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Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Have You Read Them Yet?

From the New York Times Best Sellers List (August 14, 2005)

#3 THE WORLD IS FLAT, by Thomas L. Friedman. (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $27.50.) A columnist for The New York Times analyzes 21st-century economics and foreign policy and presents an overview of globalization trends.

#4 FREAKONOMICS, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. (Morrow, $25.95.) A maverick scholar applies economic thinking to everything from sumo wrestlers who cheat to legalized abortion and the falling crime rate. First Chapter

#14 COLLAPSE, by Jared Diamond. (Viking, $29.95.) A historical investigation, by the author of "Guns, Germs, and Steel," into why some societies succeed while others fail. First Chapter

These titles (and a whole lot more) are available @ your campus library. Stop in or fill out the ILL form to get your chance to read these new titles!