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Barrowcliffe,
Mark. GIRLFRIEND 44. Since the age of 10,
Harry has had one ambition &endash; to find the
perfect girl for him. Forty-three women and twenty
years later, he is no nearer his goal.
(Fiction)
Bell,
Madison S. MASTER OF THE CROSSROADS. This
sequel to All Souls’ Rising is the
second book in Bell’s projected trilogy on the
slave revolt in Haiti in the 1790s.
(Fiction)
Bodanis,
David. E=MC2: A BIOGRAPHY OF THE WORLD’S
MOST FAMOUS EQUATION. QC73.8.C6 B63
2000
Burkett,
Elinor. THE BABY BOON: HOW FAMILY-FRIENDLY
AMERICA CHEATS THE CHILDLESS. Burkett feels
that government and corporate family-centric
policies have gone too far and explains why there
is a growing backlash from childless workers who
feel discriminated against. HQ755.8 B857
2000
Carroll,
James. AN AMERICAN REQUIEM: GOD, MY
FATHER, AND THE WAR THAT CAME BETWEEN US. An
extremely moving and personal tale set during the
turbulent sixties. PS3553.A764 Z464 1996
Charters,
Ann. BLUES FACES: A PORTRAIT OF THE BLUES.
Gathered for the first time in book form, these
photographs taken over forty years in America and
Africa warmly document the joy and dignity of these
musicians. Photographs are accompanied by text
written by Samuel Charters, a blues historian. ML87
.C57 2000
Crabbe,
Richard. SUSPENSION. On May 31, 1885, at
3:55 p.m., 20,000 men, women, and children are
strolling to see the Brooklyn Bridge, the eighth
wonder of the world. In precisely five minutes, it
will fall. (Fiction)
DeAngelo,
Edward. THE LIES THAT BIND. After his
divorce, business executive Peter Morrison finds
out that he is not his son’s real father.
(Fiction)
Feng,
Meng-lung. STORIES OLD AND NEW: A MING DYNASTY
COLLECTION. A collection of forty short stories
first published in 1620 in China. Feng was a
connoisseur of popular literature of his time.
(Fiction)
FitzGerald,
Frances. WAY OUT THERE IN THE BLUE: REAGAN, STAR
WARS, AND THE END OF THE COLD WAR. E876 .F58
2000
Fraser,
Antonia. THE WARRIOR QUEENS. A lively
history of women in power through the ages. D109
.F72 1989
Fuller,
Jack. THE BEST OF JACKSON PAYNE. Charles
Quinlan, a white musicologist, researches and
writes a biography of Jackson Payne, a black
saxophone player whose tormented life and
groundbreaking music become the stuff of jazz
legend. (Fiction)
Ganim,
Barbara. ART AND HEALING: USING EXPRESSIVE ART
TO HEAL YOUR BODY, MIND, AND SPIRIT. Provides
step-by-step instructions on how to use drawing,
painting, sculpture, and collage to connect with
painful or repressed emotions. RC489.A7 G36 1999
Gao,
Xingjian. SOUL MOUNTAIN. This poetic novel
depicts a soul’s search for freedom and
beauty. (Fiction)
Grogan,
Paul S. COMEBACK CITIES: A BLUEPRINT FOR URBAN
NEIGHBORHOOD REVIVAL. Boston’s former
director of community development provides an
overview of successful national urban renewal
efforts over the past two decades. HT175 .G76
2000
Hoagland,
Edward. HEART'S DESIRE: THE BEST OF EDWARD
HOAGLAND: ESSAYS FROM TWENTY YEARS. The best
nature writer writing today. PS3558.O334 H4
1988
James,
Henry. THE AMERICAN. Family intrigue and
drama. A recent PBS presentation.
(Fiction)
King,
Ross. BRUNELLESCHI’S DOME: HOW A
RENAISSANCE GENIUS REINVENTED ARCHITECTURE. A
fascinating look at art, architecture, technology,
and personalities. NA5621.F7 K56 2000
Kotlowitz,
Alex. THERE ARE NO CHILDREN HERE. The true
story of a poor, beleaguered family living in a
tough Chicago housing project. Kotlowitz follows
the two youngest boys' lives over a two-year
period. HQ792.U5 K683 1992
Kristof,
Nicholas D. THUNDER FROM THE EAST: PORTRAIT OF A
RISING ASIA. DS5 .K66 2000
Le
Carre, John. THE CONSTANT GARDENER. The
deadly conflict is not with a super power but with
a multinational corporation. (Fiction)
Long,
David. THE DAUGHTERS OF SIMON LAMOREAUX. The
effect a young woman's disappearance has on her
relatives and friends. (Fiction)
Maier,
Karl. THIS HOUSE HAS FALLEN: MIDNIGHT IN
NIGERIA. DT515.842 M35 2000
Nabokov,
Vladimir V. NABOKOV’S BUTTERFLIES:
UNPUBLISHED AND UNCOLLECTED WRITINGS. QL452
.N33 2000
Provine,
Robert R. LAUGHTER: A SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION.
BF575.L3 P76 2000
Putnam,
Robert D. BOWLING ALONE: THE COLLAPSE AND
REVIVAL OF AMERICAN COMMUNITY. Examines the
dramatic loss of civic engagement and community
life in American society. HN65 .P878
2000
Shreve,
Anita. FORTUNE'S ROCKS. A forbidden romance
among the wealthy elite in turn of the century New
England. (Fiction)
Smith,
Kathy. KATHY SMITH’S WINNING WORKOUT: 12
WEEKS TO A BETTER BODY USING FREE WEIGHTS.
Here’s how to keep your New Year’s
resolution. GV482 .S64 1987
Tadie,
Jean-Yves. MARCEL PROUST. This definitive
biography details the intellectual and social
universe that inspired the author of "Remembrances
of Things Past." PQ2631.R63 Z925213 2000
Theodosakis,
Jason. MAXIMIZING THE ARTHRITIS CURE: A
STEP-BY-STEP PROGRAM TO FASTER, STRONGER HEALING
DURING ANY STAGE OF THE CURE. RC931.O67 T484
1998
Waters,
Sarah. AFFINITY. A page-turning feminist
Victorian melodrama that turns noir. A young woman
who serves as a Lady Visitor to female prisoners in
London finds herself drawn to one of its prisoners,
a spirit medium. (Fiction)
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