Atlas of remote islands: fifty islands I have never set foot on and never will

Author: Schalansky, Judith,1980-

Uniform Title: Atlas der abgelegenen Inseln. English

Title: Atlas of remote islands: fifty islands I have never set foot on and never will

Published: New York: Penguin Books, 2010

Description: 143 p. :maps, ill. ; 27 cm.

Call Number: G500 S3313 2010

Note(s): Originally published in German as: Atlas der abgelegenen Inseln--T.p. verso. Translated from the German by Christine Lo

Summary: For each island, this book provides information on its distance from the mainland, whether its inhabited, its features, and the stories that have shaped its lore

Subject(s):

• Islands -- Description and travel
• Islands -- Maps
• Islands -- Maps

Review(s):

• Creech, Anna L. "Atlas of Remote Islands: Fifty Islands I Have Never Set Foot on and Never Will." Library Journal 135, no. 20 (December 2010): 130
• Flanagan, Margaret. "Atlas of Remote Islands: Fifty Islands I Have Never Set Foot on and Never Will." Booklist 107, no. 7 (December 2010): 12
• Belli, Brita. "ATLAS FREAK." E - The Environmental Magazine 21, no. 6 (November 2010): 51

Read: February 23, 2011

The Hilliker curse: my pursuit of women

Author: Ellroy, James, 1948-

Title: The Hilliker curse: my pursuit of women

Published: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010

Description: 203 p. ; 22 cm.

Call Number:  PS3555 L6274 Z46 2010

Summary: The legendary crime writer unsparingly describes his shattered childhood, his delinquent teens, his writing life, his love affairs and marriages, his nervous breakdown, and the beginning of a relationship with an extraordinary woman who may just be the long-sought "Her."

Subject(s):

• Ellroy, James, 1948- -- Relations with women
• Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Family relationships
• Mothers -- Death -- Psychological aspects

Review(s):

• Haywood, Thomas. "If you're an atheist when you're my age, you don't know shit." New Statesman 139, no. 5027 (November 15, 2010): 34-35
• "Killer instinct." Economist 397, no. 8703 (October 9, 2010): 121
• "THE HILLIKER CURSE: My Pursuit of Women." Kirkus Reviews 78, no. 14 (July 15, 2010): 652

Read: February 17, 2011

Ashes of honour

 

Author: La Mazière, Christian de

Uniform Title: Rêveur casque. English

Title: Ashes of honour

Published: London: Wingate, 1975

Description: 319 p. ; 23 cm.

Call Number: D757.85 L3513 1975

Note(s): Translated from the French by Francis Stuart

Subject(s):

• La Mazière, Christian de
• Waffen-SS. Waffen-Grenadier-Division "Charlemagne," 33
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Eastern Front
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, French

Review(s):

• Carrard, Philippe. "From the Outcasts' Point of View: The Memoirs of the French Who Fought for Hitler." French Historical Studies 31, no. 3 (Summer 2008): 477-503

Read: February 12, 2011