Search | Site Map | Directions | Contact | Shop | WebAdvisor
       Home >> Paul J. Gutman Library >> Template
 
Electronic Resources
Library Services
Research Guide
Library Instruction Classes
Blackboard
Internet Resources
Hours
Staff
Building Information
FAQ
Suggestions/Comments
 

 

   
New Acquisitions -  January, 2010

This page provides links to a sampling of new books added to the Gutman Library collection. If you visit the library in search of books on this list, we recommend you look on the "new book" shelf before proceeding to the stacks. You may also want to check PhilaFind to make sure the book you want has not yet been checked out. Each month's list provides four categories of publications:

Go to a Subject-organized list of selected new additions to our collection.

Go to the most current Recreational Reading Titles.

Go to Special Collections,  for recent rare book acquisitions.

Go to VISIONAIRE for digital images of the most recent issue.  

Go to PhilaFind, the library's online web-based catalog, to search for more books on your topic.

Return to New Acquisitions Main Page.


 

 

 

Subject-Organized New Additions

ARCHITECTURE

FASHION MEDICINE/HEALTH SCIENCES
BUSINESS FINE ART PSYCHOLOGY
COMPUTER HISTORY SCIENCE
DESIGN HUMANITIES SOCIAL SCIENCE
EDUCATION INTERIORS TEXTILES

 

ARCHITECTURE

Bahamon, Alejandro & Patricia Perez. INSPIRED BY NATURE: ANIMALS, THE BUILDING / BIOLOGY CONNECTION. W.W Norton & Co, 2007. 720.47B151i

Inman, Robert P. MAKING CITIES WORK: PROSPECTS AND POLICIES FOR URBAN AMERICA. Princeton University Press, 2009. 307.760973M235i

Kelley, Caffyn. ART AND SURVIVAL: PATRICIA JOHANSON’S ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS. Islands Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, 2006. 712.5092J65k

Levine, Adam. GALE NURSERIES OF GARDEN EXCELLENCE. Gale Nurseries, Inc, 2008. 712.609748L665g

Light, Jennifer S. THE NATURE OF CITIES: ECOLOGICAL VISIONS AND THE AMERICAN URBAN PROFESSIONS, 1920-1960. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009. 307.76071L724n

Minor, Woodruff. THE ARCHITECTURE OF RATCLIFF. Heyday Books, 2006. 720.922R233m

Pelkonen, Eeva-Liisa. ALVAR AALTO: ARCHITECTURE, MODERNITY, AND GEOPOLITICS. Yale University Press, 2009. 720.92A111ap

 

Business

Baker, Dean. PLUNDER AND BLUNDER: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE BUBBLE ECONOMY. PoliPointPress, 2009. 332.720973B167p

Covert, Jack & Todd Sattersten. THE 100 BEST BUSINESS BOOKS OF ALL TIME: WHAT THEY SAY, WHY THEY MATTER, AND HOW THEY CAN HELP YOU. Portfolio, 2009. 650.072C873o

Ensign, Prescott C. KNOWLEDGE SHARING AMONG SCIENTISTS: WHY REPUTATION MATTERS FOR R&D IN MULTINATIONAL FIRMS. Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. 607.2E59k

Halpern, Diane F. & Fanny M. Cheung. WOMEN AT THE TOP: POWERFUL LEADERS TELL US HOW TO COMBINE WORK AND FAMILY. Wiley-Blackwell, 2008. 658.409082H195w

Hess, David J. LOCALIST MOVEMENT IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY: SUSTAINABILITY, JUSTICE, AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN THE UNITED STATES. MIT Press, 2009. 338.97307H568L

Martin, Jeanette S. & Lillian H. Chaney. PASSPORT TO SUCCESS: THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO BUSINESS CULTURE AND CUSTOMS IN AMERICA’S LARGEST TRADING PARTNERS. Praeger, 2009. 395.52M381p

Morris, Charles R. THE SAGES: WARREN BUFFET, GEORGE SOROS, PAUL VOLCKER, AND THE MAELSTROM OF MARKETS. Public Affairs, 2009. 332.6092M875s

Ross, Andrew. NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT: LIFE AND LABOR IN PRECARIOUS TIMES. New York University Press, 2009. 331.12R823n

Ryan, Damian & Calvin Jones. UNDERSTANDING DIGITAL MARKETING: MARKETING STRATEGIES FOR ENGAGING THE DIGITAL GENERATION. Kogan Page, 2009. 658.84R988u

Sachs, Jeffrey D. COMMON WEALTH: ECONOMICS FOR A CROWDED PLANET. Penguin, 2008. 338.927S121c

Sirkin, Harold L., James W. Hemerling, Arindam K. Bhattacharya. GLOBALITY: COMPETING WITH EVERYONE FROM EVERYWHERE FOR EVERYTHING. Business Plus, 2008. 338.883S619g

Stutely, Richard. THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO BUSINESS FINANCE: WHAT SMART MANAGERS DO WITH THE NUMBERS. Prentice Hall, 2007. 658.15S937d2

 

Computers

 

Design

Julier, Guy & Liz Moor. DESIGN AND CREATIVITY: POLICY, MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICE. Berg, 2009. 745.4068D457j

 

Education

Mazawi, Andre E. & Ronald G. Sultana, WORLD YEARBOOK OF EDUCATION 2010, EDUCATION AND THE ARAB ‘WORLD’: POLITICAL PROJECTS, STRUGGLES, AND GEOMETRIES OF POWER. 370.9174927W927m2010

 

Fashion

Brasser, Theodore. NATIVE AMERICAN CLOTHING: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY. Firefly Books, 2009. 391.008997B823n

Entwistle, Joanne. THE AESTHETIC ECONOMY OF FASHION: MARKETS AND VALUES IN CLOTHING AND MODELING. Berg, 2009. 381.45687E61ac.2

Espinoza-Alvarado, Jane D. COMPUTER AIDED FASHION DESIGN USING GERBER TECHNOLOGY. Fairchild Publications, 2007. 677.0285E77c

Pullen, Martha. VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD: MARTHA PULLEN’S FAVORITE PLACES SERIES. The Martha Pullen Company, 2008. 391.3074J65v

 

Fine Art

Chiu, Melissa & Zheng Shengtian. ART AND CHINA’S REVOLUTION. Asia Society, 2008. 709.510904C784a

Lock, Graham & David Murray. THE HEARING EYE: JAZZ & BLUES INFLUENCES IN AFRICAN AMERICAN VISUAL ART. Oxford University Press, 2009. 704.0396073H435L

Powell, Richard J. CUTTING A FIGURE: FASHIONING BLACK PORTRAITURE. University of Chicago Press, 2008. 704.942P885c

 

History

Gage, Beverly. THE DAY WALL STREET EXPLODED: A STORY OF AMERICA IN ITS FIRST AGE OF TERROR. Oxford University Press, 2009. 974.71042G132d

Hart, Peter. THE SOMME: THE DARKEST HOUR ON THE WESTERN FRONT. Pegasus Books, 2008. 940.4272H236s

Kurlansky, Mark. COD: A BIOGRAPHY OF THE FISH THAT CHANGED WITH WORLD. Penguin, 1997. 333.956633K96c

Rockman, Seth. SCRAPING BY: WAGE LABOR, SLAVERY, AND SURVIVAL IN EARLY BALTIMORE. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009. 331.109752R683s.

Stiles, T.J. THE FIRST TYCOON: THE EPIC LIFE OF CORNELIUS VANDERBILT. Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. 385.092S856f

VanderVelde, Lea. MRS. DRED SCOTT: A LIFE ON SLAVERY'S FRONTIER. Oxford University Press, 2009. 973.7115V241m

 

Humanities

 

Interiors

Wood, Lucy. THE UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE IN THE LADY LEVER ART GALLERY, Volume 2. Yale University Press, 2008. 749.22U67Lv.1

Wood, Lucy. THE UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE IN THE LADY LEVER ART GALLERY, Volume 2. Yale University Press, 2008. 749.22U67Lv.2

 

Medicine/ Health

Ansari, Armin. RADIATION THREATS AND YOUR SAFETY: A GUIDE TO PREPARATIONS AND RESPONSE FOR PROFESSIONALS AND COMMUNITY. CRC Press, 2010. 362.19698A617r

Grilo, Carlos M. & James E. Mitchell. THE TREATMENT OF EATING DISORDERS: A CLINICAL HANDBOOK. Guilford Press, 2010. 616.8526T784g

Ryan, Jeffrey R. PANDEMIC INFLUENZA: EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS. CRC Press, 2009. 614.518P189r

 

Psychology

Clark, David A. & Aaron T. Beck. COGNITIVE THERAPY OF ANXIETY DISORDERS: SCIENCE AND PRACTICE. Guilford Press, 2010. 616.8522C592c

Dobson, Keith S. HANDBOOK OF COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPIES. Guilford Press, 2010. 616.89142H236d3

Gootenberg, Paul. ANDEAN COCAINE: THE MAKING OF A GLOBAL DRUG. UNC Press, 2008. 363.45G659a

 

Science

Korner, T. W. NAÏVE DECISION MAKING: MATHEMATICS APPLIED TO THE SOCIAL WORLD. Cambridge University Press, 2008. 519.542K84n

Luoma, Samuel N. & Philip S. Rainbow. METAL CONTAMINATION IN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS: SCIENCE AND LATERAL MANAGEMENT. Cambridge, 2008. 628.1683L964m

Stasinopoulos, Peter, Michale H. Smith, Karlson ‘Charlie’ Hargroves, Cheryl Desha. WHOLE SYSTEM DESIGN: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING. Earthscan, 2009. 620.0042W628s

Spellman, Frank R. & Revonna M. Bieber. CHEMICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION & HOMELAND SECURITY. Government Institutes, 2009. 363.325S743c

Spellman, Frank R. FOOD SUPPLY PROTECTION & HOMELAND SECURITY. Government Institutes, 2008. 363.325S743f

 

Social Sciences

Beckett, Joyce O. LIFTING OUR VOICES: THE JOURNEYS INTO FAMILY CARE GIVING OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL WORKERS. Columbia University Press, 2008. 362.19897L722b

Berry, Mary Frances. AND JUSTICE FOR ALL: THE UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS AND THE CONTINUING STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM IN AMERICA. Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. 323.0973B534j

Bonocore, Joseph J. RAISED ITALIAN-AMERICAN: STORIES, VALUES AND TRADITIONS FROM THE ITALIAN NEIGHBORHOOD. iUniverse, Inc., 2005. 97481100451B791r

Boyd, Michelle R. JIM CROW NOSTALGIA: RECONSTRUCTION RACE IN BRONZEVILLE. University of Minnesota Press, 2008. 305.8009773B789j

Dudley, Robert & Eric Shiraev. COUNTING EVERY VOTE: THE MOST CONTENTIOUS ELECTIONS IN AMERICAN HISTORY. Potomac Books, 2008. 342.973D848c

Ezorsky, Gertrude. RACISM & JUSTICE: THE CASE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION. Cornell University Press, 1991. 331.1330973E99r

Glennnie, Jonathan. THE TROUBLE WITH AID: WHY LESS COULD MEAN MORE FOR AFRICA. Zed Books, 2008. 338.91096G558t

Kamrava, Mehran. IRAN’S INTELLECTUAL REVOLUTION. Cambridge, 2008. 305.5520955K15i

Kendall, Diana. MEMBERS ONLY: ELITE CLUBS AND THE PROCESS OF EXCLUSION. Rowan & Littlefield, 2008. 366K33m

Kimmel, Michael. GUYLAND: THE PERILOUS WORLD WHERE BOYS BECOME MEN. Harper, 2008. 305.235K49g

Leguey-Feilleux, Jean-Robert. THE DYNAMICS OF DIPLOMACY. Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2009. 327.2L521d

Lombardo, Paul A. THREE GENERATIONS, NO IMBECILES: EUGENICS, THE SUPREME COURT, AND BUCK VS. BELL. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008. 344.73048L841t

Molina-Jackson, Edna. HOMELESS NOT HOPELESS: THE SURVIVAL NETWORK OF LATINO AND AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN. University Press of America, 2008. 362.50973M722h

Nitsche, Michael. VIDEO GAME SPACES: IMAGE, PLAY, AND STRUCTURE IN 3D WORLDS. The MIT Press, 2008. 794.8N732v

Orner, Peter. UNDERGROUND AMERICA: NARRATIVES OF UNDOCUMENTED LIVES. Mc Sweeney’s, 2008. 325.27U55o

Risley, Ford. ABOLITION AND THE PRESS: A STRUGGLE AGAINST SLAVERY. Northwestern University Press, 2008. 071.3R595a

Staab, Andreas. THE EUROPEAN UNION EXPLAINED. Indiana University Press, 2008. 341.2422S775e

Taylor, Becky. A MINORITY AND THE STATE: TRAVELERS IN BRITAIN IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. Manchester University Press, 2008. 305.906918T238m

Taylor, Steven J. ACTS OF CONSCIENCE: WORLD WAR II, MENTAL INSTITUTIONS, AND RELIGIOUS OBJECTORS. Syracuse University Press, 2009. 362.21T246a

White, Rob. CRIMES AGAINST NATURE: ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMINOLOGY AND ECOLOGICAL JUSTICE. Willan Publishing, 2008. 364.18W587c

Yochim, Michael J. YELLOWSTONE AND THE SNOWMOBILE: LOCKING HORNS OVER NATIONAL PARK USE. University Press of Kansas, 2009. 363.68Y54y

Zeitzen, Miriam Koktvedgaard. POLYGAMY: A CROSS-CULTURAL ANALYSIS. Berg, 2008. 306.8423Z48p

 

Textiles

Ambrosio, Luigi. BIOMEDICAL COMPOSITES. CRC Press, 2010. 610.28B15aL

Blackburn, R. S. SUSTAINABLE TEXTILES: LIFE CYCLE AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. CRC Press, 2009. 677.00286S964b

Wood, W. Werner. MADE IN MEXICO: ZAPOTEC WEAVERS AND THE GLOBAL ETHNIC ART MARKET. Indiana University Press, 2008. 306.47W881m

Yu, Long. BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER BLENDS AND COMPOSITES FROM RENEWABLE RESOURCES. Wiley, 2009. 620.1923B615y

 

Recreational Reading 

As a service to readers, books link to amazon.com.  The book's dustjacket image is available  with reader reviews of the title.   This is not an attempt to solicit book purchases. 

Chevalier, Tracy     REMARKABLE CREATURES.
Dutton, 2010.

Delinsky, Barbara     NOT MY DAUGHTER.
Doubleday, 2010.

Higgins, Jack     THE WOLF AT THE DOOR.
Putnam's Sons, 2010.

Hoag, Tami      DEEPER THAN THE DEAD.
Dutton, 2010.

Hooper, Kay     BLOOD TIES (audio recording)
Brilliance Audio, 2010.

Kaminsky, Stuart M.      A WHISPER TO THE LIVING.
Forge, 2010.

Lynch, Jack W.      THE MAJESTIC TWELVE.
St. Martin's Press, 2009.

Oates, Joyce Carol     A FAIR MAIDEN.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010.

Patterson, James     WORST CASE.
Little, Brown and Co., 2010.

Preston, Douglas J.      IMPACT.
Forge, 2009.

Tyler, Anne     NOAH'S COMPASS.
Knopf, 2009.

Watters, Ethan     CRAZY LIKE US.
Free Press, 2010.

Zahn, Timothy     THE DOMINO PATTERN.
Tor, 2010.

 

Recent Additions to  SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
  McCabe, James D  THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION...
Philadelphia
: National Publishing Co., 1876, 
682 pgs., 22.5 cm.
Call Number: 909.81 M113i 1876

A good example of the elaborate souvenir gift books produced after the Centennial Exhibition. Contains a general history of the fair with woodcut illustrations. This specific title was noteworthy enough, that a reprint was published in 1975.  

 

Sandhurst, Phillip T and Others THE GREAT CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION : Critically Described and Illustrated. 
Philadelphia :  Ziegler & Co., 1876, 
544 pgs.,  23.5 cm.
Call Number: 607.3474811 S217g 1876

Another example of the souvenir gift books published after the Centennial Exhibition. The exhibition is of interest to our University community, since the need for a local textile school was apparent after exposure to the European textile products shown at the fair.  

 
The Library also now receives VISIONAIRE, a limited edition conceptual art and fashion quarterly published in New York. However, due to its format it is not shelved with the other magazines.  It is available for inspection on request.  Since every issue is different, images of each new issue will be included in this list.

VISIONAIRE #49 DECADES

 
 
         
    Philadelphia University
School House Lane & Henry Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19144-5497
Tel: 215.951.2700
 
 
  Comments? E-mail Library Web Manager
To contact Contact the Circulation desk: 215-951-2840 &
Reference desk: 215-951-2848

Need directions? Click here.