Title
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The
Mystery and Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls
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Author
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Hershel
Shanks
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Call
Number
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BM467
.S453 1999
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Location
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2nd
Floor Humanities
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Rating
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Recommended
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Book
Review
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"The
Mystery and Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls" is as much about the
content of the Dead Sea Scrolls as the history of their re-discovery in the
20th century and the scholarship that has since followed. Hershel
Shanks delves into what the scrolls say, paying particularly attention to
those that aren't part of the Hebrew or Christian Bibles and that reveal
previously unknown details about the lives and conduct of the sect at Qumran.
He also explores the political and social relationships between the
early scholars working to decipher the scrolls, and how they often hindered
rather than helped scholarship on the topic, making this a good read for
those interested in how knowledge and our ideas about history are
constructed.
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Submitted
By
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Kristin
Laughtin-Dunker
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Department
or Major
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Leatherby
Libraries
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Status
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Staff
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About the Community of Readers
- Leatherby Libraries Community of Readers
- Established in 2007 by the Leatherby Libraries, the Community of Readers is the summer reading program for Chapman University. This program is open to everyone who has borrowing privileges at the Leatherby Libraries and a current library account, including students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Members select books from the Leatherby Libraries and receive prizes upon submission of their first review. The only requirement is that books must be obtained through the Leatherby Libraries.
Monday, June 29, 2015
The Mystery and Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Persepolis
Title
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Persepolis
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Author
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Marjane
Satrapi
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Call
Number
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PN6747.s245
p4713 2003
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Location
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1st
Floor Graphic Novel
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Rating
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Recommended
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Book
Review
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Both
Heart-wrenching in humorous, PERSEPOLIS is an autobiographical graphic novel
detailing the political climate of Iran during the author’s childhood.
Satrapi manages to capture the transformation from all-knowing child to
uncertain young woman with irreverent honesty. The book ends abruptly, but
continues on in a second graphic novel later on.
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Submitted
By
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Shaina
Phillips
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Department
or Major
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Leatherby
Libraries
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Status
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Staff
|
Laika
Title
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Laika
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Author
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Nick
Abadzis
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Call
Number
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PN6737.A24
L35 2007
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Location
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1st
Floor Graphic Novel
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Rating
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Highly
Recommended
|
Book
Review
|
Exploring
the life and death of one of the most famous dogs in history, LAIKA presents
a simple question: was the technological knowledge gained after the launch of
Sputnik II worth the loss a dog like Kudryavka? Abadzis presents the facts
with a detached kind of compassion, knitting together disparate narratives
with the unifying thread of Kudryavka’s story. Thoroughly researched, LAIKA
gives an intimate look at the people surrounding an event that would
ultimately change the world. This is a must-read for anyone who’s interested
in the history of spaceflight.
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Submitted
By
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Shaina
Phillips
|
Department
or Major
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Leatherby
Libraries
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Status
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Staff
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Being Dead
Title
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Being
Dead
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Author
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Jim
Crace
|
Call
Number
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PR6053
.R228 B45 2000
|
Location
|
2nd
Floor Humanities
|
Rating
|
Highly
Recommended
|
Book
Review
|
The
main characters in Crace’s novel are dead from page one, murdered and left
spread-eagled behind a sand dune, the husband’s hand barely touching his
wife’s calf. The novel is a vivid exploration of death in all of its ugliness
and beauty. As the lovers are scavenged and begin the harrowing process of
decay, Crace weaves in the story of their life. This is a book that does not
shy away from the process of death; indeed, the grotesquerie is overt, and
the reader is asked to peek beneath the sheet at the real face of senseless
death.
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Submitted
By
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Lugene
Rosen
|
Department
or Major
|
Leatherby
LIbraries
|
Status
|
Staff
|
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Title
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Wild:
From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
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Author
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Cheryl
Strayed
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Call
Number
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PS3619.
T744 Z46 2013
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Location
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2nd
Floor Humanities
|
Rating
|
Recommended
|
Book
Review
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I
approached Strayed’s memoir with great expectations that were met for the
most part. Since I am familiar with the High Sierras, it struck a chord with
me when she describes the terrain. That said, there were parts of the book
where I felt as disconnected from the narrator as the narrator felt from
herself. It’s a quick read that skims the surface of grief recovery without
truly delving into the depths.
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Submitted
By
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Lugene
Rosen
|
Department
or Major
|
Leatherby
Libraries
|
Status
|
Staff
|
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