Currently on display in the James B. Duke Library is a selection of fiction and non-fiction adventure books and films. Titles include: Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster Congo Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness: A Casebook Treasure Island True Summit: What Really Happened on the Legendary Ascent of Annapurna King Solomon’s . . .Continue reading On Display: Adventure!
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On Display: Whistleblowers!
Currently on display in the James B. Duke Library is a selection of interesting books about whistleblowers. Titles include: After Snowden: Privacy, Secrecy, and Security in the Information Age Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers The Secret Man: The Story of Watergate’s Deep Throat Secrets and Leaks: The Dilemma of State Secrecy Whistleblower . . .Continue reading On Display: Whistleblowers!
On Display in the Sanders Science Library
Currently on display in the Sanders Science Library is a selection of interesting books about the periodic table. Titles include: The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements Seven Elements That Changed the World: An Adventure of Ingenuity and Discovery A . . .Continue reading On Display in the Sanders Science Library
On Display: Survivors Finding Voice
We are honored to have the Finding Voice project on display in the James B. Duke Library from April 10-17. In May 1973, Wanda Meade was finishing her first year as a school counselor in a large junior high when a 14-year-old honor roll student came into her office the last week of school and said, “I . . .Continue reading On Display: Survivors Finding Voice
The Eccentricity Effect
A new display in the Maxwell Music Library highlights a recent study published in the European Journal of Social Psychology, “From Van Gogh to Lady Gaga: Artist Eccentricity Increases Perceived Artistic Skill and Art Appreciation.” article abstract: We examined the impact of eccentricity on the evaluation of artistic skills and the quality of artworks. Based . . .Continue reading The Eccentricity Effect