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Novelist explores the relationships among five writers of the transcendentalist movement who clustered around the home of wealthy Ralph Waldo…
Emerson in Concord, Massachusetts, during 1840-1868. Highlights their intertwined families and the love affairs that contributed to the creation of their literary masterpieces. 2006Author examines the stressful shift in the roles of men and women and describes what he believes to be physiological…
gender differences in dealing with the tension. Outlines coping mechanisms for women to help both themselves and their partners improve communication, mood, energy, and levels of attraction. 2008A bold fresh piece of humanity
Par Bill O'Reilly. 2008
Emmy Award-winning television commentator's autobiography, its title inspired by his third-grade teacher, a nun, who summed him up with the…
phrase. O'Reilly reminisces about his postwar working-class upbringing in Long Island, a Catholic-school education, his two years as a teacher, and his journalism career's start in 1970s Boston. Bestseller. 2008The house at Sugar Beach: in search of a lost African childhood
Par Helene Cooper. 2008
Memoir by New York Times correspondent describes her privileged childhood in Liberia as a descendant of black American founders. Cooper…
relates her uprooting by a 1980 coup that forced the family to flee to the United States--and her return decades later. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2008Letter to my daughter
Par Maya Angelou. 2008
Author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (RC 57200, BR 15665) shares life lessons in the form of…
reminiscences, poems, and short essays with her thousands of young daughters all over the world. In "Senegal" Angelou commits a social faux pas that her hostess graciously ignores. Bestseller. 2008The Alice B. Toklas cook book (Cook's classic library)
Par Alice B Toklas. 1998
Gertrude Stein's lifelong companion reminisces about great and humble meals shared with friends in wartime Paris, rural France, Spain, and…
America. Contains cooking tips and numerous recipes for dishes such as gazpacho, saddle of young boar, croquettes, mussels, violet soufflé, hot chocolate, and more. Foreword (1984) by M.F.K. Fisher. 1954The unthinkable: who survives when disaster strikes and why
Par Amanda Ripley. 2008
Time magazine writer investigates the psychology of survival during disasters such as airline crashes, fires, hostage situations, and tsunamis. Reveals…
the traits that people demonstrate to help them escape. Includes interviews with subjects of the September 11, 2001, attacks; 2005's Hurricane Katrina; and the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting rampage. Some strong language. 2008Accomplir sa mission: réponses simples à des questions fondamentales
Par Dan Millman. 2001
The man who made lists: love, death, madness, and the creation of Roget's Thesaurus
Par Joshua C Kendall. 2008
Biography of Englishman Peter Mark Roget (1779-1869), physician, mathematician, inventor, writer, and chess expert. Discusses Roget's family, marriage, and social…
life. Describes Roget's invention of the log-log slide rule, near-capture by Napoleon's army, progressive medical practices, and love of list-making that culminated in his publishing a book of synonyms. 2008Tony Hawk (Sports Heroes And Legends Ser.)
Par Edgar Greene. 2003
This biography of champion skateboarder Tony Hawk focuses on his determination to perfect his moves ever since he began the…
sport at age eight. Discusses competitions, sponsorships, starting his own skateboard company, and performing in extreme-sports shows. For grades 4-7. 2003Stumptown kid
Par Carol Gorman. 2007
Holden, Iowa; 1952. Eleven-year-old Charlie Nebraska, whose father died in the Korean War, improves his baseball game with the help…
of Luther Peale, who played in the Negro Leagues. Charlie also learns the meaning of both racism and heroism. For grades 5-8. 2005Listen!
Par Stephanie S Tolan. 2006
A lonely summer spent regaining use of her injured leg becomes interesting when twelve-year-old Charley adopts a wild dog she…
finds in the woods. While Charley slowly tames the dog, he begins healing her heart, which is full of memories of her dead mother. For grades 4-7. Christopher Medal. 2006Doug Flutie
Par Matt Doeden. 2007
Biography of Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Doug Flutie, who retired from professional football in 2006. Describes his years at Boston College…
and his career, during which he played for various teams in both the National and Canadian football leagues, including the Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots. For grades 4-7. 2007Annika Sorenstam
Par Dax Riner. 2007
Biography of golf champion Annika Sorenstam, born in 1970. Covers her childhood and sports training in Sweden, her college years…
in Arizona, and her decision to turn professional. Also discusses her major games and competition against men. For grades 4-7. 2007Sasha Cohen
Par Anne E Hill. 2007
Biography of American figure skater Sasha Cohen (born 1984). Describes her childhood and intense training regimen. Details her early career…
and her performances in the World Championships and Olympic Games, where she won a silver medal in 2006. For grades 4-7. 2007The wordy shipmates
Par Sarah Vowell. 2008
A history of the Puritan founders of New England. Contrasts Loyalist Massachusetts Bay Colony founder John Winthrop with earlier Plymouth…
settlers led by the Reverend John Cotton. Discusses the philosophies of Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson, colonists' conflicts with Native Americans, and the Puritans' influence on American values. Bestseller. 2008Wilma Rudolph
Par Thomas Streissguth. 2006
Biography of African American track and field star Wilma Rudolph (born 1940), who became a successful athlete despite a childhood…
battle with polio that left her unable to walk. Describes her career and highlights the 1960 Olympic Games, where Rudolph won three gold medals. For grades 4-7. 2006She touched the world: Laura Bridgman, deaf-blind pioneer
Par Sally Hobart Alexander. 2008
Biography of Laura Bridgman (1829-1889), the first deaf-blind child to receive a formal education--decades before Helen Keller. Discusses the causes…
of Laura's deaf-blindness at age two; her sponsorship at Perkins Institution; and her success at learning manual sign language. For grades 4-7. 2008Game
Par Walter Dean Myers. 2008
Harlem. African American high school senior Drew Lawson aims to go to college and play basketball for the NBA despite…
his mediocre grades. Rivalry begins when Drew's coach favors Tomas, a new white teammate from Prague. For junior and senior high readers. 2008Washington Irving: an American original
Par Brian Jay Jones. 2008
Biography of Washington Irving (1783-1859), author of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (DB 51748, BR 8876). Chronicles Irving's New York…
upbringing, his years abroad, the 1809 death of his fiancée, and the publication of the satirical Knickerbocker's History of New York, which secured his literary reputation and celebrity. 2008