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The Atlantic was originally created with a focus on publishing leading writers' commentary on abolition, education and other major issues in contemporary political affairs at the time. Over its more than 150 years of publication. It has featured articles in the fields of politics, foreign affairs, business and the economy, culture and the arts, technology, science and more. Mus be on campus or login with your COM account.  Some of the founding sponsors of the magazine include prominent writers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Harriet Beecher Stowe and John Greenleaf Whittier.              * The Indian Revolt, 1857 * A Brief Review of the Kansas Usurpation, 1858 * The Progress of the Electric Telegraph, 1860 * The Future of American Railways, 1860 * The Field of Gettysburg, 1865 * The Awakening of the Negro by Booker T. Washington, 1896 * An Odyssey of the North by Jack London, 1900 * Why I Came to America, 1911 ...

Explore COM Library's bestselling nonfiction collection featuring biographies and books on current events, history, personal growth and more.  Fresh non-fiction titles rotate in and out of the collection every month.  Look for the shelves holding books with orange spines.  If you're into factual reads or biographies, our bestsellers collection is a great place to get the freshest reads. Want more reading options?  COM library makes leisure reading easy!  In addition to both a leisure section and our rotating bestsellers collection, we have various eBook reading options you can access online anytime.  Check out our leisure reading guide to find out more. http://dlvr.it/TVrYYs

October is American Archives Month. Check out our collection of classic periodicals and streaming media. Read full text, full image top magazines: The Atlantic, Ebony, Jet, Life, The Nation, National Geographic, Newsweek, Time and Vanity Fair, or Texas newspapers El Paso Times and The Austin American Statesman. Stream archival films and newsreels from Films on Demand and AVON. Go to the Archives Collection.  Featured from the Collection * The Awakening of the Negro by Booker T. Washington, The Atlantic 1896 * Troubles of Mitchell (Stock market Crash), Time 1929 * Evolution of the speakeasy, Vanity Fair 1932 * The McCarthy Method, The Nation, 1950 * THE KING PLAN FOR FREEDOM: Protest leader M. L. King, Jr., stresses eight points to speed equality fight, Ebony 1956 * Apollo’s Great Leap for the Moon, Life 1969 * 'My God! They're Killing US' (Kent State), Newsweek 1970 * America’s New Beginning: Barack Obama Sworn In 44th President, Jet 2009 * These Anim...

The Atlantic was originally created with a focus on publishing leading writers' commentary on abolition, education and other major issues in contemporary political affairs at the time. Over its more than 150 years of publication. It has featured articles in the fields of politics, foreign affairs, business and the economy, culture and the arts, technology, science and more. Some of the founding sponsors of the magazine include prominent writers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Harriet Beecher Stowe and John Greenleaf Whittier.              * The Indian Revolt, 1857 * A Brief Review of the Kansas Usurpation, 1858 * The Progress of the Electric Telegraph, 1860 * The Future of American Railways, 1860 * The Field of Gettysburg, 1865 * The Awakening of the Negro by Booker T. Washington, 1896 * An Odyssey of the North by Jack London, 1900 * Why I Came to America, 1911 * Letters From the Dust Bowl, 1936 * Atomic Wa...

Looking for a story that will keep you guessing until the very last page? Our Mysteries to Die For display is packed with suspense, intrigue, and twists you won't see coming. Featuring clever whodunits and gripping psychological thrillers, this collection has something for every mystery lover. Whether you're trying to solve the crime before the detective, uncover a hidden secret, or simply enjoy a page-turning adventure, you'll find plenty of thrilling reads waiting for you. Say "HI!" to our skeletal reader rocking away in a chair.  He's been waiting a very long time for someone to discover these books and promises they're worth dying for! Stop by, browse the display, and pick up your next mystery. Just be warned: once you start reading, you may not be able to put the book down until the case is closed. For more great leisure reads, check out bestsellers and leisure reading sections, or read online on Libby or hoopla. http://dlvr.it/TVpxs...

Classic Banned Books Interestingly, many books that are now considered classics have been banned in the past and some continue to be banned or challenged today. We've compiled a few lists of these books so you can see why these classics were banned or challenged. You can also check out the print or eBook versions of many of these books and decide for yourself... * Award Winning Books That Have Been Banned or Challenged This list has books that have won major awards such as the Pulitzer Prize or the Nobel Prize that have been banned like The Color Purple by Alice Walker, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner.  * Modern Library's 100 Best Novels These are books chosen as the best novels published since 1900. This includes novels like The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck and Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell * More Banned Classics There are even more classics that have been banne...