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"Signal thanks to journalist Swift for this authoritative
biography of Charles Albert Bender, the early 20th-century pitcher
who managed to shine in both the big leagues and in life while
confronting poverty and racism. Swift sets aside the myths about
this most famous American Indian player while vividly describing
him in the context of the famed Carlisle Indian School, baseball's
Golden Age, Connie Mack and his Athletics, and the effects of
gambling and alcoholism on sports. For all interested in the
First Nations, quite apart from baseball."
Library Journal, starred review
Hardcover. $24.95 
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The late Minnesota author Paul Gruchow was often described as
beautifully intense, bard-like and prophetic. While plying his
talents as seer and naturalist, Gruchow was also a master of
trenchant insight into the right ways of living, as well as the
foibles and hypocrisies of modern society. This collection honors
of the memory of Paul Gruchow through the words of the many he
touched as mentor, teacher, colleague, friend.
Ice Cube Press. Paperback. $16.95
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This beautiful oversized art book catalogs the Scandinavian Exhibition
which ran at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts during the summer
of 2007. Here we can follow the development of Nordic landscape
painting from the early 19th century to the decades surrounding
the beginning of the 20th century. During this time “the
significance of landscape painting as a vehicle of cultural expression
grew and it developed new aspirations as a bearer of symbolic
meaning, often with national overtones.” The exhibition
and, thus, the catalog, brings together much of the best from
the heyday of Nordic landscape painting.
Narayana Press. Hardcover. $59.95
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2008. Some days the grumpies just take over. So don't let that
anger build up — embrace your feelings, overcome your aggression,
and be your best self. Bell Hooks' honest text radiates positivity
while Chris Raschka's dynamic art adds humor to a book that is
perfect for all ages.
Hyperion. Hardcover. $16.99
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In this wonderfully original collection of autobiographical stories,
popular storyteller and NPR commentator Kevin Kling deftly weaves
pitch-perfect scenes of childhood antics and adulthood absurdities
with themes of overcoming tragedy, forging lifelong friendships,
and living with disabilities in a complex world. Many classic
and never-before-told tales are collected in The Dog Says
How.
Borealis Books. Hardcover. $22.95
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Where do you listen for God? In this new collection of stories
and essays, the challenge is to pay attention everywhere. Listening
for God is a resource intended to help readers investigate
how life and faith merge in surprising ways and places. Contemporary
American literature may not be the most predictable place to
listen for God, but it may well turn out to be among the most
rewarding.
Paperback. $13.99
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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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This book discusses differences between African and American
culture, to help prevent cultural miscommunications which might
poison or ruin relationships.
Paperback. $14.00
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The essential field guide for all things Lutheran. Confirmands – or
anyone hiking the trails of life's adventures and challenges – will
want to pack this handy illustrated field guide to Lutheran theology
and culture. This enjoyable, easy-to-read, reliable, all-in-one
collection helps you understand the essential information about
our theology, culture and Lutheran way of life.
Paperback. $14.99
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Joe Shaw '49, author of Dear Old Hill, joined the St.
Olaf faculty in 1957 and taught in the Department of Religion
until his retirement in the spring of 1991. Joe's interest in
St. Olaf history has continued from the writing of the Centennial
volume, History of St. Olaf College 1874-1974, to the
present.
Paperback. $8.95
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Some failures lead to phenomenal successes, and this American
nurse's unsuccessful attempt to climb K2, the world's second
tallest mountain, is one of them. Dangerously ill when he finished
his climb in 1993, Mortenson was sheltered for seven weeks by
the small Pakistani village of Korphe; in return, he promised
to build the impoverished town's first school, a project that
grew into the Central Asia Institute, which has since constructed
more than 50 schools across rural Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Paperback. $15.00
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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.
Hardcover. $25.00
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Cooking with Grease is an inspiring, behind-the-scenes memoir
of the life and times of a tenacious political organizer and
the first African-American woman to head a major presidential
campaign. Donna Brazile fought her first political fight at age
nine -- campaigning (successfully) for a city council candidate
who promised a playground in her neighborhood. By the 2000 presidential
election, Brazile had become a major player in American political
history -- and she remains one of the most outspoken and forceful
political activists of our day.
Paperback. $13.00
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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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Joseph M. Shaw is a professor emeritus of religion at St. Olaf
College. Graduating from St. Olaf with a major in English in
1949, he did further study at Luther Seminary and at Princeton
Theological Seminary, where he received the Ph.D. degree. Shaw
joined the Department of Religion at St. Olaf in 1957 and taught
until his retirement in 1991. Th. N. Mohn: First President
of St. Olaf College is a companion volume to Shaw’s Bernt
Julius Muus: Founder of St. Olaf College (1999).
Paperback. $15.95
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