Frank Carlson Library

"Seventeen-year-old Paige, Hollywood's newest starlet, finds that being half of the world's most famous couple comes with a price--she must dodge the paparazzi, hide her feelings for her other costar, and navigate scandals that threaten to tear her relationship apart and end her career"--

H.G. Wells's 1894 novel (his first) describes the adventures of his hero, the time-traveler, mostly in the year A.D. 802,701, when he encounters a class-ridden battle between the decadent Eloi and the primitive Morlocks. This multi-voiced presentation works well, especially in the opening and closing scenes when the hero displays his time apparatus to his skeptical friends. Michael York, as the time-traveler, nicely evokes the wonder of encountering...

"Baby, if you step away from me every time I touch you this is gonna be a really long night..."When world renowned artist Felicity D accepts a guest lectureship at a prestigious art school in Chicago she hopes it will be an opportunity to resume a relationship with Jae Rothko, the only man she's ever truly loved. Felicity quickly discovers that Jae is madly in love with someone else, but he suggests that Felicity become a member of The Club, an exclusive...

"Told in three distinct and uniquely compelling sections, Asymmetry explores the imbalances that spark and sustain many of our most dramatic human relations: inequities in age, power, talent, wealth, fame, geography, and justice. The first section, "Folly," tells the story of Alice, a young American editor, and her relationship with the famous and much older writer Ezra Blazer. A tender and exquisite account of an unexpected romance that takes place...