June 2009

• Library News
  

• New Books
  
• Fiction


• Non-Fiction
  
• Suggested Readings
  
• Psychology: Children and Adolescence
  
• Listen and Learn English online
  
  
• Studying in the US: Writing College Papers


• Charlie Parker,1920-1955


• Short Story: 'The Tell-Tale Heart' by Edgar
  Allan Poe

Library News

New Books
Fiction

Austen, Jane. Persuasion. -- New York : Oxford University Press,
1998. xlvi, 255 p. Read a review

Blackwood, Algernon. Tales of the Mysterious and Macabre. -- New
York : Book-of-the-Month Club, c1993. 400 p.Read a review

Crichton, Michael. Next [audiobook] : a Novel ; Performed by Dylan
Baker. -- Unabridged, mp3-cd ed. -- New York : Harper Collins, 2006. 2
sound discs (12 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. Read a review

Dante Alighieri. The Inferno of Dante : a New Verse Translation
/ by Robert Pinsky ; illustrated by Michael Mazur. -- 1st ed. -- New York
: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1994. xxiv, 427 p. Read a review

Grisham, John. The Broker [audiobook] : a Novel ; Read by Dennis
Boutsikaris. -- [Abridged ed.]. -- New York : Random House Audio, 2005.
5 sound discs (6 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Read a review

Kristen Couse, Ed. Heart : Stories of Learning to Love Again.
-- New York : Marlowe & Co. and Balliett & Fitzgerald, 2001. viii, 296
p.

Read a review

NOTE: if you want to read the full list of new books, please,
write to ref1@bcl.edu.ar and we'll
send it to you.

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Non-Fiction

Diefendorf, Elizabeth, ed. The New York Public Library's Books of
the Century. -- New York : Oxford University Press, 1996. 229 p.Read a review

Grout, Pam. The 100 Best Vacations to Enrich your Life. -- Washington,
D.C. : National Geographic, c2007. 288 p. Read a review

Hamilton, Edith. Mythology. -- Boston : Little, Brown and company,
1942. xiv, 497 p. Read a review

Leveen, Steve. The Little Guide to Your Well-read Life : How to Get
More Books in Your Life and More Life From Your Books. -- Delray Beach,
Fla. : Levenger Press, c2005. ix, 123 p.Read a review

Lewis, Daniel K. The History of Argentina. -- 1st Palgrave Macmillan
ed. -- New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. xvii, 214 p. Read a review

Oesterle, Dale A. Mergers and Acquisitions in a Nutshell. -- St
Paul, Minn. : West Group, 2001. xxxi, 299 p. -- (West nutshell series).
Read a review

NOTE: if you're interested in a book that the library doesn't
have, please, write to ref1@bcl.edu.ar
and make your suggestion. We'll keep it in mind and if the chance comes,
we'll buy it.

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Suggested Readings

This section shows interesting books that the library already has and that you may not know.

Psychology: Children and Adolescents

Brazelton, T. Berry. The Irreducible Needs of Children: What Every
Child Must Have to Grow, Learn and Flourish. -- Cambridge : Perseus
Books, 2000. 205 p.Read a review

De Villiers, Peter A. Early Language. -- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard
University Press, c1979. 160 p. -- (The developing child). Read a review

Jessor, Richard. Beyond Adolescence: Problem Behavior and Young Adult
Development. -- Cambridge [England] : Cambridge University Press,
1991. xv, 312 p. Read a review

Sharron, Howard. Changing Children's Minds: Feuerstein's Revolution
in the Teaching of Intelligence. -- London : Souvenir Press (E & A),
1987. 336 p. Read a review

Stone, L. Joseph. Childhood and Adolescence: a Psychology of the Growing
Person. -- 5th ed. -- New York : Random House, c1984. xv, 638 p.

Sugarman, Susan. Piaget's Construction of the Child's Reality.
-- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1987. vi, 258 p.Read a review

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Listen and Learn English Online

The Special English Web site is an excellent tool to practice and improve
your American English. Read along and listen to the audio report. At the
same time you will learn new information about a variety of subjects from
issues in the news to American history. Read more about the program.

Studying in the US: Writing College Papers

Academic writing in America means getting to the point quickly, stating
ideas clearly and supporting them with evidence. Read
and listen.

Charlie Parker,1920-1955

His Music Influenced Jazz During his Lifetime
and Even Today.Read and listen.

Short Story: 'The Tell-Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe

"True! Nervous -- very, very nervous I had been and am! But why
will you say that I am mad?" Read
and listen.

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Phone: +54 11 5382-1536
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May 2009

• Library News
  New Online Catalog
  Database for English Teachers and Librarians





• New Books
  Fiction
  Non-Fiction
  
  
  
• Suggested Readings
  Musicians



"Autumn in New England"




• Listen and Learn English online
• Obama Pledges Major Investment in Scientific
  Research
  Foreign Student Series: Becoming a Fulbrighter
  The Line of Least Resistance, by Edith Wharton
  

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Library News

New Online Catalog

We've got a brand new catalog! Although we believe it'll be easier to
use than the previous one, we'll need some feedback from you to
really know what could be right and wrong with it. So, please feel free
to do so! You can access through our website
or click in this link http://www.bcl.edu.ar/openbiblio/opac

Database for English Teachers and Libriarians

In this resource you can search articles on ESL and Library
Science that we look for and evaluate among many others on the internet.
What's more you can download them in your PC for free! Please,
visit our website or click on the
following link: http://www.bcl.edu.ar/spip

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New Books

Fiction

Barr, Nevada. Blind Descent: an Anna Pigeon Mystery. -- New York
: Avon Books, c1998. 372 p.

Dahl, Roald. Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories.

-- Harmondsworth : Penguin, 1985. 249 p.
Read a review




Hamilton, Jane. A Map of the World. -- 1st Anchor Books ed. --
New York : Anchor Books, 1995. 389 p.
Read a review

Garcia Marquez, Gabriel. One Hundred Years of Solitude. -- London
: David Campbell, 1995. 416 p.
Read a review

Return to the Twilight Zone / edited by Carol Serling. -- New
York : MJF Books, 1994. 336 p.
Read a review

Tyler, Anne. Back When We Were Grownups : a Novel. -- New York
: Ballantine Books, 2002. 273 p.
Read a review

NOTE: if you want to read the full list of new books, please, write to ref1@bcl.edu.ar and we'll send it to you.
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Non-Fiction

The Dalai Lama. Ethics for the New Millennium. -- New York : Riverhead
Books, 1999. xiv, 237 p.

Read a review

Flannery, Tim. The Weather Makers: How Man is Changing the Climate
and What it Means for Life on Earth. -- 1st Grove Press ed. -- New
York : Grove Press, 2006. xiii, 359 p.
Read a review

Haugen, Peter. World History for Dummies. -- Foster City, CA :
Idg Books Worldwide, c2001. xxiv, 382

Read a review

Wilson, Jason. Buenos Aires: a Cultural and Literary Companion.
-- Oxford : Signal, 1999. xii, 249 p.
Read a review

Mühlberger, Richard. The Bible in Art: the New Testament. -- New
York : Portland House, 1990. 176 p.

Woodward, Bob. Bush at War. -- London : Pocket Books, 2003. 282 p
Read a review

NOTE: if you're interested in a book that the library doesn't have, please, write to ref1@bcl.edu.ar and make your suggestion. We'll keep it in mind and if the chance comes, we'll buy it.

Back to top »

Suggested Readings

This section shows interesting books that the library already has and
that you may not know.

Musicians

Collier, James Lincoln. Louis Armstrong : an American Success Story.
-- New York : Macmillan Pub. Co., c1985. 165 p.
Read a review

Craft, Robert. Stravinsky: Chronicle of a Friendship, 1948-1971.
-- 1st ed. -- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1972,. xvi, 424, xvi p.
Read a review

Dylan, Bob. Classic Dylan: a Collection of all the Music from Four
Landmark Dylan albums : Arranged for Piano/vocal with Guitar Frames and
Full Lyrics. -- New York : Amsco Publications, c1991. 1 score (172 p.).
Read a review

Ewen, David. George Gershwin: un viaje a lo sublime. -- Madrid
: Mondadori, 1988. 555 p.

Hasse, John Edward. Beyond Category: the Life and Genius of Duke Ellington.
-- New York : Simon & Schuster, c1993. 479 p.
Read a review

Wooldridge, David. From the Steeples and Mountains: a Study of Charles
Ives. -- [1st ed.]. -- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. x, 342 p.
Read a review

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Listen and Learn English Online

The Special English Web site is an excellent tool to practice and improve
your American English. Read along and listen to the audio report. At the
same time you will learn new information about a variety of subjects from
issues in the news to American history.

Read more about the program.

Obama Pledges Major Investment in Scientific Research

U.S. President Barack Obama has pledged a major investment in science
and technology, and announced what he called "the largest commitment to
scientific research and innovation in American history. Read and listen.

Foreign Student Series: Becoming a Fulbrighter

In part 21, we discuss the Fulbright Program, which offers opportunities
for students, scholars and teachers to come to the U.S. Read and listen.

The Line of Least Resistance, by Edith Wharton

Mister Mindon sat alone at the table in the garden.
He ate a small piece of meat and drank some mineral water.Read and listen.

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We hope you've enjoyed this new issue of the
Newsletter. Please, make any comments about it or the library. And don´t miss our blogs

Lincoln Center Library - ICANA
Address: 672 Maipú St - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Phone: +54 11 5382-1536
Hours: Mo-We: 10 am to 8 pm. Thu & Fri: 10 am to 6 pm.
Website: http://www.bcl.edu.ar/
General questions and renewals: informes@bcl.edu.a
Reference: ref1@bcl.edu.ar

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Tecnología / TendenciasEl libro del futuro ya está aquí

La revolución digital, que ya llegó a la industria editorial, parece imparable. Dispositivos con pantallas más cómodas de leer, con más capacidad de almacenaje y conexión a Internet vinieron para replantear nuestra relación con los libros

Cuando nos dicen que en pocos años vamos a leer en libros electrónicos no es de extrañar que la mayoría de los lectores rechace la idea. Su experiencia de lectura en pantallas se limita a la de una computadora, que resulta muy incómoda debido a la intensidad de luz que emite su pantalla y que nos hace acabar la jornada laboral con la vista cansada de leer y de escribir correos electrónicos. Si ya tiene mérito leer apretujado entre decenas de personas en el subte o en un colectivo de vuelta a casa, no sorprende que los lectores abominen la idea de leer a su autor favorito en un ordenador, por muy pequeño y portátil que sea. Afortunadamente, hacerlo en un libro electrónico no tiene nada que ver con la agotadora lectura en computadora.

Las pantallas de los libros electrónicos permiten leer los textos digitales con luz direccional, es decir, su lectura es igual de amable y cómoda que cuando leemos un libro o un diario. Estos nuevos soportes cuentan con una tecnología, conocida como tinta electrónica, que permite disfrutar de la lectura tanto como cuando se lee una novela en papel. Algunos lectores estarán ya pensando que no hay nada que sustituya al placer de leer en papel: la textura de sus hojas, el pasar página, el olor... Sin lugar a dudas, esas experiencias nunca serán sustituidas por los libros electrónicos, pero estos nuevos soportes brindan otras comodidades.

Por ejemplo, si nos hemos olvidado los anteojos en casa, podemos ampliar el cuerpo de la letra y continuar leyendo. También permiten hacer anotaciones al margen y subrayar frases o palabras, igual que en los libros de papel. Sin tener que interrumpir la lectura se puede acceder al diccionario para consultar un término, y también se puede escuchar música mientras se lee. Además, como todo buen dispositivo electrónico, permite almacenar miles de libros, fotos y canciones en una biblioteca digital personal. Al igual que antes nos íbamos de vacaciones con un montón de libros en la valija que luego no teníamos tiempo de leer, hoy en día salimos de casa cargados de gigas (con la ventaja de que no pesan) con todo tipo de contenido digital almacenado en un e-book o en un celular y, probablemente, sin tiempo para consultarlo. Algunas cosas no cambiarán nunca.
La excelente acogida que ha tenido en los mercados anglosajones la nueva generación de libros electrónicos (Kindle, de Amazon; E-Reader, de Sony; Digital Reader, de I-Rex, entre otros) ha generado un intenso debate entre los defensores a ultranza del libro en papel y los apocalípticos tecnológicos. Las partes del debate están pasionalmente enfrentadas, dando a entender que en esta batalla sólo habrá espacio para un ganador. Unos declaran la muerte del libro de papel en pocos años; otros señalan, con cierta soberbia, que los libros electrónicos siempre han fracasado. Los defensores del papel recuerdan que intentos similares de comercialización de libros electrónicos, como los eReaders de Palm o el Rocket, no lograron tener demasiado éxito de mercado y que, por tanto, la nueva generación de e-books también fracasará.

La historia demuestra que este debate es estéril, puesto que ambas tecnologías convivirán. Así como ahora utilizamos a lo largo del día diferentes soportes de escritura, también leeremos de formas diversas. Para cierto tipo de tareas, como escribir una novela o una tesis, utilizamos una computadora, mientras que para tomar notas o anotar algo en una agenda recurrimos a un bolígrafo o un lápiz. Incluso todavía quedan románticos que escriben con estilográfica. Lo mismo ocurrirá con nuestros hábitos, que están ya cambiando gradualmente con la irrupción de las nuevas tecnologías. Mientras que algunos lectores preferirán leer un libro en papel, otros se utilizarán su e-book para disfrutar de una novela. Los libros en papel nunca desaparecerán, aunque en pocos años las librerías, bibliotecas y editoriales ofrecerán todo su catálogo de libros en formato digital. Cambio de hábitos

Nadie en el mundo cultural hubiera pensado que el modelo de negocio de las editoriales del siglo XXI iba a ser definido por un librero. Al igual que el lanzamiento del primer iPod de Apple en 2001 marcó un antes y un después en el sector discográfico, la apuesta en firme de Amazon -una librería virtual con más de 55 millones de clientes- por un mundo lleno de libros electrónicos está transformando los hábitos de búsqueda, compra y lectura de libros. El 9 de febrero último se presentó la esperadísima segunda versión del Kindle, tras vender más de 500.000 unidades del anterior dispositivo.

No sólo se ha mejorado el diseño del aparato, sino que también se han añadido nuevas funciones que hacen la lectura más agradable. A través de una pantalla plana del tamaño de un libro de papel y con un peso inferior a 300 gramos, los lectores tienen acceso a más de 245.000 libros digitalizados por menos de ocho euros cada ejemplar. El nuevo Kindle permite almacenar en su memoria alrededor de 1500 libros, lo que significa que a partir de ahora podremos llevar encima toda nuestra biblioteca personal. Además, permite la conexión a Internet para leer periódicos digitales, blogs, o para hacer consultas en Wikipedia.

De las nuevas funciones, una de las más comentadas y polémicas es la de texto de voz, una tecnología que hace posible que los textos de los libros digitales puedan ser leídos por el propio dispositivo en voz alta. Imagínese que vuelve a casa en tren tras una larga jornada de trabajo, saca su e-book para disfrutar de una novela, pero no logra concentrarse en la lectura porque el viajero de al lado es el clásico pesado que no para de hablar por el móvil. Gracias a la nueva función de Kindle puede evadirse con la lectura oral de su novela y dejar de escuchar al maleducado compañero de viaje. Piensen en la cantidad de posibilidades que ofrece esta nueva herramienta: aprender idiomas, practicar fonética...

Cada día salen al mercado más modelos de e-readers con todo tipo de funciones y precios más bajos. El último lanzamiento de Sony, el PRS-700, es un lector ultrafino con pantalla táctil y funciones de búsqueda y anotación incorporadas no vistas antes. Los modelos iLiad y Digital Reader, de la compañía I-Rex, representan la gama alta, aunque eso se traduzca en un precio por encima de la media. La compañía Fujitsu ha anunciado a su vez el lanzamiento del primer dispositivo dotado de una pantalla en color a un precio aproximado de 780 euros, más del doble de lo que cuestan los otros dispositivos mencionados. Fictionwise ha firmado recientemente una alianza con PlasticLogic para empezar a vender el próximo año un dispositivo electrónico tan fino como una hoja de papel. Este nuevo papel-lector podrá ser enrollado e introducido en un bolso o una mochila, tal como hacemos hoy en día con un diario.

Las cifras de ventas en varios países demuestran que hay una creciente demanda por este tipo de lectura. Mientras que la crisis financiera hace tambalear los ingresos de las librerías tradicionales -las ventas de libros en papel cayeron alrededor de un 5% en 2008-, parece ser que la venta de libros electrónicos en Estados Unidos continúa consolidándose. El último informe del Foro Internacional de Edición Digital (IDPF) señala que la venta de libros electrónicos experimentó un crecimiento del 69% en 2008.

Si leer en un e-book no acababa de convencer al lector tradicional de libros y ha generado un intenso debate entre los amantes de las letras, la idea de leer un libro o un diario a través de la pantalla de un móvil generará un rechazo aún mayor entre los escépticos. Pero lo cierto es que editoriales como MacMillan o Penguin, y los grandes medios de comunicación, están ofreciendo sus contenidos a través de los teléfonos celulares. Los resultados obtenidos por las editoriales en los proyectos piloto con tecnología móvil han superado todas las expectativas. Amazon acaba de lanzar una aplicación gratuita que permite a los 13 millones de usuarios de teléfonos móviles iPhone de Apple descargar y leer en pantalla cualquiera de los 250.000 libros digitales que tiene en su librería virtual. A través de la tecnología Android, de Google, los lectores podrán consultar el contenido de los más de siete millones de libros escaneados en su buscador a través de la lectura del código de barras (ISBN) de los mismos. Todo parece indicar que el celular se convertirá en el soporte principal de acceso a la información y a la lectura de todo tipo de contenidos, incluidos los libros.

Los libreros y editores están preocupados por el impacto que está teniendo la crisis en el sector (descenso en las ventas, cierre de librerías, avalancha de devoluciones, quiebra de distribuidoras, etcétera), pero no deben olvidar que la principal repercusión que tendrá la crisis es que acelerará la transformación hacia un mundo digital. El cambio ya está en marcha.

Por Javier Celaya (© EL PAIS)

revista@lanacion.com.arlanacion.com Revista Domingo 19 de abril de 2009

http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=1118403

Lincoln Center Library-News

March 2009

Library News

New Issue of Forum Magazine

New Books

• Fiction



• Non-Fiction
  
  

Suggested Readings

• The Arts
  
  
  
• 2009 Academy Awards



• Rural Areas of Kenya Get Connected to the Web



• Short Story: 'Feathertop' by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  

Library News

New Issue of Forum Magazine

We've just received the issue 46 no. 4 of the magazine. These are the
contents:

-Grigoryan, Anna and King, John Mark. Adbusting: Critical Media Literacy
in a Multi-Skills Academic Writing Lesson.

-Chlopek, Zofia. The Intercultural Approach to EFL Teaching and Learning.
-Huang, Li-Shih. Using Guided, Corpus-Aided Discovery to Generate
Active Learning.

-Chinnery, George M. VoIM-Mediated Cooperative Tasks for English Language
Learners,

-Sad, Suleyman Nihat. Using Mobile Phone Technology in EFL Classes.
-McIntosh, Phyllis. Chicago, Illinois: The Windy City.

-Siegal. Lesson Plan: Sharing Your Vacation-Send a Postcard!

-Torre, Kate. The Lighter Side.

Please, come to the library and get a free copy!

Note: Forum is a quarterly journal published by the U.S. Department
of State for teachers of English as a foreign or second language. If want
to know more about it, go
here. Past issues since 1999 to 2007 can also be read online.

New Books

Fiction

Child, Lee. Without Fail. -- 1st Jove mass-market ed. -- New York
: Jove Books, 2003. 401 p.

Read a review

Connelly, Michael. The Closers. -- 1st U.S. pbk. ed. -- New York
: Warner Books, 2006. 456 p.

Read a review

Martini, Steve. The List. -- Jove ed. -- New York : Jove Books,
1997. 451 p.
Read a review

Patterson, James. Lifeguard. -- New York : Warner Books, 2006.
417 p.

Read a review

Rule, Ann. Dead by Sunset : perfect husband, perfect killer?.
-- New York : Warner Books, c1995. 566 p.
Read a review

Steel, Danielle. The Ghost. -- New York : Dell Book, 1998. 420
p.

Read a review

Non-Fiction

101 Good Ideas : How to Improve Just About any Process / edited
by Karen Bemowski and Brad Stratton. -- Milwaukee, WI : ASO Quality Press,
1998. xiv, 284 p.

Read a review

The Bowker Annual : Library and Boke Trade Almanac 2007. -- 52nd.
ed. -- Medford, N.J. : Information Today, c2007. 807 p.

Peters, B. Guy. American Public Policy : Promise and Performance.
-- 6th ed. -- Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, 2004. xvi, 560 p.
Read a review

Sinclair, Barbara. Unorthodox Lawmaking : New Legislative Processes
in the U.S. Congress. -- 2nd ed. -- Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, 2005.
xv, 261 p.
Read a review


Woods, Randall Bennett. The Roosevelt Foreign-Policy Establishment
and the "Good Neighbor" : the United States and Argentina, 1941-1945.
-- Lawrence : Regents Press Of Kansas, 1979. xiii, 277 p.



NOTE: if you're interested in a book that the library doesn't
have, please, write to ref1@bcl.edu.ar
and make your suggestion. We'll keep it in mind and if the chance comes,
we'll buy it.

Suggested Readings

This section shows interesting books that the library already has and
that you may not know.

The Arts

Best, David. Feeling and Reason in the Arts. -- London ; Boston
: Allen & Unwin, 1985. viii, 200 p.

Hurwitz, Al. The Joyous Vision : a Source Book for Elementary Art
Appreciation. -- Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice Hall Regents International,
1977. ix, 302 p.

Manfredi, John. The Social Limits of Art. -- Amherst : University
Of Massachusetts Press, 1982. viii, 199 p.

Munro, Thomas. The Arts and Their Interrelations. -- [Rev. and
enl. ed.]. -- Cleveland : Press Of Western Reserve University, 1967. xvi,
587 p.

Reiss, Alvin H. Cash in! : Funding and Promoting the Arts. --
1st. ed. -- New York : Theater Communication Group, 1986. ix, 230 p.

Von Eckardt, Wolf. Live the Good Life! : Creating a Human Community
Through the Arts. -- New York, N.Y. : American Council For The Arts,
1982. v, 129 p.

Listen and Learn English Online

The Special English Web site is an excellent tool to practice and improve
your American English. Read along and listen to the audio report. At the
same time you will learn new information about a variety of subjects from
issues in the news to American history. Read
more about the program.

2009 Academy Awards

In this series of reports, VOA's reporters take a closer look at Hollywood's
big night. Read
and listen.

Rural Areas of Kenya Get Connected to the Web

A solar-powered system, designed by young engineers in the U.S., brings
the Internet to communities by satellite. Read and listen.

Short Story: 'Feathertop' by Nathaniel Hawthorne

"The long cold winter was gone at last. At first the cold nights
went away slowly. Then suddenly, the warm days of spring started to come.
There was new life again in the earth..."

Read and listen.

We hope you've enjoyed this new issue of the Newsletter.
Please, make any comments about it or the library. And don´t miss our blogs

Lincoln Center Library - ICANA
Address: 672 Maipú St - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Phone: +54 11 5382-1536
Website: http://www.bcl.edu.ar/
General questions and renewals: informes@bcl.edu.ar
Reference:ref1@bcl.edu.ar

*Bringing people and information together for a better life*

JOHN LEE HOOCKER - MEMORIAL CHOIR

December 2008

Library News

Summer Hours

For those who want to keep on reading in English, the library won't close this summer! Since January 2 to February 28, it'll be open from Monday through Friday, from 1 pm to 6 pm. You can borrow books for a month and renew them for another month. Remember: it may be the right time to read that treasure you found on the shelf and you didn't want to check out because you didn't have time enough!

GMAT, GRE, SAT, and TOEFL new books!

GMAT, GRE, SAT, and TOEFL new books!
This month the library received a donation of exam books from Advising Department at ICANA. This are the new titles:

10 Actual, Official LSAT Preptests. -- Newtown, PA : Law School Admission Council, c2007. -- 1 v. (various pagings).

Leduc, Steven A. Cracking the SAT Physics Subject Test. -- 2007-2008 ed. -- New York : Random House, c2007. -- xi, 501 p.

Martinson, Thomas H. Peterson's Master the GRE 2008. -- Lawrenceville, NJ : Peterson's, c2007. -- xvii, 599 p.

The Official LSAT Superprep. -- Newtown, PA : Law School Admission Council, c2007. -- ii, 411 p.

Pecsenye, Magda. Cracking the GRE with DVD. -- 2009 ed. -- New York : Random House, 2008. -- x, 433 p.

Pierce, Douglas. Cracking the TOEFL iBT. -- 2009 ed. -- New York : Random House, c2008. -- viii, 594 p.

Robinson, Adam. Cracking the GMAT with DVD. -- 2009 ed. -- New York, N.Y. : Random House, 2008. -- vii, 592 p.

Robinson, Adam. Cracking the SAT with DVD. -- 2009 ed. -- New York, NY : Random House, c2008. -- vii, 661 p.

Spaihts, Jonathan. Cracking the SAT Math 1 & 2 Subject Tests. -- 2007-2008 ed. -- New York : Random House, c2007. -- 533 p.

TOEFL iBT with CD-ROM. -- 2008-2009 ed. -- New York : Kaplan, 2007. -- 402 p.

NOTE: the books are only for library use, so they can't be borrowed. The reason why is that, since there are only one volume of each title, we'd like everybody to have the chance to read them. We hope that you can understand this policy and make use of the books!

New Books
Fiction

• Carr, Caleb. The Italian Secretary : a Further Adventure of Sherlock Holmes. -- New York : St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2006. -- 338 p.



• Coonts, Stephen. Hong Kong. -- 1st St. Martin's Paperbacks ed. -- New York : St Martin's Paperbacks, 2001. -- 400 p.
  
  
• DeLillo, Don. The Body Artist. -- 1st Scribner Paperback Fiction ed. -- New York : Scribner Paperback Fiction, 2002. 126 p.
  
  
• Evans, Nicholas. The Smoke Jumper. -- New York : Dell, 2002. 560 p.;
  
• Fielding, Helen. Bridget Jones's Diary : a Novel. -- New York : Penguin, 2001. -- x, 271 p.
  
  
• Lackey, Mercedes. Take a thief : a Novel of Valdemar. -- New York, NY : Daw Books, 2002. -- 435 p.
  
  

Non-Fiction

• Crichton, Michael. Viajes y experiencias. -- 1a. ed. -- Barcelona : Plaza & Janés, 1994. -- [478] p.
  
  
• Crystal, David. English as a Global Language. -- 2nd ed. -- Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, 2003. -- xv, 212 p.

• Kaplan, Steven M. Webster's New World English-Spanish/Spanish-English business dictionary. -- Indianapolis, Ind. : Wiley, 2006. -- ix, 724 p.
  
  
  
• O'Reilly, Charles A. Hidden Value : How Great Companies Achieve Extraordinary Results with Ordinary People. -- Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business School Press, 2000. -- xvii, 286 p.



• The Oxford Dictionary of American English. -- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005. 828 p. + 1 CD-ROM
  
  



• Pfeffer, Jeffrey. Managing with Power : Politics and Influence in Organizations. -- Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business School Press, 1994. -- viii, 391 p.
  
  
  
  
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Suggested Readings

U.S. Presidents' Writings

Washington, George. Writings. -- Washington : The Library of America, 1997. -- 1149 p.

Jefferson, Thomas. Letters of Thomas Jefferson. -- Tilton : Sanbornton Bridge, 1975. --260 p.

Lincoln, Abraham. Speeches and Writings 1832-1858 : Speches, Letters and Miscellaneous Writings. -- 10th ed. -- New York : The Library Of America, 1989. -- 898 p.

John Kennedy : in his Own Words. -- New York : Barnes & Noble, 1993. -- 334 p.

Reagan, Ronald. Where's the rest of me? : the Autobiography of Ronald Reagan. -- New York : Karz Publishers, 1981. -- 316 p.

Obama, Barack. Dreams from My Father : A Story of Race and Inheritance. -- New York : Three Rivers Press, 2004. -- 453 p.

Listen and Learn English online

The Special English Web site is an excellent tool to practice and improve your American English. Read along and listen to the audio report. At the same time you will learn new information about a variety of subjects from issues in the news to American history.

How Sigmund Freud Changed What People Thought About the Mind

How Sigmund Freud Changed What People Thought About the Mind
Freud influenced the science of mental health. Read and listen.

Fat Cell Gene May Reduce Colon Cancer Risk
Fat Cell Gene May Reduce Colon Cancer Risk
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Argentina's President Proposes Nationalization of Pension Fund

BUENOS AIRES -- Argentina's leftist President Cristina Kirchner proposed nationalizing the country's private pension funds in what could be seen as a grab for cash and power amid the global economic crisis.

The proposal, which triggered a steep drop on Argentina's stock market after it was leaked by union officials and reported in the Argentine press, reinforces Argentina's image as a pariah in financial circles and represents a repudiation of a system of private pensions that had been in vogue in developing countries. In 2001, Argentina announced the largest sovereign debt default in history.

The government said the takeover of the private system, created as an option to state pension funds in 1994, aimed to protect investors from losses due to the global market turmoil. But economists said the underlying motive would be to provide the government with about $5 billon in annual pension contributions that it needs to plug a gap in financing next year and avert a second debt default.

The measure will require the approval of Congress, where the governing Peronist party has a majority. Opposition leaders vowed to contest the proposal. "In the current context, the government measures aren't designed to better the retirement system, but rather to plunder the funds of the retirees and pay the bills," said opposition leader Elisa Carrió.

Meanwhile, one pension-fund head suggested that contributors inundate the government with lawsuits.
The move comes amid a sharp decline in agrarian commodity prices that Argentina has counted on to pay its debts and fuel growth. Coupled with unchecked government spending, the revenue decline has created a gap of around $10 billion to $11 billion in Argentina's debt service requirements by the end of next year, according to Buenos Aires economist Aldo Abram. Mr. Abram said the pension takeover would help the government close about half the gap, while the rest could be obtained from a state-run bank or by dipping into currency reserves. "It's clearly confiscatory," Mr. Abram said of the government proposal.

Rather than restoring confidence in Argentina's ability to pay its debt, the pension plan further spooked investors. Argentina's benchmark Merval index fell by more than 11% Tuesday. "With the announcement, the custom of violating the rules of the game has been repeated, which deepens the lack of confidence," political analyst Rosendo Fraga wrote in Buenos Aires daily La Nación.

Ahead of Ms. Kirchner announcement, a federal judge ordered the country's pension funds to halt all "modifications to their portfolios" of stocks and bonds over the next seven days.
According to various news reports, Judge Claudio Bonadio ordered the trading halt in response to a claim filed by prosecutor Guillermo Marijuan in which he accused the pension funds of fraudulent securities transactions Monday, when news broke of Ms. Kirchner's plan. The judge's office couldn't be reached for comment. A spokeswoman for the Union de AFJP, a representative group, said she had not received information about the ruling.

Argentina has moved toward normalizing relations with the international financial community.

In September, it offered to repay the Paris Club of wealthy nations a debt of $6.7 billion and to reopen a debt restructuring agreement to bondholders who didn't accept it the first time around. The cash squeeze triggered by the global crisis has raised doubts about both initiatives.
Argentina established the private pension funds in 1994, under conservative president Carlos Saúl Menem. Workers had the choice of going into the new system or staying in a revamped state system.—Michael Casey contributed to this article.

Write to Matt Moffett at matthew.moffett@wsj.com