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|  | Ghosts of Evolution by Paul Martin, Barlow
Barlow discusses present-day biological oddities--fruits without herbivores that consume them, for example--as examples of how evolution moves along, keeping some species alive while their partners become extinct. AUTHOR: Paul Martin, Barlow
PUBLISHER: Basic Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History 
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 | The Great Game by David Case, Peter Hopkirk
The Great Game was the epic stand-off between the two superpowers of the nineteenth century--Victorian Britain and Czarist Russia--for the riches of India and the East. Based on meticulous scholarship and on-the-spot research, Peter Hopkirk's immensely readable account covers the history at the core of today's geopolitics. Photos and maps. AUTHOR: David Case, Peter Hopkirk
PUBLISHER: Kodansha America, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Invisible Thread by Yoshiko Uchida
The author of The Best Bad Thing , The Happiest Ending , and A Jar of Dreams tells of her childhood in Berkeley, California. Although her parents were both born in Japan, Yoshiko, her older sister Keiko, and her parents all consider themselves Americans. Although Yoshiko and her family are happy in the United States, she describes her feelings of not fitting in and her fears about being different from her mostly white classmates and neighbors. When Yoshiko is in college, her fears of discrimination become reality when, because of mass hysteria, racism, and paranoia after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Japanese-American population of California and other western states are forced to live in internment camps in the United States. The people in the camps--many of them American citizens--are stripped of their civil rights and treated like criminals. Yoshiko describes the harshness of life in these camps, and how she and her family struggled to survive. After being released, Yoshiko became a teacher and the author of Journey to Topaz and Journey Home , which are based on her experiences in the internment camps. AUTHOR: Yoshiko Uchida
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Fields of Light by Joseph Hurka
This memoirist's father joined the Communist Resistance in Czechloslavakia in the 1940s. When Hurka travels to Prague in 1991 to put together the story of his father's life, he meditates on the intersection of family and history, learning about the sacrifices his father made during a turbulent political era, and about the beauty of the city, just then emerging as a major tourism destination. AUTHOR: Joseph Hurka
PUBLISHER: Pushcart Press, The
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | Adventuring in the Chesapeake
The Chesapeake Bay, one of the richest estuaries in the world, is the largest bay in the United States, and has a beautiful natural area offering scores of rivers, coves, picturesque fishing villages and small boat harbors. It also has hundreds of miles of canoeable rivers, and a wide variety of outdoor activities. An indispensable guide for residents and visitors alike, Adventuring in the Chesapeake Bay Area blends the rich cultural heritage of the region with its myriad opportunities for outdoor adventure.
CATEGORY: History
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 | The Real Contra War by Timothy C. Brown
This academic study of the war between the highlanders and the Sandinistas in Nicaragua focuses in depth on its origins, on American involvement, and on the changes in Nicaraguan politics after 1996, when the highlanders gained a political voice in that country. AUTHOR: Timothy C. Brown
PUBLISHER: University of Oklahoma Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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