Monday, January 30, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
Word of the Day
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Word of the Day
The Word of the Day for January 26th 2012 is incontrovertible:
in·con·tro·vert·i·ble
adjectivenot controvertible; not open to question or dispute; indisputable: absolute and incontrovertible truth.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Word of the Day
The Word of the Day for Wednesday, January 25th 2012 is Rumpus:
rum·pus
noun, plural -pus·es.
1. a noisy or violent disturbance; commotion; uproar: There was a terrible rumpus going on upstairs.
2. a heated controversy: a rumpus over the school-bond issue.
Origin:
1755–65; origin uncertain
1755–65; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
- However, the rumpus highlights underlying changes in the relationship.
- The rumpus poses no immediate threat to the central government.
- These talented players deliver fun, hot, rumpus jazz with a twist
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
New Books at J.S. Flipper
Author: Sophie Kinsella
Call Number: PR6073 .I246 U53 2005
Overview:
Workaholic attorney Samantha Sweeting has just done the unthinkable. She’s made a mistake so huge, it’ll wreck any chance of a partnership.
Going into utter meltdown, she walks out of her London office, gets on a train, and ends up in the middle of nowhere. Asking for directions at a big, beautiful house, she’s mistaken for an interviewee and finds herself being offered a job as housekeeper. Her employers have no idea they’ve hired a lawyer–and Samantha has no idea how to work the oven. She can’t sew on a button, bake a potato, or get the #@%# ironing board to open. How she takes a deep breath and begins to cope–and finds love–is a story as delicious as the bread she learns to bake.
But will her old life ever catch up with her? And if it does…will she want it back?
(http://www.barnesandnoble.com/)
Author: Malcolm Gladwell
Call Number: BF448 .G53 2005
Overview:
How do we make decisions--good and bad--and why are some people so much better at it than others? That's the question Malcolm Gladwell asks and answers in the follow-up to his huge bestseller, The Tipping Point. Utilizing case studies as diverse as speed dating, pop music, and the shooting of Amadou Diallo, Gladwell reveals that what we think of as decisions made in the blink of an eye are much more complicated than assumed. Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience and psychology, he shows how the difference between good decision-making and bad has nothing to do with how much information we can process quickly, but on the few particular details on which we focus. Leaping boldly from example to example, displaying all of the brilliance that made The Tipping Point a classic, Gladwell reveals how we can become better decision makers--in our homes, our offices, and in everyday life. The result is a book that is surprising and transforming. Never again will you think about thinking the same way.
(http://www.barnesandnoble.com/)
Author: Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa
Call Number: LA227.4 .A78 2011
Overview:
In spite of soaring tuition costs, more and more students go to college every year. A bachelor’s degree is now required for entry into a growing number of professions. And some parents begin planning for the expense of sending their kids to college when they’re born. Almost everyone strives to go, but almost no one asks the fundamental question posed by Academically Adrift: are undergraduates really learning anything once they get there?
(http://www.barnesandnoble.com/)
Author: Douglas Adams
Call Number: PR6051 .D3352 H5 1997
Overview:
Seconds before the Earth is demolished for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is saved by Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised Guide. Together they stick out their thumbs to the stars and begin a wild journey through time and space
(http://www.barnesandnoble.com/)
Author: Anne Kelleher
Call Number: PS3561 .E3849 S55 2004
Overview:
Through the Shadowlands: where the touch of silver was protections, power and peril.
Unwillingly entwined . . .
There is more danger than usual in the Otherworld of the Sidhe and the mortal world of the Shadowlands. An unlikely group of conspirators — both mortal and Sidhe — plot to overthrow both thrones. They'd stolen the silver caul that protected the borders between the realms — and set into motion a most perilous war.
A blacksmith's daughter, a Sidhe lady, a mortal queen.
Three women stand against the encroaching evil. All they have is a girl's love for her father, a lady's for her queen — and a queen's for her country. Nessa, Delphinea and Cecily are each driven by a personal destiny, yet share a fierce sense of love, justice and determination to protect what is theirs. Will the spirit and strength of these women be enough to turn back the tide of the goblin hordes waiting to overrun the kingdoms?(http://www.barnesandnoble.com/)
Word of the Day
The Word of the Day for Monday, January 24th 2012 is Alacrity:
Related forms
a·lac·ri·ty
noun
1. cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: We accepted the invitation with alacrity.
2. liveliness; briskness.
Origin:
1500–10; < Latin alacritās, equivalent to alacri ( s ) lively + -tās- -ty2
1500–10; < Latin alacritās, equivalent to alacri ( s ) lively + -tās- -ty2
Related forms
a·lac·ri·tous, adjective
un·a·lac·ri·tous, adjective
Synonyms 1. eagerness, keenness; fervor, zeal. 2. sprightliness, agility
Monday, January 23, 2012
Word of the Day
The Word of the Day for January 23rd 2012 is imperturbable:
incapable of being upset or agitated; not easily excited; calm: imperturbable composure.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Word of the Day
The Word of the Day for January 18th 2012 is facetious:
fa·ce·tious
1. not meant to be taken seriously or literally: a facetious remark.
2. amusing; humorous.
3. lacking serious intent; concerned with something nonessential, amusing, or frivolous: a facetious person.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Thought of the Day
Today's Thought of the Day comes from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr:
For more information on the life and legacy of Dr. King, please visit his page on biography.com
Men often hate each other because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don't know each other; they don't know each other because they cannot communicate; they cannot communicate because they are separated
For more information on the life and legacy of Dr. King, please visit his page on biography.com
Word of the Day
The Word of the Day for Friday, January 13th is indomitable:
in·dom·i·ta·ble
adjective
that cannot be subdued or overcome, as persons, will, or courage; unconquerable: an indomitable warrior.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Word of the Day
The Word of the Day for Wednesday, January 11th is: Pallid:
pal·lid
1. pale; faint or deficient in color; wan: a pallid countenance.
2. lacking in vitality or interest: a pallid musical performance.
J. S. Flipper Library Book Club!!
J.S. Flipper Library Book Club
J.S. Flipper Library is starting a book club for the Spring 2012 semester and we want YOU to participate. We will be reading and discussing the book “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins.
For more information or to offer suggestions please email
Ms. Parker at eparker@allenuniversity.edu
A sign-up sheet will also be placed at the circulation desk.
Participation is limited to 10 students.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Friday, January 6, 2012
Thought of the Day
Today's Thought of the Day comes from author, Lewis Carroll.
'If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there."
For more information on Lewis Carroll, check out his page on biography.com
'If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there."
For more information on Lewis Carroll, check out his page on biography.com
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