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Bel Canto: A Novel: Patchett, Ann; 2001; From the bestselling author of "The Magician's Assistant" comes a marvelous novel of love, opera, and terrorism set in South America. Two couples, complete opposites, fall in love; sexual identities become confused; and a horrific imprisonment is transformed into an unexpected heaven on earth. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.
The Time Traveler's Wife: A Novel: Niffenegger, Audrey; 2004; This is the story of Clare, a beautiful art student, and Henry, an adventuresome librarian. They met when Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and married when Clare was twenty-three and Henry thirty-one. Impossible but true: Henry is one of the first people diagnosed with Chrono-Displacement Disorder. Periodically his genetic clock resets and he finds himself misplaced in time, disappearing spontaneously for experiences alternately harrowing and amusing. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.
Their Eyes Were Watching God: A Novel: Hurston, Zora; 1990; Fair and long-legged, independent and articulate, Janie Crawford sets out to be her own person -- no mean feat for a black woman in the '30s. Janie's quest for identity takes her through three marriages and into a journey back to her roots. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.
The Deep End of the Ocean: Mitchard, Jacquelyn; 1996; It happened in a flash. One minute Beth Cappadora wa the happily married mother of three. The next minute, one of them, her favorite child, three-year-old Ben, was missing. Was he kidnapped? No one knew, and as minutes lengthened into hours, days, weeks, months, years, even the woman police officer obsessed with the case gave up hope. So began the slow-motion nightmare for Beth, for her family, for everyone involved in the ultimate testing of the ties that bind people together and the wounds that tear them apart. But suddenly something so unexpected happens, it changes everything. This stunning novel plumbs the depths of one family's pain and hope, evoking love's risks and rewards. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe: Flagg, Fannie; 1988; Cleo Threadgood, 86, shares a lifetime of memories of Whistle Stop, Ala.where the social scene centered on its one cafewith Evelyn Couch, a younger woman who is looking for meaning in her life. PW described this as ``lively readingthe kind that eventually nourishes Evelyn and the reader as well.'' Copyright 1988 Cahners Business Information, Inc. From: Reed Elsevier Inc. Copyright Reed Business Information.

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Rabbit-Proof Fence: Phillip Noyce; 2003; In 1931, Molly and her younger cousins, Gracie and Daisy, were three half-caste children from Western Australia who were taken from their parents under government edict and sent to an institution, were taught to forget their families, their culture, and re-invent themselves as members of "white" Australian society. The three girls begin an epic journey back to Western Australia, travelling 1,500 miles on foot with no food or water, navigating by following the fence that had been built across the nation to stem an over-population of rabbits.
Chocolat: Lasse Hallström; 2001; When a single mother and her young daughter move to rural France and open a chocolate shop - with Sunday hours - across the street from the local church, they are met with some resistance from the rigidly moral community. But as soon as the townspeople discover the delicious confections, they abandon themselves to temptation and happiness.
Life is Beautiful: Roberto Benigni; 1999; A charming but bumbling waiter who's gifted with a colorful imagination and an irresistible sense of humor has won the heart of the woman he loves and has created a beautiful life for his young family. When that life is threatened by World War II, he must rely on those very same strengths to save his beloved wife and son from an unthinkable fate.
Shall we dance?: Masayuki Su¯o; 2005; A middle-aged businessman's dull life takes an interesting turn when he signs up for a ballroom dance class just to meet the beautiful dance instructor.
Under the Sun: 2004; A lonely, illiterate 40-year-old farmer named Olof advertises for a "housekeeper" but clearly seeks something more. And he certainly gets it in the form of a younger, lovely, blonde woman from the city whose motives are questioned by Olof's more worldly friend Erik a wastrel who mooches Olof's money and openly lusts after his newfound love. Colin Nutley (House of Angels) lingers a bit too much on smitten stares, but his camera captures the sun-dappled Swedish countryside of the mid-1950s in resplendent wide-screen glory. For most collections. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From: Reed Elsevier Inc. Copyright Reed Business Information

Music

Appalachian Journey: Ma Yo-Yo; 1B -- Misty moonlight waltz -- Hard times come again no more -- Indecision -- Limerock -- Benjamin -- Fisher's hornpipe -- Duet for cello and bass -- Emily's reel -- Cloverfoot reel -- Poem for Carlita -- Caprice for three -- Second time around -- Slumber my darling -- Vistas.Performer: Yo-Yo Ma, violoncello ; Edgar Meyer, bass ; Mark O'Connor, violin ; with James Taylor, guitar (tracks 3 and 6) and vocals (track 3) ; and Alison Krauss, violin (track 7) and vocals (track 14).
Magnificat: A Cappella Works by Josquin, Palestrina, Titov, Victoria and Others: Chanticleer; Ave Maria / Gregorian chant -- Ave Maria, mater Dei / William Cornysh -- Magnificat / John Taverner -- Stabat virgo Maria (era l'anima mia) ; Maria, quid ploras (dorinda, ah dirò mia) / Claudio Monteverdi, Aquilino Coppini -- The angel cried out / Vasily Titov -- Regina cæli lætare ; Alma redemptoris mater / Tomás Luis de Victoria -- Ave maris stella / Gregorian chant -- O thou joy of all the sorrowful / Vasily Titov -- Ave regina cælorum / Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina -- Ave Maria ; Salve regina / Josquin Desprez.Performer: Chanticleer ; Joseph Jennings, director.
Piano Sonatas: Wilhelm Kempff; Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13, "Pathetique" -- Sonata no. 14 in C sharp minor, op. 27, no. 2, "Moonlight" -- Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53 "Waldstein" -- Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata."Performer: Wilhelm Kempff, piano.
Taking the Long Way: Dixie Chicks; The long way around (4:33) -- Easy silence (4:02) -- Not ready to make nice (3:58) -- Everybody knows (4:18) -- Bitter end (4:38) -- Lullaby (5:51) -- Lubbock or leave it (3:54) -- Silent house (5:23) -- Favorite year (4:29) -- Voice inside my head (5:52) -- I like it (4:34) -- Baby hold on (5:04) -- So hard (4:27) -- I hope (5:25).Performer: Dixie Chicks.
Complete Clapton: Eric Clapton; Disc 1. I feel free ; Sunshine of your love ; White room ; Crossroads (live at Winterland) ; Badge (Cream) -- Presence of the Lord (Blind Faith) -- After midnight -- Let it rain -- Bell bottom blues ; Layla (Derek & the Dominos) -- Let it grow -- I shot the sheriff -- Knockin' on heaven's door -- Hello old friend -- Cocaine -- Lay down Sally -- Wonderful tonight -- Promises -- I can't stand it.Disc 2. I've got a rock 'n' roll heart -- She's waiting -- Forever man -- It's in the way that you use it -- Miss you -- Pretending -- Bad love -- Tears in heaven -- Layla ; Running on faith (unplugged version) -- Motherless child -- Change the world (from Phenomenon) -- My father's eyes -- Riding with the King (with B.B. King) -- Sweet home Chicago -- If I had possession over Judgement Day -- Ride the river (with J.J. Cale).Performer: Eric Clapton, guitar, vocals ; with various musicians and groups.

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