New Non-Fiction June 2008 Quick Links > Library Website > Find Books Online > Become a Fan > Contact Us An Explorer's Notebook: Essays on Life, History and Climate by Tim Flannery Publisher: Harper Collins Pub Date: Mar 17 2008 ISBN-10: 1554681944 ISBN-13: 978-1554681945 Call #: 304.2 Fla Essays/Science & Nature Check Availability Tim Flannery's The Weather Makers brought international attention to the issue of climate change and became a bestseller around the globe. Now, in a collection of Flannery's articles and essays that spans two decades, we see his evolution from the young scientist conducting fieldwork in remote locations to the influential commentator who changed the way we view global warming. Whether you are already a fan of Flannery's persuasive writing or you are discovering him for the first time, this is a must-have treasury of his finest prose. Hot Apple Cider: Words To Stir The Heart And Warm The Soul  Publisher: That's Life! Pub Date: May 15 2008 ISBN-10: 0978496302 ISBN-13: 978-0978496302 Call #: 242 Hot Religion & Spirituality Check Availability Imagine a group of Canadians circled around a campfire. They have two things in common: they're serious Christians and committed writers. 'Let me tell you my conversion story,' calls out one. Another reads a short story and a third recites an original poem. As the fire crackles and they sip their cider, all 30 speak from their hearts. Thought-provoking, honest stories of how faith affects real life. The Emotional House: How Redesigning Your Home Can Change Your Life by Kathryn Robyn & Dawn Ritchie Publisher: New Harbinger Pub Date: Jun 29 2005 ISBN-10: 1572244089 ISBN-13: 978-1572244085 Call #:747.019 Rob House & Home Check Availability Most of us spend more time in our homes than any other place. For better or worse, this highly personal space has a powerful influence over the way we feel about our lives and the way we function in the world. This creative design program teaches readers to use their emotional and practical needs and basic design principles to transform their houses into nurturing and supportive living environments. The exercises in the book encourage readers to list the activities they engage in, room by room, in their homes. Readers learn how to analyze each room's size, layout, and decor and how to read their psychological and physiological reactions to the various spaces. Then the book offers readers a step-by-step process they can use to figure out what they and their living companions-family members, roommates, and even pets-want out of each room. Based on these discoveries, the book proposes cleaning, organizing, and decorating ideas and even new family traditions guaranteed to make each room function better. Chasing a Mirage: the Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State by Tarek Fatah Publisher: Wiley Pub Date: April 24 2008 ISBN-10: 0470841168 ISBN-13: 978-0470841167 Call #: 297.272 Fat Current Affairs Check Availability In Chasing a Mirage, Tarek Fatah writes: "Islamists argue that the period following the passing away of Muhammad was Islam's golden era and that we Muslims need to re-create that caliphate to emulate that political system in today's world. I wish to demonstrate that when Muslims buried the Prophet, they also buried with him many of the universal values of Islam that he had preached. The history of Islam can be described essentially as the history of an unending power struggle, where men have killed each other to claim the mantle of Muhammad. This strife is a painful story that started within hours of the Prophet closing his eyes forever, and needs to be told. I firmly believe the message of the Quran is strong enough to withstand the facts of history. It is my conviction that Muslims are mature and secure in their identities to face the truth. This is that story." Superclass: the Global Power Elite and the World They Are Making by David Rothkopf Publisher: Viking Canada Pub Date: Mar 14 2008 ISBN-10: 0670065560 ISBN-13: 978-0670065561 Call #: 305.5209045 Rot Current Events/ Politics Check Availability They number 6000 on a planet of 6 billion. They run governments, corporations, the powerhouses of international finance, the media, world religions, and, from the shadows, the world's criminal and terrorist organizations. They are the global superclass, and they are shaping the history of our time.What happens behind closed-door meetings in Davos or aboard corporate jets-conspiracy or collaboration? And who sets the rules for a group of 6000 people who seem to operate beyond national laws? Drawn from exclusive interviews and in-depth reporting, Superclass offers an unprecedented analysis of the connections and trends within the global community of leaders, a privileged group likely to alter our world. Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? by Morgan Spurlock Publisher: Random House Pub Date:April 15 2008 ISBN-10: 1400066522 ISBN-13: 978-1400066520 Call #: 363.325 Spu Humour/Political Satire Check Availability Academy Award-nominated filmmaker and director Morgan Spurlock, who volunteered his body as a guinea pig for the fast food industry in the hit documentary Super Size Me, now sets his sights even higher. Spurlock is a jittery father-to-be with a simple question: If OBL is behind 9/11 and all the ensuing worldwide chaos, then why can't we just catch him? And furthermore, why is his message so compelling to so many people? So the intrepid Spurlock kisses his anxious wife goodbye and-armed with a complete lack of knowledge, experience, or expertise-sets out to make the world safe for infantkind and find the most wanted man on earth.