Adult Nonfiction
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Crisis in Darfur: US Holocaust Memorial Museum and Google Earth (http://www.ushmm.org/googleearth/)
The US Holocaust Memorial Museum and GoogleEarth have created an online mapping project, “Crisis in Darfur”, which allows viewers to visually understand the impact of the current genocide in this region. With high-resolution imagery of the area, statistical information, photos and first-person accounts, this is a powerful interactive tool for understanding the current crisis. Because of the topic, some photos and content may be disturbing; recommended for class or library-based research.
Margie Llinas, 7/31/2007
- Cords, Sarah Startz (2006) The Real Story: A Guide to Nonfiction Reading Interests. Libraries Unlimited. Westport, CT. A booklist in the Genreflecting series, this volume selects and annotates nonfiction books across a wide spectrum onf adult nonfiction and then under each title recommends other titles like it. Excellent for readers'advisory services to older teens and adults. David Loertscher, Sept. 6, 2006.
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Katona, Cynthia Lee (2006) Book Savy. Scarecrow, Lanham, mD. An author who reads very widely offers recommended titles from eaxy to difficult for the older teen an adult. She provides book notes just long enough to capture a reader. Loertscher, Sept 6, 2006.
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Charles, John, & Morrison, Joanna. (December 2005). Clueless? Adult mysteries with young adult appeal. Voya, 28, 359-63.
John Charles and Joanna Morrison give an annotated list of adult mysteries of interest to teens. The list of 2004-2005
recommended titles includes book series celebrating anniversaries, such as Nancy Drew and Mary Higgins Clark. It also
includes titles grouped by "Amateur Sleuths", "Suspense and Thrillers", "Historicals", "Mystery Blends", and Anthologies".
John Moore 7/28/2006
I picked this book off the New York Times best-seller list because I think many kids are more interested in the future of the twenty-first century and their place as young Americans in it than they get credit for. Moreover, its narrative style makes the concepts more accessible than other socio-economic commentary. While the world is flattening through globalization, the evolution of technology, access to information, and increasing numbers of competing national economies, Americans need to be aware that we have a choice, and this includes young adults. We must choose to be informed about global politics, business, and culture in order to re-think our international policies and position ourselves for future success. The author’s perspective on the Middle East stresses that fighting wars over Islamic ideology may not shape our future the way we think it will. In the long run, nations competing for American commerce may pose more of a threat than terrorism, but how will we wage a war against free market, democratic societies?
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Renner, M., French, H., & Assadourian, E. (n.d.). State of the world 2005 : A Worldwatch Institute report on redefining global security (L. Starke, Ed.).
The World Watch Institute publishes The State of the World each year. This collection of essays on current environmental, political, economic, and social issues presents up to date information in a condensed format that students can use for current events projects and other research. It is also the kind of book people just want to pick up because it is full of hot topics and excellent research. This new title on global security is a special 2005 edition that can help kids understand issues of infectious disease, pollution, population, natural resources, and peace. Every library should have a current copy of these annual reports.
This book has been very popular at my school. Students are interested in environmental issues, health, and economic corporate issues that affect their lives by being part of American culture. Kids love fast food, yet many are also opposed to the values behind it and its global consequences. Packed with amazing facts and disturbing statistics, Fast Food Nation may encourage you to become a vegetarian. This edition has an afterward about Mad Cow disease, which has also been a popular research topic in the past two years.
This documentary follows filmmaker Morgan Spurlock as he eats fast food exclusively for thirty days. Tracking the effects on his health with his doctor, Spurlock shows how the American tradition of fast food causes obesity and other illness. The more is better attitude of American culture is shown to be killing us. This is a great companion to Fast Food Nation.
Michelle Bone 7/26/2006
- The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream (Motion Picture) United States The Electirc Wallpaper
The documentary The End of Suburbia attempts to analyze the issue of peak oil. The theory behind peak oil is that in the coming decade oil production will peak. In other words the amount of oil being extracted will hit a preverbal ceiling, and the amount of production will plateau. Then oil produced will begin to decline and eventually peter out. This documentary also takes an in-depth look that this issue by consulting experts on the field of oil depletion. These experts differ upon when peak oil will arrives however they do agree that something must be done in the mean time.
Another issue that the documentary touches on is the problem of America’s consumerism and how this mentality is hastening the approach of peak oil. Specifically the suburban dilemma of traveling far to get to work go to the grocery store and go to the mall This documentary also give examples of the production cost (in amount of energy used) of items manufactured in China are given. As well as the amount of energy wasted shipping domestically available items from across the country.
The documentary also examines the alternatives to oil, shale, sand tar, natural gas, hydrogen, and possible predictions of some of the scenarios when peak oil does come. This documentary also ties in the perceived connection of the “Neo-Con” agenda in the Middle East with the arrival of peak oil.
Daniel Gaghan - May 17, 2007
- Barber, R. and Manczuk, S. (1997). Yes, another list!: Best adult nonfiction for high school libraries. VOYA, 20(5) 299-302. Retrieved June 16, 2006, from Wilson Web. These author's recommendations for 1997.
- Carter, B. (1997). Adult books for young adults," English Journal, 86(3)63-67. Discusses how to find and select these books. Many titles and authors mentioned.
Richie Partington 16 June 2006
Older materials
w12 adultnonfiction.html
Adult Non-Fiction for Teenagers
General
• Professional article (w12d.pdf): Awards
• Annotated bibliography (w12c.pdf): Zvirin, Stephanie. "The Alex Awards," Youth Services in Libraries, Spring, 1998, p. 273-76.- Annotations and explanation of the first Alex Award list, good adult books for teens, both fiction and nonfiction.
Science
• website: Federation of American Scientists site is a place for much current information about science, science projects, intelligence agencies, etc.
The News
• website: MSNBC home page
• website: CNN home page
• website: USA Today home page
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