May
2007 Library News
New Books:
110 C558p W. Norris Clarke, SJ. The philosophical approach to God: a new Thomistic perspective. 2007. Three lectures from 1979.
154.634 C774d Frederick L. Coolidge. Dream interpretation as a psychotherapeutic technique. 2006.
A guide to the use of the technique in therapy.
155.418 S617p Dorothy G. Singer, ed. Play = learning. 2006.
Essays on how learning should involve enjoyment, especially for small children.
227.87 M681h Alan C. Mitchell. Hebrews. 2007.
A commentary in the superb Sacra Pagina series.
230.0732 M978m Charles M. Murphy. Models of priestly formation: past, present & future. 2006.
Very brief history & survey of seminary formation.
230.2 B879b Raymond E. Brown, SS. Biblical reflections on crises facing the Church. 1975.
Dated, but still valuable musings from a great Biblical scholar.
231.8 M382s Regis Martin. Suffering of love: Christ’s descent into the hell of human hopelessness. 2006.
How Christ’s life & suffering help us understand the problem of evil.
248.482 B463s Benedict XVI. Spiritual thoughts: in the first year of his papacy. 2007.
Short book of short selections from various writings and speeches.
248.4896 W615p Catherine Whitmire. Practicing peace: a devotional walk through the Quaker tradition. 2007.
Collection of meditations by the author and many other writers. Selection of Spiritual Book Club.
261.809729 H461t Tara
Hefferan. Twinning faith &
development: Catholic parish partnering in the
A cultural anthropologist studies an example of promoting development.
262.52
A331h Giuseppe Alberigo, ed. History of
Detailed history covers September 1964 – Sept 1965.
264.02036 M822u Gerard Moore. Understanding the General Instruction of the Roman Missal. 2007.
The theological foundations for the document and the rules.
264.02036
T951l
Paul Turner, STD. Let us pray: a
guide to the rubrics of Sunday
A helpful, detailed guide to the ministry & the participation.
264.36 B463s Benedict XVI. The sacrament of Charity. 2007.
An exhortation on the nature of the Eucharist.
270.4092 L841s Peter Lombard. Sentences. 2007.
The first book of the Medieval classic.
282.0922 G168b Sarah Gallick. Big book of women saints. 2007.
Daily observances of saints famous and obscure.
304.2 B534e Thomas Berry. Evening thoughts: reflecting on Earth as sacred community. 2006.
A meditation on the “Pax Gaia.”
333.72 B344f Joanne Bauer, ed. Forging environmentalism: justice, livelihood, & contested environments. 2006.
Study of ecological values in various nations & worldwide.
349.73 G558t Mary Ann Glendon. Traditions in turmoil. 2006.
Essays on American law, human rights, & culture, by the sharp social critic.
362.196972 E64i Helen Epstein. The invisible cure:
Focuses on
southeastern
366.109 R545f Jasper Ridley. The Freemasons: a history of the world’s most powerful secret society. 1999.
Readable narrative of the international and mysterious group.
395.142 S651f Jodi R.R. Smith. From clueless to class act: manners for the modern man. 2004.
A very useable guide for a male trying to learn some basic manners and etiquette.
478.2421 B368x Henry Beard. X-treme Latin. 2004.
Lots of helpful Latin expressions, bumper stickers, and insults.
709.0113 C978c Gregory Curtis. The cave painters. 2006.
Nice survey of the works and how they may have come to be.
741.597 W346c Bill Watterson. The complete Calvin & Hobbes. 2005. 3 vols.
The collection for every fan.
781.7003 S971s Joseph P. Swain. Historical dictionary of sacred music. 2006.
Definitions of terms, songs, and people, from many traditions, but mostly Christian.
791.43092 S423 C743p Mark T. Conard, ed. The philosophy of Martin Scorsese. 2007.
Scholarly essays on his themes and background.
813.54 B651hm
The first of the series about the assassin Keller, noted philatelist.
813.54 B651hl _______. Hit list. 2000.
The second in the series, with Keller the target.
813.54 M134c Alice McDermott. Charming Billy. 1998.
A wake in a
813.6 R855a Rémy Rougeau, OSB. All we know of heaven: a novel. 2001.
A young man trying to discern a vocation, himself, and God, in a Cistercian monastery.
821.8
H794 N616h Aidan Nichols, OP.
Biography & commentary on poems by the fine writer.
823.914 S642g Alexander
McCall Smith. The
good husband of
The latest installment of the
beloved No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series, set in
895.11008 S441s J. P. Seaton, ed. Shambhala anthology of Chinese poetry. 2006.
Translated by the editor, covering the earliest times to the 20th century.
910.5 R777n
From the Big Apple to Dead Moans, a curious, interesting dictionary.
912.56 S645s Dan
Smith. The state
of the
Very neatly organized, easy to read, and informative guide to a complicated area.
937.6 C752a Peter
Connolly. The
ancient city: life in classical
Really well illustrated guide to daily life.
959.7043 W652r Andrew Wiest, ed. Rolling thunder in a gentle land. 2006.
Nicely illustrated essays on the continuing questions and lessons of the Vietnamese War.
966.404 B365l Ishmael Beah. A long way gone: memoirs of a boy soldier. 2007.
Remarkable tale by a former child soldier who survived.
973.91709 R781 S651f Jean Edward Smith. FDR. 2007.
New, acclaimed biography.
CDs
781.642 G855f Nanci Griffith. From a distance: the very best. 2002 compilation of her folk songs.
781.642 K91h Alison Krauss. A hundred miles or more. 2007. Some old, some new, great stuff.
781.66 B124g Bachman-Turner Overdrive. Gold. 2-disk set of their greatest hits.
781.66 M651b Steve Miller Band. Box set. 1994. 3 discs with all their best.
782.25968
S731s
782.27 T987d Ronan Tynan. The dawning of the day. 2006. English hymns.
785.7 G6663 Henryk Górecki. String quartet #3. 2007. Kronos Quartet.
DVDs
271.109747 K29e Matthew Kells. The everyday: Benedictine life at
323.0922 H673v Voices of civil rights. 2006. Biographies & events from the American struggle.
327.7308 W192u Mike
Wallace. The
330.092 C289 Andrew Carnegie: prince of steel. 1995. 1-hour biography.
333.954 F761p Planet Earth. The recent BBC series on the world’s astonishing animal life.
345.73 S422 The monkey trial. 1997. 1-hour program.
669.22 K29g Gold: the history of man’s greatest obsession. 2001. Several programs.
781.66092 H746 Buddy Holly: rave on. 1-hour biography.
791.43092 F648a Te adventures of Errol Flynn. 2005. The colorful life of the Tasmanian actor.
And a series of Errol Flynn & Olivia deHaviland movies, all directed by Michael Curtiz, most with music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold:
813.52 F648c Captain Blood. 1935.
813.52
F648d
813.52 F648p The private lives of Elizabeth and Essex. 1939. Betty Davis as Bess.
813.52 F648s The Sea Hawk. 1940. Bad Spanish, bad. English pirates good.
813.52 F648t They died with their boots on. 1941. Custer plays with Indian pals.
813.54 N117l The Luzhin defence. 2001. Chess genius, social disaster, and love
823.912 C555pmo Agatha Christie’s Poirot: the movie collection. 5 longer episodes.
823.914 J236e PD James. Essential collection. 2005. 8 Adam Dalgliesh mysteries.
909 C226e Engineering an empire. 2006. 12 empires and their engineering basics.
940.12 C344d The Dark Ages: the fall of civilization, the rise of a new world order. 2006.
940.12 G228b The Barbarians. 2003-07. A series on the different tribes & their legacy.
A set of three History Channel DVDs on World War I:
940.3 H673w WWI: the death of glory. 1997.
940.3 K18f Foot soldier:
940.481
S649s Save our history: Dear Home: letters from
940.54 H673w History Channel. World War II: ultimate collection. 29 programs on 10 discs.
940.5428
D229m The
950.2 P778t The true story of Marco Polo. 2000. From the History Channel.
972 L253m
973 H673t 10 days that unexpectedly changed
973.17 J54l Lost colony of
973.41 W318 George Washington: founding father. 1994.
973.62 L748m The Mexican-American War. 2006.
973.7
L752c Civil War combat:
973.911 D514t Teddy Roosevelt: an American lion. 2002. 3 hours.
975.3 B976g Great monuments of
975.3 N248w
CD-ROM
428.34 V872e ESL toolkit. 2006. 5 interactive disks for intermediate learners or above.
