Libary - New Materials

New Materials Added to the SCTC Library Collection in January 2010.

REFERENCE

  • Guide to Internet Job Searching.  (McGraw Hill, 2008)
  • Master the Civil Service Exams.  (Peterson's, 2009)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

  • 147 Practical Tips for Teaching Diversity (Atwood Publishing, 2005)
  • Teaching Unprepared Students: strategies for promoting success and retention in higher education.  (Stylus Publishing, 2008)
  • Win Them Over: dynamic techniques for college adjuncts and new faculty.  (Atwood Publishing, 2007)

NONFICTION

  • Alternative Construction: contemporary natural building methods.  (Wiley, 2000)
  • The Birthday Party: a memoir of survival.  (Berkley Books, 2008)
  • Brother, I'm Dying. (Vintage Books, 2008) 
  • Building Construction: principles, materials, and systems.  (Prentice Hall, 2010) 
  • Civil Drafting Technology. (Prentice Hall, 2010)
  • Cosntruction Technology.  (Delmar Publishers, 1994)
  • Coping with Bipolar Disorder: a CBT-informed guide to living with manic depression.  (Oneworld, 2009)
  • Deck Designs: great ideas from top deck designers.  (Creative Homeowner, 2009)
  • Flying Blind.  (Running Press, 2004)
  • Fundamentals of Building Construction: methods and materials.  (Wiley, 1999)
  • The Gettysburg Campaign: a study in command.  (Scribner, 1984)
  • The Green Pharmacy Guide to Healing Foods: proven and natural remedies to treat and prevent more than 80 common health concerns.  (Rodale Press, 2008)
  • How Full is Your Bucket?: positive strategies for work and life.  (Gallup Press, 2004)
  • More Vegetables, Please!: over 100 easy and delicious recipes for eating healthy foods each and every day.  (New Harbinger Publications, 2009)
  • New Decorating with Architectural Trimwork: planning, designing, installing.  (Creative Homeowner, 2005))
  • The Real Messiah: the throne of St. Mark and the true origins of Christianity.  (Watkins Publishing, 2009)
  • Same Kind of Different as Me.  (Thomas Nelson, 2006)
  • Shop Class as Soulcraft: an inquiry into the value of work.  (Penguin Press, 2009)
  • The Smart Approach to Kitchen Design.  (Creative Homeowner, 2006)
  • Soil Properties: testing, measurement, and evaluation.  (Pearson Prentice Hall, 2009)
  • Stop Smoking for the Last Time: you can unlock the power to quit struggle-free. (Mind Body Publishing, 2007)
  • Surveying with Construction Applications.  (Prentice Hall, 2010)
  • True Green Home: 100 inspirational ideas for creating a green home environment.  (National Geographic, 2008)
  • The Ultimate Guide to Crown Molding: plan, design, install.  (Creative Homeowner, 2007)
  • The Ultimate Guide to House Framing: plan, design, build.   (Creative Homeowner, 2009)
  • The Ultimate Guide to Plumbing: complete projects for the home.  (Creative Homeowner, 2006)
  • The Ultimate Guide to Wiring: complete home projects.  (Creative Homeowner, 2007)  

FICTION

  • The Cat Who Went Bananas.   Lillian Jackson Braun. (Jove Books, 2006)
  • Cordelia's Honor.  Lois McMaster Bujold.  (Baen, 1996)
  • An Echo in the Bone.  Diana Gabaldon.  (Delacorte Press, 2009) 
  • Flight.  Sherman Alexie.  (Black Cat, 2007)
  • Foundation.  Mercedes Lackey.  (DAW Books, Inc., 2009)
  • The High King's Tomb.   Kristen Britain.  (DAW Books Inc., 2007)
  • The Lacuna.   Barbara Kingsolver.  (Harper, 2009)
  • The Sharing Knife: Volume 2, Legacy.  Lois McMaster Bujold.  (EOS, 2008)
  • Shepherds Abiding: a Mitford Christmas story.  Jan Karon.  (Viking Press, 2003)
  • Wicked: the life and times of the Wicked Witch of the West.  Gregory Maguire.  (Regan Books, 2004)
  • The Year of the Flood.   Margaret Atwood.  (Doubleday, 2009)   

JUVENILE

  • The Very First Christmas.   Maier, Paul L. (Concordia Publishing House, 1998)   
  • The Very First Easter.  Maier, Paul L. (Concordia Publishing House, 1998)

AUDIOVISUAL

  • Alone.  Lisa Gardner.  (Random House Audio, 2005)
  • The Alzheimer's Project.  (Home Box Office, 2009)
  • Angels and Demons.  (Sony Home Pictures Entertainment, 2009)
  • The Bielski Brothers: Jerusalem in the woods.  (New Video, 2009)
  • Changing Habits.  Debbie Macomber.  (Harper Audio, 2005)
  • Extreme Ice.  (PBS Home Video, 2008)
  • Food, Inc.  (Magnolia Home Entertainment, 2009)
  • Garrison Keillor: the man on the radio with the red shoes.  (Docurama Films, 2009)
  • Hypnosis: stress relief for life. (BFS Entertainment and Multimedia, 2009)
  • Life After People.  (New Video, 2008) 
  • A Man in Full.  Tom Wolfe.  (Bantam Doubleday Audio Publishers, 1998)
  • Not So Big House: home by design.  (Tauton Press, 2008)
  • Rx for Survival: a global health challenge.  (Zeitgeist Films, 2005)
  • The Second Time Around.  Mary Higgins Clark.  (Simon & Schuster Audio, 2003)
  • The Shop on Blossom Street.  Debbie Macomber.  (Harper Audio, 2005)
  • Standing in the Rainbow.  Fannie Flagg.  (Random House Audio, 2002)
  • Straightlaced: how gender's got us all tied up.  (New Day Films, 2009)
  • Valkyrie.  (MGM Home Entertainment, 2009)
  • Where are You Now?  Mary Higgins Clark.  (Simon & Schuster Audio, 2008)
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