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The prince (Modern Library Classics Ser.)
Par Niccolò Machiavelli. 2008
A sixteenth-century treatise on political philosophy in which Florentine civil servant and thinker Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) describes acquiring, wielding, and…
maintaining political power. A 2007 translation by PEN Translation Prize winner Peter Constantine. 2007The book of useless information
Par Noel Botham. 2006
The Useless Information Society, a British group, presents trivia on a variety of subjects including the entertainment industry, the literary…
world, politics, history, sports, and animals. Tidbits include: "a group of goats is called a trip" and "Mick Jagger attended the London School of Economics for two years." 2006Yarn harlot: the secret life of a knitter
Par Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. 2005
Compulsive knitter shares her projects' successes and disasters. In "The Green Afghan" the author recalls attempting to knit an eight-by-five-foot…
blanket as a present for her brother's wedding five months later. She remained undeterred, despite her mother's chuckle or the yarn-store lady's whistle. 2005Reading the OED: one man, one year, 21,730 pages
Par Ammon Shea. 2008
A self-proclaimed collector of words describes his yearlong reading of the Oxford English Dictionary. He comments on words that he…
believes others would like to know about, such as "sympatetic," which is a companion one walks with, and "onomatomania," which means vexation at having difficulty finding the right word. 2008Air castle of the South: WSM and the making of Music City (Music in American life)
Par Craig Havighurst. 2007
Chronicles the rise of Nashville radio station WSM, established in 1925, which popularized country music including the Grand Ole Opry…
performances. Discusses the station's importance to the city. Profiles the businessmen and entertainers who influenced the station's popularity and protested the 2002 proposed format change. 2007Orient express: an entertainment (Penguin classics)
Par Graham Greene. 2004
The lives of several passengers aboard the Orient Express become intertwined on a three-day journey from Ostend to Constantinople. Characters…
include an English chorus girl, a rich Jewish businessman, a spiteful journalist, a mysterious doctor, and a murderous burglar. Includes 2004 introduction by Christopher Hitchens. 1932175 essential slow cooker classics
Par Judith Finlayson. 2006
Canadian author provides practical advice on using a slow cooker to its best advantage. Presents her favorite recipes for appetizers,…
fondues, soups, stews, chili, pot roast, vegetarian main and side dishes, and desserts. Lists ingredients and includes step-by-step instructions and preparation tips. 2006Paula Deen's the Deen family cookbook
Par Paula H Deen. 2009
Savannah, Georgia, restaurant owner and TV host gathers her relatives' down-home favorites, like Aunt Peggy's meat loaf and Michael's deluxe…
twice-baked potatoes with shrimp, and adds some more health-minded dishes, like seared scallops and oven-fried chicken. Recipes cover all categories from snacks to main dishes, desserts, and beverages. Bestseller. 2009Home: A novel
Par Marilynne Robinson. 2008
Events take place concurrently with those in Pulitzer Prize-winning Gilead (RC 59561, BR 16160). Like his friend and fellow minister…
John Ames, Robert Boughton is dying. Boughton's daughter and his long-estranged son return home to care for him--and to take refuge from their own troubled lives. 2008The moviegoer (Vintage International)
Par Walker Percy. 1998
New Orleans. Apathetic young businessman and avid movie fan Binx Bolling undertakes a quest for authenticity that outrages his family,…
endangers his aunt's fragile stepdaughter Kate, and leads him into the chaos of Mardi Gras--during which he opens up to love. Some strong language. National Book Award. 1960Tell me, pretty maiden (A molly Murphy Mystery Ser.)
Par Rhys Bowen. 2008
New York, 1902. Private investigator Molly Murphy finds a beautiful young woman lying unconscious in snow-covered Central Park. As Molly…
visits local theatres and flophouses in an attempt to learn what happened, she is aided by her beau, Daniel--a wrongfully suspended police captain--and influential friends like reporter Nelly Bly. 2008The man within (Penguin classics)
Par Graham Greene. 2005
Greene's first novel. Young Francis Andrews betrays his fellow smugglers and flees from them. He finds refuge in the cottage…
of a woman named Elizabeth, who persuades him to testify in court. Francis falls in love even as he is consumed by fear. Includes 2005 introduction by Jonathan Yardley. 1929Little Bee: A Novel
Par Chris Cleave. 2009
Fourteen-year-old Little Bee flees Nigeria and spends two years in a British immigration detention center. Upon her release, Little Bee…
seeks out Andrew and Sarah O'Rourke, a couple she and her sister had previously encountered--with dire consequences--on an African beach. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2008Sweet thang
Par Allison Whittenberg. 2007
Philadelphia, 1975. African American ninth-grader Charmaine Upshaw resents having her orphaned, six-year-old cousin living with her family. At school she…
does homework for Demetrius McGee, but he likes another girl. Gradually, Charmaine realizes what is really important in life. For junior and senior high readers. 2006Bound: A Novel
Par Sally Gunning. 2008
Colonial Massachusetts. Indentured servant Alice Cole runs away from her abusive master to Cape Cod and finds refuge with widow…
Lyddie Berry. When legal troubles mount, Lyddie and lawyer Ebenezer Freeman fight for Alice's freedom. Sequel to The Widow's War (BR 16684). Some violence and some descriptions of sex. 2008The rustler: a Stone Creek novel (A Stone Creek Novel #3)
Par Linda Lael Miller. 2008
Arizona territory, 1907. Ex-con Wyatt Yarbro joins his lawman brother Rowdy in Stone Creek. Wyatt falls in love with Sarah…
Tamlin, a career woman who runs a bank for her ailing father while hiding her previous indiscretions. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2008Eight women, two Model Ts, and the American West
Par Joanne Wilke. 2007
The author chronicles a nine-week cross-country camping trip made by eight young women, including her grandmother and great-aunt, in two…
Model T Fords in 1924. Wilke pieces together the account from journal excerpts, letters, and reminiscences of the adventurers, who drove nine thousand miles and visited six national parks. 2007The blue star: a novel
Par Tony Earley. 2008
North Carolina, 1941. Jim Glass, now a high school senior, falls in love with a part-Cherokee girl, Chrissie Steppe. But…
Chrissie is claimed by her landlord's son Bucky, who is stationed with the Navy at Pearl Harbor. Sequel to Jim the Boy (BR 12831). 2008The heart of the matter (Penguin classics)
Par Graham Greene. 2004
Colonial West Africa. Trapped in a loveless marriage to his piteous wife Louise, Assistant Police Commissioner Scobie begins an affair…
with widowed shipwreck survivor Helen. The indiscretion precipitates a religious crisis and ultimately leads to dishonor, deceit--and death. Includes 2004 introduction by James Wood. 1948A night out with Robert Burns: the greatest poems
Par Robert Burns. 2008
Representative poetry by Scotland's famous poet Robert Burns (1759-1796), selected and introduced by Scottish author Andrew O'Hagan. Organized in four…
overlapping categories with biographical and textual notes, the selections include the New Year's favorite "Auld Lang Syne." 2008