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Award-winning actress Diane Keaton, from Annie Hall, reminisces about movie roles and lovers, including Woody Allen, Warren Beatty, and Al…
Pacino. Tells of becoming a single mom at fifty and discusses her own mother, who kept numerous journals before succumbing to Alzheimer's. Strong language. Bestseller. 2011
Anthropologist traces the interplay among tribes, ethnic groups, and political authorities in Afghanistan from pre-modern times to the early twenty-first…
century. Discusses regional and cultural differences, insurgencies against invaders, and efforts to build a stable government after the overthrow of the Taliban. 2010
Searching for a motive in her assistant Jack Fielding's murder, forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta visits a female inmate who seduced…
Fielding when he was a boy and later gave birth to his daughter--Fielding's killer. Scarpetta is thrust into a tangle of violent deaths. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller. 2011
Eleven-year-old fairy-tale detective Sabrina Grimm is angry that her parents are still missing. But she joins her seven-year-old sister Daphne,…
their grandmother Granny Relda, and several fairy-tale characters called Everafters to try to discover who killed Sabrina's teacher, Mr. Grumpner. For grades 3-6. 2007
When Cordell Carmel walks in on his long-time girlfriend Joelle having sex with another man, he questions the path of…
his life and the rules he lives by. While plotting revenge, Cordell goes on an extensive sexual odyssey. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 2007
1750s. The fae of the Onyx Court living below the streets of London distrust the rise of scientific knowledge in…
society. Although fearful of exposure, the fae are concerned with the return of Halley's Comet and a dragon once banished onto it. Companion to Midnight Never Come (DB 67519). 2010
Months after the events in A Lion among Men (DB 68276), Dorothy returns to Oz. Meanwhile, Rain still struggles to…
learn about her family--and her destiny. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2011
Uncle Jack joins fairy-tale detectives Sabrina and Daphne Grimm and their Granny Relda in their search for Little Red Riding…
Hood and the other Everafters responsible for kidnapping the Grimms' parents. For grades 3-6. 2006
Overview of chronic fatigue syndrome and the difficulty of diagnosing it. Describes symptoms and discusses conventional treatments and complementary and…
alternative medicine. Offers advice on conserving energy and stresses the importance of patient empowerment and advocacy. 2012
Memoir of talk-show host Regis Philbin (born 1931) recalls his climb to fame, including his stint on The Joey Bishop…
Show. Shares anecdotes about famous guests and their influence on him. Highlights working with morning cohosts Kathie Lee Gifford and Kelly Ripa. Foreword by Dave Letterman. Bestseller. 2011
Journalist Carr expands upon his 2008 article in The Atlantic Monthly entitled "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" Citing neurology research,…
he argues that humans are losing our capacity for concentration, contemplation, and reflection as advancing technology changes our neural pathways. Pulitzer Prize finalist. 2010
Memoir of American classical dancer D'Amboise, born Joseph Ahearn in 1934. Discusses his family, training, and career with the New…
York City Ballet. Highlights the evolution of dance in America and the principal dancers he worked with, including Lincoln Kirstein and George Balanchine. 2011
The CIA asks Garrett Kelly to get close to Sarah Daniels after Sarah witnesses her half brother Marcus Lattimer kill…
a man. Garrett wants revenge because Marcus double-crossed him years ago--but then he develops feelings for Sarah. Strong language, explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2011
Ian Cresswell's drowning was ruled an accident, but Ian's wealthy uncle wants to make sure his own son--a recovering addict--wasn't…
the cause. Inspector Lynley and his friends Simon and Deborah St. James conduct an off-the-books investigation of the troubled family. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2012
Fifty-four-year-old widow Gaby creates a video to invite her grown children and their families to her Massachusetts farm for Christmas.…
She informs them that they will also be attending her wedding, but refuses to tell them who the groom is--right up until the ceremony. Strong language. Bestseller. 2011
Derbyshire, England; 1803. Fitzwilliam Darcy and his wife Elizabeth (née Bennet), who have been married six years and have two…
sons, are relaxing on the night before their annual autumn ball. Elizabeth's wayward sister Lydia arrives unexpectedly, declaring that her husband Wickham has been murdered on Darcy's estate. Bestseller. 2011
While in Mexico on a mission to take down arms dealer Alex Mouton, Sam Kelly instead spends his time bedding…
barmaid Sophie, unaware that she is Mouton's daughter. Five months later Sophie--pregnant and running from her family's henchmen--tracks Sam down. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. 2010
London, 1765. Beatrice Corning is hostessing a tea for her uncle when a wild-looking man staggers in. Reynaud St. Aubyn,…
thought to have been killed in battle, is the rightful heir to her uncle's title. Now a traitor's target, Reynaud fascinates Beatrice. Explicit descriptions of sex and some violence. 2009
Having once again quit the Oslo police force, Harry Hole is in Hong Kong feeding his new opium habit when…
detective Kaja Solness arrives to convince him to help with a serial-killer case. Originally published in Norwegian in 2009. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2011
Bridget Liu struggles to be a normal teenager, despite hearing demonic voices and spending her days performing exorcisms with Monsignor…
Renault. Then a startling message reveals something truly hellish is on its way. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers. 2011