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The bonfire of the vanities
Par Tom Wolfe. 1988
The millionaire hero, Sherman McCoy, is ripe for humiliation and finds it in plenty at the police Central Booking Bureau…
in the Bronx. There, after a freak accident involving muggers, his Mercedes and his mistress, McCoy learns that prosecutors, politicians and press are lining up to devour him with shameless relish. Strong language and descriptions of sex. 1988.The body in the library (Jane Marple murder mysteries ; #4)
Par Agatha Christie. 1942
The Colonel and Mrs Bantry had always believed that finding "a body in the library" only happened in books, until…
it happened to them. Whose body was it? And why should it be found in the library of Gossington Hall? Miss Marple investigates. Sequel to "The regatta mystery, and other stories". Followed by "The moving finger" (DC32950). 1942. (Jane Marple murder mysteries ; 4)The black moon: a novel of Cornwall, 1794-5 (Poldark series. #5.)
Par Winston Graham. 1973
Continues the saga of Ross and Demelza Poldark, George and Elizabeth Warleggan, and the enmity between the two households. Sequel…
to "Warleggan" (DC05367). Followed by "Four swans". 1973. (The Poldark series ; 5)The big idea: how to make your entrepreneurial dreams come true, from the a-ha moment to your first million
Par Catherine Whitney, Donny Deutsch. 2008
In this companion to his nightly CNBC television series, The Big Idea, former ad man Deutsch profiles entrepreneurs who have…
visited his show and the lessons he's learned from them. The author relishes stories of little people, mothers, students, retirees and former screw ups, who had only a good idea and built multimillion-dollar businesses without MBAs. Entrepreneurial success stories are complemented by practical advice and resources for building a business. c2008. Uniform title: Big idea with Donny Deutsch (Television program)The BFG
Par Roald Dahl. 2006
Kidsnatched from her orphanage by a BFG (Big Friendly Giant), who spends his life blowing happy dreams to children, Sophie…
concocts with him a plan to save the world from nine other man-gobbling cannybull giants. Grades 3-6. 2006.Tempête de feu (Une aventure de Derrick Storm)
Par Richard Castle, Françoise Fauchet. 2014
Derrick Storm rentre de vacances quand soudain, à plus de 6 000 mètres d'altitude, son avion part en vrille. Heureusement,…
Storm est là pour sauver la situation et, in extremis, éviter le crash. Dans le même temps, sept autres avions subissent le même sort et s'écrasent, faisant des centaines de victimes. A chaque fois, les passagers sont des personnalités riches et puissantes. La CIA fait appel à Storm pour enquêter sur cette affaire qui devient encore plus terrifiante quand de nouveaux avions s'écrasent. Un terroriste aurait-il réussi à fabriquer une nouvelle arme ? De Monaco à l'Egypte et au Panama, Storm va avoir fort à faire pour sauver le monde. Encore une fois ! 2014. Titre uniforme: Wild storm.The best of enemies: race and redemption in the new South
Par Osha Davidson. 2017
C. P. Ellis joined the KKK as a youth. Ann Atwater quit her job as a maid to fight for…
civil rights. They met on opposite sides of the school segregation issue, yet forged a friendship. 2017.The best man to die (Inspector Wexford mystery. #4.)
Par Ruth Rendell. 1981
Jack Pertwee was getting married in the morning and the darts club gathered in the pub to give him a…
send off. Charlie Hatton drove his lorry eleven hours down from Leeds just to be there. Charlie was Jack's best friend and he would be his best man. When the two finally parted at the Kingston Bridge, Jack felt as though his life was just beginning. But for Charlie Hatton life was just about to end. Sequel to "Wolf to the slaughter", followed by "A guilty thing surprised". 1981, c1969. (Inspector Wexford mystery)The Avengers assemble: the junior novelization
Par Thomas Macri. 2014
Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. are faced with a foe no single person can defeat. So Fury sets out to bring…
together Earth's mightiest heroes and form the Avengers! Join Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, the Hulk, Black Widow, and Hawkeye as they battle the Asgardian trickster known as Loki, who plans to unleash a dangerous and powerful force upon the Earth. If Loki succeeds, the world as we know it will change forever--for the worse. Can the Avengers work together and rescue mankind from this vile villain's cruel grip? Or will Loki disassemble this new team and become ruler of Earth? Grades 3-6. 2014. Uniform title: Marvel's The Avengers (Motion picture : 2012)The Aspern papers
Par Henry James. 1986
Julianna and her niece are marking time in a villa in Venice. A literary editor obsessed with the work of…
a long-dead poet, Jeffrey Aspern, comes into their lives to try to ferret out his papers. 1986.The Amityville horror
Par Jay Anson. 2006
In December 1975, the Lutz family moved into their new home on suburban Long Island. George and Kathleen Lutz knew…
that, one year earlier, Ronald DeFeo had murdered his family in the house, but the property and the price had been too good to pass up. Twenty-eight days later, the entire Lutz family flee the house in terror. 2006, c1978.The apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
Par Mordecai Richler. 1959
The bad beginning (A series of unfortunate events ; #1)
Par Lemony Snicket. 2001
The Baudelaire children, Violet, Klaus and baby Sunny, are exceedingly unlucky. Their parents had been killed, and they are forced…
to go and stay with Uncle Olaf. It soon turns out that Olaf has evil plans for the children. For grades 3-6. Followed by "The reptile room". 2001. (A series of unfortunate events ; 1)The bachelor's wedding (Harlequin Romance)
Par Betty Neels. 1995
Araminta Smith had first met Professor Jason Lister when she was hired to look after his niece and nephew. Knowing…
that her plain but honest looks weren't about to catch her a husband, she was intrigued by the distinguished surgeon's interest in her. Since he was also a confirmed bachelor, the professor's proposal had come as an even greater surprise. A marriage between them, as he pointed out to her, would be infinitely practical - and Araminta was nothing if not practical. But then... what about love? 1995.Tentation (Twilight. #2)
Par Stephenie Meyer, Luc Rigoureau. 2009
Rejetée par celui qu'elle aime passionnément, Bella ne s'en relève pas. Fascinée par un vampire, comment pourra-t-elle retrouver goût à…
la pâle existence humaine? Bella n'a de goût pour rien, sinon le danger : alors, elle entend la voix d'Edward, et éprouve l'illusion de sa présence. Comme s'il ne l'avait pas abandonnée. Bella échappera-t-elle à cette obsession amoureuse qui la hante? Suite de «Fascination» (FD05312). Suivi par «Hésitation» (FD06120). Pour les lecteurs d'école secondaire. 2009. (La saga Twilight ; 2)Terms of endearment
Par Larry McMurtry. 1990
Texas. Aurora Greenway, a captivating and demanding widow of forty-nine, nags her married daughter but devotes most of her time…
to her married suitors - a stuffy retired general, a gallant yachtsman, and an affable redneck millionaire. 1990.That certain spark (Recorded Books inspirational)
Par Cathy Marie Hake. 2010
Woman physician Taylor Bestman receives a cold welcome from the citizens of Gooding, Texas, and especially from Karl Van der…
Vort, the town blacksmith, who becomes her first patient ... against his will. Though hesitant to believe in Taylor's doctoring skills, Karl finds himself oddly protective of this surprising and determined woman. 2010.Tenderness
Par Robert Cormier. 2008
A psychological thriller told from the points of view of a teenage serial killer and the runaway girl who falls…
in love with him. For junior and senior high readers. 2008.Tex
Par S. E Hinton. 1999
At 15, Tex is spirited as a wild mustang and good-natured as a pup. He and his 17-year-old brother Mason…
have been on their own since Pop left for the summer rodeo tour. Come October, the money has run out and still no Pop. None of this bothers Tex much - until Mason sells Tex's horse to pay the bills. After that things turn sour between the brothers. Tex is constantly getting into trouble, but he resents Mace acting like a parent. Friends like Johnny and his gorgeous sister Jamie help Tex forget his problems. But when it all comes to a head one day, the explosion that follows may cost Tex his life. Junior and Senior High. 1999.The amateur: a novel
Par Robert Littell. 1981
The "amateur" is a CIA cryptologist whose true loves are his fiancée and his efforts to prove via cryptology who…
really wrote Shakespeare. When the first is brutally murdered by terrorists who take over an American consulate in Germany he uses the second to unravel the skein of cross and doublecross to the end, determined to seek out and kill the terrorists. 1981.