ECPI University Library: Top 50 Books!
To step into an ECPI University library or log on to its online portal opens up a world of nearly unlimited resources – databases with millions of articles, hundreds of thousands of books, tens of thousands of reference materials. So, how do you sort through it all? With the help of a librarian, of course!
ECPI University librarians are highly-skilled professionals who can show students how to leverage all of the University’s resources to their advantage. In certain subject areas, however, librarians are bound to have their favorites.
Since this is ECPI University’s 50th anniversary, we asked University Library Director Rebecca Tabakin and Richmond/Moorefield Campus Librarian and Online Library Coordinator Deborah Vroman to pick the 50 books that stand out among the rest.
So, here they are: the 50 Best Books in the ECPI University Library.
1. All-In-One Nursing Care Planning Resource : Medical-Surgical, Pediatric, Maternity, And Psychiatric-Mental Health By Pamela Swearingen.
2. The Basics Of Hacking And Penetration Testing : Ethical Hacking And Penetration Testing Made Easy By Pat Engebretson.
3. Becoming A Chef By Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page.
4. Careers In Criminal Justice By Coy H. Johnston.
5. Caring For Patients From Different Cultures By Geri-Ann Galanti.
6. Case Files: Medical Ethics And Professionalism By Eugene C. Toy, Susan P. Raine, and Thomas L. Cochrane.
7. The Checklist Manifesto : How To Get Things Right By Atul Gawande.
8. Code: The Hidden Language Of Computer Hardware And Software By Charles Petzol.
9. The Creative Destruction Of Medicine : How The Digital Revolution Will Create Better Health Care By Eric J. Topol.
10. Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders : DSM-5 By The American Psychiatric Association.
11. The Double Helix : A Personal Account Of The Discovery Of The Structure Of DNA by Watson, James D., 1928-
12. Electronics From The Ground Up : Learn By Hacking, Designing And Inventing By Ronald Quan.
13. Fast Food Nation : The Dark Side Of The All-American Meal By Eric Schlosser.
14. Fast-Tracking Your Career : Soft Skills For Engineering & It Professionals By Wushow Chou.
15. Future Crimes : Everything Is Connected, Everyone Is Vulnerable, And What We Can Do About It By Marc Goodman.
16. Getting Started With Sensors : Measure The World With Electronics, Arduino, And Raspberry Pi By Kimmo Karvinen And Tero Karvinen.
17. Hackers: Heroes Of The Computer Revolution By Steven Levy.
18. The Handy Anatomy Answer Book By Patricia Barnes-Svarney and Thomas E. Svarney.
19. I Am Malala : The Girl Who Stood Up For Education And Was Shot By The Taliban By Malala Yousafzai.
20. The Innovators : How A Group Of Hackers, Geniuses, And Geeks Created The Digital Revolution By Walter Isaacson.
21. Invasion Of The Body : Revolutions In Surgery By Nicholas Tilney.
22. Kitchen Confidential : Adventures In The Culinary Underbelly By Anthony Bourdain.
23. Land Your Dream Career : Eleven Steps To Take In College By Tori Randolph Terhune.
24. The Leader Phrase Book : 3000+ Powerful Phrases That Put You In Command By Patrick Alain.
25. Linux Bible By Chris Negus.
26. Make: More Electronics : 36 Illustrated Experiments That Explain Logic Chips, Amplifiers, Sensors, And More By Charles Platt.
27. A Man's Guide To A Nursing Career By Chad O’lynn.
28. Miranda : The Story Of America's Right To Remain Silent By Gary Stuart.
29. The Oz Principle : Getting Results Through Individual And Organizational Accountability By Roger Connors.
30. Networking For Veterans : A Guidebook For A Successful Military Transition Into The Civilian Workforce By Michael Abrams.
31. Notes On Nursing : What It Is, And What It Is Not By Florence Nightingale.
32. The Omnivore's Dilemma : The Secrets Behind What You Eat By Richie Chevat and Michael Pollan.
33. On Writing: A Memoir On The Craft By Stephen King.
34. The Patient Will See You Now : The Future Of Medicine Is In Your Hands By Eric J. Topol.
35. Principle-Centered Leadership By Stephen R. Covey.
36. Professionalism In Medical Assisting By Kristian Sue Routh.
37. Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What The Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor And Middle Class Do Not! By Robert T. Kiyosaki
38. Robot Ethics : The Ethical And Social Implication Of Robotics By Patrick Lin.
39. The Search: How Google And Its Rivals Rewrote The Rules Of Business And Transformed Our Culture By John Battelle.
40. Six Easy Pieces : Essentials Of Physics Explained By Its Most Brilliant Teacher By Richard P. Feynman.
41. The Six Sigma Handbook: The Complete Guide To Green Belt, Black Belt And Managers At All Levels By Thomas Pyzdek.
42. Social Media : How To Engage, Share, And Connect By Regina Luttrell.
43. Steve Jobs By Walter Isaacson.
44. This Is How To Get Your Next Job : An Inside Look At What Employers Really Want By Andrew Kay.
45. The Tipping Point : How Little Things Can Make A Big Difference By Malcolm Gladwell.
46. To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee.
47. To Life : Stories Of Courage And Survival By The United Jewish Federation Of Tidewater. (Mr. Alfred Dreyfus, founder of ECPI University, is included in this collection of narratives by Holocaust survivors, liberators and rescuers from Hampton Roads.)
48. What The Best College Teachers Do By Ken Bail.
49. Who Moved My Cheese? : An A-Mazing Way To Deal With Change In Your Work And In Your Life By Spencer Johnson.
50. Windows 10 : The Missing Manual By David Pogue.
Are any of these books on your reading list? If you’d like to learn more about the fields of nursing, business, criminal justice, culinary arts, health science, or technology, contact a friendly admissions advisor at ECPI University today. Together, you can see if a college degree is on the next page of your story.
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