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Three novels, written between 1993 and 1997, in the series featuring Los Angeles PI Aaron Gunner. Includes You Can Die…
Trying, It's Not a Pretty Sight, and When Last Seen Alive, in which a black extremist group woos Gunner. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1997
Winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature presents first-hand accounts of Soviet veterans of the Soviet-Afghan War (1979-1989). Discusses…
military operations, life on the front lines, loss of loved ones, and post-deployment experiences. Translated from the 1990 Russian edition. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Nobel Prize. 1992
Brett "Stick" Patterson, a star football player who's become disenchanted with the game, suddenly quits and becomes friends with Preston,…
a nerdy kid who fights crime by night. Strong language and some violence. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2015
Four novels, written between 2010 and 2015, in the series featuring New York PI Stanley Hastings. Includes Caper, Stakeout, Safari,…
and A Fool for a Client, in which Stanley's hotshot attorney boss is accused of killing his law-clerk girlfriend. Strong language and some violence. 2015
Four mysteries, written between 1989 and 1996, in the series featuring half-Cherokee police chief Mitch Bushyhead and set against a…
Cherokee background in Oklahoma. Includes The Grandfather Medicine, Night Walker, Ghostland, and The Fire Carrier. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 1996
Collection of letters written by Ian Fleming (1908-1964) between 1952 and 1964, arranged according to the order in which the…
James Bond novels appeared, starting with Casino Royale (DB 56134). Letters discuss family issues, commentary on his books, and business with his publisher. Edited by Fleming's nephew. Some strong language. 2015
Four books explore the wonders of the universe, solar system, and space programs. Includes Astronomy, Astronauts, and Space Exploration; The…
Solar System, Meteors, and Comets; Stars, Galaxies, and the Milky Way; and The Universe, Black Holes, and the Big Bang. For grades 4-7. 2015
The granddaughter of an Armenian citizen recounts her grandfather's experiences during World War I as described in his journals. Stepan…
was separated from his family during deportations to internment camps. He discovered the genocide facing them all and escaped just before his own impending slaughter, only to face a perilous journey. Some violence. 2016
Journalist and former public-health consultant discusses the influence of military research on culinary history and civilian eating habits. Examines preservation…
techniques, adulteration of basic staples such as bread and cheese, and the ways food is packaged and transported. Considers the effect of these processes on children. 2015
A psychology professor explores what makes successful people tick. She believes it is a quality she calls grit. Starting with…
raw talent helps, but her research shows that determination and desire are the key to outstanding achievement. Bestseller. 2016
An autobiographical novel. After college, Ben Markovits trades on his mother's German citizenship to play for a European basketball club.…
While there, he falls in love with the young mother of another player's daughter. His first taste of adulthood is not what he expected. Some descriptions of sex. 2015
Two mysteries, written in 1999 and 2004, featuring Nikki Chase, an African American economics professor at Harvard, who is often…
called upon to solve murders. In Blue Blood, it's a conservative Yale law professor who is killed. In Orange Crushed, it is Nikki's old friend and mentor from Princeton. Some violence and some strong language. 2004
Through profiling ten historical prophets, saints, mystics, and martyrs, the author of Why Is God Laughing? (DB 68723) depicts an…
evolving understanding of the nature of God. Discusses the power of faith, what belief means, and the ways spirituality can connect across the ages. 2012
While in Paris to film a movie, Clara Vine is recruited by British intelligence to get close to Eva Braun.…
Clara uses her connections with Berlin's high society to uncover secrets surrounding Hitler's mistress, even as she works to conceal her own hidden past. Descriptions of sex and some violence. 2014
Penny Cartwright blames country singer Trevor Reynolds for her brother's death. If Brad hadn't left their hometown of Kings Meadow…
to join Trevor's band, he would still be alive. But when Trevor travels to Kings Meadow to fulfill a promise to Brad, can Penny move past her grief and forgive? 2016
1943. Still mourning the death of his brother in Europe, reporter John Easley heads to the Aleutian island of Attu…
to investigate the stories of Japanese invasion. He becomes stranded and must avoid capture by Japanese soldiers. Meanwhile, his wife, Helen, searches for him. Some violence and some descriptions of sex. 2014
Told through letter-writing flashbacks, Cassie, a New Jersey shore teen, experiences exhilarating highs of new love, the frightening free falls…
of personal demons and family tragedy, and the bumps along the way to forgiveness, acceptance, and self-discovery. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2016
An account of Queen Elizabeth II's life as a young adult, her public life, her work with the Women's Auxiliary…
Territorial Service, and her forward-looking thinking upon rising to the crown. Examines how the young queen carved out a role distinct from that of her parents and grandparents. 2012