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Davey Café Open for Business
The Davey Café has reopened for the 2008-2009 school year. Stop by!..[More]
Posted Tue, August 26 2008

New Lobby Exhibit of Chinese Christian Center Materials
The new library lobby exhibit features photographs, newspaper clippings, and newsletters related to the Center...[More]
Posted Mon, August 11 2008

Book Club to discuss The Golden Compass
The next faculty/staff book club discussion will feature The Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman...[More]
Posted Wed, July 23 2008

Book Club to Discuss Angle of Repose
The next book club discussion will take place on July 16 in the Library Community Room...[More]
Posted Wed, July 02 2008

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Global Learning Community - Week 11

Should you wish to borrow any of these books, please email us at library@pacific.edu and we will pull the book, check it out to you, and deliver it to your dorm. We will deliver Monday - Friday, 9 am - 5 pm. Please provide:

Your name

Your 988#

Your dorm address

NOTE: The due date will be stamped in the back of the book. You will be responsible for returning the book to the library by that date or renewing it online at http://library.pacific.edu/ or in-person at the library.

Week 11 Recommendations

Emerging Adults in America: Coming of Age in the 21st Century
- This book asserts that the timing and meaning of “coming of age,” which is defined as reaching full adult status, has changed significantly. That distinctive developmental stage between adolescence and young adulthood is increasingly termed “emerging adulthood.” These series of essays offer insight about this new developmental stage and its ramifications in relationships with parents; views about love, sex and marriage; work; college; and religion.
- Call Number: HQ799.7 .E63 2006
- Interested in knowing a little more? Read reviews at Amazon
Children of Other Worlds: Exploitation in the Global Market

This book is a reflection on children and their social function, drawing largely upon a comparison between industrial Britain in the early nineteenth century and present-day Bangladesh. The author considers how the structural abuses of humanity are part and parcel of the global system. Moreover, how do other cultures, traditions, and environments influence how child labor (a construct from one country) is exported to another country? -- Adapted from the book description
Call Number: HD6231 .S4 2001
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Lives Per Gallon: The True Cost of Our Oil Addiction
- The infamous "pain at the pump" runs much deeper than our wallets, argues Terry Tamminen. Petroleum may power our cars and heat our homes, but it also contributes to birth defects and disorders like asthma and emphysema, not to mention cancer. In this ebook, Tamminen takes a hard look at these and other health, environmental, and national security costs hidden in every barrel of oil. --Taken from the book description.
- Only available through ebrary!
- Interested in knowing a little more? Read reviews at Amazon
The War for Muslim Minds: Islam and the West
- Kepel examines the impact of global terrorism and the ensuing military operations to stem its tide. He questions the United States' ability to address the Middle East challenge with Cold War rhetoric, while revealing the fault lines in terrorist ideology and tactics. Finally, he proposes the way out of the Middle East quagmire that triangulates the interests of Islamists, the West, and the Arab and Muslim ruling elites. Kepel delineates the conditions for the acceptance of Israel, for the democratization of Islamist and Arab societies, and for winning the minds and hearts of Muslims in the West. -- Taken from the book description.
- Call Number: CB251 .K38 2004
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Democracy and Human Rights in Multicultural Societies
- This book contains a series of essays about the democratic management of multicultural societies. It covers issues like ethno-national movements and linguistic and religious diversity. These topics are viewed within the contexts of various countries and their unique perspectives and histories.
- Call Number: JC571.D384 2007
- Interested in knowing a little more? Read reviews at Amazon