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Temporary kings (Dance to the music of time. #11.)
Par Anthony Powell. 1973
Trapnel may be dead but his ghost hovers over an American academic's attempt to rake over the ashes of his…
affair with Pamela Widmerpool. Her husband, now a Labour peer, is caught up in a spy scandal as well as the death of a Marxist intellectual. Sequel to "Books do furnish a room". Followed by "Hearing secret harmonies". 1973.The acceptance world (Dance to the music of time. #3.)
Par Anthony Powell. 1955
Jenkins, the narrator, falls in love, and the novel climaxes with a dinner party in honour of an old Eton…
schoolmaster. Sequel to “A Buyer’s Market”. Followed by "At Lady Molly's". 1955.Ten Beach Road (Ten Beach Road Ser. #1)
Par Wendy Wax. 2011
Madeline, Avery, and Nikki are strangers to each other, but they have one thing in common: they each discover their…
life savings have vanished, along with their trusted financial manager, leaving them nothing but co-ownership of a ramshackle beachfront house. Throwing their lots in together, they take on the challenge of restoring the historic property. But just as they begin to reinvent themselves and discover the power of friendship, secrets threaten to tear down their trust and destroy their lives a second time. Some strong language. c2011.Thank you, Mr. Falker
Par Patricia Polacco. 1998
Fictionalized account of the artist author's struggle to learn how to read as a child. Finally a fifth-grade teacher, Mr.…
Falker, comes to her rescue and gives her special lessons. Grades 2-4. 1998.Ten thank-you letters
Par Daniel Kirk. 2014
Pig is writing a thank-you note to his grandma when his friend Rabbit comes over to play. Eager to get…
in on the action, Rabbit writes one of his own . . . and another . . . and another . . . until his flurry of thank-you notes has Pig in a tizzy. Pig just wants to finish writing his note in peace! Fortunately, Rabbit’s last thank-you note reminds Pig how lucky he is to have Rabbit as a friend. Grades K-3. 2014.Tek net (Tek series. #9)
Par William Shatner. 1997
Soon after Sid Gomez' second wife calls him to say she's in trouble, she disappears. Sid and Jake Cardigan have…
two leads -- Sonny Hokori, one of the most infamous TekLords, and an enemy to Jake from way back, and Garret Devlin, a secretive industrialist long suspected of underworld connections, but who died four years ago. Some strong language. Sequel to "Tek kill". 1997.Tell it to the King
Par Larry King, Peter Occhiogrosso. 1988
Gossip from the 30-year files of the radio and cable TV interviewer. Includes anecdotes of such celebrities as evangelist Jimmy…
Swaggart, author Jimmy Breslin and author Judith Krantz. Some strong language. Bestseller 1988.Tempting fate
Par Laurie Alberts. 1987
Leaving a trail of menial jobs behind her, Allie Heller arrives in an Alaskan fishing village. She falls in love…
with Sonny who is bent on self-destruction. A tragic accident forces her to choose whether she herself will survive. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1987.The 59-second employee: how to stay one second ahead of your one-minute manager
Par Rae André, Peter D Ward. 1984
The 59-Second Employee is an employee's response to formula management, an antidote to the quick-fix corporation. It speaks volumes about…
cooperation in management and brings more control to those at the bottom of the corporate ladder. c1984.Terra!
Par Annapaola Cancogni, Stefano Benni. 1985
In 2157, Earth is in the grip of nuclear winter. When news of another life-sustaining planet reaches the people, plans…
for a space journey begins. Some strong language. c1985. Uniform title: Terra!The Abyssinian: A Novel
Par Jean-Christophe Rufin, Willard Wood. 1999
In 1699, Louis XIV sent an embassy to the King of Abyssinia, hoping to lure that country, nominally Christian for…
centuries, into the political and religious orbit of France. Jean-Baptiste Poncet, gifted apothecary/physician to the pashas of Cairo, is the hero of this romantic epic embroidering up the known details of that long-forgotten embassy. 1999. Uniform title: Abyssin.The accident: a novel
Par Ismail Kadare, John Hodgson. 2010
Vienna, the autobahn. A taxi leaves the carriageway and strikes the crash barrier, flinging its male and female passengers out…
of its back doors as it spins through the air. The driver cannot explain why he lost control; he only says that the mysterious couple in the back seat seemed to be about to kiss. The investigation into the deaths uncovers a mutually destructive obsession, one mirroring the conflicts of the Balkans. Some descriptions of sex. 2010. Uniform title: Aksidenti.Tell me why: how young people can change the world
Par Eric Walters. 2008
"I just want to know: why do you think that people treat each other the way that they do? Is…
there something that happened to you that made you want to help people? And, finally, what, if anything, do you think one kid can do to make a difference?" Responding to these questions, people including Roméo Dallaire, Robert Munsch, Marc Garneau, and Rick Hansen have shared their wisdom, experience, and convictions about how to counter suffering and cruelty. Walters also profiles five young people who have already found ways to help. For junior high readers. 2008.The $12 million stuffed shark: the curious economics of contemporary art
Par Donald N Thompson. 2008
Delves into the economics and psychology of the contemporary art world - artists, dealers, auction houses, and wealthy collectors. If…
it's true that 85 percent of new contemporary art is bad, why were record prices achieved at auction in 2006 and 2007? Explores money, lust, and the self-aggrandizement of possession in an attempt to determine what makes a particular work of art valuable while others are ignored. 2008.The Acadians: in search of a homeland
Par James Laxer. 2006
In 1604, a small group of migrants fled political turmoil and famine in France to start a new colony on…
Canada's east coast. Their roughly demarcated territory included what are now Canada's Maritime provinces, land that was fought over by the British and French empires until the Acadians were finally expelled in 1755. In the absence of a state, what defines an Acadian today is elusive, and while their community, centred in New Brunswick, is more confident than ever, it is entering a contentious debate about its future. Some descriptions of violence. 2006.Testament
Par Nino Ricci. 2002
Set in a remote corner of the Roman Empire at a time of political unrest and spiritual uncertainty, Testament is…
the story of how one extraordinary man, a man of enormous charisma and passionate belief, alters forever the lives of those around him. It is told from four distinct points of view: Yihuda, a dedicated freedom fighter; Yeshua, a holy man; Yeshua's mother Miryam; and Miryam of Migdal, who travels with Yeshua through Galilee. 2002.Testaments of honour: personal histories from Canada's war veterans
Par Blake Heathcote. 2002
Veterans of World War II detail their war years to remember and honour lost comrades, and to understand themselves and…
be understood by others. These stories have never been publicly released. Some descriptions of violence. 2002.Tempting Faith DiNapoli: A Novel
Par Lisa Gabriele. 2002
Faith genuinely wants to be a good Catholic girl and she's pretty sure Jesus loves her, though the evidence is…
sometimes difficult to find. The trouble is, Faith's angry with everyone in her family. She breaks every commandment and finds herself torn between who she wants to be and who she is. 2002.Ten prayers God always says yes to!: divine answers to life's most difficult problems
Par Anthony DeStefano. 2007
"Why are some of our prayers answered while some are not? How do we get God's attention? How do we…
get the divine 'Yes'? In a simple, straightforward style, Anthony DeStefano takes on the mysteries of prayer. He casts a wide net to appeal to all Christians everywhere without compromising the gospel one iota. c2007.The 50-year dash: the feelings, foibles, and fears of being half-a-century old
Par Bob Greene. 1997
A journalist's humorous and nostalgic ruminations on his life at the half-century mark. He reflects wistfully on the youthful joys…
of junk food and junk music, the thrill of anticipation of his first kiss, and the lost innocence of the America he knew as a child. c1997.