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Here is a selection of titles added in the past week.

A guide to the plays of Bernard Shaw /: by C.B. Purdom. Shaw the man, Shaw the playwright, and the complete dramatic works.

 A history of the American film: a musical /: book & lyrics by Christopher Durang ; music by Mel Marvin. A hilarious take on American films, especially from the 1930s through the 1950s. The principals play a variety of characters. There is a Cagney/Bogart/Dean/Brando type-and a Fonda/Stewart/ Peck/Perkins type. The women, too, are types-basically Bette Davis, Loretta Young and Eve Arden. The parts they play are wild parodies from many Hollywood genres; a silent tearjerker, gangster epic, courtroom melodrama,  social justice thriller, screwball comedy, Busby Berkeley backstage musical, war propaganda canteen musical-as well as parodies of  “Casablanca,” “Citizen Kane” and a variety of minor genres.

 Angels fall: a play /: by Lanford Wilson. The play is set in an impoverished Catholic mission in rural New Mexico where a group of disparate individuals gather due to an accident at a nearby nuclear facility. Included among them are a burnt out college professor, his much younger wife, the elderly parish priest, his brilliant half-Indian foster son, a middle-aged art gallery owner and her much younger boytoy lover. Confined within the church, they begin to reveal their stories to each other – their trials and tribulations, their hopes and fears and the personal crises which have brought them not only to this place but to turning points in their lives

 Aping mankind: neuromania, Darwinitis and the misrepresentation of humanity /: Raymond Tallis. Tallis dismantles’ Neuromania’, arising out of the idea that we are reducible to our brains and ‘Darwinitis’ according to which, since the brain is an evolved organ, we are entirely explicable within an evolutionary framework. With precision and acuity he argues that the belief that human beings can be understood in biological terms is a serious obstacle to clear thinking about what we are and what we might become. Combative, fearless and thought-provoking, Aping Mankind is an important book and one that scientists, cultural commentators and policy-makers cannot ignore.

 Balm in Gilead: and other plays /: by Lanford Wilson. Balm in Gilead is a drama set in a New York city “greasy spoon” cafe frequented by dealers, junkies, hustlers, prostitutes, the cafe staff, and Darlene, a naive young woman new to the city. “Ludlow Fair” is a story of two young women who share an apartment together: Rachel is glamorous and fast-moving, while Agnes is matter-of-fact, using kookiness to mask her shyness. In the end, it is Agnes who comforts Rachel, when her romance starts to fall apart. “Home Free!” is a two-character one-act play about Lawrence and Johanna, who may be brother and sister, and may also be in an incestuous relationship. Despite playful conversations, Lawrence seems to be mentally unstable, and at a loss when Johanna begs for a doctor and then collapses.

 Championing technology infusion in teacher preparation: a framework for supporting future educators /: edited by Arlene C. Borthwick, Teresa S. Foulger, and Kevin J. Graziano. Provides research- and practice-based direction for faculty, administrators, PK-12 school partners and other stakeholders who support program-wide technology infusion in teacher education programs.

 Design ed: connecting learning science research to practice /: Angela Elkordy and Ayn Keneman. This book provides a foundation for the science of learning and learning design, laying out the intersection between theory, design and reflective practice as it relates to applying design thinking for the engagement of digital age learners.

Drinks before dinner: a play /: by E.L. Doctorow. A tour-de-force of language and ideas concerning the individual’s role in and response to contemporary America, Drinks Before Dinner revolves around a dinner party for the economically privileged.

Eight plays from off-off Broadway /: edited by Nick Orzel and Michael Smith ; with an introduction by Michael Smith.

 Employee engagement in theory and practice /: edited by Catherine Truss, Rick Delbridge, Kerstin Alfes, Amanda Shantz, and Emma Soane Employee Engagement in Theory and Practice will familiarise readers with the concepts and core themes that have been explored in research and their application in a business context via a set of carefully chosen and highly relevant original and case studies, some of which are co-authored by invited practitioners. Written in an accessible manner, this book will be essential reading for scholars in the field, students studying at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, as well as practitioners interested in finding out more about the theoretical underpinnings of engagement alongside its practical application.

 In the Boom Boom Room: a drama in three acts /: by David Rabe. Paints a grim picture of a seedy night-club performer, a “go-go” girl.

 Integrating technology in the classroom: tools to meet the needs of every student /: Boni Hamilton. Presents new and immediately applicable ways to integrate technology in the classroom, using tools and projects that support collaborative, student-centered learning.

 Learning first, technology second in practice: new strategies, research and tools for student success /: Liz Kolb. In the author’s Triple E Framework, the learning goal – not the tool – is the most important element of a given lesson. For readers new to the framework, this book provides all of the essential research and tools, along with an overview of the framework, so they can apply what they learn.

 Mass appeal /: Bill C. Davis. Father Tim Farley, a lover of the good things in life, is comfortably ensconced as priest of a prosperous Catholic congregation. His well-ordered world is disrupted by the arrival of Mark Dolson, an intense and idealistic young seminarian whom Father Farley reluctantly agrees to take under his wing. There is immediate conflict between the two as the younger man challenges the older priest’s sybaritic ways, while Father Farley is appalled by Mark’s confession that he had led a life of bisexual promiscuity before entering the priesthood. In the final essence their confrontation is a touching yet very funny examination of the nature of friendship, courage and the infinite variety of love, as the older man is reminded of the firebrand he once was, and the younger comes to realize that forbearance is as vital to the Christian ethic as righteousness.

 Power up your classroom: reimagine learning through gameplay /: Lindsey Blass and Cate Tolnai. This book helps educators understand the benefits of gamification and game-based learning, and empowers them to design learning experiences that leverage gameplay to increase motivation and engagement, and build classroom community.

 Sketchnoting in the classroom: a practical guide to deepen student learning /: Nichole Carter. This book shows how sketchnotes can help students retain new material, develop skills to articulate empathy and build connections to larger concepts. It includes strategies for helping students feel successful in the process.

 Teach boldly: using Edtech for social good /: Jennifer Williams. The book provides a guide for educators ready to activate positive change in teaching and learning through innovative practices, meaningful use of technology and global collaboration.

The house of blue leaves and two other plays /: John Guare ; with a new preface by the playwright. 

The serpent: a ceremony,: by Jean-Claude Van Itallie in collaboration with the Open Theater under the direction of Joseph Chaikin.

 The Thebans /: translated and adapted by Timberlake Wertenbaker from Sophocles’ original text.

Three birds alighting on a field /: by Timberlake Wertenbaker. Set in the 1980s, it tells the story of various characters associated with a failing art gallery and an opera house, and their attempts to improve their prestige.^[

 Unreconciled: family, truth, and Indigenous resistance /: Jesse Wente. Wente remembers the exact moment he realized that he was a certain kind of Indian. Not Anishinaabe or Ojibwe, but seen as a stereotypical cartoon Indian. By exploring his family’s history, Wente unpacks the discrepancies between his personal identity and how non-Indigenous people view him. He also describes his discomfort at becoming a designated spokesperson for Indigenous people’s concerns, even as he struggles with not feeling Ojibwe enough. Through the lens of art, pop culture commentary, and personal stories, and with disarming humour, he adresses issues such as cultural appropriation, Indigenous representation and identity, and Indigenous narrative sovereignty. Wente explores and exposes the lies that Canada tells itself, unravels “the two founding nations” myth, and insists that the notion of “reconciliation” is not a realistic path forward. Part memoir and part manifesto, Unreconciled is a stirring call to arms to put truth over the flawed concept of reconciliation, and to build a new, respectful relationship between the nation of Canada and Indigenous peoples.