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February 2010
Soft corals and sea fans : a comprehensive guide to the tropical shallow-water genera of the central-west Pacific, the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. Katharina Fabricius, 2001. 264 pp. MMA Call Number: QL 377 C5 F325 2001
The Oxford encyclopedia of maritime history. John B. Hattendorf, 2007. 4 V. Available Online and print - MMA Call Number: VK 15 O84 2007 [Reference]
The Cambridge companion to English novelists. Adrian Poole, 2009. 464 pp. MMA Call Number: PR 821 C36 2009
JOURNALS
Sea Technology. MMA Call Number: See Current Journals for print copy. [Gift to the MMA Library] Read feature articles online.
Sea Technology buyers guide directory 2010. MMA Call Number: See Current Journals for print copy. [Gift to the MMA Library] Also available online.
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January 2010
Crude oil tanker basics : the theory and practice of crude oil cargo operations. Paul Armitage, 2009. 182 pp. MMA Call Number: VM 455 A76 2009 [Gift to the MMA Library]
Cobra II : the inside story of the invasion and occupation of Iraq. Michael Gordon, 2006. 603 pp. MMA Call Number: DS 79.76 G67 2006 [Gift to the MMA Library]
Exercises for weather and climate. Greg Carbone, 2010. 210 pp. MMA Call Number: QC 981 C37 2010
Hide! Here comes the insurance guy : understanding business insurance and risk management. Rick Vassar, 2008. 172 pp. MMA Call Number: HG 8059 V37 2008 [Gift to the MMA Library]
Stones into schools : promoting peace with books, not bombs in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Greg Mortenson, 2009. 419 pp. MMA Call Number: LC 2330 M66 2009
The good soldiers. David Finkel, 2009. 287 pp. MMA Call Number: DS 79.764 U6 F56 2009
Last night in Twisted River: a novel. John Irving, 2009. 554 pp. MMA Call Number: PS 3559 R8 L37 2009
The looming tower : Al Qaeda and the road to 9/11. Lawrence Wright, 2007. 540 pp. MMA Call Number: HV 6432.7 W75 2007
A path with heart : a guide through the perils and promises of spiritual life. Jack Kornfield, 1993. 352 pp. MMA Call Number: BQ 5660 K67 1993 [Gift to the MMA Library]
Spooner. Pete Dexter, 2009. 469 pp. MMA Call Number: PS 3554 E95 S66 2009
The white queen. Philippa Gregory, 2009. 415 pp. MMA Call Number: PR 6057 R386 W48 2009 [Gift to the MMA Library]
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December 2009
Gallant ship, brave men : the heroic story of a WWII Liberty Ship. Herman E. Rosen, 2003. 129 pp. MMA Call Number: D 774 J634 R67 2003
If by sea : the forging of the American Navy from the American Revolution to the War of 1812. George C. Daughan, 2008. 536 pp. MMA Call Number: VA 56 D38 2008 [Gift to the MMA Library]
Mannahatta : a natural history of New York City. Eric W. Sanderson, 2009. 352 pp. MMA Call Number: QH 105 N7 S26 2009
Marine cargo operations : a guide to stowage. Robert Meurn, 2004. 1 v. (various pagings) MMA Call Number: VK 235 M44 2004
Marine firefighting series. Gulf Publishing, 2003. 1 videodisc (57 min.) MMA Call Number: VK 1250 2003 [DVD]
The Pendleton disaster off Cape Cod : the greatest small boat rescue in Coast Guard history, a true story. Theresa Mitchell Barbo, 2008. 126 pp. MMA Call Number: G 530 P418 B37 2008
So others may live : Coast Guard’s rescue swimmers : saving lives, defying death. Martha J. LaGuardia-Kotite, 2008. 260 pp. MMA Call Number: VG 53 L34 2008
Two tankers down. Robert Frump, 2008. 212 pp. MMA Call Number: G 530 F577 F78 2008
Ambushed under the Southern Cross : the making of an American merchant marine officer and his ensuing saga of courage and survival. George W. Duffy, 2008. 517 pp. MMA Call Number: D 810 T8 2008
America’s uncivil wars : the Sixties era : from Elvis to the fall of Richard Nixon. Mark Hamilton Lytle, 2006. 416 pp. E 839 L98 2006
Atlas of the United States. H. J. de Blij, 2006. 208 pp. MMA Call Number: G 1200 G47 2006
Bayerlein : from Afrikakorps to Panzer Lehr : the life of Rommel’s chief-of-staff Generalleutnant Fritz Bayerlein. P. A. Spayd, 2003. 301 pp. MMA Call Number: DD 247 B36 S62 2003 [Gift to the MMA Library]
Cambridge companion to Shakespeare’s last plays. Catherine Alexander, 2009. 221 pp. MMA Call Number: PR 2976 C295 2009
Cambridge introduction to postmodern fiction. Bran Nicol, 2009. 220 pp. MMA Call Number: PN 3503 N48 2009
Extraordinary tenure: Massachusetts and the making of a nation : from President Adams to Speaker O’Neil. Neil J. Savage, 2004. 400 pp. MMA Call Number: F 63 S28 2004 [Gift to the MMA Library]
The future of Chinese capitalism : choices and chances. Gordon Redding, 2007. 265 pp. HC 427.95 R44 2007
Games, strategies and managers. John McMillan, 1996. 252 pp. MMA Call Number: HD 30.26 M4 1996
Gas library. [DVD] Seamanship International, 2008. MMA Call Number: VM 456 2008 DVD
Half broke horses : a true-life novel. Jeannette Walls, 2009. 272 pp. MMA Call Number: PS 3623 A3644 H35 2009
Irish novels 1890-1940 : new bearings in culture and fiction. John Wilson Foster, 2008. 510 pp. PR 8803 F67 2008
Marine navigation and safety of sea transportation. Adam Weintrit, 2009. 794 pp. MMA Call Number: VK 560 M338 2009
Natural justice. Ken Binmore, 2005. 207 pp. MMA Call Number: JC 578 B54 2005
The Oxford guide to library research. Thomas Mann, 2005. 293 pp. MMA Call Number: Z 710 M23 2005
Regional and urban GIS : a decision support approach. Timothy L. Nyerges, 2010. 299 pp. MMA Call Number: G 70.212 N94 2010
Word myths : debunking linguistic urban legends. David Wilton, 2004. 221 pp. MMA Call Number: PS 1584 W55 2004
Word origins : and how we know them : etymology for everyone. Anatoly Liberman, 2005. 312 pp. MMA Call Number: PE 1574 L43 2005
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November 2009
Riding the storm out : Wall Street’s demise after the subprime economic crisis…what do you as investors do now? John Bougearel, 2009. 339 pp. HG 2040.5 U5 B68 2009
Advances in water quality & management. Sudhakar M. Rao, 2008. 331 pp. MMA Call Number: TD 303 A1 A38 2008
Always on : language in an online and mobile world. Naomi S. Baron, 2008. 289 pp. MMA Call Number: P 107 B37 2008
Capitalism unleashed : finance, globalization and welfare. Andrew Glyn, 2007. 242 pp. MMA Call Number: HB 501 G554 2007
Connective leadership : managing in a changing world. Jean Lipman-Blumen, 2000. 405 pp. MMA Call Number: HD 57.7 L573 2000
Engineering training manual : T.S. Enterprise. Wm. Haynes, 2007. 268 pp. MMA Call Number: TA 159 2007 [2 copies on Reserve for use in the Library]
Expectations and demands in online teaching: practical experiences. Sorin Gudea, 2008. 314 pp. MMA Call Number: LB 1044.87 E97 2008
The F-word. Jesse Sheidlower, 2009. 270 pp. MMA Call Number: PE 1599 F83 F2 2009
The glass castle : a memoir. Jeannette Walls, 2006. 288 pp. MMA Call Number: HV 5132 W35 2006
Greenhouse gas sinks. David S. Reay, 2007. 290 pp. MMA Call Number: TD 885.5 G73 G767 2007
Handbook for marine radio communication. Graham D. Lees, 2009. 344 pp. MMA Call Number: VM 480 L44 2009
Handbook of research on electronic surveys and measurements. Rodney A. Reynolds, 2007. 378 pp. MMA Call Number: HA 31.2 H347 2007
Integrated coastal zone management. R. R. Krishnamurthy, 2008. 776 pp. MMA Call Number: HT 391 I67 2008
Integrated river basin management for effective flood risk reduction. Phong Tran, 2010. 268 pp. MMA Call Number: TC 530 T73 2010
Labeling genetically modified food : the philosophical and legal debate. Paul Weirich, 2007. 249 pp. MMA Call Number: TP 248.65 F66 L33 2007
Marine cargo insurance. John Dunt, 2009. 534 pp. MMA Call Number: HE 965 D87 2009/font>
Marine operations specialty symposium (MOSS 2008). Yoo Sang Choo, 2008. 456 pp. MMA Call Number: TC 1665 M37 2008
Next voyage will be different. Thomas E. Henry, 2008. 426 pp. MMA Call Number: VK 140 H46 2008 [Gift to the MMA Library]
Paul Elvstrom explains the rules of sailing : 2009-2012 rules. Soren Krause, 2009. 227 pp. MMA Call Number: GV 826.7 E58 2009
Ship squat and interaction. C. B. Barrass, 2009 182 pp. MMA Call Number: VK 545 B2 2009 [Gift to the MMA Library]
Tomorrow’s table : organic farming, genetics, and the future of food. Pamela C. Ronald, 2008. 208 pp. MMA Call Number: TP 248.65 F66 R66 2008
The tools for successful online teaching. Lisa Dawley, 2007. 244 pp. MMA Call Number: LB 1044.87 D39 2007
U.S. Coast Guard licenses and certificates : how to qualify, how to apply, how to prepare. Greg Szczurek, 2009. 203 pp. MMA Call Number: KF 7445 S97 2009/font>
Voyages, the age of sail : documents in American maritime history, Volume I, 1492-1865. Joshua M. Smith, 2009. 396 pp. MMA Call Number: VK 23 V69 2009
Voyages, the age of engines : documents in American maritime history, Volume II, 1865-present. Joshua M. Smith, 2009. 427 pp. MMA Call Number: VK 23 V689 2009
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October 2009
Babicz dictionary of marine technology. Katarzyna Babicz, 2009. 319 pp. MMA Call Number: VM 597 B33 2009
The electronic chart display and information system (ECDIS). Adam Weintrit, 2009. 1101 pp. MMA Call Number: VK 587 W45 2009
The environmental case for nuclear power. Robert C. Morris, 2000. 192 pp. MMA Call Number: TK 9152.16 M67 2000
FPSO handbook. Angus Mather, 2009. 266 pp. MMA Call Number: TN 871.3 M38 2009 [Gift to the MMA Library]
The Friday night knitting club : a novel. Kate Jacobs, 2008. 372 pp. MMA Call Number: PR 9199.4 J336 F75 2008 [Gift to the MMA Library]
The half sky : turning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide. Nicholas D. Kristof, 2009. 294 pp. MMA Call Number: HQ 1236.5 D44 K75 2009
Homer & Langley : a novel. E. L. Doctorow, 2009. 208 pp. MMA Call Number: PS 3554 O3 H66 2009
Marine casualty response : salvage engineering. ASNE, 1999. 1 v. (various paging) MMA Call Number: VK 1491 M29 1999
Methods of disaster research. Robert A. Stallings, 2002. 524 pp. MMA Call Number: HV 553 M48 2002
Nuclear energy now : why the time has come for the world’s most misunderstood energy source. Alan M. Herbst, 2007. 230 pp. MMA Call Number: HD 9698 U52 H46 2007
Power to save the world : the truth about nuclear energy. Gwyneth Cravens, 2008. 439 pp. MMA Call Number: TK 9146 C65 2008
The secret life of bees : a novel. Sue Monk Kidd, 2008. 302 pp. MMA Call Number: PS 3611 I44 S38 2008 [Gift to the MMA Library]
Terrestrial energy : how nuclear power will lead the green revolution & end America’s energy odyssey. William Tucker, 2008. 430 pp. MMA Call Number: TK 9023 T85 2008
True compass : a memoir. Edward M. Kennedy, 2009. 532 pp. MMA Call Number: E 840.8 K35 A3 2009
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September 2009
Assessing the impact of the Spellings Commission: the message, the messenger and the dynamics of change in higher education. Brent D. Ruben, 2008. 196 pp. MMA Call Number: LB 2322.2 R83 2008 [Gift to the MMA Library]
Campus security for public and private colleges and universities. Mary A. Lentz, 2009. 377 pp. MMA Call Number: LB 2866 L468 2009
Cargo notes. Dhananjay Swadi, 2009 216 pp. MMA Call Number: VK 235 S82 2009 [Gift to the MMA Library]
English shipbuilding dictionary. Jan Babicz, 2000. 236 pp. MMA Call Number: V 23 E5 2000
Geographical information systems in assessing natural hazards. Alberto Carrara, 1995. 353 pp. MMA Call Number: GB 5001 G46 1995
Jane’s facility security handbook. Jane’s Information Group, 2006. 361 pp. MMA Call Number: TH 9730 J36 2006
National Geographic concise history of the world : an illustrated time line. Neil Kagan, 2006. 416 pp. MMA Call Number: D 11 D37 2006
The New Orleans hurricane protection system : assessing pre-Katrina vulnerability and improving mitigation and preparedness. National Academy of Engineering, 2009. 46 pp. MMA Call Number: HV 635.5 N38 2009
Remote sensing with IDRISI Taiga : a beginner’s guide. Timothy A. Warner, 2009. 297 pp. MMA Call Number: G 70.4 2009
The rise of the Fourth Reich : the secret societies that threaten to take over America. Jim Marrs, 2008. 435 pp. MMA Call Number: JC 481 M37 2008
School of the sea, 1937-1946. Stephen Richardson, 2009. 153 pp. MMA Call Number: D 771 R53 2009 [Gift to the MMA Library]
Sea survival handbook : the complete guide to survival at sea. Keith Colwell, 2009. 155 pp. MMA Call Number: VK 1259 C655 2009
August 2009
Atlas shrugged. Ayn Rand, 1999. 1168 pp. MMA Call Number: PS 3535 A547 A94 1999
Avian invasions: the ecology and evolution of exotic birds. Tim M. Blackburn, 2009. 305 pp. MMA Call Number: QL 677.79 I58 B53 2009
Fundamentals of preventive maintenance. John M. Gross, 2002. 223 pp. MMA Call Number: TS 192 G76 2002  [Gift to the MMA Library]
In safe hands : true stories about the men and women of United States Customs and Border Protection. Michael H. Cunningham, 2009. 259 pp. MMA Call Number: HV 7963 C973 2009 [Gift to the MMA Library]
Liberty and tyranny: a conservative manifesto. Mark R. Levin, 2009. 245 pp. MMA Call Number: JC 573.2 U6 L48 2009
Redesigning collegiate leadership : teams and teamwork in higher education. Estela Mara Bensimon, 1993. 182 pp. MMA Call Number: LB 2341 B4745 1993 [Gift to the MMA Library]
Wicked prey. John Sandford, 2009. 402 pp. MMA Call Number: PS 3569 A516 W53 2009 [Gift to the MMA Library]
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July 2009
Undergraduate research at community colleges. Brent D. Cejda, 2009. 72 pp. MMA Call Number: LB 2328.15 U6 U6 2009
Climate change : observed impacts on planet Earth. Trevor M. Letcher, 2009. 444 pp. MMA Call Number: QC 903 C56 2009
The entropy crisis. Guy Deutscher, 2008. 172 pp. MMA Call Number: TJ 163.2 D48 2008
Pade approximants. George Baker, 1996. 746 pp. MMA Call Number: QC 20.7 P3 B35 1996
Physical principles of meteorology and environmental physics: global, synoptic and micro scales. David Blake, 2008. 261 pp. MMA Call Number: QC 861.3 B53 2008
Physics of the environment. A. W. Brinkman, 2008. 213 pp. MMA Call Number: GE 105 B75 2008
Academic advising : a comprehensive handbook. Virginia Gordon, 2008. 568 pp. MMA Call Number: LB 2343 A29 2008
Career advising : an academic advisor’s guide. Virginia Gordon, 2006. 148 pp. MMA Call Number: LB 2343 G636 2006
Crime mapping and spatial aspects of crime. Derek J. Paulsen, 2009. 333 pp. MMA Call Number: HV 6018 P377 2009
Disaster communications in a changing media world. Kim Haddow, 2009. 218 pp. MMA Call Number: HV 551.2 H25 2009
Ecopolis : architecture and cities for a changing climate. Paul F. Downton, 2009. 607 pp. MMA Call Number: HT 166 D676 2009
Global warming, natural hazards, and emergency management. Jane A. Bullock, 2009. 282 pp. MMA Call Number: QC 981.8 G56 G581943 2009
Heat lightning. John Sandford, 2008. 388 pp. MMA Call Number: PS 3569 A516 H43 2008 [Gift to the MMA Library]
Maritime security : an introduction. Michael McNicholas, 2008. 447 pp. MMA Call Number: VK 203 M43 2008
Natural hazards analysis : reducing the impact of disasters. John C. Pine, 2009. 285 pp. MMA Call Number: HV 553 P528 2009
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