Friday, May 8, 2015

Some New Books

Merton & Waugh : A Monk, A Crusty Old Man & The Seven Storey Mountain
By Mary Frances Cody Hardbound 155 pages.  $22.00
This book contains correspondence between Thomas Merton and Evelyn Waugh.  “It deepens the understanding of Merton’s early years as a monk and writer.”
Includes notes and references


On Pluto: Inside the Mind of Alzheimer’s
By Greg O’Brien 209 pages paperback $15.95
O’Brien was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimers . Here he has written its progression and looks into the “Mind of the monster of the disease that is akin to having a sliver of your brain shaved off every day.”















Jesus: First-Century Rabbi
By Rabbi David Zaslow Paperback  224 pages $16.99
“This bold, original look at the Historical Jesus challenges both Jews and Christians to re-examine their understanding of Jesus’ commitment to his Jewish faith.”
















Art & Prayer: The Beauty of Turning to God
By Timothy Verdon  Hardcover 308 pages  2014  It contains many color photos  $34.99
Timothy Verdon explores the art of prayer.  “Explaining that images work in believers as tools teaching them how to turn to God” and aided by illustrations of fine art throughout the centuries, Art & Prayer explores in detail how prayer ca become the fruit if a sanctified imagination- a way of beauty and turning to God.”

















Bound for the Backcountry II
By Richard Holm Jr.  $29.95 250 pages
Richard will speak on this new book on October 8 2015 at the Museum Fall Lecture Series
This book is a history of airstrips in the Wallowas, Hells Canyon and lLower Salmon River.  There are numerous black and white photos.





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