War Trash

8 best books like War Trash (Ha Jin): The Surrendered, The FitzOsbornes in Exile, Call It Sleep, Short Takes: Brief Encounters with Contemporary Nonfiction, Over Nine Waves, Hitler’s Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich, Enough Is Enough: Building a Sustainable Economy in a World of Finite Resources, The Celtic Myths: A Guide to the Ancient Gods and Legends

The Surrendered

Author	Chang-rae Lee
ISBN	1594489769

A stunning story about how love and war inalterably change the lives of those they touch, The Surrendered is elegant, suspenseful, and unforgettable: a profound meditation on the nature of heroism and sacrifice, the power of love, and the possibilities for mercy and salvation.

With his three...

The FitzOsbornes in Exile

Author	Michelle Cooper
ISBN	1741663741

Forced to leave their island kingdom, Sophie FitzOsborne and her eccentric family take shelter in England. Sophie's dreams of making her debut in shimmering ballgowns are finally coming true, but how can she enjoy her new life when they have all lost so much?

Aunt Charlotte is ruthless in her...

Call It Sleep

Author	Henry Roth
ISBN	0374522928

When Henry Roth published Call It Sleep, his first novel, in 1934, it was greeted with critical acclaim. But in that dark Depression year, books were hard to sell, and the novel quickly dropped out of sight, as did its twenty-eight-year-old author. Only with its paperback publication in 1964 did the...

Short Takes: Brief Encounters with Contemporary Nonfiction

Author	Judith Kitchen
ISBN	0393326004

In the years since the perennially popular In Short and In Brief were published, readers have come to delight in the deft focus of the succinct piece we now call The Short. Extending this trend, Short Takes presents over seventy-five writers whose range and style demonstrate the myriad ways we humans...

Over Nine Waves

Author

Marie Heaney

Whether you're interested in Irish legends or are familiar with them and want to read them over again, this book provides a decent handful of such tales. From the infamous stories of Cuchulainn and his short life, to the stories of Finn, and the tales that came before of the Tuatha De Danaan, the inhabitants...

Hitler’s Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich

Author

Eric Kurlander

The definitive history of the supernatural in Nazi Germany, exploring the occult ideas, esoteric sciences, and pagan religions touted by the Third Reich in the service of power

The Nazi fascination with the occult is legendary, yet today it is often dismissed as Himmler’s personal obsession...

Enough Is Enough: Building a Sustainable Economy in a World of Finite Resources

Author

Rob Dietz

It’s time for a new kind of economy

We’re overusing the earth’s finite resources, and yet excessive consumption is failing to improve our lives. In Enough Is Enough, Rob Dietz and Dan O’Neill lay out a visionary but realistic alternative to the perpetual pursuit of economic growth—an...

The Celtic Myths: A Guide to the Ancient Gods and Legends

Author	Miranda Aldhouse-Green
ISBN	0500252092

From gods, heroes, and monsters to Druids, sorcerers, and talking animals, The Celtic Myths explores every aspect of Irish and Welsh myths in this appealing and authoritative guide. Besides vividly retelling the tales, Miranda Aldhouse-Green brings her expertise in the archaeology of the Iron...