New Books: February 2012

We've acquired quite a few new, interesting books over the past month!  As usual, I've selected a few to showcase here that I think you may be particularly interested in.  If you'd like to view the entire list, simply go here.  Remember, you can request an item if you don't see it on the new books list, but would like to!

And, as always, all the books below are available for check out--until someone else checks them out, of course! Simply click on the title to view the Addison record, call number, and location for each book.

Sweet Invention:  A History of Dessert

Read a quick summary!
Read some reviews!

Carrot City:  Creating Places for Urban Agriculture

Read a quick summary!

Diet for a Hot Planet:  The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What You Can Doabout It
Read some reviews!

The Student's Guide to Research Ethics

Read a quick summary!

Health Sciences Literature Review Made Easy: The Matrix Method

Read a quick summary!

Best Science Books of 2011

Last week, I started celebrating the break by posting a few of the "Best Books of 2011" lists that I came across. This week, we'll celebrate with a few "best science books" of the year lists!  As always, don't forget that if you see something on one of these lists that you like, but that we don't have at the library, request it!  

• 2011's Best Cookbooks (NPR)
• On Science: Best Books of the Year (Boston Globe)
• Top 10 Books of 2011 (Physics World)
• 11 Best Science Books of 2011 (Brain Pickings)
• Notable Nonfiction of 2011 (Washington Post)
• Best Books of 2011 Science (Amazon)
• Books of the Year (scroll down to "Science and Technology;" The Economist)

Another science librarian blog, Confessions of a Science Librarian, keeps a running list all year long of the Best Science Books.  Check out his list of lists here!  

Wait...Finals are Over?!

When did this happen?  When I walked into the library this morning, there was a noticeable quietness.  Gone were the busy students, frantically turning pages and typing away.  Then I realized that my intent to develop a full series of posts never materialized.  No matter--now that it's officially moving into the holiday season, I can start back up my traditional series of "best books" posts, now that you all actually have TIME to read something for pleasure.  Or, use these lists for gift ideas for your favorite bookworm (or librarian!).

Without further ado, here is a first go-round of "best books" lists from 2011.  Next week, I'll dig out some science specific lists, but for today, check these out:

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• NY Times 100 Notable Books of 2011
• Notable Children's Books of 2011
• The Guardian's (UK) Books of the Year 2011
• NPR's Best Books of 2011
• Amazon's Best of 2011 (so far)
• Publishers Weekly Best Books 2011
• Slate's Best Books of 2011
• The Washington Post's Best Books of 2011

Now, if I were really slick, I'd go through and pull out the books that appeared on all the lists, and then link those to the Addison records.  Maybe next week...until then, though, happy pleasure reading!  

New Books: October 2011

We've acquired quite a few new, interesting books over the past month!  As usual, I've selected a few to showcase here that I think you may be particularly interested in.  If you'd like to view the entire list, simply go here.  Remember, you can request an item if you don't see it on the new books list, but would like to!

And, as always, all the books below are available for check out--until someone else checks them out, of course! Simply click on the title to view the Addison record, call number, and location for each book.

The Psychology of Eating and Drinking

Read a brief summary!

New Life Sciences e-book series from ScienceDirect

Global Development of Organic Agriculture

Read a brief summary!

How to Write and Illustrate Scientific Papers

Read a brief summary!

Top 10 Food Books of 2011

Booklist, one of the resources that librarians use to find new items to purchase for their library collections and read book reviews, recently published their Top 10 Food Books of 2011!  Some of them we have here in Newman Library, some of them we don't (but may consider getting)!  Browse through the list below; all items available through University Libraries will be linked to the Addison record.  All linked books area available for checkout!

As Always, Julia:  The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto:  Food, Friendship, and the Making of  Masterpiece

Cooking with Italian Grandmothers:  Recipes and Stories from Tuscany to Sicily

Homemade Soda

Ideas in Food:  Recipes and Why They Work

The Joy of Cheesemaking:  The Ultimate Guide to Understanding, Making, and Eating Fine Cheese

Modernist Cuisine:  The Art and Science of Cooking

One Bit Table:  A Portrait of American Cooking

Quiches, Kugels, and Couscous:  My Search for Jewish Cooking in France

Sorcerer's Apprentices:  A Season in the Kitchen at Ferran Adria's elBulli

The Vertical Farm:  Feeding the World in the 20th Century

New Books: September 2011

It's that time again--time to highlight new books that University Libraries has acquired over the past month! As usual, I'm highlighting here a few titles that I thought might be particular relevant to you HNFE folks--we have a LOT more available on the entire September 2011 new books list here.  All items listed below are available for checkout, unless someone else beat you to it.  Simply click on the title to see the Addison record.

Are you looking for something in particular, but don't see it?  Remember, you can request that I purchase something for our collection!  Now is a particularly good time for requesting books, since I still have quite a lot of my 2011-12 book budget.

Without further ado, new books from September 2011!

Aesthetic Pleasure in Twentieth-Century Women's Food Writing:  The Innovative Appetites of M.F.K. Fisher, Alice B. Toklas, and Elizabeth David

Modernist Cuisine:  The Art and Science of Cooking

Green Health:  An A-to-Z Guide

Health Technology Literacy:  A Transdisciplinary Framework for Consumer-Oriented Practice

Obesity and the Economics of Prevention:  Fit Not Fat

New Books: August 2011

Although it's now halfway through September, it's never too late to discuss new books that we've recently added to our collection here at Newman Library! Each month, the library posts all of the new books that we added the previous month, and on this blog, I highlight a few of these new books that I think readers of this blog might be particularly interested in.  All of the books listed below are available for check out--unless someone gets to the library before you do!

As always, remember that you can view the entire August 2011 new books list here, and even request that I purchase something for our collection!  Now is a particularly good time for requesting books, since I've just started spending my 2011-12 book budget.

An Irresistible History of Southern Food:  Four Centuries of Black-eyed Peas, Collard Greens, and Whole Hog Barbecue

Read a quick summary!

Hunger and Obesity:  Understanding a Food Insecurity Paradigm

Read a quick summary!

Lobster:  A Global History

Read a quick summary!

The Compass of Pleasure:  How our Brains Make Fatty Foods, Orgasm, Exercise, Marijuana, Generosity, Vodka, Learning, and Gambling Feel So Good

Read a quick summary and a few reviews!

Around my French Table:  More than 300 Recipes from My Home to Yours

Read a brief review!

New Books: July 2011

Well, hello there--it's been awhile!  Up until the past two weeks, I've posted regular thoughts to this blog at least twice a week (usually more like four times a week).  But, for the last two weeks, I've only posted once, and I've missed the regular posting.  Since school is about to start back up here (in two weeks--where did the summer go?), I'm getting back in the habit of regular posting.

Today:  highlights from our July 2011 new books list!  As always, remember that you can view the entire July 2011 new books list here, and even request that I purchase something for our collection!  Now is a particularly good time for requesting books, since I've just started spending my 2011-12 book budget.

And now, a few highlights from our July 2011 new books list:

Innovations in Health Literacy Research

What's Gotten into Us?  Staying Healthy in a Toxic World

Read a few reviews!

Nuts and Seeds in Health and Disease Prevention

Read a brief summary!

From the Jewish Heartland:  Two Centuries of Midwest Foodways

Read a brief summary and review!

Anatomy as Spectacle:  Public Exhibitions of the Body, 1770 to the Present

Read a brief summary!

New Books: June 2011

Yes, even though it's summer, we're still getting new books in the library!  As always, here are a few that you may be interested in.  You can view the entire June 2011 new books list here, or just click on the titles below that look interesting to you.  You can check out all the books (provided that they aren't already checked out), and even request that I purchase something for you!

Beaten, seared, and sauced:  On becoming a chef at the Culinary Institute of America

Read a few reviews!

Kitchen confidential:  Adventures in the culinary underbelly

Read a few reviews!

Turning the tables:  Restaurants and the rise of the American middle class, 1880-1920

Read a brief summary

Health at every size:  The surprising truth about your weight

Read a brief summary

The Oxford handbook of health economics

Read a brief summary

New Books: May 2011

Two new book posts, back to back! Since I was so late in posting the new books from April, I didn't want to make the same mistake with new books from May.  Check out the entire May new book list, or simply skim the highlights below.  As always, remember that you can check out all of these books (until someone else does).  If there's a book that you'd like to see on these lists, use our request form to suggest that we purchase a book for you!

Coffee:  Philosophy for Everyone:  Grounds for Debate

Read a summary and several reviews of this book!

The Endurance Paradox:  Bone Health for the Endurance Athlete

Read a brief summary of this book!

Icons of American Cooking

Read a brief summary of this book!

Storied Dishes:  What Our Family Recipes Tell Us about Who We Are and Where We've Been

Read a brief summary of this book!

Taking Sides:  Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Food and Nutrition

Read a brief summary of this book!

New Books: April 2011

Yes, that's right--I'm a month late in posting the April 2011 New Books list.  If you've been following along, you would have noticed that I always post the new books list as soon as the month ends, which means that I should have posted the April 2011 New Books on May 1, not June 1!  The end of the semester wrapped up so quickly that I forgot entirely.  Without further ado, highlights from new books from April 2011!  Remember that you can check out any of these books (unless someone else does, first), and request that I purchase any new books that you'd like to see on these lists!

View the entire April 2011 new books list

The Devil's Cup:  A History of the World According to Coffee

Read a summary and excerpt from this book!

The Food and Culture Around the World Handbook

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Career Opportunities in Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Read reviews and a summary of this book!

Making the Mexican Diabetic:  Race, Science, and the Genetics of Inequality

Read a summary of this book!

Keeping the Nation's House:  Domestic Management and the Making of Modern China

Read a summary of this book!

Clinical Trials:  What Patients and Healthy Volunteers Need to Know

Read reviews and a summary of this book!