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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

Davey Café Closed Until Mid-August
The Davey Café in the University Library will be closed from July 1 until mid-August...[More]
Posted Fri, June 27 2008

Faculty Staff Book Club to Meet June 19
The Book Club will discuss Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson...[More]
Posted Mon, June 09 2008

Good Summer Reads Now Available
Check out the library's Leisure Reading Collection for relaxing summer reads...[More]
Posted Tue, June 03 2008

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Global Learning Community - Week 4

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 4 Recommendations

Economics of Waste
- While last week’s selection warned of the environmental and health-related dangers of electronic waste, this book centers on the economic issues regarding waste, including the profitability of waste and recycling. Is there a way to change the economics of waste, so that we engage in more earth-friendly and sustaining practices?
- Call Number: HD 4483 .P67 2002
- Interested in knowing a little more? Read reviews at Amazon
Outgrowing the Earth: The Food Security Challenge in the Age of Falling Water Tables and Rising Temperatures

The author, Lester Brown, challenges that terrorism is not the only destabilizing force out there. Decreasing levels of water, especially in volatile countries, can potentially lead to violence, war, and famine. Brown contends that future policies need to protect, sustain, and foster water levels.
Available only through ebrary. Click on this link
Interested in knowing a little more? Read reviews at Amazon

In Godzilla’s Footsteps: Japanese Pop Culture Icons on the Global Stage
- This explores some of the popular icons that have originated from Japan, including Godzilla, Hello Kitty, and Pokemon.
- Call Number: DS 822.5 .I485 2006
- Available in both print and electronic formats! Click on this link
- Interested in knowing a little more? Read reviews at Amazon
American Theocracy: The Perils and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21st Century
- The New York Times Book Review states that this book creates a “harrowing picture of national danger that no American reader will welcome, but that none should ignore.” Kevin Phillips identifies three key challenges to American democracy (zealotry, dependence upon oil, and debt) and examines how they have shaped the American political landscape.
- Call Number: E 902 .P45 2006
- Interested in knowing a little more? Read reviews at Amazon
The Cult of the Amateur: How Today’s Internet is Killing Our Culture
- How have YouTube, Wikipedia, peer-to-peer sharing, and Web 2.0 technologies impacted traditional media outlets? What about our cultural values? Andrew Keen presents current issues and offers some solutions to what he sees as our growing “cut-and-paste” culture.
- Call Number: HM 851 .K44 2007
- Interested in knowing a little more? Read reviews at Amazon