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Author of American Lightning (DB 68656) examines the development of a German spy ring in the United States just before…
the country's entry into World War I. Details efforts of the New York Police Department's Bomb and Neutrality Squad to uncover the ring and counteract its machinations. Some violence. 2014Par Catherine Bailey. 2013
Television producer chronicles her quest to learn the truth about the ninth Duke of Rutland, John Manners, who died in…
1940 in the archives room of the family estate--which was then sealed off for sixty years. Examines Manners's youth and the questions surrounding his service during World War I. 2012Par Homayoun Tabandeh, David S. Boyer. 2014
Retina specialists and authors of Macular Degeneration (DB 74495) describe diabetic retinopathy, a potential problem for people with diabetes. Discuss…
its development, treatment options and ways to slow its progress, and lifestyle changes that lead to better glucose control. Offer advice on coping with visual impairment. 2014Par Álvaro Lozano, Varo Lozano, ÁLvaro Lozano Cutanda. 2011
Spanish historian provides an overview of the "Great War"--the first mechanized military conflict which resulted in the deaths of more…
than nine million soldiers and which produced widespread economic imbalances, social unrest, and increased ideological militancy at the outset of the twentieth century. Violence. Spanish language. 2011Par Max Hastings. 2013
British historian uses archives and first-person accounts to chronicle the political, diplomatic, and military events that led to World War…
I, which he blames primarily on Germany. Describes the failure of the warring countries' armies to keep pace with technology and the suffering endured by their civilian populations. 2013Par Nora Gallagher. 2013
Middle-aged essayist describes the two years from 2009 to 2011 that she spent in the "land of the sick," searching…
for a diagnosis and treatment for her inflamed optic nerve. Also describes her spiritual disorientation in this companion to Things Seen and Unseen (DB 49806). 2013Par Scott Anderson. 2013
War correspondent chronicles British archaeologist T.E. Lawrence's role in World War I, when he led the Arab revolt against the…
Turks. Reconstructs the actions of three key players--German diplomat Curt Pr�ufer, Zionist agronomist Aaron Aaronsohn, and American oil-man William Yale--and the impact they had on events. Bestseller. 2013Par Richard Rubin. 2013
Interviews with American veterans--all older than one hundred years at the time--from World War I. Records their battlefield experiences, including…
the horror of trench warfare and gas attacks, and lighter moments away from the front lines. Adds biographical and historical context. Violence and some strong language. 2013Par David Oliver Relin. 2013
The late coauthor of Three Cups of Tea (DB 64285) describes following ophthalmologists Geoffrey Tabin and Sanduk Ruit as they…
performed eye surgeries in rural Nepal. Discusses the 1995 founding of the Himalayan Cataract Project to prevent blindness in the Third World. 2013Par Peggy R. Wolfe. 2011
Second edition of guidebook suggests strategies to compensate for declining vision. Provides tips for organizing one's home; dealing with financial,…
personal, and legal affairs; and maximizing one's independence. Lists technological devices available and organizations and businesses that offer assistance. 2011Par Peter Englund, Peter Graves. 2011
Historian Englund, a member of the Swedish Academy, details the course of World War I (1914-1918) from the perspectives of…
twenty individuals, including a twelve-year-old German girl, an American woman married to a Polish aristocrat, and an English nurse in the Russian army. Translated from Swedish. Violence. 2011Par The Countess of Carnarvon, Fiona Carnarvon. 2011
Lady Fiona, the Countess of Carnarvon, chronicles the era that inspired the British television series Downton Abbey. She details the…
life of Almina--illegitimate daughter of Sir Alfred de Rothschild--who married the fifth earl of Carnarvon in 1895 and enjoyed upper-class privileges until World War I. Some violence. Bestseller. 2011Par Miranda Carter. 2010
Examines the bonds between the royal families of Europe, fostered by matriarch Queen Victoria, that led to World War I.…
Discusses the childhoods, education, marriages, and leadership of the three cousins who became George V of England, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. 2009Par Adam Hochschild. 2011
Award-winning historian examines the pro- and anti-war movements in Great Britain before and during World War I. Portrays social reformers,…
suffragettes, conscientious objectors, and other pacifists who aligned against military and political leaders and the general public. Highlights the carnage that followed. Some violence. 2011Par Candia McWilliam. 2012
Memoir of Scottish novelist McWilliam, who became functionally blind in 2006 because of the involuntary closing of her eyelids from…
a condition known as blepharospasm. McWilliam reviews her life, describes undergoing a two-part operation to restore her vision, and explores a possible psychological basis for her sightlessness. Strong language. 2010Par Michael Korda. 2010
Biography of T.E. Lawrence, the British officer who led Arab armies against the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Discusses…
Lawrence's childhood, Oxford education, complicated relationship with fame, role as a national hero, anonymous military reenlistments, and death at age forty-six. Some violence and some descriptions of sex. 2010Par Graydon A. Tunstall. 2010
Historian uses World War I material from Vienna and Budapest archives to portray Austria-Hungary's winter campaign to rescue soldiers besieged…
by Russian troops. The armies entered the Carpathian Mountains inadequately equipped with food, clothing, and shelters, which led to the death of almost a million men. Violence. 2010Par Susan R. Barry. 2010
Neuroscientist explains that even after childhood surgery for strabismus, she had no depth perception. Recalls being unaware, despite her scientific…
training, that vision therapy could train her to use both eyes simultaneously. Describes the ocular exercise regimen given her by optometrist Theresa Ruggiero and her emotions upon experiencing stereopsis. 2009Par Alan Axelrod. 2007
Military historian uses primary sources to recount the epoch month-long battle in June 1918 at Belleau Wood, a hunting preserve…
outside of Paris. Describes the U.S. Marine Corps' efforts to save the Allies from defeat by holding off, at great odds, the German army--who employed mustard gas. Violence. 2007Par Jim Murphy. 2009
Examines the events that brought European countries into battle in the First World War. Describes one particular day, Christmas Eve…
1914, when all along the Western Front German soldiers exchanged hymns with their British and French enemies and a fragile peace temporarily prevailed. For grades 4-7. 2009