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In the land of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, the Tradition, that ineffable magic, holds the promise of happily-ever-after for all…
deserving young maidens and courteous princes charming - but not always. Feisty 19-year-old Elena Klovis seems destined to be an Ella of the Cinders (Cinderella), and tries to get work as a maidservant to change the course of her life. Her fairy godmother, Madame Bella, has other plans for her. Some descriptions of sex and violence, and some strong language. 2004.
There is another 1985, somewhere in the could-have-been, where dodos are regenerated in home-cloning kits, the Crimean War is still…
being fought, and everyone is disappointed by the ending of "Jane Eyre". Literary detective Thursday Next is pursuing the world's most evil man, who has kidnapped Jane Eyre in a display of literary vandalism. She must also assist her time-travelling father, marry the man she loves and discover the truth about bananas. Some strong language, Followed by "Lost in a good book" (DC30166). 2001. (Thursday Next ; 1)
Addresses questions about the Christian religion and its tenets, drawing on historical events and present-day anecdotes to illustrate its joyful…
aspects while explaining the faith's embrace of the example and message of Jesus. 2008.
This text is a psychological profile of both individual Nazi leaders and various sections of German society at the time.…
Through this approach though, the main causes of the rise of Hitler and the Nazis are explained. Among other things, Fest illustrates the essential nihilism of the Nazi movement, whose ideology was based on the acquisition of power as an end rather than a means. The vacuous adoration of and devotion to Hitler was in itself a cornerstone of Nazi philosophy, the Fuhrer cult providing the basis for Fest's religious analogies. He also discusses how initially vague assertions of Aryan superiority and Semitic evil were later focused after the seizure of power, developed and expanded on by Himmler and the SS. 1972. Uniform title: Das Gesicht des Dritten Reiches.
Set in Berlin in the 1920s, the story follows the narrator in his distressful, flurried pursuit of the real identity…
of a man called Smurov who, like the narrator himself, puts in a regular appearance among a circle of acquaintances. Each person he meets reflects a different Smurov, whose character seems to change. Do these reflections illumine or obscure the real identity of the man? The puzzle leads through a "hell of mirrors" to the final chilling dénouement. 1992.
A U.S. military satellite crashes, and a search is conducted to recover its valuable cargo. But the satellite turns up…
something chilling: an image of the eastern U.S. seaboard in ruin. Meanwhile, the Vatican receives a package from a vanished colleague. It contains a skull scrawled with Aramaic and a tome bound in human skin. The source of these items: Ghengis Khan, whose tomb allegedly hides vast treasure. Now, Sigma Force must solve a mystery that leads back to Christianity's roots. Sequel to "Bloodline". 2013.
After Joan is paralyzed in an accident she begins to live vicariously through a character in an experimental computer game.…
But Joan and her new friend Whizkid (a.k.a. Steve) discover that the game is becoming all too real, and dangerous. The only way out is to face their real life fears. Grades 5-8. 1997.
As science and technology continue to advance, many moral and ethical questions begin to arise. The author, a leading authority…
on medicine, ethics and law, presents an examination of the various ethical concerns human society is currently facing. Addressing everything from cloning to genetically modified foods, this volume illuminates some of the most controversial and pressing issues of our time.
This is a collection of short stories probing beneath the surface of untroubled domesticity. Images from the natural world become…
symbols both of intoxicating freedom and menacing anarchy: Eve is attracted and repelled by the ants in her kitchen; Margaret obsessively feeds a spider on her balcony for days; the threat of rats haunts a lonely housewife. Other stories examine our relationship to death: an hysterical giggle when a coffin shoots into the cremation chamber; a young man wandering through a grey land followed by his mind in the form of an argumentative black dog. 1994.
At the age of 50, the author, one of the world's best-known mountaineers, reached the summit of Mount Everest in…
1985 after four attempts. He chronicles his Everest expeditions and the ascent of Mount Vinson in the Antarctic with Frank Wells. 1987.
Peter Gannet is born on a wild, wintry Saturday in the midst of the noonday chimes, his brother, Paul minutes…
later. The old ship's carpenter is full of dire prophecy at such ill-luck and says that the "chime child" will "see ghosts and have communications with the devil". Junior High. 1988.
Nile Nightingale is startled by a pickup barrelling down the lane, which comes to a stop beside a church cemetery.…
Nile had hoped for some peace when he fled the addictions, exhaustions, and legal problems of home by heading north, illegally, into Quebec's Laurentian Mountains. Instead he finds that the driver has dumped the bloodied but breathing body of a teenage girl, and against his better judgement, Nile resolves to treat her wounds and find those who left her for dead. Some strong language, some descriptions of sex, and explicit descriptions of violence. c2010.
Reporter Jude Harley stumbles across a cloning experiment being used for immoral purposes. Meanwhile one of the clones has escaped…
from the isolated island lab. With the help of Dr. Tizzie Tierney, a biological medical researcher doing studies on twins, Harley uncovers the reason behind the scientific conspiracy. Some violence. Bestseller. 1999.
Flanagan continues his story of Ireland through the lives of four people: Frank Lacy, a soldier; Patrick Prentice, a barrister;…
Janice Nugent, an Irish Catholic; and Christopher Blake, a historian, a supporter of Michael Collins, and Janice's lover -- all of whom are part of the struggle for "home rule." Strong language, violence, and some descriptions of sex. Sequel to "The tenants of time". 1994.
The "epicurean gardener" is one who finds pleasure in all aspects of gardening. The author believes that rigid instructions can…
introduce worry and guilt into an otherwise relaxing and joyous hobby. He discusses tilling, planning, fertilizing and weed control. c1988.
Fifteen-year-old Jenny is falsely accused of theft and sent on a convict ship to Australia. She survives among hardened criminals…
and becomes Queen of the Convicts. Some strong language. Followed by "The Settlers". c1979. (The Australians ; 1)
When the body of local art dealer Harper Fisk shows up in the surf, it befalls Indigo Tea Shop owner…
Theodosia Browning to solve the murder before the killer, who is seeking a sunken treasure rumored to be near the beach, strikes again. 2003.