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Trial Databases: ProQuest/CSA
Through the end of October, the library has access to free trials of dozens of ProQuest databases...[More]
Posted Tue, September 30 2008

“Pacific Reads” Book Display Launched
Check out the Library's new ongoing exhibit featuring Pacificans and their favorite books. ..[More]
Posted Fri, September 26 2008

Latino Heritage Month Book Display!
Our first Library book display of the semester celebrates Latino Heritage Month, and features works in English and Spanish by and about Latinos.....[More]
Posted Fri, September 19 2008

Trial Database: Springer eBooks
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Global Learning Community - Week 6

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 6 Recommendations

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
- In this book, Ishmael Beah recounts his childhood in war-torn Sierra Leone. He describes how he was turned into a child soldier after his village was destroyed. According to Walter Isaacson, “Beah’s amazing saga provides a haunting lesson about how gentle folks can be capable of great brutalities as well as goodness and courage.”
- Call Number:DT516.828 .B43 A3 2007
- Interested in knowing a little more? Read reviews at Amazon
Global Woman: Nannies, Maids, and Sex Workers in the New Economy

Millions of women leave Third World countries for employment in First World homes, nurseries, and brothels. The authors examine how this migration of female labor can result in “care deficits” in those impoverished countries.
Call Number: HD6072 .G55 2004
Interested in knowing a little more? Read reviews at Amazon

Mud, Sweat, and Beers: A Cultural History of Sport and Alcohol
- This book examines the relationship between sports and alcohol from earlier times to the present. Did you know that the Victorians believed that alcohol could increase one’s stamina? Read about these anecdotes and more!
- Call Number: RC1245 .C65 2002
- Interested in knowing a little more? Read reviews at Amazon
Global Epidemics
- This book, part of The Reference Shelf series, provides good background information about global epidemics. It provides context for epidemics that have taken place in human history, and it examines how humans have sought to prevent, control, and eradicate outbreaks. These are short, digestible essays on a complex topic.
- Call Number: RA649 .G56 2007
- Interested in knowing a little more? Read reviews at Amazon
Keepers of the Spring: Reclaiming Our Water in an Age of Globalization
- In this electronic book, Fred Pearce travels the globe to find alternative ways to capture water for human use. He meets individuals who use ancient traditions and other who use new techniques. This book offers information on ancient water management practices that could inform our own activities today.
- Access through ebrary
- Interested in knowing a little more? Read reviews at Amazon