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A constellation of vital phenomena : a novel / by Marra, Anthony.;
Subjects: Love stories.; Hospitals; Women physicians;
© 2013., Random House Canada,

The horse : a galloping history of humanity / by Winegard, Timothy C.(Timothy Charles),1977-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Horses revolutionized the way we hunted, traded, traveled, farmed, fought, worshipped, and interacted. They reshaped the human genome and the world's linguistic map. They determined international borders, molded cultures, fueled economies, and built global superpowers. And they were vectors of lethal disease and contributed to lifesaving medical innovations. Timothy Winegard's 'The Horse' is a riveting narrative of this noble animal's unrivaled and enduring reign across human history.
Subjects: Animals and civilization.; Horses; Horses;

The Lost Voices of Pompeii : Life and Death on Pompeii's Final Day. by Venner, Jess.;
In 'The Lost Voices of Pompeii', award-winning ancient historian, archeologist, and social media sensation Dr. Jess Venner brings the citizens of Pompeii back to life through a vibrant account of their final day before Mt. Vesuvius eruption.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical; HISTORY / Ancient / Rome; HISTORY / Civilization; HISTORY / General; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology;

Clothing in the Middle Ages / by Elliott, Lynne;
Provides information on the various types of clothing worn by people during the Middle Ages, how clothing was traded and what clothing people wore during certain occasions.
Subjects: Costume; Civilization, Medieval;
© c2004., Crabtree Pub.,

The last great road bum / by Tobar, Héctor,1963-author.;
"In The last great road bum, Héctor Tobar turns the peripatetic true story of a naive son of Urbana, Illinois who died fighting with guerillas in El Salvador into the great American novel for our times"--
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Historical fiction.; Travelers; Americans;

The global refugee crisis : how should we respond? / by Arbour, Louise,1947-panelist.; Schama, Simon,panelist.; Farage, Nigel,1964-panelist.; Steyn, Mark,1959-panelist.; Griffiths, Rudyard,editor.;
"The world is facing the worst humanitarian crisis since the Second World War. Over 300,000 are dead in Syria, and one and half million are either injured or disabled. Four and a half million people are trying to flee the country. And Syria is just one of a growing number of failed or failing states in the Middle East and North Africa. How should developed nations respond to human suffering on this mass scale? Do the prosperous societies of the West, including Canada and the U.S., have a moral imperative to assist as many refugees as they reasonably and responsibly can? Or, is this a time for vigilance and restraint in the face of a wave of mass migration that risks upending the tolerance and openness of the West? The eighteenth semi-annual Munk Debate, which was held on April 1, 2016, pits former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour and leading historian Simon Schama against leader of the UK Independence Party Nigel Farage and bestselling author Mark Steyn to debate the West's response to the global refugee crisis."--page [4] of cover.
Subjects: Refuge (Humanitarian assistance); Refugees; Syria;

Winter of the world / by Follett, Ken.;
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Twentieth century; World War, 1939-1945;
© c2012., Dutton,

For whom the bell tolls / by Hemingway, Ernest,1899-1961,author.; Hemingway, Seán A.,editor,writer of introduction.;
Includes bibliographical references.In 1937 Ernest Hemingway traveled to Spain to cover the civil war there for the North American Newspaper Alliance. Three years later he completed the greatest novel to emerge from "the good fight," For Whom the Bell Tolls. The story of Robert Jordan, a young American in the International Brigades attached to an antifascist guerilla unit in the mountains of Spain, it tells of loyalty and courage, love and defeat, and the tragic death of an ideal. In his portrayal of Jordan's love for the beautiful Maria and his superb account of El Sordo's last stand, in his brilliant travesty of La Pasionaria and his unwillingness to believe in blind faith, Hemingway surpasses his achievement in The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms to create a work at once rare and beautiful, strong and brutal, compassionate, moving, and wise. "If the function of a writer is to reveal reality," Maxwell Perkins wrote Hemingway after reading the manuscript, "no one ever so completely performed it." Greater in power, broader in scope, and more intensely emotional than any of the author's previous works, it stands as one of the best war novels of all time.
Subjects: War fiction.; Classics; Literary; Americans;

Ancient Rome / by Sheehan, Sean,1951-; Levy, Patricia,1951-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 63), Internet addresses and index.LSC
© 2011., Gareth Stevens Pub.,

Ancient China / by Oachs, Emily Rose.;
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.A day in the fields -- Who were the Ancient Chinese? -- How the Ancient Chinese ruled -- Daily life -- Beliefs and culture -- The fall of Ancient China."Engaging images accompany information about ancient China. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--Provided by publisher.LSC

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