New Books

Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers

by Kate L. Turabian, Gregory G. Colomb (Editor), Joseph M. Williams (Editor), Wayne C. Booth (Editor), Wayne C. Booth (Revised by)

Turabian’s Manual has undergone its most extensive revision, ensuring that it will remain the most valuable handbook for writers at every level—from first-year undergraduates, to dissertation writers apprehensively submitting final manuscripts, to senior scholars who may be old hands at research and writing but less familiar with new media citation styles. Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams, and the late Wayne C. Booth—the gifted team behind The Craft of Research—and the University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff combined their wide-ranging expertise to remake this classic resource. They preserve Turabian’s clear and practical advice while fully embracing the new modes of research, writing, and source citation brought about by the age of the Internet. (From publisher)
 

Speaking Professionally: A Concise Guide to Effective Business Presentations (with InfoTrac)

by Alan Zaremba

Zaremba (corporate and organizational communication, Northeastern U.) asserts that speaking well can affect career success, be personally empowering, and is a skill that can be learned. His practical textbook clearly addresses aspects of acquiring this skill, which include basic communication principles, ethical decisions, presentation anxiety, audience analysis, speaking style, structuring the message, visual support, verbal and non-verbal aspects of delivery, team presentations, and question-and-answer sessions. (From Book News)

Organizational Communication : Foundations for Business and Collaboration

By Zaremba, Alan

This text balances theory and application while at the same time offering a strong structure that helps students grasp key concepts and apply them to their everyday communication. A wide variety of topics are explored from basic communication principles, interpersonal communication within the organizational structure, and literacy and employee communication. In addition, current and controversial topics including ethical issues, crisis communication management and the effects of emerging communication technologies are also examined.
 

Book of the Month

Seven Solitudes of Lorsa Lopez

by Sony Lab'Ou Labou Tansi

In this sublimely surreal allegory, Tansi (La Vie et Demie)-who recently died of AIDS-related complications-lampoons colonial Africa. As the city of Valancia prepares to celebrate ``its second phony centenary,'' it is suffering. The previous year, the nation's president had insulted the American president and the rest of the world had fallen into line behind a boycott of the little country's pineapples, eventually resulting in Valancia losing the seat of government to nearby Nsanga Norda. To make matters worse, an esteemed citizen, Lorsa Lopez, violently murders his wife (supposedly for giving him lice), an incident that, in the opinion of fellow citizens, makes Valancia look bad. With the police investigation lagging by years, the estimable, ballsy Estina Bronzario lobbies for justice and honor. When no one can remember the murdered woman's maiden name, Estina demands that men take their wives' names. Together with her countrywomen, she puts a ban on sex. Tansi piles absurdity on top of absurdity here, but always makes it work with a combination of bawdy and wry comedy. Humor is always difficult to render in another language, but here the original French text benefits from an excellent translation that flows smoothly without mucking up any of the jokes. (From Publishers Weekly)