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Fin de siècle Paris. Armand de Valois has lost his fortune and his life at the Panama Canal. When his…
widow Odette disappears into his tomb in the Père-Lachaise cemetery, her maid Denise fears the worst and turns to Odette’s former lover, bookseller Victor Legris. When Denise turns up drowned in the Seine, and Odette's corpse is found buried in an overgrown backyard, Victor throws himself into his second investigation. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2007. Uniform title: Disparue du Père-Lachaise.
Biography of the Scottish author best known for his fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes. Discusses various aspects of this Victorian gentleman's…
life and interests. Knighted for patriotism, Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a medical doctor, war correspondent, cricket player, political activist, family man, and a devout spiritualist. 2000, c1997.
This romantic novel portrays the life of Megan Roberts, daughter of an impoverished Welsh miner in the early 20th century.…
She eventually seeks peace as the district nurse in a small mining town. Followed by "Snow on the wind." 1983.
A woman finds the diary of her grandmother, Mattie Spenser, an American pioneer. In 1865 Mattie marries in Iowa and…
heads off to the Colorado prairie. She grows from a simple farm girl into a woman complicated by the harsh life in a sod house, the birth and death of children, and the faithlessness of her beloved husband. 1997.
Graeme Smith’s highly personal narrative of Canada's war in Afghanistan and how it went dangerously wrong. This is a gripping…
account of modern warfare that takes you into back alleys, cockpits and prisons -- telling stories that would have endangered his life had he published this book while still working as a journalist. Winner of the 2013 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction. 2013.
Nanny wanted! A young girl needs a mother, but does her father need a wife? Annie's delighted when she's hired…
as Jessica Diamond's nanny - she adores her new charge and, after her own childhood spent in care, she's part of a family for the first time. But how complicated her relationship with Rufus Diamond turns out to be! Rufus is more than just Annie's employer; he has the power to make her laugh and cry - and he wants to make love to her! But he obviously won't marry again; the so called 'curse' of the Diamond brides has already touched his life. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1998.
Sparhawk the warrior, Sephrenia the wizard, and Flute the strange child begin a quest to save Queen Ehlana from a…
fatal disease. Her death would allow corrupt priests who serve an evil god to rule the world. Bestseller 1989. Followed by "The ruby knight". (Elenium ; book 1)
These nine stories are science fiction at its most thought provoking. They project current trends into the future and explore…
the psychological traumas of adjusting to their logical conclusions. The agricultural sprays that produce seagulls with 20 foot wing spans; cars which fall to pieces after six months owing to effective road design; a science student trying to invent a flying machine in a city where space is at its premium. 1967.
For teenagers who want to know but are too embarrassed to ask, and for teachers who know most of it,…
but don't have the time to explain, this work has been updated for teenagers of the 21st century and introduces them to the facts of life. Includes sex and strong language. 2002.
In his carefully argued commentary on Livy’s history of Roman republicanism, Machiavelli proposes a system of government that would uphold…
civic freedom and security by instilling virtues of active citizenship in the populace. Originally written circa 1517. 1970.
John T Unger goes to St Midas' School (for the rich in Boston). Quiet Percy Washington invites John to spend…
the holidays. Imagine John's surprise when Percy quietly tells him that not only is his Father the Richest man in the world by that he owns a diamond bigger than the Ritz-Carlton Hotel! This is an exciting collection of the author's work. 1974.
The discovery of an old diary evokes for Kate the memory of that summer when Johnny was an airforce gunner.…
They shared the limbo days between dangerous missions and found enduring love. 1976.
Tapscott argues that new information technologies are creating a revolution, resulting in changes in economic and social relationships as profound…
as any ever experienced. "Internetworking" will affect business, government, and media. Using examples of business which are implementing these new systems, Tapscott presents both the promises and the perils of the new technologies. c1996.
At Princeton University, a famed geneticist dies inside a biohazard lab. In Rome, a Vatican archaeologist is found dead in…
St. Peter's Basilica. In Africa, a U.S. senator's son is slain outside a Red Cross camp. Three murder victims on three continents, linked by a pagan Druidic cross burned into their flesh. Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma Force have only days to solve an apocalyptic puzzle dating back centuries. Violence and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2009. (Sigma Force novels ; 6)
Ma Yan is a teenager from Ningxia, China, a drought-stricken rural area. Education can be the difference between a life…
of crushing poverty and a better future, but money is scarce. Ma Yan's diary chronicles her struggle to escape hardship and bring prosperity to her family, through her persistent, sometimes desperate, attempts to continue her schooling. Grades 4-7 and older readers. 2002, 2004. Uniform title: Journal de Ma Yan.
Willard weaves biblical teaching, popular culture, science, scholarship, and spiritual practice into a tour de force that shows the necessity…
of profound changes in how we view our lives and faith. In an era when many Christians consider Jesus a beloved but remote savior, Willard argues compellingly for the relevance of God to every aspect of our existence. c1998.
Author, poet, screenwriter and member of the legendary Algonquin Round Table, Dorothy Parker was known for her quick wit, keen…
observations, and remarkable insight into the human condition. Regarded as brilliant, but known to be an alcoholic and often depressed, Parker's work pushes all buttons at once: humour, anger, love, pity and everything in between. Includes "Such a Pretty Little Picture", her O. Henry Award winner "Big Blonde," several other short stories, and some of her review work. c1962, 2004. Big Blonde / When Ed left in the morning -- After two days. Mrs. Post enlarges on etiquette / Dusk before fireworks / When she returned eventually -- Vanity Fair, Leo Tolstoy: Redemption / But the one on the right / Horsie / One evening -- From the diary of the New York lady-during days of horror, despair, and world change / game / Sherm, happy and confident -- Just a little one / bolt behind the blue / Mrs. Hazelton's view -- Bearing her glass -- Valedictory / Such a pretty little picture / Mrs. Wheelock looked up -- Lady with a lamp / waltz / Cousin Larry / telephone call /