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Mordecai Lewis's wandering spirit means he is rarely home with his family in Tennessee. His son Michael decides to follow…
Mordecai on his latest adventure, capturing wild horses in Texas. Betrayed by cowardly Cyrus Blackwood, Mordecai and most of his group die at the hands of Lieutenant Armando Rodriquez. But Michael survives to avenge his father's death. Followed by "The Raiders" (DC14629). Strong language and violence. 1989. (Sons of Texas ; 1)
Raj Rabban, gifted young doctor, meets fiery Molly on a Manhattan subway. Their increasingly deepening relationship wars with Raj's responsibility…
to his fiancée (who is his parents' choice). Molly's tragic death takes Raj and those closest to him on a journey beyond death's portals. Rich with Chopra's unique insights. 2001.
On the eve of London's Great Exhibition in 1851, young Phoebe loses the protection given by her father from the…
rough theatre life that killed her mother. She meets her glamorous Aunt Lydia, now a famous actress. A tragedy is set in motion, and conflict builds between the two women. Sequel to "Paddington Green" (DC00678). Followed by "Bedford Row" (DC14610). 1976. (The performers ; book 4)
Visually impaired sociologist (who prefers the word "blind") describes blindness in the United States, Africa, China, and Spain. Proposes an…
international exchange of information to enrich education and rehabilitation opportunities for this group. c1998.
Rob manages Soup's campaign for class president in their small Vermont town, but they wind up in trouble as usual.…
Sequel to "Soup & me." Followed by "Soup on ice." Grades 4-7. 1978.
With the once-great family fortune dwindling, Perenna Holland feels that she must sell their house on the English seacoast to…
provide for her paralyzed brother Tim's care. When an inventory turns up an album of curious old stamps among Tim's possession, an estate agent pursues the background of the stamps and unravels an age-old dark secret. 1980.
Collection of 26 humorous essays on apartment hunting in the city, cigarette smoking, diets, pet owning, and other behaviour of…
the American species near the end of the 20th century. c1981.
While grappling with the issues of the Space Program, evolutionism, and extraterrestrial life, this novel portrays the achievements of the…
U.S. Space Program and the lives and loves of the characters associated with NASA. Some strong language. Bestseller. 1982.
Patriarch John Stevenson rules over his eight children with an iron hand, but Caspar and Boy openly rebel against his…
choice of careers for them. Some descriptions of sex. Sequel to "The rich are with you always." Followed by "Abigail". 1978.
A selection of contemporary writings on the music of the classical period of the eighteenth century. Presented are letters to…
the editor, excerpts from musical instruction manuals, and treatises on the music of the era. Included are pieces by composers Leopold Mozart and C. P. E. Bach, and philosopher and writer Jean Jacques Rousseau. 1950, 1965. (Source readings in music history ; 6)
Widely held to be the most influential Polish poet of a generation that includes Czeslaw Milosz and Wislawa Szymborska, Tadeusz…
Róźewicz gives voice in the sharpest, most disturbing way to the crisis of values that has plagued our civilization. Joanna Trzeciak's new translation displays Róźewicz's supernatural simplicity, his stark diction and sudden turns. Includes violence. 2011. Uniform title: Poems.
The capacity to be alone--properly alone--is one of life's subtlest skills. Real solitude is a contented and productive state that…
garners tangible rewards: it allows us to reflect and recharge, improving our relationships with ourselves and, paradoxically, with others. Today, the zeitgeist embraces sharing like never before. Fueled by our dependence on online and social media, we have created an ecosystem of obsessive distraction that dangerously undervalues solitude. Many of us now lead lives of strangely crowded loneliness--we are ever-connected, but only shallowly so. Bestseller. 2017.
When seventeen-year-old Rosie's mother dies from Huntington's Disease, a devastating secret is revealed that sends Rosie on a journey from…
England to the United States with her ex-boyfriend, where she discovers yet more deeply buried and troubling secrets and lies. For senior high readers. 2013.
Fifteen years after helping to send rapist Frank Ventresca to prison, guidance counsellor Samantha Quinlan has a nearly perfect life:…
a job she loves, a boyfriend she loves, and a son she loves even more. But when Frank turns up again -- still obsessing, still delusional, and still dangerous -- Samantha's nightmare begins all over again. Some descriptions of sex and some descriptions of violence. 2004.
70-ish LA gardener and amateur sleuth Mas Arai leaves a party held for a friend early, but when the guest…
of honour turns up dead, Mas has to return to answer questions about anything suspicious he might have observed. A broken shamisen (a stringed instrument similar to a banjo) found at the crime scene indicates that the seeds of the murder were sown in Okinawa during WWII. Sequel to "Gasa-Gasa Girl" (DC31099). 2007 Edgar winner. c2006. (Mas Arai mysteries ; 3)
Archaeology student Jessi St. James summons druid Cian MacKeltar, who was trapped inside an ancient mirror. After saving her life,…
Cian needs Jessi's help to break the ninth-century spell that binds him. Sequel to "The Immortal Highlander" (DC26174). Explicit descriptions of sex, some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2005.
Soft Rain is nine years old in 1838 when soldiers come to move her Cherokee tribe from North Carolina to…
the West. Soft Rain and her mother are forced to grab belongings and start the journey without Soft Rain's father and brother. Grades 3-6. c1998.