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<\/a>most out of inspections. Subtitled \u201cA Home Inspector\u2019s Tips for Finding Your Perfect Home,\u201d the book is packed with advice for spotting problems before signing on the dotted line. In the book, Chalk includes his guiding principles for making informed real estate decisions and shares strategies for sorting homes by age, ownership history, type, and architectural style. He includes personal stories from the field throughout the book, which includes a handy cheat sheet with his top 20 nuggets of wisdom. The book recently won the Silver Book Award fromthe National Association of Real Estate Editors. Published by Cedar Fort, 2016.<\/p>\n<\/b>Imagining a Great Republic: Political Novels and the Idea of America<\/h3>\n
By Tom Cronin, professor emeritus of Political Science <\/span><\/p>\n By\u00a0Joanna Cantor \u201905<\/b><\/p>\n Co-authored by Catherine Weir \u201965<\/b>, professor emerita of Psychology<\/p>\n By\u00a0Eugene Buchanan \u201986<\/b><\/p>\n \n By Karyn Anderson \u201992 <\/b>(Published as K. Kai Anderson)<\/p>\n Article by Charles A. Richardson \u201968<\/b><\/p>\n By Carola Lovering \u201911<\/b><\/p>\n By Janet Buttenwieser \u201993<\/b><\/p>\n By Joe English \u201965<\/b><\/p>\n Edited by Andrew Gulliford \u201975, \u201976 MAT\u00a0<\/b>and Tom Wolf \u201967<\/b><\/p>\n<\/a>This book tells the story of the American political experiment through the eyes of 40 major novelists, from Harriet Beecher Stowe to Hunter S. Thompson. They have been moral and civic consciousness-raisers as the country has navigated the slow awkward evolution of the American political experiment. Constitutional democracy, equal justice for all, and the American Dream are all part of the country\u2019s narrative. But, as the book explains, there has never been just a single American narrative \u2014 the country has competing stories, just as there are competing American dreams and competing ways of imagining a more perfect political union. Published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2017.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/b>Alternative Remedies for Loss<\/h3>\n
<\/a>When 22-year-old Olivia learned that her mother had only months to live, she pulled up roots, leaving Vassar and her career plans to be with her mother for her last days. Yet, just four months after her mother\u2019s death, everyone in Olivia\u2019s family seems to have moved on. Still reeling from the loss, Olivia looks for a new start of her own. But as she tries to piece together an adulthood without her mother, Olivia makes a shocking discovery: a romantic correspondence between her mother and a man who only signed each letter \u201cF.\u201d This book by Cantor, a creative writing major and former editor-in-chief of the Leviathan<\/i>, was an Amazon \u201cBest ofthe Month\u201d selection and was named in Vanity Fair\u2019s \u201cWhat to Read in May.\u201d Published by Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018.<\/p>\n<\/b>Interpreting Visual Art<\/h3>\n
<\/a>Subtitled \u201cA Survey of Cognitive Research about Pictures,\u201d the book, co-authored with Evans Mandes, explores some cognitive and perceptual mechanisms that underlie how one interprets art by reviewing research regarding viewers\u2019 aesthetic, perceptual, and understanding of pictures. For many years, psychologists have studied issues such as how viewers see a two-dimensional picture in 3-D and which visual features tend to be preferred over others (such as curved over spiky shapes). Also discussed are studies about how well viewers can discern whether an abstract artwork was painted by a professional artist, a child, or a monkey. Weir, who taught perception courses at CC and University College London for 39 years, retired in 2007. Published by Routledge, 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/b>Tales From a Mountain Town<\/h3>\n
<\/a>Subtitled \u201cMusings from 25 Years of Living in the Colorado Rockies,\u201d the book chronicles Buchanan\u2019s two-and-a-half decades of living in the Rocky Mountains, with pen and a knack for adventure in tow. \u201cTales\u201d compiles both new stories and popular ones previously printed in a variety of outdoor publications, creating a dynamic, easy-to-read, and lighthearted bundle of fun. Says Buchanan, \u201cI\u2019ve been writing about and living in the mountain towns of Colorado, from Telluride to Steamboat Springs, for nearly 30 years, and this is the compilation of some of the zanier tales.\u201d Published by Recreation Publishing, Inc., 2017.<\/span><\/p>\nRetire on Real Estate: Building Rental Income for a Safe and Secure Retirement\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
<\/a>With pensions slashed, savings slim, and Social Security unpredictable, many people won\u2019t have enough money in retirement. But Anderson argues that a sustainable solution is rental property. Her book explains the benefits of rental income, how to reduce the risk of vacancies, and calculate cash flow. Anderson credits the Block Plan for her writing of the book, saying she sequestered herself for a week and wrote a complete first draft in seven days. The book recently received an award from the National Association of Real Estate Editors. Published by AMACOM-HarperCollins, 2018.<\/p>\n<\/b>Sustainable Audiovisual Collections Through Collaboration<\/h3>\n
<\/a>The art and science of audiovisual preservation and access have evolved at breakneck speed in the digital age. The Joint Technical Symposium is organized by the Coordinating Council of Audiovisual Archives Associations and brings experts from around the world to discuss technologies and developments in the technical issues affecting the survival and accessibility of audiovisual collections. This collection of essays is derived from presentations made at the 2016 JTS held in Singapore and presents an overview of the latest audiovisual preservation methods and techniques, archival best practices in media storage, as well as analog-to-digital conversion challenges and their solutions. Richardson\u2019s article, \u201cThe (Carbon-) Black Ops of Recording Tape: Sticky-Shed Syndrome Exposed,\u201d focuses on tape issues and research to save and preserve the world\u2019s recorded tape legacy. Published by Indiana University Press, 2017.<\/p>\n<\/b>Tell Me Lies<\/h3>\n
<\/a>Lucy Albright is far from her Long Island upbringing when she arrives on the campus of her small California college, happy to be hundreds of miles from her mother, whom she\u2019s never forgiven for an act of betrayal. Lucy embraces college life and all it has to offer \u2014 new friends, wild parties, stimulating classes. Then she meets Stephen DeMarco. Their entanglement will have consequences they never could have imagined. Alternating between Lucy\u2019s and Stephen\u2019s voices, the book follows their connection through college and post-college life in New York City. Lovering\u2019s work has appeared in W Magazine<\/i><\/span>, National Geographic<\/i><\/span>, and Outside<\/i><\/span>, among others. Published by Simon & Schuster, 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/b>Guts<\/h3>\n
<\/a>Buttenwieser\u2019s memoir chronicles how she moved to Seattle at age 24 with a r\u00e9sum\u00e9 devoted to public service and fantasies of single-handedly ending poverty. But within a year she\u2019d developed an intestinal illness so rare she wound up in a medical journal. Janet navigated misdiagnosis, multiple surgeries, and life with a permanent colostomy. How would she advocate for others when she couldn\u2019t advocate for herself? Janet\u2019s model for assertiveness was her friend Beth, who took care of her throughout her illness, until Beth developed brain cancer. Janet recovered, Beth died at 38. To cope, Janet competed in endurance events, becoming a triathlete with a colostomy pouch. \u201cGuts\u201d is a story of resilience for the millions of Americans who manage to thrive while living with a chronic condition, as well as the many who\u2019ve lost a loved one at a young age. Published by Vine Leaves Press, 2018.<\/p>\n<\/b>A Place Called Schugara<\/h3>\n
<\/a>The book offers an interesting variety of unusual characters, from frustrated and unhappy Midwesterners to shrewdly enterprising Caribbean natives whose colorful patois is entertaining. Three of these characters \u2014 a jaded academic from Chicago, a desperate factory owner from Ohio, and an opportunistic insurance investigator from New York \u2014 are drawn to a place that lovingly welcomes the three misfits. None is actively seeking spiritual rebirth as the story begins, and each has his own reason for traveling to the little island, but the serendipitous result for all is essentially the same: a renewal of life and spiritual wholeness among the inhabitants of a loving community that lives in a place called Schugara. Published by Line By Lion Publications, 2017.<\/p>\n<\/b>The Last Stand of the Pack<\/h3>\n