The spies of Warsaw: a novel

Author: Furst, Alan

Title: The spies of Warsaw: a novel

Published: New York: Random House, 2008

Description: 266 p. :ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject(s):

• World War, 1939-1945 -- Europe -- Fiction
• French -- Poland -- Fiction
• Warsaw (Poland) -- Fiction
• Europe -- History -- 1918-1945 -- Fiction
• Spy stories
• War stories
• Historical fiction

Review(s):

• The Spies of Warsaw. Publishers Weekly, 4/14/2008, Vol. 255 Issue 15, p35-35
• The Spies of Warsaw. By: Pearce, Jonathan. Library Journal, 4/1/2008, Vol. 133 Issue 6, p75-75
• The Spies of Warsaw. By: Ott, Bill. Booklist, 3/15/2008, Vol. 104 Issue 14, p6

Read: June 24, 2008

The Columbian exchange: biological and cultural consequences of 1492

Author: Crosby, Alfred W.

Title: The Columbian exchange: biological and cultural consequences of 1492

Published: Westport: Greenwood, 1973

Description: xv, 268 p. :ill. ; 22 cm.

Bibliography: p. 222-260

Note: Foreword by Otto von Mering

Subject(s):

• Indians -- Diseases
• Indians -- Agriculture
• Medical geography -- History
• Biogeography

Review(s):

• The Colonial Era. By: Demos, John. American Heritage, Nov/Dec2004, Vol. 55 Issue 6, p24-26
• The Colombian Exchange (Book Review). By: Barry Jr., Edward E.. American Historical Review, Feb75, Vol. 80 Issue 1, p67
• Conceptualizing the Real: Environmental History and American Studies. By: Rothman, Hal. American Quarterly, Sep2002, Vol. 54 Issue 3, p485

Read: June 23, 2008

The eve of destruction: the untold story of the Yom Kippur War

Author: Blum, Howard

Title: The eve of destruction: the untold story of the Yom Kippur War

Published: New York: Harper Perennial, 2004

Description: xv, 350 p. :ill. ; 24 cm.

Bibliography: p. 333-348

Subject(s):

• Israel-Arab War, 1973

Review(s):

• The Yom Kippur War: The Epic Encounter that Transformed the MiddleEast/The Eve of Destruction: The Untold Story of the Yom Kippur War(Book). By: Terrill, W. Andrew. Naval History, Dec2004, Vol. 18 Issue 6, p69-70
• THE EVE OF DESTRUCTION: The Untold Story of the Yom Kippur War (Book). Kirkus Reviews, 8/15/2003, Vol. 71 Issue 16, p1053
• The Eve of Destruction: The Untold Story of the Yom Kippur War (Book). By: Freeman, Jay. Booklist, 9/15/2003, Vol. 100 Issue 2, p196

Read: June 21, 2008

Casualty figures: how five men survived the First World War

Author: Barrett, Michèle

Title: Casualty figures: how five men survived the First World War

Published: New York: Verso, 2007

Description: xiii, 174 p. :ill. ; 22 cm.

Subject(s):

• World War, 1914-1918 -- Psychological aspects

Review(s):

• Casualty Figures: How Five Men Survived World War One. By: Freeman, Jay. Booklist, 2/1/2008, Vol. 104 Issue 11, p16
• CASUALTY FIGURES: How Five Men Survived World War One. Kirkus Reviews, 12/15/2007, Vol. 75 Issue 24, p1271-1272

Read: June 15, 2008

Death in the Sahara: the lords of the desert and the Timbuktu railway expedition massacre

Author: Asher, Michael

Title: Death in the Sahara: the lords of the desert and the Timbuktu railway expedition massacre

Published: New York: Skyhorse Pub., 2008

Description: xviii, 286 p. :ill. ; 24 cm.

Bibliography: p. 277-278

Subject(s):

• Railroads -- Algeria -- History
• Railroads -- Sahara -- History

Review(s):

• Death in the Sahara: The Lords of the Desert and the Timbuktu Railway Expedition Massacre. By: Thorsen, James. Library Journal, 5/15/2008, Vol. 133 Issue 9, p111-111
• Death in the Sahara: The Lords of the Desert and the Timbuktu Railway Expedition Massacre. Publishers Weekly, 3/31/2008, Vol. 255 Issue 13, p50-50
• DEATH IN THE SAHARA: The Lords of the Desert and the Timbuktu Railway Expedition Massacre. Kirkus Reviews, 3/15/2008, Vol. 76 Issue 6, p277-277

Read: June 11, 2008

If I die in a combat zone, box me up and ship me home

Author: O’Brien, Tim

Title: If I die in a combat zone, box me up and ship me home

Published: New York: Broadway Books, 1999

Description: 209 p. ; 21 cm.

Subject(s):

• Vietnam War, 1961-1975 --Personal narratives, American
• O’Brien, Tim, 1946-

Review(s):

• 'Which way home?' Tim O'Brien and the question of reference. By: Lustig, T.J.. Textual Practice, Autumn2004, Vol. 18 Issue 3, p395-414
• Truth and Fiction in Tim O'Brien's If I Die in a Combat Zone and The Things They Carried. By: Wesley, Marilyn. College Literature, Spring 2002, Vol. 29 Issue 2, p1

Read: June 5, 2008

The odyssey: a dramatic retelling of Homer’s epic

Author: Armitage, Simon

Uniform Title: Homer’s Odyssey

Title: The odyssey: a dramatic retelling of Homer’s epic

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

Description: vi, 266 p. ; 21 cm.

Note(s): Originally published: London: Faber and Faber, 2006. Previously published as: Homer’s Odyssey

Subject(s):

• Odysseus (Greek mythology) -- Fiction
• Penelope (Greek mythology) -- Fiction
• Poseidon (Greek deity) -- Fiction

Review(s):

• Taking Liberties. By: Brett, Mike. New Statesman, 6/19/2006, Vol. 135 Issue 4797, p67-67
• In loose-limbed English. Economist, 5/13/2006, Vol. 379 Issue 8477, p95-95

Read: May 18, 2008