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Revised edition offers unusual and interesting facts about the forty-three men who served as presidents of the United States. Points…
out the variety of personalities, backgrounds, and interests of these individuals, as well as their similarities. For grades 3-6 and older readers. Caldecott Medal. 2012
An enigmatic new student named Shayne appears from nowhere, befriends Mikey, and takes on drug dealer and bully Jon, all…
within a matter of days. Then Shayne turns himself over to police and confesses to a killing. Some violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2010
A nurse discusses headache basics, including risk factors and triggers. Advises on prevention, treatment, alternative therapies, coping measures, and support…
strategies. Also covers head injuries, migraine and immune disorders, and causes that are specific to children and women. 2013
Believing he is working for the CIA, schizophrenic Thomas Kilbride is using a virtual mapping program to memorize every street…
in the world. When he sees a woman being strangled online, Thomas turns to his illustrator brother for help. Violence and some strong language. 2012
Examination of competing theories on the origin of the universe. Author gives equal time to divine interpretations of creation and…
scientific causes. Explores the ideas of Nobel Laureate in physics Steven Weinberg, Christian theologian and philosopher Richard Swinburne, novelist John Updike, and others. 2012
Dans cet ouvrage, vous ne trouverez ni la recette du grand amour, ni des coeurs à toutes les pages, encore…
moins une définition de l'amour. Mais vous y trouverez des réponses, celles qui vous conviennent, et des déclarations d'amour, celles qui vous ressemblent. C'est quoi l'amour? L'amour, c'est...- les autres, tout autour de nous,- le respect de soi,- la nature,- l'art,- la justice sociale.Un roman graphique hybride avec de la poésie, des micro nouvelles, des fragments, des illustrations pleine page ou minimalistes. Une réflexion sur cette notion complexe, subjective et universelle qu'est l'amour.
Les vacances s'annoncent formidables pour Méganne, Sabrina et Larisa : Saint-Pétersbourg est une ville spectaculaire, et Dmitry, le père de…
Larisa, devient leur guide touristique. Les palais royaux, les musées et les festivités des nuits blanches fascinent Méganne, mais ce n'est rien en comparaison du beau Valery, dont les yeux promettent bien plus que de l'amitié. Marise Gasque offre un récit riche, vivant, teinté des paysages et monuments caractéristiques de la Russie, qui émeut par sa description fine et tendre d'une adolescente en quête de soi.
Screenwriter Ruth Saunders, disfigured from a childhood accident, makes it big with a television series based on her life with…
her grandmother. While dealing with actors, rewrites, and so-so reviews, Ruth falls for her producer Dave, who uses a wheelchair. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2012
Alaskan adventure about a little girl named Kristie whose white cat is called Groucho because of the big black smudges…
above his eyes that look like bushy eyebrows. They play every day until one day Groucho wanders off in the snow, and Kristie must find him. For preschool-grade 2. 2003
As part of diplomatic talks between two long-feuding nations, the Republic of Scheria sends a team of fencers to Permia…
for several exhibition matches. The unlikely recruits--including an impoverished alcoholic, an accidental murderer, and a woman avoiding marriage--soon uncover hidden agendas. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2012
Martin Luther King a été élevé dans une famille de pasteurs. Un jour, un ami l'a invité à jouer chez…
lui, mais la mère du garçon a refusé de laisser entrer Martin à cause de la couleur de sa peau. Il a alors compris que quelque chose ne tournait pas rond. Il s'est promis que, lorsqu'il serait grand, il combattrait les injustices, et qu'il le ferait avec la plus redoutable des armes : les mots. Aujourd'hui, son nom est associé à la naissance du grand mouvement de lutte contre la ségrégation raciale aux États-Unis.
Istanbul, 1945. Expat Leon Bauer is dismayed to hear the U.S. spies he has been working for are leaving town,…
because he has no desire to move his hospitalized wife. Then his last assignment turns nightmarish. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2012
Syndicated columnist offers tips on cleaning, cooking, entertaining, grooming, coping with emergencies, and other home matters. Provides updates on years-old…
hints, such as treating ink stains with rubbing alcohol instead of hairspray, and vintage solutions that still work, including using a rubber band to prevent paint drips. 2009
Anthropologist surveys the archaeological record to determine likely reasons why Homo sapiens outlasted other human species. In addition to the…
ability to walk on two feet and use tools, Tattersall argues it was the acquisition of language that made us truly human. 2012
Australia, 1780s. Lieutenant Daniel Rooke, a gifted but socially awkward mathematician, has been sent to the colony of New South…
Wales to track a comet on behalf of the Royal Observatory. Once he arrives he befriends a young aboriginal girl--and soon must choose between their cultures. Some violence. 2008
Heavily-medicated deputy Dave Robicheaux lies in a New Orleans hospital recovering from gunshot wounds he suffered in The Glass Rainbow…
(DB 71706), when troubled Creole singer Tee Jolie Melton visits him. Dave learns later that Tee Jolie has been a missing person for weeks. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2012
Lady Fiona, the Countess of Carnarvon, chronicles the era that inspired the British television series Downton Abbey. She details the…
life of Almina--illegitimate daughter of Sir Alfred de Rothschild--who married the fifth earl of Carnarvon in 1895 and enjoyed upper-class privileges until World War I. Some violence. Bestseller. 2011
Bloomington, Indiana. John Baxter's six children and their families are gathering for his surprise seventieth birthday party when they receive…
word that their sister Erin, her husband, and their four adopted kids have been in a car accident. Only through their faith in God can the clan cope. 2012
Foreign correspondent and author of Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone (DB 63461) reports on rebuilding…
efforts in southern Afghanistan. Argues that the initial success of the 2009 military surge was undone by bureaucratic infighting and incompetence. Violence and strong language. 2012
While out horseback riding, sheriff Joanna Brady's daughter Jenny finds the body of her missing high school principal. As Joanna…
probes the woman's mysterious past, another murder occurs. Joanna also uncovers shocking information about her own father's death. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2012