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Rita will: memoir of a literary rabble-rouser
By Rita Mae Brown. 1997
Autobiography of the openly lesbian novelist who has co-authored mysteries with her cat, Sneaky Pie. Describes her illegitimate birth, adoption…
by relatives, and southern childhood; how she became an advocate for women's rights; and her relationships with tennis star Martina Navratilova and author Fannie Flagg. Some strong language. c1997.An autobiography
By Agatha Christie. 1977
Agatha Christie enjoyed a happy childhood abroad and in Torquay, she tells of her first marriage to Colonel Christie, entered…
into under the pressures of the First World War, and her immensely happy second marriage to archaeologist Max Mallowan; another career in the theatre, her houses and gardens. 1977.The Einstein intersection
By Samuel R. Delany. 1998
An alien race has settled among the leftover artifacts of humanity. One alien, Lo Lobey, faces trouble assimilating the mythology…
of Earth. Nevertheless, he presses on in the search for his lost love, Friza. 1967Journey through space: Star Wars (DK readers. 2, Beginning to read alone)
By Ryder Windham. 2015
Fictional guide to the Star Wars galaxy, including profiles of planets and members of the Jedi High Council. Also includes…
information on various alien races and a glossary. For grades K-3. 2015DupliKate: a novel
By Cherry Cheva. 2009
Overscheduled high school senior Kate is surprised when a computer-generated twin abruptly appears in her room. Kate takes the opportunity…
to let her other self socialize while she concentrates on getting into Yale but soon realizes that she is losing an important part of her life. For grades 6-9. 2009Randy, Cactus & Uncle Ed: the story of the Golden Age of Louisville television
By David Inman. 2001
Randy Atcher, "Catcus" Tom Brooks, and Ed Kallay were pioneers in Louisville TV programming. They, and others, hosted live shows…
geared towards children, teens, and adults to fill airtime during the 1950s and early 1960s. 2001Sir Cumference and the Fracton Faire: a math adventure (Sir Cumference)
By Cindy Neuschwander, Wayne Geehan. 2017
Sir Cumference and Lady Di of Ameter visit the Earl of Fracton at the annual Fracton Faire. Their day is…
interrupted when they realize that goods are being stolen from both the merchants and the earl! The earl decides to use "Fracton numbers" to catch the culprits. With the math trap set, will the earl and his friends catch the thieves? For grades K-3LEGO Star Wars: a new hope (DK Readers Level 1)
By Emma Grange. 2014
LEGO Star Wars: return of the Jedi (DK Readers Level 3)
By Emma Grange. 2014
Retells the story of the iconic science fiction film through LEGO figurines as Yoda, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess…
Leia battle against Darth Vader as he attempts to end the rebellion with the powerful Death Star. For grades K-3LEGO Star wars: The Empire strikes back (DK Readers Level 2)
By Emma Grange. 2014
No ordinary groom (Avon historical romance)
By Gayle Callen. 2004
London, 1844. Jane Whittington wants to travel abroad, but her father has betrothed her to a "fop," William, Lord Chadwick.…
They feel an attraction to each other, but William hides a secret that could jeopardize their future. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2004Tomorrow's tide: a novel
By Malcolm Macdonald, St. Martin`s Press, Malcom MacDonald. 1997
Cornwall, 1910. Fourteen-year-old Jennifer Moore finds an abandoned baby in a field, who, despite her desire to keep him, is…
sent to an orphanage. A few years later, she falls in love with a young man, Barry Moore. Barry joins the service when World War I begins while Jennifer becomes a nurse and later an actress. Eventually, the mystery of the baby binds them togetherThe Stainless Steel Rat goes to hell (Stainless Steel Rat Ser. #10)
By Harry Harrison, Tom Doherty Associates. 1996
A rejuvenating stay on the vacation planet Lussuoso becomes a fast-paced quest from Heaven to Hell when diGriz's wife, Angelina,…
is kidnapped from the temple of eternal truth. The villain is the evasive professor Justin Slakey. DiGriz (the Stainless Steel Rat) calls on his twin sons to help him find Angelina and defeat the schemer SlakeyThe mountains of Majipoor
By Robert Silverberg, Robert A. Silverberg. 1995
Hoping to redeem his honor and regain the good graces of the Coronal, young Harpirias agrees to lead an expedition…
to the ice mountains of Majipoor to rescue a group of scientists who have been taken hostage by King Toikella of the Othinor. Led by Korinaam the Shapeshifter, Harpirias faces blizzards, strange beasts, and barbaric tribesmen in carrying out his mission. Sequel to Valentine Pontifex (DB 20572). Some descriptions of sexThe time patrol
By Poul Anderson, Paul Anderson, Tom Doherty Associates. 1991
In eight short stories and one novella, Anderson explores the idea of time travel and the problems that can arise…
when a person wants to go back in time and change history. In most of the stories, it is the responsibility of Time Patrol agent Manse Everard to see that no one so irrevocably alters the past that the future to which he or she belongs never happens. His travels take him from 542 B.C. to the thirty-first century. Some strong language. 1991Stinker from space
By Pamela F. Service, Pamela F Service, Pamela Service. 1988
Karen, who dreams about space adventure, is contacted by Tsynq Yr, an alien trapped in the body of a skunk.…
While Tsynq Yr (whom Karen dubs Stinker) finds earth civilization primitive, he is powerless to escape without the help of Karen and Jonathan, another young computer buff. Stinker hatches a plan to return home that includes hijacking a NASA space shuttle. For grades 3-6 and older readersThe day the Martians came
By Frederik Pohl, Frederick Pohl, St. Martin`s Press. 1988
The annals of the Heechee
By Frederik Pohl, Frederick Pohl. 1987
The fourth episode in the science fiction Heechee saga. Robinette, alive after death as a machine-stored personality, thanks to Heechee…
technology, must meet the Foe, deadly aliens determined to master the universe. Sequel to "Heechee Rendezvous."Satire on human politics. Agent Klorathy of the benevolent Canopean Empire is sent to observe and, if possible cushion, the…
collapse of the Volyen Empire, where opposing factions vie for control of the masses through manipulation of emotions and use of political rhetoric. Sequel to 'The Making of the Representative for Planet 8' (DB 18014)