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Check Out These New Books, Movies, TV Shows & Audiobooks

June 1, 2015June 15, 2015 Lisa

More than 450 books, DVDs, audiobooks and OverDrive downloadable books were added to the library’s collection last month. Go to the New Books & DVDs page to browse the May new acquisitions lists by subject or format. When you see something you want, simply hit the “Request” button to place a hold on it. To browse for new eBooks and audiobooks to read on a Kindle, NOOK, iPad, iPod, laptop or smartphone, please visit our OverDrive collection.

Click to view the new acquisitions lists.

Want to be the first to know about new arrivals? Follow us on Pinterest! We pin new popular reading, new audiobooks and new DVDs throughout the month as they are added to the library’s collection.

Bentley Library Top 10 Books, DVDs & Audiobooks, 2014/15

May 28, 2015June 10, 2015 Lisa

Are you one of those people who looks around to see what other people are reading on the train? Are you curious to know which movies and TV shows your fellow colleagues and students are watching? Have you been considering trying out an audiobook, but would like a recommendation? If so, you will appreciate the 6th annual Bentley Library Top 10!

Every May we query the library’s circulation system to rank the library’s most popular books, audiobooks, DVDs and OverDrive downloadable books based on the number of times they have been borrowed during the academic year (excluding any items placed on reserve for a class). With so many ties in this year’s rankings, you have even more to choose from.

Compiling the library’s “bestsellers” lists is one of our favorite activities; we hope you enjoy them as much as we do.

Browse the BENTLEY LIBRARY TOP 10 lists for academic year 2014-2015 in the categories of Popular Reading, Stacks (regular book collection), Audiobooks, Popular DVDs, OverDrive Downloadable eBooks and OverDrive Downloadable Audiobooks:

Top 10 Most Circulated Books from the Popular Reading Collection

1. GONE GIRL by Gillian Flynn [check availability]
2. THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN by Paula Hawkins [check availability]
3. A GAME OF THRONES by George R. R. Martin [check availability]
4. THE GOLDFINCH by Donna Tartt [check availability]
5. (tie) ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE by Anthony Doerr [check availability]
5. (tie) NOT THAT KIND OF GIRL: A YOUNG WOMAN TELLS YOU WHAT SHE’S
LEARNED by Lena Dunham [check availability]
7. BIG LITTLE LIES by Liane Moriarty [check availability]
8. (tie) FIFTY SHADES OF GREY by E. L. James [check availability]
8. (tie) STATION ELEVEN by Emily St. John Mandel [check availability]
8. (tie) THE BEST OF ME by Nicholas Sparks [check availability]
8. (tie) THE BOSTON GIRL by Anita Diamant [check availability]
8. (tie) WE WERE LIARS by E. Lockhart [check availability]
8. (tie) YES, PLEASE by Amy Poehler [check availability]

Top 10 Most Circulated Books from the Stacks

1. FLASH BOYS: A WALL STREET REVOLT by Michael Lewis [check availability]
2. VEGAN SOUL KITCHEN: FRESH HEALTHY AFRICAN AMERICAN CUISINE
by Bryant Terry [check availability]
3. (tie) GETTING TO YES: NEGOTIATING AGREEMENT WITHOUT GIVING IN
by Roger Fisher and William Ury [check availability]
3. (tie) WOMEN AND MADNESS by Phyllis Chesler [check availability]
5. (tie) APPLYING UML AND PATTERNS: AN INTRODUCTION TO OBJECT-ORIENTED
ANALYSIS AND DESIGN AND ITERATIVE DEVELOPMENT by Craig Larman
[check availability]
5. (tie) FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE: A MANAGERS GUIDE TO KNOWING WHAT THE
NUMBERS REALLY MEANY by Karen Berman and Joe Knight [check availability]
5. (tie) HOW TO MAKE MONEY IN STOCKS: A WINNING SYSTEM IN GOOD TIMES
OR BAD by William J. O’Neil [check availability]
5. (tie) OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER AND ITS SPECTRUM: A LIFE SPAN
APPROACH edited by Eric A. Storch and Dean McKay [check availability]
5. (tie) OUTLIERS: THE STORY OF SUCCESS by Malcolm Gladwell [check availability]
5. (tie) THE FAULT IN OUR STARS by John Green [check availability]
5. (tie) THE MAGICIANS by Lev Grossman [check availability]
5. (tie) THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER by Stephen Chbosky
[check availability]
5. (tie) THINK AND GROW RICH by Napoleon Hill [check availability]
5. (tie) THINKING FAST AND SLOW by Daniel Kahneman [check availability]
5. (tie) UNBROKEN: A WORLD WAR II STORY OF SURVIVAL, RESILIENCE
AND REDEMPTION by Laura Hillenbrand [check availability]

Top 10 Most Circulated Audiobooks [CD and Playaway]

1. ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE by Anthony Doerr [check availability]
2. (tie) THE ACCIDENTAL APPRENTICE Vikas Swarup [check availability]
2. (tie) YES, PLEASE by Amy Poehler [check availability]
4. (tie) GONE GIRL by Gillian Flynn [check availability]
4. (tie) NOT THAT KIND OF GIRL: A YOUNG WOMAN TELLS YOU WHAT SHE’S
LEARNED by Lena Dunham [check availability]
4. (tie) THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN by Paula Hawkins [check availability]
7. (tie) BOSSYPANTS by Tina Fey [check availability]
7. (tie) CONVERSATIONAL ITALIAN [check availability]
7. (tie) NYPD RED 2 by James Patterson and Marshall Karp [check availability]
7. (tie) TALK LIKE TED by Carmine Gallo [check availability]
7. (tie) THE BOSTON GIRL by Anita Diamant [check availability]
7. (tie) THE BURNING ROOM by Michael Connelly [check availability]
7. (tie) THE HUSBAND’S SECRET by Liane Moriarty [check availability]
7. (tie) THE LONG WAY HOME by Louise Penny [check availability]
7. (tie) THE ROSIE EFFECT by Graeme Simsion [check availability]
7. (tie) THE SILKWORM by Robert Galbraith [check availability]
7. (tie) UNBROKEN: A WORLD WAR II STORY OF SURVIVAL, RESILIENCE
AND REDEMPTION by Laura Hillenbrand [check availability]
7. (tie) WILD: FROM LOST TO FOUND ON THE PACIFIC CREST TRAIL
by Cheryl Strayed [check availability]

Top 10 Most Circulated DVDs from the Popular DVD Collection

1. FROZEN [check availability]
2. (tie) THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL [check availability]
2. (tie) GRAVITY [check availability]
4. (tie) BOYHOOD [check availability]
4. (tie) GONE GIRL [check availability]
4. (tie) GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY [check availability]
7. THE FAULT IN OUR STARS [check availability]
8. BIRDMAN [check availability]
9. X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST [check availability]
10. THE WOLF OF WALL STREET [check availability]

*Note: the most popular TV series based on total checkouts for all episodes of the series were (1) GAME OF THRONES, (2) HOUSE OF CARDS, (3) HOMELAND and (4) THE WALKING DEAD.

Top 10 Downloaded eBooks (OverDrive)

1. THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN by Paula Hawkins [check availability]
2. YES, PLEASE by Amy Poehler [check availability]
3. (tie) LEAVING TIME by Jodi Picoult [check availability]
3. (tie) NOT THAT KIND OF GIRL: A YOUNG WOMAN TELLS YOU WHAT SHE’S
LEARNED by Lena Dunham [check availability]
5. GRAY MOUNTAIN by John Grisham [check availability]
6. (tie) EDGE OF ETERNITY (THE CENTURY TRILOGY, BOOK 3) by Ken Follett
[check availability]
6. (tie) ELEANOR & PARK by Rainbow Rowell [check availability]
6. (tie) MEAN STREAK by Sandra Brown [check availability]
6. (tie) SOME LUCK by Jane Smiley [check availability]
10. (tie) ORPHAN TRAIN by Christina Baker Kline [check availability]
10. (tie) THE PAYING GUESTS by Sarah Waters [check availability]

Top 10 Downloaded Audiobooks (OverDrive)

1. (tie) LEAVING TIME by Jodi Picoult [check availability]
1. (tie) YES, PLEASE by Amy Poehler [check availability]
3. THE PAYING GUESTS by Sarah Waters [check availability]
4. ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE by Anthony Doerr [check availability]
5. (tie) THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN by Paula Hawkins [check availability]
5. (tie) GRAY MOUNTAIN by John Grisham [check availability]
5. (tie) THE LOOK OF LOVE by Sarah Jio [check availability]
8. HEARTBURN by Nora Ephron [check availability]
9. (tie) THE BISHOP’S WIFE by Mette Ivie Harrison [check availability]
9. (tie) EDGE OF ETERNITY (THE CENTURY TRILOGY, BOOK 3) by Ken Follett
[check availability]
9. (tie) HOPE TO DIE by James Patterson [check availability]
9. (tie) LET ME BE FRANK WITH YOU by Richard Ford [check availability]
9. (tie) LILA by Marilynne Robinson [check availability]
9. (tie) A SPOOL OF BLUE THREAD by Anne Tyler [check availability]
9. (tie) WINTER AT THE DOOR by Sarah Grave [check availability]

View previous Bentley Library Top 10 lists:

2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14

Enjoy!

Memorial Day Weekend Closing: May 23rd – May 25th

May 20, 2015May 26, 2015 Lisa

In observance of the Memorial Day holiday, the library will be closed Saturday, May 23 through Monday, May 25, 2015. The library will reopen at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26th.

For more information about the library’s hours, please view the hours calendar. Have a great holiday weekend!

Writing Center & ESOL Center Open During Summer Session

May 18, 2015July 16, 2015 Lisa

The Writing Center and the ESOL Center are both open this summer and offer their assistance to all Bentley undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in summer session classes. Students are encouraged to make an appointment online at https://bapps.bentley.edu, but walk-ins are also welcome. Both centers are located on the lower level of the library.

The Writing Center
May 18 – August 6

Monday – Thursday: 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Writing Center staff are available to provide one-to-one assistance with writing skills. Students can drop in during open hours, but appointments are encouraged. Schedule an appointment online, or call 781.891.3173 to make an appointment.

The ESOL Center
May 27 – July 29

Monday: 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Looking for help with writing, presentations, pronunciation and conversation enrichment? Come to the ESOL Center. Bentley University students whose home language is not English are invited to take advantage of the free tutorial services offered by Bentley’s ESOL Center. All students (including graduate students) can schedule an appointment online, call 781.891.2021 to make an appointment, or drop in to see if a faculty tutor is available.

Summer Session Library Hours

May 18, 2015August 4, 2015 Lisa

The library’s hours during Summer Session I and II are:

Monday – Thursday
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Friday
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Saturday
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Sunday
1:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Hours are subject to change on holidays, holiday weekends and when classes are not being held. The Deloitte Cafe (Einstein’s) has closed for the summer. For more information about the library’s hours please view our online hours calendar.

Special Library Hours: Friday, May 8th – Sunday, May 17th

May 8, 2015May 18, 2015 Lisa

The library’s hours change for the period of time after finals end and before the start of summer session. Hours will change again when summer session classes begin on Monday, May 18.

Please note that the Deloitte Café/Einstein’s closes at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 7, for the duration of the summer.

Library Hours
Friday, May 8 – Sunday, May 17, 2015

Monday – Thursday:
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Friday:
8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
(open at 7:30 a.m. on Friday, May 8th)

Saturday & Sunday:
CLOSED

For more information about the library’s summer hours, please view the online hours calendar.

Now Showing in the Art Gallery: Subservience by Tony Schwensen

May 7, 2015May 15, 2015 Lisa

Now showing in the McGladrey Art Gallery is an exhibit of 100 drawings created by Australian artist Tony Schwensen during a durational performance on April 25, 2015 – Anzac Day in the artist’s home country. This year marked the 100th anniversary of the landing at Gallipoli, the beginning of the first major military campaign fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during World War I.

For more information about the artist please visit his website. A closing reception is being planned – please check back for updates!

Tony Schwensen
Subservience
May 8 – July 24, 2015

Subservience by Tony Schwensen | April 25, 2015

New Acquisitions: Books, DVDs, Audiobooks & Downloadables

May 1, 2015May 13, 2015 Lisa

The new acquisitions lists for the month of April have just been posted. View the 500+ new books, movies, TV shows, audiobooks and OverDrive downloadable books added to library’s collection last month. Go to the New Books & DVDs page to browse the lists by subject or format. When you see something you want, simply hit the “Request” button to place a hold on it.

To browse for new eBooks and audiobooks to read on a Kindle, NOOK, iPad, iPod, laptop or smartphone, visit the library’s OverDrive downloadable books collection. If you’d like help using OverDrive please view OverDrive’s Getting Started page or visit the Reference Desk for personal assistance.

Author: Lisa

Check Out These New Books, Movies, TV Shows & Audiobooks