The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches, originally published in French as La Petite Fille qui Aimait Trop les Alumettes, dominated the bestseller lists and captured major media attention when it appeared in Quebec. It was the first...
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Author:Soucy, Gaetan, Fischman, SheilaSummary: -
Author:Hansen, JosephSummary:Insurance investigator Dave Brandstetter has seen enough suicides to know that a journalist as successful as Adam Streeter would never take his own life. Suspecting treachery, he digs into Adam's last story.
- Author:Wiggin, AddisonSummary:
The weakening dollar has put retirees, savers, and investors increasingly on edge. Wiggin cuts to the heart of the matter with a no-nonsense assessment of the reasons behind the dollar's decline and the best strategies for keeping money...
- Author:Brown, Elaine, Haygood, Marsha, McLean, RhondaSummary:
Three powerful African-American female executives celebrate their gender and heritage as they share their secrets for success in this effective guide for businesswomen. Ways to communicate thoughtfully, trust yourself, and exude self-...
- Author:Towles, AmorSummary:
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A TODAY. Show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick "Wise and wildly entertaining . . . permeated with light, wit, youth." - The New York Times Book Review. "A classic that we will read for years to...
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Author:Douglass, FrederickSummary:The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass was Douglass' third autobiography. In it he was able to go into greater detail about his life as a slave and his escape from slavery, as he and his family were no longer in any danger from the...
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Author:Glover, DouglasSummary:Douglas Glover’s acclaimed novel The Life and Times of Captain N. is now available in a GLE Library edition. Originally published by McClelland & Stewart, the novel was acclaimed by the most respected critics in Canada and the US,...
- Author:Tate, KristinSummary:
Progressive upper-middle-class urbanites are deserting expensive liberal meccas like New York and San Francisco and flocking to traditionally red states like Colorado, New Hampshire, Virginia, and Texas. The result is a sudden,...
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Author:Ko, LisaSummary:One morning, Deming Guo's mother, an undocumented Chinese immigrant named Polly, goes to her job at the nail salon and never comes home. No one can find any trace of her. With his mother gone, eleven-year-old Deming is left with no one...
- Author:Hall, KermitSummary:
Utah State University professor, Kermit L. Hall delivers a course that explores the Supreme Court as a living, breathing institution. Listeners will come to know the court through a thorough study of its most significant decisions.
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Author:Drury, BobSummary:Drury offers the story of the courageous mission of the Marines of Fox Company who found themselves surrounded and greatly outnumbered by Chinese forces at the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea.
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Author:Bloomfield, Lori AnnSummary:In the summer of 1900 a meteorite lands on the day of Peg Staynor’s baptismal, barely missing the small church in rural Ontario. This, along with Peg’s almost colourless eyes, is enough to resurrect a local superstition that will haunt...
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Author:Abbott, JeffSummary:Sam Capra has one reason to live: to rescue his baby son from the people who abducted him. A former CIA agent, Sam now owns bars around the world as cover for his real mission--working undercover for a secret network as mysterious as it...
- Author:Flynn, VinceSummary:
CIA agent Mitch Rapp searches for a missing top-level agent. When the head of CIA operations in Afghanistan disappears, it seems likely that the man's been kidnapped. But nothing in Afghanistan is ever as it seems, and Rapp knows he's...
- Author:Patterson, JamesSummary:
John Lennon was one of the world's most influential people. Mark David Chapman was one of the most invisible. But Chapman achieved the notoriety he craved, and wounded the spirit of a generation.
- Author:Ribowsky, MarkSummary:
A biography of the legendary professional football coach and strategist. After playing with the AAFC Yankees and NFL Giants, then as defensive coach of the Giants, Landry spent thirty years as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, including...
- Author:Nakazawa, Donna JacksonSummary:
In this book the author, a science journalist explores the autoimmune disorders that plagued her for a decade, curious to know what mind-body strategies might help her, including meditation, yoga, and acupuncture.
- Author:Puchner, MartinSummary:
Centuries ago in middle Europe, a coded language appeared, scrawled in graffiti and spoken only by people who were wiz (in the know). This hybrid language, dubbed Rotwelsch, facilitated survival for people in flight - whether escaping...
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Author:Hastings, MaxSummary:It was the first war we could not win. Using personal accounts from interviews with more than two hundred Korean War veterans, including the Chinese, Hastings follows real soldiers through battle while also capturing the Cold War crisis...
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Author:Thompson, Hunter S.Summary:Traces the course of Thompson's life as a rebel--from a smart-mouthed Kentucky kid flouting all authority to a convention-defying journalist who came to personify a wild fusion of fact, fiction, and mind-altering substance.
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