On Display: Best Books of 2013
Happy new year and welcome to the Bentley Library's 5th annual best books display! This year we have consulted fifteen* best books lists to bring you the Best Books of 2013.
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On Display: "For Brevity's Sake" - The Short Story: Writers and their Craft
The Oxford English Dictionary defines brevity as “being short in speech or writing; contraction into few words, conciseness, terseness”. That we encounter brevity on a daily basis should come as no surprise. Twitter, one of the most widely used social networking services, is designed to only allow users 140 characters to convey thoughts, news, or commentary in dispatches known as Tweets. Most academic journal articles feature an abstract that summarizes the salient points of the document in a very brief paragraph, comprised of no more than a few sentences.
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On Display: Out in the Stacks: LGBTQ Authors, Characters, and Topics
Did you know that October 11 is National Coming Out Day? It marks the anniversary of the 1987 March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights (learn more about the history of the day here). Here at the library, we're recognizing the day by kicking off a new display, Out in the Stacks.
On Display: Set in Massachusetts
Discover Massachusetts through books and film! The library’s new display highlights books and movies that take place in cities and towns throughout Massachusetts. You will be transported via books, audiobooks, and DVDs to locales such as: Boston, Cambridge, Gloucester, Martha’s Vineyard, Cape Cod, Concord, Lowell, Worcester, Chicopee, Northampton, the Berkshires and more!
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On Display: Library Mix Tape: Books & Films about Real & Fictional Musicians
Our new display highlights books, audiobooks, and DVDs from our collections that feature musicians and the musical life. Here's a sampling of what you'll find:
On Display: From Apple to Zara: Companies & CEOs
What do the financial collapse of 2008, the bailout of General Motors, the rise of “social couponing” sites, the family behind the creation and sale of Tabasco sauce, and Donald Trump have in common? They’re all represented 
in our new library display, From Apple to Zara: Companies & CEOs.
On Display: Best Books of 2012
It just wouldn't feel like a new year here at the Bentley Library if we didn't put together our annual Best Books display. We've spent the past few months poring over our favorite reviewers' year-end lists (The New York Times, NPR, Amazon and The Wall Street Journal, to name a few) to bring you our largest best books display ever - over 200 titles in both print and audiobook format.
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On Display: Science Fiction & Fantasy
On display at the Bentley Library is a selection of Science Fiction & Fantasy novels for your reading pleasure. Many of these titles are available as downloadable books & audiobooks through our Overdrive service which you can experience on a device of your choosing. ...