Dope

A history of performance enhancement in sports from the nineteenth century to today.

Dope: A History of Performance Enhancement in Sports from the Nineteenth century to today.
by Daniel M. Rosen
Find it in the Library at call number RC1230.R65 2008

Bloom's Literary Reference Online

Find literary criticisms, author biographies, theme summaries and more with Bloom's easy to navigate literature database.

Bloom's Literary Reference Online
Find Bloom's on the Library's Article and Research Databases page, linked from our homepage.

Poetry on Record

Listen to heavyweight poets such as Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, Allen Ginsberg and others read some of the their work.

Poetry on Record: 98 Poets Read Their Work 1888 - 2006
by Rebekah Presson Mosby
Find it in the Library's Audio collection at call number PN6101 .P63 2006 (Becaue of its size it's located on on the bottom shelf of the Ps in the Audio Collection.)

Omkara

An acclaimed Bollywood interpretation of Shakespeare's Othello set in India's most populous state.

Omkara
by Vishal Bhardwaj
Find it in the Library's Video collection at call number PN1995.9 .F7O44 2006

The Physics of NASCAR

A layman's look at the 'science behind the speed' of America's top spectator sport.

The Physics of NASCAR: The Science Behind the Speed
by Diandra Leslie-Pelecky
Find it in the Library at call number TL236.28 .L47 2009

Bret Harte Woodcarvings

Curious about the Library's seven wonderful woodcarvings? Earlier this year we published a book that explains how we acquired our prized collection of Bret Harte and other woodcarvings, which have been featured in Woodcarving Magazine. Check out a copy today and find out the story behind the carvings and the carvers' that created them.

Columbia College Woodcarving Collection : Bret Harte Stories & Others
edited by Brian Greene
Find it in the Library at call number NK9712 .C64 2009. We also try to keep copies near the woodcarvings themselves.

Cooking with Shakespeare

A delicious look at the references to food laced throughout the Bard's works, complete with recipes and historical interpretation.

Cooking with Shakespeare
by Mark Morton and Andrew Coppolino
Find it in the Library at call number TX717 .M2875 2008

Caught Inside

An account of a year spent surfing in California interspersed with tidbits about everything from wave dynamics to surfboard design.

Caught Inside: A Surfer's Year on the California Coast
by Daniel Duane
Find it in the Library at call number GV840 .S8D83 1997