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IMF and Economics Comedy

Data-Planet Statistical Datasets: Now with 100% More IMF University of Puget Sound recently gained access to International Monetary Fund (IMF) data through our database Data-Planet Statistical Datasets. Puget Sound students, staff, and faculty members will now be able to access … Continue reading

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From the Archives: Just a School Project

Rarely do I come across a book that is as physically beautiful as the words inside. I usually read a book because the story is intriguing or wonderful. But those books are just words on a page. While I was … Continue reading

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“My Drunk Kitchen: A Guide to Eating, Drinking, and Going With Your Gut” By Hannah Hart

My Drunk Kitchen includes recipes, stories, full color photos, and drawings to inspire your own culinary adventures in tipsy cooking. It is also a showcase for Hannah Hart’s great comedic voice. Hannah offers key drink recommendations, cooking tips (like, remember … Continue reading

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Collins Library Links: Spotlight on Archives & Special Collections – A focus on “hands on” learning

Spotlight on Archives & Special Collections – A focus on “hands on” learning The Archives & Special Collections hold a wealth of material including university records, rare books from the 16th – 20th centuries, artists’ books, and manuscript collections.  Sessions … Continue reading

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From the Archives: Glenn T. Seaborg

If you’ve ever glanced over the table of elements in the past thirty years or so, you might be familiar with the name “seaborgium.” Turns out, the namesake of that element, Glenn T. Seaborg, was actually a speaker here at … Continue reading

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From the Archives: Proof They Are Watching Us

Do not be fooled by this book’s description! It may say the “Holy Bible” on the cover, but the truth of its ulterior motives is hidden in the spine—it is a “parallel bible.” If you’ve never heard of parallel bibles, … Continue reading

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Al-Mutanabi street, Baghdad’s book row, gets its first female bookseller

Al-Mutanabi Street is the historic center of the book universe in Iraq’s capital city of Baghdad. It is a street lined with booksellers and has served as the intellectual and literary hub of the city since the 8th century.  Now it … Continue reading

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Behind the Archives Door event: “From Jackson State to Ferguson: Memory and Erasure in the History of Racial Violence” – Tues., April 7, 4 p.m., Second Floor Collins Library

Nancy Bristow, History, African American Studies. April 7, 2014 4 p.m. Archives & Special Collections area, 2nd Floor, Collins Library Asked in August, 2014, whether the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri “raises important issues about race that need … Continue reading

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From the Archives: The Howard W. Robbins Diary

Today I decided to revisit a manuscript notebook that I first came across over the summer, when we initially acquired it. The Howard W. Robbins diary is a WWI notebook (1917-1918) which features 88 pages of handwritten notes, diagrams, formulas, … Continue reading

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“The Politics of Deception: JFK’s Secret Decisions on Vietnam, Civil Rights, and Cuba” By Patrick J. Sloyan

The Politics of Deception is a revelatory look into a JFK that few will recognize. Pulitzer Prize winner Sloyan reveals an iconic president and the often startling ways he attempted to manage world events, control public opinion, and forge his … Continue reading

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