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Urania Cabral, returning to the Dominican Republic where her father is terminally ill, recalls her youth during the brutal dictatorship…
of Rafael Trujillo. Called "the Goat" for his depravity with women, Trujillo was the reason for her forty-year estrangement from her father. Strong language and descriptions of sex, explicit descriptions of violence. 2001. Uniform title: Fiesta del Chivo.
Edinburgh's Detective Inspector John Rebus investigates the murder of wealthy coed Philippa Balfour. He follows the hard clues, while Constable…
Siobhan Clarke researches a computer role-playing game found on the victim's laptop. Rebus uncovers a serial killer before he is suspended for his unorthodox methods. 2000.
Members of a Virginia chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution are tracking down a century-old gravesite when they…
find a body. The police write the man off as a transient, but the ladies know differently. He has manicured hands and a glorious tan. Each of the "daughters" explain their part in determining who the dead man was, who killed him, and why. 1992.
Azaro, a spirit child who has promised to return from the world of the living, is reluctantly born again and…
again. Wanting to experience life, he breaks his pact and is tormented by his fellow spirits. 1991 Booker Prize winner. Prequel to "Songs of enchantment". 1991.
Audiologist discusses strokes and their effects on communication. Describes the conditions of aphasia, apraxia, dysarthria, depression and anxiety, and memory…
and behavioural problems. Includes guidance on maintaining relationships and accepting change, as well as on speech and language rehabilitation. 1999.
Madrid, 1866. Don Jaime Astarloa is an honourable man of tradition who makes his living teaching fencing to wealthy students.…
But his life changes forever when a beautiful young lady enters his studio requesting advanced lessons. Don Jaime unwittingly becomes embroiled in political intrigue - and murder. Some descriptions of sex and violence. 1988. Uniform title: Maestro de esgrima.
From adulterers to murderers, the women portrayed here possess a killer combination of venom and vice. In "The Haunting," a…
mother reinvents herself after her husband's suspicious death. Mysterious late-night phone calls prompt an unhappy young wife to seek vengeance on her volatile mate in "So Help Me God." Explicit descriptions of sex and violence. Contains strong language. 2005.
Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis, until a chance meeting with a boy…
at a cancer support group forces her to reexamine her perspective on love, loss, and life. For senior high readers. 2013.
A broadcaster and writer, familiar with the politics and languages of the former Yugoslavia and one who predicted war long…
before the Croatian and Slovenian factions declared independence in June 1991, chronicles the events that rekindled fires that had smoldered for decades. Glenny's eyewitness account combines historical and political analysis with portraits of leaders in the Balkan conflict. Some strong language. 1993.
This guide to caring for the female heart discusses the role estrogen may play in preventing coronary artery disease (CAD)…
in premenopausal women. The authors offer recommendations for preventing CAD and other things that can "go wrong," presenting information on exercise, diet, medications, and stress. The changes of the heart during pregnancy are also discussed. 1992.
A triple biography of three English prodigies who died young, showing how the feelings of a generation came to be…
projected upon their tragedy. Christopher Wood was a superb painter, Richard Hillary was an RAF hero, and Jeremy Wolfenden an intellectual wonder. The author describes the three heroes with sympathy and understanding. 1997.
Dr Max Hoffman is a physicist who uses a revolutionary & highly secret system of computer algorithms to trade on…
the world's financial markets. Hoffman's hedge fund - built around the standard measure of market volatility - generates astonishing returns for his investors. Late one night, an intruder disturbs Hoffman & his wife. 2011.
The text aims to answer all the questions that the dog owner may have about finding the right dog and…
training it successfully. The author provides his own insights into the instincts, behaviour and temperament of the domestic dog, and uses his up-to-date experience as a professional trainer to show the principles that help to build a happy and harmonious relationship between dog and owner. 1991.
The author has acquired a reputation for handling themes in which the subject is crime but with the emphasis on…
the exploration of the character and the creation of an atmosphere of unease and suspense. These are the qualities manifest in this collection of short stories. The recurrent themes are those of the consequences of conscience, of the accuser becoming the accused, of the assailant becoming the victim. In two of the stories, for example, the author deals with forms of mental disturbance, while another two cross the frontiers of the supernatural. 1976.
As Lazmet ignites a barbaric war, Cyra and Akos are desperate to stop him at any cost. For Cyra, that…
could mean taking the life of the man who may--or may not--be her father. For Akos, it could mean giving his own. Sequel to "Carve the mark". For junior and senior high readers. 2018.
Vatican City. Art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon is working on a Caravaggio masterpiece when he is summoned by Donati,…
the pope’s private secretary. Donati wants Allon to discreetly investigate the death of a woman whose body was found in St. Peter’s Basilica. Violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2012. (Gabriel Allon ; 12)
In the ninth century B.C., the Phoenician princess Jezebel orders the execution of all the Israelite prophets who refuse to…
obey her gods. Elijah seeks safety in the land of Zarephath, where he unexpectedly finds true love with a young widow. But this newfound rapture is to be cut short, and Elijah sees all of his hopes and dreams erased as he is swept into a whirlwind of events that threatens his very existence. c1998. Uniform title: Quinta montanha.
The author looks at the development of the mining industry in the West which he believes was the primary factor…
in encouraging settlement. Cities and improvements in transportation and agriculture are viewed as responses to the needs of the miners. 1988.
The Fence documents the true story of a Boston police incident during which an undercover officer was brutally beaten by…
fellow officers who mistook him for a murder suspect. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. c2009.