The defense of Jisr al-Doreaa: with E.D. Swinton's the Defence of Duffer's Drift

Author(s): Burgoyne, Michael L. and Albert J. Marckwardt

Title: The defense of Jisr al-Doreaa: with E.D. Swinton’s the Defence of Duffer’s Drift

Published: Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2009

Description: xvii, 156 p. :ill. ; 22 cm.

Bibliography: p. 155-156

Note(s): Foreword by John A. Nagl. Includes full text reprint of E.D. Swinton’s the Defence of Duffer’s Drift

Subject(s):

• Counterinsurgency
• Guerrilla warfare
• Tactics
• Iraq War, 2003-
• South African War, 1899-1902
• Didactic literature

Review(s): Forthcoming

Read: September 9, 2009

The wind-up bird chronicle

Author: Murakami, Haruki

Uniform Title: Nejimaki-dori kuronikuru. English

Title: The wind-up bird chronicle

Published: New York: Vintage International, 1998

Description: 609 p. ; 21 cm.

Bibliography: p. 609

Note(s): "This translation originally published in hardcover in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York, in 1997"--T.p. verso. Translated from the Japanese by Jay Rubin

Subject(s):

• Japan -- Fiction
• Japan -- Politics and government -- Fiction
• Man-woman relationships -- Japan -- Fiction

Review(s):

• Fisher, Susan. "An Allegory of Return: Murakami Haruki's The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle." Comparative Literature Studies 37, no. 2 (June 2000): 155
• Ty Lai, Amy. "Memory, Hybridity, and Creative Alliance in Haruki Murakami's Fiction." . 163-179
• Iyer, Pico. "Tales of the living dead." Time 150, no. 18 (November 03, 1997): 114 

Read: September 7, 2009

A quiet flame

Author: Kerr, Philip

Title: A quiet flame

Published: New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2009

Description: 389 p. ; 24 cm.

Note(s): "A Marian Wood book." Originally published: London: Quercus, 2008

Subject(s):

• Gunther, Bernhard (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
• Private investigators -- Fiction
• Undercover operations -- Fiction
• Nazis -- Fiction
• Girls -- Crimes against -- Fiction
• Argentina -- Politics and government -- 1943-1955 -- Fiction
• Argentina -- History -- 1943-1955 -- Fiction
• Mystery fiction
• Historical fiction

Review(s):

• Noir, Nazi, and Bill Ott. "ROUSING READS." American Libraries 40, no. 4 (April 2009): 65
• "A QUIET FLAME." Kirkus Reviews 77, no. 5 (March 2009): 38
• Ott, Bill. "A Quiet Flame." Booklist 105, no. 11 (February 2009): 5

Read: August 15, 2009

The red tree

Author: Tan, Shaun

Title: The red tree

Published: Vancouver: Simply Read Books, 2003

Description: 1 v. :ill. ; 32 cm.

Subject(s):

• Depression, Mental -- Juvenile fiction
• Loneliness -- Juvenile fiction
• Hope -- Juvenile fiction

Review(s):

• Jones, Trevelyn E. et al. "The Red Tree (Book)." School Library Journal 49, no. 4 (April 2003): 140
• Roback, Diane et al. "THE RED TREE (Book)." Publishers Weekly 250, no. 4 (January 27, 2003): 259
• "THE RED TREE (Book)." Kirkus Reviews 71, no. 2 (January 15, 2003): 148

Read: August 7, 2009

American gods: the author's preferred text

Author: Gaiman, Neil

Title: American gods: the author's preferred text

Published: London: Headline Review, 2005

Description: 640 p. ; 20 cm.

Subject(s):

• Spiritual warfare -- Fiction
• Ex-convicts -- Fiction
• Widowers -- Fiction

Review(s):

• De Lint, Charles. "BOOKS TO LOOK FOR." Fantasy & Science Fiction 101, no. 3 (September 2001): 96
• Kim, Ann. "American Gods (Book Review)." Library Journal 126, no. 11 (June 15, 2001): 102
• Zaleski, Jeff. "AMERICAN GODS (Book review)." Publishers Weekly 248, no. 22 (May 28, 2001): 46

Read: July 27, 2009

Deutsche Bilder--eine Spurensuche 1992-2008

Author: Leitolf, Eva

Title: Deutsche Bilder--eine Spurensuche 1992-2008

Published: Köln: Snoeck, 2008

Description: 88 p. :ill. ; 32 cm.

Note: "Dieses Buch erscheint parallel zur Ausstellung "Eva Leitolf. Deutsche Bilder - eine Spurensuche", Pinakothek der Moderne, München, 25.07.2008-19.10.2008."--Colophon

Subject(s):

• Documentary photography -- Germany -- Exhibitions
• Aliens -- Violence against -- Germany -- Exhibitions
• Foreign workers -- Violence against -- Germany -- Exhibitions
• Crime scenes -- Germany -- Exhibitions
• Leitolf, Eva -- Exhibitions

Review(s): Forthcoming

Read: July 22, 2009

Better: a surgeon’s notes on performance

Author: Gawande, Atul

Title: Better: a surgeon’s notes on performance

Published: New York: Picador, 2007

Description: xii, 273 p. ; 22 cm.

Bibliography: p. 259-269

Subject(s):

• Internal medicine --Case studies
• Medicine --Miscellanea
• Gawande, Atul

Review(s):

• "BETTER: A SURGEON'S NOTES ON PERFORMANCE." Scientific American Special Edition 17, no. 4 (Dec2007 Special Edition-TBA 2007): 86
• Rothman, David J. "THE QUESTIONS CURE." New Republic 237, no. 10 (November 19, 2007): 52-55
• Williams, Emma. "On doing the right thing as a doctor." Lancet 369, no. 9579 (June 23, 2007): 2069-2070

Read: June 25, 2009

The photographer

Author(s): Guibert, Emmanuel and Didier Lefèvre

Uniform Title: Photographe. English

Title: The photographer

Published: New York: First Second, 2009
Description: xi, 267 p. :ill. ; 30 cm.

Note(s): "Into war-torn Afghanistan with Doctors without borders"--Cover. Translated by Alexis Siegel. Colorist: Frédéric Lemercier. Originally published in French in 3 volumes

Subject(s):

• Photojournalists -- Afghanistan
• Afghanistan -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1979-1989 -- Medical care
• Médecins sans frontières (Association)
• Lefèvre, Didier, 1957-2007

Review(s):

• CHRIS HEDGES. "What War Looks Like." New York Times Book Review (May 24, 2009): 5
• Simon, Rosemary. "The Photographer: Into War-Torn Afghanistan with Doctors Without Borders." FADER (May 2009): 108
• "COURAGE UNDER FIRE." Kirkus Reviews 77, no. 8 (April 15, 2009): 10

Read: June 14, 2009

A drifting life

Author: Tatsumi, Yoshihiro

Title: A drifting life

Published: Montréal: Drawn & Quarterly, 2009

Description: 855 p. :ill. ; 23 cm.

Note(s): First pub. under title: A drifting life in Gekiga. Edited, designed, and lettered by Adrian Tomine; translated by Taro Nettleton

Subject(s):

• Cartoonists -- Japan -- Comic books, strips, etc
• Cartoonists -- Family relationships -- Japan -- Comic books, strips, etc
• Japan -- Social life and customs -- 1945- -- Comic books, strips, etc
• Comic books, strips, etc. -- Japan

Review(s):

• Hays, Carl. "A Drifting Life." Booklist 105, no. 17 (May 2009): 70
• "A Drifting Life." Publishers Weekly 256, no. 14 (April 06, 2009): 36

Read: June 14, 2009

The lost city of Z: a tale of deadly obsession in the Amazon

Author: Grann, David

Title: The lost city of Z: a tale of deadly obsession in the Amazon

Published: New York: Doubleday, 2009

Description: xi, 339 p., :ill. ; 25 cm.

Bibliography: p. 315-326

Subject(s):

• Amazon River Region -- Description and travel
• El Dorado
• Explorers -- Amazon River Region
• Fawcett, Percy Harrison, 1867-1925? -- Travel -- Amazon River Region
• Fawcett, Percy Harrison, 1867-1925? -- Death and burial
• Grann, David -- Travel -- Amazon River Region

Review(s):

• GRANDIN, G.R.E.G. "Green Acres." Nation 288, no. 14 (April 13, 2009): 32-36
• Croatto, Pete. "In Search of a Legendary Explorer." Publishers Weekly 255, no. 44 (November 03, 2008): 48
• "The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon." Publishers Weekly 255, no. 41 (October 13, 2008): 44-45

Read: May 31, 2009

The darling

Author: Banks, Russell

Title: The darling

Published: New York: Harper Perennial, 2005

Description: 391 p. ; 21 cm.

Subject(s):

• Americans -- Liberia -- Fiction
• Human-animal relationships -- Fiction
• Endangered species -- Fiction
• Women -- Liberia -- Fiction
• Animal welfare -- Fiction
• Chimpanzees -- Fiction
• Liberia -- Fiction

Review(s):

• Seaman, Donna. "The Darling (Book)." Booklist 100, no. 22 (August 2004): 1870
• "THE DARLING (Book)." Publishers Weekly 251, no. 31 (August 02, 2004): 49
• "THE DARLING (Book)." Kirkus Reviews 72, no. 14 (July 15, 2004): 643-644

Read: May 11, 2009

Sniper one: on scope and under siege with a sniper team in Iraq

Author: Mills, Dan

Title: Sniper one: on scope and under siege with a sniper team in Iraq

Published: New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2008

Description: xxvi, 349 p. :ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject(s):

• Iraq War, 2003- -- Personal narratives, British
• Snipers -- Great Britain -- Biography
• Mills, Dan, 1968-

Review(s):

• Keiser, Gordon W. "Sniper One: On Scope and Under Siege with a Sniper Team in Iraq." U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings 135, no. 1 (January 2009): 74
• Alperstein, David. "Sniper One: On Scope and Under Siege with a Sniper Team in Iraq." Library Journal 133, no. 19 (November 15, 2008): 86
• Green, Roland. "Sniper One: On Scope and Under Siege with a Sniper Team in Iraq." Booklist 105, no. 1 (September 2008): 30

Read: May 4, 2009

My word!: plagiarism and college culture

Author: Blum, Susan Debra

Title: My word!: plagiarism and college culture

Published: Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2009

Description: 229 p. ; 24 cm.

Bibliography: p. 193-215

Subject(s):

• Plagiarism
• Cheating (Education)
• College students -- Attitudes

Review(s):

• Rosen, Christine. "It's Not Theft, It's Pastiche." Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition 253, no. 88 (April 16, 2009): A13

Read: April 27, 2009

Laika

Author: Abadzis, Nick

Title: Laika

Published: New York: First Second, 2007

Description: 205 p. :ill. ; 22 cm.

Bibliography: p. 204-205

Note: Color by Hilary Sycamore

Subject(s):

• Laika (Dog) -- Comic books, strips, etc
• Dogs -- Soviet Union -- Comic books, strips, etc
• Sputnik satellites -- Comic books, strips, etc
• Space race -- Soviet Union -- Comic books, strips, etc

Review(s):

• Brown, Lisa. "A Graphic Novel Raises Ethical Issues: Laika." Society & Animals 16, no. 3 (September 2008): 293-296
• Glantz, Shelley. "Laika." Library Media Connection 26, no. 4 (January 2008): 77-78
• Karp, Jesse. "Laika." Booklist 104, no. 1 (September 2007): 107

Read: April 19, 2009

The general in his labyrinth: a novel

Author: García Márquez, Gabriel

Uniform Title: General en su laberinto. English

Title: The general in his labyrinth: a novel

Published: New York: Vintage International, 2003

Description: 285 p. :ill. ; 21 cm.

Note: Translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman

Subject(s):

• Bolívar, Simón, 1783-1830 -- Fiction
• Heads of state -- South America -- Fiction

Review(s):

• Mujica, B. "A generation in shadows." Americas 43, no. 3 (May 1991): 60
• Leonard, John. "Napoleon Complex." Nation 251, no. 19 (December 03, 1990): 672-682
• Rodman, Selden. "The Conqueror's Descent." National Review 42, no. 20 (October 15, 1990): 87-89

Read: April 12, 2009

Watching the watchmen: the definitive companion to the ultimate graphic novel

Author: Gibbons, Dave, Chip Kidd and Mike Essl

Title: Watching the watchmen: the definitive companion to the ultimate graphic novel

Published: London: Titan, 2008

Description: 1 v. :ill. ; 31 cm.

Subject(s):

• Moore, Alan, 1953- Watchmen
• Science fiction comic books, strips, etc

Review(s):

• "The Graphic Novel Comes of Age." Booklist 105, no. 13 (March 2009): 34
• Jensen, Jeff. "Watching the Watchmen." Entertainment Weekly (November 21, 2008): 123

Read: March 27, 2009

An unquiet mind

Author: Jamison, Kay R.

Title: An unquiet mind

Published: New York: A.A. Knopf, 1995

Description: 223 p. ; 22 cm.

Subject(s):

• Bipolar Disorder -- Personal Narratives
• Jamison, Kay R.

Review(s):

• White, Leah. "Narratives of Mental Illness: The "Autobiographical Manifestos" of Kate Millett, Susanna Kaysen, and Kay Redfield Jamison." Women & Language 31, no. 1 (Spring2008 2008): 4-12
• "A Trilogy of Pain." Booklist 103, no. 7 (December 2006): 7
• Hughes, Mary Ann. "An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness (Book)." Library Journal 129, no. 8 (May 2004): 51

Read: March 25, 2009

Skyscrapers of the midwest

Author: Cotter, Joshua W.

Title: Skyscrapers of the midwest

Published: Richmond: Adhouse Books, 2008

Description: 282 p. :ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject(s):

• Silos -- Middle West -- Comic books, strips, etc
• Cats -- Comic books, strips, etc
• Farm life -- Middle West -- Comic books, strips, etc
• Middle West -- Childhood and youth -- Comic books, strips, etc
• Graphic novels

Review(s):

• "Skyscrapers of the Midwest." Publishers Weekly 255, no. 19 (May 12, 2008): 42

Read: March 8, 2009

Berlin: city of smoke: book two

Author: Lutes, Jason

Title: Berlin: city of smoke: book two

Published: Montreal: Drawn & Quarterly, 2008

Description: 210 p. :ill. ; 26 cm.

Note: "Berlin; City of Smoke originally serialized in the comic book Berlin, in issues 9 through 16"--T.p. verso

Subject(s):

• Graphic novels
• Berlin (Germany) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction

Review(s):

• Flagg, Gordon. "Berlin, v.2: City of Smoke." Booklist 105, no. 9/10 (January 2009): 57
• Brophy-Warren, Jamin. "Fatherland." Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition 252, no. 45 (August 22, 2008): W2

Read: March 6, 2009

Fakers: hoaxers, con artists, counterfeiters, and other great pretenders

Author: Maliszewski, Paul

Title: Fakers: hoaxers, con artists, counterfeiters, and other great pretenders

Published: New York: New Press, 2009

Description: 245 p. ; 20 cm.

Subject(s):

• Impostors and imposture -- Biography

Review(s):

• Keymer, David. "Fakers: Hoaxers, Con Artists, Counterfeiters, and Other Great Pretenders." Library Journal 133, no. 19 (November 15, 2008): 88
• "Fakers: Hoaxers, Con Artists, Counterfeiters, and Other Great Pretenders." Publishers Weekly 255, no. 44 (November 03, 2008): 50-51
• "FAKERS: Hoaxers, Con Artists, Counterfeiters, and Other Great Pretenders." Kirkus Reviews 76, no. 21 (November 2008): 1150

Read: March 1, 2009

Robot dreams

Author: Varon, Sara

Title: Robot dreams

Published: New York: First Second, 2007

Description: 205 p. :ill. ; 22 cm.

Subject(s):

• Graphic novels
• Friendship -- Juvenile fiction
• Dogs -- Juvenile fiction
• Robots -- Juvenile fiction

Review(s):

• "Robot Dreams." Kirkus Reviews 75, no. 22 (November 15, 2007): 22
• Lipinski, Andrea. "Robot Dreams." School Library Journal 53, no. 9 (September 2007): 225
• "Robot Dreams." Publishers Weekly 254, no. 32 (August 13, 2007): 67

Read: February 15, 2009

Without warning

Author: Birmingham, John

Title: Without warning

Published: New York: Del Rey, 2009

Description: 516 p. :ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject(s):

• End of the world -- Fiction
• International relations -- Fiction

Review(s):

• Cassada, Jackie. "Without Warning." Library Journal 133, no. 20 (December 2008): 116
• "Without Warning." Publishers Weekly 255, no. 48 (December 2008): 34
• "WITHOUT WARNING." Kirkus Reviews 76, no. 21 (November 2008): 1141-1142

Read: February 14, 2009

Complications: a surgeon's notes on an imperfect science

Author: Gawande, Atul

Title: Complications: a surgeon's notes on an imperfect science

Published: New York: Picador, 2003

Description: x, 269 p. ; 21 cm.

Bibliography: p. 253-264

Note: "Several of these pieces have appeared, in slightly different form, in the New Yorker and Slate"--T.p. verso

Subject(s):

• Surgeons -- United States -- Biography
• Surgery -- Anecdotes

Review(s):

• Wright, A.J. "Complications (Book)." Library Journal 127, no. 6 (April 2002): 130
• Gold, Sarah F. et al. "COMPLICATIONS (Book)." Publishers Weekly 249, no. 8 (February 25, 2002): 50
• "Cut to life." Economist 362, no. 8261 (February 23, 2002): 85-86

Read: February 10, 2009

American widow

Author: Torres, Alissa

Title: American widow

Published: New York: Villard, 2008

Description: 209 p. :ill. ; 25 cm.

Note: Illustrated by Sungyoon Choi

Subject(s):

• Widows -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
• September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
• Torres, Alissa

Review(s):

• Shepherd, Julianne Escobedo. "American Widow." FADER (December 2008): 180
• Cornog, Martha. "American Widow." Library Journal 133, no. 19 (November 15, 2008): 58
• "American Widow." Publishers Weekly 255, no. 28 (July 14, 2008): 50

Read: February 7, 2009

Nat Turner

Author: Baker, Kyle

Title: Nat Turner

Published: New York: Abrams, 2008

Description: 207 p. :ill. ; 24 cm.

Bibliography: p. 203

Subject(s):

• Slaves -- Virginia -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
• Southampton Insurrection, 1831 -- Comic books, strips, etc
• African Americans -- Virginia -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
• Turner, Nat, 1800?-1831 -- Comic books, strips, etc

Review(s):

• Cornog, Martha. "Nat Turner/Nat Turner. Vol. 2: Revolution." Library Journal 132, no. 9 (May 15, 2007): 73
• 
  West, Abby. "NAT TURNER." Entertainment Weekly (September 23, 2005): 93

Read: February 7, 2009

The two thousand yard stare: Tom Lea’s World War II

Author: Lea, Tom,1907-2001

Title: The two thousand yard stare: Tom Lea’s World War II

Published: College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2008

Description: xviii, 227 p. :ill. ; 32 cm.

Bibliography: p. 219-221

Note(s): Edited and with introduction by Brendan M. Greeley Jr.; foreword by Adair Margo

Subject(s):

• World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Biography
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war
• Artists -- United States -- Biography
• Lea, Tom, 1907-2001

Review(s):

• Waterhouse, Charles. "The Two Thousand Yard Stare: Tom Lea's World War II." U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings 134, no. 12 (December 2008): 72-73

Read: February 7, 2009

73304-23-4153-6-96-8

Author: Ott, Thomas

Title: 73304-23-4153-6-96-8

Published: Seattle: Fantagraphics, 2008

Description: 142 p. :ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject(s):

• Symbolism of numbers -- Comic books, strips, etc

Review(s):

• Olson, Ray. "The Number: 73304-23-4153-6-96-8." Booklist 104, no. 18 (May 15, 2008): 28

Read: January 13, 2009

Rogue male

Author: Household, Geoffrey

Title: Rogue male

Published: Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1939

Description: 280 p. ; 21 cm.

Subject(s):

• Hunters -- Fiction
• England -- Fiction
• Suspense fiction

Review(s):

• KING, F.L.O.R.E.N.C.E. "The Rogue Vogue." National Review 59, no. 15 (August 27, 2007): 33
• "Cut to the Chase." Booklist 103, no. 17 (May 2007): 22
• Jennings, Matthew. "Rogue Male (Book)." New Statesman 131, no. 4602 (August 26, 2002): 38

Read: January 9, 2009

Mr. Phillips

Author: Lanchester, John

Title: Mr. Phillips

Published: New York: Penguin Books, 2001

Description: 291 p. ; 20 cm.

Subject(s):

• Unemployed Fiction
• Middle aged men--England--London Fiction
• London (England) Fiction

Review(s):

• Landon, Philip. "Mr. Phillips (Book Review)." Review of Contemporary Fiction 21, no. 1 (Spring2001 2001): 202
• Levinson, Martin H. "Mr. Phillips." ETC: A Review of General Semantics 57, no. 3 (Fall2000 2000): 380
• St. John, Edward B. "Mr Phillips (Book Review)." Library Journal 125, no. 5 (March 15, 2000): 127

Read: December 30, 2008

Local

Author(s): Wood, Brian and Ryan Kelly

Title: Local

Published: Portland: Oni, 2008

Description: 376 p. :ill. ; 29 cm.

Subject(s):

• Women travelers --Comic books, strips, etc
• Voyages and travels -- United States --Comic books, strips, etc
• Teenage girls --Comic books, strips, etc
• Cities and towns --North America --Comic books, strips, etc
• North America --Description and travel --Comic books, strips, etc

Review(s):

• Goldsmith, Francisca. "Local." Booklist 105, no. 6 (November 15, 2008): 26

Read: December 25, 2008

The alcoholic

Author: Ames, Jonathan

Title: The alcoholic

Published: New York: Vertigo, 2008

Description: 136 p. :ill. ; 24 cm.

Note: Illustrated by Dean Haspiel

Subject(s):

• Alcoholics -- Comic books, strips, etc

Review(s):

• Duralde, Alonso. "A COMIC OF ERRORS." Advocate (September 09, 2008): 55
• Ames, Jonathan. "THE ALCOHOLIC." Kirkus Reviews 76, no. 10 (May 15, 2008): 1

Read: December 23, 2008

Napoleon & St Helena: on the island of exile

Author: Willms, Johannes

Title: Napoleon & St Helena: on the island of exile

Published: London: Armchair Traveller/Haus Pub., 2008

Description: 231 p. ; 17 cm.

Note(s): "First published in German by marebuchverlag, Hamburg/Germany in 2007 under the title St Helena." -- T.p. verso. Translated by John Brownjohn

Subject(s):

• Saint Helena -- Description and travel
• Saint Helena -- History
• Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Captivity, 1815-1821

Review(s):

• "Napoleon & St. Helena: On the Island of Exile." Publishers Weekly 255, no. 28 (July 14, 2008): 58-59

Read: December 22, 2008

Skim

Author: Tamaki, Mariko

Title Skim

Published: Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2008

Description: 141 p. :ill. ; 26 cm.

Note: Illustrated by Jillian Tamaki

Subject(s):

• Teenage girls -- Comic books, strips, etc
• Teenagers -- Suicidal behavior -- Comic books, strips, etc
• Friendship in adolescence -- Comic books, strips, etc
• Depression in adolescence -- Comic books, strips, etc
• Love in adolescence -- Comic books, strips, etc

Review(s):

• "Skim." Kirkus Reviews 76, no. 23 (December 2008): 18
• WHITTAL, Z.O.E. "Graphic Scenes IN CONVERSATION WITH MARIKO TAMAKI." Herizons 22, no. 2 (Fall2008 2008): 37-39
• "Skim." Publishers Weekly 255, no. 5 (February 04, 2008): 44

Read: December 19, 2008

The brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao

Author: Díaz, Junot

Title: The brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao

Published: New York: Riverhead Books, 2007

Description: 339 p. ; 22 cm.

Subject(s):

• Dominican Americans -- Fiction

Review(s):

• L. C. S. "JUNOT DÍAZ." Rolling Stone (October 18, 2007): 106
• Desai, Anuj. "THE BARRIO BARD." FADER (October 2007): 44
• Glock, Allison. "We're All Fukú'd." Esquire 148, no. 3 (September 2007): 86

Read: December 17, 2008

Alan's war: the memories of G.I. Alan Cope

Author: Guibert, Emmanuel

Uniform Title: Guerre d'Alan. English

Title: Alan's war: the memories of G.I. Alan Cope

Published: New York: First Second, 2008

Description: 304 p. 25 cm.

Subject(s):

• Cope, Alan Ingram, 1925-1999 -- Comic books, strips, etc
• United States. Army -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Europe -- Comic books, strips, etc
• Soldiers -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc

Review(s):

• Goldsmith, Francisca. "Alan's War: The Memories of G.I. Alan Cope." School Library Journal 54, no. 11 (November 2008): 154
• "Alan's War: The Memories of G.I. Alan Cope." Publishers Weekly 255, no. 31 (August 04, 2008): 50
• "ALAN'S WAR." Kirkus Reviews 76, no. 15 (August 2008): 61

Read: December 16, 2008

Hitler’s private library: the books that shaped his life

Author: Ryback, Timothy W.

Title: Hitler’s private library: the books that shaped his life

Published: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008

Description: xx, 278 p. :ill. ; 22 cm.

Subject(s):

• Germany -- History -- 1933-1945
• Library of Congress -- Catalogs
• Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 -- Knowledge and learning
• Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 -- Books and reading

Review(s):

• JACOB HEILBRUNN. "The Reader." New York Times Book Review (January 04, 2009): 14
• Grafton, Anthony. "MEIN BUCH." New Republic 239, no. 11 (December 24, 2008): 32-35
• Wilson, John. "HITLER'S PRIVATE LIBRARY: The Books That Shaped His Life." Christianity Today 52, no. 11 (November 2008): 74

Read: December 6, 2008

Out stealing horses

Author: Petterson, Per

Uniform Title: Ut og stjœle hester. English

Title: Out stealing horses

Published: London: Harvill Secker, 2005

Description: 264 p. ; 20 cm.

Note: Translated by Anne Born

Subject(s):

• Social isolation -- Fiction

Review(s):

• Sjåvik, Jan. "Out Stealing Horses." World Literature Today 82, no. 1 (January 2008): 65-66
• THE EDITORS. "Up Front." New York Times Book Review (December 09, 2007): 4
• "Out Stealing Horses." New Yorker 83, no. 19 (July 09, 2007): 91

Read: November 23, 2008

Alice in Sunderland: an entertainment

Author: Talbot, Bryan

Title: Alice in Sunderland: an entertainment

Published: London: Jonathan Cape, 2007

Description: 319 p. :ill. ; 29 cm.

Subject(s):

• Sunderland (Tyne and Wear, England)--History--Fiction--Comic books, strips, etc

Review(s):

• "Top 10 Graphic Novels." Booklist 104, no. 14 (March 15, 2008): 41
• "Alice In Sunderland: An Entertainment." Kirkus Reviews 75, no. 12 (June 15, 2007): 8-12
• Hays, Carl. "Alice in Sunderland." Booklist 103, no. 17 (May 2007): 80

Read: November 12, 2008

The spy who came in from the cold

Author: Le Carré, John

Title: The spy who came in from the cold

Published: New York: Walker, 2005

Description: xiv, 223 p. ; 23 cm.

Note: Foreword by Joseph Kanon

Subject(s):

• Smiley, George (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
• Intelligence officers -- Fiction
• Berlin (Germany) -- Fiction
• Cold War -- Fiction

Review(s):

• Bernard, André. "THE CASUAL READER." Kenyon Review 28, no. 3 (Summer2006 2006): 1
• Davis, J. Madison. "The 10 Greatest Crime Novels of All Time?." World Literature Today 80, no. 1 (January 2006): 6-8
• Rogers, Michael. "classic returns." Library Journal 130, no. 14 (September 2005): 194

Read: November 11, 2008

Fight scenes

Author: Bottoms, Greg

Title: Fight scenes

Published: Berkeley: Counterpoint, 2008

Description: 136 p. :ill. ; 19 cm.

Note: Illustrated by David Powell

Subject(s):

• Problem families -- Fiction
• Bildungsromans
• Autobiographical fiction

Review(s):

• Fight Scenes. Publishers Weekly, 00000019, 7/28/2008, Vol. 255, Issue 30
• Poets & Writers; Nov/Dec2008, Vol. 36 Issue 6, p12-13

Read: November 6, 2008

Orange County: a personal history

Author: Arellano, Gustavo

Title: Orange County: a personal history

Published: New York: Scribner, 2008

Description: 269 p. :ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject(s):

• Mexican Americans -- California -- Orange County -- Biography
• Mexican American families -- California -- Orange County
• Immigrants -- California -- Orange County -- Biography
• Orange County (Calif.) -- Biography
• Orange County (Calif.) -- Ethnic relations
• Orange County (Calif.) -- Social life and customs
• Arellano, Gustavo, 1979- -- Family
• Arellano, Gustavo, 1979-

Review(s): Forthcoming

Read: October 30, 2008

The drillmaster of Valley Forge: the Baron de Steuben and the making of the American Army

Author: Lockhart, Paul Douglas

Title: The drillmaster of Valley Forge: the Baron de Steuben and the making of the American Army

Published: Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books, 2008

Description: viii, 337 p. :ill. ; 24 cm.

Bibliography: p. 303-319

Subject(s):

• Military art and science -- United States -- History -- 18th century
• Valley Forge (Pa.) -- History, Military -- 18th century
• United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Campaigns
• Generals -- United States -- Biography
• Prussians -- United States -- Biography
• United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, Prussian
• United States. Continental Army -- Biography
• United States. Continental Army -- Drill and tactics
• Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794 -- Military leadership

Review(s):

• The Drillmaster of Valley Forge: The Baron de Steuben and the Making of the American Army. Publishers Weekly, 00000019, 6/9/2008, Vol. 255, Issue 23
• The Drillmaster of Valley Forge: The Baron de Steuben and the Making of the American Army. By: Wayman, Matthew J., Library Journal, 03630277, 7/1/2008, Vol. 133, Issue 12
• The Drillmaster of Valley Forge: The Baron de Steuben and the Making of the American Army. Preview By: Freeman, Jay. Booklist, 8/1/2008, Vol. 104 Issue 22, p28

Read: October 23, 2008

Paradise lost: Smyrna 1922: the destruction of a Christian city in the Islamic world

Author: Milton, Giles

Title: Paradise lost: Smyrna 1922: the destruction of a Christian city in the Islamic world

Published: New York: Basic Books, 2008

Description: 426 p. :ill. ; 25 cm.

Bibliography: p. 387-413

Subject(s):

• Greco-Turkish War, 1921-1922
• Massacres -- Turkey -- İzmir
• World War, 1914-1918 -- Peace
• Islam -- Relations -- Christianity
• Greeks -- Turkey -- 20th century
• İzmir (Turkey) -- History
• Turkey -- History -- 1918-1960
• Turkey -- Civilization -- 20th century
• Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918
• Atatürk, Kemal, 1881-1938

Review(s):

• Paradise Lost: Smyrna 1922. Preview Atlantic Monthly (10727825), Oct2008, Vol. 302 Issue 3, p117-117
• Paradise Lost: Smyrna, 1922; The Destruction of Islam's City of Tolerance. Preview By: Arellano, Veronica. Library Journal, 7/1/2008, Vol. 133 Issue 12, p95-95
• End of an era. Preview Economist, 5/3/2008, Vol. 387 Issue 8578, p90-90

Read: October 12, 2008

Unpacking the boxes: a memoir of a life in poetry

Author: Hall, Donald

Title: Unpacking the boxes: a memoir of a life in poetry

Published: Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2008

Description: 195 p. ; 22 cm.

Subject(s):

• Poets, American -- 20th century -- Biography
• Poets laureate -- United States
• Authorship
• Hall, Donald, 1928-

Review(s):

• Unpacking the Boxes: A Memoir of a Life in Poetry. Preview By: Sparrow, Joyce. Library Journal, 8/15/2008, Vol. 133 Issue 13, p84-84
• UNPACKING THE BOXES: A Memoir of a Life in Poetry. Preview Kirkus Reviews, 7/1/2008, Vol. 76 Issue 13, p688-688
• Unpacking the Boxes: A Memoir of a Life In Poetry. Preview Publishers Weekly, 6/30/2008, Vol. 255 Issue 26, p169-169

Read: October 1, 2008

Geek love

Author: Dunn, Katherine

Title: Geek love

Published: New York: Warner Books, 1990

Description: 355 p. ; 21 cm.

Subject(s):

• Carnival owners -- Fiction
• Monsters -- Fiction
• Family -- Fiction

Review(s):

• American Tall Tale/Tail: Katherine Dunn's Geek Love and the Paradox of American Individualism. Preview By: Warren, Victoria. Critique, Summer2004, Vol. 45 Issue 4, p332-336
• Fundamentally Freaky: Collapsing the Freak/Norm Binary in Geek Love. Preview By: Hardin, Michael. Critique, Summer2004, Vol. 45 Issue 4, p337-346
• Normalizing Freakery: Katherine Dunn's 'Geek Love' and the Female Grotesque. Preview By: Weese, Katherine. Critique, Summer2000, Vol. 41 Issue 4, p349

Read: September 8, 2008

The road to rescue: the untold story of Schindler’s list

Author: Pemper, Mieczysław

Uniform Title: Rettende Weg. English

Title: The road to rescue: the untold story of Schindler’s list

Published: New York: Other Press, 2008

Description: xi, 233 p. :ill. ; 22 cm.

Bibliography: p. 225-233

Note(s): In collaboration with Viktoria Hertling, assisted by Marie Elisabeth Müller; translated by David Dollenmayer

Subject(s):

• Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- Biography
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue
• Jews -- Poland -- Kraków -- Biography
• Concentration camp inmates -- Poland -- Płaszów -- Biography
• Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland -- Personal narratives
• Płaszów (Concentration camp)
• Pemper, Mieczysław, 1920-
• Schindler, Oskar, 1908-1974

Review(s):

• The Road to Rescue: The Untold Story of Schindler's List. Preview By: Cohen, George. Booklist, 9/15/2008, Vol. 105 Issue 2, p16-17
• The Road to Rescue--The Untold Story of Schindler's List. Preview Publishers Weekly, 8/18/2008, Vol. 255 Issue 33, p54-54

Read: September 7, 2008

Conquistador: Hernán Cortés, King Montezuma, and the last stand of the Aztecs

Author: Levy, Buddy

Title: Conquistador: Hernán Cortés, King Montezuma, and the last stand of the Aztecs

Published: New York: Bantam Books, 2008

Description: x, 429 p. :ill. ; 22 cm.

Bibliography: p. 393-411

Subject(s):

• Mexico -- History -- Conquest, 1519-1540
• Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547

Review(s):

• Conquistador: Hernán Cortés, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs. By: Peters, Stephen H., Library Journal, 03630277, 5/15/2008, Vol. 133, Issue 9
• CONQUISTADOR: Hernán Cortés, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs. Kirkus Reviews, 00426598, 4/15/2008, Vol. 76, Issue 8
• Conquistador: Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs. Preview By: Freeman, Jay. Booklist, 6/1/2008, Vol. 104 Issue 19/20

Read: August 24, 2008

War nerd

Author: Brecher, Gary

Title: War nerd

Published: Brooklyn: Soft Skull Press, 2008

Description: vii, 317 p. ; 21 cm.

Subject(s):

• War and society
• World politics -- 1989-

Review(s): Forthcoming

Read: August 19, 2008

The arrival

Author: Tan, Shaun

Title: The arrival

Published: New York: A.A. Levine Books, 2007

Description: 1 v. :ill. ; 31 cm.

Subject(s):

• Emigration and immigration -- Fiction
• Immigrants -- Fiction
• Stories without words
• Cartoons and comics

Review(s):

• School Library Journal, Apr2008 Curriculum Connection, Vol. 54, p54-54
• Lempke, Susan Dove. Reading Today, Dec2007/Jan2008, Vol. 25 Issue 3, p34-34
• Kirkus Reviews, 12/1/2007, Vol. 75 Issue 23, Special Section p21-21

Read: August 11, 2008

The bridge of sighs

Author: Steinhauer, Olen

Title: The bridge of sighs

Published: New York: St. Martin's Minotaur, 2003

Description: 278 p. ; 22 cm.

Subject(s):

• Police -- Europe, Eastern -- Fiction
• Mystery fiction
• Europe, Eastern -- Fiction

Review(s):

• THE BRIDGE OF SIGHS (Book). By: Cannon, Peter, Zaleski, Jeff, Publishers Weekly, 00000019, 1/20/2003, Vol. 250, Issue 3
• The Bridge of Sighs (Book). By: Terpening, Ronnie H., Library Journal, 03630277, 12/1/2002, Vol. 127, Issue 20

Read: July 19, 2008