By Kim Olson-Kopp

It’s the time of year when new books arrive at the library daily. Stop in to browse the new book shelf, or if you see something you’re interested in below, click the link and place a hold. We’ll pull it aside for you to pick up at the library’s main desk.

Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders by Sherry C M Lindquist and Asa Simon Mittman, ND 3339.5 .L56 M43 2018. Medieval Monsters explores the cultural importance and rich variety of monstrosities in the art of the Middle Ages, with examples drawn from the Morgan Library and Museum’s renowned collection of illuminated manuscripts. https://viterbouniversity.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1004957093

What Color is Your Parachute? By Richard Bolles, CAREER HF 5382.7 .B56 W43 2020: With more than 10 million copies sold in 28 countries, the world’s most popular job-search book is updated for 2020, tailoring Richard Bolles's long-trusted guidance with up-to-the-minute information and advice for today’s job-hunters and career-changers. https://viterbouniversity.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1111578805

When the Last Lion Roars: The Rise and Fall of the King of the Beasts, by Sara Evans, QL 737 .L56 E93 2018: Sara Evans considers the cultural significance of the lion over thousands of years as well as its historic rise and fall as a global species. She also explores the many, and often complex, reasons that explain why numbers have plummeted so catastrophically in recent decades. https://viterbouniversity.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1045461379

Critical Statistics: Seeing Beyond the Headlines, by Robert de Vries, HA 29 .V75 C75 2019: Almost all the statistics in the news, on social media or in scientific reports are based on just a few core concepts, including measurement, causation and sampling. By explaining these concepts in plain language, without complex mathematics, this book prepares students to meet the statistical world head on and to begin their own quantitative research projects. https://viterbouniversity.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1039935655