September
2008 Library News
Lots of fun stuff, in addition to scholarly books. Cool books, fun DVDs, interesting music. Stop by to see what’s what.
New Books:
220.52009 B814v Donald L. Brake. A visual history of the English Bible. 2008.
Splendidly illustrated, spritely prose, & some personal reflections. Delightful.
230.0904 O73i Neil Ormerod. Introducing contemporary theologies. 1997.
Nifty survey of major themes, then essays on the big names in recent theology.
236.8 M182r Kevin J. Madigan. Resurrection: the power of God for Christians & Jews. 2008.
A Christian & a Jew discuss the doctrine and its basis in historical Judaism.
301.0922 S881k Rob Stones, ed. Key sociological thinkers. 2nd ed. 2008.
23 scholarly biographical essays.
333.9567 E47t Richard Ellis. Tuna: a love story. 2008.
The fish, its history as a sport and food, and its outlook, which isn’t very good at the moment.
353.031 M332a Christopher Mari, ed. The American presidency. 2008.
Magazine & newspaper articles & essays, on many topics from many perspectives.
364.660973 P914i Helen Prejean, SSJ. The death of innocents: an eyewitness account of wrongful executions. 2005.
Death sentences that were questionable, at best, & now irreversible.
378.0712 H933f William Hund, CSC. The foundation of freedom. 2006.
Papers from a conference on Catholic higher education & Catholic philosophical topics.
522 D553b Terence Dickinson. The backyard astronomer’s guide. 3rd ed. 2008.
Lavishly illustrated guide to all aspects of looking at the skies, at whatever level one chooses.
577.144 R839c Eric Roston. The carbon age. 2008.
The basis for life, its history from the origins of the universe, & its threat to the world today.
641.42 K54c Judi Kingry, ed. Complete book of home preserving. 2006.
Introduction to the technique & equipment, and 400 recipes.
641.42 T675c Ellie Topp. Complete book of small-batch preserving. 2007.
More for people with less time and fewer ingredients.
641.5784 S623m George Siu. Memphis Blues Barbeque House: bringin’ Southern BBQ home. 2008.
All their recipes, for meat, salads, beans, desserts, & sauces.
658.406 Q7d Robert E. Quinn. Deep change: discovering the leader within. 1996.
Leadership when the times call for radical change, or slowly dying on the vine.
658.4092 M154b Annie McKee. Becoming a resonant leader. 2008.
Using emotional intelligence to lead.
818.54 H229f Patricia Hampl. The florist’s daughter. 2007.
Our lecturer’s memoirs of being a daughter to her Czech father and Irish mother in St Paul, Minn.
818.54 H229re _______. Resort: poems. 2001.
Collection of her poetry, many with Midwestern bases.
We’ve received a nice group of classic Agatha Christie mysteries, republished in cloth & easily read:
823.912 C555af After the funeral. 1953. Poirot.
823.912 C555bod The body in the library. 1941. Miss Marple.
823.912 C555cat Cat among the pigeons. 1959. A very late Poirot.
823.912 C555fi Five little pigs.1941. Poirot.
823.912 C555fo 4:50 from Paddington. 1957. Miss Marple story, also called Mrs McGillicuddy’s dead.
823.912 C555he Hercule Poirot’s Christmas. 1938.
823.912 C555ho The Hollow. 1946. Poirot.
823.912 C555mes Murder in Mesopotamia. 1935. Poirot.
823.912 C555myb The mystery of the blue train. 1928. Poirot.
823.912 C555pe Peril at End House. 1931. Poirot.
823.912 C555sad Sad Cypress. 1939. Poirot.
823.912 C555tu The Tuesday Club murders. 1933. Miss Marple short stories.
891.73 S692 E68b Edward R. Ericson, Jr. The soul & barbed wire: an introduction to Solzhenitsyn. 2008.
Terrific guide to the life, individual works, belief, & critical reception of the amazing writer.
945.06 B73, H624b Christopher Hibbert. The Borgias & their enemies, 1431-1519. 2008.
A distinguished historian takes on a family distinguished for many things.
959.704092 P534 P534e Andrew X. Pham. The eaves of Heaven: a life in three wars. 2008.
The fortunes of the author’s father, as he fought the French, Japanese, and Viet Cong.
DVDs
271.92 F268 Faustina. 2003. In Polish, subtitled; story of the Divine Mercy visionary nun.
338.47629 H673c Crude. 2007. History Channel survey of past and present petroleum industry.
523.1 D659u Universe. 2006-7. History Channel series on astronomy, cosmogony, & cosmology.
709.73 S688a Art:21. 2003- . PBS series on modern American art. We’ve got the first four seasons.
CDs
782.3222 H465c Chant: music for the soul. The 2008 chart-topping album from Austria.
782.323 P977g Messa di Gloria. 2001. Alagna & Hampson, with Puccini’s fun college composition.
784.3 N253c Nashville Chamber Orchestra. Conversations in silence. 1997 eclectic mix.
823.912 C525in G.K. Chesterton. The innocence of Father Brown. 12 disks. The inimitable short stories.
