Books Published in August 1970

New Books List: 28 titles

  • American Literature

    Peter Ardery

  • Beyond the Ranges

    Gloria Bevan

    Lesley's first meetings with a certain tall New Zealander were unfortunate, as every time she had managed to give him the impression of extreme inefficiency. Then she found that she was in a position to stand in his way over something he particularly...

  • Dare I Be Happy?

    Mary Burchell

    Marigold was very young, very inexperienced, and very trusting -- so perhaps it was hardly surprising that as soon as she met the well-known author Lindley Marne, handsome, worldly, and -- or so he claimed -- unhappily married, she should fall wildly...

  • The Black Woman: An Anthology

    Toni Cade

    A collection of early, emerging works from some of today's most celebrated African American female writers When it was first published in 1970, The Black Woman introduced readers to an astonishing new wave of voices that demanded to be heard. In thi...

  • Heros Villains

    Angela Carter

  • The Love Bug

    Mel Cebulash

  • Johnny Long Legs

    Matt Christopher

    Even though he is the tallest member of the basketball team, a young boy finds he is far from being the best player....

  • Clair: Four Screenplays

    Rene Clair

  • A Cure With Kindness

    Ruth Clemence

    As a district nurse, perhaps Rosabel should have been tolerant of everyone who came her way -- but really, what was she to make of the odd newcomer, Robert Carr? And why should he be occupying so much of her thoughts?...

  • Petals on the Water // Doctor in India

    Patricia Cumberland

    Kim had gone out to India for a social visit to her father; but soon she found herself taking an interest in that fascinating country and its people for its own sake, or was it for the sake of Doctor John Sanderson? Kim is coming out from England on ...

  • God Is An Englishman

    R.F. Delderfield

    A MAGNIFICENT SAGA BEGINS! From the dusty plains and bloody battles of India to the teeming slums of 19th-century London, this is the epic saga of Adam Swann, the dynasty he founded, and the tempestuous runaway girl he met on the moors who became ...

  • Hour of the Horde

    Gordon R. Dickson

    Aug 1978 mass market paperback, Gordon R. Dickson (The Dragon On The Border). Annihilating everything before it, a horde of monstrous space travelers were advancing through the stars. And Earth lay in their route. To defend their home planets, the wo...

  • The Year at Yattabilla

    Amanda Doyle

    Nothing -- and no one -- could dash her hopes. Madeline set off eagerly to claim her Australian inheritance. Once there, her spirits sank: her new home was nothing more than a derelict outback station. But she wanted that land. Otherwise her forceful...

  • I Can Draw It Myself: By Me, Myself with a Little Help from My Friend Dr. Seuss

    Dr. Seuss

    A book that kids can illustrate WITH Dr. Seuss! Budding artists and Seuss fans alike will be delighted to get their hands (crayons, markers, and/or pencils) on this expanded hardcover edition of a coloring classic! The full-color images in this b...

  • In White America

    Martin Bauml Duberman

  • The Enchanted Island

    Eleanor Farnes

    Even in his dreams, Andrew Kane could not escape the memory of his young wife Ingrid, who had died so tragically. Then he met Tessa Thornton, who was the image of Ingrid, and gave her a job. Soon it was evident that the feelings between them were rat...

  • Journey to Love

    Glenna Finley

    Honeymoon with a Stranger When her fiance planned a honeymoon cruise to the Far East, Megan did not dream she'd be taking the trip with another man and that danger would stalk her every step... For the thousands of readers who have loved EMILI...

  • The French Lieutenant's Woman

    John Fowles

    Perhaps the most beloved of John Fowles's internationally bestselling works, The French Lieutenant's Woman is a feat of seductive storytelling that effectively invents anew the Victorian novel. "Filled with enchanting mysteries and magically erotic p...

  • Precious Waif

    Anne Hampson

    Cathy had fiercely hated the vague image of someone she held responsible for her father Paul's death. It was a shock to discover that person was Charles Blythe. It turned her world upside-down. She had loved Charles -- as a benefactor and then as...

  • Swords against Tomorrow

    Robert Hoskins

  • So Enchanting an Enemy

    Margaret Malcolm

    When Nicholas Regan bought her old family home, Nunnery House, Felicity Fenton found herself in a difficult position of having to choose between leaving altogether or working for the one man in the world she could never, never accept. ...

  • Desperate Rider

    Frank O'Rourke

  • Sound and Silences

    Richard Peck

  • Erie Canal

    Peter Spier

    Beautiful illustrated book that tells the story of the historic Erie Canal in Upstate New York which goes from Albany to Buffalo. This canal opened up the west for the American population. The details in the drawings of Peter Spier are wonderful. Pic...

  • King Country

    Margaret Way

    Colby was happy and excited to be going back to live in King Country, her childhood home in the heart of the Australian Outback, still ruled over by her dashing cousin Dart King. He had been like a god to Colby when she was a small girl . . . only Co...

  • Tawny Sands

    Violet Winspear

    Considering that she was an orphan with no background and no special aptitude for any-thing, Janna Smith seemed to be doing very nicely for herself, here on the glamorous Cote d'Azur as secretary/companion to a well-known lady author. But for sec...

  • World of Charles

    Angus Wilson