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Hundreds of quips previously published in Reader's Digest magazine that poke fun at military life. Compiled from anecdotes written by…
men and women of the United States armed forces and their families. 2008
Biography of Great Britain's prince consort Philip (born 1921), the grandson of King George I of Greece. Describes Philip's childhood…
in Greece, France, Nazi Germany, and England. Continues through his 1947 marriage to Princess Elizabeth of England and her 1952 ascension to the throne. 2011
Seven short stories set in Los Angeles featuring mediocre men striving for success and respect. In "Play the Man" an…
average high school basketball player realizes that he will never receive a college scholarship. In "Bermuda" a deliveryman follows his older lover to the Caribbean. Strong language. 2013
Sociologist examines the concept of common sense and argues that it actually undermines our understanding of the world. Shows ways…
that this impacts economics, marketing, politics, and other endeavors that involve human behavior. Asserts that data-driven social science--tracking patterns on Twitter, for instance--offers better insights. 2011
Author of Roads to Quoz (DB 68364) compiles fifty-six short works on his travels all over the world. In "Crossing…
Kansas" the native Missourian pokes fun at just-passing-through vacationers' misconceptions about that state. "Into the Antipodes" relates a journey to New Zealand. 2013
Study of the postwar Republican Party and its takeover by conservatives beginning in the Eisenhower era. Highlights moderate Republicans of…
the past such as Nelson Rockefeller and George Romney and their accomplishments. Criticizes twenty-first-century political polarization and the resulting government dysfunction. 2012
Art critic for Time magazine details the history of Rome from its mythical founding by Romulus and Remus to the…
late twentieth century. Reminisces about his travels to the city, examines Italy's cultural developments, and laments mass tourism and its toll on the art-lover's viewing experience. 2011
Bakery owner Ramona Gallagher of Colorado Springs is struggling financially. When her daughter Sofia's husband is wounded in Afghanistan and…
Sofia leaves for Germany to tend to him, Ramona takes in her thirteen-year-old step-granddaughter and falls in love with a long-lost friend. Includes recipes. Rita Award. 2011
Journalists recount the 2011 murder of British business consultant Neil Heywood in China and the subsequent investigation that revealed scandals…
and power struggles within the Communist Party. They contend that unwanted international media attention directly influences Chinese politics. 2013
Jane Morrow visits her fiancé, Sergeant Seth Ballantine, at a North Carolina veterans hospital. Seth, now a quadriplegic from his…
combat wounds in Iraq, ends their engagement. Blind attorney Jon-Paul Pearcy, who volunteers with wounded vets, befriends Jane as she puts her trust in God. Violence. 2012
Arabella, the oldest of Reverend Henry Tallant's four pretty daughters, is sent to stay with her godmother Lady Bridlington in…
London and find a husband. Arabella impetuously pretends to be an heiress when she meets wealthy dandy Robert Beaumaris. 1949
Historian Englund, a member of the Swedish Academy, details the course of World War I (1914-1918) from the perspectives of…
twenty individuals, including a twelve-year-old German girl, an American woman married to a Polish aristocrat, and an English nurse in the Russian army. Translated from Swedish. Violence. 2011
In Bygones Marie Quinn returns to Sommerfeld, Kansas, after twenty years, unsure of the reception she will get from her…
Mennonite family who rejected her. In Beginnings Marie's daughter Beth has two suitors from different backgrounds. In Blessings Trina wants to become a veterinarian despite her faith's opposition. 2007
Former lingerie model Lola is hijacked on a yacht in the Bahamas by undercover agent Max Zamora, who is running…
from drug dealers. The pair end up stranded on an island, where their animosity turns into passion. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2002
Miss Mariah Aubrey, banished from her family after a scandal, is offered refuge on a relative's estate. The mansion is…
later leased by navy captain Matthew Bryant, who is home from the Napoleonic wars and trying to woo back a society lady. But Matthew becomes intrigued by Mariah. 2010
Singer Frank Sinatra's fourth--and last--wife reminisces about their marriage. Chronicles her childhood in small-town Missouri and years as a California…
model and Las Vegas showgirl. Discusses her relationships with a gambler and with actor Zeppo Marx before she wed Sinatra, her Palm Springs neighbor, in 1976. Some strong language. 2011
1986. After socially painful circumstances toss Eleanor and Park together, they form an unlikely--and extraordinary--romance. Although the two sixteen-year-olds know…
that the odds of remaining together forever are slim, they find the courage to try. Strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2013
When seven-year-old Lulu and her family go to a seaside cottage on vacation, they are warned to stay away from…
a thieving dog who lives on the beach. But animal-lover Lulu decides to make friends with the pooch--and something unexpected happens. For grades 2-4. 2011
Verity Price remains torn between her calling as a cryptozoologist and her love for ballroom dance. Then her maybe-boyfriend Dominic…
De Luca warns her that the Covenant of St. George is coming to New York--and Verity's life is in danger. Violence and strong language. 2013
Deux ans avant la guerre, Carel Ender vit à Privine. Petit fonctionnaire de l’administration impériale, il est consciencieux et apprécié.…
Les amis qu’il fréquente proviennent d’horizons divers: Isabelle Van Duyck, fondatrice d’une utopie artistique; Jean Faber, militant politique; Nina Fischer, journaliste de renom; et Ilya Rehberg, dramaturge intéressé par la «question kadienne». Carel Ender sera le lien entre ces divers personnages, jusqu’au moment où la grande histoire prendra le pas sur la petite. Les traces laissées par Carel Ender ne seront redécouvertes que de nombreuses années plus tard, par une historienne, Sabine Oloron, à qui il appartiendra de dire la morale de cette fable.