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HOTEL
RWANDA MUSIC FROM THE FILM |
| Haunting and
moving music from various artists such as Afro Celt
Sound System, Dorothee Munyaneza, Tilly Key and Deborah
Cox. A fusion of international and pop music, the album
includes the Golden Globe nominated original song, “Million
Voices” performed by Wyclef Jean. |
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Sereptha
Strong, East Palo Alto Library 5.2005 |
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THE
EYRE AFFAIR by Jasper Fforde |
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Thursday Next, a Literatec detective in an England
where literature reigns, as she hunts down the evil
Acheron Hades who is intent on kidnapping characters
from the classics. Now he's after Jane Eyre, and it's
up to Thursday to stop him. Hilarious alternate history
for bibliophiles and punsters everywhere! |
Charlotte Bradshaw, Woodside Library 5.2005
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ADAGIO
FOR SOLO FLUTES ZORBAS by Mikis Theodorakis |
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| Mikis
Theodorakis hasn't lost his touch. The ballet is at
times lyrical and other times rousing.
You will want to turn up the volume on this recording!
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Joe
Toschik, Half Moon Bay Library 5.2005 |
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Phryne
Fisher mysteries by Kerry Greenwood |
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Mix together E.
F. Benson’s Lucia and Dorothy
Sayers’ Harriet Vane, add elegance, adventure,
wit, a Chinese lover, and a non-traditional household--
now meet Phryne Fisher, amateur detective in 1920’s
Australia. |
Teri
Titus, San Carlos Library 5.2005 |
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THE
TALE OF HILL TOP FARM: THE COTTAGE TALES OF BEATRIX
POTTER by Susan Wittig Albert |
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first in a new mystery series, featuring the beloved
author of Peter Rabbit & Co, delightfully captures
the Lake District and the inhabitants of Near Sawrey,
both human and otherwise. In the process of acquiring
Hill Top Farm, Miss Potter is quite caught up in village
intrigues, including a sudden death, and various items
that have gone missing. Miss Tabitha Twitchit, Crumpet,
and Max (village cats) as well as Rascal (Mr Crook’s
Jack Russell terrier) also play a part. Future Cottage
Tales are eagerly awaited! |
Teri
Titus, San Carlos Library 2.2005 |
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YOU:
THE OWNER’S MANUAL by Michael F.
Roizen, M.D. and Mehmet C. Oz, M.D. |
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Written by two credible doctors,
this book offers a wealth of fascinating information
about the care and upkeep of your body. While the
style is entertaining, with an abundance of cartoons,
puns, and colloquial analogies, the reader learns
not just a prodigious amount about the inner workings
of the human body, but the latest, easy-to-access
protocols for preventing disease.
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Kathleen
Beasley, San Mateo County Library 6.2005 |
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HOTEL
RWANDA: BRINGING THE TRUE STORY OF AN AFRICAN HERO TO
FILM |
| The
official companion guide to the film which includes
the complete screenplay, photographs, timeline and essays
on the history of the genocide. It is edited by the
film’s director, Terry George. |
Sereptha
Strong, East Palo Alto Library 5.2005 |
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CALIFORNIA
UNCOVERED: STORIES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
edited by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni et al. |
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diverse sampling of California writers was commissioned
by the California Council for the Humanities in order
to foster discussion about what it means to be a Californian.
Famous and debut authors, poets, essayists and novelists
capture the spirit of our state’s demographics:
only half of all Californians were born here, one quarter
come from another state, and one quarter come from another
country. They invite you to empathize with the experiences
of first generation Mexicans, Chinese, Indians and Vietnamese,
from 1840 through 2000. |
Kathleen
Beasley, San Mateo County Library 5.2005 |
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CROWNS;
PORTRAITS OF BLACK WOMEN IN CHURCH HATS
by Michael Cunningham & Craig Marberry |
| Wonderful
black & white photographs are accompanied by short
interviews with the 50 women portrayed. The humorous
and poignant text has been fashioned into a musical
of the same name. |
Teri
Titus, San Carlos Library 5.2005 |
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HOLY
FOOLS by Joanne Harris |
| In the chaos
of early 17th century France Juliette, in order to save
herself, exchanges life as a traveling Gypsy acrobat,
for that of Soeur Auguste, a nun living quietly in a
remote abbey with her daughter Fleur. When a new priest
arrives, Juliette is shocked to discover she recognizes
him as Guy LeMerle, her lover, and later, her enemy.
It is not Juliette he is after, but if necessary he
will use her for his own ends. Passion draws them together
once again in ever more dangerous times. With the graceful
writing that made Chocolat such a delight, the author
vividly describes the life and loves of a traveling
performer during a turbulent time. |
Teri Titus, San Carlos Library
2.2005
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