Here is a selection of print books added to the collection in the past week.

 500 Jahre der Reformation in der Slowakei /Maroš Nicák, Martin Tamcke (Hg.) ; Univerzita Komenského. Tom Hatina (TWU Author) The theology of Martin Luther became an inspirational basis for the eastern periphery of the German Reformation in what is now Slovakia. The Wittenberg Reformation brought about a specific development of religio-political events in Upper Hungary. However, the enormously spreading Protestantism was systematically suppressed by the Habsburg re-Catholicization. The individual contributions not only reflect the history of the Reformation in Upper Hungary, but they also deal with Wittenbergian hermeneutics, philosophical theology and the pedagogy shaped by the Reformation.

 Bird watch /[by the editors of] Storey Publishing. The third book in the Backpack Explorer series leads kids aged 4 and up through the basics of birding, from identifying common birds to learning about habitat and migration and listening for bird songs.

By God’s grace: autobiography of Wilmer Kornelson. Wilmer’s conviction that he was called to ministry defined his working life.

 Close to the earth: a memoir /Leona Warkentin Sawatsky. 

 How to think straight about psychology /Keith E. Stanovich. Stanovich’s widely used and highly acclaimed book helps students become more discriminating consumers of psychological information, helping them recognize pseudoscience and be able to distinguish it from true psychological research. Stanovich helps instructors teach critical thinking skills within the rich context of psychology.

In the beginning was the Word: expository messages from the Fourth Gospel /by David Ewert.

Inflation, bankruptcies, unemployment can be beaten /by J.A. Thauberger.

Interred with their bones: Bill Miner in Canada, 1903-1907 /Peter Grauer. This work traces Bill Miner’s activities in B.C. between 1903 and 1907. Miner, an American stage coach and train robber, was in his late 50s by the time he crossed the border, having spent much of his life behind bars. In the Interior of B.C. he took the name George Edwards charmed the locals, and undertook more train robberies to finance his penchant for prostitutes, gambling and fine living. In the process, Miner perpetrated the first robbery of the CPR, was pursued and apprehended by law enforcement agents with the help of Secwepemc (Shuswap) trackers, and then executed an intrepid escape from B.C.’s New Westminster penitentiary.

 Jesus, by Mark /Paul B. Smith. 

 Justification, the path to theosis /Michael Azkoul. This study is an attempt to show the connection between justification and theois and, also, the way the Orthodoxy differs from Western heresies.

 Rosie Revere, engineer /by Andrea Beaty ; illustrated by David Roberts. A young aspiring engineer must first conquer her fear of failure.

 Synthesizing qualitative and quantitative health evidence: a guide to methods /Catherine Pope, Nicholas Mays and Jennie Popay. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the range of approaches and methods available for synthesising qualitative and quantitative evidence and a detailed explanation of why this is important. Synthesizing Qualitative and Quantitative Health Evidence is essential reading for students and professional researchers who need to assemble and synthesise findings and insights from multiple sources. It is also relevant to policy makers and practitioners in the field of health, and those working in other areas of social and public policy.

The eldership in today’s church /by Stephen Hayes. A brief introduction to the office of ruling elder.

 When we are kind /Monique Gray Smith ; illustrated by Nicole Neidhardt. This beautiful picture book looks at how the simple act of being kind, to others and oneself, affects all aspects of a child’s life.