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In 1943, Primo Levi, a twenty-five-year-old chemist and "Italian citizen of Jewish race" was arrested by Italian fascists and deported…
from his native Turin to Auschwitz. This is his account of his ten months in the German death camp, of systematic cruelty and miraculous endurance. Included is a conversation between Philip Roth and Primo Levi never before published in book form. Descriptions of violence. 1996. Uniform title: Se questo è un uomo.
Ten years after their parents die in a car crash, Cyrus, Isabel, and Hank Owen are still trying to put…
their lives together. Hank is in prison, Isabel is on the verge of divorce, and Cyrus is consumed by the dream of being a rock star. After 12 years on the road, he returns a broken man, but one who understands sacrifice, communication, and striking a balance between soloist and ensemble - lessons that will serve him well when he tries to make a new start with his siblings. Some strong language and descriptions of sex. 2002.
In its search for oil and gas riches, Alberta is plunging ahead with uncontrolled development of its fossil fuels, levelling…
its northern Boreal forest to get at the oil sands, and filling its southern half with tens of thousands of gas wells. In so doing, it is running out of water, destroying its range land, wiping out its forests and wildlife and spewing huge amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. 2007.
Harvard psychologist uses anecdotes and scientific research to argue that people cannot predict what will make them happy. Claims that…
individuals cannot accurately envision their future and are often surprised at how it really turns out. 2006.
18-year-old single mother Lucy Van Alstyne joins the nouveau poor on the dole in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Lucy doesn't even know…
who fathered her infant son, Dillinger; her friend Alicia fantasizes about reuniting with the fire-eating juggler who got her pregnant with twins. Lucy fabricates letters to Alicia from the fire-eater, and the two women and their kids set off to search for him. Some descriptions of sex and violence, strong language. 2006, c1996.
A richly detailed account of how religion has influenced American foreign relations, told through the stories of the men and…
women - from presidents to preachers - who have plotted the country’s course in the world. Winner of the 2013 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction. 2012. If you request this book on CD it will be on 2 or more CDs. You must play the first CD to the end before playing the next CD.
The art of storytelling is very much alive in today's world. Yashinsky has lived with storytelling all his life, first…
listening to storytellers and then becoming one himself. It's the traveler who stops to hear the voice of the dusty little mouse on the road who is rewarded with the treasure. 2004.
Adam Wiebe is a Canadian Mennonite who is obsessed with the history of his people and his family. When his…
marriage unravels, Adam travels the world seeking out long-lost uncles and uncovering the murky truths behind his family's past, going back to the 16th century in the Netherlands. What follows is a series of first-person testimonies by historical and fictional Wiebes, from the brilliant engineer Wybe Adams van Harlingen (who in the throes of the Reformation fortified Danzig to the point of impenetrability and, in the process, invented the cable car) to martyrs, painters, freethinkers, and the victims of warfare and tyranny. Some strong language. 2001.
A divorced father and his young son spend a summer in cottage country in an attempt to overcome the silence…
that has grown between them during a difficult divorce. The stories of the lost summers of an impenetrable and doomed camp counsellor, a girl in a blue bathing suit, and a wife who comes alive to the rhythms of the cottage. Some strong language. 1999.
Frightened by an approaching lion, Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn him into a rock. But, then,…
Sylvester is unable to grasp the pebble and wish himself back to normal. Grades K-3. Caldecott Medal. 1969.
Summer vacation is supposed to mean no more reading. But Fred, Sam, and Joe all have to read four books…
during the summer. Unfortunately Joe has put their reading list inside The Book his uncle gave him for his birthday. Opening it means trouble. Suddenly the boys finds themselves in a world gone "terribly, mixed-uply, summer-reading-listly wrong." Grades 3-6. 1998.
When the chief suspect in a case of industrial espionage is discovered dead by his own gun, private eye Devlin…
Kirk digs deeper and finds a nightmarish world of danger and murder. Some strong language. 1987.
A small town and distant parents ensure that Gabriel is never allowed to forget the horrific mistake he made as…
a child. He has only two friends - his dog Surrender, and the unruly wild boy Finnigan, with whom he made a boyhood pact. When a series of arson attacks grips the town, Gabriel realises how unpredictable and dangerous Finnigan is. Events begin to spiral out of control, and it becomes clear that only the most extreme of measures will rid Gabriel of Finnigan for good. For grades 3-6 readers. 2005.
Sentenced to death, Jacqueline never expected to be rescued by a man whose disguise hid a handsome British agent. They…
called him the Black Prince, and to save the unjustly condemned he took hair-raising risks, slipping in and out of courtrooms and prisons, brazenly defying the threat of capture and death. Now the two were on the run, but as long as he was there to protect her, she felt strangely safe. And the spy tried to tell himself that Jacqueline was just another prisoner to be spirited away to safety, yet there was something about her that made him never want to let her go. Explicit descriptions of sex. 1999, c1994.
As the daughter of an astrologer, Wilamena Carlisle knows the truth lies within the stars, so when she discovers a…
rare planetary alignment she is forced to tackle her worst astrological fear--The Fifth House of Relationships and Love. But Wil must decide whether a cosmically doomed love is worth rejecting her mother's legacy for, when she falls for a sensitive guitar player. For senior high readers. 2016.
Laurel is miserable over being the new girl in town--especially when her sixteenth birthday is coming up. Dylan is also…
unhappy living with his father. When the two eventually meet at school, they form a plan that might just work. For senior high readers. 2000.
The author discusses how weight-lifting exercises can help prevent osteoporosis, improve balance, and increase energy--in addition to controlling weight. Presents…
a program of strength-training exercises that can be done at home with a minimum of equipment by women of all ages. Based on a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. c1997.
After being together for ten years, Sylvie and Dan have all the trimmings of a happy life and marriage; they…
have a comfortable home, fulfilling jobs, beautiful twin girls, and communicate so seamlessly, they finish each other's sentences. However, a trip to the doctor projects they will live another 68 years together and panic sets in. They never expected "until death do us part" to mean seven decades. In the name of marriage survival, they quickly concoct a plan to keep their relationship fresh and exciting: they will create little surprises for each other so that their (extended) years together will never become boring. But in their pursuit to execute Project Surprise Me, mishaps arise and secrets are uncovered that start to threaten the very foundation of their unshakable bond. When a scandal from the past is revealed that questions some important untold truths, they begin to wonder if they ever really knew each other after all. 2018.
Not only does Peter's brother, Fudge, grow more troublesome with age, but Peter's parents make things worse by producing a…
baby girl. Sequel to "Tales of a fourth grade nothing" (DC06012). Grades 3-6. 1980.
The family is divided when Douglas, an Oxford-educated officer who leads an Irish regiment against the Germans during World War…
I, marries an English woman. The tension increases when daughter Jane marries a Catholic who is sworn to Irish independence. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1986.