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|  | The Art of War by John Minford
Description not available.An accessible new translation considers the author's lifetime and the context of his work in light of the Warring States period, providing two copies of the original text, one verbatim and the other complemented by running commentary by the translator and by classical Chinese scholars. 17,500 first printing. AUTHOR: John Minford
PUBLISHER: Viking Penguin
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History 
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 | Innocents on the Ice by John C. Behrendt
Innocents on the Ice is based on the author's experience and writings as part of a U.S. Navy -- supported scientific expedition to establish Ellsworth Station on the Filchner Ice Shelf. This expedition, undertaken from November 1956 to early 1958, coincided with the International Geophysical Year (19571958), which initiated the scientific age in Antarctica. Behrendt describes the stress of experiencing the dark Antarctic winter of 1957, during which intense personal conflicts arose at the most isolated of the seven U.S. Antarctic stations. The author also describes his explorations of the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf system with four others during the following summer of 1957-1958, and he draws upon his forty years of continual participation in Antarctic research to explain the changes in scientific activities and environmental awareness in Antarctica today. AUTHOR: John C. Behrendt
PUBLISHER: University Press of Colorado
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | To Be a Jew by Ina Yalof
Organized by themes such as immigration, ritual, wisdom, and the Holocaust, this anthology of writings by contemporary authors explores the complexities of the Jewish identity. AUTHOR: Ina Yalof
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | Costa Rica by Marion Morrison
Describes the geography, history, culture, religion, and people of the small Central American nation of Costa Rica. AUTHOR: Marion Morrison
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | Raid! by Richard Baron
Description not available.Relates the dramatic story of the dangerous raid authorized by General Patton on the German stalag at Hammelburg that was designed to free American prisoners of war, including Patton's son-in-law. Reprint. AUTHOR: Richard Baron
PUBLISHER: Dell Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Mist over the Mountains by Raymond Bial
Description not available.Full-color photographs capture the rich beauty of the Appalachian mountain region of America and the lives of its people, documenting the many traditions handed down through generations, the crafts, and its culture. AUTHOR: Raymond Bial
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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