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Ex-soldier and military historian Robert Kershaw brings to life the grime, the grease and the fury of a tank battle…
through the voices of ordinary men and women who lived and fought in those fearsome machines. This text draws on newly researched personal testimony from the crucial battles of the First and Second World Wars. 2009.
This book contains all you need to know to learn and develop an understanding of good chess. The early chapters…
describe the rules of the game, and elementary strategy and tactics. The book then describes more advanced play, and commentaries on famous games. 1985.
A passionate angler, Chris Tarrant's interest in bears was first triggered by sightings of grizzlies whilst fishing in the wilds…
of Canada. For years he harboured a plan to mount an expedition in search of their most ferocious cousins, polar bears. They are to be found in greatest numbers in the extreme north of Norway, about 400 miles south of the pole, near Svalbard. This is a record of that trip, and a homage to the power and beauty of one of the most ferocious predators left on earth. 2005.
This tale of an otter's life and death in Devon, captures the feel of life in the wild as seen…
through the otter's own eyes. Grades 5-8. Originally published in 1927. 1995.
Provides a clear path through the maze of conflicting information, and offers a comprehensive guide to the years immediately before,…
during, and after menopause. You learn how to treat menopause not as a disease but as another stage in your life. Explains what is happening in your body, helps you understand the signs and symptoms of these changes as well as their physical, mental, and emotional impact, and offers support and advice. Some descriptions of sex. 2008.
In a world of chaos and urban decay, Rita is trying to provide her six-year-old son Max with the security…
he craves. His father is absent, and she must deal with the problems in her own disintegrating family. Then an incident upsets the delicate balance between Rita's hope and fear. Strong language, descriptions of sex and violence. 1996.
Spending the summer with his ex-wife, his children, his ex-gardener (and ex-wife's new husband) was never going to be a…
good idea. But then Oliver was a philosopher, always happier with abstraction than reality. Now reality is about to come crashing down around him in the most unexpected and hilarious ways. Strong language. 1999, c1990.
Drawing on his own experiences and the success of the people he has treated, Liberman reveals how the fundamental self-healing…
properties of the body/mind connection can change the way you see the world. Liberman focuses on the intimate connection between "eyesight" and "insight" and makes it clear that changing our awareness and perceptions is the best "prescription" of all. 1995.
The author describes how she was hired by a major airline and gives details of her career as flight engineer…
and co-pilot. She includes some of the harassment she and other female pilots have faced. 1984.
Arriving in England to live with her new family on a rundown farm, thirteen-year-old Jenny encounters the ghost of a…
young girl who has haunted the ancient estate for many years. Before she can help the ghost find rest, Jenny faces danger that changes her life. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 1999.
Ten of Shakespeare's best-known plays retold as stories: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, Much Ado about Nothing, Macbeth, The Tempest,…
Othello, As You Like It, Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night, and King Lear. Includes a brief introduction to Shakespeare's life and times. Grades 5-8. 2004.
Amy's life has drastically changed. She's found herself taking on the huge responsibility of running Heartland, the horse refuge that…
was her mother¹s life work. The one constant for Amy has been her friendship with Ty, Heartland¹s 17-year-old stable hand. But the arrival of a new hand, Ben, throws everything off balance. By the time Amy realizes she¹s taken Ty for granted, it could be too late. Sequel to "Breaking free", followed by "Come what may". Grades 3-6. 2001.
The Talkative Man turns out to be a young man, struggling to establish himself as a journalist, when he first…
meets Dr Rann, a fair-haired Indian, dressed in a stylish three-piece suit. Rann has come to Malgudi, he says to work on a project for the UN. TM is impressed but is the charming Dr Rann all that he claims to be? TM becomes convinced he is sheltering a con man. The situation is delicate but drastic action must be taken if he is to save Malgudi's innocents. 1986.
Two mysteries: "Wanted: someone innocent" tells the story of Gillian Brayton, young, attractive and naive, who accepts a job in…
the home of an ex-school friend and feels threatened by unknown evil. The second story, "Last act", is a perceptive picture of two actresses, one of whom meets with a mysterious death. Denis, her grandson, has been heard to threaten to kill her but the obvious solution is not always the right one. 1965.
Liz Connor's life is turned upside down when her mother is arrested for a murder committed thirty years ago. No…
one can believe it - except the FBI - and now her mother isn't talking. To uncover the truth, Liz must rely on the help of an ex-cop who ignites her fiery desire - and who has a secret that could shatter Liz's life. Descriptions of sex and some descriptions of violence. 2005.
A collection of autobiographical one-liners from the Jewish comedian from Brooklyn's Lower East Side, which also includes anecdotes about famous…
show business personalities such as Al Jolson, Milton Berle, and Bing Crosby. 1973.
Rowan Mayfair awakens from the trance she has been in since the death of her two Taltos children. All Mayfair…
women are being tested to prevent producing more Taltos. But an ancient Taltos is still alive: benevolent Ash. And Ash has learned about the Mayfair women and their ability to give him a mate. Strong language, explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. Sequel to "Lasher." 1994.
Set in a Hawaiian village. The characters in these ten related short stories are poised between conflicting generations and cultures.…
In the title story, a tall young woman with dim marriage prospects apprentices herself to the local kahuna to learn ancient burial rites. And in another story, a father is haunted by World War II memories as he copes with a son on leave from war in Vietnam. 1994.