The Laws and Customs of the Yorùbá People by E.A. Ajisafe Moore (Undated, M. A. Ola Fola Bookshops, Abeokuta, Nigeria. 87 pages. Price $21.95 on Amazon.com) by Akinloye Ojo Ojo, Kingsley Opia-Enwemuche

“…The author’s reference in the preface to 1906 as the time when he commenced his research efforts for the book provides a first pointer to possible publication of the work in early twentieth century. …”
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Power, money and Russian distemper (about monograph of M. V. Khodyakov «Money of the Revolution and the Civil War: 1917–1920») by D. I. Petin

“…The paper analyzes monograph «The Money of the Revolution and the Civil War: 1917–1920», prepared by the head of the Department of Modern History of Russia at St. Petersburg State University, Doctor of History, Professor M. …”
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Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871 – 1918 by Arzu Melek Ozgumus

“… It is always very interesting to read the German history, which sheds light on a nation which has been built in less than two centuries and hit almost the top of Human Development Index. …”
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Moral Lessons of XX-th Century's Genocides by M. L. Polishchuk

“…This publication is the author of the presentation on russian of his book "The Great inquiry. The philosophy of the balance of history." ( Moscow, the Canon Plus, 2012.)…”
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University as a City and University as a State: Methodological Tools of William Clark by V. K. Pichugina, Z. A. Lurie

“…William Clark’s methodological tools applied to the study of the history and philosophy of higher education are presented in a series of articles 1996-2003 and especially in his book “Academic Charisma and the Origins of the Research University” (2006). …”
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The calendars of the XVI-XVII century in the Vilnius University Library by Irena Balčienė

“…Another part came from the personal libraries of famous individuals. Many of these books have several bookplates, indicating a complex history within Lithuanian culture. …”
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Évolution du jardin latin moderne », dans Du paradis au jardin latin by Nicolás Marías Rubió y Tudurí

“…In "Evolución del jardín latino moderno", last chapter of this book, he discusses the history of the gardens from the Italian Renaissance to modern times. …”
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Conversations with Miss Jane by Geneviève Fabre

“…Considering the wide range of conversations in the autobiography, this essay will attempt to appraise the importance of these verbal exchanges in relation to the overall narrative structure of the book and to the prevalent oral tradition in Louisiana culture, as both an individual and communal expression. …”
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Du livre à l’information : un tournant historiographique by Jérôme Lamy, Johann Petitjean

“…The second aspect departs from the classical perspectives on the history of publishing, and aims to show how the history of the printed book, first, and then that of reading, were based on successive paradigm shifts that have contributed to the growth of the interest in 'information'. …”
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Existentialism and Gender Equality Interpretation in the «Second Sex» by s. De Beauvoir Экзистенциализм и интерпретация гендерного равенства во «Втором поле» С. де Бовуар Екзистенц... by O. P. Vlasova

“…The article presents the analysis of the contradictory interrelation between existentialism and feminism in the «Second Sex» by S. de Beauvoir as the epoch-making book in the history of feminism.<br>В статье исследуются противоречия взаимодействия экзистенциализма и феминизма во «Втором поле» С. де Бовуар как эпохальной вехе в истории феминизма.…”
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La restauration du crocodile historique du Muséum des Sciences naturelles d’Angers by Michel Beucher, Miguel Prôa

“…Present throughout the History of Europe, crocodile taxidermy preparations conveyed a powerful symbolism until the 18th century. …”
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Djelfa 41-43. Un camp d’internement en Algérie : addenda iconographique by Bernard Sicot

“…Un camp d’internement en Algérie (Paris, Riveneuve éditions, 2015), a book that gathers - to trace the history and life of this emblematic place where were deported, with many others and as Max Aub, hundreds of Spaniards - archive documents, texts, often unpublished testimonies and an iconography that I was not able to complete, some images which existence I supposed remained without finding. …”
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DAVID LACK: TWO VERSIONS OF SPECIATION, FROM NEUTRALISM TO THE ADAPTIVE APPROACH by Ya. M. Gall

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At the turning point: the Russian Orthodox Church in years of great upheavals (about new monograph by A. S. Puchenkov, V. V. Kalinovsky) by S. L. Firsov

“…Kalinovsky made a worthy contribution to the study of the issue of Russian confession and the martyrs of the faith, writing an honest and sincere book, useful for everyone interested in the history of the Russian Orthodox Church of the XX century and the history of the Russian Revolution.…”
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On Love and the Canon: H.D., Robert Duncan, and “Venice-Venus” by Lara Vetter

“…Robert Duncan’s The H.D. Book offers an alternative literary history of modernism and contemporary poetry that moves H.D., Pound, Lawrence and Williams to its center, and that thus positions poets influenced by these four (including himself) as foundational to the post-WWII era. …”
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