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Home from a Hawaiian vacation, bounty hunter Stephanie Plum finds a photo in her bag and learns that her seatmate…
was murdered. While eluding thugs who are looking for the picture, Stephanie searches for her missing arch nemesis Joyce and endures serial carjackings. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller. 2011
Agatha assiste au mariage de son ex-compagnon, James Lacey, bien qu'elle ait du mal à se remettre de leur séparation…
alors même qu'elle a un nouvel amant, français de surcroît. Quelques instants avant la cérémonie, la mariée est retrouvée morte, tuée par balle. Agatha passe alors du statut d'invitée à celui de suspecte numéro un. Son assistant l'aide mais l'affaire s'avère complexe.
Les pompiers témoignent de leur combat contre le violent incendie qui a détruit, le 15 avril 2019, une partie de…
la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris et décrivent les étapes de l'opération de sauvetage qui a été mise en place.
Une variation qui prend pour point de départ les deux origines possibles du mot religion : relire et relier. Elle…
conclut des décennies de réflexion sur la synthèse et la reconstruction, dans une époque qui divise, décompose et détruit. Le philosophe analyse les textes sacrés et propose de considérer les problèmes contemporains à l'aune du religieux, qui relie les hommes entre eux.
New York gallery manager and artist Jecca Layton spends the summer painting in her friend Kim's hometown of Edilean, Virginia.…
Jecca falls in love with Kim's cousin, Dr. Tristan Aldredge, but has to choose between her city career or country life with Tristan. Some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2012
Biography of playwright Wendy Wasserstein (1950-2006), who was the first woman to win a Tony Award for playwrighting. Examines Wasserstein's…
family, experience at the Yale School of Drama with Meryl Streep and Sigourney Weaver, friendships with gay men, and career. Some strong language. 2011
François, Mick et Annie sont en vacances à Kernach. Leur oncle Henri Dorsel est parti en Espagne avec sa femme,…
les laissant seuls avec leur cousine Claude et son chien Dagobert. Après un article dans la presse sur les nouvelles recherches de l'oncle, scientifique célèbre, la villa est cambriolée, des documents importants disparaissent et Claude et Dagobert sont enlevés.
En pays de Grimoirie, le jeune Arthur commence auprès de Merlin un apprentissage anticonformiste : il s'initie aux secrets de…
la nature et aux mystères du monde animal dans une cascade de métamorphoses. Une oeuvre inspirée par les légendes arthuriennes, que T.H. White a réadaptées pour en faire une farce drolatique et moderne, à l'origine du dessin animé de Walt Disney, Merlin l'enchanteur.
A dozen stories set in urban and suburban locales, modern and historical, where protagonists are at odds with their environment.…
In the title piece, a runner in a big city envisions the wilds of Mongolia. Some strong language. 2011
Deux mondes se font face : Anarres, peuplé par des dissidents soucieux de créer enfin une société utopique libre et…
Urras, qui a conservé aux yeux des habitants d'Anarres la réputation d'un enfer en proie à la violence. C'est dans ce contexte que Shevek, physicien de génie, invente l'ansible, qui permet une communication instantanée entre tous les peuples.
Harvard humanities professor, author of Will in the World (DB 59294), reconstructs the life of Poggio Bracciolini, a Renaissance book…
hunter who rediscovered the lost poem On the Nature of Things (DB 37721) by Lucretius. Emphasizes the importance of Bracciolini's find and its impact on Western culture. Nat 'l Bk Award, Pulitzer. Bestseller. 2011
Physician and medical researcher Schneider discusses osteoporosis, a symptomless disease that causes bone fractures. Describes the lifestyle and genetic factors…
involved in building healthy bones and suggests ways to reduce the risk of injury. Assesses FDA-approved treatments and alternative medicines. Examines effects of other medical conditions on bone health. 2011
Updated version of classic women's medical book discusses core issues such as gynecology and sexuality. Adds coverage on reproductive rights,…
violence against women, environmental health, and other topics. Includes information on disabilities, post-reproductive years, and navigation of the health-care system. 2011
Based on her own experiences in Europe and North America, well-traveled blind psychologist provides tips and tools for taking trips…
without sighted assistance. Discusses where to go, how to get there, what to bring, what to do, and what questions to ask. 2010
Counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath infiltrates a terrorist network to thwart a plot to annihilate the United States. Meanwhile, Russian assassins…
target a Hollywood filmmaker who accidently exposed a power broker's radical anti-American agenda. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2011
Best-selling true-crime author's portrait of the 2008 Republican vice-presidential candidate. Offers opinions and observations about issues surrounding Palin's last pregnancy,…
her family's antics, and her comments on current and historical events. Describes his interactions with the Palins while living in Wasilla as their neighbor in 2010. Strong language. Bestseller. 2011
In the early 1900s a group of Japanese women, mainly daughters of Buddhist farmers, sail to San Francisco as mail-order…
brides. Most discover a life of hard labor and prejudice. Their children grow up American--but then come the World War II internment camps. PEN/Faulkner Award. Bestseller. 2011
Georgia coroner Dr. Sara Linton and her ex-husband, police chief Jeffrey Tolliver, race to find a killer rapist in the…
small town of Heartsdale. Savagely killed victims, starting with a blind professor, proliferate as swiftly as likely suspects. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. 2001
The war between Tierra and Uraba spreads. Criston Vora--still longing for his lost wife Adrea--leaves the mountains and returns to…
the sea. In the captured city of Ishalem, Soldan-Shah Omra's men discover an ancient map. At home the rivalries among Soldan-Shah's wives grow. Violence and some strong language. 2010
Historical novel picks up after the events in To Try Men's Souls (DB 70742), with George Washington and his army…
encamped at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, during the winter of 1777-78. Baron von Steuben trains the troops while congressional rivals try to replace Washington. Some violence and some strong language. 2010