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A spotlight on some recently acquired physical and electronic books in the collection.

New Books: May 2026

The following are new books added to the Laurier Library.  The lists will be updated monthly. The titles below are selections and not a full list of the new titles.

New electronic books in the Laurier collection
Anthropology
Archaeology and Heritage Studies

No new eBooks

Biology
Business

AI Empowered : Pioneering African American Entrepreneurship in the Digital Age.

AI will take your job, and it's for the best : embracing the new social contract for the age of AI / by Jeff Schatten and Teresa Aires.

AI-Driven Innovations in Last-Mile Delivery / Omar Ali.

Artificial Intelligence and Higher Education : The Impact of AI on Business Students' Learning / Katerina Beta.

China’s Green Investment in Africa: A State-Centric Corporate Social Responsibility Perspective / Bingyu Liu.

Concise introduction to logistics management / Kee-hung Lai (Chair Professor of Shipping and Logistics, Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, Faculty of Business, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China).

Corporations and Partnerships in Canada / Mark Gillen.

Decisions in international trade and logistics : corporate diplomacy, strategies, and operations / Rajagopal, Vladimir Zlatev.

Digital finance and regulatory competition : regulating distributed ledger technology-based financial products and services / Lucien J. van Romburg.

Dynamics of international business : globalization and geopolitics.

Electric Vehicle Supply Chain Management.

Employment and Deskilling : Experiences of Skilled, Racialized Immigrants in the Canadian Labour Market / by Karun Kishor Karki.

Flexible Supply Chain : Industrial Engineering Optimization Modeling of the Postal Service System / Adedeji B. Badiru.

Foundations of consumer behavior : Insights from cross-cultural contexts / Richard P. Bagozzi, Attila Yaprak.

Gentle leading and neurodivergence : inclusive leadership strategies for embracing neurodiversity and driving workplace innovation / Alexandra Robuste.

Global Supply Chains In The Age Of Ai : Strategies And Emerging Technologies / Helena S. Wisniewski.

Globalization and Entrepreneurship : Cases from China, Japan and Bangladesh Mirjana Radović Marković, Yao Ouyang and Md. Shajahan Kabir.

Improving Transparency and Visibility in Supply Chain with AI / [edited by] Omar Ali, Abdullah Al Salem University, Kuwait, Wael Farag, Abdullah Al Salem University, Kuwait, Ashraf Jaradat, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait.

Inside the Invisible Cage : How Algorithms Control Workers / Hatim A. Rahman.

International business as responsible business : theory and practice / John R. Bryson, Jennifer Johns, Laura Salciuviene, and James Blackmore-Wright.

International management : multinationals and their challenges / by Felix I. Lessambo.

Outsourcing : cases and studies in using operations research and management science methods / Fausto Pedro García Márquez, Benjamin Lev, Huchang Liao, editors.

Overcoming Asymmetric Information in the Crowdfunding Market : A Law and Economics Approach / by Ana Odorović.

Petro-Rhetoric in Canada : Narrating Extractivism / by Sibo Chen.

Public affairs management for business : managerial tools for successful lobbying / Giulio Di Giacomo.

Shifting production to Southeast Asia : electronics transnational corporations moving to Vietnam since the 2000s / David Yuen Tung Chan, Chun Yang.

Smart Logistics in Industry 5.0 / Editor: Hao Yu, Department of Industrial Engineering, UiT - The Arctic University of Norway, Norway.

Supply Chain Justice : The Logistics of British Border Control.

Sustainable Inventory Management : Perspectives from India / Nita H. Shah, Mandeep Mittal, Editors.

The Corporate Gaze : The Impact of Data Collection on Consumer Behaviour / by Deniz Lefkeli.

The Transsion Approach : Translating Chinese Mobile Technology in Africa.

The chatGpt revolution : how conversational AI is transforming customer service and business operations / edited by Abhishek Behl, Chitra Krishnan, Priyanka Malik and Shalini Gautam.

The world is your office : how work from anywhere boosts talent, productivity, and innovation / Prithwiraj Choudhury.

Toward responsible service management : AI and digital transformation in action / edited by Hesam Olya.

Understanding Speed in Organizational Change : A Critical Analysis / edited by Björn Rombach, Oskar Svärd.

Why Workplace Wellbeing Matters : The Science Behind Employee Happiness and Organizational Performance / Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, George Ward.

Chemistry
Communication Studies
Computer Science and Physics
Criminology
Cultural Studies
Economics
Education

12 characteristics of deliberate homework / Erik Youngman.

Advancing student engagement in higher education : reflection, critique and challenge / edited by Tom Lowe.

Better together : blending the science of reading and professional learning communities at Work® / George Georgio, Greg Kushnir ; foreword by Mike Mattos.

Class action : how Ontario's elementary teachers became a political force / Andy Hanson.

Collaborative learning communities in middle school literacy education : increasing student engagement with authentic literacy / Jolene T. Malavasic.

Critical Perspectives on Diversity in English Language Education / editor, Vander Tavares.

Curriculum as lived : currere, mindfulness, and nonviolent companionship / edited by Hongyu Wang and Jo Flory.

Elementary dance education : nature-themed creative movement and collaborative learning / Janice Pomer.

Healthy minds, healthy schools : strategies and activities for happy and successful learners / Tina C. Montreuil, Ph.D., Psy.D., Micah A. Tilley, M.A.

How to use generative AI in educational research / Jasper Roe.

Improving College Student Retention : New Developments in Theory, Research, and Practice / edited by Robert D. Reason and John M. Braxton ; foreword by Laura W. Perna.

Improving the relational space of curriculum realisation : social network interventions / Claire Sinnema, Alan J. Daly, Joelle Rodway, Darren Hannah, Rachel Cann, Yi-Hwa Liou.

Integrating the curriculum through active processing / James Pelech.

Knowledge Generation in STEM and STEAM Education : Integrative Thinking and Agency / by Gillian Kidman, Hazel Tan, Roland Gesthuizen, Dominador D. Mangao.

Language and Literacy Beyond Decoding : Evidence-Based Instruction in Grades PreK-6 / edited by Rebecca D. Silverman, Kristin Keane ; foreword by Catherine E. Snow.

Motivating Elementary students to self-monitor and tegulate their behavior : the SMARTS program for tiers 2 and 3 / Aaron M. Thompson, Keith C. Herman, Wendy M. Reinke.

Neurodiversity and the twice-exceptional student : a comprehensive resource for teachers / Rhonda Filmer with Geraldine Townend and Trevor Clark.

Nurturing neurodiversity : creative strategies for engaging young learners / Sarah Taylor Vanover.

Philosophy of Education in a New Key : An Educational Philosophy and Theory Reader / edited by Marek Tesar.

Plurilingual and Intercultural Pedagogy for All in Higher Education / Deborah C. Darling.

Politics and knowledge shaping educational reform : case studies from around the globe / edited by Colleen McLaughlin, Alan Ruby.

Professional Ethics and Law in Education : A Canadian Guidebook / Bruce Maxwell, Dianne Gereluk, and Christopher Martin.

Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures to Help Teachers Support Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder / edited by Fuk-chuen Ho, Cici Sze-ching Lam, Michael Arthur- Kelly.

Reshaping higher education research : emerging perspectives and methodologies / editors, Catherine Yuan Gao and Wenqin Shen.

STEAM Power, Second Edition : Infusing Art into Your STEM Curriculum / Tim Needles.

School discipline and administrator decision-making : a transnational perspective / by Stephanie Chitpin (University of Ottawa, Canada), David C. Young (St. Francis Xavier University, Canada) and Marvin Zuker (University of Toronto, Canada).

Sen, Dewey, and education / edited by Robert Karaba.

Simplifying STEM [6-12] : four equitable practices to inspire meaningful learning / Christa Jackson [and seven others].

Simplifying STEM [PreK-5] : Four Equitable Practices to Inspire Meaningful Learning / Christa Jackson [and five others] ; with Julie A. Sicks-Panus and Tracy Young.

Smarter : lessons from the new science of learning / Marc Smith.

Social Robots and Artificial Intelligence in Education : Integrating AI in K-12 and Higher Education / editors, Stamatios Papadakis and Georgios Lampropoulos.

Student Power : Canadian Student Movements From the Sixties to Today / Roberta Lexier.

Students as curriculum / By William H. Schubert (University of Illinois at Chicago) and Brian D. Schultz (Miami University).

Taking the Stress Out of Homework : Organizational, Content-Specific, and Test-Prep Strategies to Help Your Children Help Themselves / Abby Freireich and Brian Platzer.

The Neurodiversity Handbook for Teaching Assistants and Learning Support Assistants : A Guide for Learning Support Staff, SENCOs and Students / Sarah Alix.

The Principal's Guide to Conflict Management / Jen Schwanke.

The Role of an Education Assistant, Second Edition : Supporting Inclusion edited by Mary Harber and Asha Rao.

The past, present and future of education in the USA : a business & management perspective / Jamey M. Long.

The worldbuilding workshop : teaching critical thinking and empathy through world modeling, simulation, and play / Trent Hergenrader and Stephen Slota ; foreword by Bryan Alexander.

Thinking with Michel Foucault in educational leadership : methodological and conceptual challenges / edited by Richard Niesche and Denise Mifsud.

Transformative Inclusive Education / Rick Freeze, Donald Fuchs, Zana Marie Lutfiyya, Lesley Eblie Trudel, Nadine A. Bartlett, Trevi B. Freeze, Tabitha Stephenson, Zephania Matanga, Angela Taylor, Alison Wells-Dyck, Ken Reimer, Angela R. Voutier, Marie-Élaine Desmarais, Shelley Kokorudz, Glenys MacLeod.

Understanding neuro plasticity and neuro diversity in the classroom : a handbook for SENCos and teachers / edited by Anita Devi and Sue Jagger.

What we call middle school mathematics / Francis Gardella.

World Yearbook of Education 2026 : The Shifting Geopolitics of Higher Education: Knowledge, Power, Protest / edited by Katja Brøgger, Hannah Moscovitz, Susan L. Robertson, and Jenny J. Lee.

English
Geography
Global Studies
Health Sciences
Health Studies

No new eBooks

History
Human and Social Sciences

No new eBooks

Indigenous Studies

No new eBooks

Kinesiology and Physical Education
Martin Luther University College
Mathematics
Medieval and Medievalism Studies
Music
Philosophy
Political Science
Psychology
Religion and Culture
Social Work

No new eBooks

Society and Environmental Justice
Sociology

Ableism, now streaming : disability and cultural representations of crime / Ronald Kramer.

Affirming the roles of Black families in education : a community-centered approach to school engagement / Yvette Cormier Latunde.

Clashing vulnerabilities, disability and conflict / Edited by Don Kulick and Simo Vehmas.

Cultural Evolution and Social Ontology : Interdisciplinary Perspectives / Edited by Martina Valkovic, Thomas A.C. Reydon.

Education assessment for students with autism spectrum disorder / Hu Xiaoyi.

Experiencing death in the emergency department : how healthcare professionals experience, make sense of, and are influenced by, death and dying / Laszlo Penzes.

Invitation to Environmental Sociology : Toward a Sustainable Future / by Koichi Hasegawa.

Paranormal media : beyond hauntology / Jason Lee.

Past and Thoughts : An Annotated Critical Edition.

Policing the beats : Black music, racism and criminal injustice / Lambros Fatsis.

Social gerontology in Canada : intersectional and strength-based approaches to aging / Elena Neiterman and Catherine E. Tong.

The Economy of Anonymity : Power in the Age of Identification / Hector Amaya.

The potential of public discussion in media : philosophy of democracy and misinformation / Minna-Kerttu Kekki.

Understanding acculturation : the process of cultural adjustment as applied to international migration / Seth J. Schwartz, (Professor of Kinesiology, Health Education, and Educational Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, USA).

Using documents in research : when, where, why and how / edited by Aimee Grant and Helen Kara.

Wrongful Discrimination / Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen.

Women and Gender Studies
New print books in the Laurier collection
Anthropology
Archaeology and Heritage Studies
Biology

No new print books

Business
Chemistry

No new print books

Communication Studies

No new print books

Computer Science and Physics

No new print books

Criminology

No new print books

Cultural Studies

No new print books

Economics

No new print books

Education

No new print books

English
Geography
Global Studies

No new print books

Health Sciences

No new print books

Health Studies

No new print books

History

No new print books

Human and Social Sciences

No new print books

Indigenous Studies

No new print books

Kinesiology and Physical Education

No new print books

Martin Luther University College
Mathematics

No new print books

Medieval and Medievalism Studies

No new print books

Music

No new print books

Philosophy

No new print books

Political Science
Psychology
Religion and Culture

No new print books

Social Work
Society and Environmental Justice

No new print books

Sociology
Women and Gender Studies

No new print books

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