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Archive for July, 2008


Bull Run

Northerners, Southerners, generals, couriers, dreaming boys, and worried sisters describe the glory, the horror, the thrill, and the disillusionment of the first battle of the Civil War.

Lavender’s Blue; A Book of Nursery Rhymes

Drawings accompany a selection of English nursery rhymes about animals, counting, Christmas, and other subjects.

The Lost Art of War

Thomas Cleary’s masterful translation of the long-lost sequel to Sun Tzu’s legendary ‘The Art of War’ gives readers an advanced course in applying the ancient strategies of exercising power to the contemporary challenges of business, politics, and other situational conflicts.

Summersaults: Poems & Paintings

The author of Winter Eyes celebrates all things summer in twenty-eight exuberant poems about swimming holes, mosquito bites, hazy days, bare feet, and much more. Jr Lib Guild.

Bacterial Pathogenesis, Part B: Interaction of Pathogenic Bacteria with Host Cells

University of Rochester, New York. Manual of laboratory methods for researchers. Covers integration of pathogenic bacteria. 89 contributors, 68 U.S.