New Books

Writer's World, The: Sentences and Paragraphs

by Lynne Gaetz and Suneeti Phadke

The Writer's World is separated into three parts for ease of use and convenience. Part I: The writing process teaches students how to formulate ideas; how to expand, organize and present those ideas in a piece of writing; and how to polish writing so that hey convey their message as clearly as possible. Part II: The editing handbook is a thematic handbook and part III: Reading strategies and selections offers tips, readings, and follow-up questions. (From Publisher)

Business Processes & Information Technology

by Ulric J., Gelinas Jr., Steve G. Sutton and Jane Fedorowicz

Business Processes and Information Technology prepares students to effectively use, manage, and participate in the development of information technology applications in support of common business processes. The text focuses on the interconnections among an organization's management, business processes, information systems, and information technology.  An emphasis is given throughout the text  to the governance, control, and security of business processes and information systems, especially underlying financial information systems.

Mr Midshipman Hornblower (Oxford Bookworms Library; level 4)

by Cecil Scott Forester

'Hornblower fired. There was a small cloud of smoke, but no bang. This is death, he thought. My pistol was the unloaded one.'
But Horatio Hornblower does not die. He survives the duel with Simpson, learns to overcome his seasickness, and goes on to risk his life many times over. It is 1793, Britain is at war with France, and life on a sailing ship of war is hard and dangerous. But the hardest battles are fought by Hornblower within himself. (From publisher)

Book of the Month

THE HOURS

by Michael Cunningham

In The Hours, Michael Cunningham, widely praised as one of the most gifted writers of his generation, draws inventively on the life and work of Virginia Woolf to tell the story of a group of contemporary characters struggling with the conflicting claims of love and inheritance, hope and despair. The narrative of Woolf's last days before her suicide early in World War II counterpoints the fictional stories of Samuel, a famous poet whose life has been shadowed by his talented and troubled mother, and his lifelong friend Clarissa, who strives to forge a balanced and rewarding life in spite of the demands of friends, lovers, and family.

Passionate, profound, and deeply moving, this is Cunningham's most remarkable achievement to date. (From publisher)