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Baker Towers: A Novel
By Jennifer Haigh. 2005
Post-World War II. After their father's sudden death, the five Novak children struggle to survive in the coal-mining town of…
Bakerton, Pennsylvania. All eventually leave to pursue their dreams--but the girls return. 2005Mon amoureux est une maison d'automne
By Mara Tremblay. 2011
"Florence est artiste peintre. Elle voyage à travers le monde, ainsi que dans les espaces flous de son esprit. Des…
forces ambivalentes lont toujours poussée vers les extrêmes : de lamour sincère à la peur de lautre, de la lumière à lobscurité Mère de deux enfants, la mort récente de sa mère lhabite et lémeut. Ses relations amoureuses disparates la font douter de la sincérité de lhumain. Au fil de la poésie, Florence se reconstruit, revient sur ses pas, et cherche une paix dans son chaos. Quest-ce que lamour, quest-ce que la vie, quest-ce que la création, où vont ces enfants qui grandissent, nos parents qui vieillissent ?" -- 4e de couvBright eyes (Coulter Family #4)
By Catherine Anderson. 2004
Natalie Patterson's son Chad vandalizes neighbor Zeke Coulter's property. Since she can't pay for the damages, Zeke allows Chad to…
work off the debt. Zeke soon becomes attracted to the entire family. Sequel to Blue Skies (DB 57957). Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2004The full Matilda: a novel
By David Haynes. 2004
For generations Matilda Housewright's African American family has served the elite of Washington, D.C. When Matilda's father dies in the…
1940s, her brother Martin takes up catering. Unmarried Matilda lives as behind-the-scenes director, guiding Martin and his ill-behaved sons and grandsons to redefine the family legacy. Some strong language. 2004Cooking for kings: the life of Antonin Carême, the first celebrity chef
By Ian Kelly. 2003
Creator of a one-man play about Carême presents a biography of this French Revolution orphan who became "the chef of…
kings and king of chefs." Relates Carême's accomplishments: cooking for the Romanovs, the Rothschilds, and King George IV; writing cookbooks; and inventing both the chef's hat and the soufflé. 2003Up from slavery (Penguin classics)
By Booker T Washington. 1986
Explorers house: National Geographic and the world it made
By Robert M Poole. 2004
Former executive editor of National Geographic magazine chronicles the National Geographic Society from 1888 through 2003. Discusses how Alexander Graham…
Bell and his descendants built an institution that influenced worldwide audiences and sponsored exploration, discovery, and invention. Also examines the organization's race and gender policies. 2004Mary: a flesh-and-blood biography of the Virgin Mother
By Lesley Hazleton. 2004
Award-winning writer draws on thirteen years' research and reporting in Jerusalem to provide social, religious, and political context for a…
portrait of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Reconstructs Mary's world, her motherhood, and her life. 2004Evidence of things unseen: a novel
By Marianne Wiggins. 2003
Ray "Fos" Foster returns to Tennessee after WWI and begins married life with his wife, Opal. Eventually Fos lands a…
job building the atomic bomb. When he and Opal succumb to radiation poisoning, their adopted son tries to decipher clues about their past. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2003Historical account of the 1386 legendary duel-to-the-death between two knights in full armor, Jacques Le Gris and Jean de Carrouges.…
Describes events before and after this fight over the honor of Carrouges's wife. Based on primary source documents. 2004Politics, pollution, and pandas: an environmental memoir
By Russell E Train. 2003
Former Environmental Protection Agency administrator recounts his pivotal role in environmental policy development under presidents Nixon and Ford and later…
as head of the World Wildlife Fund in the private sector. Provides an insider's look at key conservation movement events and figures of the 1960s-1970s. 2003A Christmas visitor
By Anne Perry. 2004
Henry Rathbone from the William Monk series is summoned to the Lake District during the Christmas holidays to support his…
goddaughter Antonia when her husband, Judah Dreghorn, dies accidentally. Rathbone discovers that the incident may have been intentional. 2004The tyrant's novel
By Thomas Keneally. 2004
A nameless totalitarian desert country. Camp detainee Alan Sheriff recounts his misfortunes. The country's dictator, dubbed Great Uncle, commands Sheriff,…
under contract with an American publisher, to ghostwrite a polemic novel denouncing international sanctions on this country, throwing Sheriff into political conflict and personal danger. Strong language. 2004Aristotle leads the way: Aristotle Leads the Way (The Story of Science #1)
By Joy Hakim. 2004
Introduces the forefathers of modern science and the discoveries they made in astronomy, math, and physics. Proceeds from creation myths…
to the four elements, geometric principles, ancient cities of learning, and Earth's place in the universe. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2004Murder at Union Station (Capital Crimes Ser. #Vol. 20)
By Margaret Truman. 2004
Washington, D.C. The subject of Richard Marienthal's latest book, mobster-turned-informant Louis Russo, is murdered at the train station before he…
can testify for the government. Marienthal realizes that material in his manuscript threatens to expose secrets in high places and endanger his fiancée and himself. Some strong language. 2004Modern coin magic: 116 Coin Sleights And 236 Coin Tricks
By J. B Bobo. 1982
This step-by-step guide to slight-of-hand coin conjuring describes basic principles, integrated tricks, and complete routine acts. Offers techniques for over…
three hundred maneuvers including palms, holds, flips, switches, vanishes, change-over, steals, cuffing, sleeving, and others requiring special devices. 1952Rakkety Tam (Redwall Ser.)
By Brian Jacques, David Elliot. 2004
Warrior squirrel Rakkety Tam leads Redwall Abbey into battle against Gulo the Savage, a bloodthirsty wolverine who will stop at…
nothing to recover the Walking Stone that will give him the authority to rule the lands of ice beyond the Great Sea. For grades 5-8. 2004Brother and sister: A Novel
By Joanna Trollope. 2004
Adopted into the same British family as children, David and Nathalie decide as adults to search for their individual birth…
parents. Their quest threatens the relationships of all their families and acquaintances, including their birth mothers. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2004The girl with the long back (Harpur And Iles Mysteries Ser.)
By Bill James. 2004
Assistant chief constable Desmond Iles feels uneasy about hints of a new superintendent. The rumors upset a delicate balance between…
drug dealers and the police, leading to murder and revenge. Meanwhile detective Colin Harpur is attracted to one of his undercover agents. Violence and strong language. 2003The afterlife
By Gary Soto. 2003
Chuy, a high school senior, is brutally murdered in a dance club's restroom. Haunting the halls of his alma mater,…
he learns new things about his friends and relatives--and falls in love. Some violence and some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. Americas Award commendation. 2003