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The courage of children: my life with the world's poorest kids
Par Peter Dalglish. 1998
Peter Daglish was about to become a lawyer when he saw a program about the children starving in Ethiopia. He…
took action and organized an air lift of food and medical supplies to help the children. He also went to Ethiopia to see what was happening there for himself. Years later he is still a prominent activist working to help the starving children of the world. Here he shares his experiences, and the experiences of the children he has come to know through his work. 1998.The cross bearer (An arnold Landon Mystery Ser.)
Par Roy Lewis. 1994
When Arnold Landon of the Department of Museums and Antiquities discovers an important forgery, he becomes caught up in a…
murder investigation involving the secret society the Knights Templar and their fabled treasure. The mystery and murder lead him to a secluded chapel near the Scottish border. 1994.The cup and the lip (The Crime Club)
Par Elizabeth Ferrars. 1975
An elderly novelist, a sick man in fear of his life, disappears. A visiting novelist, a journalist and all the…
strange people who live in the house become involved in the mystery. 1975.The courts of illusion (Richard III trilogy. #3)
Par Rosemary Hawley Jarman. 1983
It is five years since the Battle of Bosworth and Nicholas Archer, son of the Man of Keen Sight, joins…
the Yorkists in their plans to depose Henry Tudor. The action ranges from palaces to the taverns of fifteenth-century Cheapside and over to France and Flanders. Sequel to “The King’s grey mare”. 1983.The curse of the narrows: the Halifax explosion, 1917
Par Laura MacDonald. 2005
On December 7, 1917, in the heart of the World War I, two ships collided in Halifax harbour. The resulting…
explosion killed over 2,000 people and injured some 6,000 more. Macdonald presents the whole story of how the military, volunteers and ordinary citizens united to organize one of the most complex relief efforts in North American history. Descriptions of violence. 2005.The color of night
Par David L Lindsey. 1999
Former spy and recent widower Harry Strand has a second career as an art dealer in Houston. When client Mara…
Song contacts him about a portfolio of drawings, Harry's life changes. Then a videotape in Mara's VCR reveals that his past is not yet behind him. Some violence and some strong language. c1999.The chronicles of Corum
Par Michael Moorcock. 1987
A great Winter fell across the earth. Corum of the Silver Hand had slain the gods that Man might rule;…
the last of the Vadhagh, he had saved the race that had betrayed his own, and he had earned his rest. But it was not to be for new gods, and fiercer ones, strode the land. Corum took up the moon-coloured sword with sorrow: for to him fell the task of defeating the Fhoi Myore, the Cold Gods - who yearned for death but could not be slain! 1987.The client
Par John Grisham. 1993
Just before committing suicide, a Mafia lawyer tells 11-year-old Mark Sway something that the police, the FBI and the Mafia…
want to know. With a one-dollar bill, Mark retains his own lawyer, feisty Reggie Love. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller 1993.The best selection of George Orwell's non-fiction available, a trove of letters, essays, reviews, and journalism. His letters to such…
luminaries as Julian Symons, Anthony Powell, Arthur Koestler, and Cyril Connolly are poignant and personal. His essays, covering everything from "English Cooking" to "Literature and Totalitarianism," are memorable, and his books reviews are among the most lucid and intelligent ever written. 1970.The collected short stories
Par D. H Lawrence. 1974
In this complete collection, famous stories like "Odour of Chrysanthemums", dealing with a wife's feelings on the death of her…
drunkard miner husband stand next to lesser-known ones like "The Blind Man", where war-blinded Maurice, in harmony with nature, towers both mentally and physically above the characterless, sighted, social success Bertie. For senior high readers. 1974.The comedy of errors: Critical Essays (Arden Shakespeare Ser.)
Par William Shakespeare, R. A Foakes. 1993
A dramatic comedy about a family divided exactly in half by a shipwreck. Each half contains one parent, one twin…
son and one twin slave. Their attempts to become reunited cause many mistaken identity mix-ups and are complicated by the father's impending execution if he does not produce a ransom. 1993.The cities of the plain (In search of lost time ; #4)
Par Marcel Proust. 1922
The cocaine wars: The #8727;cocaine#8727; Wars
Par Paul Eddy, Hugo Sabogal, Sara Walden. 1988
A team of investigative journalists look at the international drug problem, with their main focus on Miami, where most of…
the currency is tainted by cocaine trafficking. They show how the lure of money has turned some police officers into dealers and even murderers. 1988.The chosen maiden
Par Eva Stachniak. 2016
Bronia is an extraordinary ballerina forever in the shadow of the legendary Nijinsky-- Russia's greatest dancer and her older brother.…
Overshadowed by Vaslav, plagued by a body deemed less than ideal and struggling against the constraints of her gender, Bronia will have to work triply hard to prove herself worthy. Her stunning discipline and mesmerizing talent will eventually elevate her to the highest stage in Russia: the prestigious, old-world Mariinsky Ballet. But as the First World War rages, and revolution sparks in Russia, Bronia will be forced to confront the choice between old and new; traditional and groundbreaking; safe and passionate. 2016.The colony of unrequited dreams
Par Wayne Johnston. 1998
Fictionalized biography of Joseph Smallwood, first premier of Newfoundland, following its incorporation into Canada on April 1, 1949. Recounts Smallwood's…
life from childhood, describing the lasting effect of his early association with Sheilagh Fielding and his rise to power at great personal cost. Canada Reads 2003. 1998.The Coalwood way
Par Homer H Hickam. 2000
This sequel to Rocket Boys continues the author's reminiscences with his senior year in high school in Coalwood, a West…
Virginia mining town, in 1959. Hickam describes misfortunes in the community, their repercussions within his family, and his teenage problems with girls. 2000.The complete robot
Par Isaac Asimov. 1982
The clairvoyant countess
Par Dorothy Gilman. 1975
The city of Ember (The city Of Ember Ser. #1)
Par Jeanne DuPrau. 2003
A city planned to survive for two hundred years, now in year 241, suffers shortages - and a secret message-bearing…
box is missing. Independent-thinking twelve-year-olds Doon and Lina exchange obligatory jobs and make a discovery that could change their known world. Bestseller. Grades 5-8. 2003.The clothes they stood up in
Par Alan Bennett. 2001
When Mr. and Mrs. Ransome return home from a night at the opera, they discover their flat has been burgled.…
Nothing is left - not even a roll of toilet paper. And then, just after the insurance company has settled their claim, they receive an interesting letter about their belongings. Some strong language. Bestseller. 1998.