March
2009 Library News
New Books:
Ref 423.07 M568a Merriam-Webster’s advanced learner’s English dictionary. 2008.
Traditional quality, but more words than in regular learners’ dictionaries.
Ref 803 B177o Chris Baldick. Oxford dictionary of literary terms. 3rd ed. 2008.
Standard Oxford quality, & an unassuming paperback format.
Ref 810.9868 R173e Luz Elena Ramirez. Encyclopedia of Hispanic-American literature. 2008.
Scholarly definitions of important authors, works, themes, and ideas.
Atlas 200.223 R796a Hammond atlas of world religions. 2009.
Stunning maps & photographs cover the history & current state of all major faiths.
110 C558cr W. Norris Clarke, SJ. The creative retrieval of St Thomas Aquinas. 2009.
Essays on topics in Thomism.
158.25 G824b Geoffrey L. Greif. Buddy system: understanding male friendships. 2009.
An interesting, if not always clearly understood, topic.
214 L286g Bruce Langtry. God, the best, and evil. 2008.
Argues that existence of evil or possibility of a better world does not disprove God’s existence.
220.07 B463w Pope Benedict XVI. The Word of God. 2009.
Very brief meditations on the centrality of the Word, excerpted from writings & talks.
226.092 J92 G921j Susan Gubar. Judas: a biography. 2009.
2,000-year literary history of how the individual morphed into an image of the Jews.
232.0904 S951r Maureen Sullivan, OP. The road to Vatican II: key changes in theology. 2007.
Studies the first six decades of the 20th century to find hints of what was about to happen.
234.208 H489r Laurence P. Hemming, ed. Redeeming truth: considering faith & reason. 2007.
Scholarly essays -- & responses – to the encyclical Fides et Ratio.
241.697 D637d Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. The dignity of a person. 2008.
Responses to new bioethical concerns.
242.5 S582w Margaret Silf. Wayfaring: a Gospel journey in everyday life. 2009.
An Ignatian guide to growing closer to God; Spiritual Book Club main selection.
253 O83p Richard R. Osmer. Practical theology: an introduction. 2008.
Suggests ways that theology comes into play in concrete situations in pastoral work.
261 S651a James K.A. Smith, ed. After modernity? Secularity, globalization & the re-enchantment of the world. 2008.
Essays on how Christians respond to globalization.
270 B317p Diana Butler Bass. A people’s history of Christianity: the other side of the story. 2009.
Focuses on the heterodoxies, protests, & the other “losers” who don’t usually figure in the story.
271.73801 L167d Paul LaForge, SVD. Divine Word spirituality: an ascent through the human word. 2005.
His reflections based on wide reading and teaching experience.
280.042 B649c Frederick M. Bliss, SM. Catholic & ecumenical: history & hope. 2nd ed.
The historical background for ecumenism, & likely future of the movement.
304.2 R129n Joachim Radkau. Nature & power: a global history of the environment. 2008.
The long & complicated dance of people and the world around them.
306.80973 F795m Elizabeth Fox-Genovese. Marriage: the dream that refuses to die. 2008.
The distinguished historian’s thoughts on how marriage serves more than just individual desires.
323.4420973 H714a Margaret M. Hogan, ed. The American experiment: religious freedom. 2008.
A wide variety of speeches on aspects of the challenges and changes.
330 S731a Thomas Sowell. Applied economics: thinking beyond Stage One. 2009.
Studies results of short-sighted economic policies from around the world.
616.07 S469s Hans Selye. The stress of life. Rev. ed. 1984.
A standard study of the physiological results of stress.
791.430233 M134c Colleen McDannell. Catholics in the movies. 2008.
Fine collection of essays on how films have portrayed Catholics over the century.
808.8193829 H315z Peter Harris, ed. Zen poems. 1999.
Nifty collection from Chinese, Japanese, & Korean poets.
809.387202 P419c Otto Penzler. The Crown crime companion. 1995.
Top 100 mysteries of all time, selected by the Mystery Writers of America. Good fun.
813.010892 M176b Daniel McVeigh, ed. The best American Catholic short stories. 2007.
Nice anthology from a wide variety of writers.
813.54 C311d John Dickson Carr. The devil in velvet. 1951.
A classic mixture of time travel, romance, and a deal with the Devil.
813.54 C322l _______. Locked rooms.
Three great mysteries from the American master of the 1930s & 40s.
813.54 H249e Ron Hansen. Exiles. 2008.
Novel on the wreck of the Deutschland and its impact on Gerard Manley Hopkins.
813.54 H316r Thomas Harris. Red dragon. 1981.
Novel in which we encounter Dr. Hannibal Lecter for the first time.
813.54 H316s _______. Silence of the lambs. 1988.
A book that pretty much defines “terror.”
813.54 L665k Ira Levin. A kiss before dying. 1953.
The basis for two fine films, and an unlikely mystery.
813.54 R965t Mary Doria Russell. A thread of grace. 2005.
Novel follows Jews fleeing into Italy in 1943, and the Italian underground.
823.912 B636t Nicholas Blake. The
Nicholas Blake treasury.
Three
823.912 L236h Louis L’Amour. Hondo. 1953.
One of the classics in the genre.
823.914 C932t Edmund Crispin. The Edmund Crispin Treasury, volume 1.
Three delightful mysteries with the unique Oxford English don Gervase Fen. Great fun.
823.914 D368i Len Deighton. The Ipcress file. 1962.
Espionage, but very much not in the style of James Bond.
823.914 D368bg _______. Berlin game. 1984.
The first of the Bernard Samson espionage thrillers, terse and surprising.
823.914 D368lm _______. London match. 1985.
Thrilling conclusion, with Mexico set being the second in the series.
823.914 F735dj Frederick Forsyth. The day of the Jackal. 1971.
Thriller, as a hit man is after Charles DeGaul.
823.914 F818d Dick Francis. The danger. 1983.
Widely considered his best mystery.
823.914 L911f Peter Lovesey. The false Inspector Dew. 1982.
On board a luxury liner, a bumbling dentist investigates a murder he committed.
823.914 P945l Anthony Price. The labyrinth makers. 1970.
Russian & English spies trying to solve a WWII mystery.
895.409355 H332m Lauren R. Hartley, ed. Modern Tibetan literature & social change. 2008.
Scholarly essays on how Tibetan writers have dealt with and shaped their world.
932.022 C628 P937c Diana Preston. Cleopatra & Antony: power, love, & politics in the ancient world. 2009.
The mythological and doomed love set within the political struggles & realities of the time.
979.4004 G191c Lynn H. Gamble. The Chumash world at European contact. 2008.
The remarkable hunter-gather society in Southern California as the Spanish found them.
980.008 H745c Thomas H. Holloway, ed. Companion to Latin American history. 2008.
Scholarly essays on many topics.
DVDs
200.951 I24g God in China: the struggle for religious freedom. 2008. Current conditions & outlooks.
201.3 C188p Joseph Campbell & the power of myth. 1988. An old Bill Moyers interview.
204 B621b Beyond our differences. 2009. Religious leaders from many faiths discuss common hope.
270.82092 J66 B335 Karol: the pope, the man. 2006. Biographical feature.
271.3609 P662 B299p Padre Pio: between Heaven & Earth. 2000. Music by Ennio Moricone.
275.97082 N576 Road of hope: the spiritual journey of Cardinal Nguyen Van Thuan. 2009.
363/73874 T244g Global warming: the signs & the science. 2005. 1 hour.
813.54 D821h House of sand & fog. 2004. Ben Kingsley, adaptation of Andre Dubas story.
813.54 H145c Crash. 2004. Multiple awards for changes that come from a single event.
813.54 H316r Red Dragon. 2003. Anthony Hopkins in the prequel to …
954 W878s The story of India. 2008. Michael Woods survey of Indian history, 6 hours.
972.9403 T734e Égalité for all: Toussaint Louverture & the Haitian Revolution. 2009. 1 hour.
CDs
781.542 B957b Brideshead revisited. 1981 soundtrack for the marvelous production.
781.6295 M111w Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble. Silk Road journeys. 2001. Chinese music.
781.629162 A636a Anúna. Anúna. Celtic music from many eras.
781.629162 A636i ______. Invocation. More Celtic fun.
781.629162 C394c Celtic Passage. 1995. Eponymous album.
781.642 K91e Alison Krauss & Union Station. Every time you say goodbye. 1992.
781.642 K91n _______. New favorite. 2001. Hard to believe she’s been making good music for so long.
781.654 M277s Manhattan Transfer. Swing. 1997. Nice fusion of jazz and rock.
781.655 L425m Hubert Laws. My time will come. 1993. The jazz flautist.
781.656 C855l Phil Coulter & his Orchestra. The live experience. 1996. Interesting variety.
781.655 M345i Mark O’Connor’s Hot Swing Trio. In full swing. 2003. With Wynton Marsalis, too!
781.656 H187a Paul Halley. Angel on a stone wall. 1991. Along with the Paul Winter Consort.
781.656 K19c Peter Kater. Collection, 1983-1990. 1991. Piano, largely improv.
781.656 K76s Bernard Koch. Still magic. 1995. New age music.
781.656 O97g Sandy Owen. Gioia. 1995. New Age, with an Italian flavor.
781.656 T974r 2002. River of stars. 2000.
781.657 A982d Ayman. Doorways. 1996. Imaginative keyboard music.
781.657 C984a Cusco. Apurimac II: Return to Ancient America. 1994. Combines Indian and modern.
781.66 B655s Blood, Sweat, & Tears. Super hits. 1971.
781.66 M282fre Mannheim Steamroller. Fresh Aire III. 1985. Chip Davis’ wonderful tunes.
782.1 L793a BBC Concert Orchestra. Aspects of Andrew Lloyd Webber. 1989. Orchestral variations.
782.42 J66a Amore infinito. 2008. Placido Domingo & others sing poems of John Paul II.
782.42162 E28w Seamus Egan. When Juniper sleeps. 1996. Celtic tunes.
782.4216809 O89t Anne Sofie von Otter & friends. Terezín / Theresienstadt. 2007. Music written by prisoners in the concentration camp.
782.92 M363cc Wynton Marsalis. Crescent City Christmas card. 1989. Popular tunes on his trumpet.
784.7 B927s Great string classics. 1998. 12 pieces from classical composers.
Videos:
277.28404 R664 Y73r Romero. 1989, with Raul Julia.
From Schlessinger’s Multicultural Peoples of North America series of 30-minute histories produced in 2000:
289.73 S342a The Amish.
973.0468 S342p Puerto Ricans.
973.046872 S342c Central Americans.
973.046872
S342m Mexican Americans.
973.04924 S342j Jewish Americans.
973.0496
S342a
African Americans.
