In This Issue
	Mastering MasterFILE Returning to the Source New Titles On Display Literary Events This Month

Returning to the Source

With the end of the presidential campaign and the recent discussion of "moral values," it seems a suitable time to take a new look at the primary source text of this country's Judeo-Christian heritage. The following books offer different perspectives on the people, places and poetry of The Bible. The Five Books of Moses: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter Alter goes back to the original Hebrew text to try and derive the meaning of the ancient language. Walking the Bible: A Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses by Bruce Feiler. Feiler walks in the footsteps of our biblical forebears and begins to understand the Bible in a more visceral way. God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible by Adam Nicolson. A compelling drama of time and place, Nicholson shows how fifty scholars from Cambridge, Oxford and London were drawn together to produce the definitive biblical text. God: A Biography by Jack Miles. Miles treats the Old Testament as a literary text and analyzes the character of "God," the main protagonist. "A brilliant, audacious book." (Chicago Tribune) Who Wrote the Bible by Richard Elliott Friedman Written like a lively detective story, Friedman sifts through clues from the written text of the Hebrew Bible and those from biblical archeology. Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas by Elaine Pagels. Pagels contrasts the gospels of John and Thomas in an explanation of the history of early Christianity. Coined by God: Words and Phrases That First Appear in the English Translations of the Bible by Stan Malless Malless catalogs the numerous additions to the vocabulary of the English language required to precisely render the meaning of biblical texts.

New Titles

FICTION Case Histories by Kate Atkinson Offbeat private eye Jackson Brodie has a knack for befriending his clients as clues are discovered and cases come to a close in this psychological page-turner. Oh Play That Thing by Roddy Doyle In this sequel to A Star Called Henry, Doyle continues the story of Irish Revolutionary Henry Smart who arrives at Ellis Island to start a new life in America. Banishing Verona by Margot Livesey It's love at first sight for Verona, a single pregnant woman and Zeke, a 29 year old housepainter. When Verona leaves suddenly to help out her brother, Zeke sets off on a wild goose chase to find true love. NON-FICTION Eleventh Month, Eleventh Day, Eleventh Hour: Armistice Day, 1918World War I and Its Violent Climax by Joseph Persico Even with the imminent armistice, many soldiers were killed in the last hours of World War I. Persico writes of battles and soldiers in this focused account of World War I. Lucrezia Borgia: Life, Love and Death in Renaissance Italy by Sarah Bradford A readable biography about Lucrezia Borgia noblewoman and ruler of Renaissance Italy. His Excellency: George Washington by Joseph J. Ellis The man behind the legend is brought to life in this biography of George Washington. American Brutus: John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies by Michael W. Kauffman A reinvestigation of the Lincoln assassination by an independent Lincoln assasination scholar. Running with the Bulls: My Years with the Hemingways by Valerie Hemingway An account of Hemingway's last years by his secretary, confidante and wife of his son, Greg.

On Display

Don't miss these displays in the library in November: Crime de la Crime (Mysteries) First Ladies Thanksgiving Fiction Frank Lloyd Wright and American Architecture Authors on display: C.S. Lewis Louisa May Alcott Ben Bova Look for these displays in the library in December: There's No Business Like Snow Business (Winter sports) Queen Elizabeth I in Fiction The Sky's the Limit (Books with Sky in the Title) Holiday Cooking Authors on display in December: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Rebecca West Edna O'Brien

Literary Events This Month

@ the Library in November and December Monday, November 1 at 1:00 pm Monday Afternoon Book Discussion The book discussed will be Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon. Friday, November 5, 7:00 PM Mother/Daughter Book Discussion Youth Services Dept> The Ashwater Experiment by Koss. For children in grades 4-7 with mom or other special adult. Register with your GPL card. Monday, November 8 at 7:30 PM Monday Evening Book Discussion GPL Conference Room The book discussed will be Lydia Cassatt Reading the Morning Paper by Harriet Scott Chessman. Monday, December 6 at 1:00 pm Monday Afternoon Book Discussion The book discussed will be My Invented Country by Isabel Allende. Friday, December 10, 7:00 PM Mother/Daughter Book Discussion. Youth Services Dept> The Agony of Alice by Naylor For children in grades 4-7 with mom or other special adult. Register with your GPL card. Glenview and Chicagoland October 30 - November 14 Chicago Humanities Festival Information available at: CHF Ticket Office (312) 494- 9509 or http://www.chfestival.org/november/index.cfm Tuesday, November 9, 7:00 PM Book Stall, 811 Elm St., Winnetka Noted TV journalist and newscaster Bill Kurtis will discuss and sign his book Death Penalty on Trial. Call (847) 446-8880. November 10, 6:00 PM Harold Washington Library Center November 11, 7:30 PM Ethel M. Barber Theater at Northwestern University The Chicagoland Nextbook Writers Series Tony Kushner, author of Angels in America. http://www.nextbook.org/localprogra ms/chicago_writersseries.html. Wednesday, November 17, 4:00 PM Book Stall, 811 Elm St., Winnetka Wisconsin writer Kim Wilson talks about her book Tea with Jane Austen, in praise of tea, which figures prominently in Jane Austen's life and work. Come for a cup of tea and crumpets. Call (847) 446-8880. Friday, December 3, 7:00 PM Book Stall, 811 Elm St., Winnetka National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize winning author for Founding Brothers, Mr. Ellis will speak about and sign his new book His Excellency: George Washington, a new biography that gives a deep sense of Washington's humanity.