Strapped by a chauffeur's wages, Michael Rogers' want of a better life seems out of reach. Especially elusive is a magnificent piece of property in Kingston Bishop--unil a chance meeting with a beautiful heiress makes his dreams possible. Marrying her is the first step. Building the perfect home is the next. Unfortunately, Michael ignored the local warnings about the deadly curse buried in the tract of land, and living out his dreams may exact a higher price than he ever imagined. Praised as one of Agatha Christie's most unusual forays into gothic, psychological suspense, this novel of fate, chance, and the nature of evil was a personal favorite of the author's as well. Views: 14
Dr. Steven Hatch first came to Liberia in November 2013, to work at a hospital in Monrovia. Six months later, several of the physicians Dr. Hatch had mentored and served with were dead or barely clinging to life, and Ebola had become a world health emergency. Hundreds of victims perished each week; whole families were destroyed in a matter of days; so many died so quickly that the culturally taboo practice of cremation had to be instituted to dispose of the bodies. With little help from the international community and a population ravaged by disease and fear, the war-torn African nation was simply unprepared to deal with the catastrophe. A physician's memoir about the ravages of a terrible disease and the small hospital that fought to contain it, Inferno is also an explanation of the science and biology of Ebola: how it is transmitted and spreads with such ferocity. And as Dr. Hatch notes, while Ebola is temporarily under control, it will inevitably... Views: 14
At sixteen, Grace Caton boards her first airplane, leaving behind the tropical papaya and guava trees of her small village in Trinidad for another island, this one with tall buildings, graceful parks, and all the books she can read. At least that's what Grace imagines. But from the moment she touches down, nothing goes as planned. The aunt who had promised to watch over her disappears, and Grace finds herself on her own. Grace stumbles into the colorful world of Crown Heights, Brooklyn, having been taken in hand, sort of, by a fellow islander, Sylvia. Here, she's surrounded by other immigrants also finding their way in America. From her Orthodox Jewish landlord, Jacob, to her wannabe Jamaican friend, Kathy, who feels that every outfit can be improved with a Bedazzler and a low-cut top, there's much to learn about her new city. Most challenging of all is figuring out her new employers, the Bruckners, an upper-middle-class family in Manhattan... Views: 14
IT TAKES TWO... OR THREE... TO BE A FAMILY Iron-willed Jade Adams melted the minute she found a frightened, orphaned five-year-old. And she would do anything to keep the little tyke -- even cooperate with Nathan Walker, the disturbingly attractive doctor in charge of the boy's care. Although independent Jade had no time for a man, she knew Nathan was special. And not only because of his sincere concern for his young patient. Their own connection was deeper than anything she had ever felt before, and she knew he felt it, too. But was Nathan#s alluring bedside manner enough to persuade marriage-shy Jade that they should be partners in parenthood... and marriage? Views: 14
Hugo Award-winning author Timothy Zahn brings his epic two-volume series The Hand of Thrawn to an explosive conclusion with a discovery that rocks the New Republic to its foundations--and threatens to resurrect the Empire.The Empire's master plan is under way. The New Republic is on the verge of civil war and the rumor that the legendary Admiral Thrawn has returned from the dead is rallying the Imperial forces. Now Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, and their allies face the challenge of their lives. They must infiltrate a hidden fortress filled with Imperial fanatics, rendezvous with a double-dealing Imperial commander, and journey into enemy territory to learn the identity of those responsible for an act of unthinkable genocide. But most important of all is the truth about Thrawn. In his hands--alive or dead--rests the fate of the New Republic.Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe,... Views: 14
Noah lives for piloting spaceships through
time, dodging killer robots and saving Earth’s animals from extinction.
Life couldn’t be better. However, the twelve-year-old time traveler soon
learns it could be a whole lot worse. His mom is abducted and taken to
thirty-first century Mars; his dad becomes stranded in the Ice Age; and
Noah is attacked at every turn by a foe bent on destroying a newly
habitable, post-apocalyptic Earth.Traveling through time in the
family’s immense spaceship, Noah, a paraplegic from birth, must somehow
care for the thousands of animals on board, while finding a way to
rescue his parents. Along the way, he discovers his mother and father
aren’t who he thought they were, and there is strength inside him he
didn’t know he had. Views: 14
