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Who was first?: discovering the Americas
Par Russell Freedman. 2007
Contends that Columbus was among the last of foreign explorers to reach the Americas and was preceded by Chinese explorers,…
Vikings, and Irish monks. Examines archaeological and DNA evidence on the origins of Native Americans that challenges the Bering Strait land bridge theory. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2007Reconciliation: Islam, democracy, and the West
Par Benazir Bhutto. 2008
Former prime minister of Pakistan recounts her 2007 return home after eight years in exile. She calls for reconciliation among…
religions and nations, boldly asserts the true nature of Islam, and offers a practical road map for bringing societies together. Bestseller. 2008Ten green bottles: the true story of one family's journey from war-torn Austria to the ghettos of Shanghai
Par Vivian Jeanette Kaplan, St. Martin`s Press. 2004
Memoir of a family's 1939 escape from the Nazis and ten-year struggle to survive in China. Daughter Nini describes marrying…
her Polish friend Poldi, enduring the Japanese occupation and communist takeover, and emigrating to Canada with her own daughter, the author. Compares life to fragile green bottles. Some violence. 2002Kenya (Countries of the World)
Par Bridget Giles, National Geographic Kids. 2006
Facts about this East African country where tourists come on safari to photograph lions, elephants, giraffes, and monkeys and where…
fossils of the earliest humans are found. Covers the history of this former British colony, its ecosystems, its arts, and challenges still facing the nation. For grades 3-6. 2006Good masters! Sweet Ladies!: voices from a medieval village
Par Laura Amy Schlitz, Robert Byrd. 2007
Nineteen monologues and two dialogues about the ten- to fifteen-year-old sons and daughters of nobility and paupers living near an…
English manor in 1255. Interspersed between dramatic readings are background pieces on medieval customs and events, such as farming, falconry, the Crusades, and pilgrimages. For grades 5-8. Newbery Medal. 2007Ladies of liberty: the women who shaped our nation
Par Cokie Roberts. 2008
News analyst Roberts portrays influential American women who lived between the 1797 inauguration of John Adams and that of his…
son John Quincy in 1825. Highlights accomplishments of first ladies, reformers, educators, writers, and explorers, including Abigail Adams and Sacagawea. Companion to Founding Mothers (RC 58361, BR 15555). Bestseller. 2008Le miracle québécois: récit d'un voyageur d'ici et d'ailleurs
Par Mario Polèse. 2021
Le portrait du peuple québécois que je propose ici, à la différence de ce qu'on lit trop souvent, est celui…
d'un peuple éminemment résilient, habile, qui à travers les hauts et les bas de son histoire a toujours (ou presque) su faire les bons choix comme société. Peu de peuples peuvent en dire autantHitler Youth: growing up in Hitler's shadow
Par Susan Campbell Bartoletti. 2005
Traces the Hitler Youth movement's development during the period 1926 to 1945, when it indoctrinated German children and teens in…
Nazi ideology and loyalty to Hitler. Features personal accounts of members such as Elisabeth Vetter, who betrayed her own parents for objecting to Hitler. Violence. For grades 6-9. 2005Boom!: voices of the sixties : personal reflections on the '60s and today
Par Tom Brokaw. 2007
Author of The Greatest Generation (BR 13580), television anchorman Tom Brokaw conducted dozens of personal interviews with baby boomers to…
document the decade of the 1960s. Includes reminiscences about the political, cultural, and socioeconomic meaning of the era and the changes that occurred. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2007The voice that challenged a nation: Marian Anderson and the struggle for equal rights
Par Russell Freedman. 2004
Recounts the life of African American singer Marian Anderson and her "once-in-a-hundred-years" voice. Describes her Philadelphia childhood, intense training, successful…
career in Europe, triumphant return to America, and setbacks caused by racial discrimination. Highlights Anderson's successful 1939 Lincoln Memorial performance for 75,000 fans. Newbery honor winner. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2004Describes the horrific events in Philadelphia in 1793 when citywide illness prevented Congress from convening. Thousands of people were dying,…
many unattended, and physicians of the time were unsure of the cause or treatment of the yellow-fever outbreak. For grades 6-9. 2003The looming tower: Al-Qaeda and the road to 9/11
Par Lawrence Wright. 2006
Traces Islamic fundamentalism from 1948 to the 2001 attack on America. Highlights Al Qaeda leaders Osama bin Laden and Ayman…
al-Zawahiri. Asserts a historical lack of concern from intelligence agencies except for FBI agent John O'Neill and Saudi prince Turki al-Faisal. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2006Religious literacy: what every American needs to know--and doesn't
Par Stephen R. Prothero. 2007
Professor traces the rise and fall of religious knowledge in America and recommends that the study of the historical and…
cultural role of religion return to school curricula. Covers the core tenets of the world's major religions and the differences among them. 2007To the Castle and back
Par Paul Wilson, Václav Havel. 2007
Czech statesman and writer Václav Havel, champion of democratic principles, recalls and reflects on pivotal experiences and concepts from his…
career. Discusses his personal battle with cancer, his marriages, and his thoughts about politics, America as a superpower, and the war in Iraq. 2006The perils of peace: America's struggle for survival after Yorktown
Par Thomas J. Fleming. 2007
Focuses on the time period immediately after the 1781 American victory at Yorktown until the 1783 final treaty. Highlights the…
British, French, and colonial statesmen involved in peace negotiations. Posits that George Washington's renunciation of absolute power to become a private citizen was the pivotal affirmation of democracy. 2007Parish priest: Father Michael McGivney and American Catholicism
Par Douglas Brinkley. 2006
Biography of Catholic priest Michael McGivney (1852-1890), who founded the Knights of Columbus in 1882. Chronicles McGivney's Connecticut childhood and…
call to the priesthood. Describes the social and economic conditions that led to his concept of an organization for helping impoverished Irish immigrants improve their life. 2006Captain John Smith: Jamestown and the birth of the American dream
Par Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler. 2006
A chronicle of explorer John Smith (1580-1631), who founded and led the Jamestown colony from 1607-1609. Uses Smith's writings, colonists'…
diaries, and archives to trace his adventures, including his arrival in the New World facing possible execution, and to demythologize his relationship with Pocahontas and portray wilderness life. 2006Holding back the sea: the struggle on the Gulf Coast to save America
Par Christopher Hallowell. 2005
Professor examines the plight of coastal Louisiana wetlands. Attributes their decline to sea-level rise, erosion, dredging, and the levee system…
and discusses how special-interest groups have hampered preservation efforts. The account, first published in 2001, predicts the inevitability and consequences of hurricanes and includes a post-Hurricane Katrina introduction. 2005An ordinary man: an autobiography
Par Paul Rusesabagina, Tom Zoellner. 2006
Autobiography of the manager of the hotel Mille Collines in Kigali, Rwanda. Paul Rusesabagina, a man of mixed Hutu and…
Tutsi heritage, describes how in April 1994 he saved twelve hundred Rwandans from the genocide that slaughtered eight hundred thousand. Basis for Hotel Rwanda movie. Violence and strong language. 2006State of denial: Bush at War, Part III
Par Bob Woodward. 2006
This sequel to Plan of Attack (RC 58239) examines the Bush administration's prosecution of the Iraq war. Extensive interviews and…
research document the dissension inside the White House from December 2000, when Donald Rumsfeld was appointed secretary of defense, through July 2006. Bestseller. 2006