New Titles Tuesday, September 3

In the past week 21 titles added to the library’s collection; below is a sample. Click on a link for more information.

1434: the year a magnificent Chinese fleet sailed to Italy and ignited the Renaissance /Gavin Menzies.
This title argues that in the year 1434, China provided the spark that set the European Renaissance ablaze. Further, this book offers a historical reexamination with the excitement of an investigative adventure.

A room of one’s own /Virginia Woolf; foreword by Mary Gordon.
This literary landmark about the male supremacy and female subordination at Oxford University shines a brave, searing light on the obstacles that must be overcome on the path toward a harmonious unity of the sexes.

Four modern philosophers: Carnap, Wittgenstein, Heidegger, Sartre /Arne Næss; translated by Alastair Hannay.
This title examines four philosophers who have shaped much of the contemporary logical, philosophical, and literary efforts, and includes a discussion of each philosopher (such as an account of his life, academic career, and known extra-scholarly influences).

Love deformed, love transformed: a Christian response to sexual addiction /David C. Bellusci.
Working within a Christian anthropology drawn from Thomas Aquinas, this title considers the morality of pleasure; how pleasure suggests an antinomy of satisfaction-dissatisfaction.

The Paideia program: an educational syllabus /Mortimer J. Adler; essays by the Paideia Group; preface and introduction by Mortimer J. Adler.
Paideia is a holistic approach to life-long learning with roots in ancient Greece. The Paideia Program is based on the belief that the human species is defined by its capacity and desire for learning. The program itself argues for a public education that is at once more rigorous and more accessible.

West African kingdoms in the nineteenth century /edited with an introduction by Daryll Forde and P. M. Kaberry.
This title analyzes the political, social, and economic institutions of ten precolonial West Africian societies (Benin and Oyo in Nigeria, Dahomey, Maradi in Niger, Kom in Cameroun, Mossi in Upper Vola, Gonja and Ashanti in Ghana, the Mende country in Sierra Leone, and Kayor in Senegal.