A selection of interesting books about musical improvisation is currently on display in the Maxwell Music Library. This exhibit, called “Winging It,” includes the following titles: Grateful Dead and the art of rock improvisation The improvising mind: cognition and creativity in the musical moment Improvisation, creativity, and consciousness: jazz as integral template for music, education Improvisation . . .Continue reading On Display: Winging It
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On Display: Matters of the Mind
Currently on display in the Sanders Science Library is a selection of interesting books about the human brain. This exhibit, called “Matters of the Mind,” includes the following titles: Hunger, thirst, sex, and sleep : how the brain controls our passions Can neuroscience change our minds? Welcome to your brain : why you lose your car . . .Continue reading On Display: Matters of the Mind
On Display: Meditation & Mindfulness
Visit the James B. Duke Library to view an exhibit about meditation and mindfulness. Titles include: Mindfulness in Plain English Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life Mindfulness Diaries: How I Survived My First Nine-Day Silent Meditation Retreat Relaxation & Breathing for Meditation: With Rodney Yee A Beginner’s Guide to Mindfulness Meditation: 10 Days to Change . . .Continue reading On Display: Meditation & Mindfulness
Blasts from the Past
An interesting selection of books about volcanoes is currently on display in the Sanders Science Library. Titles include: The Year Without Summer: 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History Island on Fire: The Extraordinary Story of a Forgotten Volcano That Changed the World Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded, August 27, . . .Continue reading Blasts from the Past
Novels for Musicians
Currently on display in the Maxwell Music Library is a selection of novels for musicians and music lovers. Titles include: The Fortress of Solitude: A Novel Half-Blood Blues: A Novel The Piano Tuner A Visit from the Goon Squad Orfeo: A Novel Station Eleven: A Novel The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto A Cathedral Singer Stabat . . .Continue reading Novels for Musicians
Hail to the Chief
‘Hail to the Chief’: The Official Anthem of the U.S. President A new display in the Maxwell Music Library calls attention to the history of the official anthem of the U.S. President. “Hail to the Chief” has been played for many years to announce the arrival, or to acknowledge the presence, of the President of . . .Continue reading Hail to the Chief
The Last Interviews
A new display in the James B. Duke Library highlights books in The Last Interview series. Hannah Arendt: The Last Interview and Other Conversations In these interviews—including her final interview given in October 1973, in the midst of Watergate and the Yom Kippur War—Hannah Arendt discusses politics, war, protest movements, the Eichmann trial, Jewish identity, and language . . .Continue reading The Last Interviews
What on Earth?
A new display in the Sanders Science Library highlights climate change. Titles include: The hockey stick and the climate wars: dispatches from the front lines Global weirdness: severe storms, deadly heat waves, relentless drought, rising seas, and the weather of the future Climate change: examining the facts What we’re fighting for now is each other: . . .Continue reading What on Earth?
On Display: MayX
Have you considered signing up for an on-campus May Experience course? We have a display up as you enter James B. Duke Library that has more information. What is the May Experience? The May Experience is a 3-week term that moves out of the classroom, melding theory with practice for intensive learning experiences. It offers . . .Continue reading On Display: MayX
The Secret Museum of Mankind
The Secret Museum of Mankind Visit the Maxwell Music Library to view the latest display featuring “The Secret Museum of Mankind.” Remastered directly from original 78s recorded between 1925 and 1948, Pat Conte’s “Secret Museum of Mankind” offers a rare peek into a musical history that, in many cases, has already been swept away by . . .Continue reading The Secret Museum of Mankind