July 2008 Library News

 

                               

New Books:

 

Ref 423.1 S764o   Oxford dictionary of synonyms & antonyms. 2007.

                Handy little dictionary.

 

Ref 910.3 C726   Saul B. Cohen, ed. Columbia gazetteer of the world. 2^nd ed. 3 vols. 2008.

                Stupendous dictionary of places large and small – including our town!

 

153.753 K64s      Stefan Klein. The secret pulse of time: making sense of life’s scarcest commodity. 2006.

                Why time drags or flies, and how to take more control of it as it speeds past.

 

153.83 A698p      Dan Ariely. Predictably irrational: hidden forces that shape our decisions. 2008.

                Why we all behave in ways that don’t make much logical sense.

 

179.7 M137e        Jennifer F. McDougall. Euthanasia. 2^nd ed.  2008.

                Discusses the topic & its history; defines people and terms; provides important documents.

 

191 Q7 H996q     Peter Hylton. Quine. 2007.

                A survey of the philosopher’s work & views.

 

203.8 S465r          Adam B. Seligman. Ritual & its consequences. 2008.

                Interdisciplinary study, argues that ritual is vital to preserving society at all levels.

 

220.609 M158d   Donald K. McKim, ed. Dictionary of major biblical interpreters. 2007.

                Scholarly essays on commentators, from the beginning through the 20^th century.

 

241 B971i             Richard A. Burridge. Imitating Jesus: an inclusive approach to New Testament ethics. 2007. 

                                Following the words & example of Jesus is far more demanding than most would admit.

 

248.46 M161f      Brian McLaren. Finding our way again: the return of the ancient practices. 2007.

                Protestant perspective on how ascetic & other practices can enrich life.

 

261.55 K95b        Hans Küng. The beginning of all things: science & religion. 2007.

                His argument of the complementary nature of the two.

 

266.003 C825d    John Corrie, ed. Dictionary of mission theology: evangelical foundations. 2007.

                Essays on topics, written from mostly non-Western perspectives, evincing the new missions.

 

270.1 D783l          Hubertus R. Drobner. The Fathers of the Church: a comprehensive introduction. 2007.

                Superb guide to the Church’s earliest leaders, their writings, & scholarship about them.

 

275.97 U97t         Trao cho nhau:ðai-lê phong thành 117 vi du ðao Viêt-Nam. 1988.

 

304.873 B155i     Rayna Bailey. Immigration & migration. 2008.

                Provides a nice survey of the topic, including definitions of people & topics, facts, documents.

 

323.44209 W164f   Steven Waldman. Founding faith: Providence, politics, & the birth of religious freedom in America. 2008. 

                Tries to correct misrepresentations of how religion was viewed.

 

330 L263m           Steven E. Landsburg. More sex is safer sex: the unconventional wisdom of economics. 2007. 

                Fun, interesting, sometimes troubling ideas from the Slate columnist on economics.

 

333.794 M121a   Paul McCaffrey, ed. Alternative energy. 2008.

                Collects editorials & essays on all sides of all aspects of the discussion.

 

364.660973 M875f     Debbie Morris. Forgiving the dead man walking. 1998.

                How a victim of Robert Willie made the journey back to wholeness.

 

394.9 R136a        Paul Raffaele. Among the cannibals. 2008.

                A worldwide tour of societies recently or still participating in the practice.

 

500 F438s             Richard P. Feynman. Six easy pieces.

                Lectures on basic physics, in both book and CD.

 

646.7 M383h       Sam Martin. How to mow the lawn: the lost art of being a man. 2003.

                Useful guide to all the stuff that guys need to know.

 

780.92 L793 S671a    John Snelson. Andrew Lloyd Webber. 2004.

                Biography of the man & his music.

 

810.9382 F311e  Susan M. Felch, ed. The Emmaus readers: listening for God in contemporary fiction. 2008. 

                A group study of recent literature, seeking religious aspects.

 

813.54 C21bo      Patricia Cornwell. Book of the dead. 2007.

                The most recent of the Kay Scarpetta series.

 

822.33F P359f     Joseph Pearce. The quest for Shakespeare: the Bard of Avon & the Church of Rome. 2008.                             

                Marshals evidence that the writer was thoroughly Roman Catholic throughout his life.

 

823.7 A933 B168c   William Baker. Critical companion to Jane Austen. 2008.

                Excellent guide to her life, works, characters, and family.

 

895.922334 T968q   Tuy Lac-Thiên. Quat lôi phong. 2 (of 3) vols. Ca 1976.

                Novel.

 

972.02 L668c       Buddy Levy. Conquistador: Hernán Cortés, King Montezuma, & the last stand of the Aztecs. 2008.

                Rollicking tale of unlikely opposites and even more unlikely events.

 

DVDs

 

201.77 O85r         Renewal. 2007.  Stories of religious environmental activities.

526.6209 S677l   Longitude. 2000. Jeremy Irons. Story of the race to figure out this measurement.

809.933 H673q   Quest for King Arthur. 2004. History Channel program on the elusive character.

 

CDs

 

271.971092 T344a     St Thérèse of Lisieux. Story of a soul. 2006. 5 disks.

813.54 S129i        Nick Sagan. Idlewild. 2003. 8 disks. Multiple realities & mystery.