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This book was read by Courtney Bippley and Meredith Lewis. Title: Dietland Author: Sarai Walker Summary: Plum Kettle does her best not to be noticed, because when you’re fat, to be noticed is to be judged. Or mocked. Or worse. With her job answering fan mail for a popular teen girls’ magazine, she is biding her time until her weight-loss surgery. Only then can her true life as a thin person finally begin. Then, when a mysterious woman starts following her, Plum finds herself falling down a
Check out our current window display showing off Durham Tech's Faculty and Staff Best Books of 2014! Want to read something we don't have or that's checked out? Ask a librarian about getting it via interlibrary loan. Click on a book for more details. The Top Picks: [gallery type="square" ids="1066,1067,1068,1069,1070,1071,1072,1073" orderby="rand"] Other Best Reads: [gallery type="slideshow" ids="858,1076,1077,1078,1079,1080,1081,1082,1083,1084,1085,1086,1087,1088,1089,1090,1091,1092,1093,1094
This month the library is featuring several March-themed displays. Do you have the fever? Check out the library's collection of basketball books and DVDs. Shooting Stars by LeBron James Tobacco Road : Duke, Carolina, N.C. State, Wake Forest, and the history of the most intense backyard rivalries in sports Heart of the Game DVD The Last Shot : city streets, basketball dreams Women's History Month Test yourself on your knowledge of women's history with this quiz from the National Women's History
Dance is wonderful. It is one of my favorite things in the world despite the fact that I'm only okay at it on a good day. Who cares? If I'm dancing I'm having a good time. Many of the dances known in the United States were created by the Black community. Blues dancing, Swing, the Twist, Disco, Lindy Hop, Charleston, Jitterbug, Moonwalk, Cakewalk, and so many more. These are dances that have shaped the look and feel of decades. See below for a video of Lindy Hop dancers back in the day and books
[caption id="attachment_3753" align="aligncenter" width="199"] Available at the OCC Library on the New Book Shelf[/caption] Title: From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death Author: Caitlin Doughty Genre: Nonfiction -- Essay & Travelogue Why did you choose to read this book? I saw it as a nominee for the Goodreads Choice Awards best nonfiction book of 2017 and it seemed interesting-- I read both Mary Roach's Spook and Stiff a few years ago and found the topic of how we as
We are pleased to add the Oscar nominated and Golden Globe winning film Boyhood. The film follows a boy named Mason and his family as he experiences the pleasure and pain of growing up. Notable for being filmed with the same cast over a 12 year period, we can watch as the actors themselves grow with the roles they play. [caption id="attachment_1153" align="aligncenter" width="209"] Boyhood[/caption] Also, this month we have a great crop of new books for your reading pleasure. [gallery type=
Image from readingnow.wordpress.com The following books are available from the Main Campus Library: Conversations with Ray Bradbury, PS 3503 .R167 Z466 2004 Dandelion Wine, PS 3503 .R167 D26 1976 Fahrenheit 451, PS 3503 .R167 F3 1982 The Martian Chronicles, PS 3503 .R167 M3 1954 The Illustrated Man, PS 3503 .R167 I44 1967 Here is a link to a nice article from the NY Times about Bradbury's life and work: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/07/books/ray-bradbury-popularizer-of-science-fiction-dies-at
[caption id="attachment_670" align="aligncenter" width="400" class=" "] Mary Kennery, Library Technician, receives award (photograph by Susan Baker)[/caption] We are pleased to announce that our Library Technician, Mary Kennery, has won the 2013 Excellence in Support Services Award at Durham Tech. This prestigious award is presented to an employee who promotes excellence, innovation, and dedication in service to the students and to the larger community of Durham Tech. Mary is an exceptionally
The library has sports-related books and DVDs to get you excited about the London Olympics 2012, which begin on July 27th. Here are some of our titles: Sport and Society in the Global Age GV 706.5 .M36 2012 Muhammad Ali : the king of the ring GV 1132 .A44 H45 2011 Sports and Athletes GV 565 .S66 2011 Grace & Glory : a century of women in the Olympics GV 721.5 .G63 1996 Moneyball [DVD] PN 1997.2 .M66 2011 Invictus [DVD] PN 1997.2 .I58 2010 The Heart of the Game [DVD] GV 886 .H43 2007 Here is the
Title: Meal Author: Blue Delliquanti with Soleil Ho Format: Graphic Novel Genre: Fiction Why did you choose to read this book? The cover drew me to it at first. I like food and I like books about food and the images of the characters looked fun. Then, once I realized it was about eating bugs I was even more fascinated. What did you like about it? I really liked the diverse cast of characters the book has along with the LGBT romance. Lots of representation of groups that are underrepresented in