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Book of the Week (February 18, 2013) The Ethics of Coaching Sports

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  The Ethics of Coaching Sports: Moral, Social and Legal Issues Edited by Robert L. Simon Call Number:  GV 711 .E82 2013 Publisher's Description:  The Ethics of Coaching Sports features invited contributions written by prominent scholars examining a broad range of normative or evaluative issues that arise from the role of the coach in competitive sports. The collection is accessible and comprehensive, including discussion of concrete issues in coaching, such as the distribution of playing time, bullying, the implications of recent events surrounding the Pennsylvania State scandal, and Title IX and gender equity. The contributing authors also explore the larger ethical considerations of the role of the coach as educator, leader, and moral role model; special considerations when coaching children; and an examination of the failures of coaches to meet appropriate standards when they do not respect their players and their programs. Each contributor presents the main argume

Book of the Week (February 11, 2013) Global Environment: Water, Air and Geochemical Cycles)

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Global Environment: Water, Air, and Geochemical Cycles By Elizabeth Kay Berner and Robert A. Berner Call number:  QC 880.4 .A8 B47 2012 Publisher's Description :   This newly revised edition of Global Environment discusses the major elements of the geochemical cycles and global fluxes found in the atmosphere, land, lakes, rivers, biota, and oceans, as well as the human effects on these fluxes. Retaining the strengths of the original edition while incorporating the latest discoveries, this textbook takes an integrated, multidisciplinary, and global approach to geochemistry and environmental problems and introduces fundamental concepts of meteorology, surficial geology (weathering, erosion, and sedimentation), biogeochemistry, limnology, and oceanography. New concepts and information in this updated edition include changes of atmospheric carbon dioxide over geologic time, major advances in the study of chemical weathering of rocks, ocean acidification, and importan