{"id":427,"date":"2012-03-22T11:11:10","date_gmt":"2012-03-22T15:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www6b.wittenberg.edu\/lib\/blog\/wordpress\/?p=427"},"modified":"2012-05-30T14:51:18","modified_gmt":"2012-05-30T18:51:18","slug":"spring-is-here-time-for-new-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/?p=427","title":{"rendered":"Spring is Here &#8212; Time for New Books!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www6b.wittenberg.edu\/lib\/blog\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=434\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-434\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www6b.wittenberg.edu\/lib\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Famine-in-North-Korea-112x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Famine in North Korea\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Famine-in-North-Korea-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Famine-in-North-Korea-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Famine-in-North-Korea-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Famine-in-North-Korea.jpg 1932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>With the recent death of North Korean dictator, Kim Jung Ill, the world is watching North Korea and there is a renewed interest in conditions in that country.<br \/>\nThe library has recently acquired a book, <a href=\"http:\/\/ezra.wittenberg.edu\/record=b1484272~S0\">Famine in North Korea:  Markets, Aid, and Reform<\/a>, which should make for an interesting and informative read. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www6b.wittenberg.edu\/lib\/blog\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=437\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-437\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www6b.wittenberg.edu\/lib\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Fighting-chance-women-suffrage-and-black-suffrage-in-reconstruction-America-112x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Fighting chance women suffrage and black suffrage in reconstruction America\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Fighting-chance-women-suffrage-and-black-suffrage-in-reconstruction-America-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Fighting-chance-women-suffrage-and-black-suffrage-in-reconstruction-America-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Fighting-chance-women-suffrage-and-black-suffrage-in-reconstruction-America-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Fighting-chance-women-suffrage-and-black-suffrage-in-reconstruction-America.jpg 1932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>Because 2012 is an election year, a look back at the struggle for voting rights for women and African-Americans should make for enlightening reading.<br \/>\nThe book, <a href=\"http:\/\/ezra.wittenberg.edu\/record=b1484690~S0\">Fighting Chance:  The Struggle Over Woman Suffrage and Black Suffrage in Reconstruction American<\/a>, has been added to the library\u2019s collection.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www6b.wittenberg.edu\/lib\/blog\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=438\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-438\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www6b.wittenberg.edu\/lib\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Plate-tectonics-continental-drift-and-mountain-building-112x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Plate tectonics continental drift and mountain building\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Plate-tectonics-continental-drift-and-mountain-building-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Plate-tectonics-continental-drift-and-mountain-building-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Plate-tectonics-continental-drift-and-mountain-building-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wittprojects.net\/library_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Plate-tectonics-continental-drift-and-mountain-building.jpg 1932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>According to the United States Geological Survey, the world experienced more than 2400 earthquakes of a magnitude of at least 5 on the Richter scale in 2011. This is the largest incidence of earthquake activity in the last ten years. Everyone remembers the catastrophic quake and resulting tsunami that struck Japan causing widespread destruction and death.<br \/>\nThe library has acquired a newly published (2011) book, <a href=\"http:\/\/ezra.wittenberg.edu\/record=b1484651~S0\">Plate Tectonics: Continental Drift and Mountain Building<\/a>, which should provide a wealth of information on these natural disasters.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www6b.wittenberg.edu\/lib\/blog\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=440\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-440\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www6b.wittenberg.edu\/lib\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/war-politics-and-superheroes.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"war politics and superheroes\" width=\"80\" height=\"114\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-440\" \/><\/a>The world of graphic novels is a growing genre in today\u2019s literature and film.  The book, <a href=\"http:\/\/ezra.wittenberg.edu\/record=b1484638~S0\">War, Politics and Superheroes:  Ethics and Propaganda in Comics and Films<\/a>, recently added to the new book shelf, is bound to provide an appealing and thought-provoking read.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the recent death of North Korean dictator, Kim Jung Ill, the world is watching North Korea and there is a renewed interest in conditions in that country. The library has recently acquired a book, Famine in North Korea: Markets, Aid, and Reform, which should make for an interesting and informative read. 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