July
2007 Library News
New Books:
W 220.52 J12 S617a Susan Sink. The art of the Saint John’s Bible. 2007.
Cool guide to the wonderful work in the first three published volumes.
025.04 H567f Mark Herring. Fool’s gold: why the Internet is no substitute for a library. 2007.
Refreshing, iconoclastic look at the glitter of the Web.
184 A1rep B628p Simon Blackburn. Plato’s Republic: a biography. 2007.
The genesis & enduring legacy of the famous dialogue.
200.223 O13a Joanne O’Brien. The atlas of religion. 2007.
Colorful, engaging maps & charts.
200.9
J95o Mark Jeurgensmeyer.
60 scholarly essays on the largest faith communities, then arranged by area.
200.9409
J52g Philip Jenkins. God’s continent: Christianity, Islam, &
The distinguished historian argues that Christianity is alive & adapting well.
200.97303 N935o Michael Novak. On two wings: humble faith & commons sense in the American founding. 2002.
Argues that the founders of America were intent on keeping religion central.
201.77 K24e Laurel Kearns, ed. Ecospirit: religions & philosophies for the earth. 2007.
Papers from a conference.
220.52 K91c Donald Kraus. Choosing a Bible for worship, teaching, study, preaching & prayer. 2006.
A nifty, short survey of the English translations, their strengths & weaknesses.
241 F438w Andrew Fiala. What would Jesus really do? 2007.
Argues that Christian ethics requires far more than a study of Jesus’ teachings.
248.482 M382f Ralph Martin. The fulfillment of all desire. 2006.
Discusses aspects of spirituality, using writings from the saints.
261.243 L979j Ulrich Luz. Encountering Jesus & Buddha: their lives & teachings. 2006.
A dialogical survey of both religions & on topics, by a Buddhist & a Christian.
264.024 M386m The Mundelein Psalter. 2007.
Four-week Breviary, pointed for chanting, very fine book.
271.3092 F818 L286s Jane Langton. Saint Francis & the wolf. 2007.
Delightfully illustrated children’s version of the story.
271.9 E92n Silvia Evangelisti. Nuns: a history of convent life. 2007.
Focuses on the period of 1450 – 1700.
271.971092 T272i St Teresa
of
Includes commentary by Dennis Billy, CSsR.
303.3720973 W585v John Kenneth White. The values divide: American politics & culture in transition. 2003.
Argues
that the division in
304.82 L517i Philippe Legrain. Immigrants: your country needs them. 2006.
How immigrants enrich nations, & why we should welcome them.
362.10967 C689h Forrest Cole, ed. Health care in Sub-Saharan Africa. 2007.
Newspaper & journal articles on all sides & aspects of the topic.
378.107 N371d Brian P. Nedwek, ed. Doing academic planning. 1996.
Essays on aspects.
428.2421 S757e Emily Spinelli. English grammar for students of Spanish. 5th ed. 2003.
Helps students who study Spanish to understand grammatical terms.
460.9 P536b David A. Pharies. A brief history of the Spanish language. 2007.
Nice story of the growth from Latin to the modern varieties.
591.7586 S163c Richard Sale. Complete guide to Arctic wildlife. 2006.
Well illustrated, very comprehensive.
599.35 L286r Jerry Langton. Rat: how the world’s most notorious rodent clawed its way to the top. 2006.
The physiology, history, & outlook for this alarmingly adaptable pest.
613.192 L825b James E. Loehr. Breathe in; breathe out. 1999.
Exercises for relieving stress by proper breath control.
697 S644t Colin Smith. This cold house: the simple science of energy efficiency. 2007.
An excellent guide to the basics of keeping a home comfortable while saving resources.
759.949 R385 S399r Gary Schwartz. The Rembrandt book. 2006.
Wonderfully illustrated survey of his life and work.
813.3 C713c Julia C. Collins. The curse of caste; or, the Slave Bride. 2006.
Novel by a Black woman in 1864, recently discovered & edited.
813.54 D353w Dom DeLillo. White noise.1998.
His famous novel, with scholarly criticism & other apparatus.
813.54 H652i Tony Hillerman. Joe Leaphorn mysteries. 1989.
Three novels, including The blessing way; Dance hall of the dead; Listening woman.
813.6 P431l Benjamin Percy. The language of elk. 2006.
Short stories set in eastern Oregon.
818.08 W111t Frederick O. Waage. Teaching environmental literature: materials, methods, resources. 1985.
Essays on aspects.
823.912 L673 E26c Bruce L. Edwards, ed. C.S. Lewis: life, works, & legacy. 2007. 4 volumes.
Essays on his life, fiction, poetry, apologetics, correspondence, & continuing influence.
823.912 S274b Dorothy Sayers. Busman’s honeymoon. 1937.
Lord Peter Wimsey’s final novel, after his marriage to Harriet Vane.
833.912 M282t Thomas Mann. Death in Venice. 1998.
The short novel, with critical essays.
901.8 D353c Donald D’Elia, ed. The Catholic as historian. 2006.
Essays on how being a Catholic influences one’s work in narrating & interpreting the past.
937.08 B234n Alessandro Barbero. The day of the Barbarians. 2007.
A study of the
battle of Adrianople in 378, which precipitated
940.30922 C619c Catrine Clay. King, Kaiser, Tsar. 2006.
The three cousins – Willy, Nicki, & Georgie – on the eve of World War I.
970.3 C522 P433c Theda Perdue. The Cherokee Nation & the Trail of Tears. 2007.
The horrific expulsion & its aftermath, both immediate and enduring.
DVDs
191 M158 A conversation with Ralph McInerny. 2002. The novelist & philosopher.
261.273 U58e Evangelizing God’s People in a culture of diversity. 2007. From the USCCB, 3 discs.
613.2 S422g Dr. Andrew Weil’s guide to eating well. 2007. Common sense presented well.
780.92 W134 W874w Wagner. Richard Burton & a host of others in this biographical saga.
CDs
781.642 B878g Junior Brown. Greatest hits. 2002. The steel guitarist’s most popular tunes.
781.642 O64f Roy Orbison. 50 greatest hits of all time. 2002. 2 discs.
821.008 C127c The Caedmon collection: a century of poets reading their work. 2000. 3 discs.
821.912 T455c Dylan Thomas. The Caedmon collection. 1952. 11 CDs.
