March
2008 Library News
We’ve again received an interesting variety of materials of various formats. While we’re all pretty busy with mid-semester tasks, be aware that we’re stocking up on books and DVDs for weekend and summer enjoyment. Make your lists now!
New Books:
181.45 C752s Peter Connolly. A student’s guide to the history & philosophy of Yoga. 2007.
Nice guide to the fundamentals and many varieties.
194 D445ce René Descartes & Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia. Correspondence. 2007.
About 60 letters, over a 7-year span, on many philosophical topics.
211.8 A635p Louise M. Antony, ed. Philosophers without gods: meditations on atheism & the secular life. 2007. Nineteen essays by philosophers on aspects of unbelief.
220.912 C978o Adrian Curtis. Oxford Bible atlas. 4th ed. 2007.
Very nice guide to the history, culture, & archæology of the Bible and the Near East.
230.2092 B197 N616d Aidan Nichols, OP. Divine fruitfulness: a guide through Balthasar’s theology beyond the Trilogy. 2007. Discusses his sources, and summarizes important works.
234.166 W223u Christopher J. Walsh. The untapped power of the sacrament of Penance: a priest’s view. 2005. A theologian & parish priest urges the renewal of the use of this neglected sacrament.
241.6242 C647f David L. Clough. Faith & force: a Christian debate about war. 2007.
Interesting look over principles, with plenty of recent examples.
248.482 N934rs Henri Nouwen. A restless soul: meditations from the road. 2007.
Selections from journals & other writings from his many journeys. Spiritual Book Club selection.
261.7088 P385g Cardinal George Pell. God & Cæsar: selected essays on religion, politics, & society. 2007. The Australian archbishop discusses the rôle of religion in a modern democracy.
261.8325 G876o Daniel G. Groody, ed. The option for the poor in Christian theology. 2007.
16 essays, many by proponents of Liberation Theology.
270 K96c Godfrey Kurth. The Church at the turning points of history. 2007.
Seven critical moments in history, & how the Church behaved or misbehaved.
270.8 S228d Lamin Sanneh. Disciples of all nations: pillars of world Christianity. 2008.
How Christianity is changing and being changed by its growth in the Third World.
271.97 N914 S785 Binka Le Breton. The greatest gift: the courageous life & martyrdom of Sister Dorothy Stang. 2007. The Notre Dame de Namur nun who died trying to protect Amazonian farmers.
320.51 P147 K23t Harvey J. Kaye. Thomas Paine & the promise of America. 2005.
Argues that Paine was responsible for the intellectual tenor of the Revolution & modern America.
320.557 W419f George Weigel. Faith, reason, & the war against Jihadism. 2007.
Argues that more is needed than material prosperity to counter radical Islam’s campaign.
330.903 F353c Niall Ferguson. The cash nexus: money & power in the modern world, 1700-2000. 2001.
Argues that war has been the primary motivator for economic change.
363.73874 P264c WMO/UNEP. Climate change 2007: impacts, adaptation & vulnerability. 2007.
Another large volume in the scholarly set.
378.0712 M845c Melanie M. Morey. Catholic higher education: a culture in crisis. 2006.
Based on surveys & interviews with college presidents; lays out concerns & suggestions.
391.826912 C186i Gerald Campano. Immigrant students & literacy. 2007.
Urges student-centered strategies to enhance immigrant children’s learning.
641.631 F512c Judith Finlayson. Complete whole grains cookbook. 2008.
150 fun, healthy recipes.
759.13 O41 M369g Richard D. Marshall. Georgia O’Keefe: nature & abstraction. 2007.
From an international exhibition, with helpful narrative.
813.3 P743 S729c Dawn B. Sova. Critical companion to Edgar Allen Poe. 2007.
Very useful guide to his stories, poetry, criticism, influences, and life.
813.54 L183i Jhumpa Lahiri. Interpreter of maladies. 1999.
Nine short stories by the Pulitzer Prize laureate.
813.54 R845a Philip Roth. American pastoral. 1997.
Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the American dream gone bad.
813.6 H829k Khaled Hosseini. The Kite Runner. 2003.
The popular novel set in Afghanistan.
823.8 S874d Bram Stoker. Dracula. 1897.
Nice reprinting.
823.912 L673 P986c Richard Purtill. C.S. Lewis’ case for the Christian faith. 2004.
The skilled philosopher provides an introduction to the British writer’s theological writings.
823.912 L673n F711c Paul F. Ford. Companion to Narnia. 2005.
Nice guide to the characters, places, and themes.
828.8 W672pi Oscar Wilde. Picture of Dorian Gray.
Nice reprinting of the classic novel.
895.108 L366c Joseph S.M. Lau, ed. Columbia anthology of modern Chinese literature.2nd ed. 2007.
Fiction and poetry from Chinese-speaking authors, from Tibet to Taiwan, & very current.
915.40425 A318i Muzaffar Alam. Indo-Persian travels in the Age of Discoveries, 1400-1800. 2007.
Interesting study of an often overlooked heritage of exploration.
972.02 C335 C335a Daniel Castro. Another face of empire: Bartolomé de Las Casas, indigenous rights, & ecclesiastical imperialism. 2007. Revisionist biography argues that Las Casas was no saint.
972.02 T457c Hugh Thomas. Conquest: Montezuma, Cortés, & the fall of Old Mexico. 1993.
Classic history of a tumultuous time.
973.92 F554c Terence J. Fitzgerald. Celebrity culture in the United States. 2008.
Essays & articles about this bizarre phenomenon.
DVD
853.914 D158f The final inquiry. 2007. A Roman investigator studies a Jewish rumor.
CDs
A very nice collection of vocal music from the Gloriæ Dei Cantores:
782.26 M537s Mendelssohn & Bach. Sacred motets. 1999.
782.28 G562s Sing Noël. 1999. Carols & other Christmas music.
782.323 L282e Eclipse: the music of Jean Langlais. 2007. Several of his masses.
782.323 P157g Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. 1993. Also has some masses.
783.22 S731l Leo Sowerby: American master of sacred song. 1994.
