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Uninhibited, Robust, and Wide-Open: A Free Press for a New Century

By Lee C. Bollinger, Oxford University Press, ©2010
This sweeping account of freedom of the press in the United States offers a fresh insight into the subject and highlights the challenges in the twenty-first century. Bollinger, an intellectual and an advocate of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, goes back into the history of journalism to explore the meaning of freedom of the press in today’s globalized and internet-dominant society.
Free for All: The Internet's transformation of journalism

By Elliot King, Northwestern University Press, 2010
Are you a practicing journalist or aspiring to become one? If you are, then this book is for you, which cuts through the confusion and gives you a complete picture of the historical development of journalism since the appearance of newspapers in the sixteenth century, to the advent of Internet-based journalism. Where do you think modern journalism is leading?
American Photojournalism: Motivations and Meanings

By Claude Cookman, Northwestern University Press, ©2009
Ever wondered what photographers see through the lenses of their cameras, what do they wait for, and what makes them click the shutter? Journalism professor Cookman sheds some light on this and explores what keeps the photojournalists going. Take a look.
Earth Partners: Saving the Planet

By Yvonne Morrison, Children's Press, ©2008
Have you ever wondered about the negative impact of human activities on earth? If not, it’s time you did! This book encourages its readers to engage in protecting the earth by contributing their bit towards lessening the damage to the planet.
Our Earth: Helping Out

By Peggy Hock, Children's Press, ©2009
Why is it so important to protect natural resources of the earth? How can you volunteer to conserve those natural resources? This book will tell you how our environment works and what you can do to protect it.
Earth and the Universe

By Ian Graham, Children's Press, 2009
Prepare yourself for a journey of the universe. On your journey, find many interesting facts on subjects that you may have wondered about. Great illustrations complement the narrative. Take a look.
The down-to-earth guide to global warming

By Laurie David and Cambria Gordon, Orchard Books, ©2007
This book offers a succinct yet comprehensive picture of global warming and its adverse impact. It intends to educate the young generation about combating global warming in their environment, their homes, schools and communities. It generates a sense of urgency towards this problem and also inspires the readers to act upon it.
Green Seduction: Money, Business, and the Environment

By Bill Streever, University Press of Mississippi, ©2007
Environmentalism has undergone shifts in its approach since the late 1960s. This volume explores the way environmentalism has changed and takes a look at how businesses and industry have responded to environmental needs, their investment in saving the environment and the potential benefits.
American Earth: Environmental Writing Since Thoreau

Edited by Bill McKibben, foreword by Al Gore, Literary Classics of the United States, ©2008
Writer and activist Bill McKibben presents this anthology bringing together writing from some of the most eloquent nature writers including Henry David Thoreau, John Muir and John Burroughs. Thought-provoking essays discuss issues such as overpopulation, consumerism, energy policy, and the nature of nature. Arranged chronologically, the volume reflects a vivid illustration of American environmentalism.
Form, Fit, and Fashion: All the details fashion designers need to know but can never find

By Jay Calderin, Rockport Publishers, ©2009
From conceiving a garment to marketing it, this book will serve as your firsthand guide to the entire design process. The book provides information and ideas needed for planning and executing your projects at all levels. All you need to do is unleash your creative beast.
Fashion Makers, Fashion Shapers : The essential guide to fashion by those in the know

By Anne-Celine Jaeger, Thames & Hudson, ©2009
Meet famous designers of the fashion industry—designers who make or break a brand. Beautifully illustrated and very specific in its focus, this book explores fashion shapers in their own distinctive roles. If you are thinking about getting into this industry, this is the book that will introduce you to the fashion world.
Construction

By Anette Fischer, AVA Publishing, ©2009
Learn essential skills of creating garment from a two-dimensional drawing. With copious color images, this book takes you through the essential stages of creating a garment from pattern cutting to construction and much more. Get ready to get started in the fashion industry with Anette Fischer.
Bronxwood

By Coe Booth, PUSH, ©2011
Father just out of jail, brother in foster care, and mother no help—Tyrell has enough stress in life. Everyone, from his father and brother to the guys he’s staying with and the girls he’s talking to, wants something from him. Tyrell needs to do something before he sinks too deep to get out.
Tilt

By Alan Cumyn, Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, ©2011
Sixteen-year old Stan just wants to play junior varsity basketball, until he is sidetracked by the unexpected attentions of Janine Igwash, a school beauty. Adding to the complications is his mother, who has attracted the roving eye of Gary while his sister Lily seems to be on a planet of her own. But when Stan’s father arrives with Stan’s four-year-old half brother, things really get tilted.
The Scorpio Races

By Maggie Stiefvater, Scholastic Press, ©2011
Returning champion Sean Kendrick competes against Puck Connolly. Watch the action as the first girl to ride in the Scorpio Races learns what it takes to win.
Pregnant Pause

By Han Nolan, Harcourt, ©2011
Sixteen-year old Eleanor Crowe is pregnant and her delivery date is approaching. But she has more questions than answers. She is worried about her future and is not sure if she loves the boy she married. She is also not sure whether she should keep the baby. Find out what Crowe really wants?
A Monster Calls: a Novel

By Patrick Ness, Candlewick Press, ©2011
Seven past midnight, thirteen year old Conor awakens to find a monster outside his bedroom window. But this is not the one he is expecting. The monster he’s been expecting is the one from his nightmare, the nightmare that resulted since his mother became ill and started her treatments. But the monster at the backyard is different. It wants him to face truth and loss. What will Conor do?
Wonderstruck: a Novel in Words and Pictures

By Brian Selznick, Scholastic Press, ©2011
Ben leaves his home to find his father whom he has never known. He meets Rose, who is also set out on a desperate quest to find something missing in her life. Two different stories weave back and forth with mesmerizing symmetry. Hold your breath! What unfolds next will leave you wondering.
Virtuosity

By Jessica Martinez, Simon Pulse, ©2011
Carmen’s life is violin and she is obsessed about winning the prestigious Guarneri competition. And then Jeremy enters into her life. Carmen just can’t stay away from Jeremy but she can’t even trust him with her biggest secret. Desperate to win, she reaches out for anti-anxiety drugs. Find out how it goes ahead in this intoxicating juvenile fiction of passion, vulnerability, and the desire to have it all.
Silhouetted by the Blue

By Traci L. Jones, Farrar Straus Giroux, ©2011
Serena Shaw loses her mother in an automobile accident. And her father is in incapacitating depression to accept adult household and child-raising responsibilities. Will Serena be able to handle the pressing challenges of caring for her and her ball-of-charm younger brother while attempting to lead the life of a normal pre-teen? Find out!
The Meaning of Life-- and Other Stuff

By Jimmy Gownley, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, ©2011
In her attempt to figure out the meaning of life, Amelia learns that even when the world is scary, and life is as mystifying as ever, some things like friendship do last. Rediscover true friendship with Amelia and her friends in this beautifully illustrated fiction for young readers.
The Only Ones

By Aaron Starmer, Delacorte Press, ©2011
Martin Maple, who grew up with his father on an island in near-isolation, ventures ashore for the first time. He reaches to the village of Xibalba where he meets other children who have been living there without adults. Soon Martin realizes that the complex machine his father had built on the island is a spaceship. Will they be able to see their families again?
All These Things I've Done

By Gabrielle Zevin, Farrar Straus Giroux, ©2011
This fiction is plotted in New York City at a time in future when chocolate and coffee are illegal, paper is hard to find, water is carefully rationed. But for Anya Balanchine, the sixteen-year-old orphaned daughter of city’s most notorious boss, life is fairly routine until someone was poisoned by the chocolate manufactured by her family and the police suspect her. Reach out for this title at the American Library to catch up with the rest.
The Blackhope Enigma

By Teresa Flavin, Candlewick Press, ©2011
Shhh…! They dared to trace the footsteps of a labyrinth built in Blackhope Tower by a mysterious and brilliant sixteenth-century artist. Suddenly, Sunni and Blaise are out of their wit to see Sunni’s stepbrother Dean disappearing into a painting while walking the labyrinth laid in stones on the floor. What happens next!
Revolutionaries: a New History of the Invention of America

By Jack Rakove, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ©2010
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Rakove revisits the lives of some great American founders revealing how their private lives were transformed into public careers. Shaking off many accepted notions about them, Rakove states that none of them intended to become revolutionary by ambition, rather their lives were altered by certain explosive events of the time. Find out how these ordinary men became extraordinary in the American history.

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