The killer angels: a novel of the Civil War

Author: Shaara, Michael

Title: The killer angels: a novel of the Civil War

Published: New York: Modern Library, 2004

Description: xx, 337 p. :ill. ; 21 cm.

Subject(s):

• Pennsylvania -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction
• Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 -- Fiction
• Historical fiction
• War stories

Review(s):

• Vietnam, Survivalism, and the Civil War: The use of History in Michael Shaara's The killer Angels and Charles Frazier's Cold Mountain. By: Grauke, Kevin. War, Literature & the Arts: An International Journal of the Humanities, 2002, Vol. 14 Issue 1/2, p45
• The Killer Angels: A case study of historical fiction in the social studies curriculum. By: Bilof, Edwin G., Social Studies, Jan/Feb96, Vol. 87, Issue 1
• THE KILLER ANGELS/GODS AND GENERALS/THE LAST FULL MEASURE. By: Pearl, Nancy, Library Journal, 9/1/2001, Vol. 126, Issue 14

Read: May 12, 2008

One soldier’s war

Author: Babchenko, Arkadiĭ

Title: One soldier’s war

Published: New York: Grove Press, 2007

Description: xii, 395 p. :ill. ; 24 cm.

Note(s): "First published in Great Britain in 2007 by Portobello Books, Ltd., with the title, One soldier’s war in Chechnya. Individual chapters were first published in Russian literary journals during 2003-2006 and then in book form by Exmo in 2006." -- T.p. verso. Translated from the Russian by Nick Allen

Subject(s):

• Soldiers -- Russia (Federation) -- Chechnia -- Biography
• Chechnia (Russia) -- History -- Civil War, 1994- -- Personal narratives, Russian
• Russia (Federation). Russkaia Armiia -- Military life
  Babchenko, Arkadiĭ

Review(s):

• A soldier's tale. Economist, 11/17/2007, Vol. 385, Issue 8555
  ONE SOLDIER'S WAR. Kirkus Reviews, 11/1/2007, Vol. 75, Issue 21
• The war the west forgot By: Barnes, Hugh. New Statesman, 10/29/2007, Vol. 137 Issue 4868, p54-54
• One Soldier's War. By: Freeman, Jay. Booklist, 1/1/2008, Vol. 104 Issue 9/10, p37

Read: May 1, 2008

Dark side of the moon: the magnificent madness of the American lunar quest

Author: De Groot, Gerard J.

Title: Dark side of the moon: the magnificent madness of the American lunar quest

Published: New York: New York University Press, 2006

Description: xiv, 321 p. ; 24 cm.

Bibliography: p. 289-292

Subject(s):

• Space flight to the moon -- History -- 20th century
• Moon -- Exploration -- 20th century
• United States -- History -- 1953-1961
• United States -- History -- 1961-1969
• Project Apollo (U.S.) -- History

Review(s):

• Dark Side of the Moon: The Magnificent Madness of the American Lunar Quest By: Kercher, Stephen E.. Journal of American History, Sep2007, Vol. 94 Issue 2, p636-637
• Misbegotten Moon Shot? By: Logsdon, John M., American Scientist, Mar/Apr2007, Vol. 95, Issue 2
• DARK SIDE OF THE MOON: The Magnificent Madness of the American Lunar Quest. Kirkus Reviews, 9/1/2006, Vol. 74, Issue 17

Read: April 29, 2008

Bonk: the curious coupling of science and sex

Author: Roach, Mary

Title: Bonk: the curious coupling of science and sex

Published: New York: W.W. Norton, 2008

Description: 319 p. :ill. ; 22 cm.

Bibliography: p. 307-319

Subject(s):

• Sex (Biology) -- Popular works

Review(s):

• Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex. By: Cramer, Michael D., Library Journal, 3/1/2008, Vol. 133, Issue 4
• The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex. Publishers Weekly, 2/25/2008, Vol. 255, Issue 8
• BONK: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex. Kirkus Reviews, 2/1/2008, Vol. 76, Issue 3

Read: April 20, 2008