John Adams

A miniseries based on David McCullough’s biography of our second president that set a record with 13 Emmy awards in September. Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney make this one worth checking out even if you’re not a history buff.

John Adams
directed by Tom Hooper
Find it in our Video Collection at call number: PN1995.9 .D7 J63 2008

The Book Thief

A novel about a young girl in Nazi Germany who gets hooked on stealing books after snatching a few from book burnings.

The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
Find it in the Library at call number PR9619.3 .Z872 B66 2006

Paul Robeson: Portraits of the Artist

A collection of feature films starring African American film legend and pioneer Paul Robeson, accompanied by a short documentary narrated by Sydney Poitier. As one reviewer put it, "this is a film package that matters" (Bret Fetzer).

Paul Robeson: Portraits of the Artist
Find it in our Video collection at call number E185.97 .R63 P38 2007

The Best of Caetano Veloso

Known to some as the Brazilian Bob Dylan and famous for his Tropicalismo art movement ties, you can find songwriter Veloso's most popular tracks on his Best of album. Another of his album's in our collection is Livro, which won the Grammy award for best world music album in 1999.

The Best of Caetano Veloso
by Caetano Veloso
Find it in our Audio collection at call number: MW SA BL .B47 2003

Livro
by Caetano Veloso
Find it in our Audio Collection at call number: MW SA BL .L58 1997

Automotive Technician Certification

The ten titles in the popular 4th edition of the ATC test preperation series help prepare budding mechanics for the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) exams. Each title covers a different area, such as heating and air conditioning, brakes and exhaust systems.


Automotive Technician Certification Test Prep Books
These items are on Reserve at the Circulation Desk under Erik Andal's name.

Newspaper Headlines

Geoff Menegay has put together an impressive collection of newspaper headlines from around the world depicting Barack Obama's victory.

http://obama2008.s3.amazonaws.com/headlines.html
Compiled by Geoff Menegay
Available for free on the Internet

Downbeat

A monthly music publication focusing on jazz and blues. Includes insight into new artists and industry news along with in-depth album reviews.

Downbeat (or Down Beat)
The current issue of Downbeat is available in the Library's Reading Area. Back issues of all our magazines are in alphabetical order along the back wall of the Library.