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GIFT PURCHASES

Library Acquisition Endowment Fund (Book Sale money goes into this account):

2000-2001

Encyclopedia of the Biosphere.  Gale, 2000.  11 vol.  ($990.48)

Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635.  New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999.  2 vol. ($44.00)

2001-2002

Women in World History: a Biographical Encyclopedia.  Yorkin Publications, 1999-2002.  16 vol.  ($900)

2002-2003

Culture Grams.  Axiom Press, 2002.  4 vol.  ($106.60)

Encyclopedia of Communication and information.  Macmillan Reference USA, 2002.  3 vol. ($255)

Encyclopedia of Modern Asia.  Gale, 2002.  6 vol.  ($584.38)

Facts About American Immigration.  Wilson, 2001($82.00)

Manufacturing and Distribution USA.  Gale, 2003. 3 vol.($410)

Melloni's Illustrated Medical Dictionary.  Parthenon, 2002. ($36.86)

Tests in Print VI.  Buros, 2002.  ($266.50)

World Book Encyclopedia.  World Book, 2003.  22 vol. ($799)

2003-2004

Encyclopedia of Archaeology: History and Discoveries.  ABC-CLIO, 2001.  3 vol.

2004-2005

Flora of North America.  Oxford University Press, 2003.  5 vol.  ($135.00)

History of Women in the United States.  Grolier Academic Ref, 2004.  4 vol.  ($327.18)

Holocaust Film Sourcebook.  Praeger, 2004.  2 vol.  ($204.96)

Illustrated Dictionary and Resource Dictionary.  CRC Press, 2005.  ($101.97)

Market Share Reporter (World) 2005 Ed.  Gale Research, 2005.  ($490.00)

2005-2006

Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature.  Thoemmes Continuum, 2005.  2 vol.  ($324.00)

Encyclopedia of International Development.  Routledge, 2005.  2 vol.  ($205.00)

Encyclopedia of Disability.  Sage Publications, 2006.  5 vol.  ($850.00)

Africana:  The Encyclopedia of the African & African-American Experience.  Basic Civitas Books, 1999.  5 vol.  ($525.00)

Friends Endowment Fund:

2001-2002

Awards Books:

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon.  (Pulitzer Fiction Award 2001)

Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri. (Pulitzer Fiction Award 2000)

The Hours by Michael Cunningham. (Pulitzer Fiction Award 1999)

Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer by Stephen Millhauser.  (Pulitzer Fiction Award 1997)

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond.  (Pulitzer Non-Fiction Award 1998)

Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan by Herbert P. Bix.  (Pulitzer Non-Fiction Award 2001)

Dinner With Friends by Donald Margulies. (Pulitzer Drama Award 2000)

Wit by Margaret Edson. (Pulitzer Drama Award 1999)

How I learned to Drive by Paula Vogel (Pulitzer Drama Award 1998) 

W.E.B. Du Bois: The Fight for Equality and The American Century, 1919-1963 by David Levering Lewis.  (Pulitzer Biography or Autobiography Award 2001)

Vera (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov) by Stacy Schiff. (Pulitzer Biography or Autobiography Award 2000)

Lindbergh* A. Scott Berg Biography of Charles A. Lindbergh. (Pulitzer Biography or Autobiography Award 1999)

 In America by Susan Sontag.  (National Book Fiction Award 2000)

Charming Billy by Alice McDermott. (National Book Fiction Award 1998)

An American Requiem: God, My Father, and the War that Came Between, by James Carroll. (National Book Non-Fiction Award 1996)

Baltasar and Blimunda by Jose Saramago, Giovanni Pontiero (Translator). (Nobel Laureate in Literature 1998)

Examination Helpers:

GMAT:

Martinson, Thomas H. Master the GMAT CAT 2002: Teacher-Tested Strategies and Techniques for Scoring High. 2d ed. ARCO. 2001.

Martz, Geoff. Cracking the GMAT 2001. Princeton Review: Random. 2000.

GRE:

Vlk, Suzee. The GRE CAT for Dummies. 4th ed. Hungry Minds. 2000.

LSAT:

The Official LSAT PrepTest with Explanations. Vol. 1. Law School Admission Council. 2000.

10 Actual, Official LSAT PrepTests. Law School Admission Council. 1999.

SAT:

Kolby, Jeff. SAT Prep Course with Software. Nova. 2001.

Real SAT II: Subject Tests. College Board. 1998.

Civil Service Tests:

Hammer, Hy. General Test Practice. 5th ed. ARCO. 2000.

Postal Worker Exam. 2d ed. 2000.

Steinberg, E.P. Law Enforcement Exams. 4th ed. ARCO. 2000.

Genealogy Resources:

Bentley, Elizabeth P., ed.  Directory of Family Associations.  4th ed., 2001.  (on order)

Colletta, John P.  They came in ships.  Rev. ed.  Ancestry, 1993.

Croom, Emily.  Unpuzzling the past.  4th ed.  Betterway Books, 2001.

Everton, George, ed.  Handy book for genealogists.  9th ed.  Everton Pubs., 1999 

Franklin, Charles M.  Keys to the courthouse.  4 volumes  Heritage House.

Frisch-Ripley, Karen.  Unlocking the secrets in old photographs. Ancestry, 1991.

Gooldy, Ray.  Researching church records in America. Heritage House, 1993.  

Howells, Cyndi.  Netting your ancestors.  GPC, 1997.  (on order)

Melnyk, Marcia.  Weekend genealogist : timesaving techniques for effective research.   Betterway Books, 2000.

Meyerink, Kory.  Printed sources.  Ancestry, 1998.

Miller, Olga K.  Migration, emigration, immigration.  2 volumes.  Everton,  (on order)

Pfeiffer, Laura S.  Hidden sources : family history in unlikely places. Ancestry, 2000.

Schafer, Louis S.  Tombstones of your ancestors.  Heritage Books, 1991. (on order)

Smith, Kenneth L.  Estate inventories : how to use them.  Latest ed. Masthof Press

Szucs, Loretto, ed.  The Source : guidebook of American genealogy. Ancestry, 1997

Szucs, Loretto.  They became Americans.  Ancestry, 1998.

Varhola, Michael J.  Everyday life during the Civil War.  Writer's Digest Books, 1999.

Zimmerman, Bill. How to tape instant oral biographies.  Betterway Books, 1999.

2002-2003

Genealogy Resources

Barsi, James C.  Basic researcher's guide to homestead and other federal land records.  Nuthatch Grove Press, 1994.

Bentley, Elizabeth Petty.  Directory of Family Associations. 4th ed.  Genealogical Publishing Co., 2001.

Coleman, Terry.  Going to America.  Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987.

Howells, Cyndi.  Netting Your Ancestors: Genealogical Research on the Internet.  Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997.

Schafer, Louis S.  Tombstones of Your Ancestors. Heritage Books, 1991.

Exam Helpers:

Green, Sharon Weiner & Ira K. Wolf. Barron's How to Prepare for the GRE, Graduate Record Examination. 14th ed. 2000.

Videos:

Algeria: Women at War. Distributed by Women Make Movies, 2002.

Beyond Borders: Arab Feminists Talk About Their Lives. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2000.

My Home, My Prison.  Disbtributed by Women Make Movies, 1992.

Not Without My Weil: Amongst the Women of Oman.  Filmakers Library, 1993.

Palestinian Writers. Filmakers Library, 2000.

Baboon Tales. Bullfrog, 1998.

Disenchanted Forest.  Bullfrog, 2001.

Travel Books:

Let's Go: Austria and Switzerland, 2003.  St. Martin's Press, 2003. 

Brazil.  Fodor's, 2002.

Let's go: Eastern Europe.  St. Martin's, 2003.

Greece including Cyprus.  St. Martin's Press, 2003.

Let's Go: India and Nepal.  St. Martin's Press, 2003.

Ireland.  Fodor's, 2003.

Italy.  Fodor's, 2003.

Mexico.  Fodor's, 2003.

Let's Go: Middle East.  St. Martin's Press, 2003.

Portugal.  Fodor's, 2003.

South America.  Fodor's 2002.

Let's Go: Washington, D.C., 2002.  St. Martin's Press, 2002.

2003-2004

American Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers: the definitive practical guide.  E. Rutherford, 2002.  (Martin memorial)

Botanical Garden :  v. 1 Trees and Shrubs;  v. 2 Perennials and Annuals.  Firefly Books Ltd, 2002  (Martin memorial)

Clodfelter, Micheal.  Warfare and Armed Conflicts: A Statistical Reference to Casualty and Other Figures, 1500-2000.  2nd ed.  McFarland, 2002.  (DeWind memorial)

Davis, Paul K.  100 Decisive Battles: From Ancient Times to the Present.  Oxford UP, 2001.

Friedman, John B.  Trade, Travel, and Exploration in the Middle Ages: An Encyclopedia.  Garland, 2000. (DeWind memorial)

Gilbert, Martin.  Routledge Atlas of Russian History.  3rd ed.  Routledge, 2002.  (DeWind memorial)

Grossman, Mark.  Political Corruption in America: An Encyclopedia of Scandals, Power, and Greed.  ABC-CLIO, 2003.

McWhorter, Diane.  Carry me home : Birmingham, Alabama : the climactic battle of the civil rights revolution.  Simon & Schuster, c2001. (Kennedy memorial)

Rodriguez, Junius P., editor.  The Louisiana Purchase : a historical and geographical encyclopedia.  ABC-CLIO, 2002.  (Kennedy memorial)

Schneider, Elizabeth.  Vegetables from Amaranth to Zucchini: the essential reference : 500 recipes and 275 photographs.  Morrow, 2001.  (Martin memorial)

Zeman, Scott C.  Chronology of the American West : from 23,000 B.C.E. through the twentieth century. ABC-CLIO, 2002.  (Kennedy memorial)

2004-2005

Alvarado, Amy Edmonds.  Inquiry Based Learning Using Everyday Objects.  Corwin Press 2003

Kurian, George T.  Datapedia of the United States, 1790-2005: America Year by Year.  Bernan Press, 2001. (DeWind memorial)

Kurian, George T.  Timetables of World Literature.  Facts on File, 2003

Sharma, Martha B.  Using Internet Primary Sources to Teach Critical Thinking Skills in Geography.  Greenwood Press, 2000.

Handbook of International Trade:  A Guide to the Principles and practice of Export.  Kogan Page, 2004.

Reading Comprehension:  Books and Strategies for the Elementary Curriculum.  Scarecrow Press, 2003.

Ruling American:  A History of Wealth and Power in a Democracy.  Harvard University Press, 2005.

2005-2006

Taylor, Bill   Effective Environmental, Health and Safety Management Using the Team Approach.  Wiley-Interscience 2005.   (Hoffmeister memorial)

Kimball, Chad T.  Workplace Health and Safety Sourcebook.  Omnigraphics, 2000   (Hoffmeister memorial)

Czerniak, John   Nine Elements of a Successful Safety and Health System.  National Safety Council, 2005.   (Hoffmeister memorial)

American Icons.  Greenwood Press, 2006.  3 vol. 

Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History.  Greenwood Press, 2006.  6 vol.

Historical Statistics of the U.S.:  Earliest Times to the Present.  Cambridge University Press, 2006.  5 vol.

Sex and Sexuality.  Praeger, 2006.  3 vol.

 

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