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1880s England. Young Daniel Stewart's life changes when his alcoholic, widowed father marries a distant Irish cousin, Moira Conelly. Over…
the years the cheerful Moira has many children while the father squanders their money. When his father dies, Daniel assumes the leadership of the family, falls in love with the wrong girl, and continues farming. 1997.
Sam McCready is "The Deceiver", one of Special Intelligence Service's most unorthodox and most valued operatives. But at the end…
of the Cold War Sam has made some enemies, and become expendible to the mandarins in Whitehall. He elects to have his fate decided at a special hearing at which his four key operations are reviewed. Strong language. 1991.
The adventure begins when a young girl is taken in by a wandering tribe. Set in an England of the…
future that has reverted to the bigotry of medieval times. Sequel to "Heartease." Grades 5-8. c1970.
After surviving the car accident that claimed his brother's life, Charlie is graced with a gift: he can see, talk…
to, and even play catch with Sam's sprit. Into this magical world comes Tess, a woman in training to sail around the world. When fate steers her boat into a treacherous storm, it leads to a race against time, and a choice between holding on and letting go. Some descriptions of sex, some strong language. 2004.
One at a time, five siblings died in their New York state home over the course of six years. The…
deaths were considered accidental and attributed to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) until twenty years later when a dogged district attorney revisited the matter and convicted the mother of murdering her children. Strong language. c1997.
The true story of the Fatty Arbuckle scandal when, in 1921, the fat film comedian stood accused of the rape…
and murder of a pretty screen actress. His is a life story ranging from comic heights to tragic depths. Includes sex. 1991.
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic comes an impassioned critique of America's retreat from reason. We live in a time when…
the very idea of objective truth is mocked and discounted by the occupants of the White House. Discredited conspiracy theories and ideologies have resurfaced, proven science is once more up for debate, and Russian propaganda floods our screens. The wisdom of the crowd has usurped research and expertise, and we are each left clinging to the beliefs that best confirm our biases. How did truth become an endangered species in contemporary America? This decline began decades ago, and in The Death of Truth, former New York Times critic Michiko Kakutani takes a penetrating look at the cultural forces that contributed to this gathering storm. In social media and literature, television, academia, and politics, Kakutani identifies the trends, originating on both the right and the left, that have combined to elevate subjectivity over factuality, science, and common values. And she returns us to the words of the great critics of authoritarianism, writers like George Orwell and Hannah Arendt, whose work is newly and eerily relevant. With remarkable erudition and insight, Kakutani offers a provocative diagnosis of our current condition and points toward a new path for our truth-challenged times. 2018.
Morgan and Sid are chosen by the alien Spicartans to be witnesses to the beginnings of a galactic empire's intervention…
in Earth's affairs. They pretend to go along with the plans while trying to prevent the destruction of a nuclear power plant. Grades 5-8. 1981.
Militant atheism is on the rise - in recent years Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, and Christopher Hitchens have…
produced a steady stream of best-selling books denigrating religious belief. In response, mathematician David Berlinski, himself a secular Jew, delivers a biting defence of religious thought. He explores the limits of science and the pretensions of those who insist it is the ultimate touchstone for understanding our world. 2009.
The tea ceremony is one of the focal points of Japanese culture. When Superintendent Otani and his wife receive an…
unexpected invitation to attend a ceremony at one of the foremost schools in Japan, the proceedings begin with the decorum proper to a tradition developed and refined over the centuries. But there is a radical departure from the respected form when the Grand Master keels over with a bullet through his forehead. 1985.
Albert Corde, journalist and Dean of a Chicago College goes to Bucharest with Minna, his astronomer wife. Gradually events back…
home make it clear that this is no calm interlude and that his life will never be the same again. 1982.
A former Jesuit and Vatican insider presents a subjective history of the Roman Catholic Church from the time of Peter…
to the present. He argues that the church has consistently sacrificed its spiritual power for political and economic ends. c1981.
Parker and Matt, both twelve, decide to camp out one last time before it becomes too cold, and stumble upon…
a dead man. Parker swears he saw George Evans -- his widowed mother's boyfriend and his least favorite person -- at the scene of the crime. Thus begins a peril-laden adventure that includes a cocaine ring in which Parker's mother and George are involved. Grades 5-8 and older readers. 1990.
A boy born to a poor couple receives the hand of the king's daughter in marriage, but in order to…
keep his bride, the boy must bring the king three golden hairs from the head of the devil. Grades K-3. 1983. Uniform title: Teufel mit den drei goldenen Haaren.
Lowly servant Vishnu lies dying on the landing that has been his space in a Bombay apartment building, drifting through…
memories and thoughts of immortality. Meanwhile the everyday dramas of the residents swirl around him: wives' squabbles, religious misunderstandings, and an ill-conceived elopement. Bestseller. 2001.
Meehan Sirk shines a distinctive light on love and death in their many incarnations, pushing against the limits of the…
absurd while exposing piercing emotional truths about what it means to be gloriously, maddeningly alive. In 'The Dead Husband Project', an artist who has planned to make an installation out of her terminally ill husband’s dead body has to recalibrate when his diagnosis changes. In 'The Date', an online dating match takes an unusual turn when the man who shows up to the restaurant has no face. In 'Ozk', a young girl longs to connect with her socially isolated mother, a professor of mathematics who makes a radical discovery. 2017.
In a parallel reality to earth, human history has been shaped by a centuries-old conflict between the Dark Ones and…
the Light Ones, magical beings whose existence is kept hidden from humanity. Alisa Donnikova, a Dark One, loses her powers, and while recuperating she falls in love with Igor, who turns out to be a Light magician. The plot centres on the ramifications of their romance and the theft of Fafnir's Talon, a powerful artifact whose provenance is linked to the legendary Ring of the Nibelungs. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. Sequel to "Night watch" (DC29587). Followed by "Twilight watch" (DC30455). 2007, c1998. (Watch ; 2) Uniform title: Dnevnoĭ Dozor.
Andrea Sachs, a small-town girl fresh out of college, lands the job "a million girls would die for." Hired as…
the assistant to Miranda Priestly, the high-profile, fabulously successful editor of Runway magazine, Andrea finds herself in an office that shouts "Prada! Armani! Versace!" at every turn, a world populated by impossibly thin, heart-wrenchingly stylish women, and beautiful men clad in fine-ribbed turtlenecks and tight leather pants that show off their lifelong dedication to the gym. Some strong language. 2003.
Joanne, recently separated from her husband, receives a series of sinister phone calls in which the caller claims to be…
an infamous killer-rapist and insists that she will be his next victim. Joanne cannot convince anyone to believe her story. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. c1986.