December
2007 Library News
Ref 266.003 B715e Jonathan Bonk, ed. Encyclopedia of missions & missionaries. 2007.
Mostly essays on general topics, like nations, ethnic concerns, rather than orders or people.
Ref 282.03 G553m Michael Glazier, ed. Modern Catholic encyclopedia. Rev, expanded ed. 2004.
Very usable, scholarly guide, with essays of varying lengths.
Ref 300.3 I61 International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. 2nd ed, 9 vols. 2007.
Major revision, scholarly essays & definitions of important people, terms, & topics.
Ref 960.03 M628n John Middleton, ed. New encyclopedia of Africa. 5 vols. 2007.
Great scholarly essays on nations, peoples, politics, culture, economics … everything!
006.6869 P575 B977a David D. Busch. Adobe Photoshop CS2: photographers’ guide. 2005.
Ideas and guide for nifty things that the program will do.
153.12 S291s Daniel L. Schacter. The seven sins of memory: how the mind forgets & remembers. 2001.
Why our memories don’t work like photographs, & how things move around in there.
156.5 W941d Richard Wrangham. Demonic males: apes & the origins of human violence. 1996.
Why are men more violent than women? Does evolutionary biology offer suggestions?
171.2 C893b Alice Crary. Beyond moral judgment. 2007.
Studies Wittgenstein, argues that language provides inherent ethical framework.
200 L755u Martin Lings, ed. The underlying religion: an introduction to the Perennial Philosophy. 2007.
Scholarly essays on various topics.
200.83 C693s Robert Coles. The spiritual life of children. 1990.
A popular cross-cultural study by the Harvard psychologist.
242.2 A456v St Alphonsus de Liguori. Visits to the Most Holy Sacrament and to Most Holy Mary. 2007.
New translation & notes of the classic. Selection of the Spiritual Book Club.
261.578 B416r Jeremy S. Begbie. Resounding truth: Christian wisdom in the world of music. 2007.
How Christian belief and music interact, not only in Church, but in all of music.
262.5219 W672v Melissa J. Wilde. Vatican II: a sociological analysis of religious change. 2007.
A study of some of the larger factors that influenced the directions and results of the Council
270.3092 C997c St Cyril of Alexandria. Commentary on the Twelve Prophets. 2007.
First volume in the series covers Hosea & Joel.
271.97 E39a J82p Mary Jordan. The prison angel: Mother Antonia’s life of service in a Mexican jail. 2005.
Remarkable story of a society woman who established an order and truly ministers to “the least.”
271.971092 T344 S352p Joseph F. Schmidt, FSC. Praying with Thérèse of Lisieux. 1991.
Fifteen meditations with her writings, scripture, & prayers.
Three large volumes, produced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, parts of a series called Climate Change 2007:
363.73874 M596c Bert Metz, ed. Mitigation of climate change.
363.73874 S689c Susan Solomon, ed. The physical science basis.
363.738742
M596c Bert Metz, ed. Carbon dioxide capture & storage.
371.2001 E59l Ernestine K. Enomoto. Leading through the quagmire: ethical foundations… for school leadership. 2007.
Uses Deweyan framework to argue for democratic approach to resolving problems.
371.58 A543p Eric M. Anderman. Psychology of academic cheating. 2007.
Who cheats, how, why, & how teachers respond to it.
371.58 D451p Laura H. DeSena. Preventing plagiarism: tips & techniques. 2007.
Helpful guide to defining, identifying, and avoiding the problem.
598 F815b Peter Frances. Bird: the definitive visual guide. 2007.
Huge, wonderful, astonishing collection of photography & information.
782.421649 C653t William J. Cobb. To the break of dawn: a freestyle on the Hip Hop æsthetic. 2007.
Studies the cultural roots and the evolution of the music.
813.54 L945a Robert Ludlum. Ambler warning. 2005.
A former CIA agent, being hunted by his current masters, & he must find out why.
813.54 R921b Richard Russo. Bridge of sighs. 2007.
The marvelous novelist is back with an upstate New Yorker trying to untangle an interesting life.
820.93822 T612t Nancy M. Tischler. Thematic guide to Biblical literature. 2007.
How Biblical motifs & questions have played out in Western literature, past & present.
823.914 L456a John le Carré. Absolute friends. 2003.
A down-and-out former British spy is befriended by a mysterious billionaire.
863.64 M645t Juan José Millás. Personality disorders & other stories. 2007.
Short stories by the modern Spanish writer.
942.2 A182t Peter Ackroyd. Thames: sacred river. 2007.
Entertaining guide to the history, geography, & many faces of the river.
970.016 c112 R433l Andrés Reséndez. A land so strange: the epic journey of Cabeza de Vaca. 2007.
The story of the horrific, phenomenal journey across North America in the 16th century.
970.011 B718p Robson Bonnichsen, ed. Paleoamerican origins: beyond Clovis. 2005.
23 essays on aspects on prehistoric America and its archæological study.
970.011 Q6p Jeffrey Quilter, ed. A pre-Columbian world. 2006.
More essays, with more focus on Central American culture.
DVDs
220.6 F899w Who wrote the Bible? 1995 A&E production, 150 minutes long.
225.92 J27 N494j James, Brother of Jesus? 2003 History Channel program, 50 minutes.
229 C556b Banned from the Bible. 2003 History Channel program on the Apocryphal NT books.
232.901 T148j Jesus: his life. 1995 A&E Biography, 100 minutes.
945.05 H673e Engineering an empire: DaVinci’s world. 2006 History Channel study. 50 minutes.
CDs
781.642 H313so Emmylou Harris. Songbird. 2007. Selected songs from incredibly prolific singer’s career.
783.12 N469d Anna Netrebko & Rolando Villazón. Duets. 2007. New collection from the great pair.
Videos
951.95001 K84k Korea’s culture. 20-minute introduction to the national cultures.
CD-ROM
264.02034 S697l Lector & Gospel reader’s workshop. 2005. Interactive, 34-minute program.
