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Books six and seven in the series, published in 2011 and 2014. In Firebird, Alex and Chase seek a vanished…
physicist and his artifacts. In Coming Home, they travel to Earth to learn truth about artifacts of the early space age. Some strong language. 2014
Anthropologist examines the movement of the human species and discusses the impact this has had on evolutionary development. Analyzes the…
results of Western imperialism, cultural convergences and diaspora, and the ways local ecology influenced choices of nomadism versus settlement. 2015
Evalina Toussaint remembers her experiences as a patient at the Highland Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina--a mental institution, which also…
houses Zelda Fitzgerald. As Evalina grows into a young woman, her experiences at Highland circle in and out of her life. Some descriptions of sex. 2013
The number of children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, has grown to epidemic proportions in the past…
twenty years. Family therapist Wedge looks at the nature, diagnosis, and current treatment of the disease, and questions whether alternative approaches might achieve more success. 2015
Theology professor outlines a guide designed to aid in bettering the understanding and interpretation of the Bible's Old Testament prophets.…
Examines the historical context of the writings, the ways to define who qualifies as a prophet, and differentiations between prophecy and apocalyptic preaching. 2015
Warren Duffy returns home to Philadelphia after his marriage implodes and his father dies. There, he discovers ghosts, both dead…
and alive. The latter includes a daughter he never knew about. Strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2015
In his debut novel, actor Duchovny tells the story of Elsie, a cow who inadvertently learns about the meat industry…
and sets off on a globe-spanning adventure with her friends: Jerry, a Torah-reading pig, and Tom, a sophisticated turkey. Some strong language. 2015
When she falls for a boy who moves to California without any warning, sixteen-year-old Eva and her best friend, Annie,…
set off on a road trip to see him again. Together, they confront the complex truth about love along the way. For senior high and older readers. 2015
As the angels prepare to war with the surviving humans, Raffe and Penryn are forced to choose a side and…
take a final stand. Sequel to World After (DB 77340). Violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers. 2015
Psychoanalyst Estelle Berman takes on a new patient as a favor to a colleague--his daughter, a movie star. Justine has…
trouble with stealing things. Estelle's other patients face their own demons as Estelle falls asleep during sessions and otherwise begins to deteriorate. 2015
Books seventeen through nineteen, written between 2008 and 2013, in the series featuring Arkansas bookstore owner Claire Malloy. In Mummy…
Dearest Claire's Egyptian honeymoon with Deputy Chief Peter Rosen is interrupted by mysterious goings-on. Next, she must solve a murder to get the house of her dreams. Some strong language. 2013
Liz Drake hasn't heard from her friend Blake in too long, so she travels to Vancouver to see him. She…
finds Blake in a coma and all his acquaintances keeping secrets. To save her friend, Liz descends into a dangerous dream world. Some strong language. 2015
Collection of three intertwining stories exploring life in 1950s Connecticut. Spofford, a chicken farmer, contemplates the ways his town has…
changed since his youth. McGland, a literary star with an eye for the ladies, deals with an irate grandmother. Actor Mopworth adds his own view. 1956
Fechtor reflects on her life before and after suffering a brain aneurysm at the age of twenty-eight. She describes hospitalizations,…
surgeries that resulted in her losing sight in one eye, and her rehabilitation process, in which her love of food and cooking played a key role. Includes recipes. 2015
Former presidential chief of staff John H. Sununu provides an insider's account of George H. W. Bush's term as President…
of the United States. Discusses Bush's policy achievements, the first Gulf War, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and domestic legislation, including the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. 2015
Historian profiles the life of economist John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) by segmenting his life into discrete parts: altruist, boy prodigy,…
official, public man, lover, connoisseur, and envoy. Discusses Keynes's bisexuality, interest in and patronage of the arts, and influence on twentieth-century economics. Some descriptions of sex. 2015
In Partners in Crime, best friends Darcy and Norah create a detective agency for a school project. In Sleepover Stakeout,…
a classmate's spooky baby monitor picks up pleas for help. In Framed and Dangerous, a suspicious fire at school is the trickiest mystery yet. For grades 4-7. 2012
Greek-American restauranteur and widow Daphne travels to the Greek island of Erikousa with her young daughter to prepare for her…
wedding. While there, she learns her beloved grandmother's history and reconnects with her own past as she rethinks her future. 2014
Biography of Joy Davidman (1915-1960), whose marriage to C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) was portrayed in the Academy Award-winning movie Shadowlands.…
Examines Joy's life growing up in New York, her literary endeavors, search for a spiritual home, and relationship with her first husband, novelist William Lindsey Gresham. 2015
For three decades, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and their closest associates (namely, Owen Barfield and Charles Williams)…
formed the Inklings, a weekly literary club. An accounting of the Inklings' lives and work is provided, along with the ideas, affections, and vexations that drove the group's members. 2015