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A Slow and Secret Poison
Come read Christopher Lyon’s A Slow and Secret Poison: The Fall of the Roman Republic 146-31 BC, which is Volume I of Legends and Legacies: A History of Europe from the Fall of the Roman Republic to the Fourth Crusade in Seven Volumes. “A Slow and Secret Poison is the story of the dramatic collapse…
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Pure Delight with Ginger and Pesky
By Verlyn Flieger Can two cats, a squirrel, a rat, and a tree nourish a flourishing friendship? In Verlyn Flieger’s Ginger and Pesky they can! This collection of short stories, with delightful artwork provided by Jenny Gosselin, explores the companionship and conversations among these unlikely friends, who offer many surprising insights into the deeper realities…
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Ovid’s Metamorphoses in the Collaboratory
Lauren Allen’s Ovid’s Metamorphoses: A Student Edition is now starting to appear in the Collaboratory Circulation Library. This will be a long-term project perfect for anyone who wants to take Latin study to the next level. Lauren guides readers through the Latin text, assisting with vocabulary and grammar but allowing readers to read and translate…
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Searching for Support: Graduate Students & Mental Health
By Michael Raymond Astle A 2022 paper on university students’ use of mental health services analysed 44 studies across 8 countries on 6 continents, yet only 1 of those studies even considered graduate students. While mental health services for undergraduates have significantly improved in recent years, my efforts to find any university with information specifically…
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New Serial Release from Verlyn Flieger!
Verlyn Flieger has a new novel in the Collaboratory Circulation Library with the first several chapters available. Chancer and the Orphan Child: A girl who doesn’t know her name and speaks only in jump-rope rhymes… A young man washed up from apparently nowhere with no past… An Inn with more than a hint of magic… …