Scott Spencer
Author
Publisher
Ecco
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Paul Phillips, a carpenter living in upstate New York with Kate Ellis and her daughter, Ruby, commits a crime whose only witness was a mixed-breed dog, and fears getting away with the crime as much as he fears the discovery of his terrible secret.
Author
Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Since their college days, Kip Woods has been infatuated with Thaddeus Kaufman, who, years later, is a married father of two children and desperately trying to revive a failing career. Kip's devotion to Thaddeus has been life-defining and destiny-altering, but it has been one that Thaddeus has either failed to notice or refused to acknowledge. But over the course of this heated and mesmerizing novel, set against a background of privilege and affluence...
3) Endless love
Author
Language
English
Description
"One of the most celebrated novels of its time, Endless Love remains perhaps the most powerful book ever written about young love. Riveting, compulsively readable, and ferociously sexual, Endless Love tells the story of David Axelrod and his overwhelming love for Jade Butterfield. David and Jade are consumed with each other: their rapport, their desire, their sexuality, take them further than they understand. And when Jade's father banishes David...
Author
Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Meeting at a vast Hudson River estate, two couples become estranged by unexpected successes and reactions that shape the lives of diverse friends and family members over the course of two decades.
5) Men in black
Author
Publisher
A.A. Knopf
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
A man struggles to mend his fractured family in the wake of his sudden success as a bestselling author in this masterful novel from Scott Spencer
Sam Holland is a pen-for-hire, with nonfiction titles such as Traveling with Your Pet and An Intelligent Woman’s Guide to Pro Football to his name—or rather his pseudonym, John Retcliffe. But when his latest project, Visitors from Above, takes off, Sam is
Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
1986.
Language
English
Description
When Fielding Pierce, making his way in the Chicago DA's office, is offered a chance to run for Congress, his ambition conflicts with his sense of moral purpose, a purpose embodied in his relationship with political activist Sarah Williams.
Author
Language
English
Description
Daniel Emerson lives with Kate Ellis, and he is like a father to her daughter, Ruby. But he cannot control his desire for Iris Davenport, the African-American woman whose son is Ruby's best friend. During a freak October blizzard, Daniel is stranded at Iris's house, and they begin a sexual liaison that eventually imperils all their relationships, Daniel's profession, their children's well-being, their own race-blindness, and their view of themselves...
10) Endless love
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When beautiful Jade ... meets charismatic David ... , her sheltered world of privilege is turned upside down as the pair's instant desire sparks a reckless summer love affair. ... But when David's mysterious past and Jade's overprotective father threaten to tear them apart, their romance will be put to the ultimate test"--Container.
11) Waking the dead
Publisher
USA Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
When one man's 70's idealism confronts his 80's aspirations, he begins an emotional rollercoaster that brings ghosts back to life and the ultimate question: does love conquer all, even death?
13) Father hood
Publisher
Hollywood Pictures Home Video
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
A lovable, small-time crook's latest scheme of hiting it big is only temporarily interrupted when his two kids suddenly appear to reclaim him as their dad.
Publisher
Midwest Tape
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Mickey's Once upon a Christmas: Donald Duck's nephews learn why holidays come once a year. Goofy and his son discover the spirit of Santa, and Mickey and Minnie reenact a classic tale of giving in this holiday offering.
Disney's a Christmas Carol: Ebeneezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet-to-Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge...
Author
Language
English
Description
What every family member of a loved one with dementia needs to know: How to help without sacrificing YOU. In Surviving Alzheimer's you'll find: -- The best, most current thinking on how to enhance quality of life and safety while minimizing stress on everyone involved. -- The "Why This, Try This" approach to understanding what's behind odd, frustrating behaviors -- and what you can do about them. -- How to defuse resentment, guilt, anger, and family...
Author
Publisher
Better Health While Aging
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"It's scary and stressful when it happens.... noticing changes in your parent and becoming increasingly worried about their health and safety. Maybe it's Mom leaving the stove on, Dad getting lost on his way home, or unpaid bills that trigger this realization. Or perhaps there have been falls or emergency room visits. Whatever it is, you know something's wrong. You wonder about a diagnosis. And you want your aging parent to accept help, or perhaps...