April
2008 Library News
New Books:
Ref 200.223 S636a Ninian Smart, ed. Atlas of the world’s religions. 2nd ed. 2007.
A great resource made even better.
Ref 270.0922 W226n Michael Walsh. New dictionary of saints East & West. 2007.
Neat; brief biographies of saints from both traditions, including legends.
Ref 809.3872 R755c Critical survey of mystery & detective fiction. Rev ed. 5 vols. 2008.
Very handy guide to authors, characters, genres, and new media. Enjoyable, too!
005.57 O94 A311m Peter G. Aitken. Microsoft Outlook 2007 Bible. 2007.
005.7565 A16 G873m Michael R. Groh. Microsoft Office Access 2007 Bible. 2007.
170.954 B599i Purushottama Bilimoria, ed. Indian ethics: classical traditions & contemporary challenges. 2007.
Scholarly essays on a variety of topics, several focusing on Gandhi.
192 B512 R645m John Russell Roberts. A metaphysics for the mob: the philosophy of George Berkeley.2007.
Studies why Berkeley believed his metaphysics were consonant with common sense.
192 H921dnr David Hume. Dialogues concerning natural religion. 2007.
A new edition with helpful notes, as well as some other writings.
193 N677 L533n Brian Leiter, ed. Nietzsche & morality. 2007.
Eleven scholarly essays on a topic that hasn’t been of much interest in the past.
194 T264 A189j Amir D. Aczel. The Jesuit & the skull: Teilhard de Chardin, evolution, & the search for Peking Man. 2007.
While the focus is on Teilhard, the story also brings in contemporary science.
211.80922 H371g John F. Haught. God & the new Atheism. 2008.
The Georgetown theologian responds to recent popular books by Dawkins, Hitchens & Harris.
220.601 F557i Joseph Fitzmyer, SJ. Interpretation of Scripture: in defense of the historical-critical method. 2008.
The revered scholar provides some essays on his stock-in-trade.
231.7652 B787m Peter J. Bowler. Monkey trials & gorilla sermons. 2007.
A history of theologians’ attempts to make peace with Darwin’s ideas.
248 M472e Michael Mayne. The enduring melody. 2005.
Reflections & journaling of the religious figure, dying of cancer.
282 S974a Jon M. Sweeney. Almost Catholic. 2008.
Raised Evangelical Protestant, the author describes his gradual conversion toward Rome & why.
282.73 O88f James M. O’Toole. The faithful: a history of Catholics in America. 2008.
A “bottom up” history, focusing on the laity instead of the hierarchy.
282.744 L418f Philip F. Lawler. The faithful departed: the collapse of Boston’s Catholic culture. 2008.
Argues that prestige-seeking bishops caused the sudden decline, of which the sex abuse scandal was merely a symptom.
304.20971 H282n Michael E. Harkin, ed. Native Americans & the environment: perspectives on the ecological Indian. 2007.
Scholarly essays on whether Indians were so ecologically minded as we suppose.
305.26021 U58w United Nations. World population ageing, 2007.
Some essays, but mostly statistics for all nations, and astonishing charts and graphs.
333.79 N453e Roy L. Nersesian. Energy for the 21st century. 2007.
Studies each kind of resource in detail, offering ideas and criticisms.
333.79 O27e Howard T. Odum. Environment, power, & society for the 21st century: the hierarchy of energy. 2007.
Theoretical, philosophical approach to society’s use of energy.
338.1 B466a Bo M.I. Bengtsson. Agricultural research at the crossroads. 2007.
Longitudinal studies of subsistence farmers in three continents.
362.299 R225o Nicolas Rasmussen. On speed: the many lives of Amphetamine. 2008.
How American society has used, abused, controlled, & come back to the popular little pills.
363.46 B397d Francis J. Beckwith. Defending life: a moral & legal case against abortion choice. 2007.
Considers a variety of arguments on both sides, but coming down on the side of protecting lives.
363.61 S819w Richard J. Stein, ed. Water supply. 2008.
A collection of magazine & newspaper articles & editorials on all sides of the topic.
378.111 N431l Stephen J. Nelson. Leaders in the labyrinth. 2008.
How college & university presidents mold their institutions in many ways.
551.509 W179o Gabrielle Walker. An ocean of air. 2007.
A fun, comprehensive look at the marvels of our atmosphere.
630.5 F686s UN. FAO. The state of food & agriculture: 2007.
Essays, statistics & charts.
616.89166 P229s Kenneth I. Pargament. Spiritually integrated psychotherapy. 2007.
Helping the whole person, including understanding the spiritual part of the psyche.
641.59593 S828c Linda Stephen. Complete book of Thai cooking. 2008.
200 recipes, mostly with easily obtained ingredients.
781.11 S121m Oliver Sacks. Musicophilia: tales of music & the brain. 2008.
The popular science writer studies the influence of music within our minds.
796.35764 B731f Michael I. Borer. Faithful to Fenway. 2008.
A history of & paean to the ballpark.
796.35764 G662y Dan Gordon, ed. Your brain on Cubs: inside the heads of players & fans. 2008.
Essays on the mentalities and neurological problems of baseball people.
808.04207 L693w Andrea A. Lunsford. Writing matters: rhetoric in public & private lives. 2007.
Essays on writing: what it means, what it is, and how it is taught.
A series of four books, each with definitions, bibliographies, essays on history, genres, and criticism:
810.9895 H874c Guiyou Huang. Columbia guide to Asian American literature since 1945. 2006.
810.9898 C531c Eric Cheyfitz, ed. Columbia guide to American Indian literature of the United States since 1945. 2006.
828.99676 G462c Simon Gikandi. Columbia guide to East African literature in English since 1945. 2007.
828.9967 R792c Adrian Roscoe. Columbia guide to Central African literature in English since 1945. 2008
823.914 M844rs John Mortimer. Rumpole misbehaves: a novel. 2007.
The barrister takes on the Liberal government’s attempts at social order.
823.914 P982 V489p Pete Vere. Pied piper of atheism: Philip Pullman & children’s fantasy. 2007.
Discusses the influences & symbolism of the popular & controversial author.
909.0976701 K35g Hugh Kennedy. The great Arab conquests. 2007.
Narrates the astonishing expansion and resulting Islamization of much of the world.
940.5311 B168h Nicholson Baker. Human smoke: the beginnings of World War II, the end of Civilization. 2008.
The iconoclastic writer takes another look at the events & personalities leading up to the cataclysm.
943.086 F919l Peter Fritzsche. Life & death in the Third Reich. 2008.
Frightening tale of how Nazi ideology suffused Germany and influenced everything.
996.9001 M147n Davianna P. McGregor. Na Kua’aina: living Hawaiian culture. 2007.
The current, revitalized condition of native Hawaiian folk culture.
DVDs
612.82 M577b Brain fitness. 2007. A program for helping to maintain brain functions.
823.912 C881k Keys of the Kingdom. 1944. Gregory Peck, in the film based on the A.J.Cronin novel.
823.914 B369h Hamish Macbeth. 3rd season. 1997. The quirky Scottish constable & his town.
941.073 A655a Amazing grace. 2006. Anti-slavery movement’s early days in England.
973.06 R327c Complete DVD history of US wars, 1700-2004. 4 disks.
CD-ROMs
782.3222 S685es Monastic Choir of St Peter’s Abbey, Solesmes. Easter. 1990.
Gregorian Chant for the Sundays in the Octave of Easter.
