New Titles Tuesday, July 25

Here is a selection of print titles recently added to the collection.

 Insider outsider: my journey as a stranger in white evangelicalism and my hope for us all /Bryan Loritts.  Loritts dives deep into what it’s like to be a person of color in predominantly white evangelical spaces today and where we can go from here.  Insider Outsider bears witness to the true stories that often go untold–stories that will startle, enlighten, and herald a brighter way forward for all seeking belonging in the family of God. Drawing on insightful snapshots through history, eye-opening personal experiences, and biblical exposition, Loritts awakens both our minds and hearts to the painful reality of racial divides as well as the hope of forgiveness.

 Jerry Potts: scout, frontiersman and hero /Philip S. Long. It is proud Canadian history how a handful  North West Mounted Police, were able to make peace with the Blackfoot Confederacy, and other plains Indians, with no major battles being fought. This, however, would not have been accomplished so swiftly had it not been for one mixed-blood scout, Jerry Potts.  Now, for the first time, the hero of the famous old “Whoop-Up” country gets full recognition for his heroic deeds. Potts lived an adventurous life, equaled by very few.  Potts was raised at a time when, to gain any objective, one had to be a fighting man, and that he was. His many battles and adventures with his Indian people, as well as his white people on his father’s side, make his life a story that is  on the verge of being incredible. Yet, overshadowing all this, his loyalty to his employers, the North West Mounted Police, made him a diplomat, and a keeper of the peace that few frontiersmen have equaled.

 Jesus /Michael Keene. This title paints a clear portrait of Jesus of Nazareth, from his early life and teachings to his death and lasting influence.

 Jesus for beginners /Anthony O’Hear and Judy Groves. A simple synopsis of jesus and christianity

 Kanata: a novel /Don Gillmor. Follows the lives of David Thompson’s son and his descendants.

 Landscape and inscape: vision and inspiration in Hopkins’s poetry /text by Peter Milward ; photography by Raymond V. Schoder.

 Letters to a Birmingham jail: a response to the words and dreams of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. /edited by Bryan Loritts. A collection of essays written by men of various ethnicities and ages, this book encourages us to pursue Christ exalting diversity. Each contribution recognizes that only the cross and empty tomb of Christ can bring true unity, and each notes that the gospel demands justice in all its forms.

 Letters to heaven: reaching beyond the great divide /Calvin Miller. In these letters to heaven, Miller thanks, lovingly reflects on, and sometimes confesses his regrets to the departed influences in his life. Some are names familiar to us all (C. S. Lewis,  Oscar Wilde); others he knew well; and some he only admired from a distance. But all brought a brightness to his life or challenged him to live more fully in some way. Aware that eternity for any of us is only a step away, Miller has sought to complete the unfinished business of life by writing letters to the great beyond.

 Liberty’s exiles: American loyalists in the revolutionary world /Maya Jasanoff. At the end of the American Revolution, 60,000 Americans loyal to the British cause fled the United States and became refugees throughout the British Empire. This groundbreaking book offers the first global history of the loyalist exodus to Canada, the Caribbean, Sierra Leone, India, and beyond.

 Lift every voice and sing II: an African American hymnal. This popular collection of 280 musical pieces from both the African American and gospel traditions has been compiled under the supervision of the Office of Black Ministries of the Episcopal Church. It includes service music and several psalm settings in addition to the Negro spirituals, gospel songs, and hymns.

 Lives of the Caesars /Suetonius ; translated with an introduction and notes by Catharine Edwards. The Lives of the Caesars include the biographies of Julius Caesar and the eleven subsequent emperors: Augustus, Tiberius, Gaius Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitelius, Vespasian, Titus, Domitian. Suetonius’  biographies consist of the ancestry and career of each emperor in turn; however, his interest is not so much analytical or historical, but anecdotal and salacious which gives rise to a lively and provocative succession of portraits. For example, the account of Julius Caesar does not simply mention his crossing of the Rubicon and his assassination, but draws attention to his dark piercing eyes and attempts to conceal his baldness. The life of Caligula presents a vivid picture of the emperor’s grotesque appearance, his waywardness, and his insane cruelties.

 Lost and found: unlocking collaboration and compassion to help our most vulnerable, misunderstood students (and all the rest) /: Ross W. Greene, PhD.  Greene’s groundbreaking Collaborative Problem Solving approach helps educators understand and help behaviorally challenging kids. Lost & Found, is a revised and updated guide that builds on Greene’s landmark works, The Explosive Child and Lost At School. Greene provides educators with concrete steps to using CPS with students and bring attention to the shortcomings of traditional school discipline. The advice in the book is based upon Greene’s vast experience of implementing the technique into schools and accounts of others who have proven the success of the technique.

 Love walked among us: learning to love like Jesus /Paul Miller. Get to know Jesus, observe His life and His love as they unfold in the gospel accounts of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Combined Miller’s own life stories, Love Walked Among Us will encourage you to imitate Jesus’ way of loving people in your relationships and community.

 Mammal bones and teeth: an introductory guide to methods of identification /Simon Hillson. An introduction to the basic methods for identifying mammal bones and teeth. It is intended to highlight for beginners the main points on which identifications can be made on the bulk of bones and teeth from a small range of common Old World mammals.

 Murdering McKinley: the making of Theodore Roosevelt’s America /Eric Rauchway. The central theme of this book is the assassination William McKinley. The author details the events around the shooting,the capture of the assassin, and subsequent trial and execution. The author gives a biography of Czolgosz which is taken mostly from the research done by an alienist named Briggs who was trying to diagnose whether Czolcosz was insane. However, that story is only a portion of the book’s content. The author describes America at the time period and all the factors working in society. Labor strife,industrialization, immigration, and the rise of the progressive movement are all woven into the book. Add to all these scenarios the rise of Theodore Roosevelt to the presidency and how he blended all these strains into a fairly coherent fabric. A last aspect covered in the book was the development of psychology as a science. The assassin was studied and his mental condition was argued over whether he was sane or not.

 Myths from Mesopotamia: creation, the flood, Gilgamesh, and others /edited and translated with an introduction and notes by Stephanie Dalley. The myths collected here include parallels with the biblical stories of the Creation and the Flood, and the famous Epic of Gilgamesh, the tale of a man of great strength, whose heroic quest for immortality is dashed through one moment of weakness. Recent developments in Akkadian grammar and lexicography mean that this new translation–complete with notes, a glossary of deities, place-names, and key terms, and illustrations of the mythical monsters featured in the text–will replace all other versions.

 Oriented leadership: why all Christians need it /by Benjamin D. Williams and Michael T. McKibben. This book was commissioned by The All-American Council of the Orthodox Church in America to accompany leadership development programs within the Church. It provides an overview of leadership and leadership development from an Eastern Christian perspective, discussing the subject at both theological levels and informing it with practical examples and problems found in typical parish and organizational life. Oriented Leadership paints a clear picture of what Christian leadership should and shouldn t be. The authors demonstrate that leadership is a sacramental aspect of life a vital part of what it means to be created in the image and likeness of God. The authors link traditional teaching with contemporary practice.

 Parkland /Vincent Bugliosi.  In 2008, Bugliosi published a shorter paperback edition of his 2007 Four Days in November: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Parkland largely dispensed with much of Bugliosi’s debunking of conspiracy theories, and concentrates on his narrative of the known events. This version was adapted for the movie Parkland (2013).