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A collection of short stories, including the Journey Prize-winning "Doves of Townsend". In the title story, a man obsessed by…
numbers is asked to apply the cascade of digits in his brain to a critical bet on the ponies. And in "Francisco's watch", a man inherits his father's 1934 Movado wristwatch, a gift that ends up telling a story of loss. Strong language. 2002.
In 1978, twenty-two-year-old Karla Brown was raped and brutally murdered in the basement of her newly purchased Wood River, Illinois,…
home. Prosecuting attorney Weber and reporter Bosworth discuss the years-long investigation, the lack of evidence to tie the crime to either of the two main suspects, and the out-of-town experts who provided the instructions to finally crack the case. Bestseller 1994. 1993.
In 1884 Robert York, an official at the Foreign Office, is found brutally murdered in the library of his home…
in Hanover Close, Mayfair, seemingly the victim of a burglar caught in the act. When, three years later, Inspector Pitt of Bow Street Police Station is asked to investigate, the murder remains unsolved. Pitt's brief is to clear the reputation of the dead man's widow, Veronica, who is now contemplating marriage to Julian Danver, a former colleague of her late husband. 1989.
The Sikh religion has a following of over 20 million people worldwide and is one of the largest religions in…
the world. This book introduces newcomers to the meaning of Sikhism, its practices, rituals, and festivals. 2005.
The year is 1798. Commodore Richard Bolitho is sent to the Mediterranean where Napoleon's naval forces are massing, preparing to…
annex Egypt. When Bolitho places his squadron between the Nile and the entire French fleet, the fate of his men and the freedom of his nation hang on the decisions he must make in the awful heat of battle. Sequel to "The flag captain" (DC10517). Followed by "The inshore squadron" (DC30670). 1974. (Richard Bolitho novels ; 14)
On a winter's evening in the East End of London in 1896, an unassuming young Italian gave the first public…
demonstration of a device he had created in the attic of his family home near Bologna. It consisted of two wooden boxes, one of which could apparently transmit messages to the other. Many of those in the audience suspected that they were witnessing a mere conjuring trick. None can have guessed that Signor Marconi's magic box would be regarded as the most remarkable invention of the nineteenth century, and that he himself would become one of the most famous men in the world. 2003.
Migratory songbirds are disappearing at an alarming rate; by some estimates we have already lost half the songbirds that filled…
the skies 40 years ago. Stutchbury demonstrates why this decline should concern us all by arguing that songbirds truly are the canaries in the coal mine. Examines the most threatening factors to this vital element in our ecosystem: pesticides, the destruction of vital habitat, coffee plantations, bright lights and structures of our cities, the notorious cowbird, and global warming. 2007.
Despite hating her home town, Lily Danville must stay where the work is--in this case, a job at the hottest…
resort in Cedar Ridge, Colorado--and when rescue worker and firefighter Aidan Kincaid regrets letting her walk out of his life, it's all he can do to get her to give Cedar Ridge--and him--a second chance. Followed by "My kind of wonderful". 2015.
For the past eight years there has been a retrovirus in the White House, and the last Presidential term has…
infected the body politic with hateful anti-American views and nation-destructive ideas. The entire Democratic Party, plus many Republicans, have been invaded and infected by these ideas. They just repeat them over and over to the detriment of the United States. The bad news? It is very difficult to detect that we have been infected until it is too late. This virus may force us to learn to live with our currently infected political system indefinitely. But, Savage knows what needs to be done in order to bring the government and country back to health. Bestseller. 2016.
Raised by immigrant parents in Belle River, Tie Domi found success from an early age on the field and the…
rink. A gifted athlete in whatever sport he played, Tie eventually focused his sights on hockey. As he moved up the junior ranks, he made a name for himself as a player who was always ready to take on anyone who dared to cross his teammates. Tie's reputation followed him into the NHL, and it wasn't long before he ranked among the game's most feared - and fearless - enforcers. From New York to Winnipeg to Toronto, Tie quickly became a fan favourite. As he went about working his name into the record books, Tie surrounded himself with people from every walk of life, learning from each one. Bestseller. 2015.
The Gemini Cell took everything from James Schweitzer: his family, his career as a Navy SEAL, even his life. Hounded…
across the country, Schweitzer knows the only way he can ever stop running, the only way his son can ever be safe, is to take the fight to the enemy and destroy the Cell once and for all. But the Cell won't be easily destroyed. Out of control and fighting a secret war with the government it once served, it has dispatched its shadowy "Director" to the far reaches of the subarctic, searching for a secret magic that could tip the balance in its favor. Schweitzer must join with the elite warriors of both America and Canada in a desperate bid to get there first, and avert a disaster that could put the Cell in control of the country. Sequel to "Javelin rain". 2017.
Lark finally manages to find her brother. Against all odds, he's alive - but the reality and implications of his…
survival are too horrible for Lark to comprehend, if she lives long enough to think about it. Grades 5-8. Sequel to "Skylark", followed by "Lark ascending". 2013.
Ten stories written over the past decade include four entries featuring Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett. In "One-Car Bridge," an…
accident saves a ranch manager from being fired by the mean ranch owner. 2014.
June, 1945. Ingrid Bergman has been sent to entertain the troops and when she bumps into the photographer Robert Capa,…
he is enchanted. He slips a mischievous invitation to dinner under her door and the two find themselves hopelessly attracted. Ingrid, tired of her passionless marriage and her controlling film studio, longs for freedom and excitement. With everything at stake, both Capa and Ingrid are presented with terrible choices. 2013.
Branson argues it's time organizations end their rabid devotion to profit and start doing good. Instead of wrecking the planet…
with pollution while creating an ever-poorer lower class, businesses have an opportunity to create a more prosperous world for everyone. Using step-by-step examples and instructions, Branson shows how this new world is possible. 2013.
Toister breaks new ground, not by offering another set of tired tactics, but by getting at the root of why…
employees aren't delivering the service they should. With this knowledge - and Toister's corrective actions - businesses can reap immediate rewards. 2013.
Exotic dancer Jasmine Cox is engaged and ready to settle down. But then a bachelorette-party roll in the hay ignites…
a torrid affair that threatens to drown out the sound of wedding bells. 2013.