News The Consolations of the Forest by Sylvain Tesson 1/4/2017 Reviewed by Ajit Kanale, NCSU Student, Electrical Engineering A French journalist's diary account of his six-month stay in Siberia on Lake Baikal visualizes nature's beauty vividly. His… The Course of Love by Alain de Botton 1/4/2017 Reviewed by Callistus Ndemo, NCSU Student, Applied Mathematics The Course of Love takes us through the love life of two ordinary couples, Rabih and Kirsten. It explores "what happens after the… A Hole in the Sky by Philippe Aronson 12/20/2016 Reviewed by John Papalas, Friends of the Library Board Member A Hole in the Sky, by Philippe Aronson is a novel about the great heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson. With ribaldry and wit… The Hatred of Poetry by Ben Lerner 12/20/2016 Reviewed by Chris Tonelli, Director of Communication Strategy, NCSU Libraries Somebody finally gives poetry a break...thanks, Ben Lerner! The Hatred of Poetry diagnoses why every few years our… The Attention Merchants by Tim Wu 12/13/2016 Reviewed by Will Cross, Director, Copyright & Digital Scholarship Center, NCSU Libraries “LASCIVIOUS BAT PEOPLE ROAM THE MOON!” Beginning with this real life, turn-of-the-century newspaper… High-Rise by J.G. Ballard 12/13/2016 Reviewed by Rob Ross, Executive Director, NCLIVE Years ago, after exiting an elevator that had experienced the briefest of hesitations between floors, presaging more serious mechanical issues to… Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf 12/12/2016 Reviewed by Marian Fragola, Director, Program Planning and Outreach, NCSU Libraries I was lucky enough to read Kent Haruf's magical Our Souls at Night , then have the opportunity to discuss it… Psychotic States in Children by Alex Dubinsky, Helene Dubinsky, Maria Rhode 12/12/2016 Reviewed by David Applegate, University Library Technician, NCSU Libraries Presenting unrealistic, impossible situations, this book somehow remains nonfiction. Horrors related with empathy and care… The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber 12/8/2016 Reviewed by Karen Ciccone, Director of Natural Resources Library & Research Librarian for Science Informatics, NCSU Libraries The Book of Strange New Things is both strange and wonderful.… SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard 12/8/2016 Reviewed by Dave Provost, University Library Technician, NCSU Libraries A recent visit to Rome got me hungry for reading material about the city's ancient past. I tried a couple of books that were… Pagination First page « First Previous page Previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Current page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page Next Last page Last »