New Titles Tuesday, November 21

In the past week we added 28 titles to the collection. Here is a sample.Click on a title for more information, TWU login many be required.

CURRICULUM COLLECTION TITLES

Climate change /created by Basher ; written by Dan Green.

The elements: a visual exploration of every known atom in the universe /Theodore Gray ; photographs by Theodore Gray and Nick Mann.

Fault lines & tectonic plates: discover what happens when the earth’s crust moves, with 25 projects /Kathleen M. Reilly ; illustrated by Chad Thompson.

Microbiology /designed and created by Basher ; text written by Dan Green.

 Molecules: the elements and the architecture of everything /Theodore Gray ; photographs by Nick Mann.

The periodic table: elements with style /designed and created by Basher ; text written by Adrian Dingle and Dan Green

Space exploration /created by Basher ; written by Dan Green.

HISTORY

British Columbia: a new historical atlas /Derek Hayes.  Acclaimed map historian Derek Hayes has curated nearly a thousand maps — the majority of which have never been published before –along with concise text, and extensive captions. Added to numerous other illustrations, the result is a geographically visual history, a unique and fascinating viewpoint on our province’s past.

From an ancient road to a cultural route: conservation and management of the road between Milas and Labraunda /Elifnaz Durusoy. The main subject of the study is revealing “cultural routes”, by the evaluation of ancient roads which have cultural accumulation on and around them. In doing this, the study is structured in two main parts. In the first part, the study discusses the principles of cultural route planning and management. In the second part, the process from a road to a cultural route is reviewed through a case study together with its planning and management principles. As the case study, the ancient road between Milas and Labraunda in Turkey is selected since it has a potential of transformation to a cultural route. Assessing its areas rich in cultural, historical and natural heritage together with the archaeological, architectural and local values, the work is finalized by a spatial cultural route model.

LINGUSITICS

Greek and Latin expressions of meaning: the classical origins of a modern metaphor /von Andreas T. Zanker.  Zanker considers how the ancient vocabulary could be used in different ways and investigates its development over time. In the first part of the book, Zanker argues for the role of metaphorical and metonymical transference in the creation of expressions of meaning; Greek and Roman authors used the same verbs to describe what inanimate things, including words and texts, meant/signified as they did of human beings in the act of meaning/signifying something. In the second part of the book, the author focuses on certain metaphorical extensions of this vocabulary and argues that they have implications for modern discussions of meaning, particularly in literary criticism.

LITERATURE

Margaret Laurence [electronic resource]: critical reflections /edited and with an introduction by David Staines. This book highlights the accomplishments of one of Canada’s most acclaimed and beloved fiction writers, Margaret Laurence. The essays in this collection explore her body of work as well as her influence on young Canadian writers today.

Wallenstein: a dramatic poem /by Friedrich Schiller ; translation and notes to the text by Flora Kimmich ; introduction by Roger Paulin. Across the three plays, which are now commonly performed and printed together, Schiller charts the thwarted rebellion of General Albrecht von Wallenstein. Based loosely on the events of the Thirty Years’ War, the trilogy, formally innovative and modern beyond its time, is a brilliant study of power, ambition and betrayal. In this new translation Flora Kimmich succeeds in rendering what is often a difficult source text into language that is at once accessible and enjoyable. Coupled with a complete and careful commentary and a glossary, both of which are targeted to undergraduates, it is accompanied by an authoritative introductory essay by Roger Paulin. Kimmich’s translation will be an invaluable resource for students of German, European literature and history, and military history, as well as to all readers approaching this important set of plays for the first time.

MILKThese materials are from the BC Dairy Historical Society,  a non-profit society comprised of dairy history enthusiasts from all facets of the dairy industry. The Society is dedicated to preserving and promoting the history of the dairy industry in BC. 

Fraser Valley milk break [electronic resource]  Fraser Valley Milk Break was published bi-monthly from 1962 to 1992 for the employees of the Fraser Valley Milk Producers’ Association. It documents the BC dairy industry from the employee perspective. Articles include dairy history, employee profiles, product development, nutrition and other information that was of interest to dairy workers and their families.

Milk stories [electronic resource]: a history of the dairy industry in British Columbia, 1827-2000 /by K. Jane Watt for the Dairy Industry Historical Society of British Columbia. The story of the dairy industry is important to British Columbia not only because of the quantity of milk the industry produces, but also because its network touches the daily lives of British Columbians in fundamental ways. This is a book about people – their ideas and inventions, their changing needs and expectations, and their commitment to service. The history of dairy farming is tied to the history of BC.

The story of Avalon Dairy Ltd., 1906-1996 [electronic resource] /Jean M. Crowley. These stories, gathered first-hand from such determined pioneers, were originally published in the Butter-Fat magazine in 1982 and 1983. With diligent researching of the early industry, and the uncovering of boxes of musty Avalon papers, the story took shape.

RELIGIOUS STUDIES

Mixanthrôpoi: animal-human hybrid deities in Greek religion /Emma Aston. This book is the first major treatment of the use of part-animal/part-human – mixanthropic – form in the representation and visual imagination of Greek gods and goddesses, and of its significance with regard to divine character and function. Drawing together literary and visual material, this study establishes the themes dominant in the worship of divine mixanthropes, and argues that, so far from being insignificant curiosities, they make possible a greater understanding of the fabric of ancient religious practice, in particular the tense and challenging relationship between divinity and visual representation.

Reading the Bible in ancient traditions and modern editions: studies in memory of Peter W. Flint /edited by Andrew B. Perrin, Kyung S. Baek, and Daniel K. Falk. TWU AUTHORS. Featuring twenty-seven new contributions from an international group of scholars specializing in various disciplines of biblical studies–Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint, Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, Second Temple Judaism, and Christian origins–the volume interacts with and gives fresh insight into the fields shaped and impacted by Professor Flint’s life work.

Grace astounding in Bolshevik Russia [electronic resource]: a record of the Lord’s dealings with brother Cornelius Martens /by A. McCaig. This is an account of the work of Cornelius Martens who served in Russia through the time of the revolution.

SCIENCE

Climate science special report: fourth National Climate Assessment /U.S. Global Change Research Program. The Climate Science Special Report (CSSR) is designed to be an authoritative assessment of the science of climate change, with a focus on the United States, to serve as the foundation for efforts to assess climate-related risks and inform decision-making about responses. CSSR integrates and evaluates the findings on climate science and discusses the uncertainties associated with these findings. It analyzes current trends in climate change, both human-induced and natural, and projects major trends to the end of this century. As an assessment and analysis of the science, this report provides important input to the development of other parts of NCA4, and their primary focus on the human welfare, societal, economic, and environmental elements of climate change. Much of this report is written at a level more appropriate for a scientific audience, though the Executive Summary is intended to be accessible to a broader audience.