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Lisa Laughy May 21st, 2009

Lura Sanborn – Reference Librarian

Nature and the Environment in 20th-Century American Life by Brian Black, Westport: Greenwood, 2006.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 304.2 B56N20

Did recent Earth Day activities generate an interest in topics related to the environment?  This new reference book is a great way to continue fueling the inspiration.  Read about oil and the automobile, the evolution of the National Park Service and/or the Donora Smog of 1948.  Dozens of additional topics are covered and discussed in this new source.  Photos and primary texts are scattered throughout the volume.

Helpful for: Humanities IV, U.S. History Research, Environmental Research

Tags: environment, environmental science, Humanities IV, nature, New Reference Book, Research, U.S. History, United States

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Lisa Laughy September 18th, 2008

Deb Baker – Interim Reference Librarian

Global Perspectives on the United States: A Nation by Nation Survey edited by David Levinson and Karen Christensen, Berkshire Publishing Group, 2007.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: Ref. 327.73 L579 v.1

Volumes one and two of this set explore current and historical global opinions towards the U.S. with “A Nation by Nation Survey” of 140 countries. The third volume, “Issues and Ideas Shaping International Relations,” contains 95 articles about world views on U.S. policy, perspectives, values, business and commerce, organizations, culture, trends, and issues, as well as a “Reader’s Guide” grouping related entries.

HELPFUL FOR: American Foreign Policy, Topics in Global Events

FUN FOR: future pundits and politicians, NPR junkies, opinionistas, journalists

Tags: American Foreign Policy, Foreign Policy, International Relations, New Reference Book, Topics in Global Events, United States

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