Here is a selection of titles recenlty added to the collection

 100 activities for teaching research ethics and integrity /Catherine Dawson. These practical, user-friendly original activities have been designed to inspire and support educators of research ethics and integrity at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

 1945: the year that made modern Canada /Ken Cuthbertson. Cuthbertson has written a highly readable narrative that commemorates the seventy-fifth anniversary of the end of WWII and chronicles the events and personalities of a critical year that reshaped Canada. 1945: The Year That Made Modern Canada showcases the stories of people–some celebrated, some ordinary–who left their mark on the nation and helped create the Canada of today. The author profiles an eclectic group of Canadians, including eccentric prime minister Mackenzie King, iconic hockey superstar Rocket Richard, business tycoon E. P. Taylor, Soviet defector Igor Gouzenko, the bandits of the Polka Dot Gang, crusading MP Agnes Macphail, and authors Gabrielle Roy and Hugh MacLennan, among many others. The book also covers topics like the Halifax riots, war brides, the birth of Canada’s beloved social safety net, and the remarkable events that sparked the Cold War.

A moon for the misbegotten: a play in four acts /Eugene O’Neill.The last play of O’Neill – recognized as one of his greatest theatrical achievements – a unique blend of comedy, tragedy, autobiography, and imagination.

 Blitzed: drugs in Nazi Germany /Norman Ohler ; translated by Shaun Whiteside. Ohler’s gripping bestseller reveals that the entire Third Reich was permeated with drugs: cocaine, heroin, morphine and, most of all, methamphetamines, or crystal meth, used by everyone from factory workers to housewives, and crucial to troops’ resilience – even partly explaining German victory in 1940. The promiscuous use of drugs at the very highest levels also impaired and confused decision-making, with Hitler and his entourage taking refuge in potentially lethal cocktails of stimulants administered by the physician Dr Morell as the war turned against Germany. While drugs cannot on their own explain the events of the Second World War or its outcome, Ohler shows, they change our understanding of it. Blitzed forms a crucial missing piece of the story.

 Can I believe?: Christianity for the hesistant /John G. Stackhouse, Jr. This book begins by taking on the initial challenge as it outlines a process. It then clears away a number of misunderstandings from the basic story of the Christian religion. The second half of the book then looks at Christian commitment positively and negatively.

 Die aramäischen Texte vom Toten Meer: samt den Inschriften aus Palästina, dem Testament Levis aus der Kairoer Genisa, der Fastenrolle und den alten talmudischen Zitaten : aramaistische Einleitung, Text, Übersetzung, Deutung, Grammatik/Wörterbuch, deutsch-aramäische Wortliste, Register. Ergänzungsband /Klaus Beyer.The Aramaic texts from the Dead Sea : together with the inscriptions from Palestine, the Testament of Levi from the Cairo Genizah, the Lenten Scroll and the ancient Talmudic quotations : Aramaic introduction, text, translation, interpretation, grammar/dictionary, German-Aramaic word list, index. Supplementary volume

 Exile : a conversation with N.T. Wright /edited by James M. Scott. (TWU AUTHOR) Wright is well known for his view that the majority of Second Temple Jews saw themselves as living within an ongoing exile. This book engages a lively conversation with this idea, beginning with a lengthy thesis from Wright, responses from eleven New Testament scholars, and a concluding essay from Wright responding to his interlocutors.

 Feminisms: a global history /Lucy Delap. Feminism is the ongoing story of the fight against gender injustice. Delap explores an extraordinary range of examples from around the globe-from Japan to Russia, Egypt to Germany. While illustrating the rich diversity of feminism, Delap reveals shared themes-around sexual harassment at work and in the street, or challenges to male violence, impunity, and disrespect for women everywhere. A rousing history that helps us better navigate current debates and controversies will infuse today’s activism with a renewed sense of possibility and common purpose–.

 Finding the right hills to die on: the case for theological triage /Gavin Ortlund ; foreward by D.A. Carson. The author uses four basic categories of doctrine to help church leaders consider how and what to prioritize in doctrine and ministry, encouraging humility and grace along the way.

Gentile impurities and Jewish identities: intermarriage and conversion from the Bible to the Talmud /Christine E. Hayes.In ancient Jewish culture the ideas of purity and impurity defined the socio-cultural boundaries between Jews and Gentiles. Hayes argues that different views of the possibility of conversion, based on varying ideas about Gentile impurity, were the key factor in the formation of Jewish sects in the second temple period, and in the separation of the early Christian Church from what later became rabbinic Judaism.

 Gott und Belial; traditionsgeschichtliche Untersuchungen zum Dualismus in den Texten aus Qumran. God and Belial; tradition-historical investigations on dualism in the texts from Qumran.

 I studied inscriptions from before the flood: ancient Near Eastern, literary, and linguistic approaches to Genesis 1-11 /edited by Richard S. Hess and David Toshio Tsumura. This volume collects the best of recent research and classic essays on the Primeval History, including several articles that have not appeared heretofore in English. The articles provide students and scholars with easy access to significant scholarship illuminating both the world outside the text and the world within the text.

 Interpreting basic statistics: a workbook based on excerpts from journal articles /Keith S. Cox and Zealure C. Holcomb. Interpreting Basic Statistics gives students valuable practice in interpreting statistical reporting as it actually appears in peer-reviewed journals. Ancillary materials include data sets with almost two hours of accompanying tutorial videos, which will help students and instructors apply lessons from the book to real life scenarios

 Qualitative research in education: a user’s guide /Marilyn Lichtman. The 4th edition of this book offers a reader-friendly and accessible introduction to conducting qualitative research in education. Lichtman outlines the history, context, and traditions of qualitative research, before walking readers through the research process step-by-step, while also covering important issues such as ethics and subjectivity. The fourth edition has been thoroughly revised and updated featuring new examples, an increased focus on virtual and digital data collection, and innovative new approaches to qualitative research. Written in a practical, conversational style and full of real-world examples drawn from across education, this book offers a practical introduction to qualitative research in education.

 Qumran and Apocalyptic: studies on the Aramaic texts from Qumran /by Florentino Garcia Martinez. This volume contains a selection of studies on the Aramaic texts from Qumran, originally published in Spanish but thoroughly revised here, which investigate the contributions made by the Qumran manuscripts to the study of the Apocalyptic Tradition. The book offers a most up-to-date survey of research on these manuscripts and makes a fresh contribution to the understanding of Qumran and of the Apocalyptic Tradition.

 Speaking up: understanding language and gender /Allyson Jule. TWU AUTHOR Using the latest academic research, Allyson Jule tackles some of the most pressing issues facing feminism today, including how language use and related ideas about gender play out in the home, workplace and online. It turns out that many popular ideas about gender and language are more complicated than they first appear. This book will change the way you think about language, and give you the tools to challenge the world around you.

 The end of the Christian life: how embracing our mortality frees us to truly live /J. Todd Billings. Artfully weaving rich theology and a powerful narrative, a theologian and cancer patient invites you to discover how the surprising, countercultural path of embracing your mortal limits can enliven true Christian hope in a death-denying age.

 The heavenly man: the remarkable true story of Chinese Christian Brother Yun /with Paul Hattaway. This is the intensely dramatic story of how God took a young, half-starved boy from a poor village in Henan Province and used him mightily to preach the gospel, despite horrific opposition. Brother Yun is one of China’s house church leaders, a man who despite his relative youth has suffered prolonged torture and imprisonment for his faith. Instead of focusing on the many miracles or experiences of suffering, however, Yun prefers to emphasise the character and beauty of Jesus. This astonishing book will form a watershed in your spiritual life.

 The miracle seed /Martin Lemelman. The thrilling true story of an ancient plant, wonderfully reborn in the modern era through the hard work of two female scientists This graphic novel follows the extinction and rebirth of the Judean date palm, an ancient plant brought back to life through the efforts of Jewish biologists Dr. Sarah Sallon and Dr. Elaine Solowey. Intertwining world history, the scientific process, and colorfully detailed artwork, The Miracle Seed follows the Judean date palm’s journey from tragic extinction to incredible rebirth.

 The sky is not the limit /Jérémie Decalf. A poetic odyssey through space with the groundbreaking Voyager 2 probe-past Earth, into deep space and beyond. This lyrical, atmospheric book introduces young readers to a pioneering NASA spacecraft that has spent over forty-five years observing and exploring our galaxy. With stirring poetry, luminous art, and fascinating back matter, The Sky Is Not the Limit will inspire future scientific innovators and foster a sense of wonder at our universe.

 The story of Christianity /Justo L. González. The Story of Christianity Volume II: The Reformation to the Present Day is afully revised and updated second volume. Gonzalez’s astute scholarship, lucid prose, and impassioned focus tell the narrative history of Christianity, beginning with the Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century and leading all the way up to present day.

 The world turned upside down: a history of the Chinese Cultural Revolution /Yang Jisheng ; translated from the Chinese and edited by Stacy Mosher and Guo Jian. Yang Jisheng presents the only history of the Cultural Revolution by an independent scholar based in mainland China, and makes a crucial contribution to understanding those years’ lasting influence today. The World Turned Upside Down puts every political incident, major and minor, of those ten years under extraordinary and withering scrutiny,  and concludes at a moment when contemporary Chinese governance is leaning once more toward a highly centralized power structure and a Mao-style cult of personality.

 Transforming our nation: empowering the church for a greater harvest /Jacqueline Dugas … [et al.] ; [editor, Murray Moerman]. This was the 2nd of three volumes with a single purpose: “mobilize to the whole church to disciple the whole nation through saturation church planting.” Similar principles apply in every nation globally.

 Why business matters to God: (and what still needs to be fixed) /Jeff Van Duzer. This book explores the nature and meaning of doing. business. Van Duzer presents a profoundly Christian approach that integrates biblical studies with the disciplines of business and economics. Looking beyond the place of ethical principles and the character of the individual, Van Duzer displays a vision of business that contributes to the very purposes of God.

 Work: a deep history, from the stone age to the age of robots /James Suzman. A revolutionary new history of humankind through the prism of work by leading anthropologist James Suzman.