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Veteran National Public Radio correspondent Anne Garrels, embedded with the U.S. military forces in Baghdad, chronicles her observations before and…
during the 2003 second Gulf War. Includes e-mails that her husband, Vint Lawrence, sent while she was gone and describes hardships endured by her Iraqi driver, Amer.Veterans recall experiences of battle from World War I to the war in Iraq. Soldiers' letters, diaries, memoirs, and oral…
histories provide personal accounts of D-Day, the Tet offensive, heroic actions, and sinking ships. Includes an interview with Senator John McCain about his captivity in Vietnam. 2005Sinister touches: the secret war against Hitler
By Robert Goldston. 1982
A dramatic account of the daring covert operations carried out by scientists, private citizens, professors, and assassins who risked their…
lives for an allied victory. This compelling and well-documented report penetrates the veils of secrecy that have shrouded some of the most important activities of World War II. For junior and senior high and adult readersThe secret that exploded
By Howard Morland. 1981
The author tells the true story of his investigation of the nuclear weapons industry, the inner workings of the H-bomb,…
and the U.S. government's unsuccessful attempt to suppress his discoveries. Morland, a former Air Force pilot, is devoutly anti-nuclear and very forthright about his positionThe little kingdom: the private story of Apple computer
By Michael Moritz. 1984
This is a microchip-by-microchip account of Apple Computer, Inc., from its hobbyist origin to a billion-dollar-plus corporation. Moritz traces co-founders…
Steven Jobs and Stephen Wozniak from their Silicon Valley childhoods to their present eminenceLooking the tiger in the eye: confronting the nuclear threat
By Carl Feldbaum. 1988
The authors emphasize the important roles of individual scientists, politicians, and military officials in the nuclear arms race. They trace…
the history of nuclear weapons as a series of deliberate decisions.... They explain the circumstances of these decisions through extensive quotation and paraphrasing of historical documents and memoirs. For high school and older readersThe complete handbook of personal computer communications
By Alfred Glossbrenner. 1990
Explains how, via telephone lines, personal computers can be plugged into a variety of online databases and information services. Describes…
the hardware and software needed, the costs involved, and the different online services available, such as encyclopedic database, business and personal information services, and electronic shopping and banking servicesProvides facts and analyses needed to make well-informed decisions about buying personal computers. Includes information on upgrading as an alternative…
to purchasing a new system; discusses multimedia PCs, CD-ROM technology, and the laser printer market. Focuses on user understanding of technology and available options rather than specific modelsWindows from the keyboard
By Nicholas Baran. 1993
How to operate Microsoft Windows with increased speed, efficiency, and interface consistency without a mouse, or with reduced reliance on…
a mouse, by using a set of keystroke commands applicable to laptop and desktop computers. Following an overview of Windows, the author devotes individual chapters to specific programs such as WordPerfect and Lotus 1-2-3The Internet complete reference
By Harley Hahn. 1994
Guide to a worldwide group of information resources available through an international computer network. Following a general introduction, the first…
few chapters explain the basics and give some technical details. The remaining chapters need not be read in any specific order, but can be consulted according to one's interests. Among the many appended resources is an extensive list of Usenet discussion groupsThe longest day: June 6, 1944
By Cornelius Ryan. 1959
A reconstruction of the D-Day invasion of Europe, covering the hours before and after the massive landing in Normandy. The…
author depicts the Nazi enemy the Allied forces fought and the civilians who were caught in the epic battle that would determine the course of fascism. BestsellerEcoLinking: everyone's guide to online environmental information
By Don Rittner. 1992
"EcoLinking" is Rittner's term for using computers to share ideas and research on environmental issues. Anyone interested in this multifaceted…
topic and with access to a personal computer, modem, telephone line, and communications software can use this information. Rittner describes how to get online for global networks, electronic bulletin boards, commercial online services, and library databasesUsing MS-DOS 6.2
By Allen Wyatt. 1993
A tutorial to all DOS commands and utilities through MS-DOS 6.2. Designed for PC users at every level, this guide…
covers DOS fundamentals, file and directory management, maximal use of the hard drive, and control of DOS from the most basic procedures to international communication. A reference section provides detailed information about each MS-DOS 6 command and contains seven appendixes and a glossaryInstructions on effectively accessing the global network's millions of interconnected directories, subdirectories, files, programs, and other data using various navigation…
tools and techniques. The author discusses the future of Internet searchingBeing digital
By Nicholas Negroponte. 1995
Negroponte explains the digital revolution by combining his knowledge of information technology, a style of writing that has made his…
column in Wired one of the magazine's most popular features, and his ability to envision possibilities for a future considerably changed by computersSteve Wozniak--inventor of the Apple computer
By Martha Kendall. 1994
Biography of a man called the father of the computer age. When Wozniak was a boy, he was very good…
at math and electronics. He later dropped out of college to work in the field of computers and at twenty-six founded a computer company called Apple, which produced a "small, easy-to-use, and affordable home computer." The now very wealthy Wozniak volunteers to teach children about computers. For grades 6-9A pocket tour of music on the Internet
By Colin Berry. 1995
A music journalist and disc jockey discusses the basics of the Internet, necessary hardware and software, different providers, and lingo.…
He provides electronic addresses and brief descriptions of sites, newsgroups, and mailing lists for different aspects of musicAftermath: the remnants of war
By Donovan Webster. 1996
Depicts the enduring, harmful remains of twentieth-century wars, including unexploded mines and artillery shells, radioactive soil and water, and bomb-ravaged…
landscapes. Assesses inventor Alfred Nobel's dynamite and other efficient explosives for their role in amplifying the devastation of modern warfareSupercomputers: shaping the future
By Charlene Billings. 1995
Billings details the workings of the world's fastest and most powerful computers. She explores the wide-ranging uses of supercomputers in…
such areas as weather, medicine, and agricultural research; industry and design; virtual reality; superconductors; and the modeling of new materials. For junior and senior high and older readersThe last battle
By Cornelius Ryan. 1966
Recounts the last three weeks of the war against Germany in April 1945 from the viewpoint of the Allied and…
German Armies locked in battle and of individual soldiers and civilians who survived the final horrors of the siege and fall of Berlin. Companion to A Bridge Too Far (RC 44181, BR 10974)