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Chronicle of the life of James Joyce (1882-1941), author of Ulysses (DB 19994) and Finnegan's Wake (DB 21424). Details his…
family history, relationships with fellow literary artists such as Samuel Beckett and William Butler Yeats, and his struggles as a writer. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2011
Inept racists plan an attack, unaware that someone has infiltrated their group. Meanwhile, Baltimore Herald cop reporter Darryl Billups has…
been receiving anonymous messages warning that the NAACP national headquarters is going to be bombed. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1997
An unnamed Chinese narrator tells the story of his family as they struggle to survive war with Japan and later…
rule by the Communist Party. Through it all, they work to keep their distillery open. Translated from Chinese. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Nobel Prize. 1988
The son of entertainer Ernie Ford (1919-1991) chronicles his father's career--including his television show and such hits as "Sixteen Tons"--and…
his parents' long marriage. Discusses his mother's suicide in 1989 and his father's death, two years later, from an alcohol-induced condition. Some strong language. 2008
Six books in a series. Overview of the Apache, Cheyenne, Mohawk, Navajo, Nez Perce, and Sioux tribes. Covers their successes…
and struggles in the past and present. Includes timelines, glossaries, and resources. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2012
A female CIA agent in Iran is executed after a U.S. journalist's article on illegal weapon sales blows her cover.…
Outraged, CIA director LaFountaine arrests the reporter and suspects that Congress leaked the information. House Speaker Mahoney asks fix-it man Joe DeMarco to investigate. Violence and strong language. 2010
Collection of letters the author of Slaughterhouse-Five (DB 64540) and Cat's Cradle (DB 15342) wrote from the 1940s until his…
death in 2007. In correspondence to family, friends, and colleagues Vonnegut shares details of his life and observations on the world around him. 2012
1803. Adventurer Ethan Gage and his wife are dispatched to the Caribbean to search for the lost treasure of Montezuma…
while the French hold hostage the couple's young son and the emerald Ethan found in The Barbary Pirates (DB 74722). Some violence. 2012
Time magazine correspondent explains the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, popularly known as the stimulus bill; its impact…
on everyday Americans; and the arguments made by supporters and critics. Discusses the legislation's provenance and passage and compares it to FDR's 1930s New Deal. 2012
Nora, from Crescendo (DB 72648), has been missing for weeks and awakens in a cemetery with no memory of the…
past five months. But a mysterious stranger holds a deep connection for her. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers. 2011
Guitarist and songwriter (born 1945) chronicles the development of his interest in music, his early bands, and his work with…
The Who. Includes reminiscences of musicians and industry professionals Townshend collaborated with in the 1960s and 1970s. Strong language and descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2012
London, 1864. Thames River police commander William Monk discovers a mutilated female corpse and links the victim to a recently…
deceased doctor who had advocated opium regulation. Monk asks his wife Hester, a nurse, and his friend, barrister Oliver Rathbone, to help determine who is blocking the investigation. 2012
Stockholm, 1789. Emil Larsson, an official with the Office of Customs and Excise, enjoys his bachelor life. Mrs. Sparrow, the…
proprietress of the local gambling den, reads Emil's fortune in the cards one night and tells him he must gather eight people to help realize his destiny. Strong language. 2012
An adaptation for youth of Dee Brown's 1970 book Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (DB 20462). Recounts the conquest…
of the West from the viewpoint of American Indians, particularly the Sioux nation. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2011
In Merge Raleigh Redman--an overnight millionaire--discovers an entity living in his apartment that shows him a world beyond the material.…
In Disciple ordinary office worker Hogarth Tryman finds himself a pawn in a battle for Earth's survival. Strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2012
Author of The Orientalist (DB 60073) pens a biography of General Alex Dumas (1762-1806), mixed-race father of French novelist Alexandre…
Dumas. Traces the general's roots in Saint-Domingue, his military career during the French Revolution and under Napoleon, and the rivalry that led to his fall. Pulitzer Prize. 2012
Two romance novels. In the title story Seattle medical student Claudia meets Seth, an Alaskan businessman, but is torn between…
marriage in an unfamiliar environment and her potential career. In A Handful of Heaven waitress Paige and a divorced customer are in love--but both are afraid of commitment. Bestseller. 1984
BBC arts editor and former director at London's Tate gallery explores modern art from Vincent van Gogh to Damien Hirst,…
with a focus on making it more understandable to the general public. Includes discussion of works such as Duchamp's Fountain--an upside-down urinal--and Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans. 2012
When Will's old college friends Jeffrey and Nolan visit him for the weekend, Jeffrey inexplicably robs a convenience store and…
kidnaps the female clerk. Realizing that Jeffrey has also implicated Will and Nolan, the friends spend a frantic three days trying to figure out a solution. Strong language. 2012