Academy of Notre Dame Library
New Materials Added
December 2011
004.67
Sexting. Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2011. Contains sixteen
essays that present different perspectives on the debate
over "sexting," which is the act of sending sexually
explicit messages or photographs between cellular phones,
discussing the risks, legalities, punishments for teens who
participate in sexting, whether sexting can be considered
child pornography, and other related topics.
133.8 B
Mattern, Joanne, 1963-. Mystics and psychics. 1st ed.
Greensboro, N.C. : Morgan Reynolds Pub., c2012. Knowing the
unknown -- Hildegard of Bingen : medieval mystic -Nostradamus : astrologer and psychic -- Edgar Cayce : the
sleeping prophet -- Padre Pio : marked by God -- Peter
Hurkos : psychic detective -- Jeane Dixon : a controversial
psychic. Profiles six influential mystics and psychics in
world history, discussing the basic teachings and legacies
of Hildegard of Bingen, Nostradamus, Edgar Cayce, Padre Pio,
Peter Hurkos, and Jeane Dixon.
200.92 B
Price, Joan A. Founders of faith. 1st ed. Greensboro, N.C. :
Morgan Reynolds Pub., c2012. Introduction -- Krishna -Abraham -- The Buddha -- Confucius -- Zoroaster -- Jesus -Muhammad. Introduces seven key figures in the history of
world religion, discussing the basic teachings and legacies
of Jesus, Abraham, Muhammad, Krishna, the Buddha, Zoroaster,
and Confucius.
270.1 N
Nardo, Don, 1947-. The birth of Christianity. 1st ed.
Greensboro, N.C. : Morgan Reynolds Pub., c2012. Greeks,
Romans, and Jews -- Jesus' life and teachings -- The mission
to the Gentiles -- Early organization and worship -Persecutors and apologists -- The faith finds a friend -Rethinking religious beliefs -- The transformation of the
state. Examines the origins, history, beliefs, culture, and
spiritual leaders of Christianity.
271
Sister Mary Linscott, SND 1969. To Heaven on Foot and other
essays. Glasgow, Scotland : John S. Burns & Sons.
297.09 N
Nardo, Don, 1947-. The birth of Islam. 1st ed. Greensboro,
N.C. : Morgan Reynolds Pub., c2012. The Middle East before
Islam -- Emergence of the final prophet -- Basic beliefs and
rituals -- The early caliphs and expansion -- Divisions
among the faithful -- Rise and fall of the Umayyads -- The
Abbasids and Golden Age -- Timeline. Examines the origins,
history, beliefs, culture, and spiritual leaders of the
Islamic faith.
342.7308
Currie, Stephen, 1960-. Online privacy. San Diego, CA :
ReferencePoint Press, c2012. The complexities of privacy -Privacy and the Internet -- Social networking -- Privacy and
corporations -- Privacy and government -- Hackers. Examines
the development of online privacy, describes the
complexities of privacy in the digital age, and discusses
issues of privacy in relation to social networking,
corporations, the government, and other related topics.
364.16
Mooney, Carla, 1970-. Online security. San Diego, CA :
ReferencePoint Press, c2012. Data breach -- Going online :
a growing risk -- Identity theft -- Securing company
networks -- National security and cyberterrorism -- The
future of online security. Examines the development of
online security and discusses the growing threat of
cybercriminals, identity theft, threats against computer and
company networks, national security issues, cyberterrorism,
and related topics.
371.207
School policies. Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2011. Contains
sixteen essays that offer varying perspectives on issues
associated with school policies, including whether schools
should limit student expression, if school safety policies
are warranted, and whether school policies that promote
student health are effective.
371.262
Standardized testing. Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2011.
Contains eighteen articles that provide opposing viewpoints
on questions of standardized testing, debating whether
standardized testing increases learning, and whether
standardized tests are beneficial to teachers and valuable
for college admissions.
641.302
Is organic food better? Detroit : Greenhaven Press, 2011.
Organic food: an overview / Katherine J. Chen -- National
standards for organic food / United States Department of
Agriculture -- Consumers should not support organic foods /
Rob Johnston -- Non-organic foods are coated with pesticides
/ Vegetarians in Paradise -- Organic fertilizers pose more
health risks than pesticides / Stanley Feldman -- The
mass-marketing of organic food presents an ethical dilemma /
Katherine Mangu-Ward -- Large companies compromise the
values of the organic food movement / Family Farm Defenders
-- Large companies play an important role in the organic
food movement / Samuel Fromartz -- Organic food is worth the
extra expense / Alex Johnson -- Organic food is not worth
the extra expense / Andrew Ellison -- Government subsidies
could lower the cost of organic food / Christy Harrison -The organic food market faces many challenges / Kimberley
Kindy -- Organic farming offers learning opportunities for
volunteer workers / Tracie Cone -- Organic farm workers are
as mistreated as non-organic farm workers / Jason Mark.
Contains articles that provide a variety of perspectives on
organic foods and whether they are better.
822.3 S
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. As you like it. Washington
Square Press New Folger ed. New York : Washington Square
Press : Pocket Books, 1997. Contains the text of the play,
information about Shakespeare and his theater, bibliography,
key to famous lines and phrases, and explanatory notes.
823.7 K
Hirschmann, Kris, 1967-. Frankenstein. San Diego, CA :
ReferencePoint Press, c2012. A nightmare comes true -Anatomy of a monster -- Retelling the tale on stage and
screen -- Frankenstein in popular culture. Presents both
old and new tales about Frankenstein, looking at the origin
of the character, his features, and examples of Frankenstein
in literature, theater, and popular culture.
937
Cowell, Frank Richard, 1897-. Life in ancient Rome. New York,
N.Y. : Berkley Pub. Group, [1980]. A social history of
ancient Rome, discussing the main features of everyday life
in the city, as it developed from the simplicity of the
farmer-soldiers of the early Republic through the
sophistication of the era of the Antonine Emperors.
954.03 B
Sawyer, Kem Knapp. Mohandas Gandhi. 1st ed. Greensboro, NC :
Morgan Reynolds Pub., c2012. Indian roots -- To England and
back -- Setting the stage -- Self-reliance -- Satyagraha in
South Africa -- Swaraj in India -- "Love never claims" -The soul of a nation -- "No ordinary light". A biography of
Mohandas Gandhi, discussing his early life in India, his
move to England to study law, the incident in South Africa
that set him on the path to developing his philosophy of
nonviolent resistance, his leadership in trying to free
India from British rule, and his assassination in 1948.
FB
Brashares, Ann. Girls in pants : the third summer of the
sisterhood. New York : Delacorte Press, c2005. The
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants graduates from high school
and spends their last summer before college learning about
life and themselves.
FD
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. A tale of two cities. New York :
Washington Square Press, [1996]. The classic novel about
the French Revolution and its effect upon the lives of
several individuals, both French and English.
FS
Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Bantam Classic ed. New York : Bantam Books, 1981. Dr.
Jekyll, a kindly scientist, takes on his stunted evil self,
Mr. Hyde by night.
FT
Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973. The Hobbit,
or, There and back again. Rev. ed. New York : Ballantine,
[1982]. The adventures of hobbit Bilbo Baggins in a land
inhabited by dwarfs, elves, goblins, dragons, and humans. He
sets off to recover a stolen treasure from the great dragon
Smaug, the terror of an entire countryside.