New Books: Spring, 2020

"Pilates and Conditioning for Athletes details an original Pilates-infused conditioning program for athletes, strength coaches, and professional trainers that taps into the seven pillars of training needed for success: agility, flexibility, mobility, power, speed, stability, and strength." --Publisher

"Western history expert Larry E. Morris traces the significant role that the sponsors and participants in the Lewis and Clark Expedition went on to play in Antebellum America and how the expedition shaped views of geography, trade, Indian relations, slavery, and became inexorably linked to the concept of Manifest Destiny"-- Provided by publisher.

"Free Speech and Censorship: Examining the Facts is part of a series that uses evidence-based documentation to examine the veracity of claims and beliefs about high-profile issues in American culture and politics...."

"Talk of so-called fake news, what it is and what it isn't, is front and center across the media landscape, with new calls for the public to acquire appropriate research and evaluation skills and become more information savvy. But none of this is new for librarians and information professionals, particularly for those who teach information literacy. ..."

Embedded librarianship : defining moments -- Embedded librarianship as an evolving practice -- SWOT : analyzing your organization -- Analyzing your professional skill sets and competencies -- Reflection : matching your personality to an embedded role within the organization -- Creating an action plan for an embedded program -- Collaborative action planning for embedded librarianship -- Evaluating and making adjustments to your plan -- Using combined technology and expert services in your plan -- The empowered and successful embedded librarian.

"Domestic Animal Behavior for Veterinarians and Animal Scientists, Sixth Edition is a fully updated revision of this popular, classic text offering a thorough understanding of the normal behavior of domestic animals. Provides a complete understanding of the normal behavior of domestic animals Covers dogs, cats, horses, pigs, sheep, cattle, and goats..."

"For more than a century, Black's Law Dictionary has been the gold standard for the language of law. This edition contains more than 50,000 terms, including more than 7,500 terms new to this edition. It also features expanded bibliographic coverage, definitions of more than 1,000 law-related abbreviations and acronyms, and reviewed and edited Latin maxims."

Start making the most of the latest collaboration tools in Office 365 -- including SharePoint, OneDrive, Office 365 Groups, Office, Teams, Yammer, Planner, Stream, Forms, and Flow -- and integrate them into your team's projects to boost productivity, engagement, innovation, and enjoyment at work. This book walks you through the features, teaching you how to choose the right tools for your situation.While technologies for collaboration are more advanced than ever before, there also are more of them. Beginning Office 365 Collaboration Apps will help you make sense of what is available and how it can help you and your team be more productive..."

"The Birth of Metal -- Sweet Leaf and Snowblind -- Prog Sabbath -- Jazz Sabbath and Ozzy's Departure -- Enter Ronnie James Dio -- Stonehenge and the Revolving Door of Musicians -- A Tony Martin Tryptych -- Ronnie Returns -- Tony Martin Returns -- Reunions with Ozzy and the End."

"This book explores Hancock's musical design within the jazz community and within the popular mainstream. It also explores Hancock's impact on the jazz community and how his efforts have fostered a cross-genre continuity among modern jazz practitioners."

..."Award-winning composer and music director Andrew Gerle has written a music theory text especially for singers, focused exclusively on topics and techniques that will help them in the rehearsal room and on stage. Gerle leads readers step by step through every aspect of written music, using over one hundred real-world examples from Broadway scores..."

"Don't Ditch That Tech provide practical ideas to help you find the sweet spot where classroom devices meet students' needs..."

"This book shares insights into what it takes to cultivate a community of learners who embody the innately human traits our world desperately needs, such as kindness, honesty, and compassion..."

"Meehan pulls back the curtain on what it takes to create thrilling learning experiences in a classroom."

... this book shares how to empower students, build positive relationships, and create independent and curious learners ready to be successful in school and their career"-- Provided by publisher.

"In a friendly and accessible style, teacher-trainer Rob Plevin explains a clear, step-by-step plan for successfully managing the most challenging groups and individuals in today's toughest classrooms..."

..." This information is useful for any teacher, in any school setting, and at any grade level. This book will transform your classroom into one that hums with learning because everyone knows what to do."

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Introduction / Section 1: What PD was meant to be / Section 2: Making PD relevant / Section 3: Beyond learning / Conclusion / Bring Rich Czyz to your school / More from Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc."

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"...An Introduction provides plainly written access to a new subfield that has been in the background of philosophy since Plato and Aristotle..."