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From the Publisher: Welcome to our genetic world. Fast, furious, and out of control. This is not the world of the future-it's the world right now. Is a loved one missing some body parts? Are blondes becoming extinct? Is everyone at your dinner table of the same species? Humans and chimpanzees differ in only 400 […]
A Crack In the Edge of the World : America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906
Publisher Weekly Review: Starred Review. In this brawny page-turner, bestselling writer Winchester (Krakatoa, The Professor and the Madman) has crafted a magnificent testament to the power of planet Earth and the efforts of humankind to understand her. A master storyteller and Oxford trained geologist, Winchester effortlessly weaves together countless threads of interest, making a powerfully […]
The Big Book of Life's Intructions
This single, authoritative volume provides expert instructions on hundreds of tasks that cover every area of our lives. Organized by topic, each entry contains clear, ready-to-use information. Subject headings include Business, Finance, Health and Exercise, Pets, Travel, Cars, Electronics, Education, Parenting, Writing, Safety and Emergencies, Home, Food, and the Outdoors. Users can easily look up […]
Two Lives
Donated to the library by Ruth Marshall in memory of Una Campbell- Kirkus Reviews: The Indian-born poet (The Golden Gate, 1986) and novelist (A Suitable Boy, 1993) extends his already impressive range with this replete family memoir. It's the story of Seth's London-based great-uncle (his grandfather's brother) Shanti Behari Seth and Shanti's German-Jewish wife Hennerle […]
Prodigal Summer
Barbara Kingsolver, a writer praised for her “extravagantly gifted narrative voice” (New York Times Book Review), has created with this novel a hymn to wildness that celebrates the prodigal spirit of human nature, and of nature itself. Prodigal Summer weaves together three stories of human love within a larger tapestry of lives inhabiting the forested […]