November
2008 Library News
New Books:
Reference 495.92203 P535t Phan Van Giuõng. Tuttle compact Vietnamese dictionary. 2007.
Very handy, very modern, very usable.
Reference 570.3 H662o Robert Hine, ed. Oxford dictionary of biology. 6th ed. 2008.
Handy, but comprehensive, and current.
Window 759.949 B742 S587h Larry Silver. Hieronymus Bosch. 2006.
Massive study of his work, his spiritual visions, & his place in Low Country art.
100 B792g Michael Boylan. The good, the true & the beautiful: a quest for meaning. 2008.
Using philosophy to answer some of life’s biggest questions.
101 M339t Lou Marinoff. Therapy for the sane: how philosophy can change your life. 2003.
The author uses true examples of how past philosophers can help modern individuals cope.
101 R111p Peter B. Raabe. Philosophical counseling: theory & practice. 2001.
Lays out the basis and how it all works.
128 G862p Pierre Grimes. Philosophical midwifery: a new paradigm for understanding human problems. 1998.
How philosophy sees the human condition, and can make it better.
155.92 M133b Michael E. McCullough. Beyond revenge: the evolution of the forgiveness instinct. 2008.
Argues that both revenge and forgiveness are part of the human machine.
230.089916 N546c J. Philip Newell. Christ of the Celts: the healing of creation. 2008.
Jesus as the Memory of how God meant for creation – and us – to be.
238.11 V126f Peter J. Vaghi. The faith we profess: a Catholic guide to the Apostle’s Creed. 2008.
Guide to & reflections questions on each line; selection of Spiritual Book Club.
262.5219 O54w John W. O’Malley. What happened at Vatican II. 2008.
A history of the Council, and argues on the continuing importance of the spirit of V2.
270.1 J52l Philip Jenkins. Lost history of Christianity. 2008.
The millennium of the Church, when the center was in Asia & Africa, & how it ended.
271.125024 M575 A877s Morgan C. Atkinson, ed. Soul searching: the journey of Thomas Merton. 2008.
Companion to the DVD of the same name; friends & scholars reflect on Merton’s life.
271.92 F268 M621l Sophia Michalenko, CMGT. Life of Faustina Kowalska. 1987.
The authorized biography.
271.92 F268d K86t George W. Kosicki, CSB. Thematic concordance to the diary of St Maria Faustina Kowalska. 2007.
277.302 M414a Mark Massa, SJ. American Catholic history: a documentary reader. 2008.
From 1537 until Thomas Merton and Garry Wills, important documents with brief introductions.
296.181 M223 K89m Joel L. Kraemer. Maimonides. 2008.
Biography of the intellectual giant and his writings.
299.512 C748 C539a Annping Chin. The authentic Confucius. 2007.
Tries to reconstruct his life within his times, in order to better understand the teachings.
323.1196073 D816 B171p Murali Balaji. Professor and the pupil. 2008.
The friendship and careers of W.E.B. Du Bois and Paul Robeson.
355.0093 D467a Philip de Souza. The ancient world at war: a global history. 2008.
Nicely illustrated guide to warfare as reconstructed from archæological work, around the world.
363.9 C752f Matthew Connelly. Fatal misconception: the struggle to control world population. 2008.
History of the often horrific and generally unsuccessful attempts to control growth.
370.11 S282a James V. Schall, SJ. Another
sort of learning: selected contrary essays on how to finally acquire
an education while still in college or anywhere else. 1988. What to read in order to learn to think.
613.2 P359u Liz Pearson. Ultimate foods for ultimate health … and don’t forget the chocolate! 2007.
Solid nutritional advice, and tasty recipes.
700.995 G292f Christraud M. Geary. From the South Seas: Oceanic art in the Teel Collection. 2006.
Great photographs & narrative from the Boston Museum of Art’s treasury.
759.118 C593o Kenneth Clark. One hundred details from the National Gallery. Rev. ed. 1990.
Delightful pictorial study of small parts of masterpieces, that help explain the whole.
759.5 A582 A285f Diane C. Ahl. Fra Angelico. 2008.
Well illustrated guide to the artist’s life and delightful works.
780.9609 D776p Michael Drewett, ed. Popular music censorship in Africa. 2006.
14 essays study official & unofficial censorship around the continent.
791.43092 S755 K88s Dean A. Kowalski, ed. Steven Spielberg & philosophy. 2008.
Essays that study topics & how his films speak to them.
808.81 C456l Tina Chang, ed. Language
for a new century: contemporary poetry from the Middle East,
Asia & beyond. 2008. Anthology from around the world.
818.54 R663ho Marilynne Robinson. Home: a novel. 2008.
Companion volume to her beloved Gilead. ‘nuff said.
821.1 G284 Simon Armitage, trans. Gawain & the Green Knight. 2007.
New translation by the English poet, with the original poem on the verso.
823.912 C555mov Agatha Christie. The moving finger. 1942.
Poison pen letters lead to real problems & the need for Miss Marple’s talents.
823.912 L673 G568c Diana P. Glyer. The company they keep: C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien as writers in
community. 2007. How the two friends inspired and influenced each other’s writings.
823.914 H647pr Reginald Hill. The price of butcher’s meat. 2008.
Brand new Dalziel & Pascoe mystery, set during Dalziel’s recuperation from the last novel…
930.102804 R539h Torben C. Rick, ed. Human impacts on ancient marine ecosystems. 2008.
Scholarly essays on archæological evidence of ancient activity in and around the sea.
940.12 O26r James J. O’Donnell. The ruin of the Roman Empire: a new history. 2008.
Argues that things were okay until Justinian made a mess that destroyed the empire.
942.082 C563 D476w Carlo d’Este. Warlord: a life of Winston Churchill at war, 1874-1945. 2008.
His middling career as an officer, & his leadership in two world wars, both good and bad.
942.086 L981a Sarah Lyall. The Anglo Files: a field guide to the British. 2008.
An American ex-pat journalist tries to describe our cousins & how things currently operate.
951.056 C594c Paul Clark. The Chinese Cultural Revolution: a history. 2008.
A study of the culture that produced and survived the awful time.
956.940223 B786a John Bowker. Aerial atlas of the Holy Land. 2008.
Terrific combination of maps, photographs & explanatory text.
959.7043 H586v Gary R. Hess. Vietnam: explaining America’s lost war. 2009.
A study of the arguments around the U.S. involvement & why things turned out the way they did.
959.7043 K98g Heonik Kwon. Ghosts of war in Vietnam. 2008.
How the Vietnamese people dealt with the ghosts of the war dead, & their effect on the conflict.
959.7043 T941s William S. Turley. The second Indochina War. 2nd ed. 2009.
Narrative history of the war, its backgrounds, & resources for further study.
960.329 B329w Robert H. Bates. When things fell apart: state failure in late-century Africa. 2008.
Analysis of a continent-wide disaster of nations dissolving into chaos and terror.
967.5710431 I28l Immaculée Ilibagiza. Led by faith: rising from the ashes of the
Rwandan
genocide. 2008. Picks up her inspiring story from Left to Tell.
967.5710431 K93f Daniela Kroslak. The French betrayal of Rwanda. 2008.
Argues that the French bear a large responsibility for the 1994 genocidal war.
967.6204 M993k Makau Mutua. Kenya’s quest for democracy: taming leviathan. 2008.
The nations rise and fall since the end of colonial rule.
982.7606 B851u E. Lucas Bridges. Uttermost part of the earth: a history of Tierra del Fuego & the Fuegians. 2007.
An Anglican missionary’s account of the remote spot, considered a classic work.
DVDs
823.912 T469h The Hobbit. 1977. Animated version, suitable for small fry.
823.912 T469l Lord of the Rings. 1978. Ralph Bakshi’s interesting animated version of parts 1 & 2.
823.912 T469 Lord of the Rings. 1979. Animated continuation, not nearly as good as Bakshi’s.
833.92 R536 After the truth. 1999. Hypothetical trial of Nazi Josef Mengele, “Angel of Death.”
