May
2009 Library News
New Books:
Ref 292.03 M553 Anthony S. Mercatante. Facts on File encyclopedia of world mythology & legend. 3rd ed. 2009.
Definitions, some illustrations, from around the world.
002.09 P361b David Pearson. Books as history. 2008.
How books have figured into history, apart from what they contain.
158.2 B994f Ira Byock. The four things that matter most: a book about living. 2004.
Forgiving, loving, and being grateful as important elements of a healthy life.
158.303 A512e ACA encyclopedia of counseling. 2009.
Single volume, but large, with scholarly essays & definitions of importance to counselors.
179.1 H758l Gary Holthaus. Learning Native wisdom: what traditional cultures teach us about subsistence, sustainability, & spirituality. 2008.
Getting an Alaskan worldview.
190 M152g Alasdair MacIntyre. God, philosophy, universities: a selective history of the Catholic philosophical tradition. 2009.
Focuses on important chapters in a long, distinguished story.
206.57 K49m Sunghae Kim & James W. Heisig, SVD, eds. Monasticism Buddhist & Christian: the Korean experience. 2008.
Scholarly essays on comparative topics in varieties of monasticism.
226.092 A644 H329a Patrick J. Hardin. Apollos: Paul’s partner or rival? 2009.
Short study of the mysterious N.T. figure & his Alexandrian background.
230.01 E28p Philip A. Egan. Philosophy & Catholic theology: a primer. 2009.
Nice summary of the two disciplines & their interrelationship.
248.24 H893n John Jay Hughes. No ordinary fool: a testimony to grace. 2008.
A priest’s memoir of his journey from the Anglican priesthood; Newman redivivus?
248.8625 C885j Barbara C. Crafton. Jesus wept: when faith & depression meet. 2009.
Episcopal priest reflects on her experience & that of many others in this desperate struggle.
261.2609 M621h Robert Michael. A history of Catholic anti-Semitism: the dark side of the Church. 2008.
Seldom authorized but a persistent stain in our history.
270.2092 C93f St Cyril of Alexandria. Festal letters 1-12. 2009.
In the Fathers of the Church series.
271.97 B434 J94 O12t Elizabeth R. Obbard. Through Julian’s windows. 2008.
A Carmelite hermit’s use of the wisdom of Julian of Norwich for modern times.
274.3082 H583a Susannah Heschel. Aryan Jesus: Christian theologians & the Bible in Nazi Germany. 2008.
Protestant attempts to make Jesus fit into the Reich.
274.3082 S754h Kevin P. Spicer, CSC. Hitler’s priests: Catholic clergy & National Socialism. 2008.
The background & outcomes of shameful actions by renegade priests.
275.1082 F287r Gerolamo Fazzini. The red book of Chinese martyrs. 2009.
Mostly autobiographical accounts of 20th-century Chinese Catholics.
277.3083 N485a Richard John Neuhaus. American Babylon: notes of a Christian exile. 2009.
How our Hope sustains us in a hostile environment; sounds similar to Hauerwas’ Resident Aliens.
299.603 A798e Molefi K. Asante, ed. Encyclopedia of African religions. 2009. 2 vols.
Scholarly essays on native religions, from ancient times to the present, around the continent.
302.2 B893r Barry Brummett. A rhetoric of style. 2008.
How the world uses style to communicate.
333.79 F589l Christopher Flavin. Low-carbon energy: a roadmap. 2008.
Analysis of how the energy industry can adapt.
338.19 P644f David Pimenel. Food, energy, & society. 3rd ed. 2008.
The basis, current state, and outlook for various ecosystems.
363.34 S641g Vaclav Smil. Global catastrophes & trends: the next 50 years. 2008.
Studies a whole raft of changes: demographic, environmental, political, and assesses the whole.
422 H675s Henry Hitchings. Secret life of words: how English became English. 2008.
Delightful etymological romp through 1,000 years of borrowing, assimilating, & growing.
641.013 F535a M.F.K. Fisher. An alphabet for gourmets. 1989.
Reprinting of a delightful collection of gastronomical musings and recipes.
730.92 K17p Anish Kapoor. Past present future. 2008.
From an exhibit of the sculptor’s work.
759.5 R136 D118l Nicole Dacos. The Loggia of Raphael: a Vatican art treasure. 2008.
Wonderfully detailed & illustrated study of the colonnaded porch of the Apostolic Palace.
779.9979 S915e Richard S. Street. Everyone had cameras: photography & farm workers in California, 1850-2000. 2008.
Stunningly illustrated history of the people who have worked the fields.
794.801 C676p Jon Cogburn. Philosophy through video games. 2009.
What the mushrooming variety of games can teach about ourselves, knowledge, & other topics.
813.54 G348m Margaret George. Mary Queen of Scotland & the Isles. 1992.
Big novel on the interesting but ill-starred Catholic regent.
813.54 H249h Ron Hansen. Hitler’s niece. 1999.
Nifty historical novel, focusing on the daughter of Hitler’s half-sister.
813.54 T161s Amy Tan. Saving fish from drowning. 2005.
Novel.
823.912 L673 C295i Humphrey Carpenter. The Inklings. 1979.
Fine history of C.S. Lewis, Tolkien, Charles Williams, & their friends.
823.914 R287d Piers Paul Read. The death of a pope: a novel. 2009.
Catholic relief work, terrorists, & Vatican politics combine at a papal conclave.
823.914 S642te Alexander McCall Smith. Tea time for the traditionally built. 2009.
The latest in the beloved series on the Ladies Detective Agency.
823.92 C821a Bernard Cornwell. Agincourt: a novel. 2009.
The masterful storyteller narrates one of history’s greatest upsets.
930 T134 Joseph A. Tainter. The collapse of complex societies. 1988.
Studies ancient civilizations to see if there’s anything to be learned from their demise.
959.7043 D928t Van Nguyen Duong. The tragedy of the Vietnam War. 2008.
Freed after 13 years of “re-education,” an RVNAF officer analyses the war & its aftermath.
970.1091 R711e A.G. Roeber, ed. Ethnographies & exchanges: Native Americans, Moravians, & Catholics in Early North America. 2008.
Essays on how these groups regarded each other.
973.20922 M847a Edmund S. Morgan. American heroes: profiles of men & women who shaped Early America. 2009.
Includes the famous and several “unknowns,” by the Pulitzer laureate historian.
978.02092 L849 E71s Donna B. Ernst. The Sundance Kid: the life of Harry Alonzo Longabaugh. 2009.
Interesting story of a truly American character.
973.93 S299a Simon Schama. The American future: a history. 2009.
Analyzes the current national crises within their historical contexts.
Compact Disks:
781.62491 B118l Bachás Mont-Jóia. Littorales. 1987. Music from Provençe.
781.6268 P215t Papi Basaldúa. Tiempo de amar. 2005. Paraguayan folk music.
781.62698 C386n Henrique Cazes & Choro. Choro 1900. Brazilian folk tunes.
781.6291411 K96c Pramod Kumar. Les chemins du raga. 1976. Sitar versions.
781.6291499 K92i Gérard Krémer. Inde du Nord: Cachemire & Pleine du Gange. 1993. Songs.
781.6291811 P549n Philip Koutev. A bird is singing. 2005. Bulgarian songs.
781.62951 M618c Les Miao & les Dong du Guizhou. Chansons à boire & chansons d’amour. 1995.
781.62957 K49s Kim Suk Chul. Shamans of the Eastern Seaboard. 2005. Korean folk.
781.629663 S958a Sunjul Cissoko. Akakaje. 2005. Griot songs from Senegal.
781.629922 M278b Manikasanti. Bronze blossoms. 2000. Gamelon music from Bali.
781.629925 C518t Taiwan: musique des peoples minoritaires. 1989. From around the island.
781,62994 J96h Kumu Hula. Hawaiian chant. 1997. An ancient form of folk music.
781.62956 V975g Japan: Gagaku, Court music. 2007. Ceremonial music from the Imperial Court.
781.6296394 E42m Rhulinobo Elige. Music of the Shi People. 2005. From the Congo.
781.62994 T314c Tomas Tepano Tepano. Rapa Nui (Île de pâques):chants traditionales & populaires. 1992. From Easter Island.
781.65 B658b Blue Knights. Blue night. 1992. Jazz, with a “groove piano.”
781.65 B658r _______. Red night. 1993. Follow-up album.
781.65 H234n Herbie Hancock. The new standard. 1996. Interesting variety, interesting guests.
781.65 K36l Kenny G. Live. 1989. A classic.
781.655 M365j Wynton Marsalis. Jump start and, Jazz: two ballets. 1997. Orchestral jazz.
781.656 A997r Aztec Fusion. Romance of the Inkas. 2003. Modern “fusion” music.
785.7 T962w Turtle Island String Quartet. Who do we think we are? 1994.
787.87 B789b Liona Boyd. The best. 1982. Variety of classical guitar.
787.87 B789p _______. Persona. 2000. More guitar songs, with guests.
DVDs:
823.914 G738m Midsomer Murders. Set 1. Four mysteries, based on Caroline Graham’s novels.
970.1 G861w We shall remain: America through Native eyes. 5 programs from PBS.