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144) Family matters
Author
Pub. Date
2002.
Physical Desc
431 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Set in Bombay in the mid-1990s, Family Matters tells a story of familial love and obligation, of personal and political corruption, of the demands of tradition and the possibilities for compassion. Nariman Vakeel, the patriarch of a small discordant family, is beset by Parkinson's and haunted by memories of his past. He lives with his two middle-aged stepchildren, Coomy, bitter and domineering, and her brother, Jal, mild-mannered and acquiescent....
146) Last Vegas
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Four best friends in their late sixties decide to escape retirement and throw a Las Vegas bachelor party for the only one of them who has remained single.
148) Mr Katō plays family
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
198 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Milena Michiko Flašar's Mr Katō Plays Family is an eccentric second-lease-on-life novel for fans of A Man Called Ove and Beautiful World, Where Are You. Mr Katō-a curmudgeon and recent retiree-finds his only solace during his daily walks, where he wonders how his life went wrong and daydreams about getting a dog (which his wife won't allow). During one of these walks, he is approached by a young woman. She calls herself Mie, and invites him to...
151) The forever year
Author
Pub. Date
2003.
Physical Desc
317 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Do you believe that love can last forever? Jesse Sienna doesn't. His own parents' marriage was caring, but passionless, and his own romantic history tells him that love burns brightest before fizzling out completely. So when his elderly father, Mickey, moves in with him and seems unable to understand Jesse's no-strings-attached relationship with his current girlfriend, Jesse barely pays attention. It's just another example of how different they are-and...
153) Up: beware of Dug!
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
24 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Seventy-eight-year-old Carl, having attached helium balloons to his house to carry him to South America, finds a young boy stowed away and together they have a wild adventure.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
256 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Aldwych West, an eighty-year-old modern-day aristocrat living alone in his Manhattan townhouse, is used to having what he wants. And when he sets eyes on August Dupond, a strong, stunningly beautiful soloist in the New York City Ballet, he decides he must have him. Soon they strike up a closeness that falls between the blurry lines of friendship, sponsorship, and love, and August moves in with Aldwych. But eventually August starts bringing home other...
157) Forest
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Introduce children to the importance of protecting the environment with this illustrated story book about deforestation and its effect on animals. Join fisherman Finn and his dog, Skip, on their second adventure in this illustrated story book for young children, which teaches them about deforestation and what they can do to help. This book is the ideal introduction to the environmental concerns facing our forests, featuring colourful illustrations...
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