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