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By Danielle Steel. 1994
John and Liz Whittaker and their two children Tom, fifteen, and Annie, five seem to be a happy, lucky family.…
But Annie dies and the family falls apart. Maribeth Robertson, sixteen, is pregnant and has been thrown out of her home by her father. Traveling to Chicago, she stops in the Whittakers' hometown, meets Tom, and forms a strong friendship that affects all the Whittakers. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1994.By Henry Roth. 1994
First of six projected volumes. Roth depicts the coming-of-age of Ira Stigman in Harlem during World War I, focusing on…
Ira's attempts to shed his Jewishness. A much older voice speaking in this autobiographical novel is that of the aging author of Call It Sleep (DB 26378), first published in 1934 and followed by years of silence. Strong languageBy Nicholson Baker. 1994
Arno Strine, who works as a "temp" in Boston, is in the process of writing his autobiography, which he plans…
to call The Fermata. "Fermata" is a name he has given the Fold, the period in which he stops time and undresses unsuspecting women. As Strine works on his book, he frequently drops into the Fold and later recounts his adventures. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sexBy Allen Drury. 1959
Political machinations and personal conflict are activated when the Senate must decide whether to confirm the president's nominee for secretary…
of state. Most are in favour of the nominee, but a senator from the South has reservations. Winner of the 1960 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Followed by "A shade of difference". c1959.By Herman Melville. 1976
El marinero Ismael nos narra esta alegoría sobre el potencial humano y sus limitaciones. En busca de aventuras, Ismael se…
emplea como arponero en el buque ballenero del Capitán Ajab. Una vez en el mar, la tripulación descubre que, a pesar de las horrendas advertencias de otros buques y de un profeta, el Capitán Ajab está obsesionado en matar a Moby Dick, la ballena blanca responsable de la pérdida de su piernaBy Stephanie Scott-Snyder. 2021
Afin d'obtenir l'avantage dans sa procédure de divorce, Sato engage Kaitaro, un wakaresaseya, littéralement un briseur de couple, pour séduire…
sa femme Rina. Il imagine que l'affaire sera aisée mais lorsque Rina tombe éperdument amoureuse de Kaitaro, une série de répercussions imprévisibles a lieu, bouleversant la vie de leur fille. Premier roman.By Tomás De Iriarte. 1985
Collection of more than seventy fables in verse form by the eighteenth-century Spanish fabulist. Following the style of Aesop, the…
fables are allegories showing the customs and tastes of the day while setting forth lessons of universal truth. Includes "The Silkworm and the Spider," "The Bear, the Monkey, and the Pig," "The Duck and the Snake," "The Eagle and the Lion," and others. Spanish languageBy Iris Murdoch. 1990
Marcus Vallar, a mathematician in his declining years, is thought to possess healing powers. He is pursued by Alfred Ludens,…
who is writing a book about genius and, more immediately, believes Vallar can aid a mortally ill poet. The web that encircles these two characters includes a menage a trois and a sizable assortment of intellectual and artistic types. The author, a philosopher as well as a novelist, creates dialogue that raises many challenging questionsBy Stephen Dobyns. 1993
Michael Marmaduke's fiancee, Rose White, is kidnapped by two gorillas who come in through her window and take her away.…
Her twin sister, Violet, is responsible. Michael, trained as a wrestler by Primus Muldoon and known as Marduk the Magnificent, sets out to find her. He faces physical and mental challenges, as well as hybrid men-beasts and street gangs, in his search. Strong language and some violenceBy Kern Carter. 2022
When Ever’s father passes away suddenly, she is devastated. Not long after that, her mom has a stroke and Ever’s…
anguish becomes almost too much for her to handle. That’s when she gets the idea to form a group she calls Boys and Girls Screaming. Along with her brother, Jericho, and her best friend, Candace, Ever wants to bring together kids from their school who have suffered trauma so they can share their stories and begin to heal. Although the other teens find solace in the group, Ever tumbles further into depression until she reaches a breaking point. As the group learns the true source of Ever’s pain, they jump into action to help her find a way out. Boys and Girls Screaming tells the story of a generation of teens finding the support they need to process their trauma in their own ways.By Haruki Murakami, Alfred T. Birnbaum, Elmer Luke. 1994
Further surreal adventures of the nameless hero of A Wild Sheep Chase (DB 32743), who dreams about a rundown hotel…
and decides to seek out the call girl who accompanied him there on an earlier adventure. Along the way he tries to solve a murder and encounters a thirteen-year-old clairvoyant, a television actor, and the old Sheep Man, who lives in a world humans can't see. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sexBy Margaret Drabble. 1991
Liz, a London psychiatrist, receives an odd package from her long-time friend Stephen Cox, who has gone to Cambodia. As…
Liz searches for Stephen in Southeast Asia, glimpses of his life and the lives of Liz and two of her friends, Alix and Esther, are revealed. Sequel to "A natural curiosity." Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1991.By Marge Piercy. 1994
Three women face difficult lives. Professor Leila Landsman supports her adulterous husband's theatre career. Mary Burke, a 61-year-old woman, once…
was affluent, but now cleans homes, including Leila's. Young Becky Burgess is accused of murdering the husband who threatened her dreams. Strong language, descriptions of violence and explicit descriptions of sex. 1994.By James Redfield. 1993
The author embarks on a search for an ancient Peruvian manuscript that predicts a massive transformation in human society. He…
meets with resistance from government and church authorities in Peru, who attempt to suppress knowledge of the manuscript. He persists, however, discovering nine spiritual insights in separate encounters, beginning with the most common--an awareness of coincidences in life. Some strong language. BestsellerBy Lawrence Durrell. 1958
By Paulo Coelho, Alan R. Clarke. 1993
Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy, longs to see the world and dreams about a treasure hidden in the Egyptian pyramids.…
He sells his flock and leaves his home in Spain, sails first to Tangiers, crosses the desert, and eventually reaches Egypt. Along the way, he is led by a series of spiritual guides, perhaps the most important of whom is the alchemist who advises him to follow his heartBy Edith Wharton. 1993
Wharton's incomplete novel was first published posthumously in 1938. This completed version is based on her extensive notes. In 1870s…
New York, nouveau riche Mrs. St. George fails to gain entry into high society for her daughters Nan and Virginia. Accompanied by their mother, a governess, and friends, the young ladies move to London to try their luck at finding suitors. The results are mixedBy Peter Hoeg. 1993
When Isaiah, a six-year-old Inuit boy, is killed falling off the roof of a warehouse, his neighbour Smilla, a young…
woman who is generally misanthropic yet inclined to look out for Isaiah, refuses to believe it is an accident. Smilla begins her investigation in Copenhagen, where her powers of observation -- sharpened by her fascination with mathematics -- help her to solve the mystery. Descriptions of violence. Some strong language. 1992. Uniform title: Frøken Smillas fornemmelse for sne.By Berlie Doherty. 1992
Helen and Chris narrate the consequences of one night's passion that changes the course of their lives forever. With teen…
parenthood superimposing itself upon college plans, both voice fear, disbelief, and confusion. Chris wants them to marry; Helen's mother wants Helen to have an abortion. Helen accedes to her mother's pressure, but, left alone at the clinic, she returns home to make her own decisions. For junior and senior high readersBy Mikhail Bulgakov. 1992
Satire on Soviet politics and society published posthumously in Russia in 1966, following years of suppression. The Devil and his…
cronies create havoc visiting Moscow's theater district. Interwoven in this tale is a reenactment of the Pontius Pilate theme, in which a philosopher is executed in Jerusalem during Passover. The Master of the title is confined to a psychiatric clinic, while Margarita flits between Moscow and Jerusalem. Some strong language