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Dvorak in Love
by Josef Skvorecky Paul WilsonFictionalized account of Dvorak's utterly requited love affair with America, when he came to live in the US in 1892, the anthem of which is his most famous piece, "From the New World."
Tchaikovsky in America
by Elkhonon YoffeBiography of the famous composer, including his trip to New York in 1891 to celebrate the opening of Carnegie Hall.
Your Child and the Piano: How to Enrich and Share in Your Child's Musical Experience
by Margaret GrantGrant shows parents and teachers how they can take their children through the first few months of piano instruction in a way that brings pleasure to all.
The Universe Against Her (Hub Universe #2)
by James H. SchmitzTelzey Amberdon is brilliant, charming, beautiful, a genius, and the most powerful latent telepath ever discovered by the Psychological Service, which is why they're watching her closely.
Death in Midsummer and Other Stories
by Yukio Mishima10 short stories by the famed Japanese playwright and novelist.
Holy Paws: How My Dog Helped Me Heal From Abuse
by Jeannine C. FoxAutobiography of a victim of childhood sexual abuse who used her dog and her belief and trust in God to heal
Due to Circumstances Beyond Our Control...
by Fred W. FriendlyAn analysis of television and its influence on culture by the president of CBS News in the 1960s.
Iceworld
by Hal ClementNo one could possibly live on that frozen planet, but something was answering their messages...
The Time Bind: When Work Becomes Home and Home Becomes Work
by Arlie Russell HochschildThe national bestseller that put "work/family balance" in the headlines and on the White House agenda. Hailed as the decade's most influential study of our work/family crisis.
The City Who Fought (Brainship #4)
by Anne Mccaffrey S. M. StirlingSimeon was a shellperson with a mission. After a refugee ship arrived, they said that Station SSS-900 was to be in the Fist of High-Clan Kolnar. If anyone was to survive, he must help them.
Our Wildest Dreams: Women Entrepeneurs Making Money, Having Fun, Doing Good
by Joline GodfreyBy 1995, almost half of the new business owners in the United States will be women. Their emerging voices are challenging cherished notions about what business is and how it should be run. Across America, women are inventing their own companies where they can, as Joline Godfrey aptly puts it, "make money, have fun, and do good." Herself an entrepreneur, Godfrey talks about the special qualities -- frequently overlooked -- that women bring to a business. This exciting possibility of a new way of doing business -- everyone's business -- can and will change the way America works.
Making Peace With Your Parents: The Key to Enriching Your Life and All Your Relationships
by Harold H. BloomfieldWhatever your age, to become a fulfilled and creative person, you must resolve the issues in your life that derive from your relationship with your parents, whether they be dead or alive.
The Hastings Conspiracy
by Alfred CoppelAs there's an accelerating slide toward World War III, a minor clerk defects to the Russians and takes a confidential document labeled 'Hastings' with him.
Contact
by Carl SaganIn December 1999, a multinational team journeys out to the stars, to the most awesome encounter in human history. Who or what is out there?
Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One
by Robert Silverberg26 of the best sci-fi short stories ever written. These stories were selected by members of the Science Fiction Writers of America.
Bernard Shaw: Volume 2, 1898-1918, The Pursuit of Power
by Michael HolroydBiography of George Bernard Shaw from age 42 to age 62, at the height of his career.
Switzerland: Rail, Road, Lake (3rd edition)
by Anthony J. LambertGeneral info about Switzerland, and a guide to its rail network, lake steamers, cycle routes, restaurants and hotels near stations, and walking tours of its major cities
Murder on the Canadian (Tom and Liz Austen Mystery #1)
by Eric WilsonTeenage thriller about Tom Austen, who fell into an unhappy sleep aboard the Canadian train, and woke up to a horrifying scream.
The Trespass
by Barbara EwingCholera is everywhere in 1849 London. MP Sir Charles Cooper sends his younger daughter Harriet to the countryside, but not her sister Mary. When Harriet returns, she discovers she must escape. Historical fiction.
The Origin: A Biographical Novel of Charles Darwin
by Irving StoneNot only a story about the Darwin's cruise, which started him thinking about natural selection, but also an account of his wide-ranging career, his controversies, and his family.
Rebel Heiress
by Jane Aiken HodgeA Regency romance about Henrietta Marchmont who comes to London to claim her place in the Marchmont dynasty, but meets with unexpected complications of the head and heart.
The Hard Facts of the Grimms' Fairy Tales (expanded 2nd edition)
by Maria TatarThe history of the Grimms' fairy tales, with criticism and interpretation. Includes translations of 6 fairy tales, commentaries on them, bibliographical references and index.
The Hitchhiker (Point Horror Series)
by R. L. StineHe wants a ride. She wants a thrill. So in spite of her best friend's arguments, Christina stops to pick up a handsome hitchhiker...
Falling Free (Miles Vorkosigan #4)
by Lois Mcmaster BujoldDisability politics in space. Disability politics in outer space. Same setting as the Vorkosigan Saga, but set approximately 200 years before Miles is born.<P><P> Leo Graf was an effective engineer ...Safety Regs weren't just the rule book he swore by; he'd helped write them. All that changed on his assignment to the Cay Habitat. Leo was profoundly uneasy with the corporation exploitation of his bright new students - - 'till that exploitation turned to something much worse. He hadn't anticipated a situation where the right thing to do was neither safe, nor in the rules... Leo Graf adopted 1000 quaddies -- now all he had to do was teach them to be free.<P> Nebula Award winner.
The Master Stroke
by Elizabeth GageA tale of greed, passion, incest and revenge set during the early days of computer technology in the 1950s.