New Books Century City June-August
| A - General works |
| REF AY 67 .N5 W7 2022 |
The World almanac and book of facts. |
D - History |
| D 58 .H4713 2009b |
The landmark Herodotus : the histories / a new translation by Andrea L. Purvis with maps, annotations, appendices, and encyclopedic index ; edited by Robert B. Strassler ; with an introduction by Rosalind Thomas. |
| D 530 .L568 2021 |
The Western Front : a history of the Great War, 1914-1918 / Nick Lloyd. |
| D 545 .S7 H348 2010 |
The Somme : the darkest hour on the Western Front / Peter Hart. |
| D 743 .H645 2017 |
The allies strike back, 1941-1943 / James Holland. |
| D 743.2 .V45 2020 |
Victory : World War II in real time / The Associated Press ; edited by Alan Axelrod ; developed by Les Krantz ; foreword by David Eisenhower. |
| D 756 .H65 2016 |
The rise of Germany, 1939-1941 / James Holland. |
| D 756.5 .N6 H6235 2019 |
Normandy '44 : D-Day and the epic 77-day battle for France : a new history / James Holland. |
| D 764 .M385 2007 |
War of annihilation : combat and genocide on the Eastern Front, 1941 / Geoffrey P. Megargee. |
| D 767 .F73 2021 |
Tower of skulls : a history of the Asia-Pacific war, July 1937-May 1942 / Richard B. Frank. |
| D 767 .M36 2019 |
Fire and fortitude : the US Army in the Pacific War, 1941-1943 / John C. McManus. |
| D 767 .T64 2016 |
The conquering tide : war in the Pacific islands, 1942-1944 / Ian W. Toll. |
| D 767 .T65 2012 |
Pacific crucible : war at sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942 / Ian W. Toll. |
| D 767 .T653 2021 |
Twilight of the gods : war in the western Pacific, 1944-1945 / Ian W. Toll. |
| D 767.99 .O45 D38 2021 |
Crucible of hell : the heroism and tragedy of Okinawa, 1945 / Saul David. |
| D 770 .S87 2018 |
World War II at sea : a global history / Craig L. Symonds. |
| D 804.3 .B77 2017 |
Ordinary men : Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the final solution in Poland / Christopher R. Browning. |
| DF 229 .T55 C7 2008 |
The landmark Thucydides : a comprehensive guide to the Peloponnesian War / edited by Robert B. Strassler ; with an introduction by Victor Davis Hanson. |
| DG 261 .L36 2019 |
The landmark Julius Caesar : the complete works : Gallic War, Civil War, Alexandrian War, African War, and Spanish War / edited and translated by Kurt A. Raaflaub. |
E, F - History: America |
| E 184 .M5 T38 2017 |
Chicano popular culture : que hable el pueblo / Charles M. Tatum. |
| E 185.93 .T4 G67 2021 |
On Juneteenth / Annette Gordon-Reed. |
H - Social Sciences |
| REF HA 202 .S73 2022 |
ProQuest statistical abstract of the United States. |
| HD 9200 .A2 C33 2010 |
Chocolate wars : the 150-year rivalry between the world's greatest chocolate makers / Deborah Cadbury. |
| HD 9235 .P82 U434 2017 |
Crunch! : a history of the great American potato chip / Dirk Burhans. |
| REF HF 5382.5 .U5 O23 2020‑30 |
Occupational outlook handbook / U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. |
| HV 5275 .A543 2000 |
The Al-Anon family groups. |
J - Political Science |
| REF JA 51 .S7 2022 |
The statesman's year-book. |
| JK 4849 .P64 J55 2021 |
Lone star tarnished : a critical look at Texas politics and public policy / Cal Jillson. |
K - Law |
| KF 4937 .O44 2020 |
Congressional procedures and the policy process / Walter J. Oleszek, Mark J. Oleszek, Elizabeth Rybicki, Bill Heniff Jr. |
L - Education |
| LB 2343.32 .N86 2019 |
33 simple strategies for faculty : a week-by-week resource for teaching first-year and first-generation students / Lisa M. Nunn. |
N - Fine arts |
| N 6538 .N5 F27 2011 |
Creating their own image : the history of African-American women artists / Lisa E. Farrington. |
| N 8354 .N63 2015 |
Women artists : the Linda Nochlin reader / edited by Maura Reilly. |
P - Language and literature |
| PZ 7 .S47957 Sal 2016 |
Salt to the sea : a novel / Ruta Sepetys. |
Q - Science |
| QC 773 .A1 K87 2015 |
The general and the genius : Groves and Oppenheimer : the unlikely partnership that built the atom bomb / James Kunetka. |
R - Medicine |
| RM 725 .F66 2020 |
Exercise is medicine : how physical activity boosts health and slows aging / Judy Foreman. |
McNaughton |
| BF 637 .S4 O94 2022 |
Speak : find your voice, trust your gut, and get from where you are to where you want to be / Tunde Oyeneyin with Hilary Liftin. |
| DS 135 .N6 S85 2022 |
The betrayal of Anne Frank : a cold case investigation / Rosemary Sullivan. |
| DT 117 .M55 2022 |
River of the gods : genius, courage, and betrayal in the search for the source of the Nile / Candice Millard. |
| E 599 .A4 K45 2022 |
To the uttermost ends of the earth : the epic hunt for the South's most feared ship--and the greatest sea battle of the Civil War / Phil Keith with Tom Clavin. |
| HV 6432 .O74 2022 |
Killing the killers : the secret war against terrorists / Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. |
| PR 6113 .E144 D43 2022 |
Death and the conjuror / Tom Mead. |
| PS 3552 .O495 L56 2022 |
The lioness / Chris Bohjalian. |
| PS 3553 .H473 S95 2022 |
Switchboard soldiers : a novel / Jennifer Chiaverini. |
| PS 3561 .O55 Q5 2022 |
Quicksilver / Dean Koontz. |
| PS 3566 .A822 H675 2022 |
The horsewoman : a novel / James Patterson & Mike Lupica. |
| PS 3602 .E66455 L63 2022 |
Locklands : a novel / Robert Jackson Bennett. |
| PS 3613 .A175 C68 2021 |
A court of silver flames / Sarah J. Maas. |
| PS 3616 .A7846 R86 2022 |
Run, Rose, run / Dolly Parton and James Patterson. |
| PZ 7 .M2695 Th 2022 |
This woven kingdom / Tahereh Mafi. |
| PZ 7.1 .A882 Li 2022 |
Lightlark / Alex Aster. |
| QH 81 .R48 2022 |
Outdoor kids in an inside world : getting your family out of the house and radically engaged with nature / Steven Rinella. |
| QL 696 .F32 D375 2022 |
The bald eagle : the improbable journey of America's bird / Jack E. Davis. |
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1970 marked the beginning of Vernon College. Throughout this decade the College continued to grow and more students enrolled in both on- and off-campus courses. On January 20, 1970, a majority of the citizens of Wilbarger County voted to create the Wilbarger County Junior College District. Following that decision, Vernon Regional Junior College was established and on April 9, 1970, the newly elected Board of Trustees appointed Dr. David L. Norton as the College’s first president. Campus construction began in May 1971, and included an Academic Science Center, Administration-Fine Arts Center, Applied Arts Center, Library, and Student Center. The following year, on September 5, 1972, classes met for the first time on the Vernon campus with a total of 608 students. On August 1, 1974, Dr. Jim M. Williams became the College’s second president. In the fall semester of that year, combined on- and off-campus enrollment exceeded 800 students. During the 1975-76 academic year, the College expanded its services to include a learning center on Sheppard Air Force Base. During this year, enrollment in credit courses, both on- and off-campus, rose to a level of 1,199. The scope of the Vocational Nursing Program was enlarged during the 1976-77 academic year with the assumption of the Bethania School of Vocational Nursing in Wichita Falls. In August 1976 the Physical Education Center was dedicated in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas A. King longtime benefactors of Vernon College.
Growth and changes continued during the 1980s. In August 1980 a Student Residence Center, designed to house 128 students, opened for occupancy. Further expansion of program offerings in the Wichita Falls area was accomplished through absorption of an existing proprietary school that was renamed the Vernon College Technical Center and the integration of the nursing program from the Wichita Falls Independent School District. On March 22, 1982, Dr. Joe Mills took over the leadership of the College as the third president. That fall, the College fielded its first intercollegiate rodeo team. During 1983-84, the Department of Cosmetology and the Career Development Center (previously known as the North Texas Skills Center) were established in Wichita Falls. On the Vernon campus, the Chaparral Center was completed, and the Pease River farm purchased through a state land trade. The following academic year, 1984-85, Vernon College reached a record credit enrollment of 1,863 and a record continuing education enrollment of 7,056 registrations. A Vocational Nursing Program opened in Seymour, and the Board of Trustees established a college foundation and approved an agreement to allow construction of the Red River Valley Museum on the Vernon campus. In February 1987 the College played its first intercollegiate baseball game on the Vernon campus. During May of that year, the new Natatorium was opened in the King Physical Education Center. A newly constructed Athletic Dormitory opened to house 28 athletes in August 1988. In October, Trustees voted to add women’s volleyball as a varsity sport, effective with the fall 1989 semester. In May 1989 Vernon College moved all Wichita Falls programs to one centralized location—Century City Center. Since the College opened its doors 38 years ago, many individuals, corporations, foundations, and organizations have made an investment in our students through the creation of endowed and annual scholarships. As of this year, more than 100 scholarship funds are available to help students pursue their educational dreams.VERNON COLLEGE PHILOSOPHY: Vernon College is a constantly evolving institution, dedicated primarily to effective teaching and regional enhancement. With this dedication to teaching and to the community, the College encourages open inquiry, personal and social responsibility, critical thinking, and life-long learning for students, faculty, and other individuals within its service area. The College takes as its guiding educational principle the proposition that, insofar as available resources permit, instruction should be adapted to student needs. This principle requires both flexibility in instructional strategies and maintenance of high academic standards. Strong programs of assessment and accountability complement this educational principle. VC accepts the charge of providing a college atmosphere free of bias, in which students can exercise initiative and personal judgment, leading to a greater awareness of personal self-worth. It strives to provide every student with opportunities to develop the tools necessary to become a contributing, productive member of society.
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