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New Books Added July - September, 2007
| Title | Call No. |
| State of the world : a Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society. | 330.9 Sta |
| In for the long haul : the life of John Ruan / William B. Friedricks. | 388.324 Rua 2003 |
| The American Midwest : an interpretive encyclopedia / general editors, Richard Sisson [et. al]. | 977.003 Ame 2007 |
| Duke : the life and image of John Wayne / by Ronald L. Davis. | 791.43 Way 2001 |
| Orchids in your pocket : a guide to the native orchids of Iowa / Bill Witt. | 582.13 Wit 2006 |
| Birds of Iowa : field guide / by Stan Tekiela. | 598.09777 Tek 2000 |
| Fifty common birds of the upper Midwest / watercolors by Dana Gardner ; text by Nancy Overcott. | 598.0977 Gar 2006 |
| Master success : create a life of purpose, passion, peace and prosperity / Bill FitzPatrick. | 158 Fit 2000 |
| Butterflies in your pocket : a guide to the butterflies of the Upper Midwest / Steve Hendrix. | 595.789 Hen 2003 |
| Mushrooms in your pocket : a guide to the mushrooms of Iowa / Donald M. Huffman. | 579.6 Huf 2004 |
| Prairie in your pocket : a guide to plants of the tallgrass prairie / Mark Müller. | 581.744 Mul 2000 |
| Raptors in your pocket : a guide to Great Plains birds of prey / Dana Gardner. | 598.9 Gar 2006 |
| Tallgrass prairie wildflowers : a field guide to common wildflowers and plants of the prairie midwest / Doug Ladd. | 582.13 Lad 2005 |
| Wetlands in your pocket : a guide to common plants and animals of midwestern wetlands / Mark Muller. | 578.768 Mul 2005 |
| Woodland in your pocket : a guide to common woodland plants of the Midwest / Mark Müller. | 581.73 Mul 2002 |
| The DeShaney case : child abuse, family rights, and the dilemma of state intervention / Lynne Curry. | 345.73025 Cur 2007 |
| Mirage : Florida and the vanishing water of the Eastern U.S. / Cynthia Barnett. | 333.91 Bar 2007 |
| Selling women short : gender inequality on Wall Street / Louise Marie Roth. | 332.62 Rot 2006 |
| Superstorms : extreme weather in the heart of the heartland / Terry Swails. | 551.55 Swa 2005 |
| Taking on the big boys, or, Why feminism is good for families, business, and the nation / Ellen Bravo. | 305.42 Bra 2007 |
| The ten rules of Sam Walton : success secrets for remarkable results / Michael Bergdahl. | 658.409 Ber 2006 |
| The butterflies of Iowa / Dennis W. Schlicht. | 595.789 Sch 2007 |
| Murach's ASP.NET 2.0 web programming with VB 2005 / Anne Boehm. | 005.276 Boe 2006 |
| Pro ASP.NET 2.0 in VB 2005 / [edited by] Laurence Moroney. | 005.276 Pro 2006 |
| A place to call home : after-school programs for urban youth / Barton J. Hirsch. | 362.712 Hir 2005 |
| Americans and climate change : closing the gap between science and action / Daniel R. Abbasi. | 363.7387 Abb 2006 |
| All together now : common sense for a fair economy / Jared Bernstein. | 330.973 Ber 2006 |
| China and the new world order / George Zhibin Gu. | 337.51 Gu 2006 |
| Iowa bird watching : a year-round guide / Bill Thompson III and the staff of Bird watcher's digest. | 598.09777 Tho 2005 |
| Birds at your feeder : a guide to winter birds of the Great Plains / Dana Gardner. | 598.0977 Gar 2003 |
| Dirt : the erosion of civilizations / David R. Montgomery. | 631.49 Mon 2007 |
| Our forest, your ecosystem, their timber : communities, conservation, and the state.../ Nicholas K. Menzies. | 333.75 Men 2007 |
| Down to the river : portraits of Iowa musicians / Sandra Louise Dyas. | 780 Dya 2007 |
| The medicalization of society : on the transformation of human conditions into treatable disorders / Peter Conrad. | 362.1 Con 2007 |
| Vital signs : the trends that are shaping our future / Lester R. Brown, et. al. | 303.49 Vit |
| The state of the world's children. | 362.71 Sta |
| Deer hunting with Jesus : dispatches from America's class war / Joe Bageant. | 305.5 Bag 2007 |
| Glut : mastering information through the ages / Alex Wright. | 020.9 Wri 2007 |
| The shock of the old : technology and global history since 1900 / David Edgerton. | 609 Edg 2007 |
| My journey : from an Iowa farm to a cathedral of dreams / Robert H. Schuller. | 285.7 Sch 2002 |
| We band of brothers : the Sullivans and World War II / John R. Satterfield. | 940.545 Sul 2000 |
| The old wolf lady : a biography / Joyce Daniels. | 305.42 Dan 2005 |
| The nonprofit chief executive's ten basic responsibilities / by Richard L. Moyers. | 658.42 Moy 2006 |
| American Gothic : a life of America's most famous painting / Steven Biel. | 759.13 Woo 2005 |
| National Geographic atlas of natural America. | 917.02 Nat 2000 |
| Cedar County : a memoir of Iowa / Steve Sanger. | 977.766 San 2003 |
| Glimpses of Iowa's capitol / [author/historian] Rosa Snyder. | 725.11 Sny 2005 |
| Planet Earth as you've never seen it before / Alastair Fothergill ... [et al.] . | 508 Pla 2006 |
| Water runs downhill : a journey through a time gone by / by Arne Waldstein. | 977.718 Wal 2003 |
| Consensus through conversation : how to achieve high-commitment decisions / by Larry Dressler. | 658.4036 Dre 2006 |
| Grant Wood : an American master revealed / Brady M. Roberts ... [et al.]. | 759.13 Woo 1995 |
| Grant Wood's studio : birthplace of American Gothic / edited by Jane C. Milosch... [et al.]. | 759.13 Woo 2005 |
| Sarah's seasons : an Amish diary & conversation / by Martha Moore Davis. | 977.7923 Dav 1997 |
| Stories from SwedeLand / Weldon Swedlund. | 977.752 Swe 2006 |
| Hungry for profit : the agribusiness threat to farmers, food, and the environment / edited by Fred Magdoff. | 338.1 Hun 2000 |
| Everything is miscellaneous : the power of the new digital disorder / David Weinberger. | 303.4833 Wei 2007 |
| Corn & capitalism : how a botanical bastard grew to global dominance / Arturo Warman. | 633.15 War 2003 |
| The happiness hypothesis : finding modern truth in ancient wisdom / Jonathan Haidt. | 170 Hai 2006 |
| The story of corn / Betty Fussell. | 633.15 Fus 2004 |
| The gentle subversive : Rachel Carson, Silent spring, and the rise of the environmental movement / Mark Hamilton Lytle. | 570 Car 2007 |
| John Todd and the Underground Railroad : biography of an Iowa abolitionist / James Patrick Morgans. | 326.8 Tod 2006 |
| The cult of pharmacology : how America became the world's most troubled drug culture / Richard DeGrandpre. | 615 DeG 2006 |
| Cedar Rapids / George T. Henry. | 977.762 Hen 2003 |
| Dubuque, Iowa / John T. Tigges. | 977.739 Tig 2000 |
| Iowa starwatch / Mike Lynch. | 522 Lyn 2006 |
| My mother's fort: a photographic tribute to Fort Des Moines, first home of the Women's Army Corps / Penelope Blake. | 355.7 LeF 2005 |
| Ottumwa / Michael W. Lemberger. | 977.793 Lem 2006 |
| Taste of the Midwest : 12 states, 101 recipes, 150 meals, 8,207 miles and millions of memories / Dan Kaercher. | 641.5 Kae 2006 |
| Andrew Carnegie / David Nasaw. | 338.7672 Car 2006 |
| A good day's work : an Iowa farm in the Great Depression / Dwight W. Hoover. | 977.784 Hoo 2007 |
| Environment, power, and society for the twenty-first century : the hierarchy of energy / Howard T. Odum. | 333.79 Odu 2007 |
| Parks directory of the United States. | 917 Par 2007 |
| Strictly Right : William F. Buckley, Jr. and the American conservative movement / Linda Bridges. | 070 Buc 2007 |
| River of dreams : imagining the Mississippi before Mark Twain / Thomas Ruys Smith. | 810.9 Smi 2007 |
| Seeds for the future : the impact of genetically modified crops on the environment / Jennifer A. Thomson. | 631.523 Tho 2007 |
| The conscience of a conservative / Barry M. Goldwater ; edited by C.C. Goldwater. | 320.52 Gol 2007 |
| Welcome to the Terrordome : the pain, politics, and promise of sports / Dave Zirin. | 306.48 Zir 2007 |
| Are we Rome? : the fall of an empire and the fate of America / Cullen Murphy. | 973.93 Mur 2007 |
| Falling behind : how rising inequality harms the middle class / Robert H. Frank. | 305.55 Fra 2007 |
| Not just any land : a personal and literary journey into the American grasslands / John Price. | 810.9 Pri 2004 |
| White racism on the Western urban frontier : dynamics of race and class in Dubuque, Iowa (1800-2000) / Chaichian. | 305.896 Cha 2006 |
| Under a green sky : global warming, the mass extinctions of the past, and what they can tell us about our future / Ward. | 577.276 War 2007 |
| Preserving cultural landscapes in America / edited by Arnold R. Alanen. | 333.72 Pre 2000 |
| Blind spots : why smart people do dumb things / Madeleine L. Van Hecke. | 153 Van 2007 |
| Boomburbs : the rise of America's accidental cities / Robert E. Lang. | 307.76 Lan 2007 |
| Learned optimism : how to change your mind and your life / Martin E.P. Seligman. | 155.23 Sel 2006 |
| Up the organization : how to stop the corporation from stifling people and strangling profits / Robert Townsend. | 658 Tow 2007 |
| Volunteers : how to get them, how to keep them / Helen Little. | 361.37 Lit 1999 |
| 10 steps to successful project management / Lou Russell. | 658.404 Rus 2007 |
| Chronology of housing in the United States / Russell O. Wright. | 363.5 Wri 2007 |
| Predators : who they are and how to stop them / Gregory M. Cooper. | 362.88 Coo 2007 |
| Lights out : the electricity crisis, the global economy, and what it means to you / Jason Makansi. | 333.793 Mak 2007 |
| Cedar Rapids : downtown and beyond / George T. Henry. | 977.762 Hen 2005 |
| Grinnell in vintage postcards / Bill Menner. | 977.7596 Men 2004 |
| Life narratives of African Americans in Iowa / compiled by Charline J. Barnes. | 977.7 Lif 2001 |
| The green book : the everyday guide to saving the planet one simple step at a time / Elizabeth Rogers. | 333.72 Rog 2007 |
| Climate change 2007 : the physical science basis : summary for policymakers. | 363.7387 Cli 2007 |
| History of the U.S. Army Battle Command Training Program, 1986-2003 / by Priscilla Offenhauer. | 355.33041 Off 2007 |
| A quiet crisis in America : a report to Congress / by the Commission on Affordable Housing and Health Facility Needs. | 362.6 Uni 2002 |
| Pathfinders : a global history of exploration / Felipe Fernández-Armesto. | 910.92 Fer 2006 |
| The next catastrophe : reducing our vulnerabilities to natural, industrial, and terrorist disasters / Charles Perrow. | 363.348 Per 2007 |
| No seat at the table : how corporate governance and law keep women out of the boardroom / Douglas M. Branson. | 331.4 Bra 2007 |
| Storming the gates of paradise : landscapes for politics / Rebecca Solnit. | 304.2 Sol 2007 |
| The age of abundance : how prosperity transformed America's politics and culture / Brink Lindsey. | 306.34 Lin 2007 |
| Cape wind : money, celebrity, class, politics, and the battle for our energy future on Nantucket Sound / Wendy Williams. | 333.92 Wil 2007 |
| In defense of our America : the fight for civil liberties in the age of terror / Anthony D. Romero. | 323.49 Rom 2007 |
| Peace be upon you : the story of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish coexistence / Zachary Karabell. | 201.5 Kar 2007 |
| The real wealth of nations : creating a caring economics / Riane Eisler. | 330.126 Eis 2007 |
| Tearing down the gates : confronting the class divide in American education / Peter Sacks. | 379.26 Sac 2007 |
| On bullshit / Harry G. Frankfurt. | 177.3 Fra 2005 |
| John Deere Dubuque Works, 1947-1997 : changing perspectives / Faith Hamilton Meyer. | 629.225 Mey 1997 |
| John Deere collectibles / Brenda Kruse. | 629.225 Kru 2001 |
| Patchwork : Iowa quilts and quilters / by Jacqueline Andre Schmeal. | 746.46 Sch 2003 |
| Lou Henry Hoover : activist first lady / Nancy Beck Young. | 973.916 You 2004 |
| Lewis & Clark for dummies / by Sammye J. Meadows. | 917.8044 Mea 2003 |
| The three U.S.-Mexico border wars : drugs, immigration, and Homeland Security / Tony Payan. | 363.0972 Pay 2006 |
| Silence of the songbirds / Bridget Stutchbury. | 598.8 Stu 2007 |
| From the Palmer Raids to the Patriot Act : a history of the fight for free speech in America / Christopher M. Finan. | 323.443 Fin 2007 |
| Feeding the fire : the lost history and uncertain future of mankind's energy addiction / Mark E. Eberhart. | 333.79 Ebe 2007 |
| The trap : selling out to stay afloat in winner-take-all America / Daniel Brook. | 339.22 Bro 2007 |
| Untapped : the scramble for Africa's oil / John Ghazvinian. | 333.823 Gha 2007 |
| Iowa underground : a guide to the state's subterranean treasures / Greg A. Brick, editor. | 917.77 Bri 2004 |
| The activist's handbook : a primer / Randy Shaw. | 322.4 Sha 2001 |
| The one-hour activist : the 15 most powerful actions you can take to fight for the issues and candidates you care about / Christopher Kush. | 322.4 Kus 2004 |
| The source 12 : twelve principles of governance that power exceptional boards. | 658.048 Sou 2005 |
| A way of life : a story of the Sioux City Stockyards / by Marcia Poole. | 664.9 Poo 2006- |
| The inevitable triumph : the story of an Iowa community / by Alan J. Oppedal. | 977.715 Opp 2004 |
| A bountiful harvest : the midwestern farm photographs of Pete Wettach, 1925-1965 / by Leslie A. Loveless. | 977.7 Lov 2002 |
| Morning in America : how Ronald Reagan invented the 1980s / Gil Troy. | 973.927 Rea 2007 |
| The Des Moines register cookbook / [compiled] by Carol McGarvey. | 641.5 Des 1995 |
| Tied to the great packing machine : the Midwest and meatpacking / by Wilson J. Warren. | 664.9 War 2007 |
| American agriculture in the twentieth century : how it flourished and what it cost / Bruce L. Gardner. | 338.1 Gar 2002 |
| 180 ways to build commitment & positive attitudes / Paul Sims. | 158.7 Sim 2006 |
| 180 ways to effectively deal with change : get over it! get with it! get to it! / Laurie Calzada. | 158.7 Cal 2006 |
| Three-dimensional interviewing : hiring for capability, commitment, and chemistry / Rich Layton. | 650.14 Lay 2007 |
| The effects of traditional versus web-assisted instruction on learning and student satisfication / Pamela J. Benoit. | 378.173 Ben 2006 |
| What to do when conflict happens : every employee's guide to resolving workplace problems / Eric Harvey. | 650.13 Wha 2006 |
| Governors' mansions of the Midwest / Ann Liberman ; photographs by Alise O'Brien. | 725.17 Lib 2003 |
| America's historic sites / the Editors of Salem Press ; managing editor, Tracy Irons-Georges. | 973.03 Ame 2001 v.1 |
| America's historic sites / the Editors of Salem Press ; managing editor, Tracy Irons-Georges. | 973.03 Ame 2001 v.2 |
| America's historic sites / the Editors of Salem Press ; managing editor, Tracy Irons-Georges. | 973.03 Ame 2001 v.3 |
| Endangered : wildlife on the brink of extinction / George C. McGavin. | 333.95 McG 2006 |
| The almanac of hunger and poverty in America / America's Second Harvest. | 363.8 Alm |
| Going, going, gone? : animals and plants on the brink of extinction and how you can help / Malcolm Tait. | 333.95 Tai 2006 |
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