As our upcoming One Book program on Max Brooks’ World War Z approaches, we have discussed the work of author Richard Matheson. We have especially discussed his book I am Legend, which was the inspiration of many works of literature. George Romero cited I am Legend for his ground-breaking film Night of the Living Dead.… Continue reading Author Richard Matheson, ‘I Am Legend’ Writer, Dies At 87
Category: One Book: World War Z
Top 5 Zombie Apocalypses OF ALL TIME
World War Z opens in theaters TOMORROW! We are super excited about zombies here in the library, and our upcoming One Book Program on World War Z. So, in preparation, here’s a YouTube video from a video blogger outlining the best zombies. I think he hits this one out of the part! Enjoy! Top 5… Continue reading Top 5 Zombie Apocalypses OF ALL TIME
World War Z (the film) Hits Theaters
The film World War Z hits studios this week. It stars Brad Pitt and has had a great deal of controversy surrounding it. Those of us here in the library are excited to see it, because we have selected the Max Brooks book World War Z as our One Book, One College text for the… Continue reading World War Z (the film) Hits Theaters
The Geography of a Zombie Apocalypse
Zombies provide a “fun” way to approach a whole range of topics, which is why we chose the novel World War Z for our One Book program. I came across this video below that uses Zombies to explain geographical concepts. Geography is always an important factor to zombie stories, and it is at the core… Continue reading The Geography of a Zombie Apocalypse
Zombie Apocalypse
Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews Max Brooks, author of World War Z, on the StarTalk Radio Show!
Hospitals Struggle to Get Workers to Wash Their Hands
How hard can it be to get people to wash their hands? It should be easy to get doctors to wash their hands, right? Well, this New York Times articles, Hospitals Struggle to Get Workers to Wash Their Hands, talks about the lengths that hospitals go through to ensure that doctors wash up (including motion… Continue reading Hospitals Struggle to Get Workers to Wash Their Hands
Check Out a Copy of World War Z
We are excited that we received six more copies of World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks. This is our One Book, One College text for the 2013-2014 academic year. You can check them out and take them home. For this program, we are going to look at a range of… Continue reading Check Out a Copy of World War Z
World War Z Film is Nothing Like the Book
Our One Book, One College selection for the 2013-2014 academic year is Max Brooks’ zombie apocalypse novel, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War. We are excited that a film based on World War Z starring Brad Pitt will be released June 21. Wen we were looking at potential books for our… Continue reading World War Z Film is Nothing Like the Book
Walking Dead’s Zombie School
In preparation for our One Book, One College events on World War Z, Sarah has been doing a series of posts this month about zombie films in the library’s collection (click here to see her zombie film posts). In the spirit of these posts, I thought I’d contribute with this video about zombie school from… Continue reading Walking Dead’s Zombie School