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Hoff

2000

Personal Author:

Mount, Catherine Hoff.

Title:

Six years to sunrise / Catherine Hoff Mount, Karen Hoff Lafnear, Harry Knitter.

Publication info:

Clarkston, Mich. : Kordene Publications, c2000.

Physical description:

192 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 21 cm.

Held by:

Life of Calvary member, Catherine Hoff Mount, and her family during World War II in Norway.

Personal subject:

Hoff family.

Personal subject:

Hoff, Carl, 1903-1994–Correspondence.

Personal subject:

Hoff, Olga Marie Olsen, 1905-1996–Correspondence.

Subject term:

World War, 1939-1945–Personal narratives, American.

Subject term:

Norwegian Americans–Michigan.

Added author:

Lafnear, Karen Hoff.

Added author:

Knitter, Harry.

ISBN:

0965233340 (pbk.)

BIO ANG

Anglier

1976

Personal Author:

Angier, Bradford.

Title:

Wilderness wife / Bradford & Vena Angier.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication info:

Radnor, Pa. : Chilton Book Co., c1976.

Physical description:

177 p., U4u leaves of plates: ill. ; 22 cm.

Summary:

Wilderness Wife by Bradford and Vena Angier is a real life adventure book about a couple who “forsook civilization… and went off to live the life of Thoreau in the wilderness of British Columbia.”  It contains quite a bit of good advice concerning wilderness living and survival, as well as interesting tales concerning Brad and Vena Angiers experiences living in the British Columbia wilderness.

Personal subject:

Angier, Vena.

Personal subject:

Angier, Bradford.

Subject term:

Country life–British Columbia.

Subject term:

Outdoor life–British Columbia.

ISBN:

0801962919

Tags:

biography, British Columbia, Canada, memoir, outdoor life, women

BIO M
Merton

1980

Personal Author:

Furlong, Monica.

Title:

Merton : a biography / Monica Furlong.

Publication info:

New York : Harper & Row, c1980.

Physical description:

xx, 342 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.

Summary: Read Monica Furlong first before Merton’s autobiography. She situates Merton in his place and times, and although not a Roman Catholic, is very understanding of the monastic life,discipline and spirituality. Well worth reading as an introduction to the life of a great American Catholic and mystic.

Personal subject:

Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968.

Corporate subject:

Trappists–United States–Biography.

Subject term:

Poets, American–20th century–Biography.

ISBN:

0060630705

BIO F

St. Francis

1996

Personal Author:

Dunlap, Lauren Glen.

Title:

And I, Francis : the life of Francis of Assisi in word and image / text by Laurie Glen Dunlap ; paintings and prints by Kathleen Frugé-Brown.

Publication info:

New York : Continuum, 1996.

Physical description:

128 p.

Summary:

In this book, author Lauren Glen Dunlap & printmaker Kathleen Fruge-Brown have combined their talents to bring forth a beautiful book on St. Francis. Through both prints & words, they allow Francis to ‘share’ his own stories through his own eyes & narration. The illustrations showcase Fruge-Brown’s daring perspective & ability to capture in print a single incident in St. Francis’ life. “An innovative collaboration that is compelling & appropriately disconcerting. It is not often one comes across materials that are associated with piety that have as much guts as this story does.” “A beautiful book that will remain for a long, long time in the minds & hearts of readers.”

Personal subject:

Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226.

Subject term:

Christian saints–Italy–Assisi–Biography.

Geographic term:

Assisi (Italy)–Biography.

ISBN

0826408672

Tags:

1801, biography, saints

BIO HERRIOT

Herriot

1977

Personal Author:

Herriot, James.

Title:

All things wise and wonderful

Publication info:

New York : St. Martin’s Press, c1977.

Physical description:

432 p. ; 22 cm.

Summary:

Readers adored James Herriot’s tales of his life as a Yorkshire animal doctor in All Creatures Great and Small and All Things Bright and Beautiful. Now here’s a third delightful volume of memoirs rich with Herriot’s own brand of humor, insight, and wisdom.

In the midst of World War II, James is training for the Royal Air Force, while going home to Yorkshire whenever possible to see his very pregnant wife, Helen. Musing on past adventures through the dales, visiting with old friends, and introducing scores of new and amusing character–animal and human alike–Herriot enthralls with his uncanny ability to spin a most engaging and heartfelt yarn.

Subject term:

Veterinarians

Subject term:

England–Yorkshire

Subject term:

Biography

Personal subject:

Herriot, James

ISBN:

0312020317

Tags:

animal stories, animals, autobiography, biography, British, England, Herriot, humor, James Herriot, veterinarian,  veterinary, Yorkshire.

BIO L

Lewis

1991

Personal Autho:r

Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963.

Title:

All My Road Before Me : the diary of  C.S. Lewis, 1922-1927

Edition:

1st U.S. ed.

Author

Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963.

Publisher:

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,; c1991

Physical Description:

ix. 508 p.: illus.; pics

Summary:

The life of the young Lewis was filled with contemplations quite different from those of the mature author. This early diary gives readers a window on the world of his formative years.

Subject term:

Authors, English–20th century

Subject term:

Diaries

ISBN:

0151046093

BIO

MAR

Personal Author:

Marshall, Catherine, 1914-1983.

Title:

A man called Peter; the story of Peter Marshall.

Publication info:

New York, McGraw-Hill [1951]

Physical description:

354 p. illus. 24 cm.

Summary:

In the Preface to A Man Called Peter, Catherine Marshall tells of a dream she had after Peter Marshall’s death: Peter was working in a rose garden and said playfully, “I know perfectly well what you’ve been doing, Catherine. You’re writing a book. . . . It’s all right, Kate. Go ahead and write it. Tell it all, if it will prove to people that a man can love the Lord and not be a sissy. . . .”Filled with wonderful humor, wisdom, and loving detail, the powerful story of Peter Marshall’s life has touched the hearts and minds of millions of people. It is a book about love-the love between a dynamic man and his God, and the tender, romantic love between a man and the woman he married. It is also the gripping adventure of a poor Scottish immigrant who became Chaplain of the United States Senate and one of the most revered men in America. Through Peter’s story and the powerful sermons and prayers, readers will discover insight into God, man, and life on earth and hereafter. They will also be encouraged by the realization that if God can do so much for a man called Peter, he can do as much for them.

Personal subject:

Marshall, Peter, 1902-1949.

BIO L
Luther

2002

Personal Author:

Nestingen, James Arne.

Title:

Martin Luther : a life / James A. Nestingen.

Publication info:

Minneapolis, Minn. : Augsburg ; Edinburgh : Alban, 2003.

Physical description:

110 p. [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.

General Note:

Film tie-in.

Personal subject:

Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.

Subject term:

Reformation–Germany–Biography.

ISBN:

BIO

Edwards

BIO

Mall

1973

Description 160 p. ; 18 cm. Subjects (People) Mall, E. Jane, 1920- ISBN 0570031508

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BIO W

Warren

2005

Personal Author:

Mair, George, 1929-

Title:

A life with purpose : Reverend Rick Warren, the most inspiring pastor or our time / George Mair.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication info:

New York : Berkley Books, 2005.

Physical description:

211 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Summary:

A rare, personal look at the private man behind the powerful teachings. This inspiring biography reveals what prompted Warren to start preaching, the motivation behind The Purpose-Driven Life, and how he overcame serious obstacles to achieve success in every aspect of his life-from his work, to his marriage, to his visionary mission. For the first time, A Life with Purposetells the story of the unassuming man who has dedicated himself to changing the world, one soul at a time.

Personal subject:

Warren, Richard, 1954-

Subject term:

Protestants–Clergy–Biography.

Subject term:

Protestant churches–United States–Growth.

ISBN:

0425201740 : $19.95

Bio

Jesus

1973

Personal Author:

Maier, Paul L.

Title:

First Easter; the true and unfamiliar story in words and pictures [by] Paul L. Maier.

Edition:

[1st ed.]

Publication info:

New York, Harper & Row [1973]

Physical description:

128 p. illus. 22 cm.

Summary: A beautifully illustrated gift book that offers the real, historical drama of Easter by award-winning author and historian Paul L. Maier.

Personal subject:

Jesus Christ–Biography–Passion Week.

Personal subject:

Jesus Christ–Biography

ISBN:

0060653973

BIO S

Schwartz

1997

Personal Author:

Albom, Mitch, 1958-

Title: Tuesdays with Morrie : an old man, a young man, and life’s greatest lesson / Mitch Albom.

Publication info:

New York : Doubleday, c1997. 

Physical description:

192 p. ; 19 cm

Summary:

This book is about Morrie Schwartz, history professor at Brandeis University, who has been diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) and is dying. A former student, Mitch Albom, a former student, decided to pay a visit. This visit soon turned into regular meetings – on Tuesdays.  Albom plots Morrie’s declining health, which is quite depressing, but at the same time imparts Morrie’s wisdom. One definitely can get a sense of what the important things in life are from someone who has little left, but Morrie is particularly eloquent and seems to carry an upbeat dignity to the end. Sometimes it takes the wisdom of a dying man to jog us enough to realize that human relationships and health are more important than all the gadgets, modern conveniences, pressures to get ahead professionally and monetarily combined.

Personal subject:

Schwartz, Morris S.

Corporate subject:

Brandeis University–Faculty–Biography.

Subject term:

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis–Patients–United States–Biography.

Subject term:

Teacher-student relationships–United States–Case studies.

Subject term:

Death–Psychological aspects–Case studies.

BIO Schweitzer

Anderson

1964

Personal Author:

Anderson, Erica.

Title: Albert Schweitzer’s gift of friendship.

Publication info:

New York, Harper (c.1964) 

Physical description:     152p. illus., ports. 

Summary:

Includes previously unpublished anecdotes and the author’s own observations.      

Personal subject:

Schweitzer, Albert, 1875-1965.

BIO B

Abraham/Beamer

2002

Personal Author:

Abraham, Ken with Beamer, Lisa

Title:

Let’s roll! : ordinary people, extraordinary courage / Lisa Beamer with Ken Abraham.

Publication info:

Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, c2002.

Physical description:

319 p. ; ill.

Summary:

Lisa Beamer, wife of September 11 hero Todd Beamer, reveals what really happened on the ill-fated United Flight 93, and shares poignant glimpses of a genuine American hero. She talks candidly about her life with Todd and the devastating day her children learned their daddy had died, the mix of grief and joy when she gave birth to the daughter she was pregnant with at the time, and how she found the confidence to go on in the face of such tragedy and loss

Personal subject:

Beamer, Lisa.

Personal subject:

Beamer, Todd Morgan, 1968-2001.

Subject term:

September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.

Subject term:

Victims of terrorism–United States–Biography.

Subject term:

Terrorism victims’ families–United States.

Added author:

Abraham, Ken.

ISBN: 0-8423-7665-8

Bio N

Norris

2004

Personal Author

Norris, Chuck, 1940-

Title:

Against all odds : my story / Chuck Norris with Ken Abraham.

Publication info:

Nashville:  Broadman & Holman Publishers, c2004

Physical description:

246 p. :

ISBN:

0805431616

Summary:

Millions of people worldwide know Chuck Norris as the star of more than twenty motion pictures, a martial arts expert, and the only man in the Western Hemisphere to hold an eighth degree Black Belt Grand Master in Tae Kwon Do. Countless others see him daily in syndicated reruns as the hero of the longest running CBS series to date, “Walker, Texas Ranger.” What many don’t know is that Chuck Norris is a sincere Christian–a man whose faith plays a role in everything he does. Against All Odds is the inspirational story of how Norris overcame abject poverty from childhood, the effects of his father’s alcoholism and desertion of the family, and his own shyness and lack of strength and ability early in his life. Norris writes candidly about the past and gives God full credit for where he is today.

Subject term:

Actor

Subject term:

Biography–Chuck Norris

Subject term:

Martial Arts

ISBN:

0805431616

BIO C

Cranmer

1996

Personal Author:

MacCulloch, Diarmaid.

Title:

Thomas Cranmer : a life / Diarmaid MacCulloch

Publication info:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, c1996.

Physical description:

xii, 692 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Summary:

This prize-winning biography provides the definitive account of the life of Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, architect of the Anglican Book of Common Prayer, King Henry VIII’s guide through three divorces, and ultimately a martyr for his Protestant faith. English Reformation scholar Diarmaid MacCulloch draws on new manuscript sources in Britain and elsewhere to create this vivid new study — the first on Cranmer in over thirty years.  40 illustrations.

Personal subject:

Cranmer, Thomas, 1489-1556.

Subject term:

Statesmen–Great Britain–Biography.

Subject term:

Theologians–England–Biography.

Subject term:

Bishops–England–Biography.

Geographic term:

Great Britain–History–Tudors, 1485-1603–Biography.

Geographic term:

Great Britain–Politics and government–1509-1547.

Geographic term:

Great Britain–Church history–16th century.

ISBN:

03000744884

Bio

McCracken

Personal Author:

McCracken, James A.

Title:

Innocents at sea / by James A. McCracken.

Publication info:

New York : Reader’s Digest Press : distributed by Crowell, 1976.

Physical description:

278 p. ; 21 cm.

General Note:

Autobiographical.

Summary: Betty and Jim McCracken barely knew east from west when they first went to sea. This is their tale, a lighthearted story of two wonderfully warm and fallible people who ran aground in the Annisquam Canal, feasted on lobsters bought from a passing lobsterman, and careened through many an adventure, much to the amusement of local residents.

Personal subject:

McCracken, James A.

Subject term:

Yachting–Atlantic Coast (U.S.)

Subject term:

Yachts–Atlantic Coast (U.S.)

Geographic term:

Atlantic Coast (U.S.)–Description and travel.

ISBN:

0883491109 : $7.95

BIO

Buechner

1988

222.11092 F

Feiler

2004

Personal Author:

Feiler, Bruce S.

Title:

Abraham : a journey to the heart of three faiths / Bruce Feiler.    . 

Publication info:

New York : HarperCollins Publishers Inc., c2004. 

Physical description:

242p.

Summary:

Here is one man’s personal quest to better understand the patriarch of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the man all three religions call Gods Friend. Abraham is the lynchpin of the Arab-Israeli Conflict. He is the father of twelve million Jews, one billion Muslims, and three billion Christians.

Personal subject: Abraham (Biblical patriarch)

ISBN:  0-06-052509-6

BIO McB

McBride

1996

Personal Author:

McBride, James, 1957-

Title:

The color of water : a Black man’s tribute to his white mother / James McBride.

Publication info:

New York : Riverhead, 1997, c1996.

Physical description:

xvii, 291 p. ; 20 cm.

Summary:

Who is Ruth McBride Jordan? A self-declared “light-skinned” woman evasive about her ethnicity, yet steadfast in her love for her twelve black children. James McBride, journalist, musician and son, explores his mother’s past, as well as his own upbringing and heritage, in a poignant and powerful debut.

Personal subject:

McBride-Jordan, Ruth, 1921-2010

Personal subject:

McBride, James, 1957-

Subject term:

Racially mixed people–New York (State)–New York–Biography.

Subject term:

Mothers–New York (State)–New York–Biography.

Subject term:

Whites–New York (State)–New York–Biography.

Subject term:

Racially mixed people–Race identity–New York (State)–New York.

Geographic term:

New York (N.Y.)–Biography.

ISBN:

1573225789 (pbk.) : $12.00

BIO A

Parrot

1962

Personal Author:

Andre Parrot, trans. by James H. Farley

Title:

Abraham and His Times

Publication info:

Philadelphia:  Fortress Press, c1962.

Physical description:

178 p.

Summary:

Biography of Abraham of the Bible

Subject term:

Abraham

Subject term:

Biography

ISBN:  1-56833-097-9

I Was Told There’d Be Cake is a series of essays, in the same style as David Sedaris or Chelsea Handler.

One essay recounts when an old high school classmate contacts Crosley out of the blue to ask her to be in her wedding.  Having never been in a wedding before, she has no idea what she’s getting herself into. “Weddings are like the triathlon of female friendship: the Shower, the Bachelorette Party, and the Main Event.  It’s the Iron Woman and most people never make it through.

Another describes a time after college in which Crosley volunteers for theNaturalHistoryMuseum.  What seems like a romantic experience surrounded by butterflies quickly turns into an uninformed, stuttering series of incorrect answers to kids’ questions and a final encounter with the horrifying Atlas moth.  In her attempt to escape this ill-fated volunteer assignment, she accidentally harbors a stowaway butterfly and must decide what to do with it.

This book made me laugh out loud.  Crosley says the things we are all thinking but don’t say out loud for fear of exposing the bad people we are.

It Sucked and Then I Cried: How I Had a Baby, a Breakdown, and a Much Needed Margarita

As soon I finished this book, I went to my parents’ house, handed this book to my mom, and said, “Read this and tell me if it’s true.  If so, I’m never having kids.”  The book both made me laugh and terrified me to the core.  It’s not for the easily offended, but if you do like it, Heather Armstrong has a blog with more observations on day-to-day life at dooce.com.

I Love You, Miss Huddleston and Other Inappropriate Longings of My Indiana Childhood

This book had me laughing out loud at the antics of boys growing up in theMidwestand the hilarious observations of daily life.