Niagara University Library Monthly Book Spotlight
Each month the Library publishes a web page that highlights the variety and uniqueness of its book collection.
2008
December	A Selection of Recommended Books
November	Studs Terkel and Oral Histories
October	Faculty Publications Display
September	John McCain and Barack Obama
August	Graphic Novel Collection
July	A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah
June	A Selection of Oral Histories
May	Faculty Publications Display
April	Mary Oliver, Poet
March	A Selection of Fashion Books
February	A Selection of Football Books
January	Eric Bogosian
2007
December	A Selection of Christmas Books
November	Faculty Publications Display
October	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
September	Niagara Reads: 2002-2007
August	Slave: My True Story by Mende Nazer with Damien Lewis
July	The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln by Sean Wilentz
June	The Road by Cormac McCarthy
May	Elizabeth I by Alison Plowden
April	Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero by David Maraniss
March	The Last Fine Time by Verlyn Klinkenborg
February	I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence by Amy Sedaris
January	Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq by Thomas E. Ricks
2006
December	Librarian-Recommended Books
November	Credit Cards and Living Expenses and Tuition ... Oh My! A Selection of Personal Finance Books For College Students (or anyone who needs money management help)
October	Faculty Publications Display
September	Vincentian Collection
August	Our Fathers' War: Growing Up in the Shadow of the Greatest Generation by Tom Mathews
July	The World of Tolkien: Mythological Sources of The Lord of the Rings by David Day
June	The Da Vinci Code & The Complete Idiot's Guide to Mary Magdalene
May	Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year: 2006 Edition edited by Charles Brooks
April	Wild Blessings: The Poetry of Lucille Clifton by Hilary Holladay
March	A Selection of Musical Scores
February	Escape From Slavery: The True Story of My Ten Years in Captivity and My Journey to Freedom in America by Francis Bok with Edward Tivnan
January	Faculty Publications Display
2005
December	Surviving Justice: America's Wrongfully Convicted and Exonerated edited by Dave Eggers and Lola Vollen
November	The Collected Works of Langston Hughes
October	Recent Recreational Reading Books
September	The Encyclopedia of New York State by Peter Eisenstadt and Laura-Eve Moss
August	Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama
July	His Excellency: George Washington by Joseph Ellis
June	Fodor's Italy 2005 edited by Matthew Lombardi
May	Maus: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman
April	Miranda: The Story of America's Right to Remain Silent by Gary L. Stuart
March	The Art of Maurice Sendak: 1980 to the Present with text by Tony Kushner
February	A Selection of Romance Novels
January	First Impressions: What You Don't Know About How Others See You by Ann Demarais and Valerie White
2004
December	Books On Entertaining and Party Planning
November	Art Deco 1910-1939 edited by Charlotte Benton, Tim Benton and Ghislaine Wood
October	I Had Brain Surgery, What's Your Excuse?: An Illustrated Memoir by Suzy Becker
September	Been There, Should've Done That: More Tips For Making the Most of College by Suzette Tyler
August	Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James Loewen
July	A Selection of Children's Literature Books
June	Beyond Jennifer & Jason, Madison & Montana: What to Name Your Baby Now by Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran
May	So Many Books, So Little Time: A Year of Passionate Reading by Sara Nelson
April	A Selection of Novels Made Into Films
March	The Beatles
February	This Side of Glory by David Hilliard
January	The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn by Diane Ravitch
2003
December	A Selection of Coffee Table Books
November	An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy by Robert Dallek
October	Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi
September	30 Things Everyone Should Know How To Do Before Turning 30 by Siobhan Adcock
August	Hey, Waitress! The USA from the Other Side of the Tray by Alison Owings
July	East of Eden by John Steinbeck
June	Anime Explosion: The What, Why and Wow of Japanese Animation by Patrick Drazen
May	Edward Hopper: An Intimate Biography by Gail Levin
April	Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
March	Get Hired! A Selection of Career and Job Search Books
February	The First Heroes: The Extraordinary Story of the Doolittle Raid - America's First World War II Victory by Craig Nelson
January	Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay by Nancy Milford
2002
December	A Selection of Humorous Books
November	Mark Twain at the Buffalo Express: Articles and Sketches by America's Favorite Humorist by Mark Twain
October	In the Devil's Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692 by Mary Beth Norton
September	The Structure of Evolutionary Theory by Stephen Jay Gould
August	The Tortilla Curtain by T. Coraghessan Boyle
July	Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris
June	Recent Travel Books
May	Volunteer Tourism: Experiences That Make a Difference by Stephen Wearing
April	Women in Baseball
March	Shutterbabe: Adventures in Love and War by Deborah Copaken Kogan
February	Abraham Lincoln: His Early Life
January	Journey to Ellis Island by Carol Bierman
2001
December	Skipping Christmas by John Grisham
November	The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
October	Origin of the Human Species by Dr. Dennis Bonnette
September	E=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation by David Bodanis
August	Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee
July	The Reader's Companion to American History
June	Bob Dylan: Performing Artist by Paul Williams
May	At the Plaza: An Illustrated History of the World's Most Famous Hotel by Curtis Gathje
April	The Magus by John Fowles
March	The Hours by Michael Cunningham
February	W.E.B. Dubois
January	Homage to Chiapas: The New Indigenous Struggles in Mexico by Bill Weinberg
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