Recent Arrivals

Beil, Michael D. The ring of Rocamadour. 1st ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2009.

Catholic-schooled seventh-graders Sophie, Margaret, Rebecca, and Leigh Ann help an elderly neighbor solve a puzzle her father left for her estranged daughter twenty years ago.

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Clark, Mary Higgins. The shadow of your smile. 1st Pocket Books pbk. ed. New York : Pocket Books, 2011, c2010.

Eighty-two-year-old Olivia Morrow, in failing health, struggles to decide whether to reveal a secret that will surely destroy the reputation of her deceased cousin Catherine, a nun being considered for beatification, and deprive the profligate nephews of world-famous doctor Alex Gannon of their inheritance.

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Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939. The Collected Plays of W. B. Yeats. New York : The Macmillan company, 1992.

The countess Cathleen.--The land of the heart's desire.--Cathleen Ni Houlihan.--The pot of Broth.--The king's threshold.--The shadowy waters.--Dierdre.--At the hawk´s well.--The green helmet.--On Baile's strand.--The only jealously of Emer.--The hour-glass.--The unicorn from the stars.--The player queen.--The dreaming of the bones.--Calvary.--The cat and the moon.--Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus.--The Resurrection.--The words upon my window-pane.--A full moon in March.--The king of the great clock tower.--The herne´s egg.--Purgatory.--The death of Cuchulain. As founder and director of Dublin's Irish National Theatre - now the world-famous Abbey Theatre - Yeats played a vital role in the modern revival of Irish drama throughout his life. He is said to have considered himself first and foremost a playwright. His own plays, rich in the originality and imaginative power characteristic of all his writing, leave no doubt as to Yeats's standing in the front rank of Irish dramatists.

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Dramer, Kim. Kublai Khan. New York : Chelsea House, c1990.

A biography of the founder of the Mongol Dynasty in China.

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Schultz, Duane P. Month of the Freezing Moon : the Sand Creek Massacre, November 1864. 1st ed. New York : St. Martin's Press, 1990.

Examines the events surrounding the massacre of a Cheyenne Indian village on the Sand Creek in 1864.

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Keller, Timothy J., 1950-. The reason for God : belief in an age of skepticism. 1st Riverhead trade pbk. ed. New York : Riverhead Books, 2009, c2008.

Part 1 : The leap of doubt -- There can't be just one true religion -- How could a good God allow suffering? -- Christianity is a straitjacket -- The church is responsible for so much injustice -- How could a loving God send people to hell? -- Science has disproved Christianity -- You can't take the Bible literally -- [Intermission 119] -- Part 2 : The reasons for faith -- The clues of God -- The knowledge of God -- The problem of sin -- Religion and the Gospel -- The (true) story of the cross -- The reality of the Resurrection -- The dance of God -- Epilogue : Where do we go from here?. Pastor Timothy Keller addresses the most common questions skeptics ask him when trying to question his religious beliefs and his faith in a Christian God.

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Beil, Michael D. The vanishing violin. 1st ed. New York : Knopf, c2010.

Seventh-graders Sophie, Margaret, Rebecca, and Leigh Ann follow a trail of cryptic clues to locate a rare violin, catch the person sneaking into St. Veronica's School for late-night cleaning and redecorating, and outsmart a conniving classmate.

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Brunstetter, Wanda E. A sister's hope. Uhrichsville, OH : Barbour, c2008.

Martha Hostettler, troubled by the continuing attacks at her family's farm, sets out to find the culprit and clear Luke Friesen's name so her father will let them be married.

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Brunstetter, Wanda E. A sister's secret. Uhrichville, OH : Barbour, c2007.

Grace Hostettler, having put her rumschpringe, or running-around years, behind her four years earlier, is engaged to marry a gentle young man in her Amish community in Holmes County, Ohio, when an Englisher who knows things about her she would like to keep secret shows up and threatens to destroy her future.

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Brunstetter, Wanda E. A sister's test. Uhrichsville, Ohio : Barbour, c2007.

Ruth Hostettler believes her dream of being a wife and mother is finally coming true after she marries Martin Gingerich, but when the attacks on her family's farm take a violent turn, Ruth's future is destroyed, leaving her questioning her faith and purpose.

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Grisham, John. The racketeer : a novel. Dell mass market ed. New York : Dell Books, [2013].

Former attorney Malcolm Bannister, incarcerated in the federal prison camp near Frostburg, Maryland, knows who killed judge Fawcett and why, but is not going to reveal the truth for free.

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Grisham, John. The racketeer : a novel. Dell mass market ed. New York : Dell Books, [2013].

Former attorney Malcolm Bannister, incarcerated in the federal prison camp near Frostburg, Maryland, knows who killed judge Fawcett and why, but is not going to reveal the truth for free.

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Omartian, Stormie. O poder de orar : textos selecionados de "A Bíblia da mulher que ora" São Paulo : Mundo Cristão, 2010.

Em O poder de orar, Stormie convida você a acompanhá-la numa jornada integral. Reflexões e orações percorrem a história da revelação de Deus, numa caminhada decisiva para o conhecimento do Criador e como ele se relaciona com seus filhos, e ainda para que você se conheça e se relacione mais profundamente com os que, de um modo ou de outro, participam de sua vida. O poder de orar reúne uma seleção de meditações inicialmente publicadas em A Bíblia da mulher que ora.

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Eggerichs, Emerson. Falar e ouvir : para ela, amor/ para ele, respeito. São Paulo : Mundo Cristão, 2009.

Em Falar e ouvir, o dr. Eggerichs explica como fazer para colocar em prática esta regra, quebrando as barreiras de comunicação que impedem a compreensão mútua. O autor compartilha os passos necessários para minimizar o estresse de uma relação entre pessoas bem-intencionadas, mas despreparadas para vencer as barreiras de comunicação naturais entre marido e mulher.

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