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Bibliographies - Books

10 Books That Screwed up the World: And 5 Others That Didn't Help. Washington, DC: Regnery Pub. by Benjamin Wiker
Call #: 909.09821 W663T
ISBN: 1596980559
Publication Date: 2008
Offers a provocative look at some of Western civilization's most infamous authors and their literary works and shows how these works have inflicted great evil in the world and still cause suffering.
The 100 Best Business Books of All Time: What They Say, Why They Matter, and How They Can Help You. New York, NY: Portfolio by Jack Covert and Todd Sattersten
Call #: REFERENCE 016.65 C873O
ISBN: 1591842409
Publication Date: 2009
Puts each book in context so that readers can quickly find solutions to the problems they face, such as how best to spend.
100 Best Books for Children. Boston: Houghton Mifflin by Anita Silvey
Call #: CMC REFERENCE 028.5 S587O
ISBN: 0618278893
Publication Date: 2004
Includes 100 selected books and extensive lists of books to meet special needs and interests as well as classics, selected by age.
100 Most Popular Nonfiction Authors: Biographical Sketches and Bibliographies. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, c2008. by Drew, Bernard A.
Call #: R 809 D776O
ISBN: 1591584876
Entries range from environmental writer Edward Abbey to investigative reporter/biographer Bob Woodward.
1001 Books for Every Mood: A Bibliophile's Guide to Unwinding, Misbehaving, Forgiving, Celebrating, Commiserating. Avon, MA: Adams Media by Hallie Ephron
Call #: UPPER LEVEL MAIN COLLECTION 011.73 E63O
ISBN: 1598695851
Publication Date: 2008-04-01
Comprehensive list of mood-altering stories
500 Great Books for Teens. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. by Anita Silvey
Call #: CMC REFERENCE 028.55 S587F
ISBN: 0618612963
Publication Date: 2006
Descriptions of 500 books based upon interviews with teenagers and divided into 22 topics.
Across Cultures: A Guide to Multicultural Literature for Children. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited by Kathy East and Rebecca L. Thomas
Call #: CMC REFERENCE 011.62 E13A
ISBN: 1591583365
Publication Date: 2007
Introduces more than 400 recent fiction and nonfiction multicultural resources for preschool through grade 6 and encourages readers to make literature about diversity an integral part of their program of instruction.
The African-American Bookshelf: 100 Must Reads from Before the Civil War Through Today. New York: Citadel Press by Clifford Mason
Call #: REFERENCE 016.96073 M398A
ISBN: 0806522046
Publication Date: 2003
Summary of the story of black America through literature.
Around the World with Historical Fiction and Folktales: Highly Recommended and Award-Winning Books, Grades K-8. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press by Beth Bartleson Zarian
Call #: CMC REFERENCE 016.823 Z37A
ISBN: 0810848163
Publication Date: 2004
Guide to nearly 800 award-winning historical fiction for Kindergarten through 8th grade will assist all parties in the selection of high quality literature.
The Basic Business Library: Core Resources and Services. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited, 5th ed. by Eric Forte and Michael Oppenheim
Call #: 016.02769 B312
ISBN: 1598846116
Publication Date: 2012
Modern sourcebook of core resources for the business library and the business information consumers and researchers it serves.
Best Books for Boys: A Resource for Educators. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited by Matthew D. Zbaracki
Call #: CMC 028.55 Z39B
ISBN: 1591585996
Publication Date: 2008
Contains 500 entries of books that are interesting and motivating for young male readers.
Best Books for Children: Preschool Through Grade 6. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited by Catherine Barr and John T. Gillespie
Call #: CMC REFERENCE 028.162 G478B8
ISBN: 1591580854
Publication Date: 2006
Highlitghts more than 25,000 in-print titles recommended for children in grades K-6.
Best Books for Middle School and Junior High Readers: Grades 6-9. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited by John Thomas Gillespie and Catherine Barr
Call #: CMC REFERENCE 011.62 G477B2
ISBN: 1591580838
Publication Date: 2004
Covers over 14,000 titles of some classics, but mostly published between late 1999 and 2003.
Best Books for High School Readers: Grades 9-12. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited by John T. Gillespie and Catherine Barr
Call #: CMC REFERENCE 011.625 G477B
ISBN: 1591580846
Publication Date: 2004
Reading guide and selection tool for 12,000 fiction and nonfiction teen titles published from 2001 to 2003
The Big Book of Children's Reading Lists: 100 Great, Ready-to-Use Book Lists for Educators, Librarians, Parents, and Children. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited by Nancy J. Keane
Call #: CMC BOOK COLLECTION 028.55 K24B
ISBN: 1591583349
Publication Date: 2006
100 reproducible book lists for children, ages 5-14.
Books and Beyond: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of New American Reading. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 4 vols. by Kenneth Womack, ed.
Call #: REFERENCE 028.9 B724
ISBN: 0313337381
Publication Date: 2008
Each entry provides a definition of the genre, an overview of its history, a look at trends and themes, a discussion of how the literary form engages contemporary issues, a review of the genre's reception, a discussion of authors and works, and suggestions for further reading.
Companion to American Children's Picture Books. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press by Connie Ann Kirk
Call #: CMC REFERENCE 011.62 K59C
ISBN: 0313322872
Publication Date: 2005
Overviews the rich and fascinating world of American children's picture books, including over 400 alphabetically arranged entries on authors, illustrators, works, and such specialized topics as the Caldecott Medal, linoleum cuts, pastels, and printing technology.
Cyclopedia of World Authors. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 4th rev. ed., 5 vols. by Frank N. Magill andTracy Irons-Georges, eds.
Call #: R 928 M194C4
ISBN: 158765122X
Publication Date: 2003
Provides concise introductions to the lives and works of 2,403 authors.
Family Values Through Children's Literature and Activities, Grades 4 - 6. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press by Patricia Roberts
Call #: CMC REFERENCE 028.5 R648F2
ISBN: 0810850575
Publication Date: 2005
Provides an annotated bibliography of children's books that contain characters who display positive family oriented values in their relationships with others.
The Great Books Reader: Excerpts and Essays on the Most Influential Books in Western Civilization. Minneapolis, Minn: Bethany House Pub lishers by John Mark Reynolds, ed.
Call #: UPPER LEVEL MAIN COLLECTION 011.73 G786
ISBN: 0764208527
Publication Date: 2011
Includes excerpts from 30 of the greatest works in western literature and essays about those works written by distinguished professors, lecturers, and authors.
Healing Stories: Picture Books for the Big and Small Changes in a Child's Life. Lanham, MD: M. Evans by Jacqueline Golding
Call #: CMC BOOK COLLECTION 306.874 G619H
ISBN: 1590770978
Publication Date: 2006
Over 500 recommended 'Healing Stories' for any adult looking to help children to cope with their growing pains through reading.
Life Is Tough: Guys, Growing up, and Young Adult Literature. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press by Rachelle Lasky Bilz
Call #: CMC 028.55 B599L
ISBN: 0810850559
Publication Date: 2004
Suggested books for young men as aids in navigating adolescence, pleasure (or free reading assignment) reading, and tools to improve literacy.
Literary Research Guide: An Annotated Listing of Reference Sources in English Literary Studies. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2002. 4th ed. by Harner, James L.
Call #: R 016.82 H289L4
ISBN: 0873529839
List of reference sources accompanied by a critical annotation, for anyone doing literary research.
Minders of Make-Believe: Idealists, Entrepreneurs, and the Shaping of American Children's Literature. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. by Leonard S. Marcus
Call #: UPPER LEVEL MAIN COLLECTION 070.5083 M322M
ISBN: 0395674077
Publication Date: 2008
History of the visionaries--editors, illustrators, and others--whose books have transformed American childhood and American culture.
Multicultural and Ethnic Children's Literature in the United States. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press by Donna L. Gilton
Call #: CMC REFERENCE 810.93529 G489M
ISBN: 0810856727
Publication Date: 2007
Describes the history and characteristics of ethnic and multicultural children's literature in the U.S.
Multicultural Children's Literature: A Critical Issues Approach. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications by Ambika Gopalakrishnan
Call #: 809.89282 G659M
ISBN: 141295522X
Publication Date: 2010
Addresses the social, cultural, and critical issues of our times through the use of multicultural children's books.
Multicultural Children's Literature: Through the Eyes of Many Children. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Merrill Prentice Hall, 2nd ed. by Donna E. Norton
Call #: LOWER LEVEL MAIN COLLECTION 810.99287 N883M
ISBN: 0131178067
Publication Date: 2004
Guide to selecting high-quality examples of multicultural literature.
Multicultural Picturebooks: Art for Illuminating Our World. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2nd ed. by Sylvia S. Marantz and Kenneth A. Marantz
Call #: CMC REFERENCE 011.62 M311M
ISBN: 081084933X
Publication Date: 2004
Reviews and evaluates picturebooks with a multicultural theme for grades K-4.
Naked Reading: Uncovering What Tweens Need to Become Lifelong Readers. Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers by Teri S. Lesesne
Call #: 028.55 L628N
ISBN: 157110416X
Publication Date: 2006
Loaded with specific titles that will interest 4th - 9th graders in books and keep them reading during this crucial period.
Play Index. New York: H. W. Wilson Co., 1949-2007.
Call #: R 016.8 P7
ISBN: 05543037
Drama indexes
Raising Your Kids Right: Children's Literature and American Political Conservatism. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press by Michelle Ann Abate
Call #: 810.93581 A119R
ISBN: 0813547989
Publication Date: 2010
Uses conservative-themed children's books to study such diverse fields as cultural studies, literary criticism, political science, childhood studies, brand marketing, and the cult of celebrity.
Recommended Books in Spanish for Children and Young Adults: 2000 Through 2004. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press by Isabel Schon
Call #: CMC 011.62 S371R
ISBN: 0810851962
Publication Date: 2004
Presents critical annotations for 1300 books published between 2000 and 2004, including reference, nonfiction, and fiction.
Reference Guide to World Literature. Detroit: St. James Press, 3rd ed., 2 vols. by Sara Pendergast and Tom Pendergast, eds.
Call #: 809 R332
ISBN: 1558624902
Publication Date: 2002
Includes biographical-bibliographical entries on nearly 500 writers and approximately 550 entries focusing on significant works of world literature.
Reid's Read-Alouds: Selections for Children and Teens. Chicago: American Library Association by Rob Reid
Call #: 011.62 R357R
ISBN: 0838909809
Publication Date: 2009
Contains selected titles in high-interest topics and provides context to spotlight passages.
Research Guide for Undergraduate Students. A: English and American Literature. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2000, 5th ed. by Baker, Nancy L., Nancy Huling
Call #: R 820.72 B168R5
ISBN: 0873529782
Description of nearly 50 reference works and research aids.
Strauss's Handbook of Business Information: A Guide for Librarians, Students, and Researchers. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2nd ed. by Moss, Rita W.
Call #: R 016.33 M913S
ISBN: 1598848070
Publication Date: 2004
Reference approaches information two ways, grouping it according to format and by detailing sources for specific topics.
Teen Genreflecting: A Guide to Reading Interests. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2nd ed. by Diana Tixier Herald
Call #: CMC REFERENCE 016.813 H531T
ISBN: 1563089963
Publication Date: 2003
Covers over 2,000 popular Young Adult titles in a wide variety of genres.
Thematic Guide to Young Adult Literature. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press by Alice Trupe
Call #: R 813.09 T871T
ISBN: 0313332347
Publication Date: 2006
Provides an overview of the field of Young Adult literature, focusing primarily on fiction.
Through the Eyes of a Child: An Introduction to Children's Literature. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice Hall, 6th ed. by Donna E. Norton
Call #: UPPER LEVEL MAIN COLLECTION 028.5 N883T
ISBN: 013042207X
Publication Date: 2002-06-03
Focuses on selecting and evaluating quality literature to share with children and guiding them to appreciate and respond to that literature.
The Ultimate Teen Book Guide. New York: Walker & Co. by Daniel Hahn, Leonie Flynn, and Susan Reuben, eds.
Call #: CMC 028.162 U43
ISBN: 080279730X
Publication Date: 2007
Includes recommendations from teen reviewers and favorite authors for over 700 books.
Undergraduate's Companion to American Writers and Their Web Sites, The. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited: 2001. by Bracken, James K., Larry G. Hinman
Call #: R 016.81 B797U
ISBN: 1563088592
Research guide for a new generation of undergraduates.
Undergraduate's Companion to English Renaissance Writers and Their Web Sites, The. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2004. by Galbraith, Steven K.
Call #: R 025.068209 G148U
ISBN: 1591581400
For students in a survey course or one focusing on the Renaissance.
What Should I Read Aloud?: A Guide to 200 Best-Selling Picture Books. Newark, DE: International Reading Association by Nancy Anderson
Call #: CMC BOOK COLLECTION 011.62 A548W
ISBN: 0872076792
Publication Date: 2007
Provides advice on how to share books with young children and includes annotated lists of best-selling books organized by suggested reading levels, from infants to ages 7-8, and arranged by subject, theme, and genre.
Why We Read What We Read: A Delightfully Opinionated Journey Through Contemporary Bestsellers. Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks by John Heath and Lisa Adams
Call #: UPPER LEVEL MAIN COLLECTION 028.9 A214W
ISBN: 140221054X
Publication Date: 2007
Tours nearly 200 bestselling books, ferrets out their persistent themes and determines what those say about what we believe and how we relate to one another.
You Gotta BE the Book: Teaching Engaged and Reflective Reading with Adolescents. New York, NY: Teachers College Press, 2nd ed. by Jeffrey D. Wilhelm
Call #: LOWER LEVEL MAIN COLLECTION 428.40712 W678Y2
ISBN: 0807748463
Publication Date: 2007
Addresses enduring issues, such as: 1. What do highly engaged, adolescent readers DO as they read? 2. What is it about traditional schooling and reading instruction that deters engaged reading and serves to disenfranchise young readers? and 3. What types of interventions can be used in the classroom to help all students, especially reluctant ones, to become successful readers?

Bibliographies - Databases

MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Contains research on all aspects of literature and languages. Source types include articles, books, book chapters, and dissertations. Subjects covered include literary criticism, literary theory, modern languages, linguistics, rhetoric, drama, film, folklore, radio, and television. It covers literature from all over the world.
MLA International Bibliography provides a classified listing and subject index for books and articles published on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics. Annually, it indexes more than 45,000 books and articles from more that 4,400 periodicals and 1,000 book publishers. Coverage includes works about literature that is transmitted orally, in print, or in audiovisual media and about human language, including both natural languages and invented languages (e.g., Esperanto). Inclusions must be of scholarly interest; no apprentice or simplified works are included.

Bibliographies - Websites

Fiction-Finder.com
Online database of Christian fiction from the American Christian Fiction Writers, the country's largest
CF wnters' group.
HyperBibliographies
All the Middle English materials which are cited in the book, Middle English Dictionary.

Christian Bibliographies - Books

25 Books Every Christian Should Read: A Guide to the Essential Spiritual Classics. New York: HarperOne by Julia L. Roller, ed.
Call #: 016.23 T971
ISBN: 0060841435
Publication Date: 2011
Presents the 25 most spiritually influential and important books for Christians to read.
Faith Reads: A Selective Guide to Christian Nonfiction. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited by David Rainey
Call #: R 016.23 R156F
ISBN: 159158602X
Publication Date: 2008
Organizes over 600 titles into subject categories ranging from biography, the arts, and education, to theology, devotion, and spiritual warfare.
The Librarian's Guide to Developing Christian Fiction Collections for Children. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers by Barbara J. Walker
Call #: R 025.27 W177L
ISBN: 1555705464
Publication Date: 2005
Recommends a core collection of Christian fiction for young readers and their families.
Masterplots II: Christian Literature. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 4 vols. by John K. Roth, ed.
Call #: 809 M423
ISBN: 1587653796
Publication Date: 2007
Covers over 500 classic and contemporary works of Christian fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama, providing a plot summary, analysis of Christian themes, and an annotated bibliography for each title.