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Recommendations from The University of Alabama Libraries and the Alabama Center for the Book
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits &
Break Bad Ones By James Clear
No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for
improving every day. James Clear, one of the world’s leading experts
on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you
exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones and master the tiny
behaviors that lead to remarkable results. He draws on the most
proven ideas from biology, psychology and neuroscience to create
an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and
bad habits impossible.
Green Gold, Alabama’s Forests and Forest Industries
By James E. Fickle
Alabama has the third-largest commercial forest in the nation, after
only Georgia and Oregon. Two-thirds of the state’s land supports the
growth of over 15 billion trees on 22 million acres, which explains
why Alabama looks entirely green from space. As the state’s largest
manufacturing industry, forest products have traditionally included
naval stores, sawmill lumber, and pulp and paper milling. Green
Gold presents the story of human impact on Alabama’s forests from
pioneer days to the present, chronicling the history of the industry
through over-harvesting to revival, restoration and enlightened
stewardship.
PODCASTS
What’s My Age Again
Podcast
In Review – A Kinda Funny
Film & TV Podcast
Follow Your Blissters: The
Hero’s Journey Podcast
MOVIES
Groundhog Day
Catch Me If You Can
The King’s Speech
The American Open Road: Narrative and Popular Imagination
By Jeffrey Alan Melton
Melton offers a rich exploration of how the mythos of the open road
has shaped, and been shaped by, American culture. Beginning with
the post–World War II boom that solidified car culture as central to
American life, he reflects on how roads, automobiles and landscapes
have been represented in literature, film and other cultural texts,
highlighting the interplay between mobility and narrative. The
American Open Road offers a thoughtful, engaging analysis of the
narratives that continue to define American identity and longing.
MUSIC
Holding Out for a Hero
by Bonnie Tyler
Hammer to Fall by Queen
This Is for Everyone: The Unfinished Story of the World Wide Web
By Tim Berners-Lee
Perhaps the most influential inventor of the modern world,
Sir Tim Berners-Lee is a different kind of technologist. Born in
the same year as Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, he famously distributed
his invention, the World Wide Web, for no commercial reward.
Its widespread adoption changed everything—transforming
humanity into the first digital species. In this intimate memoir,
Berners-Lee tells the story of his iconic invention, exploring how it
launched a new era of creativity and collaboration while unleashing
powerful forces.
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