September
2007 Library News
New Books:
Ref 423 O98s Shorter Oxford English dictionary. 6th ed. 2007.
Only two (massive) volumes, but very current.
Ref 809.05 W893 World authors, 2000-2005. 2007.
Biographical essays on writers of recent vintage & from all kinds of literature.
Ref 810.9895 O36e Seiwoong Oh. Encyclopedia of Asian-American literature. 2007.
Biographies, summaries of important works, & a history of the literature.
Window 950.1092 Q7 C566e Roberto Ciarla. The eternal army: the terracotta soldiers of the first emperor. 2005.
Provides detailed background on Qin shi, as well as great illustrations of the dig.
208.2 P481v F.E. Peters. The Voice, the Word, the Books. 2007.
The origins, canon, and development of the Old & New Testaments & the Quran.
211.8 D271g M147d Alister McGrath. The Dawkins delusion? 2007.
A molecular biologist analyses -- & finds wanting – the popular book, God Delusion.
220.48 M155i Scot McKendrick. In a monastery library. 2005.
Short, nicely illustrated history of the Codex Sinaiticus.
220.59592 K66k Kinh Thánh cua các ban tre. 1993.
Nice children’s compilation of Biblical texts & illustrations, and SVD publication.
230.2 B277p Robert Barron. The priority of Christ: toward a postliberal Catholicism. 2007.
Brings in resources from all of history to outline a new theology.
248.32 H425p Ed Hays. Pray all ways: a book for daily worship using all your senses. 2007.
A reissue of the popular 1981 title. Spiritual Book Club main selection.
248.3208 M647p Calvin Miller. The path of Celtic prayer: an ancient way to everyday joy. 2007.
Varieties of Celtic prayer, including the Trinity, nature, confession, scripture, & the journey.
248.4 B293s Ruth H. Barton. Sacred rhythms: arranging our lives for spiritual transformation. 2006.
Allowing the innate desire for God to find satisfaction … and more desire.
251.00973 B889c Walter Brueggemann. Cadences of home: preaching among exiles. 1997.
Regards Christians as exiles.
261.8 G688h Bob Goudzwaard. Hope in troubled times: a new vision for confronting global crises. 2007.
A former member of the Dutch parliament suggests that all is not lost.
263.04246 B672w Arthur P. Boers. The way is made by walking. 2007.
Unassuming reflections along the Camino de Santiago.
271.53097 C986w Nicholas P. Cushner. Why have you come here? The Jesuits & the first evangelization of Native America. 2006.
A historical survey of their missions in South & North America.
271.730946 J613c St John of the Cross. Counsels of light & love. 1977.
Nuggets of his spiritual wisdom, introduced by Thomas Merton.
282.597092 N578a Peter Quang Nguyen. All honor to you: the journey of faith toward love & life. 2002.
Memoir of a priest who fled from Vietnam.
297.4 N264g Seyyed Hossein Nasr. The garden of truth: the vision & promise of Sufism. 2007.
An introduction to the mystical tradition of Islam.
305.86872 Q7a Sam Quinones. Antonio’s gun & Delfino’s dream: true tales of the Mexican migration. 2007.
A look at what it means to Mexicans of all sorts who migrate north.
305.896018 H176s Gwendolyn M. Hall. Slavery & African ethnicities in the Americas: restoring the links. 2005. Traces ethnic continuities from a small number of locations in Africa, & their influences.
323.40973 H835r Davis W. Houck. Rhetoric, religion, & the Civil Rights movement. 2006.
130 speeches & essays, from 1954-1965. Great collection.
330 F828e Robert H Frank. The economic naturalist: in search of explanations for everyday enigmas.2007.
Fun Q&A about just about any topic that lends itself to statistical analysis.
400 K34f Christine Kenneally. The first word: the search for the origins of language. 2007.
Research in many fields, and the tracking of how we started to communicate.
522 S291f Fred Schaaf. The 50 best sights in astronomy & how to see them. 2007.
Neat guide for those interested in seeing more of the night sky.
636.2 V445c Hannah Velten. Cow. 2007.
History of an animal closely tied with humans for 8,000 years.
641.3565 A325b Ken Albala. Beans: a history. 2007.
Cool little survey of the history, folklore & science of the food.
641.873 B211b Charles Bamforth. Beer. 2nd ed. 2003.
The science of brewing the liquid gold.
665.81 S425s David Sanborn Scott. Smelling land: the hydrogen defense against climate catastrophe. 2007.
Advocates use of hydrogen power to save the world.
807 B275t Jean-Pierre Barricelli. Teaching literature and other arts. 1990.
Essays on aspects of literature & allied topics.
809.08 R845c John K. Roth, ed. Christian literature. 4 vols 2008.
Synopses & analyses of 500 novels, poems, theological works – a tremendous resource & browse.
811.52 F939 F151r Deirdre Fagan. Robert Frost: a literary reference to his life & work. 2007.
Very useful guide to his poems, themes, & biography.
813.54 A124d Edward Abbey. Desert solitaire. Rev ed, 1988.
Reissue of the popular essays written during two summers in southeastern Utah’s canyons.
823.8 D548 D263c Paul Davis. Charles Dickens: a literary reference to his life & work. 2007.
Same as the book for Frost; synopses & discussion of his novels, also.
823.912 A437m Margery Allingham. More work for the undertaker. 1949.
One of her later stories, with the unquenchable Albert Campion.
823.912 A437my _______. Mystery mile. 1930.
An early story of Campion.
853.914 B888l Edith Bruck. Letter to my mother. 2006.
Two parts of Holocaust writer’s reflections in story.
940.54210923 A798j Robert Asahina. Just Americans: how Japanese Americans won a war at home & abroad. 2006.
Narrative of the storied 100th Battalion/442 Regt in World War II.
942.0164 A392 P771a Justin Pollard. Alfred the Great: the man who made England. 2005.
Biography of the great warrior & writer.
944.02542 B255a Juliet Barker. Agincourt. 2005.
A critical moment in the history of England.
959.704092 N576 J17c Seth Jacobs. Cold War mandarin: Ngo Ðinh Diem & the origins of America’s war in Vietnam, 1950-1963. 2006.
The complex relationship that ended in tragedy.
962.4043 D235g John Bul Dau. God grew tired of us: a memoir. 2007.
Mostly about his youth and time in refugee camps, some about his move to the US. See the DVD.
968.065 M271 M214m Mac Maharaj. Mandela: the authorized portrait. 2006.
Big, heavily illustrated, biography with tributes from world leaders.
973.04592 C454v Sucheng Chan, ed. The Vietnamese American 1.5 generation. 2006.
Autobiographical essays from college students, collected over many years.
DVDs
153.69 B734n Nonverbal communication & culture. 2005. A cross-cultural study.
271.125024 M575 A877s Soul searching: the journey of Thomas Merton. 2007. Documentary biography.
569.9 P966w Walking with cavemen. 2007. Discovery Channel looks at early humans.
781.6296 K71m Mande music & dance. 1982. Events videotaped in The Gambia.
786.809 L957r Respect the beat. 1998. A history of percussion around the world.
796.62 G533o Overcoming. 2005. Follows a team through the Tour de France.
950.21 G329l Lost empire of Genghis Khaan. 2007. Archæological program by A&E.
962.4043 D235g God grew tired of us. 2007. Documentary, based on John Bul Dau’s book.
CDs
271.971092 T272i St Teresa of Avila. Interior castle. 2007. 6 discs.
781.64 B664u Andrea Bocelli. Under the desert sky. 2006. The popular crooner in concert; also a DVD.
782.3232 C459a Chanticleer. And on earth, peace. 2007. Recent settings of parts of the Mass.
784.184 M939 Mozart. Symphonies. 2000. 12 discs. Marriner & his crew.
784.2188 D959s Dvorák. Slavonic dances. 2002. Harnoncourt conducts Chamber Orchestra of Europe.
785.9 E55c Empire Brass. Class brass. 1989. Classical favorites, scored for brass ensemble.
785.9 E55ce _______. Class brass: on the edge. 1993. More of the same.
785.9 E55f _______. Class brass: fire dance. 1999.
Videos
781.657 Y83y You, Africa! Film of a 1994 concert by Senegalese musician Youssou & his band.
CD-ROMs
255.016 C397b Bibliography on religious life. 2002 publication of CTU, covers post-1990 research.
