San Martín: Argentine soldier, American hero

Author: Lynch, John

Title: San Martín: Argentine soldier, American hero

Published: New Haven: Yale University Press, 2009

Description: xiv, 265 p., [8] p. of plates :ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Call Number: F2235.4 L95 2009

Bibliography: p. 250-255

Subject(s):

• South America -- History -- Wars of Independence, 1806-1830
• San Martín, José de, 1778-1850

Review(s):

• ANNA, TIMOTHY E. "San Martín: Argentine Soldier, American Hero." Americas (00031615) 66, no. 2 (October 2009): 268-269
• Feinberg, Richard. "San Martín: Argentine Soldier, American Hero." Foreign Affairs 88, no. 5 (September 2009): 157-158
• "Forgotten strongman." Economist 390, no. 8628 (April 25, 2009): 87

Read: January 5, 2010

Isaac's storm: a man, a time, and the deadliest hurricane in history

Author: Larson, Erik

Title: Isaac's storm: a man, a time, and the deadliest hurricane in history

Published: New York: Vintage Books, 2000

Description: 323 p. :ill ; 21 cm.

Note: Based on the diaries of Isaac Monroe Cline and on contemporary accounts

Bibliography: p. 307-313

Subject(s):

• Galveston (Tex.) -- History -- 20th century
• Hurricanes -- Texas -- Galveston -- History -- 20th century
• Floods -- Texas -- Galveston -- History -- 20th century
• Cline, Isaac Monroe, 1861-1955
• Galveston (Tex.) -- Biography

Review(s):

• Knox, John. "Isaac's Storm (Book Review)." National Forum 81, no. 1 (Winter2001 2001): 43
• Bluestein, Howard B. "A meteorologist's nightmare." Nature 404, no. 6776 (March 23, 2000): 332
• Foege, Alec, et al. "Bad Judgement Day." People 52, no. 17 (November 1999): 113

Read: December 29, 2009

Logicomix

Author(s): Doxiadis, Apostolos and Christos H. Papadimitriou

Title: Logicomix

Published: New York: Bloomsbury, 2009

Description: 347 p. :ill. ; 24 cm.

Note(s): Art, Alecos Papadatos; color, Annie Di Donna

Subject(s):

• Russell, Bertrand, 1872-1970 -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
• Logicians -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
• Mathematicians -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc

Review(s):

• "LOGICOMIX: AN EPIC SEARCH FOR TRUTH." Print 64, no. 1 (February 2010): 82
• Papadatos, Alecos, Annie Di Donna, and Mike Holderness. "Holiday books: Logicomix by Apostolos Doxiadis and Christos H Papadimitriou, art." New Scientist 204, no. 2737 (December 5, 2009): 53
• JIM, HOLT. "Algorithm and Blues." New York Times Book Review (September 27, 2009): 14

Read: December 21, 2009