Publish and perish: three tales of tenure and terror

Author: Hynes, James

Title: Publish and perish: three tales of tenure and terror

Published: New York: Picador, 1997

Description: 338 p. ; 22 cm.

Subject(s):

• College teachers -- United States -- Fiction
• College stories, American
• Horror tales, American
• Satire, American

Review(s):

• Schine, Cathleen. "Publish and Perish: Three Tales of Tenure and Terror." The New York Times Book Review 102 (August 3, 1997): 5

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Duty: a father, his son, and the man who won the war

Author: Greene, Bob

Title: Duty: a father, his son, and the man who won the war

Published: New York: Perennial, 2001

Description: 295 p. ; 21 cm.

Subject(s):

• Soldiers -- Ohio -- Columbus -- Biography
• Fathers and sons -- Biography
• Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945
• Greene, Bob -- Family
• Greene, Robert B.
• Tibbets, Paul W.

Review(s):

• Bushnell, William D. "Duty: A Father, His Son, and the Man Who Won the War." Library Journal 125.7 (April 15, 2000): 106
• Record, Jeffrey. "Duty: A Father, His Son, and the Man Who Won the War." Parameters 30.4 (Winter 2000): 150

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Shadow flights: America's secret air war against the Soviet Union

Author: Peebles, Curtis

Title: Shadow flights: America's secret air war against the Soviet Union

Published: Novato: Presidio Press, 2000

Description: vi, 322 p. :ill. ; 25 cm.

Bibliography: p. 290-303

Subject(s):

• United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union
• Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States
• United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989
• United States -- Military relations -- Soviet Union
• Soviet Union -- Military relations -- United States
• Air warfare -- History
• Espionage, American -- Soviet Union -- History
• Cold War

Review(s):

• Blewett, Daniel K. "Shadow Flights: America's Secret Air War Against the Soviet Union." Library Journal 125.20 (Dec 2000): 159

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The heart of a man: a naval pilot’s Vietnam diary

Author: Elkins, Frank Callihan

Title: The heart of a man: a naval pilot's Vietnam diary

Published: Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1991

Description: xvi, 132 p. :ill. ; 22 cm.

Subject(s):

• Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Aerial operations, American
• Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American
• Elkins, Frank Callihan

Review(s):

• Rogers, Michael. "The Heart of a Man." Library Journal 116.n7 (April 15, 1991): 130

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Sandinista: Carlos Fonseca and the Nicaraguan revolution

Author: Zimmermann, Matilde

Title: Sandinista: Carlos Fonseca and the Nicaraguan revolution

Published: Durham: Duke University Press, 2000

Description: x, 277 p. :ill. ; 24 cm.

Bibliography: p. 259-269

Subject(s):

• Revolutionaries -- Nicaragua -- Biography
• Nicaragua -- History -- 1937-1979
• Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional -- History
• Fonseca Amador, Carlos

Review(s):

• Gould, J.L. "Sandinista: Carlos Fonseca and the Nicaraguan Revolution." Hispanic American Historical Review 82.2 (May 1, 2002): 383
• Gambone, Michael D. "Sandinista: Carlos Fonseca and the Nicaraguan Revolution." American Historical Review 107.4 (Oct 2002): 1262
• Carey, David, Jr. "Shades of peace and democracy: social discontent and reconciliation in Central America*." Latin American Research Review 40.1 (Wntr 2005): 251

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The real Contra War: highlander peasant resistance in Nicaragua

Author: Brown, Timothy C.

Title: The real Contra War: highlander peasant resistance in Nicaragua

Published: Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2001

Description: xxvii, 321 p. :ill. ; 23 cm.

Bibliography: p. 275-299

Subject(s):

• Counterrevolutions -- Nicaragua
• Counterrevolutionaries -- Nicaragua
• Peasant uprisings -- Nicaragua
• Insurgency -- Nicaragua
• Nicaragua -- Politics and government -- 1979-1990
• Milicias Populares Anti-Sandinistas
• Fuerza Democrática Nicaragüense

Review(s):

• Stoll, David. "The Nicaraguan Contras: were they indios?(When the AK-47s Fall Silent: Revolutionaries, Guerrillas, and the Dangers of Peace)(The Real Contra War: Highlander Peasant Resistance in Nicaragua)(Peasants in Arms: War and Peace in the Mountains of Nicaragua, 1979-1994)." Latin American Politics and Society 47.3 (Fall 2005): 145
• Carey, David, Jr. "Shades of peace and democracy: social discontent and reconciliation in Central America*." Latin American Research Review 40.1 (Wntr 2005): 251
• Gambone, Michael D. "The Real Contra War: Highlander Peasant Resistance in Nicaragua." Americas: A Quarterly Review of Inter-American Cultural History 61.1 (July 2004): 145

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Fire in the sky: the air war in the South Pacific

Author: Bergerud, Eric M.

Title: Fire in the sky: the air war in the South Pacific

Published: Boulder: Westview Press, 2000

Description: xxviii, 723 p. :ill. ; 24 cm.

Bibliography: p. 695-702

Subject(s):

• World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Oceania
• Oceania -- History, Military

Review(s):

• Lane, Mel D. "Fire in the Sky: The Air War in the South Pacific." Library Journal 125.1 (Jan 2000): 131

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Double fold: libraries and the assault on paper

Author: Baker, Nicholson

Title: Double fold: libraries and the assault on paper

Published: New York: Random House, 2001

Description: xii, 370 p. :ill. ; 24 cm.

Bibliography: p. 335-353

Subject(s):

• Libraries -- United States -- Special collections -- Newspapers
• Newspaper and periodical libraries -- United States
• Newspapers -- Conservation and restoration
• Paper -- Preservation -- United States

Review(s):

• Chad, Barry. "Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper." Library Journal 126.6 (April 1, 2001): 119
• BOYLAN, JAMES. "DOUBLE FOLD: LIBRARIES AND THE ASSAULT ON PAPER." Columbia Journalism Review 40.2 (July 2001): 67
• "Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper." Contemporary Review 281.1639 (August 2002): 125

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The peculiar institution: slavery in the ante-bellum South

Author: Stampp, Kenneth M.

Title: The peculiar institution: slavery in the ante-bellum South

Published: New York: Vintage Books, 1989

Description: xi, 435, xiii p. ; 21 cm.

Subject(s):

• Slavery -- Economic aspects -- Southern States

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Black Hawk down: a story of modern war

Author: Bowden, Mark

Title: Black Hawk down: a story of modern war

Published: New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1999

Description: 386 p. :ill. ; 24 cm.

Note: Portions of this book were originally published as a series in The Philadelphia inquirer

Subject(s):

• United States. Army. Task Force Ranger -- History
• Operation Restore Hope, 1992-1993
• Somalia -- History -- 1991-
• Aidid, Mohammed Farah

Review(s):

• Hildebrandt, Gregory G. "Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War." Armed Forces & Society: An Interdisciplinary Journal 27.1 (Fall 2000): 160
• Campbell, Jon. "Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War." Air & Space Power Journal 16.3 (Fall 2002): 118
• Hadsel, Fred. "Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War." The Journal of Military History 64.2 (April 2000): 610

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Silent warrior: the Marine sniper's Vietnam story continues

Author: Henderson, Charles

Title: Silent warrior: the Marine sniper's Vietnam story continues

Published: New York: Berkley Books, 2000

Description: xvi, 286 p. ; 24 cm.

Note: Companion book to: Marine sniper

Subject(s):

• Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Commando operations
• Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Biography
• United States. Marine Corps -- Biography
• Soldiers -- United States -- Biography
• Hathcock, Carlos

Review(s):

• "SILENT WARRIOR: The Marine Sniper's Story Continues." Publishers Weekly 247.38 (Sept 18, 2000): 102

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Spreading the American dream: American economic and cultural expansion, 1890-1945

Author: Rosenberg, Emily S.

Title: Spreading the American dream: American economic and cultural expansion, 1890-1945

Published: New York: Hill and Wang, 1982

Description: xi, 258 p. ; 22 cm.

Bibliography: p. 235-250

Subject(s):

• United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century
• United States -- Foreign relations -- 1865-1921
• United States -- Foreign economic relations

Review(s):

• "Spreading the American dream." Library Journal 107 (May 1, 1982): 888
• "Spreading The American Dream." Business History Review 56 (Autumn 1982): 444

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The CIA in Guatemala: the foreign policy of intervention

Author: Immerman, Richard H.

Title: The CIA in Guatemala: the foreign policy of intervention

Published: Austin: University of Texas Press, 1982

Description: x, 291 p. ; 24 cm.

Bibliography: p. 259-277

Subject(s):

• United States -- Foreign relations -- Guatemala
• Guatemala -- Foreign relations -- United States
• United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Review(s):

• Magil, A.B. "The CIA in Guatemala: the foreign policy of intervention." Science & Society 51.n2 (Summer 1987): 216

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A rebel in Cuba: an American's memoir

Author: Macaulay, Neill

Title: A rebel in Cuba: an American's memoir

Published: Chicago: Quadrangle Books, 1970

Description: 199 p. :ill. ; 22 cm.

Subject(s):

• Cuba -- History -- 1933-1959
• Cuba -- History, Military
• Macaulay, Neill

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The sparrow and the hawk: Costa Rica and the United States during the rise of José Figueres

Author: Longley, Kyle

Title: The sparrow and the hawk: Costa Rica and the United States during the rise of José Figueres

Published: Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 1997

Description: xiv, 239 p. :ill. ; 23 cm.

Bibliography: p. 211-231

Subject(s):

• United States -- Foreign relations -- Costa Rica
• Costa Rica -- Foreign relations -- United States
• Figueres Ferrer, José

Review(s):

• Ameringer, Charles D. "The Sparrow and the Hawk: Costa Rica and the United States During the Rise of Jose Figueres." Hispanic American Historical Review 78.1 (Feb 1998): 147
• Leonard, Thomas M. "The Sparrow and the Hawk: Costa Rica and the United States During the Rise of Jose Figueres." Journal of Latin American Studies 31.1 (Feb 1999): 221
• Pach, Chester. "The Sparrow and the Hawk: Costa Rica and the United States During the Rise of Jose Figueres." Journal of American History 85.n1 (June 1998): 301

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The night watch

Author: Phillips, David Atlee

Title: The night watch

Published: New York: Atheneum, 1977

Description: 309 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject(s):

• Spies -- Biography
• United States -- Foreign relations -- Latin America
• Latin America -- Foreign relations -- United States
• United States. Central Intelligence Agency
• Phillips, David Atlee

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Bitter fruit: the story of the American coup in Guatemala

Author: Schlesinger, Stephen C.

Title: Bitter fruit: the story of the American coup in Guatemala

Published: Boston: Harvard University, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, 1999

Description: xxviii, 331 p. :ill. ; 23 cm.

Bibliography: p. 304-316

Subject(s):

• Guatemala -- History -- Revolution, 1954
• Guatemala -- Foreign relations -- United States
• United States -- Foreign relations -- Guatemala
• United Fruit Company

Review(s):

• Dosal, P.J. "Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala, and: Secret History: The CIAs Classified Account of its Operations in Guatemala, 1952-1954." Hispanic American Historical Review 80.3 (August 1, 2000): 633

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Managing democracy in Central America: a case study: United States election supervision in Nicaragua, 1927-1933

Author: Dodd, Thomas J.

Title: Managing democracy in Central America: a case study: United States election supervision in Nicaragua, 1927-1933

Published: New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers, 1992

Description: v, 161 p. :ill. ; 22 cm.

Subject(s):

• Elections -- Nicaragua -- History -- 20th century
• Election monitoring -- Nicaragua -- History -- 20th century
• Nicaragua -- Foreign relations -- United States -- History -- 20th century
• United States -- Foreign relations -- Nicaragua -- History -- 20th century
• Nicaragua -- Politics and government -- 1909-1937

Review(s):

• Macaulay, Neill. "Managing Democracy in Central America: A Case Study of United States Election Supervision in Nicaragua, 1927-1933." Hispanic American Historical Review 73.n4 (Nov 1993): 730
• Leonard, Thomas M. "Managing Democracy in Central America. A Case Study: United States Election Supervision in Nicaragua, 1927-1933." Americas: A Quarterly Review of Inter-American Cultural History 50.n4 (April 1994): 580
• Adams, Jan S. "Managing Democracy in Central America: A Case Study: United States Election Supervision in Nicaragua, 1927-1933." Social Science Quarterly 75.n3 (Sept 1994): 700

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In the shadow of the giant: the making of Mexico's Central America policy, 1876-1930

Author: Buchenau, Jürgen

Title: In the shadow of the giant: the making of Mexico’s Central America policy, 1876-1930

Published: Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 1996

Description: xviii, 287 p. :ill. ; 24 cm.

Bibliography: p. 261-274

Subject(s):

• Central America -- Foreign relations -- Mexico
• Mexico -- Foreign relations -- Central America
• Mexico -- Foreign relations -- 1867-1910
• Mexico -- Foreign relations -- 1910-1946
• Central America -- Foreign relations
• United States -- Relations

Review(s):

• Grieb, Kenneth J. "In the Shadow of the Giant: The Making of Mexico's Central America Policy, 1876/1930." The Historian 61.2 (Wntr 1999): 410
• Spenser, Daniela. "In the Shadow of the Giant: The Making of Mexico's Central American Policy, 1876-1930." Hispanic American Historical Review 78.n2 (May 1998): 368
• Langley, Lester D. "In the Shadow of the Giant: The Making of Mexico's Central America Policy, 1876-1930." American Historical Review 103.n2 (April 1998): 628

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The things they carried: a work of fiction

Author: O'Brien, Tim

Title: The things they carried: a work of fiction

Published: New York: Penguin Books, 1991, 1990

Description: 273 p. ; 20 cm.

Subject(s):

• Vietnamese War, 1961-1975 -- Fiction

Review(s):

• Fox, Wade. "The Things They Carried." Whole Earth Review n86 (Fall 1995 n86): 58
• Wesley, Marilyn. "Truth and fiction in Tim O'Brien's If I Die in a Combat Zone and The Things They Carried." College Literature 29.2 (Spring 2002): 1

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