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Maigret and the Headless Corpse
by Georges SimenonA mutilated body was fished out of a Paris canal, but when the head couldn't be found, Maigret followed the oddest clues to the most off-beat places to figure out the most bizarre case of his career.
The Federalist Era 1789-1801
by John MillerAn absorbing and scholarly account of the political history of the beginning of the USA.
The Rainbow
by D. H. LawrenceThe story of 3 generations of a passionate Nottinghamshire family whose love affairs move backward and forward across the years. Part 1 of Lawrence's trilogy, that also includes Women In Love and Aaron's Rod.
How to Strengthen Your Memory
by Michael FidlowThis is not just another book filled with the usual techniques for improving memory. Fidlow considers the natural memory and suggests techniques to enhance it. He explores artificial memory and provides strategies for improving it. He guides the reader through a variety of tricks and situations so that the reader can choose and apply techniques that make sense for that particular individual.
Excellence: Can We Be Equal and Excellent Too?
by John GardnerWhat are the characteristic difficulties a democracy encounters in pursuing excellence? Is there a way out? How equal do we want to be, or can we be?
Clutch of Constables (Roderick Alleyn #25)
by Ngaio Marsh"Five Days Out of Time..." ... that was how the ad had described the Zodiac cruise on the "weirdly misted" English river. The passengers were the usual, unusual lot: a couple of unpleasantly hygienic Americans, an aloof Ethiopian doctor, a snooping cleric with a wall-eye, an artist running away from her success ... But they were not all what they seemed. For Inspector Alleyn knew that one of them was the faceless "Jampot"-the ruthless killer who could take on any personality, whose thumb was a deadly weapon. The problem was, which one! Alleyn had five days to trap him, or the other passengers would pay with their lives-and one of those passengers was Alleyn's wife! "WITH DEVILISH CUNNING MISS MARSH HIDES THE IDENTITY OF THE MASTER MISCREANT UNTIL VIRTUALLY THE LAST PAGE!"
Night at the Vulcan (Roderick Alleyn #16)
by Ngaio MarshIn the make-believe world of the theater, Inspector Alleyn deals with the stark reality of murder and recasts the players in a deadly drama.
The Wonderful World of Books
by Alfred StefferudArticles on the pleasures of reading, reading among friends, reading more effectively, reading toward wider horizons, choosing and using books, and more.
Leonard Bernstein
by David Ewen"Leonard Bernstein is the only long-hair musician who gets mobbed in the streets by women from Boston to Moscow, from Milan to Tel Aviv. A huge success from the night he made his debut, he is often described as a man who started at the top. But Bernstein was a frail, unhappy, maladjusted boy until, by accident, he got his first piano -a battered upright. Years of struggle lay ahead, but this was the beginning . . ." Ewen has written a wonderful biography.
Yoga for Business Executives and Professional People
by Archie J. BahmDesigned to aid in meeting the problems of tension and fatigue, this book draws upon the age-old experience of yogic experts and shows how many practices can be adapted to modern urban conditions.
Beverly: An Autobiography
by Beverly Sills Lawrence LindermanBeverly Sills unleashes the full power of her personality and unlocks the key to her phenomenal success as a singer, mother, wife, impresario and goodwill ambassador.
Fat City
by Leonard GardnerA fighter's dressing room in a seedy arena, lovemaking on a river levee, a back-breaking day of farm labor - Gardner lays his people's lives open to the bone.
Andy and the Lion
by James DaughertyWhen Andy goes to the library, he checks out a book about lions. Suddenly, lions are everywhere! A charming story. This file should make an excellent embossed braille copy.
Z
by Vassilis VassilikosThe story of a political murder and the corruption of a ruthless and powerful military regime in a novel charged with anger, passion and suspense.
The Challenge of the Sea
by Arthur C. ClarkeWhile tremendous strides toward the conquest of space occupy most of today's headlines, scientists are also exploring the vast secret recesses of the sea. Clarke takes us beneath the sea...
Duffy and the Devil
by Harve ZemachIf you remember the story of Rumpelstiltskin, there will be no surprises here. And, the first paragraph may illicit load graons from those who are blind. Caldecott Medal winner. " Squire Lovel of Trove had no wife. His housekeeper, Old Jone, did the cooking and the cleaning for him. But the sharpness had long since gone out of her eyesight, so she couldn't do fine chores any more, like spinning and sewing and knitting. After a time the squire's clothes got so rough and ragged that he thought he'd better go find a maid to be Jone's helper."
You Come Too
by Robert FrostA marvelous collection of Frost's poems including: The Pasture, Good Hours, Going for Water, Blueberries, Looking for a Sunset, Bird in Winter, Acquainted with the Night, A Hillside Thaw, Good-bye and Keep Cold, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, Come In, A Patch of Old Snow, Christmas Trees, Birches, A Young Birch, A Passing Glimpse, The Last Mowing, Pea Brush, The Telephone, The Rose Family, One Guess, Fireflies in the Garden, Blue Butterfly Day, Departmental, A Drumlin Woodchuck, Runaway, The Cow in Apple Time, and many others.
World's End
by Upton SinclairThe Lanny Budd novels, of which this is the first, portray the changing pattern of world events from the first stirrings to WWI to 1940.
The Tender Shoot and Other Stories
by Collette Antonia WhiteEleven stories illustrating the many facets of love by France's incomparable writer
A Man Lay Dead (Roderick Alleyn #1)
by Ngaio MarshThe murder game seemed like fun at a high society house party, but when one of the guests turned up dead, Inspector Alleyn investigated.
Tied Up in Tinsel (Roderick Alleyn #27)
by Ngaio MarshMrs Alleyn is painting the portrait of the host of a Christmas house-party, with a variety of interesting guests, and a staff of convicted murderers. There is trouble, and Inspector Alleyn is called in to investigate.
Death in Ecstasy (Roderick Alleyn #4)
by Ngaio MarshAt a special monthly service of one of the strange sects in London, Cara Quayne was chosen to drink the wine of ecstasy. An Inspector Alleyn mystery.
False Scent (Roderick Alleyn #21)
by Ngaio MarshInspector Alleyn investigates a bizarre gift which turned a birthday into a death-day for a popular London actress.
Colour Scheme (Roderick Alleyn #12)
by Ngaio MarshFour quarrelsome patriots get 'spy fever' and their amateurish efforts result in a murder that Inspector Alleyn investigates.
Last Ditch (Roderick Alleyn #29)
by Ngaio MarshInspector Alleyn's novelist son Ricky thought he had inherited none of his father's detecting powers. Writing was his forte.