February
2008 Library News
New Books:
Reference 810.989703 M126e Jennifer McClinton-Temple. Encyclopedia of American literature. 2007.
Brief, scholarly articles on authors, important works, ideas.
Window 704.9482096 G117c Gawdat Gabra. Treasures of Coptic art in the Coptic Museum & churches of Old Cairo.
Lovely coffee-table book of ancient Egyptian ecclesiastical art of all kinds.
200.1 Z18p Linda T. Zabzebski. Philosophy of religion: a historical introduction. 2007.
Chapters on significant topics, and the development of thought on those areas.
232.1 S271c John Saward. Cradle of redeeming love: the theology of the Christmas mystery. 2002.
232.92 S271r _______. Redeemer in the womb. 1993.
Two meditations on the miracle and implications of the conception and birth of the God-Man.
234.163 B463g Benedict XVI. God is near us: the Eucharist, the heart of life. 2003.
Collection of homilies & essays on the centrality of the sacrament.
235.7 A923w pt III v14 St Augustine. Sermons on the First Epistle of John. 2008.
10 homilies, in the masterfully translated series of his complete works.
241.002 M341 v55 Marian Studies: the Immaculate Conception: calling & destiny. 2008.
Papers from the 2004 Mariological Conference at the University of Dayton. An annual acquisition.
241.683229 Y73b Kimberly Young. Breaking free of the Web: Catholics & Internet addiction. 2007.
Excellent book, combining solid counseling and the means of grace, for difficult addictions.
242.33 B463s Benedict XVI. The blessing of Christmas. 2005.
Short meditations for Advent & Christmas, with delightful illustrations.
261.8328 S648t Gary Smith, SJ. They come back singing: finding God with the refugees. 2008.
A journal of six years in Sudanese refugee camps in Uganda.
262.132 V175f Lorenzo Valla. On the Donation of Constantine. 2007.
Translation & notes of a 15th-century book that was important for several reasons.
271.971092 T272w St Teresa of Avila. The way of prayer: learning to pray with the “Our Father.” 2008.
Excerpted from the Way of Perfection, meditations on each phrase.
299.674 C594s Mary Ann Clark. Santería: correcting the myths & uncovering the realities of a growing religion. 2007.
Guide to what the religion is, and its worldwide popularity.
421.5 S651s Jeremy J. Smith. Sound change & the history of English. 2007.
Tries to figure out why sounds change when they do. Fun historical & social linguistics.
611.8 B162h David Bainbridge. Beyond the zonules of Zinn: a fantastic journey through your brain. 2008.
Witty guide to the anatomy & function of the central nervous system, or what we know, anyway.
615.5 B351s R. Barker Baussell. Snake oil science: the truth about complementary & alternative medicine. 2007.
Says lack of research verifies alternative treatments, but enough for concern.
781.7100973 O34c John Ogasapian. Church music in America. 2007.
Aims to cover 400 years and a variety of denominations, without being technical.
783.043 M734s Brent Monahan. Singer’s companion: a guide to improving your voice & performance. 2006.
Covers all aspects, & includes a CD.
796.64 F777b Paul Fournel. Need for the bike. 2003.
Delightful essays & reflections on the pains and joys of riding a bicycle.
813.54 A124m Edward Abbey. The Monkey Wrench Gang. 1985.
Comic novel set in the Southwestern U.S.
813.6 B514f Mischa Berlinski. Fieldwork: a novel. 2007.
A tourist gets involved in a complicated murder investigation in Thailand.
839.3136 K89r Tim Krabbé. The rider. 1978.
Dutch novel about a 150-k bicycle race in mountains.
892.708 B447c Kahlil Gibran. The collected works. 2007.
Very nice edition of much of his poetry, prose, and some illustrations, too.
959.01 O66e Dougald J.W. O’Reilly. Early civilizations of Southeast Asia. 2007.
The kingdoms of prehistoric SE Asia, from Burma to Vietnam.
960 A798h Molefi Kete Asante. History of Africa. 2007.
Interesting perspective, using many disciplines.
