Catalog Search Results
1) Absolution
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
324 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A riveting account of women's lives on the margins of the Vietnam War, from the renowned winner of the National Book Award"--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"An unforgettable novel about the power of friendship and kindness by the New York Times bestselling author of Pay It Forward. In the summer of 1969, fourteen-year-old Lucas Painter carries a huge weight on his shoulders. His brother is fighting in Vietnam. His embattled parents are locked in a never-ending war. And his best friend, Connor, is struggling with his own family issues. To find relief from the chaos, Lucas takes long, meandering walks,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lenora Allbright is 13 when her father convinces her mother, Cora, to forgo their inauspicious existence in Seattle and move to Kaneq, AK. It's 1974, and the former Vietnam POW sees a better future away from the noise and nightmares that plague him. Having been left a homestead by a buddy who died in the war, Ernt is secure in his beliefs, but never was a family less prepared for the reality of Alaska, the long, cold winters and isolation. Locals...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
"College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same. Iverson is a dying Vietnam veteran--and a convicted murderer. With only a few months to live, he has...
14) The women
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Description
"When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances "Frankie" McGrath hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good girl. But in 1965 the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different choice for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the Army Nurse Corps...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 445 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A history of the American war in Vietnam that provides a rich overview of that war and an evocative reminder of the human faces of the generation who served.
Author
Publisher
The New Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
208 p. ;
Language
English
Description
Not since the last American troops left Vietnam have we faced such a sudden vacuum in our foreign policy—not only of authority, but also of explanations of what happened, and what the future holds.
Few analysts are better poised to address this moment than Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad, intellectuals and critics whose work spans generations and continents. Called “the most widely read voice on foreign policy on the planet” by the New York...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
213 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Boots on the Ground is an exploration of the Vietnam War from many different perspectives including American soldiers, a nurse, and a Vietnamese refugee.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In his memoir, Marlantes relates his combat experiences in Vietnam and discusses the daily contradictions warriors face in the grind of war, where each battle requires them to take life or spare life. He also underscores the need for returning veterans to be counseled properly.