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Wednesday, April 30
7:00 p.m.
Buntrock Commons, Trollhaugen Room
Madness: A Bi-Polar
Life
by Marya Hornbacher
When Marya Hornbacher published her first
book, Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and
Bulimia, she did not yet know the reason
for her all-but-shattered young life. At
age twenty-four, Hornbacher was diagnosed
with Type 1 rapid-cycle bipolar, the most
severe form of bipolar disease there is.
In Madness, in her trademark wry and
utterly self-revealing voice, Hornbacher
tells her new story.
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Friday, April 25
4:00 p.m.
Viking Theater
The Sorrows of an
American
by Siri Hustvedt
The Sorrows of an American is a soaring
feat of storytelling about the immigrant
experience and the ghosts that haunt families
from one generation to another. Siri Hustvedt’s
exquisitely moving prose reveals one family’s
hidden sorrows through an extraordinary mosaic
of secrets and stories that reflect the fragmented
nature of identity itself.
Hardcover. $25.00 |
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Thursday, April 17
7:00 p.m.
Rolvaag 725
Half Wild: Poems
by Mary Rose O'Reilley
Half Wild is spiritual biography wound
backwards, spiraling into the world rather
than out of it. Though it reflects on the
paradoxes of our violent times, Mary Rose
O'Reilley's collection hangs on to life like
the bee "up to his hips in love" who "will
fall asleep in the snow" and "wake
up still kissing his flower." The poems
of Half Wild revel in desire and longing
as instruments of theological critique. Paperback.
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The
Love of Impermanent Things: A Threshold
of Ecology
by Mary Rose O'Reilley
At midlife, Mary Rose O'Reilley reflects on her
past and her hard-won sense of self. She is determined,
now, not to sacrifice or waste her self. She
has struggled for years along the paths set by
her suburban childhood, her Catholic upbringing,
her failed marriage, and the mute duties of daughterhood.
Now, she is trying to see the world through the
eyes of the deer that stop outside her window
and look in at her.
Hardcover. $22.00 |
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Thursday, April 17
7:00 p.m.
Boe Chapel
Common Ground: How
to Stop the Partisan War That Is Destroying
America
by Cal Thomas and Bob Beckel
Inspired by their popular USA Today column,
conservative Cal Thomas and liberal Bob Beckel
show politicians of both stripes how to get
beyond partisanship, restore civility, and
move our country forward. In this much-needed
book, Thomas and Beckel go beyond their column
to offer a sobering overview of the current
political divide and its corrosive effect
on us all. Entertaining and informative,
funny and healing, Common Ground is
must reading for all concerned citizens.
Hardcover. $25.95 |
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Global Citizenship Series
Tuesday, April 15
3:15 p.m.
Buntrock Commons, Viking Theater
Educating for Democracy:
Preparing Undergraduates for Responsible
Political Engagement
by Elizabeth Beaumont, Anne Colby, Thomas
Ehrlich, Josh Corngold
Educating for Democracy reports the
results of the Political Engagement Project,
a study of educational practices at the college
level that prepare students for responsible
democratic participation. In this book, the
coauthors show that education for political
development can increase students’ political
understanding, skill, motivation, and involvement
while contributing to many aspects of general
academic learning.
Hardcover. $35.00 |
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Educating
Citizens: Preparing America's Undergraduates
for Lives of Moral and Civic Responsibility
by Elizabeth Beaumont, Anne Colby, Thomas Ehrlich,
Jason Stephens
The authors (all affiliated with The Carnegie
Foundations for the Advancement of Teaching)
share a conviction that moral and civic learning
should be a central explicit goal for both liberal
and professional educations. They survey the
efforts of twelve American colleges and universities
to implement approaches to moral and civic education,
using them to illustrate their argument that
such education needs to be fully incorporated
into the curriculum. They also offer recommendations
on how to extend their goals into extracurricular
activities and discuss the assessment of such
efforts.
Hardcover. $36.00 |
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Monday, April 14
3:30 p.m.
Holland Hall 413
Human Goods, Economic
Evils: A Moral Approach to the Dismal
Science
by Edward Hadas
Much of modern economic theory is based on
a rather unflattering view of human nature,
one that is essentially selfish and materialistic.
Not surprisingly, this incomplete version
of human anthropology makes for some rather
incomplete economic theory, argues Edward
Hadas in Human Goods & Economic Evils.
Instead of simply being utility maximizers,
Hadas argues human beings also seek to maximize
morality in their everyday economic lives.
For Hadas, economic man is moral man, who
always strives for the good according to
his nature.
Paperback. $22.00 |
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Wednesday, April 2
7:00 p.m.
Dittman Room 305
Book signing in conjunction with the "Expanding
Oceans"
art exhibit at Flaten Art Museum.
Celebrating the World's
Barrier Islands
by Orrin Pilkey and Mary Edna Fraser
From the North Carolina Outer Banks to New
York's Fire Island, from Iceland to the Netherlands,
and Colombia to Vietnam, barrier islands
protect much of the world's coastlines from
the ravages of the sea. A Celebration
of the World's Barrier Islands is one
part stunning coffee table book, and one
part state-of-the-art popular science, and
it will take readers on a long-distance journey
from pole to pole and hemisphere to hemisphere
that is altogether original.
Hardcover. $49.95 |
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Belgum Lecture
Monday, March 17, 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 18, 3:30 p.m.
Holland Hall 501
Plato: A Very Short
Introduction
by Julia Annas
Few philosophers have been more intent on
vigorous philosophizing than Plato. But none
has matched the imagination and creativity
with which he engages readers and entices
them to join him in philosophical conversation.
This book introduces Plato's many-sided and
elusive genius in a way that is stimulating
and accessible. In ethics, metaphysics, philosophy
of mind, and theory of knowledge, Plato's
wide-ranging, bold, and influential ideas
still challenge us today.
Paperback. $9.95 |
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Ancient
Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
by Julie Annas
The tradition of ancient philosophy is a long,
rich and varied one, in which the notes of discussion
and argument constantly resound. This book aims
to introduce readers to some ancient debates
and to get them to engage with the ancient developments
of some themes. Getting away from the presentation
of ancient philosophy as a succession of Great
Thinkers, the book aims to give readers a sense
of the freshness and liveliness of ancient philosophy,
and of its wide variety of themes and styles.
Paperback. $9.95 |
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Boldt Lecture
Thursday, March 6
7:30 p.m.
Viking Theater
The Star Machine
by Jeanine Basinger
From one of our leading film authorities,
a rich, penetrating, amusing plum pudding
of a book about the golden age of movies,
full of Hollywood lore, anecdotes, and analysis.
Jeanine Basinger gives us an immensely entertaining
look into the “star machine,” examining
how, at the height of the studio system,
from the 1930s to the 1950s, the studios
worked to manufacture star actors and actresses.
Hardcover. $35.00 |
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Anthony
Mann
by Jeanine Basinger
Director of such often-revived films as Winchester ’73, The
Glenn Miller Story, and El Cid, Anthony
Mann enjoyed a lasting and important career as
one of Hollywood’s premier filmmakers.
Jeanine Basinger’s Anthony Mann,
which places the director’s visual style
at the center of its analysis, was among the
first formal studies of any filmmaker, and it
set a standard in the field over twenty-five
years ago. Long out of print and much in demand,
this pioneering book is now available again,
featuring complete coverage of those Mann films
not discussed in the original work, as well as
over fifty rare film stills.
Paperback. $27.95 |
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Global Citizenship Series
Thursday, February 28
11:30 a.m.
Buntrock Commons, Black and Gold Ballroom
Public Matters: Politics,
Policy, and Religion in the 21st Century
by William A. Galston
An activist as well as an intellectual, Galston
(public policy, U. of Maryland) writes about
such matters as strategic challenges facing
the Democratic Party, a progressive perspective
for parents, and modern Catholic social thought.
The introduction and one of the 13 essays
are new, the others reprinted from journals
and anthologies since the turn of the century.
Hardcover. $26.95 |
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Liberal
Pluralism: The Implications of Value Pluralism
for Political Theory and Practice
by William A. Galston
Galston outlines and defends a political theory
of liberal pluralism. Liberalism requires a presumption
of expressive liberty in which individuals and
groups are allowed to live their lives as they
see fit within a range of legitimate variation.
This variation, he argues, is brought about by
an adherence to pluralism, which (unlike relativism)
sees objective differences between good and bad,
but insists that the goods cannot be hierarchically
ordered or reduced to a common measure, with
the exception of the basic goods that form a
part of any conception of a good life. After
outlining the theory, he applies it to questions
of democracy, authority over education, freedom
of association, and civic goods.
Paperback. $24.99 |
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Sunday, December 2
1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
St. Olaf Bookstore
Hot Dish Heaven
by Ann L. Burckhardt
What do you get when you mix Tater Tots,
ground beef, and cream of mushroom soup?
Tater Tot Hot Dish, of course! Retired Minneapolis
Star Tribune Taste section editor—the
delightful auntie every discerning foodie
wants to call their own—Ann Burckhardt
brings back the comfy casseroles of the fifties
and sixties with modern updates for busy
families, swingin’ singles, and twenty-first-century
potluckers in Hot Dish Heaven.
Paperback. $16.95 |
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Sunday, December 2
1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
St. Olaf Bookstore
The Adventures of
Thor the Thunder God
by Lise Lunge-Larsen
He is the biggest and mightiest of the gods.
If he tightens his belt, he doubles his strength.
If he swings his hammer, lightning flashes.
And when the folks below in Middle Earth
hear a boom of thunder, they always smile,
for they know their loyal Thor, protector
and defender of civilization, has once again
brought order to the universe. Thor stories
have been around since the days of the Vikings.
Here, illustrated with high drama and written
with humor and skill, are ancient stories
made accessible and fun.
Hardcover. $19.95 |
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Saturday, December 1
6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
St. Olaf Bookstore
Mike Lynch's Minnesota
Weatherwatch: A Complete Guide for Weather-Obsessed
Minnesotans
by Mike Lynch
With a calamitous history of tornadoes, blizzards,
and thunderstorms, Minnesotans have a natural
interest in weather predictions. From Doppler
to dandelions, the WCCO-licensed Mike Lynch’s
Minnesota WeatherWatch reveals the secrets
of weather forecasting in the Land of 10,000
Lakes. Beautifully illustrated with over
100 color photographs, this book equips us
with the diverse tools needed to forecast
the weather in the North Star State.
Hardcover. $25.95 |
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Friday, November 30
6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
St. Olaf Bookstore
Lemonade for the
Lawnboy: The Executives' Wives' Cookbook
Committee
by David W. Cook II and Janet Letnes Martin
This hilarious new book is the story of 16 ‘upper
crust’ ladies who live in a world where
vanity is not a sin. ‘The days of
their lives’ revolved around them,
their cash, their country club, their clothes,
their condition, their Cadillac, the click
of their compacts, and, of course, their
right-hand man and handsome hero, The Lawnboy.
Set in the early 1960’s, these ladies
(who were oftentimes bored and in need of
being entertained), decided to publish a
cookbook to 1) showcase their recipes and
let the world know about the importance;
and 2) raise funds for the La La La La Lipstick
Ball, which in turn raised money for their
chosen charity.
Paperback. $19.95 |
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Friday, November 30
6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
St. Olaf Bookstore
Minnesota State Fair:
An Illustrated History
by Kathryn Strand Koutsky and Linda Koutsky
This mother-and-daughter team has also co-authored
the bestselling illustrated histories Minnesota
Eats Out and Minnesota Vacation Days.
Lifelong fairgoers, they have worked in collaboration
with the Minnesota State Fair to produce
this illustrated, first-of-its-kind compendium.
Filled with dozens of concessionaire and
blue-ribbon recipes, fascinating facts, and
over 1,200 photographs from the Great Minnesota
Get-Together, this treasury of Minnesota's
happiest memories will keep you looking forward
to the fair all year long.
Hardcover. $35.00 |
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Thursday, November 29
6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
St. Olaf Bookstore
Cabins of Minnesota:
Minnesota Byways
by Doug Ohman (Photographer) and Bill Holm
The lake cabin. Early mornings on the sleeping
porch, lunches on the dock, late-night cleanings
in the fish house. Minnesota’s seasonal
getaways aren’t limited to its bountiful
lakes: vacationers trek to hideaways in the
woods, to ice shacks along the Mississippi
River; even out to cottages beside the highways,
relics from the days when farmers rented
vacation places along cornfields and cow
pastures. This charming survey of Minnesota’s
treasured getaways features more than 120
color photographs of cabins by Doug Ohman
and witty prose by well-known writer Bill
Holm.
Hardcover. $19.95 |
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Saturday, October 27
9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
Sun Ballroom
Buntrock Commons
Sutton Impact
by Ward Sutton
A full-color trouncing of the Bush dynasty
from cult-favorite Village Voice cartoonist
Ward Sutton, Sutton Impact brings
together for the first time the artist's
hilarious, irreverent social commentary and
his vivid poster art. More than 200 pieces
document the flights and folly of an era,
from politics to popular music, excoriating
the USA PATRIOT Act, John Ashcroft's evangelical
songwriting, the Democrats' domestic blunders
and much more.
Paperback. $18.95 |
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Saturday, October 27
1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Gold Ballroom
Buntrock Commons
Snow Blind
by P.J. Tracy
With the holidays over and the long cold
winter looming, January can be a bleak month
in Minneapolis. So what better way to bring
a little cheer to the good people of the
city than by sponsoring an old-fashioned
snowman-building contest? Things take an
awful turn when the dead bodies of police
officers are discovered inside two of the
snowmen - sending the entire department and
Detectives Magozzi and Rolseth on high alert.
Grace MacBride and her crack computer jocks
at Monkeewrench comb the Web for connections,
a terrifying link emerges, connecting the
dead cops, Magozzi and Rolseth, and Monkeewrench
- a link that must be broken before it's
too late.
Paperback. $7.99 |
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Saturday, October 20
11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
St. Olaf Bookstore
Oma Finds a Miracle
by Patrick Mader
Miracles abound. Come join Oma as she tells
her grandchildren a story about the doubted
survival of a calf born in a snowstorm. Alone
on the farm, Oma races the clock in a desperate
attempt to save the calf. With resourcefulness
and perseverance, can she achieve a farmland
miracle? Readers who recognize the rewards
and hardships of farm life, positive messages,
and miracles in life will especially appreciate
Oma Finds a Miracle.
Hardcover. $15.95 |
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Opa
& Oma Together
by Patrick Mader
Meet Opa and Oma, grandparents who have grown
in life together on their farm. After fifty years,
they still tend to their farm, teaching their
grandchildren to care for the land and its creatures.
This humble and peaceful story passes on valued
lessons of humankind, drawing on the rural upbringing
of the author, Patrick "Packy" Mader,
and his four brothers and two sisters. Opa and
Oma's sixteen grandchildren now reap the benefits
of the same lessons.
Hardcover. $15.95 |
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Tuesday, October 9
11:00 a.m.
Boe Chapel
Discussion and booksigning to follow in Buntrock
220
Why Should We Care?
by Dale A. Johnson
Why should Christians care about the United
Nation's Goals on poverty and hunger? Does
not God want us to prosper? Will not the
poor, the sick, the homeless just drag us
down? Are we our brother's keeper? The author
gives us compelling reasons why we must care,
not because we are a Christian, Buddhist,
or Moslem, but because we are human beings
and we are inter-connected to the plight
of every other human being.
Paperback. $19.95 |
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Thursday, October 4
7:00 p.m.
Lion's Pause, Buntrock Commons
Real Karaoke People
by Ed Bok Lee
Gary Holthaus has been involved in issues
of social justice for 40 years. He is the
author of several books of poetry and essays.
Most recent book is a comprehensive look
at agriculture, From the Farm to the Table:
What All Americans Need To Know about Agriculture,
published by University Press of Kentucky
as part of their new “Culture of the
Land” series.
Paperback. $13.95 |
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Saturday, September 29
11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
St. Olaf Bookstore
From the Farm to
the Table: What All Americans Need to
Know about Agriculture
by Gary Holthaus
Gary Holthaus has been involved in issues
of social justice for 40 years. He is the
author of several books of poetry and essays.
Most recent book is a comprehensive look
at agriculture, From the Farm to the Table:
What All Americans Need To Know about Agriculture,
published by University Press of Kentucky
as part of their new “Culture of the
Land” series.
Hardcover. $50.00 |
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Friday,
September 28
4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Viking Theater
Out Stealing Horses
by Per Petterson
Per Petterson has written five novels, which
have established his reputation as one of Norway’s
best fiction writers. Out Stealing Horses won
the Norwegian Booksellers Prize, the Critics
Award for best novel, and the Independent Foreign
Fiction Prize. Per Petterson is also the winner
of the 2007 International IMPAC Dublin Literary
Award.
Hardcover. $22.00 |
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by Per Petterson
When Arvid Jansen comes-to one morning in the
doorway of a bookstore in Oslo, Norway, his grief
comes back to him in devastating flashes: His
parents and his brothers are dead, he has lost
touch with his wife and daughters, abandoned
his career as a writer and bookseller. His old
life is gone. In the Wake is the story
of Arvid's first steps toward resuming that life,
of his gradual confrontation with everything
he lost and ultimately with his own role in the
disaster that killed his family.
Paperback. $13.00
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