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Summers with the bears: six seasons in the Minnesota woods
Par Jack Becklund. 1999
The author recalls leaving Florida in 1988 to live in the backwoods of Minnesota, where he and his wife befriended…
an orphaned black bear cub and became intimately acquainted with nine more bears over the next six years. Describes the couple's extraordinary experiences with their ursine friends. 1999Three tales (Penguin classics)
Par Gustave Flaubert. 1961
Three finely contrasted stories first published in 1877. "Simple Heart" is about a faithful domestic servant who outlives her loved…
ones; "The Legend of St. Julian Hospitator" is a medieval tale about a man seeking atonement for a crime; and "Herodias" retells the story of the execution of John the BaptistBlood kin
Par Elizabeth Fackler. 1991
In Texas in the 1880s, sixteen-year-old Johanna Devery is forced to work in her stepfather's bordello after she refuses to…
marry Beau Olwell, the man who brutally raped her. She escapes and falls for hired killer Seth Strummar, who is returning to El Paso on a mission of vengeance. Prequel to Backtrail (BR 11430). Strong language, explicit descriptions of sex, and some violenceAnnals of the former world
Par John McPhee. 1998
The author combines four of his previous works, Basin and Range (RC 17090), In Suspect Terrain (RC 19430), Rising from…
the Plains (RC 25157), and Assembling California (RC 36170), with a fifth, Crossing the Craton, to create an epic of the earth's formation. Pulitzer PrizeNecessary roughness
Par Marie Lee. 1996
Korean-American teenager Chan Kim and his twin sister, Young, work hard to be assimilated into their new high school after…
their father moves the family from L.A. to rural Minnesota. Chan switches from soccer to football to gain acceptance, but then tragedy strikes the family. For junior and senior high readersSiam, or, The woman who shot a man: a novel
Par Lily Tuck. 1999
Thailand, 1967. Newly wed Claire meets silk entrepreneur Jim Thompson at a party shortly before he mysteriously disappears. Her obsession…
with Thompson's fate, mixed with culture shock and anxiety over her husband's war-related work, lead her to commit an irrevocable act. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1999The coast of good intentions: stories
Par Michael Byers. 1998
Eight tales about ordinary folks living on the Pacific Northwest coast. In "Settled on the Cranberry Coast," a handyman fixes…
up the house of his high school sweetheart and enjoys the feeling that this time things will work out better between them. Some strong languageThe death of Adam: essays on modern thought
Par Marilynne Robinson. 1998
A selection of contrarian writings on religion, history, and social issues, intended to inform and enlighten contemporary discourse. Asserts that…
intellectual life in late-1990s society is "short on substance" and obsessed with the marketplace. Presents essays that give historical context for rethinking modern culture. 1998The presence of absence: on prayers and an epiphany
Par Doris Grumbach. 1998
Describes the author's long and ongoing spiritual journey "to recover a sense of the presence of God." Reflects on religious…
problems and on readings of Dag Hammarskjöld, Kathleen Norris, and Thomas Kelley, among others. Discusses the qualities of prayerThe end of the dinosaurs: Chicxulub crater and mass extinctions
Par Charles Frankel. 1999
Describes the discovery in Mexico of the Chicxulub meteor impact crater, which the author cites as evidence that such a…
catastrophic event caused the mass extinction of the dinosaurs. Discusses the chain of scientific findings that established the theory, alternative explanations, and the risk of such occurrences in the future. 1999LadyGold
Par Angela Amato. 1998
NYPD detective Gerry Conte is leery of her new assignment: posing as the girlfriend of Eugene, a young gangster who…
is being forced to help bring down a mob boss. When it becomes clear that the force doesn't plan to protect Eugene, Gerry fights for him. Strong language and some violenceMon amour, mon ange: 9 ans après le suicide de Gaétan Girouard
Par Natalie Préfontaine. 2007
"Natalie Préfontaine, qui a partagé la vie du célèbre animateur Gaétan Girouard, nous révèle dans ce livre, avec candeur et…
courage, son cheminement depuis le suicide de son mari. Ce fut l'une des morts les plus imprévisibles et médiatisées au Québec, à la fin des années 90. [...]" -- 4e de couvEnormous changes at the last minute: stories
Par Grace Paley. 1974
Seventeen stories written in the 1960s and 1970s. In the title story a middle-aged woman decides to have a baby…
with her young hippie lover, even though her hospitalized father advises against it. Some strong languageThe ascent of science
Par Brian Silver. 1998
Traces the evolution of science "as a series of ideas that changed . . . whole areas of human thought."…
Explores ideas and theories about motion, heat, the atom, electricity, and other natural phenomena. Avers that science has serious consequences and "has to be watched."The best defense
Par Ellis Cose. 1998
White middle-aged John Wisocki is laid off. About to commit suicide, he is interrupted by and shoots the Hispanic colleague…
he feels was unfairly chosen over him. A Hispanic prosecutor prepares to fight the case in court against his former love, Wisocki's attorney. Strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sexLe sentier des Roquemont: 2, Le passage du flambeau (Le sentier des Roquemont. #2.)
Par René Ouellet. 2007
Le second tome du Sentier des Roquemont prend place durant un quart de siècle déterminant pour le Québec, de 1950…
à 1976, alors qu'il sort de la Grande Noirceur pour entrer de plain-pied dans la modernité, en quête de son identité et de ses ressources. À Saint-Raymond-de-Portneuf, les Roquemont aussi se voient confrontés au changement, à l'évolution, à l'innovation. [...] -- 4e de couvSomething happened yesterday
Par Beryl Bainbridge. 1998
Fifty articles written over a period of six years for the Evening Standard in London describing events that were experienced…
by the author. Includes mundane occurrences such as a street fair, cinemas, and her family's antics, as well as societal observationsJason's gold
Par Will Hobbs. 1999
When fifteen-year-old wanderer Jason Hawthorn decides to join the Klondike gold rush, he learns that his older brothers beat him…
to it. Jason spends a difficult year trying to find them, befriending writer Jack London and others along the way. Some violence. For junior and senior high readers. 1999Gray pancakes and gold horses
Par Kenneth Jernigan. 1998
Members of the National Federation of the Blind discuss various aspects of being blind. An attorney writes about the importance…
of learning about body language and others describe how their "educated fingers" make them adept at skills such as sewing