New Releases by David Anthony

The central issue in the writings of Gerard Manley Hopkins is his understanding of the self. While Hopkins'' scholars have studied the phenomenology of Hopkins'' notions of selfness, no scholar has studied in depth the hermeneutics of what Hopkins called ''selving.'' Hopkins'' Achieved Self is a study of ''selving'' in Hopkins. Downes examines Hopkins'' ideas of the self as a hermeneutical concept, shows how Hopkins formulates in his concept the role of the mental acts Hopkins called ''selving,'' and discussed the formation of religious consciousness as a vital component of achieving full selfhood.

When he learns that his pregnant wife has been spirited off to a distant city, William responds as any man might—he drops everything to pursue her. But as a fugitive slave in Antebellum America, he must run a terrifying gauntlet, eluding the many who would re-enslave him while learning to trust the few who dare to aid him on his quest. Among those hunting William is Morrison, a Scot who as a young man fled the miseries of his homeland only to discover even more brutal realities in the New World. Bearing many scars, including the loss of his beloved brother, Morrison tracks William for reasons of his own, a personal agenda rooted in tragic events that have haunted him for decades. Following up on his award-winning debut, Gabriel’s Story, David Anthony Durham presents another riveting tale, a brilliantly drawn portrait of America before the Civil War, and a provocative meditation on racial identity, freedom and equality. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Dell, formerly with the British Atomic Energy Research Establishment, and Rand, with the CSIRO in Australia, commemorate the bicentenary of Alassandro Volta''s invention of the first battery. They write primarily for engineers and technicians who are responsible for specifying, procuring, or maintaining batteries, but keep the electrochemistry as simple as possible for the benefit of non- chemists. c. Book News Inc.

This book is meant for a first course in computer programming. It uses Pascal as a vehicle for learning programming principles and a methodical approach to procedural computer programming. Data structures are introduced as well.

Batman and Superman discover the secret of the Cosmic Tree and encounter the aliens who programmed it.

A Reprint of ''The Superman-Batman Split!'' Actor Jason Desmond''s dying performance is an attempt to fool Superman and Batman into believing he is two aliens, one hunting the other; but his story rings false and Superman lets Batman in on the hoax, which ends up fooling Supergirl, Batgirl, Robin and Jimmy Olsen anyway.

Swordfish, Batman, and Superman all want to free Barracuda from her icy confines.