When Ukrainian journalist Iuliia Mendel got the call she had been hired to work for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, she had no idea what was to come. Her time with the president is encapsulated in The Fight of Our Lives: My Time With Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s Battle for Democracy, and What It Means for the World. Zelenskyy Read More

Have you ever thought about who programmed the first modern computer? Kathy Kleiman would like to introduce us to the six women who programmed the ENIAC, the first modern computer, at the end of World War II, in her book, Proving Ground: The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World’s First Modern Read More

Ever wonder what happened before the Big Bang? Laura Mersini-Houghton, an expert on the multiverse and the origins of the universe offers a new account of the events before the Big Bang in Before the Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe and What Lies Beyond. Check out our other scientific works in our Popular Read More

Ever wonder what it’s like to be wealthy? Laura Thompson knows. Her new book, Heiresses: The Lives of the Million Dollar Babies, uncovers the lives of such heiresses as Consuelo Vanderbilt, the original American “Dollar Heiress,” Barbara Hutton, the Woolworth heiress and Patty Hearst, the notorious heiress to a newspaper fortune turned terrorist. Check out Read More

If you have seen the Netflix series, The Good Place, you may appreciate the ethical dilemmas that the main characters face while reaching, well, the good place. Michael Schur, creator of The Good Place and the cocreator of Parks and Recreation, gives us a funny guide to living an ethical life in How to Be Read More

Seriously? Three of my favorite interests in one book! Gregory Benford’s Shadows of Eternity involves a SETI librarian–on the moon–deciphering and interpreting alien messages; need I go on? Check out our other interesting selections to occupy your time over spring break. Titles range from fiction, historical fiction, mystery, suspense, non-fiction, to current affairs, social issues, Read More

Whoops! Wrong Seneca! Anyway, you can pick up Breakfast with Seneca: A Stoic Guide to the Art of Living from our Popular Reading shelves. For other interesting selections to occupy your time, see our books below ranging from fiction, historical fiction, mystery, suspense, non-fiction, to current affairs, social issues, and politics. Our collection is on Read More

Before you leave for the Christmas break, check out our Popular Reading shelves for some interesting selections listed below. Categories include fiction, historical fiction, mystery, suspense, non-fiction, current affairs, social issues, and politics. Something for everyone. Our collection is on the first floor of Mullen Library in the Reference Reading Room. Have a restful, peaceful Read More

“You are getting very, very, sleepy. You want to peruse our Popular Reading section and take out some books for the Thanksgiving holiday. Our new acquisitions are listed below. Select something you like. Fiction, historical fiction, mystery, suspense, non-fiction, current affairs, and politics–just for you. You will awaken once you have left Mullen Library.” Our Read More

Browse some of our new acquisitions in the Popular Reading Collection listed below. Fiction, historical fiction, mystery, suspense, non-fiction, current affairs, politics–you name it–are some of the subjects represented. Our collection is on the first floor of Mullen Library in the Reference Reading Room. Pumpkin dancing (giphy.com) Hold your cursor over the Title to see Read More