New Books
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7 September, 2011
BEDBUGS: A Novel, Ben H.Winters
From the New York Times bestselling author, a thriller about a charming young couple who find the perfect apartment…or is it? The Edgar-award nominated novelist’s latest work has drawn early praise from reviewers: “Winters
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3 August, 2011
WE’RE NOT LEAVING: 9/11 Responders Tell Their Stories of Courage, Sacrifice and Renewal, by Benjamin J. Luft, M.D.
A compilation of powerful first-person narratives told from the vantage point of World Trade Center disaster workers–police off
icers, firefighters, construction workers, and other volunteers–in their own words. These stories, shared by ordinary people who responded in disaster and devastation in extraordinary ways, remind us of America’s strength, and inspire us to recognize and believe in our shared values of courage, duty, patriotism, self-sacrifice, and devotion.Dr. Benjamin Luft is the Edmund D. Pellegrino Professor of Medicine at SUNY Stony Brook and an internationally recognized expert in the treatment of Lyme disease and AIDS-related conditions. He was inspired to establish the Long Island Medical Monitoring Treatment Program which provides care to more than 6,000 disaster responders.
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12 July, 2011
THE WEB 2.0 JOB FINDER, Brenda Greene and Coleen Byrne
Networking is the single most effective tool for finding a job–and social networking makes the networking effort incredibly more powerful. The ability to create, develop and maintain a social network that boosts a career is one of the biggest challenges for the 21st-century job seeker. Based on the expertise of Fortune 500 hiring professionals and recruiters, The Web 2.0 Job Finder will show you how to build your online presence and brand and use it to get the job you want. -
In today’
s competitive global marketplace, a college education is more important than ever before. THE FINANCIAL AID HANDBOOK is the essential guide to getting the education you want and need for a price that you can afford. It provides advice from two college admissions officers with more than 70 years of experience between them, and covers such topics as: the 7 biggest myths about paying for college, the ultimate guide to federal, state and private school loans, how to negotiate with the financial aid office, profiles of schools with exceptional merit aid, help decoding and completing the FAFSA–and much more. (Career Press) -
8 June, 2011
TORN: True Stories of Kids, Career & the Conflict of Modern Motherhood, Samantha Parent Walravens, Editor
47 women
explore the conflict between the need to nurture and the need to work, and reveal creative solutions for having the best of both worlds. Chosen by New York Times parenting columnist, Lisa Belkin, as the first selection of the “Motherlode” Book Club. “A welcome addition to the…books about the work/life balance.”–The Los Angeles Times -
19 May, 2011
THE THIRD SCREEN, by Chuck Martin
How the smartphone and tablet are changing the way we market, creating “untethered” customers who exchange information with forward-thinking companies withi
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Filled with firsthand accounts from working mothers and drawn from the latest research, this book is a true roadmap for mothers who feel pulled in all directions at once. Publisher’s Weekly says: “Gillespie and Temple provide inspiring examples for contemporary mothers striving to find balance and happiness within work and family life.”
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The boom to
bust story of Ireland by the author of Jaywalking with the Irish. Monagan, an expat who relocated his family to Ireland, goes in search of the soul of modern Ireland in the aftermath of a decade of explosive growth followed by a precipitous economic decline. Frank McCourt called Monagan, who is in turn lyrical and hilarious, one of the best writers about Ireland today.

