Two upcoming books

I just posted this on PopeStNickV, the yahoo group that posts title suggestions you can request from your library! If you are in my library system, please duplicate the requests!

These will be published in March an April. They look like awesome titles that may catch the attention of any passers-by!
(I have decided if I can just post the Amazon link I have more chance to post there more often. I hope everyone is OK with this, and as always I welcome any emails or success stories!)
Ana

Links: here and here

Two books requested!

My Brother the Pope by Georg Ratzinger 
and
The True Icon: From the Shroud of Turin to the Veil of Manoppello by Paul Badde

Just posted on PopeStNickV: If you go to Advanced Search on Amazon, and look for Ignatius Press as publisher, and by date of publication, you will come across both the recent
 and pre-publication titles of that excellent publisher.


Remember, libraries have a budget  for patrons' suggestions, and if their budget year follows the calendar year, January and early spring are good requesting months!

Success!

On my last visit to the library, I was delighted to find, with my holds, two of the three books I had requested for purchase! I will return one of them so other patrons can enjoy it, and check it out later. Sigrid Undset's Ida Elizabeth and Michael O'Brien's new book, A Father's Tale. (Sigrid Undset won the 1928 Nobel and found/came into the Church while researching roots of Norwegian Christianity for her masterwork Kristin Lavransdatter, and Michael O'Brien is a Catholic bestseller from Canada).

I will return one of them so other patrons can enjoy it, and check it out later. If you are part of the S. Falls library system, put them on hold! The more holds, the more likely they will be to purchase our suggestions in the future!  To everyone who has duplicated the purchase requests, thanks! There is strength in numbers. (Anytime you request a good book for the library to purchase, let me know and I will duplicate the request as well!)

Three books requested

I am just done filling out the library request forms for these three new publications by Ignatius Press.  The first one, Ida Elizabeth, is by Nobel Prize winner Sigrid Undset. The second one, The Father's Tale, is by Michael O'Brien, the author of the bestseller Father Elijah and Strangers and Sojourners, two books I loved. The third is a children's title on Saint Clothilde, first Queen of France, and will tie in with Number Six' study of medieval historical characters this semester at coop.

New DVD series: Catholicism

Ask your friends to duplicate this request! Every library should have it.

Catholicism DVD Box Set, by Fr. Robert Barron, directed by Matt Leonard, Word on Fire,  August 2011

Amazon link here.

This is from an Amazon customer:
This series is epic and Fr Barron is an incredible teacher and lecturer...I know he will make many more converts with this new book and DVD series...there is a long waiting list for these at my city library...I am donating my copies to my Church library...

Editorial Reviews
CATHOLICISM will have a national footprint. This series will be of great interest to viewers who want a better understanding of the impact and meaning this faith has throughout the world. --Dan Soles, WTTW Senior Vice President and Chief Television Content Officer, PBS affiliate - Chicago

Product Description
Journey Around the World and Deep into the Faith For the first time, in breathtaking, high-definition cinematography, the beauty, goodness and truth of the Catholic Faith are illustrated in a rich, multimedia experience. Journey with acclaimed author, speaker and theologian Fr. Robert Barron to more than 50
locations throughout 15 countries. Be illuminated by the spiritual and artistic treasures of this global culture that claims more than one billion of the earth's people. From the sacred lands of Israel to the beating heart of Uganda... from the glorious shrines of Italy, France, and Spain, to the streets of Mexico, Kolkata, and New York City, the fullness of CATHOLICISM is revealed. Journey deep into the Faith as you watch each episode. Mike Leonard, a veteran NBC Today Show correspondent and acclaimed filmmaker, is the Executive Producer of this groundbreaking series. The box set includes five DVDs, each containing two episodes. Each episode runs 50-60 minutes. English and Spanish subtitles are included as viewing options.

Two new books by Thomas Craughwell

I was so pleased to find these two new volumes among my holds at the library! I had requested them a while back, posting their titles at PopeStNick5, but I never know they are being purchased until I get them in my hands!

This author has written has many good, interesting, fun books!

Toward the Gleam Book Trailer

Just posted this as a book purchase suggestion on Pope St Nick yahoo Group... enjoy the trailer!

Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week: From the Entrance Into Jerusalem To The Resurrection

Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week: From the Entrance Into Jerusalem To The Resurrection, by Pope Benedict XVI, 2011 Ignatius Press, Hardcover, 384 pages.

Read Fr. James Schall's brief review of the book.

I can't wait to read it! I just posted it on Pope St Nick V as well.

Can't wait!

I fell in love with this Catholic author when I read Saints Behaving Badly... he sure has great titles for his books too. Amazon lists the publication date for July 2011, I am posting it on PopeStNickV and requesting our library system to purchase it.

Update Friday: when I filled out the form online with our library system, I added another one of his upcoming books, on a subject I discussed in History class recently. Again, I can't wait to read it!

Anyone is welcome to join the Yahoo Group Pope St. NickV. You will receive periodically suggestions of books you can request for purchase from your library system. Remember that the more requests they receive for a book, the more likely they are to purchase it, so don't be afraid to duplicate requests!

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I have three pre-publication suggestions, one today and two more forthcoming, for Catholic reference books. As my library system has limited purchase suggestions to books published in the past 6 months, I have learned to scout pre-publication titles at Amazon.

Check to see if this title is already in your library's catalog. If it is, put ahold on it and check it out. If not, fill out a patron request form right away.This can usually be done online at your library's website. To read past libraryrecommendations visit:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PopeSaintNicholasV/.

Title: An Illustrated Dictionary of Saints: A guide to the lives and works ofover 300 of the world's most notable saints, with expert commentary and more than 350 beautiful illustrations
Author: Tessa Paul
Publisher: Southwater
Date Published: April 16, 2011
ISBN: 1844768473
Pages: 160 pages
Amazon link here.
Product Description: Explore the religious and social history of Christian saints from the HolyFamily and the Apostles, through the medieval era, until modern times. Author Tessa Paul is the author and editor of a number of non-fiction titles onreligious festivals around the world. She has also written fiction for children,and non-fiction titles about animal life. Tessa grew up in Zimbabwe, and workedas a journalist in South Africa for the Natal Gazette and on the Rand DailyMail. Consultant the Reverend Ronald Creighton-Jobe is an Oratorian father at the Oratory Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in London.

Two new titles from Pauline Books

These are like "graphic novels" but they are about two favorite saints...with so many titles coming into the libraries under this category, let's request some awesome, historical saint's stories in as well!

Remember that the more people request the same titles, the more they are likely to purchase it. Go to PopeStNickV Yahoo group to join this group. Maureen Wittman and I post suggestions for you to request for purchase with your library system.

Title(s): Saint Joan of Arc: Quest for Peace, Saint Bernadette: The Miracle of Lourdes
Author: Brunor and Dominique Bar
Publisher: Pauline
Date: August 2010
ISBN: 0819871311, 0819871303
Amazon Link here.

The Adventures of Lupio by Jean-Francois Kieffer

In honor of Saint Francis of Assissi, here is the book posted today on the PopeStNickV list:

The Adventures of Lupio by Jean-Francois Kieffer
44 pages, Ignatius Press (November 30, 2010)
ISBN-10: 1586175262

From the publisher:

In the days of knights and castles lived an adventurous young troubadour named Lupio.
Orphaned and on his own in 13th century Italy, plucky Loupio meets Brother Francis of Assisi and his friend Brother Wolf, and so begins a new life of joyfully trying to do good, while still getting by in a dangerous world.
The youthful and colorful comic- book style presents to young readers the exciting challenges of growing up in the Middle Ages, which often look very like the challenges of growing up in any age. Like the Tin Tin and Asterixcomics, this series, never before available in English, is sure to entertain young readers. But more than that, the seeds of faith, hope and charity taking root in Loupio, might grow in their hearts too.

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This title and a few other adorable children's titles will be released in November by Ignatius Press. This is the time to ask your library to purchase them! Look at them here.

Maite Roche is a contemporary Catholic children's author from France. I have reviewed two of her books on Love2Learn.

Title: My First Prayers for My Family

Author: Maite Roche

ISBN: 1586175041

Publisher: Ignatius Press

Date: Nov 2010

New fiction by Ignatius Press

This book will be out in October. Amazon shows pre-orders sorted by publisher and publication date if you use refined search. My library only takes requests for purchase of books less than 6 months old now, so we have to be preemptive!

Title: Looking for the King: An Inklings Novel [Hardcover]

Author: David Downing

Publisher: Ignatius Press

Date Published: Oct 2010

ISBN-10: 1586175149

Price: $13.57 (Amazon pre-order)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

It is 1940, and American Tom McCord, a 23-year-old aspiring doctoral candidate, is in England researching the historical evidence for the legendary King Arthur. There he meets perky and intuitive Laura Hartman, a fellow American staying with her aunt in Oxford, and the two of them team up for an even more ambitious and dangerous quest.

Aided by the Inklings-that illustrious circle of scholars and writers made famous by its two most prolific members, C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien-Tom and Laura begin to suspect that the fabled Spear of Destiny, the lance that pierced the side of Christ on the cross, is hidden somewhere in England.

Tom discovers that Laura has been having mysterious dreams, which seem to be related to the subject of his research, and, though doubtful of her visions, he hires her as an assistant. Heeding the insights and advice of the Inklings, while becoming aware of being shadowed by powerful and secretive foes who would claim the spear as their own, Tom and Laura end up on a thrilling treasure hunt that crisscrosses the English countryside and leads beyond a search for the elusive relics of Camelot into the depths of the human heart and soul.

Weaving his fast-paced narrative with actual quotes from the works of the Inklings, author David Downing offers a vivid portrait of Oxford and draws a welcome glimpse into the personalities and ideas of Lewis and Tolkien, while never losing sight of his action-packed adventure story and its two very appealing main characters.

Saints and Their Stories

Saints and Their Stories by Maria Loretta Giraldo, illustrated by Nicoletta Bertelle. Hardcover, 2010 Pauline Books & Media, ISBN: 0-8198-7134-6, 168 pages.

This is the translation of a lovely Italian book for children. I love the uniqueness of the style and illustrations. The stories are filled with anecdotes and details of the saints' lives not found in other books about saints for children. Truly a gem-- we will read it aloud during Religion this Fall. Do visit the Publisher's site as they have a neat flip-the-pages "look-inside" feature.

From the Publisher:

This sumptuously illustrated collection of biographies introduces young readers, ages 7–10, to eighteen popular saints. Historical and biographical information is enriched by cultural and artistic traditions,—and even a few legends. Saints and Their Stories includes:

Saint Ann

Saint Joseph

Saint John the Baptist

Saint Peter

Saint Paul

Saint Cecilia

Saint Helen the Empress

Saint Lucy

Saint Ambrose

Saint Augustine

Saint Benedict

Saint Francis

Saint Anthony of Padua

Saint Catherine

Saint Rita

Saint John Bosco

Saint Bernadette

The Archangel Gabriel

Includes a presentation page, making it an ideal gift for First Communion, birthdays, and favorite saints’ feast days

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With Husband's upcoming trip to Israel this fall, I decided that my monthly purchase request to the library would help us prepare!

Read about this interesting book here.

PopeStNickV is a clever yahoo Group and anyone is welcome to join. You will receive periodical suggestions of good Catholic books that you may request for purchase at your local library.

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Looking forward to reading this book! Just requested it from the library and posted it on the Saint Nicholas V Yahoo group!

Number Seven has been named after this saint, to whom this blog is dedicated, and who Husband and I first read about together.

Theophilos by Michael O'Brien

Just posted this on the PopeStNickV Yahoo group. Free and easy to join anytime! Use your tax dollars to purchase good Catholic books all library patrons will enjoy!

The Kitchen Madonna

Our old hardcover copy doesn't look nearly as attractive as the new one, just reprinted by Bethlehem Books!

As with all Rumer Godden books, the writing is delightful. This is an old all-time read-aloud favorite in our house!

I just posted it on the Pope Saint Nicholas V Yahoo group.

Two book requests

I just requested these from my library, I look forward to reading both of them!