Think better (your company's future depends on it--and so does yours) : an innovator's guide to productive thinking / Hurson, Tim

Productive thinking in context -- Why think better -- Monkey mind, gator brain, and the elephant’s tether -- Productive thinking in principle -- Kaizen vs. Tenkaizen -- Stay in the question -- The miracle of the third third -- Productive thinking in theory -- Productive thinking by design -- Step 1: what’s going on? Puzzles, probes, possibilities -- Step 2: what’s success? The future pull principle -- Step 3: what’s the question? Great answer (wrong question) -- Step 4: generate answers. Ten thousand failures -- Step 5: forge the solution. Masamune’s Katana -- Step 6: align resources. Here be lions -- Productive thinking in practice -- Productive thinking redux -- Training vs. entraining.

Good Girls, bad girls: The enduring lessons of twelve women of the Old Testament / Wray, T.J.

This volume examines the twelve women in the Old Testament, exploring their lives more deeply in the historical context, and to grasp what these stories can mean to women today. 

Encyclopedia of Blacks in European history and culture / Martone, Eric

..this two-volume encyclopedia documents depictions and contributions of black people in European history, literature, and popular culture. Editor Martone (history, State U. of New York at Stony Brook) has sought to have the 360 entries--which range alphabetically from Diane Abbott, a British Labour Party politician, to Zwarte Piet, a character from European folklore that accompanies Sinterklas (Saint Nicholas) as he distributes gifts to children--have wide geographical and sequential scope.

Encyclopedia of the Jewish diaspora: origins, experiences, and culture / Ehrlich, M. Avrum

From the Roman occupation of Judea circa 135A.D. to the founding of Israel, Jewish people were without a sovereign homeland. But far from eradicating Judaism, as the Emperor Hadrian desired, the Judean conquest expanded its reach, as Jewish refugees, pilgrims, and slaves scattered throughout the world, accelerating a Diaspora that had begun six to eight centuries earlier...

Encyclopedia of the African diaspora: origins, experiences, and culture / Davies, Carole Boyce

(International U., Miami) presents a three-volume resource for students, scholars, and general readers on the dispersal of African peoples all over the world which provides readily accessible information about the most important historical, political, economic, and cultural relations between people of African descent. Written by some 400 international academics and independent scholars, the 500-plus entries will assist readers in understanding what connects such a diverse group of people and wide-ranging locations across time and space, how they have affected and been affected by their environments, and how they have created and re-created cultural forms and movements. 

Asian American history and culture: an encyclopedia / Ling, Huping & Austin, Allan

Offers coverage of arts, culture, community, education, family, gender, marriage, occupation, and work of more than twenty national-origin groups, both historically and in contemporary American society.

Encyclopedia of Asian American issues today / Wen-Chu Chen, Edith & Yoo, Grace J.

2 volume encyclopedia set focuses on the full expanse of contemporary Asian American experiences in the United States. Drawing on over two decades of research, it takes an unprecedented  look at the major issues confronting the Asian American community as a whole, and the specific ethnic identities within the community.

Voices of the U.S. Latino experience / Acuna, Rodolfo & Compean, Guadalupe

This 3-volume reference presents a large, well-organized collection of primary sources on Latino-US relations from the earliest time until 2006. The documents are arranged chronologically and thematically, with introductory material for each section and for each document.

Voices of the African American experience / Bascom, Lionel C.

This documentary survey of African American history provides excerpts from 145 primary sources ranging in time from the 1760 narrative of the travails of Briton Hammond to Barack Obama’s presidential election night speech. As one would expect, the selections outline seminal features of the African American experience: the ordeal of slavery, abolitionism, emancipation, the struggle for education, the rise of Jim Crow, the Great Migration, integration and the reclamation of civil rights. 

Eyes on the Prize: America's civil rights years / Videorecording

Originally broadcast in 1986 as a special presentation of the American experience. The definitive story of the Civil Rights era from the point of view of the ordinary men and women whose extraordinary actions launched a movement that changed the fabric of American life, embodied a struggle whose reverberations are felt today.

The world factbook 2009 /

In general, information available as of January 1, 2009 was used in the preparation of this edition. Provides brief information on the geography, people, government, economy, communications, and defense of countries and regions around the world. Contains information on international organizations. Designed to meet the specific requirements of United States Government Officials in style, format, coverage, and content. Includes 3 unattached maps.

Tribe: endangered peoples around the world / Gibbon, Piers & Houston, Jane

Presents the cultures, beliefs, and societal patterns of over two hundred indigenous peoples and describes their degrees of integration with other societies and the integrity of their indigenous identities.

Development and climate change / Washington, DC :  World Bank

Overview: Changing the climate for development. 1. Understanding the links between climate change and development. -- 2. Reducing human vulnerability: Helping people help themselves. -- 3. Managing land and water to feed nine billion people and protect natural systems. --- 4. Energizing development without compromising the climate. -- 5. Integrating development into the global climate regime. -- 6. Generating the funding needed for mitigation and adaptation. -- 7. Accelerating innovation and technology diffusion. -- 8. Overcoming behavioral; and institutional inertia.

OECD Science, technology and Industry Scoreboard 2009 / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

This eighth edition of the Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard explores recent developments in matters relating to science, technology, globalization and industrial performance of OECD and major non-OECD countries (notably Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa). It brings together over 200 figures, many of which are new to this edition, to help examine emerging policy issues including: the international mobility of researchers and scientists, the growth of the information economy, innovation by regions and industries, innovation strategies by companies...

American countercultures: an encyclopedia of nonconformists, alternative lifestyles, and radical ideas in U.S. history / Misiroglu, Gina editor.

From environmental writer Edward Abbey, author of The Monkey Wrench Gang, which helped inspire the radical environmental group Earth First!, to the zoot-suiters, a youth counter-culture that emerged among predominately African American and Mexican American youths during the late 1930s, this three-volume encyclopedia contains some 500 entries describing a broad array of topics associated with religious, political, identity, artistic, and lifestyle countercultures across American history.

When Everything changed: the amazing journey of American women form 1960 to the present / Collins, Gail

Chronicles the revolution of women's civil rights throughout the past half century, drawing on oral history and research in a variety of disciplines while celebrating Hillary Clinton's recent presidential campaign.

Encyclopedia of disaster relief [edited by] K. Bradley Penuel, Matt Statler

K. Bradley Penuel is the director of the Center for Catastrophe Preparedness and Response (CCPR) at New York University, and Matt Statler, is a former director now working in the NYU School of Business (his interests are in business ethics and social impact planning). They define the scope of the field broadly in accordance with the conception of disaster relief envisioned at CCPR, a research center that involves participants in 14 schools within NYU.

Encyclopedia of intelligence and counterintelligence / edited by Rodney P. Carlisle.

An encyclopedia of covert activity may seem to be an oxymoron, but these volumes appropriately contain more history than fresh exposés of government secrets. The volumes cover intelligence and counterintelligence worldwide in the 20th century. In keeping with the stated editorial preference for a biographical and historical, rather than a theoretical, approach, the entries primarily concern individuals and countries.

The Civil War  [videorecording] /  a production of Florentine Films and WETA-TV ; producers, Ken Burns and Ric Burns ; writers, Geoffrey C. Ward, Ric Burns, Ken Burns.. [United States] : PBS Home Video, 2011.. 6 videodiscs (660 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.

Ken Burns’s Emmy Award-winning documentary brings to life America’s most destructive and defining conflict. The Civil War is the saga of celebrated generals and ordinary soldiers, a heroic and transcendent president and a country that had to divide itself in two in order to become one. Disc 1: The cause (episode 1) 1861 -- Disc 2: A very bloody affair (episode 2); Forever free (episode 3) 1862 -- Disc 3: Simply murder (episode 4); The universe of battle (episode 5) 1863 -- Disc 4: Valley of the shadow of death (episode 6); Most hallowed ground (episode 7) 1864 -- Disc 5: War is all hell (episode 8); The better angels of our nature (episode 9) 1865 -- Disc 6: Bonus disc.

Zora Neale Hurston: a biography of the spirit / Plant, Deborah G.

Zora Neale Hurston is regarded as one of the pillars of the Harlem renaissance, as well as one of the most important and influential African American writers of the past century. Here, Plant offers a biography of the literary master that takes her spirituality into account in both her life and her works in order to shape a fuller picture of the woman, the writer, and the philosopher that animated this gifted American author.

Metals / McDowell, Julie

This volume of the Essential Chemistry series focuses on metals, which make up most of the elements in the periodic table. Metals play a vital role, not only in the environment in which we live, but also in our bodies. This book explores some important characteristics of metals, such as their ability to conduct electricity and react with other elements. The book also examines the different types of metals and describes how important metals such as gold, silver, and copper are classified and organized in the periodic table.

Biochemistry / Laberge, Monique.

Biochemistry investigates the chemistry of living matter, the reactions that maintain life, and the energetic changes that accompany such reactions. It also studies the structure and function of biomolecules, as well as the process of gene replication and expression.

American public opinion and health care / Blendon, Robert…[et al.]

A team of researchers and practitioners in conducting public opinion surveys, especially related to health policy, examine views of Americans about the country's health system and the policies that shape its future direction. Among the aspects they sample are trust in government and health care institutions, the uninsured and efforts to expand coverage, Medicare and Medicaid, quality of care and medical errors, attitudes about abortion, end-of-life care, emerging infectious diseases, views about racial and ethnic health care disparities, the views of African Americans and Hispanics...

American women in technology: an encyclopedia / Zierdt-Warshaw, Linda, Winkler, Alan & Bernstein, Leonard

Details women’s contributions to numerous fields including aerospace, engineering, information technology, telecommunications, and medical technology.

Earth Chemistry / Cobb, Allan B.

These textbooklike volumes cover advanced physical, organic, and geochemistry topics. Concepts range from standard molecular chemistry to applied chemistry, including such subtopics as the carbon cycle, global warming, rock formation, and industrial products.

Sams teach yourself YouTube in 10 minutes / Miller, Michael

An easy-to-use guide for those who are familiar with watching youtube videos and are ready to take advantage of its more advanced features. The 26 chapters cover tasks that include: browsing and searching for videos, watching high-quality and high-definition videos, subscribing to videos, linking to and embedding videos, watching videos on an iPhone, shooting videos for YouTube, uploading a video, editing video information, adding closed captioning, customizing the YouTube channel, and tracking viewership.

Creating a comprehensive information literacy plan / Burkhardt, McDonald & Rathemacher

A step by step guide designed to show academic library managers, instructors, and staff how to create a synthesized information literacy plan. The authors offer guidance about how to decide what to teach, when and how to deliver instruction, how to assess outcomes, and revise based on assessment results. 

Information literacy instruction: theory and practice / Grassian, Esther & Kaplowitz, Joan R.

Information literacy instruction: what is it?-- History of information literacy instruction--The psychology of learning: the theory behind the practice--psychology of learning: putting theory into practice--Library anxiety, mental models, and conceptual change--Critical thinking and active learning...

Using technology to teach information literacy / edited by Thomas P. Mackey and Trudi E. Jacobson

Developing blog and wiki communities to link student research, community service, and collaborative discourse / Thomas P. Mackey and Jean McLaughlin -- A conversation about collaboration : using Web-based video streaming to integrate information literacy into a research assignment for a large blended class / Flavia Renon, Timothy A. Pychyl, and Christopher P. Motz -- The World War II poster project : building a digital library through information literacy partnerships / Abby Clobridge and David Del Testa -- Beyond the blended librarian : creating full partnerships with faculty to embed information literacy in online learning systems / Laura E. Briggs and James M. Skidmore -- WISPR : a constructivist approach to information literacy education in blended learning environments / K. Alix Hayden ... [et al.] -- Library research video mix : the use of collaborative multimedia via WebCT in a senior experience course for business / Ann Manning Fiegen, Keith Butler, and Regina Eisenbach -- Assessment in small bytes : creating an online instrument to measure information literacy skills / Nora Hillyer, Marvel Maring, and Dorianne Richards -- A constructivist approach to instructional technology and assessment in ESL course design / Penny Bealle and Kathleen Cash-McConnell.

The United States government internet directory / Gavin, Peggy

The United States Government Internet Directory serves as a guide to the changing landscape of government information online. The Directory is an indispensable guidebook for anyone who is looking for official U.S. government resources on the Web.