Search:

Results 571 to 580 of 3,324 | « previous |

The gates of Athens / by Iggulden, Conn,author.;
490 BC. Under Darius the Great, King of Kings, the mighty Persian army - swollen by 10,000 Immortal warriors - have come to subjugate the Greeks. In their path stands an army of freeborn Athenians, and among them is fearsome and cunning soldier-statesman, Xanthippus. Knowing defeat means slavery lends keenness to his already sharp blade. Yet people soon forget that freedom is bought with blood. Ten years later, Xanthippus watches helplessly as Athens succumbs to the bitter politics of factionalism, when the Persians cross the Hellespont in ever greater numbers to raze Athens to the ground. Facing overwhelming forces by land and sea, the Athenians call on their Spartan allies for assistance - to delay the Persians at the treacherous pass of Thermopylae.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Darius I, King of Persia, 548 B.C.-485 B.C.; Kings and rulers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

All the lovers in the night / by Kawakami, Mieko,1976-author.; Bett, Sam,1986-translator.; Boyd, David(David G.),translator.; translation of:Kawakami, Mieko,1976-Subete mayonaka no koibitotachi.English.;
Fuyuko Irie is a freelance copy editor in her mid-thirties. Working and living alone in a city where it is not easy to form new relationships, she has little regular contact with anyone other than her editor, Hijiri, a woman of the same age but with a very different disposition. When Fuyoku stops one day on a Tokyo street and notices her reflection in a storefront window, what she sees is a drab, awkward, and spiritless woman who has lacked the strength to change her life and decides to do something about it. As the long overdue change occurs, however, painful episodes from Fuyuko's past surface and her behavior slips further and further beyond the pale. All the Lovers in the Night is acute and insightful, entertaining and engaging; it will make readers laugh, and it will make them cry, but it will also remind them, as only the best books do, that sometimes the pain is worth it.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Change; City and town life; Single women; Women editors;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Doc Martin. [videorecording] / by Catz, Caroline.; Clunes, Martin,1961-; Cole, Stephanie.; McNeice, Ian.; Acorn Media (Firm); Buffalo Pictures Ltd.; Homerun Productions (Firm); Image Entertainment (Firm); Portman Film and Television Ltd.;
Disc 1. Old dogs -- In loco -- Blood is thicker.Disc 2. Aromatherapy -- Always on my mind -- The family way.Out of the woods -- Erotomania -- On the edge.Martin Clunes, Caroline Catz, Stephanie Cole, Ian McNeice.As a hard-charging London surgeon, Martin Ellingham didn't need a bedside manner. His patients were unconscious, so he could be as rude and arrogant as he pleased. All that changes when he develops a crippling fear of blood and is forced to give up surgery. Now a GP in a sleepy, picturesque Cornish fishing village, Doc Martin offends everyone in town, including the one person he wants to impress, beautiful teacher Louisa Glasson. Getting her attention proves even more difficult when Louisa's old flame returns to the village and becomes his new rival.PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: City and town life; Eccentrics and eccentricities; Physicians; Television comedies.; Television comedies.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2009., Acorn Media,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

The night shift / by Finlay, Alex,author.;
"From the author of the breakout thriller Every Last Fear, comes the electrifying new novel about a pair of small-town murders fifteen years apart--and the ties that bind them. "The night was expected to bring tragedy." So begins one of the most highly-anticipated thrillers of 2022. It's New Year's Eve 1999. Y2K is expected to end in chaos: planes falling from the sky, elevators plunging to earth, world markets collapsing. A digital apocalypse. None of that happens. But at a Blockbuster Video in New Jersey, four teenagers working late at the store are attacked. Only one inexplicably survives. Police quickly identify a suspect, the boyfriend of one of the victims, who flees and is never seen again. Fifteen years later, more teenage employees are attacked at an ice cream store in the same town, and again only one makes it out alive. In the aftermath of the latest crime, three lives intersect: the lone survivor of the Blockbuster massacre who's forced to relive the horrors of her tragedy; the brother of the fugitive accused, who's convinced the police have the wrong suspect; and FBI agent Sarah Keller who must delve into the secrets of both nights-stirring up memories of teen love and lies-to uncover the truth about murders on the night shift. Twisty, poignant, and redemptive, The Night Shift is a story about the legacy of trauma and how the broken can come out on the other side, and it solidifies Finlay as one of the new leading voices in the world of thrillers"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; City and town life; Murder; Secrecy; Serial murder investigation; Year 2000 date conversion (Computer systems);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Spot, the cat / by Cole, Henry,1955-;
In this wordless picture book, a cat named Spot ventures out an open window and through a city on a journey, while his owner tries to find him.Ages 4-8.LSC
Subjects: Cats; City and town life; Lost and found possessions; Stories without words.;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

The stellar debut of Galactica MacFee / by McCall Smith, Alexander,1948-author.; McIntosh, Iain,illustrator.;
"Approached in the park by a shadowy figure, Angus Lordie is mistaken for a journalist and becomes privy to some controversial plans of the Scottish Parliament - but just what is he meant to do about it? At school, a new member of Bertie's class, Galactica MacFee, quickly comes between Bertie and Olive, leaving him no choice but to skip town. And the indomitable Irene finds herself yet again in Edinburgh ... but this time there might be romance in the air. Meanwhile, Matthew invests in a brand new Pictish Experience Centre, meant to allow residents to experience what life was like for Scotland's mysterious early people, the Picts. And they have made a fantastic discovery - the earliest known work of Scottish literature! But what exactly do those mysterious Pictish runes say? What's no secret, however, is that in the microcosm of 44 Scotland street, love, generosity, and goodwill abound"--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Apartment houses; City and town life; Families; Friendship; Interpersonal relations; Neighbors;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
unAPI

Dr. Coo and the pigeon protest / by Hampson, Sarah.; Reich, Kass.;
After witnessing the disrespect of the town's citizen's towards pigeons, Dr. Coo comes up with a plan to prove their worth.LSC
Subjects: Pigeons; Cities and towns; Protest movements;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

It happened one summer : a novel / by Bailey, Tessa,author.;
"Tessa Bailey is back with a Schitt's Creek-inspired rom-com about a Hollywood "It Girl" who's cut off from her wealthy family and exiled to a small Pacific Northwest beach town ... where she butts heads with a surly, sexy local who thinks she doesn't belong"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Beaches; Small cities;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
unAPI

The current [sound recording] / by Johnston, Tim,1962-author.; Mollo-Christensen, Sarah,narrator.; HighBridge Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Sarah Mollo-Christensen."When two young women leave their college campus in the dead of winter for a 700-mile drive north to Minnesota, they suddenly find themselves fighting for their lives in the icy waters of the Black Root River, just miles from home. One girl's survival, and the other's death--murder, actually--stun the citizens of a small Minnesota town, thawing memories of another young woman who lost her life in the same river ten years earlier, and whose killer may yet live among them"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Psychological fiction.; College students; Murder; Small cities; Traffic accidents;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

The gardener's plot : a mystery / by Benoit, Deborah J.,author.;
"A woman helps set up a community garden in the Berkshires, only to find a body in one of the plot's on opening day. After life threw Maggie Walker a few curveballs, she's happy to be back in the small, Berkshires town where she spent so much time as a child. Marlowe holds many memories for her, and now it also offers a fresh start. Maggie has always loved gardening, so it's only natural to sign on to help Violet Bloom set up a community garden. When opening day arrives, Violet is nowhere to be found, and the gardeners are restless. Things go from bad to worse when Maggie finds a boot buried in one of the plots ... and there's a body attached to it. Suddenly, the police are looking for a killer and they keep asking questions about Violet. Maggie doesn't believe her friend could do this, and she's going to dig up the dirt needed to prove it. The Gardener's Plot takes readers to the heart of the Berkshires and introduces amateur sleuth Maggie Walker in Deborah J. Benoit's Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award-winning debut"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Community gardens; Murder; Small cities; Women gardeners;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Results 571 to 580 of 3,324 | « previous |