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Sorted by Call Number / Author.
004.67 DAV
Davidow, William H. Overconnected : the promise and threat of the Internet.
Harrison, NY : Delphinium Books, c2011.
Argues that the success of the Internet has created a unique set of
dangers that have left people over-connected, outlining the hazards
being too connected can have on Americans' economic, political, and
day-to-day lives.
070.1 ELN
El-Nawawy, Mohammed, 1968-. Al-Jazeera : how the free Arab news
network scooped the world and changed the Middle East. Cambridge,
Mass. : Westview Press, c2002.
Provides information about Al-Jazeera, the independent, all-Arab
television news network based in Qatar that has been scooping the
Western media on issues related to Osama bin Laden, the Taliban, and
the U.S. war in Afghanistan.
305.48 ROD
Rodriguez, Deborah. Kabul Beauty School : an American woman goes behind
the veil. New York : Random House, c2007.
Hairdresser Deborah Rodriguez details her experiences in post-Taliban
Afghanistan, discussing the opening of her beauty school and recalls the
personal stories of various women who overcame obstacles to obtain an
education in cosmetology.
320.4 AND
Andryszewski, Tricia, 1956-. The militia movement in America : before and
after Oklahoma City. Brookfield, Conn. : Millbrook Press, c1997.
Explores the roots of the militia movement's growth in the United
States, its connection with mainstream society, the ideologies of antigovernment groups, and the tragedies at Ruby Ridge, Waco, and
Oklahoma City.
324.973 ELE
The election of 2000 and the administration of George W. Bush. Philadelphia
: Mason Crest Publishers, c2003.
Chronicles the presidential election of 2000 and presents primary
documents from George W. Bush's administration.
355.03 Kes
Kessler, Glenn. The confidante : Condoleezza Rice and the creation of the
Bush legacy. 1st ed. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2007.
362.1 THO
Thompson, Marilyn W. The killer strain : anthrax and a government exposed.
1st ed. New York : HarperCollins, c2003.
Chronicles the events surrounding the anthrax scare that took place in
the United States between 2001 and 2002, discussing how failures in
judgment and a flawed understanding of the anthrax bacteria's capacity
to kill caused the virus to claim the lives of five people and incite panic
throughout the nation.
363.325 BER
Berger, J. M. (John M.), 1967-. Jihad Joe : Americans who go to war in the
name of Islam. 1st ed. Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, c2011.
Describes incidents of Americans volunteering to fight in the name of
Islam, including Americans who participated in the 1979 siege of Mecca
and conflicts in Lebanon, Afghanistan, Bosnia, and Somalia, and
profiling Abdullah Rashid, Mohammed Loay Bayazid, Ismail Royer, Adam
Gadahn, and Anwar Awlaki.
363.37 HAL
Halberstam, David. Firehouse. 1st ed. New York : Hyperion, c2002.
Written with Halberstam's customary attention to detail and human
insight, this is the story of the dozen men from FDNY Engine 40 Ladder
35 who were lost at the World Trade Center on 9/11/01, and the
morning that united them forever.
363.738 FRE
Freudenburg, William R. Blowout in the Gulf : the BP oil spill disaster and the
future of energy in America. Cambridge, MA`1` : MIT Press, c2011.
Traces the events surrounding the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico,
describing the disaster and the events that led up to it, criticizing BP's
response plan for oil spills, and discussing preventative measures.
364.15 SCO
Scott, Cathy. The murder of Biggie Smalls. 1st ed. New York : St. Martin's
Press, 2000.
A biography of rapper Notorious B. I. G., born Christopher Wallace and
also known as Biggie Smalls, that focuses on his shooting death and
several theories about who killed him.
364.152 APR
April 16th : Virginia Tech remembers. New York : Plume, c2007.
Students, faculty, and staff recall the terrifying events that unfolded on
Virginia Tech's campus on the morning of April 16, 2007, when a lone
gunman opened fire killing thirty-two and wounding several others
before taking his own life.
364.152 She
Shepard, Judy. The meaning of Matthew : my son's murder in Laramie, and
a world transformed. New York : Hudson Street Press, c2009.
Judy Shepard shares personal stories about her son Matthew's life and
death, focusing on how she and her husband chose to honor their son's
legacy after he was murdered in a brutal hate crime by becoming
international gay rights activists.
373.17 LAR
Larkin, Ralph W, 1940-. Comprehending Columbine. Philadelphia, PA :
Temple University Press, 2007.
Offers an impartial investigation into the causes of the Columbine school
shootings, focusing on the cultural, environmental, and psychological
factors that influenced the shooters' actions.
373.788 CUL
Cullen, David, 1961-. Columbine. 1st ed. New York : Twelve, c2009.
Provides an account of the shootings at Colorado's Columbine High
School on April 20, 1999, focusing on the teenage killers Eric Harris and
Dylan Klebold, drawing from interviews, police files, psychological
studies, and writings and tapes by the boys to look at the signs they left
that disaster was looming.
395 GOL
Goldberg, Whoopi, 1950-. Is it just me? : Or is it nuts out there? 1st ed.
New York : Hyperion, c2010.
Comedian Whoppi Goldberg discusses what she sees as a loss of civility
in the United States and offers remedies to the problem.
616.9 PRE
Preston, Richard, 1954-. The demon in the freezer : a true story. New York :
Ballantine Books, c2002.
Chronicles the reaction of the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of
Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) to the September 11 attacks and the
October 2001 anthrax attacks, focusing on USAMRIID's top virologist,
Peter Jahrling, and his work to combat the possible development of a
superpox virus by terrorists worldwide.
616.99 NIE
Nielsen, Jerri. Ice bound : a doctor's incredible battle for survival at the
South Pole. New York : Hyperion, c2001.
The author describes her life-changing experience working as a doctor in
Antarctica in 1999, during which time she discovered she had breast
cancer and had to treat herself with the aid of her own patients and U.S.
doctors via the Internet.
629.45 JON
Jones, Chris, 1973-. Out of orbit : the true story of how three astronauts
found themselves hundreds of miles above the earth with no way home.
New York : Broadway Books, c2007.
Chronicles the rescue efforts to bring U.S. astronauts Donald Pettit and
Kenneth Bowersox and Russian flight engineer Nikolai Burdarin back to
Earth after their space shuttle "Columbia" disintegrated during reentry
into the Earth's atmosphere in 2003.
782.4216 GUE
Gueraseva, Stacy. Def Jam, Inc. : Russell Simmons, Rick Rubin, and the
extraordinary story of the world's most influential hip-hop label. 1st ed.
New York : One World/Ballantine, c2005.
Traces the history and the people behind Def Jam, the music industry's
most influence label, and examines their rise from a New York City dorm
room to a powerful company, their financial struggles and scandals, and
the popular groups associated with them.
796.323 WOJ
Wojciechowski, Gene. The last great game : Duke vs. Kentucky and the 2.1
seconds that changed basketball. New York : Blue Rider Press, c2012.
Presents an account of the final game of the NCAA East Regional, Duke
versus Kentucky at the Spectrum in Philadelphia on March 28, 1992 and
discusses the events leading up to that basketball game.
796.332 Kra
Krakauer, Jon. Where men win glory : the odyssey of Pat Tillman. 1st ed.
New York : Doubleday, c2009.
Presents a biographical discussion of Pat Tillman, covering the true
events and actions surrounding the death of the U.S. Army soldier by
friendly fire in Afghanistan in 2004, and examines the misrepresentation
of his story by the Bush administration before the truth was revealed.
920 BEA
Beamer, Lisa. Let's roll! : ordinary people, extraordinary courage. Wheaton,
Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, c2002.
Lisa Beamer shares memories of her life with husband Todd, and
discusses how her husband's courageous actions on United Flight 93 on
September 11, 2001, forever changed her life, and the lives of all
Americans.
920 KEN
Kenyatta, Kelly. You forgot about Dre! : the unauthorized biography of Dr.
Dre and Eminem : from N.W.A. to Slim Shandy, a tale of gangsta rap,
violence, and hit records. Los Angeles : Busta Books, c2000.
Chronicles the lives of rap stars Dr. Dre and Eminem, from their
childhoods to their collaborations in the late 1990s, when Dr. Dre
became Eminem's mentor.
921 ALB
Byman, Jeremy, 1944-. Madam secretary : the story of Madeleine Albright.
1st ed. Greensboro : Morgan Reynolds, c1998.
Focuses on the career of the former United States ambassador to the
United Nations who became the first woman to serve as Secretary of
State.
921 BER
Bernall, M. (Misty), 1961-. She said yes : the unlikely martyrdom of Cassie
Bernall. New York : Pocket Books, [2000], c1999.
Misty Bernall, mother of one of the teenagers killed at Columbine High
School, tells the story of her daughter's life, describing how Cassie had,
at one point, started down a troubled path before dedicating her life to
God, and sharing the details of the moment when Cassie's affirmation of
faith resulted in her death.
921 BIN
Bin Ladin, Carmen. Inside the kingdom : my life in Saudi Arabia. New York :
Warner Books, c2004.
Carmen Bin Ladin describes her marriage to Yeslam Bin Laden, Osama
Bin Laden's brother, her difficulties adapting to Saudi life, and her
eventual divorce and custody battle.
921 Bus
Bush, George, 1924-. Looking forward. Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1987.
George Bush shares his life story as well as his personal philosophy, goals,
and hopes for the future.
921 BUS
Rountree, Clarke, 1958-. George W. Bush : a biography. Santa Barbara, CA :
Greenwood, c2011.
A biography of George W. Bush that discusses his childhood, education,
involvement in business, governorship of Texas, two-term presidency of
the United States, and life after leaving the White House.
921 CHI
Buck, Rinker, 1950-. Shane comes home. 1st ed. New York : William
Morrow, c2005.
Recounts the true story of the first American to be killed in the Iraq
War, chronicling the life of Marine Lieutenant Shane Childers and
exploring what his death meant for his family, his fellow soldiers, and
the country.
921 CLI
Gallen, David. Bill Clinton as they know him : an oral biography. New York :
Gallen Pub. Group, 1994.
178 people who have known Clinton, including friends, legislators,
critics, campaign workers, and reporters, share their observations and
anecdotes about the 42nd president.
921 CLI
Guernsey, JoAnn Bren. Hillary Rodham Clinton : secretary of state.
Minneapolis, MN : Twenty-First Century Books, c2010.
An illustrated biography of Hillary Rodham Clinton that covers her
family, activism, education, career in politics, roles as first lady of
Arkansas and the United States, and other related topics.
921 DID
Ro, Ronin. Bad boy : the influence of Sean "Puffy" Combs on the music
industry. New York : Pocket Books, 2001.
921 DMC
DMC (Musician). King of rock : respect, responsibility, and my life with RunDMC. 1st ed. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2001.
An autobiography in which Darryl McDaniels, better known as DMC,
from the rap group Run-DMC, discusses his youth, his experiences with
the band, and how his life and attitudes have changed now that he is
older.
921 EAR
Montville, Leigh. At the altar of speed : the fast life and tragic death of Dale
Earnhardt. 1st ed. New York : Doubleday, c2001.
Chronicles the life of NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt and describes the
shocked reactions of his fans and others to his death in the last lap of
the 2001 Daytona 500.
921 EMI
Bozza, Anthony. Whatever you say I am : the life and times of Eminem. 1st
American ed. New York : Crown Publishers, c2003.
Examines the works, life, personality, and success of rap singer
Eminem, focusing on the public's changing response to his music.
921 FIF
50 Cent (Musician). From pieces to weight : once upon a time in southside
Queens. New York : Pocket Books/MTV Books, c2005.
Musician 50 Cent recounts his childhood in southside Queens, describing
the events and people who influenced his music career and his life.
921 FLA
Flavor Flav, 1959-. Flavor Flav : the icon, the memoir. Las Vegas, NV :
Farrah Gray Pub., c2011.
The rap musician and reality television star shares the struggles and
lessons he learned that changed his life and set him on a new path.
921 FOX
Fox, Michael J., 1961-. Lucky man : a memoir. 1st ed. New York : Hyperion,
c2002.
A memoir in which actor Michael J. Fox shares the story of his life,
discussing his childhood in Canada, his career in show business, his
marriage and family, and his struggle with Parkinson's disease.
921 ICE
Ice-T (Musician). Ice : a memoir of gangster life and redemption-- from
South Central to Hollywood. 1st ed. New York : One World/Ballantine
Books, c2011.
Hip-hop icon and actor Ice-T recounts his life, discussing his orphan
upbringing in South Central Los Angeles, his four-year stint in the army,
the car crash that nearly killed him, his decision to turn his life around,
his music and acting careers, and other related topics.
921 JAM
James, LeBron. LeBron's dream team : how five friends made history. New
York : Penguin Books, 2010, c2009.
Provides an account of the Shooting Stars, a group of boys from Akron,
Ohio, including NBA star LeBron James, who first met on a youth
basketball team and formed lasting bonds of friendship while growing up
and aspiring to win a national title in high school.
921 JAM
Jones, Ryan, 1973-. King James : believe the hype : the LeBron James
story. New York : St. Martin's Press, c2003.
Presents a biography of LeBron James, focusing on his stellar high
school basketball career at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Ohio,
and discussing the contest between Adidas and Nike to win his
endorsement, and his signing with the Cleveland Cavs.
921 JAM
Thigpen, David E. Jam Master Jay : the heart of hip hop. New York : Pocket
Star Books, c2003.
921 JAY
Jay-Z, 1969-. Decoded. 1st ed. New York : Spiegel & Grau, c2010.
Hip-hop artist and entrepreneur Jay-Z discusses his life and offers a
revealing look at the influences and processes behind his lyrics.
921 JOB
Isaacson, Walter. Steve Jobs. New York : Simon & Schuster, c2011.
A biography of Steve Jobs, focusing on his intense personality and
creative success as the founder of Apple, based on interviews with Jobs
and more than a hundred, friends, family, and colleagues.
921 JOR
Jordan, Vernon E. (Vernon Eulion), 1935-. Vernon can read! : a memoir. 1st
ed. New York : Public Affairs, c2001.
Lawyer and civil rights worker Vernon Jordan tells his life story, from his
childhood in Atlanta to his years as a leader in the NAACP, the United
Negro College Fund, and the National Urban League and as an advisor
to both businessmen and presidents.
921 JUD
Judd, Ashley. All that is bitter & sweet : a memoir. 1st ed. New York :
Ballantine Books, c2011.
A memoir in which actress Ashley Judd discusses her work with
PSI/YouthAIDS, a nonprofit public health agency, in Asia, Africa, and
other places around the world, and discusses how her humanitarian
activities have helped her deal with personal issues of childhood abuse,
depression, and co-dependency.
921 LAT
Latifa, 1980-. My forbidden face : growing up under the Taliban : a young
woman's story. 1st ed. New York : Talk Miramax Books, c2001.
Latifa, a young woman who was sixteen in 1996 when the Taliban came
to power in Afghanistan, tells about her family's experiences under the
repressive regime, focusing on the lives of women and girls who were
abruptly denied the freedom to work, go to school, or even leave their
homes without a male escort.
921 MAR
Martinez, Marco, 1981-. Hard Corps : from gangster to marine hero. 1st ed.
New York : Crown Forum, c2007.
Hispanic American Marco Martinez chronicles his journey from being a
gang member to becoming a Marine and fighting in Iraq during the War
on Terrorism and receiving the Navy Cross--second to the Medal of
Honor.
921 MCC
Povich, Elaine S. John McCain : a biography. Westport, CT : Greenwood
Press, c2009.
Chronicles the life of John McCain, discussing his childhood, military
service, years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, marriage, political
career, and campaign for president.
921 MON
Montalván, Luis Carlos. Until Tuesday : a wounded warrior and the golden
retriever who saved him. 1st ed. New York : Hyperion, c2011.
Iraq War veteran Luis Carlos Montalván shares his experiences trying to
recover from the physical and psychological effects of the war after he
returned home and discusses how a service dog named Tuesday helped
him cope with his experiences and move forward in his life.
921 OBA
Davis, William, 1951-. Barack Obama : the politics of hope. Stockton, NJ :
OTTN, c2008.
Chronicles the life of President Barack Obama, discussing his childhood
in Hawaii and Indonesia, schooling, thoughts on race and identity,
political career, 2008 presidential campaign, and other related topics.
921 OBA
Obama, Barack. Dreams from my father : a story of race and inheritance.
Rev. ed. New York : Three Rivers Press, c2004.
Barack Obama tells the story of his life as the son of a black African
father and a white American mother, searching for a workable meaning
to his life as an African American.
921 OBA
Price, Joann F. Barack Obama : a biography. Westport, CT : Greenwood
Press, c2008.
A biography of President Barack Obama focusing on his life from
childhood through March 2008, and detailing the events that shaped his
political career; includes a historical timeline.
921 OL
Lowe, Jaime, 1976-. Digging for dirt : the life and death of ODB. 1st ed. New
York : Faber and Faber, c2008.
Explores the life, career, mythology, and death of rapper Ol' Dirty
Bastard, or ODB, discussing his unique style, impact on the music
industry, personal life, battles with drugs, untimely death, and other
related topics.
921 PET
Gericke, Bradley T. David Petraeus : a biography. Santa Barbara, Calif. :
Greenwood, c2011.. Chronicles the life and accomplishments of David
Petraeus, a United States Army general, describing youth in New York
and his roles in the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and examining his
influence over military policy and strategy in the early twenty-first
century.
921 RAD
Raddatz, Martha. The long road home : a story of war and family. New York
: Putnams, c2007.
Chronicles the events of an April 2004 surprise attack on American
troops in Sadr City, Iraq; and provides personal accounts of soldiers in
battle and their families and friends waiting for news at home.
921 RIC
Rice, Condoleezza, 1954-. Condoleezza Rice : a memoir of my extraordinary,
ordinary family and me. 1st ed. New York : Delacorte Press, c2010.
A memoir in which Condoleezza Rice, who served as National Security
Advisor and as Secretary of State during the George W. Bush
administrations, looks back over her life, discussing her childhood in
Birmingham, Alabama, in the 1950s, her career in education, and her
service in the government, and sharing stories of her family.
921 Sch
Pyle, Richard. Schwarzkopf : the man, the mission, the triumph. New York,
N.Y., U.S.A : Signet, c1991.
921 SCO
Nimmo, Beth. The journals of Rachel Scott : a journey of faith at Colunbine
High. Nashville, Tenn. : Tommy Nelson, c2001.
Contains excerpts from the journals of Rachel Scott, a teenager who
was killed during a shooting at Columbine High School.
921 SHA
Bastfield, Darrin Keith. Back in the day : my life and times with Tupac
Shakur. 1st. ed. New York : Ballantine Books, 2002.
921 WAL
Waltrip, Michael, 1963-. In the blink of an eye : Dale, Daytona, and the day
that changed everything. 1st ed. New York : Hyperion, c2011.
Dreaming -- Driving -- Daytona -- Dealing with it. An account of the
colorful NASCAR driver's career describes his hardscrabble upbringing
and strained relationship with brother Darrell, while recounting his
historic win at the 2001 Daytona 500 and the death of mentor Dale
Earnhardt in the same race.
921 WES
West, Donda. Raising Kanye : life lessons from the mother of a hip-hop
superstar. 1st Pocket Books hardcover ed. New York : Pocket Books,
2007.
Donda West, mother of hip-hop star Kanye West, recounts her struggles
to raise her son as a single mother while instilling a strong sense of
right and wrong and moral values and helping him become one of the
industry's hottest stars.
921 ZOY
Zoya. Zoya's story : an Afghan woman's struggle for freedom. 1st ed. New
York : Morrow, c2002.
A young Afghani woman who grew up during the wars of the 1980s and
1990s and the rise of the Taliban describes the terror she has witnessed
in her homeland and the work she has done to change other women's
fates through the Revolutionary Association of the Women of
Afghanistan (RAWA).
956.7044 ALW
Al-Windawi, Thura. Thura's diary : my life in wartime Iraq. New York :
Viking, 2004.
Presents an English translation of the diary entries of nineteen-year-old
Thura Al-Windawi, the oldest daughter in a middle-class Shia Muslim
family living in Baghdad, in which she shares her thoughts, emotions,
and experiences throughout the war in Iraq, from March 15 through
June 2003.
956.7044 BEL
Bellavia, David, 1975-. House to house : an epic memoir of war. New York :
Pocket Star Books, c2007.
Presents Staff sergeant Bellavia's account of the fierce 2004 fighting in
Fallujah, the heroic feats of the men in his unit, and the sacrifices made
by them.
956.7044 BRA
Bragg, Rick. I am a soldier, too : the Jessica Lynch story. 1st ed. New York :
Alfred. A. Knopf :, 2003.
Private First Class Jessica Lynch chronicles the events surrounding her
capture by Iraqi soldiers in March, 2003, and her rescue by American
troops.
956.7044 CRA
Crawford, John. The last true story I'll ever tell : an accidental soldier's
account of the War in Iraq. New York : Riverhead, 2005.
John Crawford, a Florida National Guardsman called up in autumn 2002,
tells the story of his tour of duty in Iraq, a stint that was supposed to be
three to six months but lasted over a year, discussing his experiences
dealing with everything from supply inadequacies and command
mismanagements to cleaning up dismembered people on the streets
and other realities of the war.
956.7044 FIN
Finkel, David, 1955-. The good soldiers. 1st ed. New York : Farrar, Straus
and Giroux, c2009.
Presents the true story of the January 2007 surge into Iraq and
President Bush's order to increase the number of American troops in
order to provide security to Baghdad and Al Anbar Province.
956.7044 IRA
IraqiGirl. IraqiGirl : diary of a teenage girl in Iraq. Chicago : Haymarket
Books, c2009.
Fifteen-year-old Hadiya reflects on family, friendship, and community
while she blogs from her home in the city of Mosul, Iraq; and details it is
like to live in a military occupied country between 2004 and 2009.
Includes a time line.
956.7044 KEY
Key, Joshua. The deserter's tale : the story of an ordinary soldier who
walked away from the war in Iraq. 1st ed. New York : Atlantic Monthly
Press ;, c2007.
Tells the true story about Joshua Key, an American sold who refused to
return to Iraq and fled with his family to Canada because of the things
he saw and did in Iraq.
956.7044 KOP
Kopelman, Jay. From Baghdad to America : life lessons from a dog named
Lava. New York : Skyhorse Pub., c2008.
Lt. Cornel Jay Kopelman describes his experiences after returning to the
United States with his dog Lava--who was rescued from an abandoned
house in Fallujah, Iraq--and details how Lava suffered symptoms
comparable to post-traumatic stress disorder, which led Kopelman to
recognize his own issues.
956.7044 MIC
Michaels, Jim. A chance in hell : the men who triumphed over Iraq's
deadliest city and turned the tide of war. 1st ed. New York : St. Martin's
Press, c2010.
Chronicles the experiences of Colonel Sean MacFarland and his brigade
during the Iraq War and their efforts to eliminate insurgents and create
peace in Ramadi, and describes MacFarland's collaboration with Sheik
Abdul Sattar Bezia, a minor tribal leader who opposed al-Qaida and had
a reputation as a smuggler.
956.7044 RIV
Riverbend. Baghdad burning : girl blog from Iraq. 1st Feminist Press ed.
New York : Feminist Press at the City University of New York, c2005.
Collects the August 2003-September 2004 Web log--or "blog"--entries
of a young Iraqi woman, who presents an eyewitness civilian account of
the U.S.-Iraq War's impact on her country, discussing her family life, the
war's effect on women's lives, and such events as the Abu Ghraib prison
abuse scandal.
956.7044 SAC
Sack, John. Company C : the real war in Iraq. 1st ed. New York : Morrow,
c1995.
The true story of Company C from Fort Riley, Kansas, to the Iraqi/Saudi
Arabian border during the Persian Gulf War.
956.7044 SHE
Sheeler, Jim. Final salute : a story of unfinished lives. New York : Penguin
Press, c2008.
Discusses casualty notification as performed by the Marine soldiers in
the United States Military, focusing specifically on the experiences of
Major Steve Beck, who has been delivering notifications to families since
the start of the war in Iraq.
956.7044 SMI
Smithson, Ryan. Ghosts of war : the true story of a 19-year-old GI. 1st ed.
New York : Collins, c2009.
Ryan Smithson recounts the experiences he had serving his first tour of
duty as an Army engineer in Iraq when he was only nineteen.
956.7044 SWO
Swofford, Anthony. Jarhead : a Marine's chronicle of the Gulf War and other
battles. New York : Scribner, 2005, c2003.
The author, a U.S. Marine, recounts his disturbing experiences in the
1991 Gulf War and reflects upon the emotional damage he suffered and
the nature of both the American military and war itself.
956.7044 WIL
Williams, Buzz. Spare parts : a marine reservist's journey from campus to
combat in 38 days. New York : Gotham Books, c2004.
Buzz Williams chronicles the experiences he had while serving in the
Marines, discussing how his life was turned upside down when he was
called up from the reserves to fight in the front lines.
956.7044 YET
Yetiv, Steven A. The Persian Gulf crisis. Westport, CT : Greenwood Press,
1997.
Provides an overview of the Persian Gulf crisis, discussing the build up
of U.N. troops in the area, both the air and ground aspects of the war,
and the impact of the war around the globe.
958.104 AKB
Akbar, Said Hyder. Come back to Afghanistan : a California teenager's story.
1st U.S. ed. New York : Bloomsbury ;, 2005.
Presents the author's first-hand account and observations of living in
Afghanistan when his father is appointed President Hamid Karzai's chief
spokesman.
958.104 BER
Bergen, Peter L., 1962-. Holy war, Inc. : inside the secret world of Osama
bin Laden. New York : Free Press, 2001.
958.104 JON
Jones, Ann, 1937-. Kabul in winter : life without peace in Afghanistan. 1st
ed. New York : Metropolitan :, 2006.
Journalist and women's rights activist Ann Jones describes life for
women and men of all social classes in Kabul a year after the bombing
of the city by the U.S. and its allies and the fall of the Taliban,
discussing attitudes toward women, the legacy of outside intervention
throughout Afghanistan's history, and the shortcomings of efforts by
U.S. agencies there.
958.104 JUN
Junger, Sebastian. War. 1st ed. New York : Twelve, c2010.
A combat narrative based on journalist Sebastian Junger's experiences
in Afghanistan in 2007 and 2008, during which he spent time
intermittently embedded with a platoon of the 173rd Airborne brigade in
Korengal Valley.
958.104 Owe
Owen, Mark. No easy day : the firsthand account of the mission that killed
Osama Bin Laden : the autobiography of a navy seal. New York :
Dutton, 2012.
Examines the mission that killed Osama Bin Laden, details the selection
and training process for one of the most elite units in the military, and
describes previously unreported missions that illustrate the life and work
of a SEAL and the evolution of the team after the events of September
11.
971.8 DEF
DeFede, Jim. The day the world came to town : 9/11 in Gander,
Newfoundland. 1st pbk. ed. New York : ReganBooks, 2003, c2002.
Tells the story of how the citizens of Gander, Newfoundland and its
surrounding communities opened their hearts and homes to passengers
on airliners bound for the United States that were forced to land in
Gander when U.S. airspace was closed on September 11, 2001.
973 OBA
Obama, Barack. The audacity of hope : thoughts on reclaiming the Senator
Barak Obama addresses twenty-first century politics in the United
States, commenting on economic insecurities of citizens, race, religion,
terrorism, threat of a pandemic, and other related issues.
973.929 AAS
Aaseng, Nathan, 1953-. The impeachment of Bill Clinton. San Diego, CA :
Lucent Books, c2000.
Examines the impeachment of Bill Clinton, discussing the history of
impeachment, his actions, the struggle in the House, the Senate trial,
and the conclusion of the proceedings.
973.931 BER
Bernstein, Richard, 1944-. Out of the blue : the story of September 11,
2001, from Jihad to Ground Zero. 1st ed. New York : Times Books/H.
Holt and Co., 2002.
Tells the story of the people, forces, and events that led to the terrorist
attack on the U.S. on September 11, 2001, looking at the life of Osama
bin Laden, the evolution and activities of Al Qaeda, and the training of
terrorists, detailing the attacks themselves, and describing some of the
human dramas that took place in the midst of the tragedy.
973.931 BUS
Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-. Decision points. 1st ed. New York
: Crown Publishers, c2010.
George W. Bush discusses the political and personal decisions he made
during his presidency, covering the 2000 election, being aboard Air
Force One on 9/11, being in the Situation Room before launching a war
in Iraq, Hurricane Katrina, and other early twenty-first-century issues
with recognition of the mistakes that he made along with his
accomplishments.
973.931 MIL
Miller, John, 1958-. The cell : inside the 9/11 plot, and why the FBI and CIA
failed to stop it. 1st ed. New York : Hyperion, c2002.
Chronicles terrorist events leading up to the September 11, 2001 attack
on the United States, looking at the reasons why FBI agents, CIA
operatives, police officers, and others who had been tracking the
activities of Osama bin Laden for over a decade, and were aware of the
threat he posed, were unable to prevent the deadly attack on the World
Trade Center and the Pentagon.
974.7 DWY
Dwyer, Jim, 1957-. 102 minutes : the untold story of the fight to survive
inside the Twin Towers. 1st ed. New York : Times Books, 2005.
Tells of the men and women who saved themselves and others in the
final minutes before the World Trade Towers collapsed on September
11, 2001, and includes testimonies from workers in the buildings, police
and fire personnel, a construction manager, and a window washer.
974.8 LON
Longman, Jere. Among the heroes : United Flight 93 and the passengers and
crew who fought back. 1st ed. New York : HarperCollinsPublishers,
c2002.
Chronicles the events surrounding the hijacking and crash of United
Flight 93 on September 11, 2001, focusing on the passengers' efforts to
overtake the hijackers and prevent the plane from being used as a
weapon against an American landmark.
976.3 HOR
Horne, Jed, 1948-. Breach of faith : Hurricane Katrina and the near death of
a great American city. 1st ed. New York : Random House, c2006.
Chronicles the devastating impact Hurricane Katrina had on the city of
New Orleans, describing the experiences of the city's residents who
were forced to endure dangerous conditions as the city's leaders
struggled to maintain order and begin the enormous rebuilding process.
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Unabomber : the secret life of Ted Kaczynski / by Chris Waits and Dave Shors
B W867c
His Father’s Son: Earl and Tiger Woods.
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Sonia Sotomayor: The true American Dream/ Antonia Felix/Tom Callahan
364.1523 B396t
Think no evil : inside the story of the Amish schoolhouse shooting-- and
beyond / Jonas Beiler ; with Shawn Smucker
302.30285 M579a
The accidental billionaires : the founding of Facebook, a tale of sex, money,
genius and betrayal / Ben Mezrich