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Texas historian gives a detailed account of the making of the 1956 film Giant, directed by George Stevens. Covers the…
process of adapting Ferber's novel and the casting and making of the film, including profiles of the actors. Also discusses the film's reception, and its lasting influence. Some strong language. 2018
Biography of British stage and screen actor (1893-1943). Details his career, including the height of his success in Hollywood in…
the 1930s, when he starred in films such as Gone with the Wind and Pygmalion. Also covers his work as an anti-German propagandist during WWII and the rumors of wartime espionage. 2013
A narrative history of America during the Reconstruction Era and the Gilded Age. Discusses the repercussions of the Civil War…
on the economy, working conditions, social relations, and the population as a whole. 2017
The sentient spaceship The Shadow's Child has been scarred by war, and now brews tea for travelers in a backwater…
asteroid belt. Consulting detective Long Chau hires the ship to recover a dead body from deep space. 2018
Djuna falls in love with Rango, becoming entangled in his life--and that of Rango's wife, Zora. Their tempestuous affair, conducted…
on a houseboat on the Seine, has Djuna questioning what she wants from her lover and life itself. Explicit descriptions of sex. 1959
Religious studies professor presents a history of ancient Roman and Mediterranean religions from the late Bronze Age to approximately the…
fourth century AD. Uses literary and archaeological evidence to discuss the interplay of religion with daily life and sociopolitical processes. Translated from the original 2016 German edition. 2018
A journalist recreates the singular world of his grandparents' house in London. Chimen and Miriam Abramsky amassed an extensive collection…
of socialist literature and Jewish history, and they frequently held large gatherings to bring together influential thinkers, including Eric Hobsbawm and Isaiah Berlin. Spanish language. 2016
Virgínia, her brother Daniel, and their older sister, Esmeralda, live by themselves in a decaying mansion. Virgínia and Daniel's relationship…
is close, and they eventually leave together for the city. Virgínia becomes involved with Vicente. Translated from the 1946 Portuguese edition. Some descriptions of sex. 2018
A narrative history of Mexico, beginning with the empire of the Aztecs and carrying through to the early twenty-first century.…
Includes discussions of religion, technology, ethnicity, ecology, and the many events, institutions, and individuals that have shaped the modern nation. 2010
Collection of seventy-five previously published poems selected by Edward Hirsch, author of Gabriel (DB 81044) and How to Read a…
Poem (DB 48477). Includes pieces by Jill Bialosky, Natalie Diaz, Martín Espada, Terrance Hayes, Suji Kwock Kim, Yusef Komunyakaa, Cate Marvin, A. E. Stallings, and many others. 2016
The lives of Lillian, Jay, Djuna, and Sabina intertwine. Lillian pushes against the expectations of women and her own inhibitions…
as she loses herself in affairs in search of happiness. Explicit descriptions of sex. 1946
Award-winning author and editor Gardner Dozois gathers nearly forty short pieces of science fiction, published during 2016, in this year-end…
retrospective. Authors include, among others, Lavie Tidhar, Carolyn Ives Gilman, Stephen Baxter, Paolo Bacigalupi, Alastair Reynolds, Carrie Vaughn, Ken Liu, and Ian McDonald. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2017
In search of herself, Sabina turns to lovers. Each gives her the opportunity to explore a different facet of herself.…
However, she struggles with the love she has for her husband, Alan, who refuses to see how she has grown in the ten years they've been married. Explicit descriptions of sex. 1954
Collection of seventy-five previously published poems selected by Sherman Alexie, National Book Award winner and the author of You Don't…
Have to Say You Love Me (DB 89576). Includes pieces by James Galvin, Louise Glück, Terrance Hayes, Rebecca Hazelton, Saeed Jones, Claudia Rankine, and more. 2015
Two stories which explore the sexual lives of the characters. In "The Sealed Room," Djuna reflects on the influence her…
childhood relationships have on her relationships with men. In "The Café," friends come and go as they discuss their lives. Explicit descriptions of sex. 1947
Historian examines the history of the papacy from 1799 with the death of Pope Pius VI to the early twenty-first…
century and the installation of Pope Francis. Analyzes turning points which allowed the institution to move from being nearly subsumed by other political powers to a power of its own once again. 2018
In a world of endless recorded surveillance, state inspector Mielikki Neith investigates the suspicious circumstances in the death of a…
civilian in government custody. The information she discovers concerning the dead woman grows increasingly complicated and conflicting. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2017
Author of The Butler (DB 77491) details the life of champion boxer Sugar Ray Robinson, born Walker Smith, Jr. (1921-1989).…
Examines his early life growing up in Detroit, boxing career, years in entertainment, comeback, and later life. Discusses societal pressures surrounding his fame and personal life. 2009
A collection of space opera short stories, including ones set in the Ender's Game, Honor Harrington, and Dune universes. The…
collected authors include Elizabeth Moon, Lois McMaster Bujold, Dave Bara, Nnedi Okorafor, Alastair Reynolds, Anne McCaffrey, Charles E. Gannon, and more. Some violence and some strong language. 2017
After the conviction of former Nazi SS lieutenant colonel Adolf Eichmann, Shalom Nagar was selected to carry out Eichmann's execution.…
A fictionalized Nagar is haunted by his memories, even decades later. Originally published in German in 2014. Some violence. 2017