From the desk of Gary Solomon: New book on Vegas talk show

To one and all:

Recently I was invited onto The Morning Blend talk show in Las Vegas, Nevada. They wanted to talk about my new book, Why is Brian So Fat? I thought you might like to see the show. Click, watch and listen:

http://www.vegasmorningblend.com/videos/168046276.html

I know some of you out there want to be writers. Why is Brian So Fat? is my 14th book. Many of my books are free. They are available through my college research site or Cinema-therapy.com.

I was illiterate until the age of 15. It was a struggle for me to learn to read, write and spell. I am telling you this because I want to encourage you to keep going to school--one class at a time, one day at a time.

Learning to use the library is a primary path to academic success. It was the key to seeing me through my academic work and ultimately allowing me to become a college professor and published author.

Go for it. Give it your best shot. And...enjoy the journey.

Professor Gary Solomon

From the desk of Laura McBride: Lit Class in the Library!

Anybody in the mood for poems, short stories, and plays in a cozy corner of the library?

I will be offering "Writing About Literature" (ENG 298) in our newly renovated Henderson Campus Library this spring. This will be a small seminar course for students interested in majoring in English (either here or at UNLV), as well as for students who would just enjoy the subject matter. We will be reading a selection of lyric poetry, short stories and two plays.  There will be three required essays in the course, each designed to demonstrate your ability to write in a standard academic way about these genres (Don't worry: I'll show you how to do it!).

This class will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12:30 (Spring 2013), and the course will be offered even if enrollment is low. English 298 is required for the English degree at CSN, and for the English major at UNLV.

If you are interested, give the course a try. It's going to be fun!

Professor Laura McBride
laura.mcbride@csn.edu
Office: Henderson B-224
(702) 651-3043

P.S. Please wait to buy the book until after the first day of class.

Election Season

Today marks the first day of early voting in Henderson, NV. We’re celebrating Election Season with a display of political and government books at the CSN Henderson Campus Library. Don’t forget to learn about the issues/candidates and vote before or on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6!

CSN Hungry Games—Faculty & Staff Softball Tournament

Hungry for some fun?  

If you love softball, free food, getting together with family and friends 

or all of the above, come watch the CSN Hungry Games Faculty & Staff Softball Tournament

right here on the CSN Henderson Campus, Lied Field.

Saturday, November 3

11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Activities include softball, kids games, and face painting. Hot dogs, hamburgers and cotton candy provided!

Act now!  There’s only one week left to RSVP to the hungrygames@csn.edu e-mail address with the number of adults and children in your party—deadline is Oct. 19!

Great Reads

Looking for an escape this semester without having to go anywhere? Dive into one of our exciting, enchanting, and bestselling novels just sent to the CSN Henderson Campus Library from Baker & Taylor book distributors! Copies of popular fiction and nonfiction selections are now available for checkout on the library’s front display—check them out before they’re gone!

Books you can check out that were on the New York Times Best Sellers list:

The Price of Politics by Bob Woodward
“Inside the debt-ceiling negotiations of 2011 with the Washington Post journalist.”

A Wanted Man by Lee Child
“A carload of people involved in a conspiracy pick up a disheveled hitchhiker, Child’s vigilante hero Jack Reacher.”

The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom
“A fable about the inventor of the world’s first clock; from the author of Tuesdays with Morrie.”

Zoo by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
“A young biologist warns world leaders about the reasons for escalating animal attacks on cities.”

Severe Clear by Stuart Woods
“Stone Barrington travels to Bel-Air for the opening of a luxury hotel, where terrorists have targeted the president.”

The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
“An Australian lighthouse keeper and his wife decide to keep a baby who has washed ashore.”

This is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz
“Stories of love, loss and family history from a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist.”

The Tombs by Clive Cussler and Thomas Perry
“Sam and Remi Fargo, a husband-and-wife treasure-hunting team, search for the tomb of Attila the Hun.”

Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon
“Fathers and sons in Berkeley and Oakland, Calif.”

(2012). Best Sellers. New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/

Start Your Research Workshops this Fall!

October begins the CSN Henderson Campus Library's Fall 2012 Start Your Research drop-in workshops!