Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Without a map Without a map Meredith Hall "Meredith Hall grew up bonded to her insular New Hampshire community, comforted by the hallmarks of belonging: perfect attendance in Sunday school, classmates who seemed more like cousins, teachers w… OL16027193W
High Drama High Drama Rex Firkin Rex Firkin was one of the pioneers of independent television. He produced and directed some of ATV’s most successful drama series including Emergency Ward 10, The Plane Makers and The Power Game. Joi… OL16795314W
Go Southwest, Old Man Go Southwest, Old Man Mario Materassi Go Southwest, Old Man, a sort of personal remake of 'Go West, Young Man', the founding episteme of the American nineteenth century, conciliates these two souls (well, not to be pretentious, let's sim… OL16976554W
The Woman Who Would Be King The Woman Who Would Be King Kara Cooney Hatshepsut—the daughter of a general who usurped Egypt's throne and a mother with ties to the previous dynasty—was born into a privileged position in the royal household, and she was expected to bear… OL17072388W
Things I don't want to know Things I don't want to know Deborah Levy Things I Don't Want to Know is a unique response to George Orwell from one of our most vital contemporary writers. Taking Orwell's famous list of motives for writing as the jumping-off point for a se… OL19980148W
Ripe for the Picking Ripe for the Picking Annie Hawes During the course of Annie Hawes' new book, local culinary superstar, Ciccio, gradually takes over as Annie's constant companion. How irresistible is a man who first demonstrates his affection and es… OL221768W
Rough Notes to Erasure Rough Notes to Erasure Dolsy Smith We are living through the wrack of the White Male. As the compact between social hierarchy, inherited privilege, and race (reinforced by gender and other normative categories) shows signs of buckling… OL23498461W
My dog Skip My dog Skip Willie Morris Now a major motion picture form Warner Brothers, starring Kevin Bacon, Diane Lane, Luke Wilson, Frankie Muniz, and "Eddie" from the TV show Frasier (as Skip), and produced by Mark Johnson (Rain Man).… OL27339W
Let's Read Let's Read Various Authors This text has an anthology style format that includes fiction, poetry, and drama with an emphasis on non-fiction essays and articles. Each text included is either in the public domain or has a creati… OL27776405W
Two groves of trees, a story of love and second chances Two groves of trees, a story of love and second chances Linda Winter-Hodgson Based on a true story, this book tells the tale of pioneers who settled in West Central Minnesota in the late 1800s and early 1900s -- Irish Catholics who left Ireland, and German Lutherans who left … OL28589448W
The Halo of the Jungle The Halo of the Jungle Gert Aron,Werner D. Aron Story of immigrant family fleeing Hitler and starting a farm in Ecuador. OL37250407W