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The Business of Sports

Curated by: Kelly A. McCusker

According to SBRnet, over 175,000,000 fans viewed and/or attended at least one National Football League (NFL) game or event in 2024. Over 125,000,000 viewed and/or attended a college football game.

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November Discover New Books…

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Jacque Composanto

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English Language Education for Graduate Employability in Vietnam Adaptive Dynamic Programming: For Chemotherapy Drug Delivery Umami: Taste for Health

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English Language Education for Graduate Employability in Vietnam

January Discover New Books 2024 | Jan 2024

Curated by: Cate Johnson

Auraria Library purchases hundreds of books and ebooks every year. Check out some we've bought for the month of January!

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Jan 2024
Life in the cold : an introduction to winter ecology Sustainable winter fodder : production, challenges, and prospects Cabin stories : the best of Dark winter nights : true stories from Alaska

Winter - Featured Staff Picks

Curated by: Vanessa De Los Reyes

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Life in the cold : an introduction to winter ecology

Winter - Featured Staff Picks | Jan 2024

Curated by: Vanessa De Los Reyes

Embrace winter's delights—snow fun, nature's beauty, and cozy reading. Dive into the season's wonders this month!

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Dec 2023
Sawyer / Berson: Houses and Landscapes Beyond Greenways: The Next Step for City Trails and Walking Routes Botanical gardens and their role in plant conservation : General topics, African and Australian botanical gardens, volume 1

December Discover New Books

Curated by: Salahuddin McKloskey, Vanessa De Los Reyes

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Sawyer / Berson: Houses and Landscapes

December Discover New Books | Dec 2023

Curated by: Salahuddin McKloskey, Vanessa De Los Reyes

Auraria Library purchases hundreds of books and ebooks every year. Check out some we've bought for the month of December!

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Nov 2023
The Last Laugh: Folk Humor, Celebrity Culture, and Mass-Mediated Disasters in the Digital Age (Folklore Studies in a Multicultural World) South Asian Folklore: An Encyclopedia Folklore and Social Media

Folklore

Curated by: Vanessa De Los Reyes, Cate Johnson

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The Last Laugh: Folk Humor, Celebrity Culture, and Mass-Mediated Disasters in the Digital Age (Folklore Studies in a Multicultural World)

Folklore | Nov 2023

Curated by: Vanessa De Los Reyes, Cate Johnson

This month we are exploring fairy tales, myths, legends, fables, and tall tales from around the world.

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Nov 2023
A Lab for All Seasons : The Laboratory Revolution in Modern Botany and the Rise of Physiological Plant Ecology Bay lodyans: Haitian popular film culture Do black lives matter? : how Christian scriptures speak to Black empowerment

November Discover New Books

Curated by: Vanessa De Los Reyes

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A Lab for All Seasons : The Laboratory Revolution in Modern Botany and the Rise of Physiological Plant Ecology

November Discover New Books | Nov 2023

Curated by: Vanessa De Los Reyes

Auraria Library purchases hundreds of books and ebooks every year. Check out some we've bought for the month of November!

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Oct 2023
Lawn boy: a novel Anne Frank's diary: the graphic adaptation All boys aren't blue: a memoir-manifesto

Read A Banned Book

Curated by: Vanessa de los Reyes, Cate Johnson

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Lawn boy: a novel

Read A Banned Book | Oct 2023

Curated by: Vanessa de los Reyes, Cate Johnson

Banned Books Week celebrates our First Amendment freedoms and raises awareness of the persistent threats against free expression in literature and the arts.

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Oct 2023
Ballynahatty: excavations in a neolithic monumental landscape Everyday people: understanding the rise of Trump supporters

October Discover New Books

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October Discover New Books | Oct 2023

Curated by: Cate Johnson

Auraria Library purchases hundreds of books and ebooks every year. Check out some we've bought for the month of October!

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Sep 2023
The Botany of Beer: An Illustrated Guide to More Than 500 Plants Used in Brewing (Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History) Beer and Brewing in Medieval Culture and Contemporary Medievalism (The New Middle Ages) A Woman's Place Is in the Brewhouse: A Forgotten History of Alewives, Brewsters, Witches, and CEOs

Cheers to Beers: Fermentation…

Curated by: Teresa McGinley, Vanessa de los Reyes

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The Botany of Beer: An Illustrated Guide to More Than 500 Plants Used in Brewing (Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History)

Cheers to Beers: Fermentation Fasci | Sep 2023

Curated by: Teresa McGinley, Vanessa de los Reyes

Breweries have called Colorado home since the late 1800's, but In the last few decades, the craft beer industry has exploded.

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Sep 2023
Musical psychedelia: research at the intersection of music and psychedelic experience EMBODIED NOSTALGIA: social dance, communities, and the choreographing of musical theatre Working with child and adolescent mental health: the central role of language and communication

September Discover New Books

Curated by: Vanessa de los Reyes

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Musical psychedelia: research at the intersection of music and psychedelic experience

September Discover New Books | Sep 2023

Curated by: Vanessa de los Reyes

Auraria Library purchases hundreds of books and ebooks every year. Check out some we've bought for the month of September!

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Aug 2023
Practical Stress Management: A Comprehensive Workbook cover with lady meditating on a cliff looking at sunrise Unraveling faculty burnout: pathways to reckoning and renewal cover book Leaf Your Troubles Behind cover with plants in pots

Stress Less This Semester

Curated by: Cate Johnson

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Practical Stress Management: A Comprehensive Workbook cover with lady meditating on a cliff looking at sunrise

Stress Less This Semester | Aug 2023

Curated by: Cate Johnson

Fall semester kickoff brings campus alive! Reconnect with peers, dive into new classes, and engage in campus activities. Exciting times ahead!

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Aug 2023
Polish theory of history and metahistory in Topolski, Pomian, and Tokarczuk: from Hayden White and beyond Learning and relearning equipment complexity: achieving safety in engineering complex systems KEITH PAPERS

August Discover New Books

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Polish theory of history and metahistory in Topolski, Pomian, and Tokarczuk: from Hayden White and beyond

August Discover New Books | Aug 2023

Curated by: Cate Johnson

Auraria Library purchases hundreds of books and ebooks every year. Check out some we've bought for the month of August!

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Jul 2023
Spirit Deep: Recovering the Sacred in Black Women's Travel How a Global Pandemic Changed the Way We Travel The Psychology of Travel

Footprints and Passport…

Curated by: Mariana Prestigiacomo

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Spirit Deep: Recovering the Sacred in Black Women's Travel

Footprints and Passport Stamps | Jul 2023

Curated by: Mariana Prestigiacomo

Traveling, the movement from one place to another, changes depending on the person. People travel for vacation, work, adventure, a better life, and survival.

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Jul 2023
Sea Mammals and Oil: Confronting the Risks Triangle shirtwaist factory girls: A kaleidoscopic account Disrupting White Mindfulness: Race and Racism in the Wellbeing Industry

July Discover New Books

Curated by: Vanessa De Los Reyes

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Sea Mammals and Oil: Confronting the Risks

July Discover New Books | Jul 2023

Curated by: Vanessa De Los Reyes

Auraria Library purchases hundreds of books and ebooks every year. Check out some we've bought for the month of July!

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Jun 2023
Indigenous peoples, national parks, and protected areas: a new paradigm linking conservation, culture, and rights Transcendent summits: one climber's route to self-discovery Desert Portraits: Tales from the Altiplano

Explore the Great Outdoors!

Curated by: Vanessa de los Reyes

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Indigenous peoples, national parks, and protected areas: a new paradigm linking conservation, culture, and rights

Explore the Great Outdoors! | Jun 2023

Curated by: Vanessa de los Reyes

June is National Great Outdoors Month and the library has resources to help you get outdoors and enjoy the trees, the sand, the water,

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Jun 2023
Silken Thread: Five Insects and Their Impacts on Human History image cover Drunken Botanist: The Plants that Create the World's Great Drinks image cover Ant architecture: the wonder, beauty, and science of underground nests

June Discover New Books

Curated by: Vanessa de los Reyes

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Silken Thread: Five Insects and Their Impacts on Human History image cover

June Discover New Books | Jun 2023

Curated by: Vanessa de los Reyes

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