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15 essays on music, which all include the author's search to capture how a listener "hears, or imagines he hears,…
and how he connects that listening to the rest of his life." O'Brien also explores the way music defined - and now defines how he remembers - his own formative youthful experiences, from the impact on his musical sensibility by his father to the way the pop music of the 1960s defined how he and his friends lived. Some strong language. 2004.
Back at her elegant English boarding school for another term, Californian Calypso Kelly continues her pursuit of Prince Freddy with…
style. For junior and senior high readers. Sequel to "Pulling princes" (DC28228). Followed by "Dueling princes". 2005. (The Calypso chronicles ; 2)
Tara Bannister's abusive stepfather finally pushed her too far. To save herself she had to kill him. Or did she?…
As Tara's self-defence claim crumbles, attorney Leslie Conners must overcome more than first trial jitters to mount a credible defence. 2005.
For his Ph.D. dissertation, Kull built a cabin in the Patagonian wilderness with the intention of studying the effect of…
deep wilderness solitude on a human being. He describes a tradition of solitaries and hermits and surveys the various cultural understandings of solitude, as well as providing his physical explorations and observations of the surrounding area. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. c2008.
Can embittered bachelor Dr. Quint Roberts overcome the grief and losses of the Civil War and face the challenges of…
a new life -- and love -- in the Old West? Sequel to "Until the daybreak", followed by "Measure of grace". 2001.
Kathleen Stallworth's millionaire in-laws have taken her daughter away. Now all she lives for is revenge - until her newfound…
faith alters her plans and produces a victory she could never have imagined. Followed by "A time to love". 1998.
When his beloved wife of forty-five years is killed in an outlaw raid, Jamie MacCallister vows vengeance. He tracks the…
murderous gang west from the Atlantic coast, winding up at Little Big Horn, where he joins General Custer's battle with the Sioux. Sequel to "Talons of Eagles". Violence and strong language. 1996. (The Eagles ; 4)
What if every kid had a handy toolbox of ways to get along with others? That's just what this book…
is: a collection of 21 strategies kids can pull out and use to express themselves, build relationships, end arguments and fights, stop bullying, and beat unhappy feelings. Like the Mighty Might, which takes all the fun out of teasing. And the Thought Chop, which helps kids resist self-defeating thoughts. Grades 3-6. 2005.
Al and Paula Johnson live with their twin sons in an African American town in northern Missouri. Paula cares not…
only for her sons, but also for her feisty and cantankerous mother-in-law, Miss Kezee, whom Paula invited to stay after Ms. Kezee became a widow. Paula struggles to unify her household while Al runs for mayor. Some strong language. 1995.
A handbook for cultivating fearlessness and awakening a compassionate heart, and how to make friends with ourselves and develop genuine…
compassion toward others. The author shows how to "start where we are" - embracing rather than denying the painful aspects of our lives - and frames her teachings around 59 traditional Tibetan Buddhist maxims. 2001, c1994.
Nobel Prize-winning author's tale of a young Brahmin who abandons his comfortable home to wander through the Indian countryside seeking…
enlightenment. Based on the early life of Buddha. c2000. Uniform title: Siddhartha.
Does moving to Lyon, France to open a restaurant sound romantic to you? This is about an English couple who…
did just that. Along the way they encountered disbelief from the French at their menu choices, and a difficult licensing bureaucracy. In the end they succeeded in creating a well-run eating establishment. 1995.
1870. Evangeline Keating's husband, John, died leaving her and her daughter, Abigail, penniless. Thus Evangeline accepts John's cousin's proposal and…
travels to Springwater, Montana Territory. Her fiancé, however, is on a six-month trip and has sent his handsome partner to care for her and Abigail. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1998.
Joe Lakota and Marilee Nelson, friends since childhood, loved each other deeply. But a devastating event that Marilee refused to…
share with Joe caused a separation. Now, ten years later, divorced, and with a four-year-old son, Joe returns to their hometown hoping for reconciliation. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2000.
Alvarez, the author of "How the Garcia girls lost their accents" and other works, reminisces about her childhood in the…
Dominican Republic and her family's escape to New York City. Also describes how she became an author and how to experience the writing life. 1998.
An inspiring story of God's gentle guidance in the lives of those who choose his path. "Silver Dreams" is a…
whirlwind passage into a world of love and adventure on the high seas. Sequel to "Captive heart", followed by "Island bride". 1998.
Nelson, fourteen, wants to be a writer, so his composition books record the eventful summer of 1962. He and his…
friends, Cat and Tim, suspect that their retarded neighbour has been killed, and they begin an investigation. Meanwhile, Nelson's parents are talking about divorce, and he must take care of his sister after school. Surprising allies then come to his aid. Strong language. Junior high and older readers. 1993.
During World War II, the author, a war reporter, was recruited by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS)--later the CIA--to…
work in the propaganda division. She describes other female operatives, some of whom were spies with hair-raising duties behind enemy lines. Concludes with the role women play in intelligence, including uncovering the Soviet mole Aldrich Ames. 1998.