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Set in the volatile climate of the Persian Gulf, the action begins with the destruction of a U.S. destroyer by…
an Iranian missile, then escalates into a power play game and seemingly inevitable conflict. Although this novel was published before the Persian Gulf War of 1991, it captures the energy of long-held tensions in this region. c1990.
Roger Thorpe is a dejected, hard-drinking, divorced father and the oldest employee at Staples. A frustrated novelist to boot, Roger…
considers himself lost, continually haunted by dreams of missed opportunities and a long ago car accident that claimed four friends. His younger, disgruntled Goth co-worker, Bethany Twain, discovers Roger's diary one day, and lays down a supreme challenge for them both - to write diary entries to each other, while neither is allowed to acknowledge the other around the store. Some strong language. 2007.
Renowned painter Oscar Feldman, as his obituary notes, is survived by his wife, their son, Ethan, and his sister, another…
well-known painter. What the obituary does not note, however, is that Oscar is also survived by his longtime mistress and their daughters. As two biographers interview the women in an attempt to set the record straight, the open secret of the affair reaches a boiling point and a devastating skeleton threatens to come to light. Descriptions of sex, strong language. 2007.
The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 is one of the most commemorated events in English history. Yet this astonishing episode remains…
shrouded in mystery and the subject of passionate argument. The central aim of this book is to explain why there should have been a plot at all, and to understand why the courageous, idealistic, but terrifyingly misguided conspirators risked their lives for what they believed to be the cause of God and their country. 1996. Uniform title: Faith and treason: the story of the Gunpowder Plot
She was the little rich girl and he was the poor housekeeper's son, and their innocent affair was cruelly destroyed.…
But now Kane Kaproulias has Bryony Mercer in the palm of his hand. He's totally focused in his pursuit of Bryony - Kane will take her and have his revenge on her family! And Bryony's family is penniless - the tables have turned. 2005.
Twelve dramatic monologues, each spoken by one of the Greek generals who served in the Trojan War. They reminisce, disentangle…
fact from myth, and reassess the strategy and meaning of the war. c1986.
Examines the British experience during World War I through the eyes of writers Siegfried Sasson, Robert Graves, and Edmund Blunden;…
through the poetry of David Jones, Isaac Rosenberg and Wilfred Owen; and through the amateur memoirs of the men in the trenches. 1975.
A collection of stories written in the '60s and '70s by authors living around the world, including stories by Kingsley…
Amis, Morley Callaghan, V.S. Naipaul, Jean Rhys and William Trevor. Strong language. c1988.
Examines the lives, loves, and careers of eight Vassar girls of the class of 1933 who lived together during their…
upperclass years and their lives after graduation. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. c1982.
In the year 2070, North Africa's squalid Endless City has barely survived the devastation of global warming. There a priest…
who has lost his faith labours to find the cause of the leukemia epidemic that plagues his people. In the course of his search, he finds love, loss, and personal healing. Some strong language. 1997.
In the future, the Chrysalis Corporation can bring people back to life, called a "recon", when they fall victim to…
an early death. Due to a premature birth and a drowning accident at the age of six, teenager Phoenix has already been brought back to life twice, leaving her with only one more recon and a jaded perspective on life, death, and the people around her. When Phoenix's beloved brother Gryphon has a suspicious accident and may not be reconned, she races to solve the mystery of Gryphon's death and save his life. For junior and senior high readers. Some strong language. c2009.
Still mourning the death of their mother, three brothers go with their father on an extended sailing trip off the…
Florida Keys and have a harrowing adventure at sea. Some strong language. Grades 5-8. 2008.
Dissolved in 1918, the Habsburg Empire "had a unique character, out of time and out of place". A.J.P. Taylor comments…
"No other family has left so deep a mark upon Europe; the Habsburgs were the greatest dynasty of modern history, and the history of central Europe revolves around them, not they round it". 1948.
Each one of us is called to greatness. We can have a significant impact on the world around us -…
if we so choose. If you are looking to craft an extraordinary life, The Greatness Guide is the powerful and practical handbook that will inspire you to get to world class in both your personal and professional life. 2006.
Drawn from reports, letters, witnesses, and the Nobel Prize winner's own 11-year incarceration at Archipelago. This is an intense portrayal…
of the history of the Soviet prison system. Bestseller. 1973. Uniform title: Arkhipelag GULag, 1918-1956.
Eva has carefully constructed her world in a bid to make herself invisible. The structure falls to pieces when a…
stranger gives her a photograph of a boy identical to her own son, but who lived in the 1930s in another place. The photograph sets Eva on a journey to trace her family's unknown history. 1996.
Liz Austen and Makiko are thrilled to explore the scenes of the life of Anne of Green Gables. When their…
hostess is murdered, their search for clues leads them into danger. For junior and senior high readers. 1987.
David Abden, a young man on the move in London during the 1960s and 1970s, is determined to go straight…
after a brief prison stay. He joins an exclusive cosmetics firm, becomes involved with its exotic founder, marries a wealthy fencing champion, and unexpectedly inherits a Scottish baronetcy. Some strong language. 1986.
Doctor Syn, in his guise as the Scarecrow, outwits the king's agents and keeps his band of Dymchurch smugglers out…
of prison. Sequel to "Doctor Syn returns", followed by "The courageous exploits of Doctor Syn". 2013, c1936.
In the 1960s, Lynn Povich was one of the lucky women, like Nora Ephron, Jane Bryant Quinn, Ellen Goodman, and…
Susan Brownmiller, to land a job at Newsweek, but it was a dead end - women researchers sometimes became reporters, rarely writers, and never editors. On March 16, 1970, the day Newsweek published a cover story on the fledgling feminist movement, forty-six Newsweek women charged the magazine with discrimination. It was the first female class action lawsuit - the first by women journalists - and it inspired other women in the media to quickly follow suit. Includes strong language. 2012.