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Some more titles that seemed intriguing;
Alastair Gordon's Naked Airport: A Cultural History of the World's Most Revolutionary Architecture (NEW 387.736 GOR)--how the modern airport has evolved from its beginnings as a muddy field to the seemingly virtual mini-cities of today. Frequent fliers must truly wonder if the architects ever actually use the airports themselves.
Steel Chair To the Head: the Pleasure and Pain of Professional Wrestling (NEW 796.812 STE), a collection of "scholarly" essays edited by Nicholas Sammond, covering professional wrestling's impact on modern culture and perceptions of masculinity, among other topics.
Terry Iacuzzo's account of her family and their unusual abilities, Small Mediums at Large: The True Tale of a Family of Psychics (NEW 130.92 IAC)--how a modern family coped (or didn't cope)with their extraordinary talents.
Natalie Robins' Copeland's Cure: Homeopathy and the War Between Conventional and Alternative Medicine (NEW 615.532 ROB), an account of the history of homeopathy as well as a depiction of the life of New York Senator Royal Copeland and his efforts to legitimize this alternative to traditional medicine.
If It's Not Close They Can't Cheat: Crushing the Democrats in Every Election and Why Your Life Depends On It (NEW 324.2736 HEW) by conservative talk-show host, Hugh Hewitt--a "primer" on running for election and how the election process works is bound to stir up controversy from both liberals and conservatives.
John Falk's Hello To All That: A Memoir of War, Zoloft, and Peace (NEW 616.8527 FAL)--a memoir of a freelance war correspondent in Bosnia in the '90's who suffers from chronic depression.
The Games Do Count: America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports (NEW 796 KIL)--in which Brian Kilmeade, longtime sportscaster, records parts of past interviews with a group of famous people who feel their youthful participation in sports contributed to their successes today, including Henry Kissinger, Jon Bon Jovi, Tony Danza, and Condoleezza Rice.
Alastair Gordon's Naked Airport: A Cultural History of the World's Most Revolutionary Architecture (NEW 387.736 GOR)--how the modern airport has evolved from its beginnings as a muddy field to the seemingly virtual mini-cities of today. Frequent fliers must truly wonder if the architects ever actually use the airports themselves.
Steel Chair To the Head: the Pleasure and Pain of Professional Wrestling (NEW 796.812 STE), a collection of "scholarly" essays edited by Nicholas Sammond, covering professional wrestling's impact on modern culture and perceptions of masculinity, among other topics.
Terry Iacuzzo's account of her family and their unusual abilities, Small Mediums at Large: The True Tale of a Family of Psychics (NEW 130.92 IAC)--how a modern family coped (or didn't cope)with their extraordinary talents.
Natalie Robins' Copeland's Cure: Homeopathy and the War Between Conventional and Alternative Medicine (NEW 615.532 ROB), an account of the history of homeopathy as well as a depiction of the life of New York Senator Royal Copeland and his efforts to legitimize this alternative to traditional medicine.
If It's Not Close They Can't Cheat: Crushing the Democrats in Every Election and Why Your Life Depends On It (NEW 324.2736 HEW) by conservative talk-show host, Hugh Hewitt--a "primer" on running for election and how the election process works is bound to stir up controversy from both liberals and conservatives.
John Falk's Hello To All That: A Memoir of War, Zoloft, and Peace (NEW 616.8527 FAL)--a memoir of a freelance war correspondent in Bosnia in the '90's who suffers from chronic depression.
The Games Do Count: America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports (NEW 796 KIL)--in which Brian Kilmeade, longtime sportscaster, records parts of past interviews with a group of famous people who feel their youthful participation in sports contributed to their successes today, including Henry Kissinger, Jon Bon Jovi, Tony Danza, and Condoleezza Rice.
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