Books in 2015
List created by Deanna A. (Sierra-Blue) -, on Jan 2, 2015
List Votes: 1 Books: 27 Contributors: 1 Watchers: 0 List Type: Closed
List created by Deanna A. (Sierra-Blue) -
List Votes: 1 Books: 27 Contributors: 1 Watchers: 0 List Type: Closed
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A.D. 1000: Living on the Brink of Apocalypse by Richard Erdoes
Drawing implicit parallels to our own troubled times, noted author Richard Erdoes re-creates the Christian world on the threshold of the first millennium, ravaged from without and within by forces of evil, facing the dawning of a new epoch and a frighteningly uncertain future. It is an era... more
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To the Ends of the Earth: A Novel by T. Davis Bunn
The bestselling author of The Quilt weaves together a tale of political, religious, and personal conflict during the rise of Christianity. A Carthaginian merchant journeys to Constantinople to find riches and power, but finds a ruthless government ruling in the name of Christendom.
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The Burgermeister's Daughter: Scandal in a Sixteenth-Century German Town by Steven Oz...
In an era when women were supposed to be disciplined and obedient, Anna proved to be neither. Defying 16th-century social mores, she was the frequent subject of gossip because of her immodest dress and flirtatious behavior. When her wealthy father discovered that she was having secret,... more
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Creation by Katherine Govier
Running two steps ahead of the bailiff, alternately praised and reviled, John James Audubon set himself the audacious task of drawing, from nature, every bird in North America. The result was his masterpiece, The Birds of America. In June 1833, partway through his mission, he enlisted his son,... more
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Death at the Priory: Sex, Love, and Murder in Victorian England by James Ruddick
In 1875 the beautiful widow Florence Ricardo married the handsome and successful young attorney Charles Bravo, hoping to escape the scandals of her past. But Bravo proved to be a brutal and conniving man, and the marriage was far from happy. Then one night he suddenly collapsed, and three days... more
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Exiled: Memoirs of a Camel by Kathleen Karr
Ali is a young camel in Egypt when he is captured by humans. Determined to "work, but never surrender," he earns a reputation as a disobedient animal and is sold to an American colonel. The year is 1856 and Ali soon finds himself in Texas as part of the U.S. Camel Corps. Crossing the... more
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The Seven Daughters of Eve: The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry by Bryan Sy...
The national bestseller that reveals how we are descended from seven prehistoric women. One of the most dramatic stories of genetic discovery since James Watson's The Double Helix, The Seven Daughters of Eve reveals the remarkable story behind a groundbreaking scientific discovery. After being... more
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The Walk (Walk, Bk 1) by Richard Paul Evans
The first novel in an inspiring new series about an executive who loses everything and embarks on a walk that takes him across America
"My name is Alan Christoffersen. You don’t know me. ‘Just another book in the library,’ my father would say. ‘Unopened and... more
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Miles to Go (Walk, Bk 2) by Richard Paul Evans
An executive who loses everything and embarks on a walk that takes him across America
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Making Rounds with Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat (Large Print) by ...
The staff at Steere House nursing home in Rhode Island adopted a cute little kitten with attitude. He loved to stretch out in sunlight and chase his tail -- and consented to a cuddle when it suited him. Oscar was an ordinary cat or so it seemed. It wasn't long before he created a stir. It... more
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Irish Fairy Tales Fairy Legends and Tradit by Parragon
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I, Patrick, a Sinner...: A Tale Worth Telling by Stephanie Lavenia Swinnea
This novel based on the life of Patricius Magonus Sucatus, the man we now know as Saint Patrick, is a very graphic and accurate depiction of life in fifth century Ireland. Every historical fact available, from primitive culture to church history to Roman government, was skillfully woven into... more
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Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
A new edition of one of the most influential books of the last fifty years. After its publication in 1962, Carson's concern for the future of the planet spread throughout the world. Her book helped to launch the environmental movement.
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Gilgamesh: A New English Version by Stephen Mitchell (Translator)
Gilgamesh is considered one of the masterpieces of world literature, and although previously there have been competent scholarly translations of it, until now there has not been a version that is a superlative literary text in its own right. Acclaimed translator Stephen Mitchell's lithe,... more
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The Beast in the Garden: A Modern Parable of Man and Nature by David Baron
The true tale of an edenic Rocky Mountain town and what transpired when a predatory species returned to its ancestral home. When, in the late 1980s, residents of Boulder, Colorado, suddenly began to see mountain lions in their yards, it became clear that the cats had repopulated the land after... more
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The Garden of Eve by K. L. Going
Evie reluctantly moves with her widowed father to Beaumont, New York, where he has bought an apple orchard, dismissing rumors that the town is cursed and the trees haven't borne fruit in decades. Evie doesn't believe in things like curses and fairy tales anymore--if fairy tales were real, her... more
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This Is Not a Weasel: A Close Look at Nature's Most Confusing Terms by Philip B. Mort...
How to tell a bison from a buffalo-not to mention a yam from a sweet potato Here's a book for anyone who's ever wondered about the difference between a crayfish and a crawfish. Or a frog and a toad. Or a buzzard and a vulture. Animal taxonomy is not what you'd call an exact science, and the... more
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The Last Girls of Pompeii by Kathryn Lasky
In Pompeii, in the summer of A.D. 79, Julia and Mitka appear to lead opposite lives. Julia is the daughter of a wealthy ship-builder; Mitka is an orphan. Julia bears the Curse of Venusa withered arm; Mitka's beauty turns heads. Julia is free; Mitka is her slave. Then Julia learns that her... more
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The Book of Kells: An Illustrated Introduction to the Manuscript in Trinity College D...
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The Butterfly Cabinet by Bernie McGill
Vivid, mysterious and unforgettable, The Butterfly Cabinet is Bernie McGill’s engrossing portrayal of the dark history that intertwines two lives. Inspired by a true story of the death of the daughter of an aristocratic Irish family at the end of the nineteenth century, McGill powerfully... more
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4,000 Years of Uppity Women by Vicki Leon
Rebellious belles, daring dames, and headstrong heroines through the ages.
Here are the best stories, chosen by author Vicki Leon herself, from the four volumes of her much loved Uppity Women series. In this rollicking journey through the millennia, starting in ancient times and... more
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Outlander (Outlander, Bk 1) by Diana Gabaldon
Unrivaled storytelling... unforgettable characters... rich historical detail... these are the hallmarks of Diana Gabaldon's work. Her New York Times bestselling Outlander novels have earned the praise of critics and captured millions of readers.
Here is the story that started it all,... more
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Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, Bk 2) by Diana Gabaldon
For twenty years Claire Randall has kept her secrets. But now she is returning with her grown daughter to Scotland's majestic mist-shrouded hills. Here Claire plans to reveal a truth as stunning as the events that gave it birth: about the mystery of an ancient circle of standing stones ...... more
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Voyager (Outlander, Bk 3) by Diana Gabaldon
In this rich, vibrant tale, Diana Gabaldon continues the story of Claire Randall and Jamie Fraser that began with the now-classic novel Outlander and continued in Dragonfly in Amber. Sweeping us from the battlefields of eighteenth-century Scotland to the exotic West Indies, Diana Gabaldon weaves... more
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Drums of Autumn (Outlander, Bk 4) by Diana Gabaldon
The magnificent saga continues....
It began in Scotland, at an ancient stone circle. There, a doorway, open to a select few, leads into the past -- or the grave. Claire Randall survived the extraordinary passage, not once but twice. Her first trip swept her into the arms... more
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The Fiery Cross (Outlander, Bk 5) by Diana Gabaldon
The year is 1771, and war is coming. Jamie Fraser's wife tells him so. Little as he wishes to, he must believe it, for hers is a gift of dreadful prophecy -- a time-traveler's certain knowledge.
Born in the year of Our Lord 1918, Claire Randall served England as a nurse on the battlefields of... more