University Press Books Selected for
Public and Secondary School Libraries
The Best of the Best from the University Presses
2007 American Library Association Annual Conference
Washington D.C.
June 24, 2007
1:30 - 3:30 PM
Washington Convention Center, Room 204B
Go to 2007 Bibliography Online
The "Best of the Best" program is presented annually at the Summer ALA; University presses represent an often-undiscovered gold mine of resources for school and public libraries. Public and secondary school librarians who served on the 2006-07 selection committees will introduce recent titles they’ve found to be “the best” for a variety of reasons. Copies of the presented books will be raffled to those in attendance.
These recommendations and more can be found in the 17th Edition of the University Press Books Selected for Public and Secondary School Libraries, an annual collection development tool published by the AAUP. Accompanying the print edition, the entire bibliography, with ratings and reviews, is also freely available online at www.aaupnet.org/librarybooks.
Below is a list of the presenting librarians and their selections:
HILARY ALBERT (PLA), Mahopac Public Library, Mahopac, NY
340.092 An Honest Calling: The Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln
Mark E. Steiner
Northern Illinois University Press / Cloth
Subjects: American History c1800 to c1900, U.S. Presidents, Biography
398.208 Folktales of the Jews: Volume 1, Tales from the Sephardic Dispersion
Dan Ben-Amos
The Jewish Publication Society / Cloth
Subjects: Folklore/Mythology, Jewish Studies, Legends
813.422 The Complete Stories of Paul Laurence Dunbar
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Ohio University Press / Cloth
Subjects: Short Stories (single author), African American, Biography
813.54 Gilgamesh: A Verse Play
Yusef Komunyakaa and Chad Gracia
Wesleyan University Press / Cloth
Subjects: Epic Poetry, Plays/Drama, Kings and rulers
CHRISTINA MARIA BEAIRD (PLA), Plainfield Public Library District, Plainfield, IL
320.509 Why Arendt Matters
Elisabeth Young-Bruehl
Yale University Press / Cloth
Subjects: European History: World War II, Totalitarianism, Biography
322.509 Generals in the Cabinet Room: How the Military Shapes Israeli Policy
Yoram Perry
United States Institute of Peace Press / Cloth
Subjects: Middle East-Israel, Politics and Government, Civil-Military Relations
323.32 Epic Journeys of Freedom: Runaway Slaves of the American Revolution and Their Global Quest for Liberty
Cassandra Pybus
Beacon Press / Paper
Subjects: U.S. History: Colonial Period, Slavery and Abolition, African American Studies
327.73 Half-Life of a Zealot
Swanee Hunt
Duke University Press / Cloth
Subjects: Feminism, Political Activists, Autobiography
760 An A-Z of Type Designers
Neil Macmillan
Yale University Press / Paper
Subjects: Reference, Graphic Arts, Typography
760.092 A Life on Paper: The Drawings and Lithographs of John Thomas Biggers
Olive Jensen Thiesen
University North Texas Press / Cloth
Subjects: African-American Artists, Contemporary Art (1945-), Photography
PAUL J. GREGORIO (AASL), Portland Community College, Portland, OR
338.4 Brides, Inc.: American Weddings and the Business of Tradition
Vicki Howard
University of Pennsylvania Press / Cloth
Subjects: Weddings, Service Industries, Marketing, 20th Century U.S.
363.325 The Secret History of al Qaeda
Abdel Bari Atwan
University of California Press / Cloth
Subjects: Politics/Current Events, the Middle East, Islam
394.14 The Smoke of the Gods: A Social History of Tobacco
Eric Burns
Temple University Press / Cloth
Subjects: Social History (Modern), Substance Abuse & Addictions, Reference
813 Short Stories of the Civil Rights Movement
Margaret Earley Whitt
University of Georgia Press / Paper
Subjects: The Civil Rights Movement, Anthologies
TERRI LENT (AASL) Patrick Henry High School, Ashland, VA
306.76 Mama's Boy, Preacher's Son: A Memoir
Kevin Jennings
Beacon Press / Paper
Subjects: Personal Memoirs, Gay Studies, Students
709.031 European Art of the 16th Century
Stefano Zuffi
Getty Publications / Paper
Subjects: Art History, c1600 to c1800, Art Renaissance, Europe
740.943 The Horse in Art
John Baskett
Yale University Press / Cloth
Subjects: Art Instruction, Animals in Art
730.951 Chinese Sculpture
Angela Falco Howard, Song Li, Hung Wu, and Hong Yang
Yale University Press / Cloth
Subjects: Sculpture, Asia, Art Instruction
745.089 Alaska Native Art: Tradition, Innovation, Continuity
Susan W. Fair
University of Alaska Press / Cloth
Subjects: Native American Studies, Art/Folk Art, Alaska
KAREN PERRY (AASL), Wiley Middle School, Winston-Salem, NC
070.4 The Soldier's Friend: A Life of Ernie Pyle
Ray E. Boomhower
Indiana Historical Society Press / Cloth
Subjects: World War II, War Correspondents, Biography
230.3 “Key Words” Series (Christianity; Religious Studies; Buddhism; Hinduism; Islam; Judaism)
Ron Greaves
Georgetown University Press / Paper
Subjects: Word Religions, Reference
641.597 The Place Setting: Timeless Tastes of the Mountain South, from Bright Hope to Frog Level
Fred W. Sauceman
Mercer University Press / Cloth
Subjects: Cooking, American Regional Cookery, Southern Appalachia
912.564 The State of the Middle East: An Atlas of Conflict and Resolution
Dan Smith
University of California Press / Paper
Subjects: The Middle East, Globalization, Earth Science/Geography
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