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Kaplan, Stephen
    Understanding Tim O'Brien

A scholarly critique of O'Brien's books. 

Karlin, Wayne

    The Stars, the Earth, the River : Short Fiction (Voices from Vietnam, No 1)

Edited by Karlin, by Le Minh Khue, Bac Hoai Tran (Translator), Dana Sachs (Translator), Bachoai Tran (Translator)  Fourteen stories by a woman who was a war correspondent in Vietnam.  This sounds like a pretty good book.  1997

    Behind the Red Mist : Fiction by Ho Anh Thai (Voices from Vietnam , No 2)

Edited by Karlin, by Anh Thai Ho, Nguyen Qui Duc (Translator), Ho Anh Thai, Qui C. Nguyen (Translator)  Ten stories by a Vietnamese writer. 1998 

    The Other Side of Heaven : Postwar Fiction by Vietnamese and American Writers

Edited by Karlin, with Le M. Khue (Editor), Truong Vu (Editor)  An anthology of fiction by Americans and Vietnamese.

    Prisoners

This is a new novel.  Some of the characters are veterans in contemporary America. 1998

    Rumors and Stones : A Journey

A memoir by this Vietnam veteran about his trip to see the town in Poland where his mother lived.  It was one of the many Jewish communities destroyed by the Germans and Poles.  For the author, this resonated with what we know about My Lai and his memoir explores some of the darker corners of history .  1996  

Kelsey, Ann L.

Resources for Teaching the Vietnam War : An Annotated Guide This is an inexpensive yet essential resource for anyone trying to teach the war.   It will also be a great shortcut for you as the author, who was a Special Services librarian in Vietnam, has done her homework.  She is very well read in works about the war.  The book is divided into sections, such as fiction, poetry, and documentaries.  Not only is each work annotated, but there is a guide on where to obtain films and speakers.   At the back are suggestions on how to divide the war into units for teaching and resources from the book are listed for each unit.

    Planning for Automation : A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians (How-To-Do-It Manuals for Libraries, No. 78)  with  John M. Cohn,  Keith Michael Fiels, Keith Michael Feils

The description on Amazon says: "Here is a basic, comprehensive guide to the essential components of automation planning in medium-sized and smaller libraries.   Emphasizing modular (often microcomputer-based) options, the authors discuss the entire process, from defining basic concepts and terms through establishing priorities, designing specifications, preparing RFPs, and negotiating contracts. The final section covers specifics such as standards, machine-readable cataloging, training and public relations, and the life cycle of automated systems. Fully documented with sample forms, charts, and recommended reading, it will prove invaluable for public, academic, special, or school librarians."  1997 

Klinghoffer, Judith Apted
    Vietnam, Jews and the Middle East : Unintended Consequences 

The author: "the FIRST book to show that Vietnam caused the Six Day War Ten years of multi-archival research and interviews with the leading participants including Dean Rusk, Robert McNamara and the Rostow brothers. . ."

What does mean?  It is just my very subjective list of the top ten books to read about the Vietnam War.  I list them here.

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