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The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food
by Jennifer 8 LeeOne woman. One obsession. Forty thousand restaurants. A woman's search for the world's greatest Chinese restaurant proves that egg rolls are as American as apple pie.
The Forever Machine
by Mark Clifton Frank RileyBossy was right. Always. Invariably. She was limited only in that she had to have facts -- not assumptions -- with which to work. Given those facts, her conclusions and predictions were inevitably correct. And that made Bossy a "ticking bomb."<P><P> 1955 winner of the Hugo Award.
The Fondas: A Hollywood Dynasty
by Peter CollierBiographies of Henry, Peter and Jane Fonda. Includes bibliographical references and an index.
The Fly in the Cathedral
by Brian CathcartThis book describes how a group of Cambridge scientists won the international race to split the atom.
The Flight to Seven Swan Bay
by June O. LeavittGrades 4-6. A survival story with a unique twist: 15 Orthodox Jews are flying to an isolated Jewish community, taking with them a gift of a Torah scroll. Their plane, leaking fuel, makes an emergency landing on a lake surrounded by forests. The passengers (young children, teens and adults) evacuate the damaged plane and try to survive in the autumnal forest, all the while maintaining their Orthodox life style. With structure, order and cooperation, they ingeniously devise utensils and tools and prepare food. Despite unhappiness, despair and worry, they are supportive of one another and operate as a community until rescued. The writing is uneven, and at times awkward, but there is suspense and adventure. Black-and-white drawings are stiff but adequate. Adult characterization is good, but the children, with one or two exceptions, are thinly developed. George's My Side of the Mountain (Dutton, 1967) and Julie of the Wolves (Harper, 1972) are superior books. However, this book has a place in collections where the unusual combination of wilderness survival and Jewish orthodoxy will be wanted. A glossary and chapter notes explain Hebrew terms and religious laws referred to in the text. Ruth Shire, Mount Vernon Public Library, N.Y. Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.
The Fleecing of Fodder City
by Pierce MackenzieT. G. Horne was a gambling man who'd bet his bankroll on his poker hand and his life on his trigger finger. Fodder City looked like a sure bet to him, but nothing was quite what it seemed...
The Fixer
by Bernard MalamudWinner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for Fiction, this magnificent novel is the story of an ordinary man accused of "ritual murder" and of his heroic victory over almost incredible brutality and degradation.
The First Prophet (Bishop Files #1)
by Kay HooperWithin the FBI, there exists a team of psychics whose powers cannot be denied. These agents are feared by a cabal of conspirators with only one weapon, they have the ability to blind the psychics to the evils around them. Months ago, Sarah Gallagher woke up from a coma with psychic abilities she couldn't control. They changed her life and ended up relationship with the man she loved. And worse, now someone is playing games with Sarah's mind.
The First Pet History of the World
by David ComfortFelines, canines, equines, birds - they all had a paw in shaping civilization, and here are their tails.
The First Circle
by Alexander Solzhenitsyn Michael GuybonA story about human nature and a scrupulously exact description of the period following Stalin's post-war Terror.
The First Aid Companion for Dogs and Cats
by Amy D. ShojaiHow to treat wounds, injuries and diseases in dogs and cats. Veterinary emergencies, your essential medicine chest, how to prevent accidents, symptom finder, and more.
The Fire Inside
by Katherine MartinHeadstrong and rebellious, Kitt Wentworth had no intention of obeying her father, submitting to a husband or falling in love.
The Final Leg: A Sports Tale for Every Generation
by Stephen SandsThe Final Leg is an Iowa sports tale for every generation. Coach Ken Lincoln is on the cusp of his first team title at the state track meet until his own daughter runs a disappointing third leg of a pivotal relay for the Durant Wildcats. As father and daughter watch the final leg, Ken consoles her by telling the inspirational story of Jack Swanson, a star wide receiver for the Durant football team. In his senior season, Jack takes the blame for a team prank he did not commit. The thin-skinned football coach banishes Jack to the cross country team for a week where he bonds with Ken, who is trying to instill pride in a small group of runners often overlooked in the football-crazy school. Impressed with the new running coach, Jack decides to compete in both football and cross country that fall, a grueling combination for even the best athlete. Ken recalls that special season and the lesson he learned from Jack Swanson to restore the broken pride of his own daughter 25 years later. But don't count Durant out just yet because Jack's daughter is running the final leg!
The Final Hour (Homelanders #4)
by Andrew Klavan"You're not alone. You're never alone. " Charlie West has held on to that belief, but now he's starting to wonder. He went to bed one night an ordinary high-school kid. When he woke up, he was wanted for murder and hunted by a ruthless band of terrorists. He's been on the run ever since. Now he's stuck in prison, abandoned by his allies, trying desperately to stay a step ahead of vicious prison gangs and brutal guards. And a flash of returning memory tells him another terrorist strike is coming soon. A million people will die unless he does something. But what? He's stuck in a concrete cage with no way out and no one who can help. Charlie has never felt so alone-and yet he knows he can't give in or give up. Not with the final hour ticking away.
The Fifth Angel
by David WiltseMark Stitzer is the Fifth Angel - a walking instrument of death. The victim of a war-game maneuver gone awry, he believes his mission is to destroy New York.
The Fever Tree and other Stories of Suspense
by Ruth RendellThe award-winning British author presents eleven elegantly written, gripping stories that discriminating fans will savor.
The Federalist Era 1789-1801
by John MillerAn absorbing and scholarly account of the political history of the beginning of the USA.
The Fear Place
by Phyllis Reynolds NaylorWhen he and his older brother Gordon are left camping alone in the Rocky Mountains, 12-year-old Doug faces his fear of heights and his feelings about Gordon, with the help of a cougar.
The Far Side of Evil
by Sylvia EngdahlThe options "The Younglings you'll deal with are in danger," he said. "Once before you visited a world that was endangered -- to save it. This world we have no power to save. Do you realize what that means?" I was beginning to, and it wasn't a happy realization. ... "It means that there are just three ways it can end," he told me gently. "The danger may not materialize; in that case your personal peril, which will be great, will be all you have to worry about. On the other hand, these people may be wiped out, and if so" -- he paused, his eyes meeting mine, then forged ahead -- "you will either share their fate or stand by, helplessly, and watch it happen." "Watch it happen? Will it be sudden?" "They are on the verge of a nuclear war, Elana."
The Far Field: Last Poems
by Theodore RoethkeWith Roethke's sudden, tragic death in 1963, a great poetic career was brought to an untimely end. "The Far Field" presents the most rewarding of his many volumes of poetry, both in brilliance of style and inner meaning. All of the poems have appeared previously in periodicals such as "The Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, Ladies' Home Journal, The New Yorker", and "The Partisan Review".<P><P> Winner of the National Book Award
The Fantastic World War II
by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.10 stories about alternate histories of World War II.
The Fall
by Albert Camus Justin O'BrienCamus writes about the conscience of modern man in the face of evil, using a man in a shady bar in Amsterdam recalling his past life.
The Faerie Ring (The Faerie Ring #1)
by Kiki HamiltonThe year is 1871, and Tiki has been making a home for herself and her family of orphans in a deserted hideaway adjoining Charing Cross Station in central London. They survive by picking pockets. One December night, Tiki steals a ring and sets off a chain of events that could lead to all-out war with the Fey. For the ring belongs to Queen Victoria, and it binds the rulers of England and the realm of Faerie to peace. With the ring missing, a rebel group of faeries hopes to break the treaty withdark magic and blood - Tiki's blood. Unbeknownst to Tiki, she is being watched - and protected - by Rieker, a fellow thief who suspects she is involved in the disappearance of the ring. Rieker has secrets of his own, and Tiki is not all that she appears to be. Her very existence haunts Prince Leopold, the Queen's son, who is driven to know more about the mysterious mark that encircles her wrist. Prince, pauper, and thief - all must work together to secure the treaty. . . .
The Faerie Queene
by Edmund Spenser Thomas P. Roche Jr. C. Patrick O'Donnell Jr.The Faerie Queene was one of the most influential poems in the English language. Dedicating his work to Elizabeth I, Spenser brilliantly united Arthurian romance and Italian renaissance epic to celebrate the glory of the Virgin Queen. Each book of the poem recounts the quest of a knight to achieve a virtue: the Red Crosse Knight of Holinesse, who must slay a dragon and free himself from the witch Duessa; Sir Guyon, Knight of Temperance, who escapes the Cave of Mammon and destroys Acrasiar's Bowre of Bliss; and the lady-knight Britomart's search for her Sir Artegall, revealed to her in an enchanted mirror. Although composed as a moral and political allegory, The Faerie Queene's magical atmosphere captivated the imaginations of later poets from Milton to the Victorians. This edition includes the letter to Raleigh, in which Spenser declares his intentions for his poem, the commendatory verses by Spenser's contemporaries and his dedicatory sonnets to the Elizabethan court, and is supplemented by a table of dates and a glossary.