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Pope Benedict XVI examines the Gospels' accounts of Jesus's life as a child and explains their relevancy to modern times.…
Discusses genealogy and biblical records of the birth of Jesus and of Jesus as a twelve-year-old in the temple. Sequel to Jesus of Nazareth (DB 72929). Translated from German. 2012
Award-winning health writer investigates the effectiveness of drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers by visiting fifteen treatment programs and interviewing clients,…
counselors, and administrators. Challenges common beliefs about addiction and offers insight into different types of therapy, success rates, and keys to recovery. 2013
Léon et Éloïse ont une vie qui sort de l'ordinaire. D'abord, ils sont jumeaux. Vivre en double, à l'adolescence, ce…
nest pas toujours facile. À Matimekush, une communauté innue du Nord du Québec, leur quotidien sera bouleversé pour toujours. Une disparition mystérieuse dans le village les amènera à comprendre la fragilité qui les entoure, le territoire et ses dangers
Biography traces the career of ethnomusicologist Lomax (1915-2002), who began making field recordings of rural music for the Library of…
Congress in the 1930s. Discusses his work producing albums and his role in introducing listeners to performing artists such as Muddy Waters, Lead Belly, and Jelly Roll Morton. 2010
Wendy, a married woman, meets journalist Curtis at a hotel bar and accompanies him to his room. When a man…
charges in and kills Curtis, Wendy shoots him in self-defense. Realizing the dead assailant was a federal agent, Wendy flees. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2013
London, 1831. Lady Philippa "Pippa" Marbury is interested in science--and the art of seduction, which she desires to learn before…
her marriage to Lord Castleton. Pippa tries to obtain lessons from renowned rake Cross, but when he refuses she investigates independently. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2013
Relates the 1836 abduction of nine-year-old Cynthia Ann Parker by Comanches and her 1860 rescue, which was the basis for…
Alan LeMay's novel The Searchers (DB 69294) and the 1956 film of the same name directed by John Ford, starring John Wayne. Violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2013
What eleven-year-old Ben McBain wants most is to be the quarterback for his football team. But teammate Shawn O'Brien has…
been groomed by his dad, a former NFL player, to look and act the part--and Shawn's dad is the coach. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2012
War is brewing between the Star Empire of Manticore and the Solarian League. Admiral Honor Harrington must team up with…
the Republic of Haven, her former enemy, to repulse incursions by the league's navy. Sequel to Mission of Honor (DB 72214). Strong language. 2012
The Supreme Court's first female justice traces the history and evolution of the institution from its first sessions in 1790…
to the twenty-first century. Discusses landmark cases and presents portraits of justices who shaped U.S. law. Includes the text of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. Bestseller. 2013
Victorian-era London. Tessa, Jem, and Will must battle Mortmain before he can strike the Shadowhunters, but none of their allies…
believes Mortmain is an imminent threat. As the stakes rise, Tessa realizes the only person who can save her is herself. Some violence. For senior high and older readers. 2013
Attorney Charles Benedict drugs prosecutor Carrie Blair and records them having what looks like consensual sex. When his attempt to…
blackmail Blair backfires, Benedict kills her and frames her wealthy husband Horace for the murder--and then represents Horace. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2013
Author investigates the murder of despised book editor Mr. Herman Q. Mildew. Each of the suspects--more than eighty fellow writers…
and illustrators--provides an alibi. But someone must have something to hide. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2013
Disability activist Joni and her husband Ken describe the difficulties that Joni's paralysis and extensive travel with her ministry have…
caused during their three decades of marriage. They explain ways their faith in God strengthened their relationship and helped them cope with Joni's cancer diagnosis and Ken's depression. 2013
Professor examines the diverse Jewish communities within 1930s European and Soviet society. Posits that cultural assimilation and other factors led…
to factionalism and internal disarray and left Jews ill-equipped to confront growing anti-Semitism. Violence. 2012
Nicknamed Knuckleduster for his weapon of choice, Brody, who is blind, works as a vigilante for hire to pay for…
expensive batteries for his vision implants. When he leaves the city at the request of a friend, he uncovers a conspiracy. Violence and strong language. 2013
Lost and lonely Finbar, a New York advertising writer, cancels his Christmas plans for a last-minute assignment. Then his older…
brother calls to say that their long-lost dad is deathly ill. Going home to Boston forces Fin to reevaluate his choices. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2013
Four generations of Chicago's Popper family try to make sense of the world. Seymour joins the navy at age thirty-nine…
during World War II. Decades later his grandson, who goes by Popper, meets Kat at college in Michigan, but his insecurities may doom their relationship. Strong language. 2011
After graduating from college, Carter Quinn returns to Rhode Island and persuades music professor Giancarlo Rosa to teach him Italian.…
Carter wants to pursue an exchange student from Italy whom he loves. Giancarlo agrees and also returns home after thirty years to visit his family. Both find surprises. 2007
When Sir Clement Carnell dies his children Valentine and Louisa are liberated from his tyranny. Louisa breaks the engagement her…
father arranged, while Valentine invites their London cousins to come to their country home, Pennacombe. Soon both siblings are entangled in romantic intrigues. 2010