May 2008 Library News

 

New Books:

 

R 443.21 O73o    Jean-Benoir Ormal-Grenon, ed. Oxford-Hachette French dictionary. 4^th ed. 2007.

                Standard French-English, English-French resource. The 2001 edition will be a circulating copy.

 

109 C678p            Martin Cohen. Philosophical tales. 2008.

                Alternative history, illustrated, of the “true” story of philosophy.

 

149.91 C874p      John Cowburn, SJ. Personalism & scholasticism. 2005.

                How Personalism enhances scholastic philosophy.

 

153.9 F648w        James R. Flynn. What is intelligence? 2007.

                The important scholar tries to explain if and how human intelligence is increasing.

 

155.2 N475p        Daniel Nettle. Personality: what makes you the way you are. 2007.

                The varieties of human nature, and theories to define and explain it all.

 

190 C593p            Kelly J. Clark, ed. Philosophers who believe. 1993.

                Autobiographical essays by Christian thinkers.

 

200 H674g            Christopher Hitchens. God is not great: how religion poisons everything. 2007.

                Diatribe by professional crank, highly acclaimed but also critiqued harshly by good writers.

 

200.3 M528e        J. Gordon Melton. Encyclopedia of religious phenomena. 2008.

                Interesting people, places, events, from around the world & throughout history.

 

200.9 S795d         Rodney Stark. Discovering God. 2007.

                A history of world religions, from primitive to Classical to the rise of the modern faiths.

 

210 M515r            Chad Meister, ed. Routledge companion to philosophy of religion.2007.

                64 scholarly essays on religions, topics, & people.

 

211.6 T239s         Charles Taylor. A secular age. 2007.

                What does it mean that our world is secular, & what difference does it make in our lives?

 

220.13 B881e      William P. Brown, ed. Engaging Biblical authority. 2007.

                Essays from various faith backgrounds on the place and value of the Holy Scriptures.

 

220.9 C538c         Bruce Chilton, & al. Cambridge companion to the Bible. 2^nd ed. 1997.

                Very useable, very scholarly historical survey of the Bible & its world.

 

222.1407 F919e  Maureena Fritz. The Exodus experience. 1989.

                In the “Praying with” series, this on the defining moment in the history of Israel.

 

229.921 J92 P133r    Elaine Pagels. Reading Judas: the gospel of Judas & the shaping of Christianity. 2007.

                The scholar of apocrypha contextualizes the pseudogospel.

 

230.09 K29ed      J.N.D. Kelly. Early Christian doctrines. Rev ed. 1978.

                Nicely organized survey of how important beliefs were discussed and codified.

 

232.12 F557o       Joseph A. Fitzmyer, SJ. The one who is to come. 2007.

                Scholarly analysis of what “Messiah” meant to in Judaism of the first century.

 

232.5 H114c        Gary R. Habermas. The case for the resurrection of Jesus. 2004.

                Nice compendium of all of the arguments against and for the historical reality.

 

239 Z15j               Ravi Zacharias. Jesus among other gods: the absolute claims of the Christian message. 2000.

        One perspective on how Christianity relates to other faiths.

 

241.197 B463o    Pope Benedict XVI. On conscience. 2007.

                Two essays from when he was a cardinal, on truth and morality.

 

241.52 B794i       Carl E. Braaten, ed. I am the Lord your God: Christian reflections on the Ten Commandments. 2005. 

        Essays from a variety of denominations on aspects of the Decalogue.

 

241.622 W868j    Nicholas Wolterstorff. Justice: rights & wrongs. 2007.

                Argues that human rights can only derive from a theistic basis, and how religion deals with them.

 

248.46 W644s      Macrina Wiederkehr. Seven sacred pauses. 2008.

                On the richness of the Divine Office for busy people. Spiritual Book Club main choice.

 

248.47 S629d       William Skudlarek, OSB. Demythologizing celibacy: practical wisdom from Christian & Buddhist monasticism. 2008. 

            How the Buddhist concept of celibacy can enrich the Christian heritage.

 

253.2 B219p        Anthony Bannon, LC.  Peter on the shore: vocation in scripture & real life. 1996.

                Some practical considerations on discerning a call to priesthood or religious life.

 

261 A545c            Carl Anderson. A civilization of love: what every Catholic can do to transform the world. 2008. 

            Practical ideas by a crack theologian & the Supreme Knight of the KCs.

 

261.243 I54b       Paul O. Ingram. Buddhist-Christian dialogue in an age of science. 2007.

                How modern science involves itself in the ongoing discussion.

 

261.55 H477c      Michael Heller. Creative tension: essays on science & religion. 2007.

                Steps in the proper synthesis of the two forces.

 

261.873 H842t    Caryll Houselander. This war is the Passion. 2008.

                Reissue of the 1941 meditation on finding God in the midst of World War II by the beloved writer.

 

262.02 M127a     Robert McClory. As it was in the beginning: the coming democratization of the Catholic Church. 2007.  

            Argues for increased lay involvement in Church governance.

 

262.5219 O54v    John O’Malley. Vatican II: did anything happen? 2007.

                Essays arguing that V2 set huge forces in motion that cannot be delimited by the documents alone.

 

269.6 P124r          Anthony T. Padovano. Retreat with Thomas Merton: becoming who we are. 1995.

                7-day series of meditations with Merton’s writings.

 

269.6 S582a         Margaret Silf. At sea with God: a spiritual guidebook to the heart & soul. 2003.

                A retreat filled with images of sailing. Spiritual Book Club main choice.

 

270.3092 C997c   Cyril of Alexandria. Commentary on the Twelve Prophets. v 2.  2008.

                In CUA’s Fathers of the Church series.

 

271.97 M69i         Mother Teresa. In my own words. 1996.

                A nice little collection of some of her sayings.

 

271.971092 T344 B197t   Hans Urs von Balthasar. Thérèse of Lisieux: the story of a mission. 1954.

                The great Swiss theologian’s analysis of the significance of the Little Flower.

 

274.1081 M527v    Julie Melnyk. Victorian religion: faith & life in Britain. 2008.

                Excellent survey of 19^th-century English religion & its changes.

 

277.290829 P461a   Louise Perrotta. All you really need to know about prayer you can learn from the poor. 1996.

            Reflections from experiences serving the poor in the Caribbean.

 

294.337 N576m  Thich Nhat Hanh. The miracle of mindfulness: a manual on meditation. 1987.

                His own method of meditation.

 

297 B534p            Donald L. Berry. Pictures of Islam. 2007.

                Attempts to provide accurate – not dated or isolated – descriptions of genuine Islam.

 

297.09021 R731h    Barnaby Rogerson. Heirs of Muhammad: Islam’s first century & the origins of the Sunni-Shia split. 2006. 

            Finally, a scholarly account of the central fissure in the religion.

 

304.2 P463e         Jules Pretty. The Earth only endures: on reconnecting with nature & our place in it. 2007. 

            How humans need to reconnect with the earth for it – and us – to survive.

 

305.8961 B259a   Alan Barnard. Anthropology & the Bushman. 2007.

                How the evolving ethnography of the Bushman exemplifies the history of anthropology.

 

305.896872 T274g   Edward E. Telles. Generations of exclusion: Mexican Americans, assimilation, & race. 2008.

            Using 1965 and recent surveys, authors chart 4 decades of experience.

 

306.7 H64h          Craig A. Hill. Human sexuality: personality & social psychological perspectives. 2008.

                Textbook covering psychological aspects of the topic.

 

333.790973 B916g   Robert Bryce. Gusher of lies: the dangerous delusions of “energy independence.” 2008.

            Skewers ideas of the mantra, & especially targets ethanol as a rip-off.

 

371.2 E58a           Fenwick W. English. Art of educational leadership. 2008.

                Text tries to balance “scientific” ideas with “artistic” perspectives.

 

371.26 M167f      James H. McMillan, ed. Formative classroom assessment: theory into practice. 2007.

                Essays on what formative assessment is and how it can best be done.

 

388.3472 W943p    J. Harry Wray. Pedal power: the quiet rise of the bicycle in American public life. 2008.

                Two-wheeled transportation meets politics.

 

510.91 B993h      William Byers. How mathematicians think. 2007.

                The science involves imagination, paradox, and other things besides rigorous logic.

 

612 A182s            Jennifer Ackerman. Sex sleep eat drink dream: a day in the life of your body. 2007.

                Enjoyable narrative of what the human machine does and is.

 

780.98 K97m       Malena Kuss, ed. Music in Latin America & the Caribbean: an encyclopedic history. 2004-  .

            To date, we have volumes 1 (South & Central America) & 2 (Caribbean).

 

 

782.294 B772c    Cynthia Bourgeault. Chanting the Psalms. 2006.

                Provides background, pratical instructions, and a CD demonstrating how it’s done.

 

794.1092 K19h   Garry Kasparov. How life imitates chess. 2007.

                What the grandmaster has learned about the game of life.

 

808.89282 A235c   Faith Adiele, ed. Coming of age around the world: a multicultural anthology. 2007.

                24 short stories set all over the globe.

 

809.89729 S666i   Pamela M. Smorkaloff, ed. If I could write this in fire: an anthology of literature from the Caribbean. 1994.

            Short fiction from many lands and languages.

 

811.5408035        Charles A. Fishman, ed. Blood to remember: American poets on the Holocaust. 2^nd ed.  2007.

            Comprehensive, & includes explanatory notes.

 

813.54 C821p      Patricia Cornwell. Predator. 2005.

                More trouble, this time in Scarpetta’s new home state of Florida.

 

813.54 S655g       Martin Cruz Smith. Gorky Park. 2007.

                Oddly, we’ve not had this important title until now, & it’s very nicely packaged.

 

823.912 F717ha    C.S. Forester. Hornblower and the Atropos. 1953.

                Another ripping yarn, this one of Captain Hornblower.

 

823.914 S642ms    Alexander McCall Smith. Miracle at Speedy Motors. 2008.

                The latest in the series of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, set in Botswana.

 

823.914 U59s       Barry Unsworth. Sacred hunger. 1992.

                Historical novel set on board a slave ship and with castaways in 18^th-century Florida.

 

828.9936 G661so    Nadine Gordimer. Something out there: stories. 1979.

                A novella and nine short stories, mostly set in the author’s Africa.

 

892.7301 A315o Deborah S. Akers, ed. Oranges in the sun: short stories from the Arabian Gulf. 2008.

                Nice anthology from Saudi Arabia & the other Gulf States.

 

910.45 B799f       Alfred S. Bradford. Flying the black flag: a brief history of piracy. 2007.

                Studies the history through 1815, around the world, and offers lessons of interest for today.

 

910.92 C771 G247c  John Gascoigne. Captain Cook: voyager between worlds. 2007.

                New study of the endlessly fascinating explorer focuses on cross-cultural experiences.

 

932.01 R763g      John Romer. The Great Pyramid: Ancient Egypt revisited. 2007.

                A careful study of the construction and history of this marvel, with insights into Egypt of the time.

 

940.232 C249v    Niccolò Capponi. Victory of the West. 2006.

                A study of the battle of Lepanto and the tremendous clash of cultures.

 

940.5318092 B978p    Jean Bernard. Priestblock 25487: a memoir of Dachau. 2004.

                The biography of a priest imprisoned with 3,000 other clergy under the Nazi régime.

 

942.073 W664 M587a   Eric Mataxas. Amazing grace: William Wilburforce & the heroic campaign to end slavery. 2007.

            A book to accompany the popular film.

 

954.035 G195 G196g   Rajmohan Gandhi. Gandhi: the man, his people, & the empire. 2007.

                Acclaimed new biography by his grandson.

 

959.053 B359f    Christopher Bayly. Forgotten wars: freedom & revolution in Southeast Asia. 2006.

                How World War II morphed into civil and revolutionary wars in the region.

 

962.4043 H281t  Daoud Hari. The translator: a tribesman’s memoir of Darfur. 2007.

                An individual’s account of violence and attempting to inform the world through language skills.

 

970.1091 U13h    Douglas H. Ubelaker, ed. Handbook of North American Indians: vol 3: environment, origins, & population. 2006.

            From the magisterial set produced by the Smithsonian.

 

973 K29a              Morton Keller. America’s three regimes: a new political history. 2007.

                Sets our history into three époques, and helps contextualize the events and decades thereby.

 

973.049594 Y22l    Kao Kalia Yang. The latehomecomer: a Hmong family memoir. 2008.

                Describes her family’s harrowing escape, refugee experience, & adventures in America.

 

973.56 J95b          Patrick J. Jung. The Black Hawk War of 1832. 2007.

                Nice study of the nasty fight, using primary documents, many not before used in histories.

 

973.62 W561i      Joseph Wheelan. Invading Mexico. 2007.

                Narrative of the unpopular war, including social aspects.

 

 

DVDs

 

153.15 L665dg       Developing minds: getting organized/work habits. 2002. Help for the challenged.

271.971092 T272    St. Teresa of Avila. 1984. Miniseries biography of the great saint.

781.630764 G146a   Accordion dreams. 2000. On the phenomenon of Conjunto music.

782.1 A729b        The Berlin concert. 2006. Excerpts from operas, sung by Domingo, Netrebko, Villazón.

782.1 A729o        Opera gala. 2007. Netrebko, Vargas, Elïna Garanca.

782.14 T249e       Eugene Onegin.  2007. Fleming, Vargas, & Hvorotstovsky at the Met.

782.14 V584t       Traviata. 2006. Netrebko, Villazón, & Hampsen with the Wiener Philharmoniker.

813.54 M264w    We’re no angels.  1989. DeNiro & Penn, convicts on the lam, seek shelter in a monastery.

853.914 B517d     Don Matteo. 2004. Italian TV series featuring a crime-solving priest; 12 episodes.

894.23 D245s       The story of the weeping camel. 2003. Mongolian nomad drama.

956.70443 S556i    Inside Iraq: the untold stories. 2004.  An ABC reporter’s narrative of what he’s seen.

956.9442 R263j    Jerusalem: sacred & profane. 1996. A film from our recent visitor, Rick Ray.

972.9206 K51l     Life & debt. 2001. A view of globalization from Jamaica.

 

 

CDs

 

781.629162 C559s   Chulrua. The singing kettle. 2007.

                Some of the same music from their concert here.