NEW ADDITIONS
FICTION  F BEV
Beverly-Whittemore, Miranda. Bittersweet : a novel.1st ed. New York : Crown Publishers, c2014.
Winning a scholarship to a prestigious college where she befriends a beautiful girl of privilege, unassuming Mabel joins her friend during a lakeside summer surrounded by wealthy vacationers only to discover morally ambiguous truths about her friend's family fortune. P CAS (ff)
Cast, P. C. Betrayed. New York, NY : St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2013, c2007.
Sixteen-year-old Zoey Redbird settles in at the House of Night, a finishing school for fledgling vampyres; but when a series of murders is traced back to the school, Zoey begins to think about the connections that still exist between her old and new worlds.   E F FIT
Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940. The great Gatsby. Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, 1998, 1925.
The tragic story of the wealthy Jay Gatsby and his attempt to win back the love of Daisy Buchanan. F LEE Lee, Harper. Go set a watchman. 1st ed. New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, c2015.
In the mid-1950s, twenty-six-year-old Jean Louis Finch, "Scout," returns to Maycomb, Alabama, to visit her father, Atticus, but her homecoming turns bittersweet and her values and assumptions are thrown into doubt as she uncovers truths about her family, friends, and town which are exposed by civil rights tensions and political turmoil.  F OBR
Obreht, Tea. The tiger's wife : a novel. New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, c2011.
Natalia, a young doctor on a medical mission to an orphanage in the Balkans, ponders the mystery of her beloved grandfather's recent death. She finds the answers she seeks in the story of an abused deaf-mute woman in the village of his childhood who formed a bond with a tiger that escaped from the zoo following the German bombardment in 1941.  F SED
Sedgwick, Marcus. She is not invisible. New York : Square Fish/Roaring Brook Press, 2015, c2013.
A London teenager, who is blind, and her younger brother travel to New York to find their missing father, using clues from his notebook. F VAN(ff) VanderMeer, Jeff. Annihilation. Authority. Acceptance. The Southern Reach Triology. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c2014.
Area X has claimed the lives of members of eleven expeditions. The twelfth expedition, consisting of four women, hopes to map the terrain and collect specimens; to record all their observations, scientific and otherwise, of their surroundings and of one another; and, above all, to avoid being contaminated by Area X itself.    NON-FICTION
E 121 AUD Audi, Robert, 1941-. Epistemology : a contemporary introduction to the theory of knowledge. New York : Routledge, c2011.
Introduces the concepts and theories essential for understanding the nature of knowledge; and discusses topics such as the basic elements of perception, memory, reason, and scientific, moral, and religious knowledge.  128 ABE
Abel, Reuben, 1911-. Man is the measure : a cordial invitation to the central problems of philosophy. New York : Free Press, 1997, c1976.
Provides insight and analysis on some of the most fundamental questions associated with philosophy by looking at such areas as perception, certainty, truth, and free will.
 327 KIS Kissinger, Henry, 1923-. World order. New York : Penguin Press, c2014.
Henry Kissinger discusses his thoughts of the modern world order and disorder. E 323 SCO Scott-Baumann, Michael. History for the IB Diploma : civil rights and social movements in the Americas.Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, c2013.
A review of the civil rights and social movements in North and South America for students of the International Baccalaureate History programme.  510 ELL
Ellenberg, Jordan, 1971-. How not to be wrong : the power of mathematical thinking. New York : The Penguin Press, c2014.
Shows us that math isn't confined to abstract incidents that never occur in real life, but rather touches everything we do. It also hones our intuition, sharpens our judgement, tames uncertainty and lets us see the deeper structure and logic of our world. 741.5 IGO (Fr) Igort. Les cahiers russes : la guerre oubliée du Caucase. Paris, France : Futuropolis, c2012.
Tells about the atrocities of Russian soldiers towards civilian Chechen population based on the data collected by the assassinated journalist Anna Politkovskaya.  E 791.43 CHE
A companion to Hong Kong cinema. Edited by Esther M. K. Cheung, Gina Marchetti, and Esther C.M. Yau.Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley Blackwell, c2015.
A collection of essays discussing the different types of film produced in Hong Kong. E 943.08 BISMARCK ABR Abrams, Lynn. Bismarck and the German Empire, 1871-1918. 2nd ed. London, UK : Routledge, c2006.
An exploration of the history of Germany from 1871 to 1918 that discusses political, economic, and social structures. DVDs  DVD F DRE
The dresser. Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment, 2004, c1983. Directed by Peter Yates
In a touring Shakespearean theatre group, a backstage hand — the dresser — is devoted to the brilliant but tyrannical head of the company. He struggles to support the deteriorating star as the company works to carry on during the London blitz during World War II.
DID YOU KNOW THAT...
You can renew and put a hold on books by yourself?
From Navigator go to "Catalog" and click on Upper School library. Sign in with your ASP login.
HOLD: If a book is out you can put a hold on it by clicking "Hold"
RENEW: Go to "My Info" and select the title you want to renew. Click "Renew". You can renew once.
MY INFO: "My Info" section will show your check out history.
DATABASES TRIAL
From Oct. 26 to Nov. 26 US faculty and students will have the opportunity to try 2 databases from ProQuest, a well-know and reliable information company.
1. ProQuest Central: A database of ebooks for research.
2. ProQuest K-12: A database offering fulltext articles, similar to our EBSCO products. Login procedure: Click on this link and start searching. If you have questions or need help of any sort, please see Mr. Chioini. We need your feedback.
NEW EBOOKS FOR THE LIBRARY We ordered several e-titles to support topics in history and cinema studies. In the catalog ebooks are indicated by this symbol: . Signing in Destiny will allow you to read, check out and download EBOOKS from any computer. ROOM TO READ
 READ-A-THON
In November ASP will be running its 2nd annual Read-a-Thon. We are happy to support Room to Read's mission of promoting literacy, reading and girls education across Asia and Africa. We hope you can join us again this year. To participate in the Read-a-Thon please open the forms below. If you prefer you can make a donation directly to Mr. Chioini in the library. Introductory letter
Sponsor form
Tracking form JOHN WOOD IN PARIS ON NOVEMBER 9 John Wood is the founder of Room to Read, the non-profit organization which is dedicated to supporting global literacy and girls education in Asia and Africa. Come and hear his amazing story on November 9. Maison de la Poésie
157, rue Saint-Martin, 75003
Métro Châtelet, Etienne Marcel, Rambuteau Entrance to this exceptional evening is free. You can reserve your place by clicking here.
HOUSING GIFT
Several families have taken advantage of the Housing Gift initiative, an original way to help you say thank you to families who host your athlete away from home. For more information contact Cathy McLaury at cmclaury@asparis.fr or see senior student Hamza Sait.
PARENTS Please note that the library offers various workshops for parents such as
- A tour of the library resources and digital databases
- How to power search the Internet
A minimum of 7 people is needed. Contact Mr. Chioini directly.
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