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|  | The Fall of Saigon by Michael V. Uschan
Description not available.Discusses the events leading to the United States involvement in the war in Vietnam, key figures in the conflict, the actual course of the fighting, and the final American withdrawal in 1975. AUTHOR: Michael V. Uschan
PUBLISHER: Heinemann Library
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General 
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 | The Rescue by James C. Cochrane, Sharon K. Heim
Description not available.When he happens upon an injured bear while fishing in America's southern mountains, Angus McGregor, late of the Scottish Highlands, discovers he can converse with animals. AUTHOR: James C. Cochrane, Sharon K. Heim
PUBLISHER: Magic Lantern Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Einstein Factor by Win Wenger
Description not available.Arguing that geniuses are ordinary people who have perfected the technique of widening their channels of attention, the author shows listeners how to condition their minds, bypass inhibitions, increase intelligence, and access the capabilities hidden in their own subconscious in order to live a more creative life. Read by the author. AUTHOR: Win Wenger
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Audio
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Gates of Fire by George Guidall, Steven Pressfield
Thousands of years ago, Herodotus and Plutarch immortalized Spartan society in their histories; but today, little is left of the ancient city or the social structure of this momentous culture. One of the few antiquarian marks of the civilization that has survived lies scores of miles away from Sparta, at a narrow Greek mountain pass called Thermopylae.It was there that three hundred of Spartas finest warriors held back the invading millions of the Persian empire and valiantly gave their lives in the selfless service of democracy and freedom. A simple engraved stone marks their burial ground.Inspired by this stone and intrigued by the lore of Sparta, author Steven Pressfield has brilliantly combined scholarship with storytelling. Narrated by the sole survivor of the epic battle--a squire in the Spartan heavy infantry--Gates of Fire is a mesmerizing depiction of one man's indoctrination into the Spartan way of life and death, and of the legendary men and women who gave the culture an immortal gravity.Culminating in the electrifying and horrifying epic battle, Gates of Fire weaves history, mystery, and heartbreaking romance into a literary page-turner that brings the Homeric tradition into the twenty-first century. AUTHOR: George Guidall, Steven Pressfield
PUBLISHER: Doubleday Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Quantity Theory of Insanity by Will Self
Combining a wild imagination, a bizarre sense of humor, and a masterful command of language, Self is the newest young literary star to appear out of England. The six short stories include: a man finds his mother walking up a hill in a distant London suburb, although she died ten months ago and much more. Major review coverage. AUTHOR: Will Self
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Choice by Leonard Chang
A hybrid of crime and literary novel that explores issues of honor and family history, Over The Shoulder offers a unique view of the American protagonist and reluctant investigator, shaken from the doldrums of his insulated life.Choice and his partner, Paul Baumgartner, are security specialists for Silicon Valley executives. When Paul gets killed on the job, Choice and an inexperienced Bay Area reporter, Linda Maldonado, begin looking into the puzzling circumstances of the murder. As they work together to unravel the intricate threads of lies and half-truths, they discover that his death might be linked to an older, more personal one -- the mysterious death of Allen`s father some twenty years earlier.With his self-described philosophy of removement as his frame of reference, Choice searches for the hidden, long-buried answers, only to be outmaneuvered at every juncture. Against this backdrop of violence and deception, Choice soon discovers secrets that alter his understanding of his father, of his family -- secrets that lead him to a buried history of betrayal.A new direction for noir fiction, Over the Shoulder is an examination of the past and the present, of long-simmering familiar tensions and the subtle conflicts of race and class; it is a story about the awakening of memories and an understanding of the self. AUTHOR: Leonard Chang
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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