A.E. Studzinski Library St. John’s Preparatory School New Book List April 2009

Reference Books

Ref 317.3 W.89-w The world almanac and book of facts, 2009. New York: World Almanac, c2009. Contains thousands of facts and statistics on a variety of subjects, such as science, economics, sports, arts, and media; and includes information on the 2008 Beijing Olympics and presidential election.

Ref 796 Sp.6-t Sports Illustrated 2009 Almanac. Time Books, 2008.

Ref 796.357 K.83-c Koppett, Leonard. Koppett's Concise history of major league baseball. 1st updated and expanded edition. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2004.

Ref 940.1 En.3-e English, Edward D. Encyclopedia of the medieval world. New York: Facts On File, c2005.

Ref 973 B.43-a Bennett, William J. (William John), 1943-. The American patriot's almanac. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, c2008.

General Works, Religion:

028.9 H.18-r Hamilton, Emma Walton. Raising Bookworms: Getting Kids Reading for Pleasure and Empowerment. Sag harbor: Beech Tree Books, 2008.

230 H.35-t Healey, Joseph G. Towards an African narrative theology. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books, c1996.

242.2 J.61-y John Paul II, Pope, 1920-2005. A year with John Paul II: daily meditations from his writings and prayers. 1st ed. [San Francisco]: HarperSanFrancisco, c2005. A collection of daily meditations drawn from the teachings and inspirational writings of Pope John Paul II.

261.13 J.61-t John Paul II: the epic life of a pilgrim Pope. Chicago, Ill.: Triumph Books, c2005. 261.873 J.98-o Just war, lasting peace: what Christian traditions can teach us. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books, 2006. A sketch: the world and war -- War and peace: parallel traditions -- The three traditions today -- The current situation -- Effective ways to fight terrorism while retaining our values: the Lord has not given us a spirit of fear / by Maryann Cusimano Love -- The interreligious dimension -- The historic peace churches: dialogue partners -- The power of forgiveness / by William Bole -- Discerning the future: signs of hope.

262.26 Sm.2-o Small Christian communities today: capturing the new moment. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books, c2005.

Social Studies:

320.52 P.53-i Phillips-Fein, Kim. Invisible hands: the making of the conservative movement from the New Deal to Reagan. 1st ed. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, c2009.

327.12 B.61-s Blake, Spencer. Spyology. 1st U.S. ed. Cambridge, Mass.: Candlewick Press, c2008. Covers all aspects of espionage, including such topics as secret operations, disguises, funding, surveillance, codes and ciphers, cameras, moles, double agents, interrogation, forgery, and black propaganda, presented in a training manual format.

328.7307 K.12-s Kaiser, Robert G., 1943-. So damn much money: the triumph of lobbying and the corrosion of American government. 1st ed. New York: Knopf, 2009. A scandal for our time -- Looking down on the Capitol -- The art of self-invention -- A Washington that worked -- A new kind of business -- Corrupt or correct? -- Earmarks become routine -- A great awakening -- A marriage unravels -- New American politics - - A money machine -- Disaster averted -- Tricks of the lobbying trade -- The new technology of politics -- Disorder in the house -- Becoming a conglomerate -- Influencing policy for profit -- Public service, private rewards -- Radical ends, radical means -- Cash cow on the Potomac -- Elections bought and sold -- Government broken by politics -- Hard times -- A corroded culture.

333.72 Y.2-o Yarrow, Joanna. 1,001 ways to save the Earth. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2007.

338.542 P.19-h Panic: the story of modern financial insanity. 1st ed. New York: W. W. Norton, c2009.

362.5 P.64-p Pimpare, Stephen. A people's history of poverty in America. New York: New Press, c2008. Introduction: the indignant poor and the constants of relief -- Survive: my brother's keeper -- Sleep: a place to call home -- Eat: dumpster diving -- Work: (in)dependence -- Love: women and children first -- Respect: the price of relief -- Escape: black and blue -- Surrender: a culture of poverty? -- Resist: bread or blood -- Epilogue: poor math.

Science and Technology

576.8 B.40-b Berra, Tim M., 1943-. Charles Darwin: the concise story of an extraordinary man. Baltimore, Md.: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009. An admirable pedigree -- A privileged youth -- Exploration -- Discovery -- Maturity -- A proposal -- Life at Down House -- Correspondence -- Daily routine -- Taxonomy and selection -- Alfred Russel Wallace and The Origin -- What Darwin said -- Darwin's bulldog -- A man of enlarged curiosity -- Darwin's death -- Epilogue.

629.13 F.49-t Finkelstein, Norman H. Three across: the great transatlantic air race of 1927. 1st ed. Honesdale, Pa.: Calkins Creek, c2008. In the spring of 1927, three pilots--Clarence Chamberlin, Richard E. Byrd, and Charles Lindbergh--compete to be the first to fly across the Atlantic, in this book that chronicles the daring feats of these courageous adventurers and the aftermath of their flights.

629.132 Ai.4-m AIM/FAR 2005: aeronautical information manual/federal aviation regulations. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, c2005. Navigation aids -- Lighting and visual aids -- Airspace -- Air traffic control -- Air traffic procedures -- Emergency procedures -- Safety of flight -- Medical facts -- Charts and publications -- Helicopter operations.

629.132 G.48-p Gleim, Irvin N. Private pilot and recreational pilot: FAA written exam for the FAA computer- based pilot knowledge tests: private pilot - airplane, recreational pilot - airplane, private pilot -airplane transition. 9th ed., 2nd printing. Gainesville, FL: Gleim Publications, 2001. Preface -- Introduction: the FAA pilot knowledge test -- Chapter 1: Airplanes and aerodynamics -- Chapter 2: Airplane instruments, engines, and systems -- Chapter 3: Airports, air traffic control, and airspace -- Chapter 4: Federal aviation regulations -- Chapter 5: Airplane performance and weight and balance -- Chapter 6: Aeromedical factors and aeronautical decision making (ADM) -- Chapter 7: Aviation weather -- Chapter 8: Aviation weather services -- Chapter 9: Navigation: Charts, publications, flight computers -- Chapter 10: Navigation systems -- Chapter 11: Cross-country flight planning -- Appendix A: Private pilot practice test -- Appendix B: Interpolation -- FAA listing of subject matter knowledge codes.

629.4 N.17-a America in space: NASA's first fifty years. New York: Abrams, 2007.

629.441 D.88-f Duggins, Pat. Final countdown: NASA and the end of the Space Shuttle Program. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, c2007.

629.45 H.63-h Hitt, David. Homesteading space: the Skylab story. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, c2008.

640 Y.2-h Yarrow, Joanna. How to reduce your carbon footprint: 365 simple ways to save energy, resources, and money. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2008. Fine Arts and Recreation

707.945 F.97-a Furlotti, Barbara. The art of Mantua: power and patronage in the Renaissance. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2008. The city from its origins to the medieval period -- From the international Gothic to humanism: art and culture in the fifteenth century -- Isabella d'Este and the culture of the 'studiolo' -- Giulio Romano at the court of Federico Gonzaga -- Art and artists in the time of Cardinal Ercole and Duke Guglielmo Gonzaga -- The creation of a myth: the patronage and collection of Duke Vincenzo Gonzaga -- Ferdinando Gonzaga: an intellectual duke -- Mantua from the crisis of 1627-30 to the end of the dynasty in 1708.

745.5 P.81-h Popular mechanics: the boy mechanic: 200 classic things to build. New York: Hearst Books, c2006. Offers many projects that are still functional today as well as several that are purely entertaining.

782.42166 B.74-w Bream, Jon. Whole lotta Led Zeppelin: the illustrated history of the heaviest band of all time. Minneapolis: MBI Pub. Co., 2008. Lift off, 1968-1969 -- Ramblin' on, 1969-1970 -- Unledded, 1970 -- Untitled, 1971 -- Where's that confounded bridge?, 1972-1973 -- Moving through Kashmir, 1974-1975 -- A cry from the depths, 1975 -- Let me take you to the movies, 1976 -- Out through the out door, 1977-1980 -- The evermore.

796.357 M.23-b McNary, Kyle P. Black baseball: a history of African-Americans & the national game. London: PRC;, 2003. Traces the history of segregated baseball in the United States, from the first African- American amateur players prior to the Civil War through the last Negro League teams of the 1960s to the African-American stars of the game today.

Literature

810.9 Sh.7-j Showalter, Elaine. A jury of her peers: American women writers from Anne Bradstreet to Annie Proulx. 1st ed. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. A new literature springs up in the new world -- Revolution: women's rights and women's writing -- Their native land -- Finding a form -- Masterpieces and mass markets -- Slavery, race, and women's writing -- The Civil War -- The coming woman -- American sibyls -- New women -- The golden morrow -- Against women's writing: Wharton and Cather -- You might as well live -- The Great Depression -- The 1940s: World War II and after -- The 1950s: the three faces of Eve -- The 1960s: live or die -- The 1970s: the will to change -- The 1980s: on the jury -- The 1990s: anything she wants.

811.54 K.83-f Kooser, Ted. Flying at night: poems 1965-1985. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2005.

811.54 K.83-s Kooser, Ted. Sure Signs: New and Selected Poems. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1980.

811.54 K.83-w Kooser, Ted. Weather central. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, c1994.

811.54 P.65-g Pinsky, Robert. Gulf Music. New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2008.

811.54 R.95-e Ryan, Kay. Elephant Rocks: Poems. New York: Grove Press, 1997.

811.54 R.95-n Ryan, Kay. The Niagara River: poems. 1st ed. New York: Grove Press, c2005.

811.54 R.95-s Ryan, Kay. Say uncle: poems. 1st ed. New York: Grove Press, c2000.

811.54 Y.8-s Young, Dean, 1955-. Embryoyo. San Francisco, CA: Believer Books, 2007.

811.6 B.72-p Brandt, Martha W. Poetry for the spiritual soul. S.l.: CreateSpace, 2008.

813.3 H.31-zb Nathaniel Hawthorne's The scarlet letter. Updated ed. New York: Bloom's Literary Criticism, c2007. Introduction / Harold Bloom -- Sowing dragons' teeth: personal life and revolution in The scarlet letter / Joel Pfister -- The a-politics of ambiguity / Sacvan Bercovitch -- The scarlet letter and the language of history: past imperfect, present imperfect, future perfect? / Charles Swann -- Hester's skepticism, Hawthorne's faith; or, what does a woman doubt? instituting the American romance tradition / Emily Miller Budick -- "Apples of thoughts and fancies": nature as narrator in The scarlet letter / Janice B. Daniel -- Hawthorne and the making of the middle class / Michael T. Gilmore -- The dark labyrinth of mind: Hawthorne, Hester, and the ironies of racial mothering / Leland S. Person -- The matter of form / Richard Kopley -- From artifact to archetype / Margaret Reid. Contains nine critical analyses of Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter;" and includes an introduction by Harold Bloom and a chronology of the author's life.

813.52 F.57-zb F. Scott Fitzgerald's The great Gatsby. Philadelphia: Chelsea House, c2004. The great Gatsby: two versions of the hero / David Parker -- Gatsby and the failure of the omniscient "I" / Ron Neuhaus -- Gatsby and John Keats: another version / Joseph B. Wagner -- The waste land myth and symbols in The great Gatsby / Letha Audhuy -- Compensating visions: The great Gatsby / John T. Irwin -- The great Gatsby: Fitzgerald's opulent synthesis (1925) / Robert Roulston and Helen H. Roulston -- Individualism reconsidered / Ronald Berman -- "A world complete in itself": Gatsby's elegiac narration / Dan Coleman -- "An elusive rhythm": The great Gatsby reclaims Troilus and Criseyde / Casie Hermansson -- Implying authors in The great Gatsby / Elizabeth Preston -- Carraway's complaint. 813.52 H.94-zb Zora Neale Hurston's Their eyes were watching God. New ed. New York: Bloom's Literary Criticism, c2008.

813.54 L.51-zb Harper Lee's To kill a mockingbird. Updated ed. New York: Chelsea House, c2007. Presents ten essays on Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird," covering such topics as the female voice in the novel, Lee's tragic vision, and the novel's historicity, Romantic regionalism, and destabilization of heterosexuality, and includes a chronology and a bibliography.

813.54 L.56-m Lethem, Jonathan. Motherless Brooklyn. 1st Vintage Contemporaries ed. New York: Vintage Contemporaries, 2000, c1999.

821.1 C.39-zb Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury tales. New ed. New York: Bloom's Literary Criticism, c2008. An introduction to Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" that offers an overview of Chaucer's life and work, critical analysis of the poem and its literary significance, and exploration of the poem's major themes.

821.912 El.4-zb T.S. Eliot's The waste land. Updated ed. New York: Chelsea House, c2007. The waste land / Hugh Kenner -- T.S. Eliot and the carthaginian peace / Eleanor Cook - - Personal mood transmuted into epic: T.S. Eliot’s "Waste Land" / James E. Miller -- Discovering the corpus / Gregory S. Jay -- Eliot, Russell, and Whitman: realism, politics, and literary personae in The waste land /Cleo McNelly Kearns -- Problems about texts / Louis Menand -- The waste land: beyond the frontier / James Longenbach --The waste land: T.S. Eliot's and Ezra Pound's collaboration on hysteria / Wayne Koestenbaum -- Being between two lives: reading The waste land / Eric W. Sigg -- Disciplining The waste land, or how to lead critics into temptation / Jo Ellen Green Kaiser. Presents a collection of essays that provide a critical analysis of T.S. Eliot's poem "The Waste Land;" and includes an introduction by Harold Bloom, chronology of Eliot's life and works, and bibliography.

822.33 S8 B.62-h Hamlet. New York: Bloom's Literary Criticism, c2008. A study guide to Shakespeare's "Hamlet," featuring criticism and commentary from throughout history, a plot summary, analyses of key passages, a character list, an introductory essay, and a biographical profile of Shakespeare.

822.33 T1 B.62-j Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Julius Caesar. New York: Bloom's Literary Criticism, c2008. A study guide to Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar," featuring a selection of criticism and commentaries from throughout history, a plot summary, analysis of key passages, a list of characters, and a profile of the playwright.

822.33 T6 B.62-m Macbeth. New York: Bloom's Literary Criticism, c2008.

822.33 U3 B.62-r Romeo and Juliet. New York: Bloom's Literary Criticism, c2008. A study guide to Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," featuring criticism and commentary from throughout history, a plot summary, analyses of key passages, a character list, an introductory essay, and a biographical profile of Shakespeare.

829.3 B.45-zb Beowulf. Updated ed. New York: Chelsea House, c2007. The structure and the unity of Beowulf / Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur -- Succession and glory in Beowulf / Richard J. Schrader -- Locating Beowulf in literary history / John D. Niles -- Grendel's glove / Seth Lerer -- Psychology and physicality: the monsters of Beowulf / Andy Orchard -- Christian and pagan elements / Edward B. Irving Jr. -- Myth and history / John D. Niles -- Theorizing irony in Beowulf: the case of Hrothgar / Scott DeGregorio -- Cycles and change in Beowulf / Phyllis R. Brown -- The fourth funeral: Beowulf's complex obsequies / Gale R. Owen-Crocker -- Launching the hero: the case of Scyld and Beowulf / Judy King. Presents eleven critical essays that analyze the structure, myth, and history of the Old English epic poem depicting the heroic deeds of Beowulf, a member of a Germanic tribe who travels to Denmark to help defeat a monster named Grendel.

882.01 So.6-zb Sophocles' Oedipus Rex. Updated ed. New York: Chelsea House, c2007. Introduction / Harold Bloom -- Oedipus: ritual and play /Francis Fergusson -- On misunderstanding the Oedipus Rex / E.R. Dodds -- The innocence of Oedipus: the philosophers on Oedipus the King, part III / Thomas Gould -- Introduction to Oedipus the King / Bernard Knox -- Speech and silence: Oedipus the King / Rebecca W. Bushnell -- Oedipus and Teiresias / Frederick Ahl -- Introduction: what is a father? / Pietro Pucci -- The Oedipus Rex and the ancient unconscious / Martha C. Nussbaum -- Knowingness and abandonment: an Oedipus for our time / Jonathan Lear -- Life's tragic shape: plot, design, and destiny / Charles Segal. Contains ten critical essays that provide twentieth- century perspectives on aspects of Sophocles' "Oedipus Rex" and includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by Harold Bloom.

History

940.5315 M.45-i McClafferty, Carla Killough, 1958-. In defiance of Hitler: the secret mission of Varian Fry. 1st ed. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2008. Witness -- Preparation -- Papers -- Choices -- Plans -- Escape -- Spy -- Undercover -- Enemies -- Betrayed -- Expelled -- Aftermath -- Remembered. At a time when most Americans ignored the atrocities going on in Europe in 1940, American journalist Varian Fry put himself in great danger to save strangers in a foreign land. He was instrumental in the rescue of more than 2,000 refugees, including novelist Heinrich Mann and artist Marc Chagall.

959.7043 B.29-s Bass, Thomas A. The spy who loved us: the Vietnam War and Pham Xuan An's dangerous game. 1st ed. New York: PublicAffairs, c2009. A cautionary note on agent Z.21 -- Baptism by fire -- The work of hunting dogs -- Brain graft -- Travels in America -- Confidence game -- Reliable sources -- The perfect crime -- New year -- A country created by Salvador Dali -- A brighter world.

959.7043 Y.8-v Young, Marilyn Blatt. The Vietnam War: a history in documents. Oxford: Oxford University Press, [2003], c2002. Examines various aspects of the Vietnam War both in Asia and on the home front through a collection of period documents, including speeches, transcripts, media commentary, songs and cheers, memoirs, interviews, poems, and photographs.

972.9106 C.27-f Ramonet, Ignacio. Fidel Castro: my life: a spoken autobiography. 1st Scribner hardcover ed. New York: Scribner, 2008.

973 G.55-b Goetzmann, William H. Beyond the Revolution: a history of American thought from Paine to pragmatism. New York: Basic Books, c2009.

973.3 L.54-l Lemay, J. A. Leo (Joseph A. Leo), 1935-. The life of Benjamin Franklin. Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008.

973.7092 L.63-i Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. In Lincoln's hand: his original manuscripts. New York: Bantam Books, 2009.

On Demand Videos [Available to view through the library catalog] The Call number prefix “Rel” or “Hist” indicates the department which owns the video. Other videos are available to view through the catalog: search for “Archived Videos” under “Copy Categories” Hist 303.4 G.95-n Guns, germs, and steel. [United States]: National Geographic;, [2005]. episode 1. Out of Eden -- episode 2. Conquest -- episode 3. Into the tropics. Hosted by Jared Diamond. Narrator, Peter Coyote. An epic detective story that offers a gripping expose on why the world is so unequal. Professor Jared Diamond traveled the globe for over 30 years trying to answer this question. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book.

Hist 304.2 B.32-m Baraka. Special collector's ed. [Oak Forest, IL]: MPI Home Video, 2001. A world wide odyssey to capture the images which would tell the story of the earth's evolution and of human diversity, interconnectedness and impact on the surrounding world.

Hist 305.8 R.11-c Race, the power of an illusion. San Francisco, CA.: California Newsreel, 2003. C.C.H. Pounder. Challenges one of our most fundamental beliefs that human beings come divided into a few distinct groups. A look at why race is not biologically meaningful yet nonetheless very real.

Hist 323.4 Ey.3-9 Eyes on the prize: America's civil rights movement. [Alexandria, Va.]: PBS Video, [2006]. Vol. 1. Awakenings, 1954-1956; Fighting back, 1957-1962 -- v. 2. Ain't scared of your jails, 1960-1961; No easy walk, 1961-1963 -- v. 3. Mississippi: Is this America?, 1962- 1964; Bridge to freedom, 1965 -- v. 4. The time has come, 1964-1966; Two societies, 1965-1968 -- v. 5. Power! 1966-1968; The promised land, 1967-1968 -- v. 6. Ain't gonna shuffle no more, 1964-1972; A nation of law? 1968-1971 -- v. 7. The keys to the kingdom, 1974-1980; Back to the movement, 1979-1985. Hist 551.55 W.56-h When the levees broke: a requiem in four acts. [New York, N.Y.]: Home Box Office, c2006. Interviews: Shelton 'Shakespeare' Alexander, Harry Belafonte, Terence Blanchard, Wilhelmina Blanchard, Kathleen Blanco, Douglas Brinkley. Four acts document distinct perspectives on the pivotal events that preceeded and followed Katrina's passage through New Orleans, a catastrophe during which the divide between race and class lines has never been more pronounced.

Hist 796.357 B.29-p Baseball. [Alexandria, Va.]: Public Broadcasting Service, 2000, C1994. The First inning: Our game, the 1840's-1900 (115 min.) -- The Second inning: Something like a war, 1900-1910 (107 min.) -- The Third inning: The faith of fifty million people, 1910-1920 (120 min.) -- The Fourth inning: A national heirloom, 1920- 1930 (117 min.) -- The Fifth inning: Shadow ball, 1930-1940 (126 min.) -- The Sixth inning: The national pastime, 1940-1950 (151 min.) -- The Seventh inning: The capital of baseball, 1950-1960 (134 min.) -- The Eighth inning: A whole new ballgame, 1960- 1970 (116 min.) -- The Ninth inning: Home, 1970-1994 (148 min.) -- Extra Inning. Narrator, John Chancellor; voices, Adam Arkin, ... [et al.]. The definitive documentary of America's pastime, baseball. Through a skillful blend of still photographs, film footage, interviews and voice overs, the history of "The Game" is brought to life. Covering the period from the 1840's to 1994 (just before the strike), the high and low moments, heroes and villains are explored and examined, providing an in-depth, informative, and enthralling look at this truly American passion.

Hist 909.82 C.33-e Century of warfare. Eugene, OR: Produced and distributed by Entertainment Distributing, 2008.

Hist 909.82 C.67-w Cold War. Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video;, c1998. 1. Comrades, 1917-1945 -- 2. Iron Curtain, 1945-1947 -- 3. Marshall plan, 1947-1952. Narrator: Kenneth Branagh. Comrades: Though ideological enemies, the Soviet Union and the United States are allies against Hitler during WWII. At the end of the war, Europe is divided, and the one-time allies now confront each other. Iron Curtain: The Soviet Union dominates Eastern Europe. Churchill warns of the consequences. Stalin insists that the governments of the Soviet Union's client states be pro-communist. Impoverished after the war, Great Britain opts out as a world power. The U.S. assumes the mantle of leadership. Marshall plan: The U.S. adopts the Truman doctrine, pledging to defend freedom worldwide. Sect. of State George Marshall plans to bolster economic recovery in Europe. Seeing this as a threat, Stalin forbids his satellites to participate.

Hist 909.82 C.67-w Cold War. Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video, c1998. 7. After Stalin, 1953-1956 -- 8. Sputnik, 1949-1961 -- 9. The Wall, 1958-1963. Narrator: Kenneth Branagh. A 24 part documentary series which examines the Cold War and its influence on history, culture, technology, economics, and the modern psyche. Episode 7: After Stalin. Thaw is conceivable with Stalin's death. Khrushchev outmaneuvers Malenkov for power and visits the West. Episode 8: Sputnik. In the mid- 50s, the Soviet Union seems to be forging ahead. In October 1957, the first Soviet satellite Sputnik orbits the earth--to the dismay and fear of the United States.

Hist 942.06 L.33-a The last king: the power and the passion of Charles II. [New York]: A & E Home Video, c2004. Rufus Sewell, Rupert Graves, Shirley Henderson, Helen McCrory, Ian McDiarmid, Diana Rigg, Emma Pierson. Captures the dramatic, lust-filled saga of King Charles II, from his youthful exile in the Netherlands to his numerous sexual escapades during his tumultuous 25-year reign to his secret deathbed conversion to Catholicism.

Hist 942.081 D.63-a Disraeli. [S.l.]: ITC Entertainment Group, 2007, c1978. Ian McShane, Mary Peach, John Carlisle. Initially mocked and ridiculed at his attempt to rise within British government, Benjamin Disraeli used his fame as a writer of scandalous novels and his charm with influential women to make remarkable strides in Parliament. He eventually became the first and only Jewish-born Prime Minister to serve in the history of Britain.

Hist 951.904 K.84-h The Korean War: fire & ice. New York, NY: History Channel, c1999. v. 1. Making of a bloodbath -- v. 2. Triumph to tragedy -- v. 3. Retreat from hell -- v. 4. Bitter standoff. Explores the origins, conduct, military strategies and political implications of this pivotal Cold War struggle. Presents rare archival film footage, combined with interviews of American veterans of the Korean War.

Hist 954.035 G.15-c Gandhi. Burbank, Calif.: RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, c1983. Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, John Mills, Martin Sheen. Gandhi was a small, modest man who led an entire country to freedom. This is a collage of strength and endurance set in panoramic vistas that celebrate India and its people, where Gandhi's spirit ultimately triumphs. The winner of 8 Academy awards.

Hist 959.704 V.67-c The Vietnam War with Walter Cronkite. Beverly Hills, CA: FoxVideo, c1994, 1987. Vol. 1: The Seeds of conflict; America takes charge -- Vol. 2: The Elusive enemy; Courage under fire -- Vol. 3: The World of Charlie Company; Fire from the sky -- Vol. 4: Dateline: Saigon; The Tet offensive -- Vol. 5: America pulls back; The End of the road. Walter Cronkite, host; with on-the-scene reports by correspondents Ed Bradley, Walter Cronkite, Charles Kuralt, Dan Rather, Morley Safer, Bob Simon and more. Complete history of the Vietnam War, as chronicled by CBS News correspondents, from its genesis in the days after World War II to its conclusion with the fall of Saigon.

Hist 970.1 F.58-t 500 nations. Burbank, Calif.: Warner Home Video, c2004. disc 1. New series introduction by Kevin Costner; Series prologue: Wounded Knee Legacy; Episode 1. The Ancestors; Episode 2. Mexico -- disc 2. Episode 3. Clash of Cultures; Episode 4. Invasion of the Coast -- disc 3. Episode 5. Cauldron of War; Episode 6. Removal -- disc 4. Episode 7. Roads Across the Plains; Episode 8. Attack on Culture; Closing remarks by Kevin Costner; CGI insight with director Jack Leusting.

Hist 972.87 M.31-w A Man, a plan, a canal--Panama. Boston, Mass.: WGBH, 2004,c1987. Hosted by David McCullough. Explores the design and construction of the Panama Canal, a technological wonder in its time. Hist 973 V.87-a Readings from Voices of a people's history of the United States. Oakland, CA: AK Press, 2005. Introduction, Amy Goodman; with readers Howard Zinn, Lili Taylor, Paul Robeson, Sarah Jones, Brian Jones, John Sayles, Leslie Silva, Wallace Shawn, and Anthony Arnove. Historian Howard Zinn and writer Anthony Arnove are joined by artists and actors to present dramatic readings of selections from their book, Voices of a People's History of the United States, published by Seven Stories Press.

Hist 973.88 Am.3-p America 1900. Full screen. [Alexandria, VA]: PBS Home Video [distributor], c2006. It was the dawn of the American century, a time of optimism, progress, and confidence. Yet the 19th century's final year would prove to be a turning point. American troops are sent overseas for the first time, a public debate rages over sex and morality, racial tensions threaten to explode, and the pace of technological change propels everyone into the unknown. Features archival film and photographs.

Rel 306.7 B.64-v Born into brothels. [Thousand Oaks, Calif.]: Ventura Distribution, 2005. Two documentary filmmakers chronicle their time in Sonagchi, Calcutta and the relationships they developed with children of prostitutes who work the city's notorious red light district.

Rel 791.43C.86-o Crimes and misdemeanors. New York: Orion Home Video, c1989. Caroline Aaron, Alan Alda, Woody Allen, Claire Bloom, Mia Farrow, Joanna Gleason, Anjelica Huston, Martin Landau, Jenny Nichols, Jerry Orbach, Sam Waterston. Weaving together several different stories, Woody Allen's film is about people's lives, loves, perceptions and ideals. It takes a bold look at some of the toughest questions surrounding human nature, and does it with a warm and generous perspective.

Professional Library [At the Reference Desk in front of the Polimeno Room]

PL 371.102 H.34-d Heacox, Diane, 1949-. Differentiating instruction in the regular classroom: how to reach and teach all learners, grades 3-12. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit, c2002. Describes a variety of strategies educators can use to change the pace, level, or type of instruction in order to reach and teach all learners.

PL 371.102 Sa.6-r Saphier, Jon. The skillful teacher: building your teaching skills. 6th ed. Acton, MA: Research for Better Teaching, Inc., 2007. Framework of the book -- Beliefs -- Introduction to management -- Chapter 3-attention -- Momentum -- Space -- Time -- Routines -- Discipline -- Introduction to instruction -- Clarity -- Principles of learning -- Models of teaching -- Introduction to motivation -- Expectations -- Personal relationship building -- Classroom climate -- Introduction to curriculum -- Curriculum design -- Objectives -- Planning -- Assessment -- Learning experiences -- Overarching objectives.

PL 371.144 Sk.3-r The skillful leader: confronting mediocre teaching. Acton, Mass.: Ready About Press:, c2000.

PL 371.2 T.59-h Tomlinson, Carol A. How to differentiate instruction in mixed-ability classrooms. 2nd ed. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2001. What differentiated instruction is--and isn't -- The rationale for differentiated instruction in mixed-ability classrooms -- The role of the teacher in a differentiated classroom -- The learning environment in a differentiated classroom -- A look inside some differentiated classrooms -- Strategies for managing a differentiated classroom -- Preparing students and parents for a differentiated classroom -- The how to's of planning lessons differentiated by readiness -- The how to's of planning lessons differentiated by interest -- The how to's of planning lessons differentiated by learning profile -- Differentiating content -- Differentiating process -- Differentiating products -- Grading in a differentiated classroom. Offers a definition of differentiated instruction, and provides principles and strategies designed to help teachers create learning environments that address the different learning styles, interests, and readiness levels found in a typical mixed-ability classroom.

PL 371.39 G.86-d Gregory, Gayle. Data driven differentiation in the standards-based classroom. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, c2004. Contains a step-by-step guide that offers educators the tools for collecting, analyzing, and using data to design curriculum including instructional strategies that increase student learning and adjustable assignments for differentiated learning.

PL 371.39 T.59-d Tomlinson, Carol A. The differentiated classroom: responding to the needs of all learners. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c1999. What is a differentiated classroom? -- Elements of differentiation -- Rethinking how we do school-and for whom -- Learning environments that support differentiated instruction -- Good instruction as a basis for differentiated teaching -- Teachers at work building differentiated classrooms -- Instructional strategies that support differentiation -- More instructional strategies to support differentiation -- How do teachers make it all work? -- When educational leaders seek differentiated classrooms. Explains a way of thinking about differentiated instruction and provides real-world examples of lesson plans, units, and classroom scenarios used with elementary and secondary students.

PL 371.94 R.44-h Rief, Sandra F. How to reach and teach children with ADD/ADHD: practical techniques, strategies, and interventions. 2nd ed. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, c2005. Offers practical techniques, strategies, and interventions designed to help teachers in grades K through twelve reach out to their students with Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.