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Join us this Thursday at noon for a Career Jumpstart!

• What career path are you interested in pursuing? How much will it pay? What kind of education will be required?
• Looking for a job?
• Writing a resume?

The Library's 30 minute Career Jumpstart workshop will be held this noon, Thursday, April 7, in L-244. No sign up is required, and you can ask your instructor if extra credit is available for attending.

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All SWC Libraries are closed March 27 - April 3, 2016 for Spring Break. Regular hours resume on Monday, April 4, 2016.

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Book of the Week

Literature and Its Times 
Moss, Joyce ed., Wilson, George ed.
Detroit, MI: Gale, 1997.
Call Number: Reference Section PN 50 L574 1997 vol 1-5

It may seem funny to recommend a reference source from 1997, but trust me this one is worth it.

This 5 volume set looks at works of literature through the lens of the times they were written in. The volumes are arranged along a timeline and cover works from Euripides in 1400 B.C.E through Margaret Atwood in 2000. Each volume has a timeline that shows events of the era and the works that overlap those events.

You may think you know all there is to know about The Crucible, or Ethan Frome but believe me there is more to learn! Did you know that post-partum depression was a major influence on Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper all the way back in 1892?

There are 300 pieces of literature covered in this set. The next time you are looking to dig a bit deeper into literature be sure to take a look at Literature and Its Times on the shelves in the Reference collection.

Review by Sarah Way, SWC Librarian

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Spring Break is just around the corner! Stop by the Library now to get a head start on your assignments before we close for Spring Break.

All SWC Libraries are closed March 27 - April 3, 2016 for Spring Break. Regular hours resume on Monday, April 4, 2016.

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Check It Out

A Unified Theory of Happiness: An East-Meets-West Approach to Fully Loving Your Life
by Andrea F. Polard
Call Number: New Book Area BF575.P65 2012

All new books may be checked out for four weeks with your SWC photo ID card.

The author of this book, Andrea F. Polard, PsyD, currently works at the Los Angeles Center for Zen Psychology and is a clinical psychologist with a background in meditation, Ericksonian mind-body work, and psycho-dynamic therapies. Her efforts to reduce suffering and promote happiness to all are exemplified through her most recent work, A Unified Theory of Happiness: An East-Meets-West Approach to Fully Loving Your Life. In this book, she provides a guide that balances the Western philosophy that happiness comes from setting, pursuing, and achieving goals with the Eastern philosophy that wisdom teaches us to let go of concerns so that we don't miss out on being in the present moment.

In part one of the book, Polard discusses two modes; the Basic Mode and Supreme Mode, and how to to utilize these modes in responding to life's challenges with flexibility. In part two, she provides exercises pertaining to ambition, competence, connection ,and confidence, and exercises to develop receptivity, tranquility, reliance, and lightheartedness. Through the helpful exercises and information that provoke an inner awareness in this book, Polard attempts to transform the reader's physical and spiritual mind.

Review by Tanya Carr, SWC Librarian

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