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After Jill Frayne's long-term relationship with her lover ended and her daughter left home, she packed up her life and…
headed for the Yukon. Sleeping in her car or pitching a tent by the road, she became a solitary traveller and lived close to the natural world. What started out as a three-month trip became a personal journey that lasted several years. 2002.
Vancouver chef Jeremy Papier is fast becoming known for his traditional dishes. But his restaurant, although always booked, is in…
financial trouble. An old friend, Dante Beale, is willing to help - for a price. Jeremy's problems deepen when his father goes to live among the homeless in Vancouver's Stanley Park and involves Jeremy in an unsolved murder case from the early 1970's. Canada Reads 2007.
When stagecoach guard Earl Stark listens in on a murder trial, he realizes a man is going to be hanged…
illegally. Compelled to step in and straighten things out, Stark displays a knowledge of the law that earns him a quick entrance into the bar. But when Stark's lady friend is shot down, he forgets his new profession. As far as he's concerned, her killers are already tried and convicted. Strong language and violence. 1994.
Chilling and absorbing account of a week spent by the author at the famed Livermore nuclear lab in California. Describes…
the young scientists absorbed in making futuristic space weapons with lasers, particle beams, and microwaves. 1985.
Renowned author Jean Little describes her childhood with a visual impairment, the early death of her father, the shock of…
losing her remaining sight to glaucoma, and her battle with depression. A talking computer and her guide dog, Zephyr, brought her independence and freedom. Sequel to "Little by Little".
More than 1,000 years into the future, the human race has spread all over the galaxy, settling in a host…
of bizarre and exotic worlds. In this great galactic civilization, one race alone has the unique sensitivity to pilot the starships safely through the hazardous depths of inter-stellar space - the Romany people. Yacoub, their king, finds himself in a time of turmoil as the old myths are put to the test. 1987.
Three short stories taking place at Christmas time. In "Christmas Child" a teenager confronts the death of her newborn sister.…
In "Last Dance" Brenda is confused by a cancer patient's love for her. In "Kathy's Life" Ellie learns to reject high school pettiness. Junior and senior high readers. 1998.
In the twenty-third century humans must find a new planet to inhabit. Fifty people board a starship to find a…
new world, led by a year-captain and a sightless young woman, Noelle, a telepathic mission communicator who stays in touch with her twin sister on Earth. When she loses contact with the planet, she is surprised by another presence in "nospace." Some explicit descriptions of sex. 1995.
The author, a close friend of the late Gene Roddenberry, presents a biography of the producer, who was born in…
1921 and died in 1991. Alexander delves into Roddenberry's life, character, and career, emphasizing his creation of and involvement with the Star Trek series that made him an icon to legions of fans. Some strong language. c1994.
Texas multimillionaire Russell Dendy's pregnant daughter, Sabra, runs off with her high-school boyfriend after Dendy threatens them. As they attempt…
to rob a convenience store, the fleeing couple takes hostages, including a television reporter. Then Sabra goes into active labour. Strong language, explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. Bestseller 2000.
Colonel Tusker Smalley and his wife elect to stay on in one of India's hill-stations after the British have left…
in 1947. Life gradually begins to change. 1977 Booker Prize winner. 1977.
Private investigator Spenser is hired to protect actress Jill Joyce after she receives threatening phone calls. When her stand-in is…
murdered, Spenser flies to California to uncover the truth about Jill's past. Strong language. 1990.
The author of "The Automatic Millionaire" and "Smart Women Finish Rich" (DC27884) advises people who have neglected to manage money.…
Outlines saving, cutting credit card debt, budgeting, creating a self-directed retirement account, investing in the stock market, owning a home, getting a raise, and more. Bestseller. 2005.
One moment of madness is all it takes for security chief Tracy Waterhouse's humdrum world to be turned upside down,…
the tedium of everyday life replaced by fear and danger at every turn. Witnesses to Tracy's Faustian exchange in the Merrion Centre in Leeds are Tilly, an elderly actress teetering on the brink of her own disaster, and Jackson Brodie who has returned to his home county in search of someone else's roots. All three characters learn that the past is never history and that no good deed goes unpunished. 2010. (Jackson Brodie ; 4)
In the course of her career, which included novels as well as poetry, short stories, biography and plays, Carol Shields…
was encouraging of other writers: she read and commented on her friends' manuscripts, taught writing classes, and spoke and wrote on the craft of writing. This is her guide to the writing process, from conception to publication. Drawn by her daughter and grandson from her correspondence with other writers, essays, notes, comments, criticism and lectures, it helps answer some of the most fundamental questions about writing: why we write at all, whether writing can be taught, what keeps a reader turning the pages, and how a writer knows when a work is done. 2016.
The year is 1985 and Brian has just started his first term at university, armed with the obligatory CND membership…
and a complete set of Kate Bush albums. But he also has a dark secret - a long-held, burning ambition to appear on University Challenge and now, finally, it seems the dream is about to become reality. But Brian has a whole lot of living to do before then and when he falls in love with his team-mate, he finds there's more than a spanner in the works. Includes strong language. 2003.
Astronomers have discovered the possibility of advanced civilizations in the far reaches of the galaxy. A group of ten scientists…
boards the starship Envoy for a journey that will take thousands of years to complete. Although they eventually encounter another civilization, they are unprepared for the ramifications of their adventure. 1998.
When Liz's marriage ends, the future of the family farm is put in jeopardy. To raise money, Liz rents a…
room to her son's professor. Funny and charming, Liz begins to think about what her life has been missing. When he invites her to join him on holiday, they both meet his son - the last person either expected to see. 2002.