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ANTHROPOLOGY

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Cultural atlas of India : India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka
by Johnson, Gordon, Ph. D.
New York, NY : Facts on File, 1996.
Call #: DS421 .J6 1996 OVSZ
2.
From language as speech to language as thought : the great leap in evolution (40,000 B.C.)
by Westendorp, Grard, 1948-2001.
Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press, c2006.
Call #: BF701 .W453 2006

ART

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Hong Kong : Culture and the Politics of Disappearance
by Abbas, M. A. (M. Ackbar)
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1997.
Call #: DS796.H75 A34 1997
Brief guide to The Department of Egyptian and Classical Art
by Bothmer, Bernard V., 1912-, Keith, Jean L., Brooklyn Museum. Dept. of Ancient Art.
Brooklyn : Brooklyn Museum, 1974.
Call #: N5335.N7 B6 1974x
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Yes Rasta
by Cariou, Patrick, 1963-, Henzell, Perry.
New York : PowerHouse Books, 2000.
Call #: BL2532.R37 C357 2000 OVSZ
4.
The meaning of life
by Eagleton, Terry, 1943-
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007.
Call #: BD431 .E235 2007
5.
Paris, capital of modernity
by Harvey, David, 1935-
New York: Routledge, c2006.
Call #: DC715 .H337 2006
6.
Contemporary Korean cinema : identity, culture, and politics
by Lee, Hyangjin.
Manchester, UK; New York: Manchester University Press; New York: Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2000.
Call #: PN1993.5.K6 L44 2000
7.
Uncertainty : Einstein, Heisenberg, Bohr, and the struggle for the soul of science
by Lindley, David, 1956-
New York: Doubleday, c2007.
Call #: QC174.17.H4 L56 2007
8.
The naming of the dead
by Rankin, Ian.
New York: Little, Brown, 2007, c2006.
Call #: PR6068.A57 N36 2007
9.
Nuthin' but a "G" thang : the culture and commerce of gangsta rap
by Quinn, Eithne, 1971-
New York: Columbia University Press, c2005.
Call #: ML3531 .Q56 2005

COMMUNITY HEALTH

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Food choice and obesity in Black America : creating a new cultural diet
by Bailey, Eric J., 1958-
Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2006.
Call #: RC628 .B282 2006
2.
Diabetes among the Pima : stories of survival
by Smith-Morris, Carolyn, 1966-
Tucson : University of Arizona Press, c2006.
Call #: RA645.D5 S55 2006

EDUCATION

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The reflective educator's guide to classroom research : learning to teach and teaching to learn through practitioner inquiry
by Dana, Nancy Fichtman, 1964-, Yendol-Silva, Diane.
Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Corwin Press, c2003.
Call #: LB1028.24 .D36 2003

ENGLISH

 
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The rise of Benedict XVI : the inside story of how the Pope was elected and where he will take the Catholic Church
by Allen, John L., 1965-
New York: Doubleday : c2005.
Call #: BX1378.6 .A46 2005
2.
English L2 reading : getting to the bottom
by Birch, Barbara M.
Mahwah, N.J.: L. Erlbaum Associates, 2007.
Call #: PE1128.A2 B497 2007
3.
Averno
by Glück, Louise, 1943-
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006.
Call #: PS3557.L8 A96 2006
4.
Everything will be all right : a novel
by Hadley, Tessa.
New York : H. Holt, 2003.
Call #: PR6108.A35 E94 2003
5.
Paris : the secret history
by Hussey, Andrew.
New York, NY: Bloomsbury USA, 2007.
Call #: DC707 .H877 2007bx
6.
Splay anthem
by Mackey, Nathaniel, 1947-
New York : New Directions Book, 2006.
Call #: PS3563.A3166 S65 2006
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The right attitude to rain
by McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
London: Little, Brown, 2006.
Call #: PR6063.C326 R54 2006
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Writing to heal : a guided journal for recovering from trauma & emotional upheaval
by Pennebaker, James W.
Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications; [S.l.]: Distributed in Canada by Raincoast Books, c2004.
Call #: BF456.W8 P46 2004
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The handbook of discourse analysis
by Schiffrin, Deborah., Tannen, Deborah., Hamilton, Heidi Ehernberger.
Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishers, 2004, c2003.
Call #: P302 .H344 2004
10.
Ghosts of Spain : travels through Spain and its silent past
by Tremlett, Giles.
New York: Walker & Co.: Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck, 2007.
Call #: DP233.5 .T74 2007
11.
Theories in second language acquisition : an introduction
by VanPatten, Bill., Williams, Jessica, 1957-
Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007.
Call #: P118.2 .T45 2007
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ESL Writers : a guide for writing center tutors
by Bruce, Shanti., Rafoth, Bennett A.
Portsmouth, NH: Boynton/Cook, c2004.
Call #: PE1404 .E83 2004
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The Alexandrine plan : versions of sonnets by Baudelaire, Mallarmé, and Rimbaud
by Carson, Ciarán, 1948-
Loughcrew, Ireland : Gallery Books, 1998.
Call #: PR6053.A714 A79 1998
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Purple America : a novel
by Moody, Rick
Boston: Little, Brown, c1997.
Call #: PS3563.D8837 P87 1997

FINANCE

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India : an investor's guide to the next economic superpower
by Chaze, Aaron.
[Singapore]: John Wiley & Sons (Asia) Pte., c2006.
Call #: HG5732 .C49 2006

FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE

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Two Jews on a train : stories from the old country and the new
by Biro, Adam., Tihanyi, Catherine.
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2001.
Call #: PQ2662.I733 D4813 2001
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Transatlantic translations : dialogues in Latin American literature
by Ortega, Julio, 1942-
London: Reaktion, 2006.
Call #: PQ7081 .O758 2006

GENDER STUDIES

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Two Jews on a train : stories from the old country and the new
by Biro, Adam., Tihanyi, Catherine.
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2001.
Call #: PQ2662.I733 D4813 2001
2.
Transatlantic translations : dialogues in Latin American literature
by Ortega, Julio, 1942-
London: Reaktion, 2006.
Call #: PQ7081 .O758 2006

HEALTH PROFESSION

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Globalization and health
by Kawachi, IchirM., Wamala, Sarah P.
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Call #: RA441 .G5852 2007

HEALTH SCIENCE

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Early years movement skills : description, diagnosis and intervention
by Chambers, Mary (Mary E.), Sugden, David (David A.)
London ; Philadelphia : Whurr, c2006.
Call #: RJ496.M68 C47 2006

HISTORY

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MAYDAY : Eisenhower, Khrushchev, and the U-2 affair
by Beschloss, Michael R.
New York : Harper & Row, c1986.
Call #: E183.8.S65 B47 1986
2.
Fidel Castro
by Foss, Clive.
Stroud: Sutton, 2006.
Call #: F1788.22.C3 F67 2006
3.
Autonomies in Hungary and Europe : a comparative study
by Hévizi, Józsa., Hiltabidle, Helen.
[Buffalo, NY] : Corvinus Society, 2005.
Call #: DB906 .H4813 2005bx
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Dangerous knowledge : orientalism and its discontents
by Irwin, Robert, 1946-
Woodstock, NY: Overlook Press, 2006.
Call #: DS61.85 .I79 2006
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Dictionary of battles and sieges : a guide to 8,500 battles from antiquity through the twenty-first century
by Jaques, Tony.
Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2007.
Call #: D25 .J33 2007
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Dictionary of wars
by Kohn, George C.
New York: Facts on File/Checkmark Books, c2007.
Call #: D25.A2 K63 2007
7.
The king's own loyal enemy aliens : German and Austrian refugees in Britain's armed forces, 1939-45
by Leighton-Langer, Peter.
London; Portland, OR: Vallentine Mitchell, 2006.
Call #: D759 .L37 2006
8.
Romania and Transylvania in the 20th century
by Lipcsey, Ildikó.
Buffalo ; Toronto : Corvinus Publishing, 2006.
Call #: DR226 .L56 2006bx
9.
The Hungarian Csángó of Moldova
by Pozsony, Ferenc.
Buffalo, NY ; Toronto : Corvinus Publishing, 2006.
Call #: DR214.C73 P69 2006bx
10.
When we touched the sky : the Anti-Nazi League, 1977-1981
by Renton, Dave, 1972-
Cheltenham: New Clarion Press, 2006.
Call #: JN231 .R46 2006x
11.
The dawn of European civilization: the Dark Ages.
by Rice, David Talbot, 1903-1972, Oates, David 1927-
New York, McGraw-Hill [1965]
Call #: CB351 .R46 OVSZ
12.
Marathon : the pursuit of the Presidency, 1972-1976
by Witcover, Jules
New York : Viking Press, c1977.
Call #: E868 .W57 1977
13.
Revolutionary movements in world history : from 1750 to the present
by DeFronzo, James.
Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, c2006.
Call #: D295 .R49 2006
14.
The new African diaspora in North America : trends, community building, and adaptation
by Konadu-Agyemang, Kwadwo., Takyi, Baffour K., Arthur, John A., 1958-
Lanham, Md.: Lexington Books, c2006.
Call #: E184.A24 N49 2006
15.
Understanding Ukrainian politics : power, politics, and institutional design
by D'Anieri, Paul J., 1965-
Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe, Inc., c2007.
Call #: JN6635 .D365 2007
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Civilization : a new history of the Western world