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Barrett,
Andrea. VOYAGE OF THE NARWHAL. This tale of
a 19th century Arctic expedition explores the
effects of extreme circumstances on character.
(Fiction)
Binchy,
Maeve. THE GLASS LAKE. The lives of people
in a small Irish town are woven together in a rich
tapestry. (Fiction)
Brody,
Steve. RENEW YOUR MARRIAGE AT MIDLIFE. HQ734
.B8393 1999
Chadwick,
David. CROOKED CUCUMBER: THE LIFE AND ZEN
TEACHING OF SHUNRYU SUZUKI. A contemporary
teacher with a large following. BQ988.U9 C47
1999
Chambers,
Larry. THE FIRST TIME INVESTOR: HOW TO START
SAFE, INVEST SMART & SLEEP WELL! HG4521
.C4513 1999
DuBois,
Brendan. RESURRECTION DAY. This novel is set
in an alternate 1972, ten years after the Cuban
missile crisis erupted into a full-blown war. Carl
Landry, a Boston Globe reporter, investigates an
apparently unremarkable homicide and finds himself
hip-deep in a major conspiracy.
(Fiction)
Ehrenstein,
David. OPEN SECRET: GAY HOLLYWOOD, 1928-1998.
PN1995.9.H55 E47 1998
Epstein,
Mark. GOING TO PIECES WITHOUT FALLING APART: A
BUDDHIST PERSPECTIVE ON WHOLENESS. BQ4310 .E66
1998
Evans,
Mike. THE JERUSALEM SCROLL. A Palestinian
archaeologist finds an ancient scroll which records
the Donation of Melchizedek - the gift of the city
of Jerusalem to the son of Abraham.
(Fiction)
Flander,
Scott. SONS OF THE CITY. Philadelphia police
sergeant Eddie North confronts organized crime.
(Fiction)
Gammelgaard,
Lene. CLIMBING HIGH: A WOMAN’S ACCOUNT OF
SURVIVING THE EVEREST TRAGEDY. Gammelgaard is
not only a survivor of the ill-fated 1996 Everest
expedition but is also the first Scandinavian woman
to reach the summit. GV199.44.E85 G35
1999
Gates,
Bill. BUSINESS @ THE SPEED OF THOUGHT: USING A
DIGITAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. HD30.37 G38
1999
Holleran,
Andrew. IN SEPTEMBER, THE LIGHT CHANGES: THE
STORIES OF ANDREW HOLLERAN. New fiction from
the author of The Beauty of Men.
(Fiction)
Huston,
John. AN OPEN BOOK. A fascinating
autobiography of this towering filmmaker. PN1998
.A3 H75 1980
Johnston,
Wayne. THE COLONY OF UNREQUITED DREAMS. A
bestseller in Canada, this is a fictional account
of the life of Joe Smallwood, a prominent
Newfoundland politician. (Fiction)
Kurzweil,
Ray. THE AGE OF SPIRITUAL MACHINES: WHEN
COMPUTERS EXCEED HUMAN INTELLIGENCE. Q335 .K88
1999
Mahoney,
Rosemary. A LIKELY STORY: ONE SUMMER WITH
LILLIAN HELLMAN. Hilarious
account
of a young woman’s job housekeeing for the
famous playwright. PS3515.E343 Z77 1998
Mason,
Bobbie A. CLEAR SPRINGS: A MEMOIR. A candid
memoir, with charm, by the author of In
Country. PS3563.A7877 Z77 1999
Molloy,
Frances. WOMEN ARE THE SCOURGE OF THE EARTH:
[SHORT STORIES]. The stories reflect
the title in this collection by a contemporary
Irish writer. (Fiction)
Nava,
Michael. THE BURNING PLAIN. West Hollywood
serves as the backdrop for this latest who-done-it
by Michael Nava - featuring gay Latino sleuth,
Henry Rios. (Fiction)
Rybczynski,
Witold. A CLEARING IN THE DISTANCE: FREDERICK
LAW OLMSTED AND AMERICA IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.
A biography of America’s most renowned
landscaper. SB470.O5 R93 1999
Schiff,
Stacy. VERA (MRS. VLADIMIR NABOKOV): PORTRAIT OF
A MARRIAGE. PG3476.N3 Z8626 1999
Schmidgall,
Gary. WALT WHITMAN: A GAY LIFE. PS3232 .S36
1997
Seth,
Vikram. AN EQUAL MUSIC. A violinist explores
a "new" work by Beethoven and rediscovers a lost
love. (Fiction)
Siddons,
Anne R. UP ISLAND. Summer reading for those
who love the Vineyard and family drama.
(Fiction)
Sounes,
Howard. CHARLES BUKOWSKI: LOCKED IN THE ARMS OF
A CRAZY LIFE: THE BIOGRAPHY. PS3552.U4 Z88
1999
Stokes,
Penelope J. THE BLUE BOTTLE CLUB. A
television news reporter discovers slips of paper
on which four girls wrote their profoundest dreams
on Christmas Day, 1929. (Fiction)
Stuart,
Sarah P. MY FIRST COUSIN ONCE REMOVED: MONEY,
MADNESS, AND THE FAMILY OF ROBERT LOWELL.
PS3523.O89 Z875 1998
Sutton,
Peter C. PIETER DE HOOCH. Exhibition catalog
of paintings by the Dutch artist Pieter de Hooch
(1629-1684). ND653.H75 A4 1998
Vakil,
Ardashir. BEACH BOY. Cyrus Readymoney, a boy
living in Bombay, longs for film, food and,
ultimately, a loving family. (Fiction)
Vallely,
Fintan. BLOOMING MEADOWS: THE WORLD OF IRISH
TRADITIONAL MUSICIANS. ML3654 .V35
1998
Weldon,
Fay. BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY. A feminist
publishing house gets started to even the score in
the battle of the sexes. (Fiction)
Williams,
Miriam. HEAVEN’S HARLOTS: MY FIFTEEN YEARS
AS A SACRED PROSTITUTE IN THE CHILDREN OF GOD.
What one woman did for enlightenment. BP605.C38
W55 1998
Winter,
Alison. MESMERIZED: POWERS OF MIND IN VICTORIAN
BRITAIN. A history of mesmerism in 19th century
England. BF1125 .W56 1998
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