Ra's Spiral Path

Category: adult

  • Kafka on the Shore

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    By Haruki Murakami; translated by Philip Gabriel Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Vintage International, c2005, 2006 Genres: General fiction, magical realism, fantasy ISBN: 9781400079278 Audience: Adult Number of pages: 464 Setting: Japan – mostly Takamatsu (Shikoku) & Nakano Ward (Tokyo), but also some unspecified mountains Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: Two stories converge into…

  • Just Kids

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    By Patti Smith Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Harper Collins, 2010 Genres: Nonfiction, autobiography, biography, memoir ISBN: 9780066211312 Audience: Adults Number of pages: 279 Settings: Mostly New York City – Manhattan & Brooklyn – but also Paris & Charleville, France & Camden, NJ Time period: The bulk of the story is set between 1969…

  • Ghost of a Chance

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    By Simon R. Green Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Ace Books, 2010 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, dark fantasy, paranormal, adventure Series: Ghost Finders Novel; 1 ISBN: 9780441019168 Audience: Adult Number of pages: 260 Setting: London, England Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: The Carnacki Institute specializes in getting rid of ghosts and other…

  • The Listener

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    By David Lester Place: Publisher & Year: Winnipeg: Arbeiter Ring Publishing, 2011 Genres: General fiction, historical fiction Format: Graphic novel ISBN: 9781894037488 Audience: Adults Number of pages: 312 Settings: Vancouver, BC, Canada, Lippe, Germany & other locations in Europe Time periods: Contemporary and 1928-1933 Plot summary: Hitler’s rise to power is described to the main…

  • Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution

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    By Sara Marcus Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Harper Perennial, 2010 Genres: Non-fiction, social sciences, feminism, women’s studies, popular culture ISBN: 9780061806360 Intended audience: Adults Number of pages: 367 Setting: Mainly set in Olympia, WA & Washington DC (but also includes other locations in the US and Europe) Time period: 1989-1994 Description: Punk rock…

  • Moon Called

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    By Patricia Briggs Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Ace Books, 2006 Genre: Fantasy, paranormal mystery, contemporary fantasy Series: Mercy Thompson; 1 ISBN: 9780441013814 Audience: Adult Number of pages: 288 Setting: Tri-cities (Richland, Kennewick, & Pasco), WA & Aspen Creek, MT Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: Mercy Thompson was repairing a VW Jetta transmission when…

  • The Informationist: A Thriller

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    By Taylor Stevens Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Crown Publishers, 2011 Genres: Thriller, adventure, suspense Series: Vanessa Michael Munroe; 1 ISBN: 9780307717092 Audience: Adult Number of pages: 307 Setting: Mainly set in Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon, Africa.  Also set in Houston, Texas and Frankfurt, Germany, with brief stints in Ankara, Turkey and Paris, France.…

  • Grave Sight

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    By Charlaine Harris Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Berkley Prime Crime Books, c2005, 2006 Genres: Mystery, paranormal mystery Series: Harper Connelly; 1 ISBN: 9780425212899 Audience: Adult Number of pages: 293 (310 including the beginning of Grave Surprise). Setting: Sarne, AR (a fictional town set in the Ozarks) Time period: Around 2005 Plot summary: When…

  • Nobody’s son: notes from an American life

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    By Luis Alberto Urrea Place: Publisher & Year: Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1998 Genres: Non-fiction, autobiography, memoir Series: Camino del Sol ISBN: 9780816518654 Audience: Adults Number of pages: 189 Setting: Various locations in Mexico and the US,  including Tijuana and San Diego Time period: late 1950s – 1990s Description: Urrea describes key moments of…

  • Sweet and Deadly

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    By Charlaine Harris Place: Publisher & Year: USA: Severn House, 2010 (c1981) Genres: Mystery, suspense ISBN: 9780727869487 Audience: Adult Number of pages: 262 Setting: Lowfield, Mississippi Time period: early 1980s Plot summary: Catherine Linton moved back to the small town where she was raised after her parents died under suspicious circumstances.  When Catherine finds the…