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Blending history, science and eye-witness accounts, and arranged in chapters corresponding to the four elements (earth, air, fire and water),…
Hamblyn explores the relationship between the planet and its humans. With the Lisbon earthquake of 1755, the weather-panics of the summer of 1783, the eruption of Krakatau in 1883, and the Hilo tsunami of 1946, he reminds us of the earth's unimaginable force and describes what happens when that force is unleashed. 2009.
There are a lot of things Jamie hates about her life: her dark hair, her dad's Stone Age Charter of…
Curfew Rights, her real name - Jamilah Towfeek. For the past three years Jamie has hidden her Lebanese background from everyone at school. It's only with her email friend John that she can really be herself. But now things are getting complicated: the most popular boy in school is interested in her, but there's no way he would be if he knew the truth. Then there's Timothy, the school loner, who for some reason Jamie just can't stop thinking about. As for John, he seems to have a pretty big secret of his own. For senior high readers. 2006.
Two inspiring journeys. Two unforgettable women. One amazing story. Broome, Australia, 1893. It's the wild and passionate heyday of the…
pearling industry, and when young English bride Olivia Hennessy meets the dashing pearling master, Captain Tyndall, their lives are destined to be linked by the mysterious power of the pearl. Sydney, Australia, 1995. Lily Barton embarks on a search for her family roots which leads her to Broome. But her quest for identity reveals more than she could have ever imagined. 1995.
Award-winning journalist investigates high-seas piracy, incidents of which occur on a near-daily basis worldwide and can involve detention, robbery, and…
violence. Interviews professional mariners, victims, and even perpetrators themselves to uncover the inner workings of criminal enterprises and gauge international economic and security threats in the early twenty-first century. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. 2009.
New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum and her sidekick, Lula, witness a convenience store robbery. Because Stephanie can identify the…
culprit, she is a hit-list target. Stephanie tracks a killer and suppresses her attraction to Ranger. Bestseller. 2004.
Academic and reluctant amateur detective Robert Amiss becomes entangled in the intrigue surrounding the murder of several members of the…
House of Lords. The killings have happened in the midst of an intimidation campaign by animal rights activists, just as the Lords are set to veto a law banning fox hunts.
Ten years ago Ellen Pierson's cousin Paul fell in love with Lisa, a "temp" who worked in his office building.…
Normally that wouldn't be a problem. But Lisa was a Malignant One and she took control of Paul. Even attempts by Alison Birkett of the government's Spiritual Development Agency failed to save Paul. Now Alison has come to Ellen for help on another case. Some strong language. 1994.
From the author of "The seven habits of highly effective people" (DC30225) and father of nine, a method of achieving…
peace and harmony at home. Recommends simple and practical ways to communicate and to resolve common problems so that "everyone wins." c1997.
Diane's heart went out to vulnerable, ten year old Kirsty, but warning bells sounded in her head when she met…
Kirsty's dynamic, outspoken uncle, Nik Channing. He was determined to make her think twice about her life and her father's remarriage, and there was definitely a disturbing magnetism about him which she found hard to handle. 1989.
England. Amber arrives uninvited at the Smarts' summer rental, where writer Eve and her adulterous second husband Michael live with…
Eve's twelve-year-old daughter and seventeen-year-old son. Amber changes the family members' perceptions of themselves and then gets the boot. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. Whitbread Award finalist. 2005.
Kilcullen illuminates both the global "War on Terrorism" and its relation to associated "small wars" in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Philippines,…
Indonesia, Thailand, Chechnya, Pakistan and North Africa. He sees today's conflicts as a pairing of contrasting trends: local social networks and worldwide movements; local insurgencies seeking autonomy and a broader pan-Islamic campaign. He warns that America has often misidentified insurgents with limited aims and legitimate grievances (whom he calls "accidental guerrillas") as part of a worldwide terror network. c2009.
In this monumental multiple biography, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin studies Abraham Lincoln's mastery of men. She shows how…
he saved Civil War-torn America by appointing his fiercest rivals to key cabinet positions, making them help achieve his vision for peace. As well as a thrilling piece of narrative history, it's an inspiring study of one of the greatest leaders the world has ever seen. Bestseller. 2009.
This step-by step guide to luxury lifestyle design teaches: how Tim went from $40,000 dollars per year and 80 hours…
per week to $40,000 per MONTH and 4 hours per week; how to outsource your life to overseas virtual assistants for $5 per hour and do whatever you want; how blue-chip escape artists travel the world without quitting their jobs; how to eliminate 50 per cent of your work in 48 hours using the principles of a forgotten Italian economist; and, how to trade a long-haul career for short work bursts and frequent 'mini-retirements'. 2008.
Therru, the child Tenar has rescued, has burns not even the dying mage Ogion can heal. Ged, once Archmage of…
Earthsea also returns to be nursed. Tenar sets her mind on the white summer star, Tehanu, but the dark forces that cast Therru into fire are still abroad and the source of this evil can only be challenged by a new kind of power. Grades 5-8. Sequel to "Farthest shore", followed by "Other wind". 1992.
First published in 1933, and rediscovered forty-five years later, this is a record of the author's experiences during the World…
War I years. Brittain tells not only of her own prematurely shattered youth, but that of an entire generation of young men and women who devoted themselves to the war effort. c1933.
The author conveys, with the immediacy of cinema, the impression of a whole nation in ferment and disintegration. A contemporary…
journalist writing in the first flush of revolutionary enthusiasm, he gives a gripping record of the events in Petrograd in November 1917, when Lenin and the Bolsheviks finally seized power. 1977.
Aunt Irene, her wicked nephew Kyril, and Focus, a cat of alarming intelligence, move into a minute dwelling in 1950s…
Chelsea, with its motley assortment of antique dealers, criminals and 'chars'. And from Wales comes Valentine, a beautiful West Indian postulant with miraculous powers. 1982.
Biography of an "Eccentric Inventor" from his childhood in Yugoslavia to his death in New York in the 1940's. Chronicles…
a lifetime of such discoveries as fluorescent lighting and the bladeless turbine. 1981.
Berkeley, California; 2004. Archy and Nat run Brokeland Records. They fear for their store when former NFL quarterback and media…
mogul Gibson Goode decides to open a megastore and entertainment center two blocks away. Meanwhile, Archy’s long-lost son reappears and their wives’ business is in turmoil. Strong language. Bestseller. 2012.
Devon, England, 1825. Emily Colyton and her siblings leave their uncle's house in search of family treasure allegedly hidden in…
their ancestral village. Lucifer Cynster's brother-in-law Jonas Tallent hires Emily to run the local inn and falls in love with her despite her secrets. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2009.