonfiction : 1996

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Advances in Trematode Biology

by Bernard Fried

Heights College - Arts , 1954

nonfiction : 1997

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Echinostomes as Experimental Models for Biological Research

by Bernard Fried

Heights College - Arts , 1954

nonfiction : 2000

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2000 A.D., The Year of the Brain

by George Friedman

Heights College - Engineering , 1942`

fiction : 2000
isbn : 0-595-09110-5

This is NOT sci-fi it is an allegorical novel which imagines the invention of the first high-order artificial intelligence. It is not a robot. It is strictly a subjective thinker. JO - Jefferson One - is the creation of David Burg and his team at fictional Jefferson College in the near future.
The author participated in one other great technological advance - the first atomic bombs - and understood - months before any public knowledge - that the world was about to change. And in the fifty years after that we saw all those other technological advances which radically and rapidly changed our society and our institutions - from the Xerox machine, the 'pill', the computer, jet aircraft - it's a long list.
The book is about the people involved, and our institutions (commercial and governmental) which are profoundly changed by the presence of Jefferson One - a stationary assembly of electonic gadgetry who 'sees', 'hears','learns', 'speaks' and is good-humored enough to disarm 'his' audience.
David Burg has spent his adult life creating his brainchild in the end he realizes that it is not too late to create 'life' in a more conventional fashion.

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The Jerusalem Book of Quotations: A 3,000 Year Perspective

by Jack Friedman

GSAS , 1956, 1972

nonfiction : 2007
isbn : 978-965-229-392-3

Perhaps no other city has been spoken of as often or as passionately as Jerusalem. The Jerusalem Book of Quotations brings together the kaleidoscopic impressions and perspectives of a representative group of almost 1,000 of those who have responded to the wonder of the Holy City from the biblical period to the present: Jews, Christians, and Muslims pilgrims as well as skeptics, travelers, conquerors, scholars and statesmen. The work gives expression to the discordant notes of contrasting perspectives about the meaning of Jerusalem. At the same time, it reflects the city's unique distinction as the embodiment of mankind's highest ethical and spiritual aspirations.
Introduction, Index of Sources, and Topical Index
The author, professor emeritus and a former dean at Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York, has lived in Jerusalem since 1997.

How to Raise Your I.Q. By Eating Gifted Children

by Lewis Burke Frumkes

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1994

nonfiction :

A brilliant collection of satirical essays by one of our best humorists. (Phyllis Diller)

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The Thinderella Syndrome: A Practical Guide to Individualized Permanent Weight Loss

by Dennis Gage, M.D.

MED , 1976

nonfiction : 2004
isbn : 0533146151

My book describes my innovative approach to weight maintenance called “Defensive Eating” whereby individuals are utilizing behavioral patterns on a maintenance basis. This obviously includes physical activity patterns, eating style patterns, and nutritional patterns that are all catered to the life-style for the individual. Patients are assigned a critical “Red Alert Number” which when reached, warns the patient that he or she must contact their clinician to re-establish their defensive eating style patterns. In a single sentence conclusion of my book, “Doing a diet is not enough, one must live a diet”. Ninety seven percent of patients who are obese have successfully done a diet at sometime in their life but less than five percent have kept the weight off for more than two to three years. Therefore the ultimate modality for the treatment of obesity must involve individualization of therapy addressing behavioral patterns, exercise, and life-style patterns. People must be taught the all-important feature of “defending their weight off”. My book is used in my Thinderella Lifestyle Change Program- a "turn-key" weight management program in my NYC office.

Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology: A Clinician's Manual

by Gregg M. Gaylord MD

College of Arts & Science , 1977

nonfiction : 1989

A clinical description of diagnostic imaging examinations and overview of their clinical applications in a manual form for the busy practicing physician

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WB Saunders

Perspectives on German Cinema

by Terri Ginsberg and Kirsten Moana Thompson

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1997

nonfiction : 1996
isbn : 0-8161-1611-3

As German reunification has increased attention to German history and culture, scholarly output devoted to all phases of the history of German film has escalated rapidly. In this, the first volume of G. K. Hall's "Perspectives on Film" series to treat national cinema, the editors have collected classic and newly commissioned essays and articles that address a wide range of historical issues, including the politics of gender and sexuality the Holocaust feminism and Nazi propaganda films. These discussions cover all aspects of dramas and documentaries, filmmakers, and artistic ideologies cover all aspects of German cinema, from its silent beginnings to the present day.

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G. K. Hall & Co. Scholarly Reference c/o Simon & Schuster Library Reference Order Department 200 Old Tappan Road Old Tappan, NJ 07675

Pajama Sam: The Magic Hat Tree

by Gina Gold

Tisch School of the Arts , 82

fiction : 2000

Children's book based on the best-selling CD-Rom character Pajama Sam.

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From Windmills to the World Trade Center:
A Walking Guide through Lower Manhattan History

by Joyce Gold

Gallatin School of Individualized Study , 1988

nonfiction : 1995

A New York City walking guide through lower Manhattan, from Fulton Street south to the Battery, from the South Street Seaport west to Battery Park City.

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www.nyctours.com

From Trout Stream to Bohemia:
A Walking Guide to Greenwich Village History

by Joyce Gold

Gallatin School of Individualized Study , 1988

nonfiction : 1996

A New York City walking guide through Greenwich Village, from the Washington Mews south to St. Luke's Place, from University Place west to Hudson Street.

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Documentation for Loans, Assignments and Participations

by Anthony C. Gooch and Linda B. Klein

School of Law , 1963

nonfiction : 1996
isbn : 1 85564 458 4

A guide to the standard documentation associated with bank loans: commitment letters, single-bank loan agreements, syndicated loan agreements, revolving credit agreements, participation agreements and assignment agreements. Includes a general introduction to loan concepts and terminology and a discussion of the differing conventions between bank and nonbank institutional lenders. A legal reference manual for loans and secondary market loan asset sales.

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Annotated Samle Revolving Credit Agreement

by Anthony C. Gooch and Linda B. Klein

School of Law , 1963

nonfiction : 1999
isbn : 0-935328-890

Intended primarily for classroom use, this is a guide to the standard documentation associated with bank loans, and particularly syndicated revolving credit agreements. The book includes a general introduction to loan concepts and terminology and a discussion of Eurocurrency lenging, syndicated lenidng and multi-option facilities.

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Documentation for Derivatives

by Anthony C. Gooch and Linda B. KLein

School of Law , 1963

nonfiction : 1993
isbn : 1 85564 161 5

This is the third edition of the standard work on documenting over-the-counter financial derivatives, including interest rate and currency swaps, caps and floors, collars and corridors, swaptions, FRAs, commodity swaps and equity-linked products. In includes discussions of damages, credit support agreements, LIBOR definitions and bankruptcy and insolvency concerns. A supplement published in 1995 deals in more detail with credit support.

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Credit Support Supplement

by Anthony C. Gooch and Linda B. Klein

School of Law , 1963

nonfiction : 1995
isbn : 1 85564 376 6

This supplement to Documentation for Derivatives (Euromoney Publications, 3d ed. 1993) provides detailed analysis of the legal aspects of using the 1994 Credit Support Annex published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association.

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Hitler made me a Jew

by Nadia Gould

College of Arts & Science , 1949

nonfiction :
isbn : 0-917990-19-6

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Boson Books, 3905 Meadow Field Lane, Raleigh, NC 27606

Secrets of Aromatic Jewelry

by Annette Green and Linda Dyett

, 1950s

nonfiction : 1998
isbn : 2-08013-634-8

A first-of-its-kind, this beautifully illustrated
four-color book traces the history of jewelry designed to hold fragrance - worn by both men and women across the ages. The authors present a fascinating, unique and heretofore largely unexplored decorative art form within the historical context of fashion, fragrance and social trends. Includes and International Resource Guide listing retailers, artists, craftsmen and galleries specializing in aromatic jewelry around the world.
Publisher: Flammarion*, in English and French
Price: US $35
Pages: 192, with 150 color illustrations
Size: 8" x 10"
*Proceeds will benefit The Fragrance Foundation

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Bipolar Kids: Helping Your Child Find Calm in the Mood Storm

by Rosalie Greenberg, M.D.

HeightsArts , 1972

nonfiction : 2007
isbn : ISBN-10: 0738210803

In writing a comprehensive guide for parents and guardians of children with bipolar disorder, Dr. Greenberg addresses one of the most current issues that is being hotly debated in child psychiatry. Because of the lack of concrete knowledge about how bipolar disorder manifests itself in the brains of young people, often being misdiagnosed as ADHD or OCD, Dr. Greenberg combines illustrative case examples from her 25 years of practice with the most recent scientific advances and pharmacological approaches. She emphasizes the importance of paying attention to bipolar kids, who are often better able to gauge their moods than adults realize. In addition the book provides information about unrecognized symptoms, comorbidity, hospitalization, academic options and real life answers to everyday problems.

What Therapists Don't Talk About and Why:Understanding Taboos that Hurt Us and Our clients

by Pope, KS, Sonne, J. & Greene, B

HeightsArts , 1973

nonfiction : 2006

Psychotherapy, clinical Psychologists,

Signalers and Receivers: Mechanisms and Evolution of Arthropod Communication

by Michael D Greenfield

HeightsArts , 1973

nonfiction : 2002
isbn : ISBN-10: 0-19-513452-4

In most terrestrial and aquatic habitats, the vast majority of animals transmitting and receiving communicative signals are arthropods. This book presents the story of how this important group of animals use pheromones, sound, vibration, and light for sexual and social communication. Because of their small to minute body size most arthropods have problems sending and receiving acoustic and optical information, each of which have their own severe constraints. Because of these restraints they have developed chemical signaling which is not similarly limited by scale. Presenting the latest theoretical and experimental findings from studies of signaling, it suggests that close parallels between arthropods and vertebrates reflect a very limited number of solutions to problems in behavior that are available within the confines of physical laws.
'In summary, this is a valuable addition to the literature on animal communication at the introductory level. Greenfield's book is worthwile precisely because it is brief. I will recommend this book for undergraduate courses and for the generalist reader who wants to know more about this interesting subject.' - Nature

SWEATSHOP USA: The American Sweatshop in Historical and Global Perspective

by Richard Greenwald and Daniel Bender, editors

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1998

nonfiction : 2003

This is a collection of thirteen essays that explore the creation and evolution of sweatshops in the US.

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www.routledge-ny.com

D. H. Lawrence: Fifty Years on Film

by Louis K. Greiff

College of Arts & Science , 1960

nonfiction : 2001
isbn : 0-8093-2387-7

Louis Greiff has written an engaging, instructive book about
the movies made from D. H. Lawrence's novels and stories during the past half-century. These films comprise an important body of work, as well as a significant chapter in Lawrence studies. Greiff is the first scholar to write a comprehensive study of these films. Greiff is always insightful on the movies, and he's always reliable on D. H. Lawrence. In the bargain his cinematic analysis of the Lawrence film is masterful and intellectually stimulating. For each of Lawrence's films, Greiff presents interesting background information about the director, the performers, and particular developments in getting the movie produced and filmed. The book is filled with fascinating film buff stuff. Greiff also offers an account and interpretation of the critical reception of each movie.

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Southern Illinois U Press (800) 346 2680

The Transparent Dinner

by Christine Hamm

SSW , 1995

fiction : 2006
isbn : 09-932412-44-0

Christine Hamm explores the dark at the back of every suburban girl's closet, introduces us to the monster under the bed, and shows us the saints at their day jobs. Her poems are dark, funny and sexy, whether she's examining the violent love of mothers and daughters or imagining she can turn her husband into the animal of her choice. Delicate and abrupt, these poems delve deeply into the dreamworld of family and love.

Culture, Leadership, and Organizations: The GLOBE Study of 62 Societies

by House, R.J., Hanges, P.J., Javidan, M., Dorfman, P.W., & Gupta, V.

College of Arts and Science , 1980

nonfiction : 2004
isbn : 0-7619-2401-9

Culture, Leadership, and Organizations reports the results of a ten-year research program, the Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness research program (GLOBE). GLOBE is a long-term program designed to conceptualize, operationalize, test, and validate a cross-level integrated theory of the relationship between culture and societal, organizational, and leadership effectiveness. A team of 170 scholars worked together since 1994 to study societal culture, organizational culture, and attributes of effective leadership in 62 cultures. The book is based primarily on the results of the survey of more than 17,000 middle managers in three industries.

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A Brief History of the Flood

by Jean Harfenist

Stern School of Business , 1984

fiction : 2002

Acorn Lake kids swim better than they walk. They're locals they drive boats before they're old enough to baby-sit they're born knowing when to head home because hunters are hiding behind duckblinds with their shotguns loaded and their safeties off and they name their pets immediately because anything without a name is likely to get eaten. Most of them never leave Sioux County, and it is precisely this small-town life that makes A Brief History of the Flood so extraordinary. These 11 linked stories spanning the years 1959-1970 form a startling drama about the trials of Lillian Anderson and her family as they scratch their way down a small-town Minnesota social ladder. Lillian is the dispenser of practical advice: how to wax pinfeathers off a duck at 3 a.m. how to have sex in the lake at 14 while maintaining your dignity and how to survive if your boat sinks. Fierce, wonderfully wry, and yet painfully earnest, Lillian marches from 8 to 18 - the child of childlike parents, always figuring out new ways to raise herself - to become a young woman of fiery determination, untiring humor, and substantial courage.

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Afghanistan:The Road to Kabul

by Ron Haviv and Ilana Ozernoy

College of Arts and Science , 1987

nonfiction : 2002
isbn : 0970576854

Following the events of September, 11, 2001, the United States and its allies focused their attention and military efforts on the country of Aghanistan and, specifically, the Taliban regime that ruled it. This extraordinary book is packed with compelling photos and documents the fisrt three months of the war, from October to December, 2001. Through hundreds of photographs that capture a wide range of subjects and situations, readers will see for themselves how the ensuing political, military, economic and social conflicts have affected Afghanistan and its people.

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BLOOD AND HONEY: A BALKAN WAR JOURNAL

by RON HAVIV Essays by David Rieff, Chuck Sudetic, Bernard Kouchner

College of Arts & Science , 1987

nonfiction : 2000
isbn : 1575001357.

Of the thousands of images that emerged from the decade of war in former Yugoslavia, Ron Haviv's stand out as a uniquely profound record. These award winning photographs depicting both the urgency and tragedy of war bridge the gap between what the world has commonly witnessed of the war in the Balkans-soldiers, destroyed cities and refugees-and the stark but dignified reality of everyday life during the conflict and its aftermath. Essays by Chuck Sudetic former New York Times correspondent, David Rieff author of Slaughterhouse: Bosnia and the Failure of the West and Bernard Kouchner founder of the Nobel Prize-winning organization Medicines Sans Frontiere and present day UN governor of Kosovo, offer startling insights into the personal passions and geo-political tensions underlying the conflict. The images in Blood and Honey are further augmented by a chronology of the conflict and quotations from victims, perpetrators, political figures and international observers that provide alternative and opposing voices about the war.

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Those Years Were So Lovely

by Marvin Heffner

GSAS , AB 1949

fiction : 2002

Jack and Abby have one of the happiest marriages in literature. Natives of Lititz, Pennsylvania, heart of the Pennsylvania Dutch country,Jack's job suddenly requires him to move to Virginia where they continue their happy marriage. When a tragedy strikes, they find the way to overcome the great loss.

The Bounty

by Beth Williamson

TSH , 1989

fiction : 2005
isbn : 1599982099

Book 1 of the Malloy family series. What happens when a bounty hunter finds his prey only to discover she's his mate? Nicky Malloy is on the run--from guilt, fear, and a murder charge. After three years, the notorious bounty hunter Tyler Calhoun catches up with the elusive lady outlaw. The intensity of their dislike for each other is only matched by the growing passion they cannot seem to control. A loner by nature, a cold hard hunter by choice, Tyler fights his feelings for his prisoner the only way he knows how--by denying them. He's not prepared for how deeply his feelings will run, or how hard it will be to hold her life in his hands. Pursued by two hapless cowboys bent on taking Nicky in themselves, Nicky and Tyler are forced to turn to each other for aid, trust, and comfort as their journey progresses on its rocky road. Caught in a web of lies and murder, they hold on to each other as they travel to Wyoming to confront the man that brought them together. Tyler has to decide if his love for her is worth more than the bounty he was sent to find. Warning, this title contains the following: explicit sex, graphic language, some violence.

Green Squall

by Jay Hopler

CAS , 1992

nonfiction : April 2006
isbn : 0300114532

Announcing the 2005 recipient of the prestigious Yale Younger Poets prize
Jay Hopler's Green Squall is the winner of the 2005 Yale Series of Younger Poets competition. As Louise Glück observes in her foreword, “Green Squall begins and ends in the garden” however, Hopler’s gardens are not of the seasonal variety evoked by poets of the English lyric—his gardens flourish at lower, fiercer latitudes and in altogether different mindscapes. There is a darkness in Hopler’s work as deep and brutal as any in American poetry. Though his verbal extravagance and formal invention bring to mind Wallace Stevens’s tropical extrapolations, there lies beneath Green Squall’s lush tropical surfaces a terrifying world in which nightmare and celebration are indistinguishable, and hope is synonymous with despair.
Jay Hopler was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1970 and has earned degrees from New York University, The Johns Hopkins University Writing Seminars, and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. He lives in Southwest Florida.

The Seven Steps to Personal Safety

by Richard B. Isaacs, MA, CPP

College of Arts & Science , 1964

nonfiction : 1993
isbn : 1-883633-01-X

Widely regarded as the leading book on dealing with violent confrontations, The Seven Steps to Personal Safety has been updated and revised for even greater clarity and effectiveness.

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Seeking the Region in American Literature and Culture: Modernity, Dissidence, Innovation

by Robert Jackson

GSAS , 2001

nonfiction : 2005
isbn : 0-8071-3062-1

Regionalism often evokes provinciality and an affiliation with minor literary genres, but Robert Jackson shows that region is an integral part of American identity, providing grounding for major independent voices. Jackson offers a new critical model of region that contributes to literary and cultural study across a wide range of topics. He addresses American literature since the Civil War with particular attention to Mark Twain, William Faulkner, Flannery O’Connor, and Toni Morrison. In advancing their own diverse aesthetic and social agendas—reactionary and progressive, theological and secular, gender-based, race-based, and, above all, dissident—these writers, Jackson argues, articulate some of the most perceptive and innovative expressions of the American region in the literary history of the United States.

120 Banned Books: Censorship Histories of World Literature

by Nicholas J. Karolides

Steinhardt , 1950, 1951, 1963

nonfiction : 2005
isbn : 0816060436

120 Banned Books is an update of the 1998 book, 100 Banned Books. The new book profiles 30 well-known works in four areas--politcal, religious, sexual, and social.

Fiddler's Elbow

by Ron Kase

Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development , 1966

fiction : 1999
isbn : 0970121709

A conspiracy to eliminate a threat to the survival of England's royal family, and the privileges it enjoys is hatched by a semi-official agency of the United States government. The novel, based on real events provides a fast paced adventure moving from Washington,DC to Vermont. Then to the Caribbean, and finally to London and Paris providing a possible explanation for one of the most disturbing events of the late twentieth century.

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Fiddler's Revenge

by Ron Kase

Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development , 1966

fiction : 2004
isbn : 1-4010-9399-X

He had been in hiding for two years after the "Paris incident," and now Moro Moskowitz is back trying to re-start his life and looking for his married lover who has been "almost" an obsession for 10 years. A brilliant physician and scion of a wealthy mid-western family, Moro is also a former U.S. Army Ranger who can be called on to terminate the enemies of the people.

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The Selected Papers of Margaret Sanger. Volume 1: The Woman Rebel, 1900-1928

by Esther Katz, ed.

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1980

nonfiction : 2002
isbn : 025202737X

The birth control crusader, feminist, and reformer Margaret Sanger was one of the most controversial and compelling figures in the twentieth century. This first volume of The Selected Papers of Margaret Sanger documents the critical phases and influences of an American feminist icon and offers rare glimpses into her working-class childhood, burgeoning feminism, spiritual and scientific interests, sexual explorations, and diverse roles as wife, mother, nurse, journalist, radical socialist, and activist. These letters and other writings, including diaries, journals, articles, and speeches, most of which have never before been published, have been selected and assembled with an eye to telling the story of a remarkable life, punctuated by arrests and imprisonments, exile, love affairs, and a momentous personal loss--a life consumed with the quest for women's sexual liberation. Because its narrative line is so absorbing, Volume 1 may be read as a powerful biography. Volume 1 covers a twenty-eight-year period from her nurse's training and early socialist involvement in pre-World War I bohemian Greenwich Village to her adoption of birth control (a term she helped coin in 1914) as a fundamental tenet of women's rights. It traces the intersection of her life and work with other reformers, activists and leaders of modernity on both sides of the Atlantic, including Havelock Ellis, H. G. Wells, George Bernard Shaw, Emma Goldman, Max Eastman, and Eugene Debs, as well as many leading radical artists and writers of the day. It highlights her legislative and organizational efforts, her support of the eugenics movement, and the alliances she secured with medical professionals in her crusade to make birth control legal, respectable, and accessible. This volume also includes letters from women desperately in need of fertility control who saw Sanger as their last hope. Supplemented by an introduction, brief essays providing narrative and chronological links, and substantial notes, the volume is an invaluable tool for understanding Sanger's actions and accomplishments.

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Poetry On A Journey Of Remembrance

by Nancy Keats

College of Arts & Science , 1970

fiction : 1992
isbn : 0-9633740-0-1

Poetry On A Journey Of Remembrance is a collection of poetry which expresses memories from childhood and adult life. It reaches into the moments in life which make our days special and transient. Many of the poems were written while Nancy Keats was a student at NYU.

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Purple Finch Press, P.O. Box 758, Dewitt, New York 13214

The Apple Tree Mystery

by Nancy Keats

College of Arts & Science , 1970

fiction : 1995
isbn : 0-9633740-1-x

The Apple Tree Mystery is a book of juvenile fiction for children 10-12 years of age. It tells a mystery of a family in Maine who hear men secretly speaking Russian under an apple tree.

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Purple Finch Press, P.O. Box 758, Dewitt, New York 13214

Outside-in Software Development: A Practical Approach to Building Successful Stakeholder-based Products

by Carl Kessler and John Sweitzer

CAS , 1978

nonfiction : 2007

Learn how to identify the stakeholders who'll determine your software project's real value, shape every decision around their real needs, and deliver software that achieves broad, rapid, enthusiastic adoption.
The authors present an end-to-end framework and practical implementation techniques any development team can quickly benefit from, regardless of project type or scope. Using their proven approach, you can improve the effectiveness of every client conversation, define priorities with greater visibility and clarity, and make sure all your code delivers maximum business value.
Coverage includes:
Understanding your stakeholders and the organizational and business context in which they operate.
Clarifying the short- and long-term stakeholder goals your project will satisfy.
More effectively mapping project expectations to outcomes.
Building more "consumable" software: systems that are easier to deploy, use, and support.
Continuously enhancing alignment with stakeholder goals.
Helping stakeholders manage ongoing change long after you've delivered your product.
Mastering the leadership techniques needed to drive outside-in development.

da bushes

by Rich Kisielewski

College of Arts and Science , 1974

fiction : 2003
isbn : 1-59286-309-4

Mr. M. Randle Trundle, the CEO of a major New York conglomerate, is beyond outraged. Somebody messed with his minor league baseball team - The Bayport Schooners – and he is taking it personally.
He hires Harry Mickey Shorts, an unconventional, street-wise private investigator, to find out what caused the suspicious collapse of his team during its initial season. Added to the team as a player-coach, Harry gets a second chance to go back and do what has always been his first love, play baseball, while he helps Trundle solve his problem. Complicating the issue, Harry is simultaneously dealing with the trials of rebuilding a life with his ex-wife and two kids.
Seen through Harry's eyes, da bushes treats us to glimpses of life in the minor leagues, both on and off the field. Harry works hard and plays hard, with equal doses of ladies, partying and hilarious times intermingled with catching the bad guys.

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www.publishamerica.com

Alternatives To Silence

by Ivan Klein

Heights College - Arts , 1964

nonfiction : 2000

ALTERNATIVES TO SILENCE, published October 2000 by Starfire Press, is a selection of poems by Ivan Klein, many of them read at the Knitting Factory and other poetry venues in New York City over the last ten years. Subjects include Herman Melville, in particular a six-poem interpretive sequence on "Bartleby the Scrivener," a long poem "Message to Hermes" dealing with love and death, numerous poems related to the Kabbalah and Zen Buddhism including "Ezekial," "Ein Sof" (Infinity), "Ayin" (Nothingness), and "The Golden Age Of Zen", a poem which has as its subject the famous matter of the killing of a cat for the instruction of his students by a Zen master of the 9th century. "The Geek" and "Bustd" are volatile poems dealing with the criminal justice system, the subject of which the author has an intimate knowledge.
"Blues Legends #1" brings transcendent issues of the 1960's into the present in a context that includes jazz history and personal experience. "Adam Takes A Fall" and "Abraham And Isaac" are intimate interpretations of Old Testament stories.
"Excerpt From Another Book Of Tennis" and "Poem To David" as well as other pieces deal with Jewish/Christian relations from a unique point of view, a view described by the distinguished downtown poet Steve Dalachinsky as "absolutely down to the bone."

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Starfire Press, 51 MacDougal St., Box #285, New York, NY 10012

Quantitative Management of Bond Portfolios

by Dynkin, Gould, Hyman, Konstantinovsky, Phelps

STERN , 1996

nonfiction : 2006
isbn : ISBN 0-691-12831-6

For 15 years, the Lehman Brothers Quantitative Portfolio Strategies Group has advised the largest institutional investors around the globe on optimal portfolio construction, including asset managers, pension funds, central banks, insurance companies, and hedge funds. The Group is part of the premier Wall Street fixed-income research franchise, and its investor-driven work covers a broad spectrum of problems that interest bond markets practitioners.
Over the years, the Group’s research has appeared regularly in various Lehman Brothers client publications. Now, for the first time, this large body of research is published under one cover for the benefit of portfolio and risk managers, plan sponsors, research analysts, academics and students. Care is taken to preserve the quantitative rigor of the original work yet avoid complex mathematical derivations, to make the book accessible to a wide audience. The focus is on enduring relationships and methodologies with practical implications. All studies are backed by high-quality historical data from the market-leading Lehman Brothers bond indices.
Part I contains empirical studies on benchmark customization and replication, investment constraints and style, and optimal portfolio diversification. Part II focuses on portfolio management tools for risk budgeting, bottom-up risk modeling and optimization, and performance attribution.
The book is a unique combination of practical themes, intuitive approaches, and insightful data analyses. The research topics, prompted invariably by investors, form a vast quantitative framework used by many portfolio managers to build intuition and market views into their portfolios. In fact, anyone interested in bond portfolio management should find this book extremely useful.

Failing Grades: The Federal Politics of Education Standards

by Kevin R. Kosar

GSAS , 2003

nonfiction : 2005
isbn : 1588263886

"Failing Grades: The Federal Politics of Education Standards" (Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2005) analyzes the the politics of federal education policy in the United States. The book also includes a history of the federal role in schooling, information on testing and standards, and the No Child Left Behind Act.

Handling Federal Estate and Gift Taxes

by Myron Kove

Heights College - Arts , 1956

nonfiction : 2000

The fifth edition of "Handling Federal Estate and Gift Taxes" was published by West Group. The author has also written "Real Estate Professionals Tax Guide," and is the Executive Editor of "Insights and Strategies," a monthly estate planning newsletter for professionals.

Contemporary Native American Architecture: Cultural Regeneration and Creativity

by Carol Herselle Krinsky

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1965

nonfiction : 1996
isbn : 019-509739-4 (cloth) 0-19-509740-8 (paper)

Native Americans have been expressing their modern identity since about 1965 in various ways, including building reservation offices, museums, health facilities, housing, and even casinos in ways that they and their architects consider culturally referential. This new artistic movement reinforces cultural regeneration in other arts, and is often tied to the creation of group self-esteem useful in treatment of alcoholism and other problems. The author, an architectural historian in NYU's Fine Arts Department visited reservations across the country to conduct interviews and photograph the buildings. The buildings are presented against a background of anthropological and sociological research. While scholarly, the book is written in plain English and is intended for any adult reader with an interest in Native American issues and in aspects of identity expressed through the arts.

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Any bookshop or Oxford Univ. Press, 198 Madison Ave., NY NY 10016

Synagogues of Europe: Architecture, History, Meaning

by Carol Herselle Krinsky

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1965

nonfiction : l996
isbn : 0486-29078-6

This inexpensive paperback is a revised version of a volume first published in 1985 by the Architectural History Foundation and MIT Press that has become the standard reference in its subject. The book discusses the nature of a synagogue--its function, furnishings, history, and interpretation in Part I. Part II offers illustrations and historical analysis of individual synagogues in various parts of Europe, ranging in date from the first century C.E. to the mid-twentieth century. While this is a history book, it has also served many travelers as a guide to historic European buildings and neighborhoods in nearly all European countries from Russia to Ireland, Denmark to Italy. The author is a professor of the history of art and architecture in the Fine Arts Department, NYU, College of Arts & Science.

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Any bookshop or Dover Press, Mineola, NY

Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore Owings & Merrill

by Carol Herselle Krinsky

Graduate School of Arts & Science , 1965

nonfiction : 1988
isbn : 00-26211130-6

In a handsome volume illustrated with excellent photographs by Ezra Stoller, the author presents the career and buildings of the architect Gordon Bunshaft, the designer who helped the firm of Skidmore Owings & Merrill to become one of America's largest. Among Bunshaft's buildings are Lever House and Chase Manhattan Plaza in New York, the Beinecke Library at Yale University in Connecticut, the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library in Austin, Texas, several corporate headquarters in Europe, the Istanbul Hilton Hotel in Turkey, and two spectacular structures--the Haj Terminal and the National Commercial Bank in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The author, Professor of Fine Arts at NYU's College of Arts & Science, explains the commercial, legal, and financial reasons, not only the artistic ones, why buildings are designed as they are. She includes favorable and adverse criticism of a remarkable body of work by a man who won the Pritzker Prize, the architectural field's version of the Nobel.

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Any bookshop or MIT Press, Cambridge, MA

After E-Mail: New Internet Tools That Can Save Time and Improve Your Performance

by Roger Kropf

NYU faculty

nonfiction : 2001
isbn : 0970392303

E-mail is only one tool for communicating on the Internet. This book will describe how new or updated tools can save you time and improve your performance. It will help you decide which ones to choose first. The tools include:
- Virtual offices where you can organize your e-mail, share documents and manage a team calendar
- Bulletin boards or forums that you can set up and use to manage a conversation with your work team. No longer will people say, "I can't find your e-mail."
- Instant messaging, including 'chat' and 'voice chat', that let you reach people quickly and avoid 'telephone tag'
- Videoconferencing for small groups
- Services that help schedule meetings by sending invitations and automatically tabulating the responses
- On-line presentation services that help you avoid travel when it isn't needed
- On-line bookmark storage and other ways of sharing what you know is on the web
- Digital dailies - customized news delivered to you over the Internet

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http://www.afteremail.com/

The Stone Pillow

by Arlene Kurtis and Jona Lerman

College of Arts & Science , 48

nonfiction :

The Stone Pillow

by Arlene Kurtis and Jona Lerman

College of Arts & Science , 48

nonfiction : 1999
isbn : 0-967689-0-3

The roots of today's difficulties in the Middle East can be found in this bio of a Polish youth who defied his Hasidic parents by becoming a pioneer in pre-state Israel in 1934. The authors point to possibilities of peaceful relations between peoples while covering the struggles of pioneers and Haganah protectors such as Jona Lerman. His adventures in the U.S.did not stem his continued involvement with Israel. This is the saga of an "everyman" for whom Zionism was a dream fulfilled. The Stone Pillow was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Awards, 1999

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Ingram Books or publisher GGlobus Books, P.O. Box 203, Lake Worth, FL 33460