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Harris, author of The End of Faith (DB 62053), and Nawaz, chair of a think tank focusing on religious freedom,…
extremism, and citizenship, examine the role of the Islamic religion in extremist violence in the twenty-first century. Presented as the authors speaking back and forth. 2015
Young Stella has her dreamed-of adventure and now must evade nefarious characters, after she witnesses something she shouldn't in the…
damp Hotel Majestic, where she lives with three dreadful aunts on a cliff above Withering-by-Sea. For grades 4-7. 2014
Compilation of fifteen tales of young American women blazing a trail through history. In Kekla Magoon's "Pulse of the Panthers,"…
sixteen-year-old Sandy starts to question her quiet life on a California farm after a weekend visit from the Black Panthers. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2015
Returning to Mexico City in 2009 for her father's funeral, Meche meets old friend Sebastian, who brings back memories. In…
1988, as a nerdy teen, Meche and her friends Daniela and Sebastian discovered she could cast spells using songs from her father's record collection. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2015
Guide to the basics of knitting socks. Discusses considerations for choosing yarn, needle choice, determining sock fit and sizing, the…
parts of the sock, which direction to knit the sock--up from the toe, or down from the cuff, with specific techniques for each--knitting two socks at once, and more. 2015
Researcher, physical therapist, and journalist team up to provide a guide to disease management for patients, family members, friends and…
caregivers dealing with Parkinson's. Clarifies misunderstandings; describes symptoms that may occur; explores possible causes; discusses diagnosis, treatment options, and ongoing research; and provides suggestions for living a rewarding life. 2013
Memoir of Catholic nun, reflecting on her spiritual growth. Topics covered include the differences and convergences between spirituality and religion,…
the call to religious life, experiencing life outside of inward-facing existence, living the Gospels, feminism and spirituality, the divine in nature, and finding meaning in everyday life. 2004
Two contemporary romances. In Rumor Has It, Liza catches her best friend Chante's fiancé, Robert, cheating. When Robert tries to…
discredit Liza, she goes to his political rival for help. Chante gets a new romance in I Heard a Rumor. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2015
Finale of the trilogy about brilliants born with exceptional talent. A scientist who helped develop a way to replicate brilliance…
disappears with the discovery rather than using it to stop the fighting between the normals and the brilliants. Agent Nick Cooper tries to save humanity. Violence and strong language. 2016
Two mysteries, written between 2014 and 2015, for British police detective Peter Diamond to solve. In The Stone Wife, a…
murder occurs during the auction in Bath of a carved stone figure--Chaucer's Wife of Bath. Also includes Down among the Dead. Some strong language. 2015
Two mysteries, written in 2010 and 2011, about San Francisco PI Sharon McCone. In Coming Back, McCone is still recovering…
from being shot in the head when her friend from physical therapy goes missing. In City of Whispers, McCone must find her emotionally disturbed half-brother. Strong language and some violence. 2011
Two mysteries, written in 2015 and 2016, in the series featuring Massachusetts caterer and amateur sleuth Faith Fairchild. In The…
Body in the Birches, following the Fourth of July celebration on Sanpere Island, Faith finds a housekeeper's body in the woods. Also includes The Body in the Wardrobe. 2016
Thirty-seven essays exploring the world of reading and criticism, by the author of Europa (DB 48634) and Cleaver (DB 68657).…
Essays are divided into the categories of "The World around the Book," "The Book in the World," "The Writer's World," and "Writing across Worlds."2015
The author survived a terrible fire when he was nine, and the experience and recovery inspired him and changed him…
for the better. He looks at the turning points in his life and shares how he overcame challenges. Bestseller. 2016
Chittister, a Benedictine nun, and Williams, former archbishop of Canterbury, present ways to find gratitude in a variety of circumstances,…
many of which may cause pain and suffering. Topics addressed are separated into the broad areas of "Discovering What We Are," "Becoming Who We Are," and "Growing into the Unknown." 2010
Legendary basketball player reflects on his life on and off the court. He had great success as a college player…
at UCLA before moving on to the NBA with the Portland Trail Blazers and the Boston Celtics, but he was plagued by injury and chronic pain. Bestseller. 2016
Journalist and travel writer talks about freediving, an extreme sport where competitors dive as deep as possible without oxygen, and…
where one mistake can kill. He focuses on the story of Nicholas Mevoli, the first freediver to die in competition in 2013. Some strong language. 2016
After their aunt's death, Scott and Madeline Madden return to the family home in the Hollywood Hills. Their reclusive and…
secretive cousins resent the siblings and guard secrets. The family has ties to an occult underground fixated on strange drawings that create conduits to the past. Some strong language. 2015
Charlie Fox is not sad to hear that former fellow British soldier Kirk Salter has been killed. But she reluctantly…
agrees to investigate his suspicious death at a German training facility for bodyguards that Salter was checking out for their mutual friend, Sean Meyer. Violence and strong language. 2003
Cole and his friends finally reach the fourth of the five kingdoms, Necronum, land of the dead, where they confront…
unexpected dangers, encounter echoes or ghosts, and meet new allies. For grades 5-8. 2016