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Adult Fiction:………………………………………………………………………pg 9
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The Forgotten, by David Baldacci
The Innocent, by David Baldacci
One Reckless Summer, by Toni Blake
Cold Days, by Jim Butcher
The Lost Night, by Jayne Castle
Don Quixote, by Miguel de Cervantes
Threat Vector, by Tom Clancy
The Black Box, by Michael Connelly
The Bone Bed, by Patricia Cornwell
This is How You Lose Her, by Junot Diaz
On the Island, by Traces Garvis-Graves
The Litigators, by John Grisham
The Racketeer, by John Grisham
Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn
Winter of the World, by Ken Follett
Shadow of Night, by Deborah Harkness
The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne
In One Person, by John Irving
Flight Behavior, by Barbara Kingsolver
Mystic City, by Theo Lawrence
1225 Christmas Tree Lane, by Debbie Macomber
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Angels at the Table, by Debbie Macomber
The Trouble with Angels, by Debbie Macomber
Life of Pi, by Yan Martel
Sweet Tooth, by Ian McEwan
Home, by Toni Morrison
Merry Christmas, Alex Cross, by James Patterson
Private London, by James Patterson
Still Life with Crows, by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
The Marriage Bargain, by Jennifer Probst
A Perfect Hope, by Nora Roberts
The Last Boyfriend, by Nora Roberts
Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss
The Casual Vacancy, by J. K. Rowling
The Innocents, by Francesca Segal
Where’d You Go, Bernadette?, by Maria Semple
Simply Irresistible, by Jill Shalvis
Fallen Angel, by Daniel Silva
Embers, by Antoinette Stockenberg
The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien
The Time Machine, by H. G. Wells
25 Favorite Novels, by various authors
Adult Mysteries:……………………………………………………………..…pg 25
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The Last Coyote (Harry Bosch series #4), by Michael Connelly
Notorious Nineteen, by Janet Evanovich
Wicked Business, by Janet Evanovich
The Boy in the Suitcase, by Lene Kaaberbol, Agnete Friis
Delirious, by Daniel Palmer
The Boy in the Suitcase, by Lene Kaaberbol, Agnete Friis
Adult Nonfiction:…………………………………………………………….pg 27
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133.9013 Proof of Heaven, by Eben Alexander, M.D.
133.9013 Heaven is for Real, by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent
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158 The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean
My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun, by Gretchen
Rubin
158.1 The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business, by Charles
Duhigg
305.569 Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity, by
Katherine Boo
306.8423 Becoming Sister Wives: The Story of an Unconventional Marriage, by Kody
Brown, Meri Brown, Janelle Brown, Christine Brown, Robyn Brown
355.424 Soldier Dogs: The Untold Story of America’s Canine Heroes, by Maria Goodavage
423.09 The Story of Ain't: America, Its Language, and the Most Controversial Dictionary
Ever Published, by David Skinner
519.542 The Signal and the Noise: Why Most Predictions Fail-But Some Don't, by Nate
Silver
616.079 Super Immunity: The Essential Nutrition Guide for Boosting Your Body's
Defenses to Live Longer, Stronger, and Disease Free, by Joel Fuhrman
635.0484 One Magic Square: The Easy, Organic Way to Grow Your Own Food on a 3Foot Square, by Lolo Houbein
641.5638 The Joy of Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free Baking: 80 Low-Carb Recipes That Offer
Solutions for Celiac Disease, Diabetes, and Weight Loss, by Peter Reinhart, Denene
Wallace
641.564 Tyler Florence Fresh, by Tyler Florence
641.5979 The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food from My Mother, by Ree Drummond
646.7008 How to Build a Fire: And Other Handy Things Your Grandfather Knew, by Erin
Bried
746.432 The Knitter’s Life List, by Gwen W. Steege
792.92 Seriously I’m Kidding, by Ellen DeGeneres
796.332 The Last Headbangers: NFL Football in the Rowdy, Reckless '70s - The Era that
Created Modern Sports, by Kevin Cook
796.62 The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Coverups, and Winning at All Costs, by Tyler Hamilton and Daniel Coyle
818.54 The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead, by Max
Brooks
818.607 America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't, by Stephen
Colbert
910.45 A Night to Remember, by Walter Lord
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943.086 In the Garden of Beasts, by Erik Larson
958.1046 No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin
Laden, by Mark Owen, with Kevin Maurer
958.1047 The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor, by Jake Tapper
973.7092 Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever, by
Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard
973.922 Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot, by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard
Biographies:………………………………………………………………………pg 43
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Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness, by Susannah Cahalan
Bossypants, by Tina Fey
Damaged: The Heartbreaking True Story of a Forgotten Child, by Cathy Glass
Soul Surfer, by Bethany Hamilton
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption, by Laura
Hillenbrand
Steve Jobs: A Biography, by Walter Isaacson
Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power, by Jon Meacham
Joseph Anton: A Memoir, by Salman Rushdie
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot
Wild, by Cheryl Strayed
The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe, by Donald H. Wolfe
Teen Fiction:……………………………………………………………………pg 50
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City of Ashes, by Cassandra Clare
City of Bones, by Cassandra Clare
Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins
Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins
Crossed, by Ally Condie
Matched, by Ally Condie
Reached, by Ally Condie
The Maze Runner, by James Dashner
The scorch Trails, by James Dashner
Revenge of the Witch, by Joseph Delaney
Beautiful Creatures, by Kami Garcie
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The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green
The Battle of the Labyrinth, by Rick Riordan
The Last Olympian, by Rick Riordan
The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan
The Red Pyramid, by Rick Riordan
The Sea of Monsters, by Rick Riordan
The Titan’s Curse, by Rick Riordan
Divergent, by Veronica Roth
Insurgent, by Veronica Roth
Burned, by Sara Shepard
Flawless, by Sara Shepard
Pretty Little Liars, by Sara Shepard
The Secret of Ella and Micha, by Jessica Sorensen (Available 3/23/2013)
Children’s Fiction:……………………………………………………………. pg 58
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Ivy & Bean, by Annie Barrows
Ivy & Bean Break the Fossil Record, by Annie Barrows
Ivy & Bean and the Ghost That Had to Go, by Annie Barrows
Ivy & Bean Take Care of the Babysitter, by Annie Barrows
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl
The Lemonade War, by Jacqueline Davies
A Hero for WondLa, by Tony DiTerlizzi
The Search for WondLa, by Toni DiTerlizzi
Caroline’s Battle, by Kathleen Ernst
Meet Caroline, by Kathleen Ernst
Caught, by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Found, by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Sent, by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Princess Academy, by Shannon Hale
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, by Jeff Kinney
Rodrick Rules, by Jeff Kinney
The Third Wheel, by Jeff Kinney
Game Changer, by Mike Lupica
The Underdogs, by Mike Lupica
The Candy Makers, by Wendy Mass
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The Unwanteds, by Lisa McMann
War Horse, by Michael Morpurgo
A Perfect Time for Pandas, by Mary Pope Osborne
Christmas in Camelot, by Mary Pope Osborne
Dinosaurs Before Dark, by Mary Pope Osborne
Night of the Ninjas, by Mary Pope Osborne
Summer of the Sea Serpent, by Mary Pope Osborne
The Boxcar Children, by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Children’s Easy Readers:…………………………………………………...pg 65
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Biscuit, by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Biscuit’s Day at the Farm, by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Biscuit Goes to School, by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Biscuit and the Little Pup, by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Biscuit Visits the Big City, by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Digger the Dinosaur, by Rebecca Kai Dotlich
Dixie, by Grace Gilman
Dixie Loves School Pet Day, by Grace Gilman
Pony Crazy, by Catherine Hapka
Really Riding!, by Catherine Hapka
Runaway Ponies!, by Catherine Hapka
The Dark Knight Rises: Batman versus Bane, by Jodi Huelin
Frog and Toad are Friends, by Arnold Lobel
Mouse Soup, by Arnold Lobel
Owl at Home, by Arnold Lobel
Fancy Nancy: Hair Dos and Hair Don’ts, by Jane O’Connor
Fancy Nancy and the Mean Girl, by Jane O’Connor
Amelia Bedelia Bakes Off, by Herman Parish
Amelia Bedelia Makes a Friend, by Herman Parish
Henry and Mudge and the Bedtime Thumps, by Cynthia Rylant
Henry and Mudge and the Happy Cat, by Cynthia Rylant
Mr. Putter and Tabby Catch the Cold, by Cynthia Rylant
Mr. Putter and Tabby Make a Wish, by Cynthia Rylant
Mittens, by Lola M. Schaefer
Splat the Cat and the Duck with No Quack, by Rob Scotton
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Splat the Cat: Sings Flat, by Rob Scotton
Batman Classic: Meet the Super Heroes, by Michael Teitelbaum
Ducks in a Row, by Jackie Urbanovic
Children’s Picture Books: (Nook Color Only)……………………..pg 72
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Elf on the Shelf, by Carol V. Aebersold
The Polar Express, by Chris Van Allsburg
Fancy Nancy, by Jane O’Connor
Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type, by Doreen Cronin
Duck for President, by Doreen Cronin
Llama Llama Red Pajama, by Anna Dewdney
Are You My Mother? by P. D. Eastman
My Little Pony: A Wedding in Canterlot, by Jill Goldowsky
The Elephant’s Child: How the Elephant Got His Trunk, by Rudyard Kipling
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, by Eric Litwin
Chika Chika Boom Boom, by Bill Martin Jr.
The Paper Bag Princess, by Robert Munsch
Yummy Yucky, by Leslie Patricelli
Skippyjon Jones, by Judy Schachner
Caps for Sale, by Esphyr Slobodkina
A Charlie Brown Christmas, by Charles M. Schulz
Corduroy, by Donald H. Wolfe
Puff the Magic Dragon, by Peter Yarrow
Harry the Dirty Dog, by Gene Zion
Magazines: (May – November 2012)………………………………. pg 77
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Food Network Magazine
Men’s Health
National Geographic
Parenting
Early Years
Popular Mechanics
Weight Watchers
Women’s Health
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Apps (Nook Color only):….…………………………………………………pg 79
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Angry Birds
Better Sudoku
Brain Quest: Grade 5
Calculator Plus
Chess
College Football Score Board
Crossword
Crosswords
Cut the Rope
Daily Ab Workout
Daily Butt Workout
Daily Cardio Workout
Email
Hidden Objects
Music Player
My Media
My-Cast Weather Radar
Nook Word of the Day
Pandora
Sudoku
Trip Advisor Hotels Flights Restaurants
Where’s My Water?
Words With Friends
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Adult Fiction:
The Forgotten, by David Baldacci: Army Special Agent John Puller is the
best there is. A combat veteran, Puller is the man the U.S. Army relies on to
investigate the toughest crimes facing the nation. Now he has a new casebut this time, the crime is personal: His aunt has been found dead in
Paradise, Florida.
A picture-perfect town on Florida's Gulf Coast, Paradise thrives on
the wealthy tourists and retirees drawn to its gorgeous weather and
beaches. The local police have ruled his aunt's death an unfortunate, tragic
accident. But just before she died, she mailed a letter to Puller's father, telling him that beneath
its beautiful veneer, Paradise is not all it seems to be.
What Puller finds convinces him that his aunt's death was no accident . . . and that the
palm trees and sandy beaches of Paradise may hide a conspiracy so shocking that some will go
to unthinkable lengths to make sure the truth is never revealed.
The Innocent, by David Baldacci: It begins with a hit gone wrong. Robie is
dispatched to eliminate a target unusually close to home in Washington, D.C.
But something about this mission doesn't seem right to Robie, and he does the
unthinkable. He refuses to kill. Now, Robie becomes a target himself and must
escape from his own people.
Fleeing the scene, Robie crosses paths with a wayward teenage girl, a
fourteen-year-old runaway from a foster home. But she isn't an ordinary
runaway-her parents were murdered, and her own life is in danger. Against all
of his professional habits, Robie rescues her and finds he can't walk away. He needs to help her.
Even worse, the more Robie learns about the girl, the more he's convinced she is at the
center of a vast cover-up, one that may explain her parents' deaths and stretch to unimaginable
levels of power.
Now, Robie may have to step out of the shadows in order to save this girl's life . . . and
perhaps his own.
One Reckless Summer, by Toni Blake: It's tough to play it cool on a sultry
summer night . . .
The perfect daughter. The perfect prom queen. The perfect wife.
Jenny Tolliver's been the good girl all her life, and it's gotten her nowhere.
Now that her marriage has been busted up by her cheating ex, she's decided
it's time to regroup and rediscover herself. This summer she's headed back to
her hometown of Destiny, Ohio, to the very lakeshore cottage where she
grew up, to figure out what life holds in store for her next.
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She never dreamed the answer would be Mick Brody, Destiny's #1 hellraiser. He comes
from the wrong side of the tracks (or in his case, the lake), and he's landed in hot water more
times than he can count. He's exactly the kind of guy Jenny's always kept her distance from . . .
but soon the good girl and the bad boy are caught in a raw heat that's out of control. Too bad
Mick's got a secret that threatens to tear them apart and ruin Jenny's perfectly, passionately
reckless summer . . .
Cold Days, by Jim Butcher: After being murdered by a mystery assailant,
navigating his way through the realm between life and death, and being
brought back to the mortal world, Harry realizes that maybe death wasn’t all
that bad. Because he is no longer Harry Dresden, Chicago’s only professional
wizard.
He is now Harry Dresden, Winter Knight to Mab, the Queen of Air
and Darkness. After Harry had no choice but to swear his fealty, Mab wasn’t
about to let something as petty as death steal away the prize she had sought
for so long. And now, her word is his command, no matter what she wants him to do, no matter
where she wants him to go, and no matter who she wants him to kill.
Guess which Mab wants first?
Of course, it won’t be an ordinary, everyday assassination. Mab wants her newest
minion to pull off the impossible: kill an immortal. No problem there, right? And to make
matters worse, there exists a growing threat to an unfathomable source of magic that could
land Harry in the sort of trouble that will make death look like a holiday.
Beset by enemies new and old, Harry must gather his friends and allies, prevent the
annihilation of countless innocents, and find a way out of his eternal subservience before his
newfound powers claim the only thing he has left to call his own…His soul.
The Lost Night, by Jayne Castle: Even the mysterious world of Harmony
has people who don’t quite fit in. They’re drawn to places like Rainshadow
Island, a beautiful sanctuary where anyone can feel safe—and where secrets
are closely guarded...
Schooled in an exotic form of martial arts, and with the ability to
detect the auras of dangerous psychic criminals, Rachel Bonner and her dust
bunny companion have found peace and quiet on Rainshadow Island,
operating a bookstore and café.
But her tranquil new life is thrown into chaos when Harry Sebastian, the descendant of
a notorious pirate, arrives to investigate strange developments in the privately owned woods
known as the Preserve.
Immediately drawn to the amber-eyed woman, Harry must tread carefully. While
Rachel’s special talents can help him track down dangerous rogues who have violated the
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Preserve, they can also sense the heart of darkness within him. But desire can weaken the
strongest of defenses—and leave even the strongest man wanting more…
Don Quixote, by Miguel de Cervantes: An immediate success when first
published in 1604, Don Quixote tells the story of a middle-aged Spanish
gentleman who, obsessed with the chivalrous ideals found in romantic
books, decides to take up his lance and sword to defend the helpless and
destroy the wicked. Seated upon his lean nag of a horse, and accompanied
by the pragmatic Sancho Panza, Don Quixote rides the roads of Spain seeking
glory and grand adventure. Along the way the duo meet a dazzling
assortment of characters whose diverse beliefs and perspectives reveal how
reality and imagination are frequently indistinguishable.
Threat Vector, by Tom Clancy: Jack Ryan has only just moved back into
the Oval Office when he is faced with a new international threat. An aborted
coup in the People's Republic of China has left President Wei Zhen Lin with
no choice but to agree with the expansionist policies of General Su Ke Qiang.
They have declared the South China Sea a protectorate and are planning an
invasion of Taiwan.
The Ryan administration is determined to thwart China’s ambitions,
but the stakes are dangerously high as a new breed of powerful Chinese antiship missile endangers the US Navy's plans to protect the island. Meanwhile, Chinese
cyberwarfare experts have launched a devastating attack on American infrastructure. It's a new
combat arena, but it’s every bit as deadly as any that has gone before.
Jack Ryan, Jr. and his colleagues at the Campus may be just the wild card that his father
needs to stack the deck. There's just one problem: someone knows about the off-the-books
intelligence agency and threatens to blow their cover sky high.
The Black Box, by Michael Connelly: In a case that spans 20 years, Harry
Bosch links the bullet from a recent crime to a file from 1992, the killing of a
young female photographer during the L.A. riots. Harry originally
investigated the murder, but it was then handed off to the Riot Crimes Task
Force and never solved.
Now Bosch's ballistics match indicates that her death was
not random violence, but something more personal, and connected to a
deeper intrigue. Like an investigator combing through the wreckage after a
plane crash, Bosch searches for the "black box," the one piece of evidence that will pull the case
together.
Riveting and relentlessly paced, THE BLACK BOX leads Harry Bosch, "one of the greats of
crime fiction" (New York Daily News), into one of his most fraught and perilous cases.
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The Bone Bed, by Patricia Cornwell: A woman has vanished while digging
a dinosaur bone bed in the remote wilderness of Canada. Somehow, the only
evidence has made its way to the inbox of Chief Medical Examiner Kay
Scarpetta, over two thousand miles away in Boston. She has no idea why. But
as events unfold with alarming speed, Scarpetta begins to suspect that the
paleontologist’s disappearance is connected to a series of crimes much closer
to home: a gruesome murder, inexplicable tortures, and trace evidence from
the last living creatures of the dinosaur age.
When she turns to those around her, Scarpetta finds that the danger and suspicion have
penetrated even her closest circles. Her niece Lucy speaks in riddles. Her lead investigator, Pete
Marino, and FBI forensic psychologist and husband, Benton Wesley, have secrets of their own.
Feeling alone and betrayed, Scarpetta is tempted by someone from her past as she tracks a killer
both cunning and cruel.
This is How You Lose Her, by Junot Diaz: On a beach in the Dominican
Republic, a doomed relationship flounders. In the heat of a hospital laundry
room in New Jersey, a woman does her lover’s washing and thinks about his
wife. In Boston, a man buys his love child, his only son, a first baseball bat
and glove. At the heart of these stories is the irrepressible, irresistible
Yunior, a young hardhead whose longing for love is equaled only by his
recklessness—and by the extraordinary women he loves and loses: artistic
Alma; the aging Miss Lora; Magdalena, who thinks all Dominican men are
cheaters; and the love of his life, whose heartbreak ultimately becomes his own.
Winter of the World, by Ken Follett: Carla von Ulrich, born of German
and English parents, finds her life engulfed by the Nazi tide until she commits
a deed of great courage and heartbreak. . . . American brothers Woody and
Chuck Dewar, each with a secret, take separate paths to momentous events,
one in Washington, the other in the bloody jungles of the Pacific. . . . English
student Lloyd Williams discovers in the crucible of the Spanish Civil War that
he must fight Communism just as hard as Fascism. . . . Daisy Peshkov, a
driven American social climber, cares only for popularity and the fast set,
until the war transforms her life, not just once but twice, while her cousin Volodya carves out a
position in Soviet intelligence that will affect not only this war—but the war to come.
These characters and many others find their lives inextricably entangled as their
experiences illuminate the cataclysms that marked the century. From the drawing rooms of the
rich to the blood and smoke of battle, their lives intertwine, propelling the reader into dramas of
ever-increasing complexity.
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On the Island, by Traces Garvis-Graves: Anna Emerson is a thirty-yearold English teacher desperately in need of adventure. Worn down by the
cold Chicago winters and a relationship that’s going nowhere, she jumps at
the chance to spend the summer on a tropical island tutoring sixteen-yearold T.J.
T.J. Callahan has no desire to go anywhere. His cancer is in remission
and he wants to get back to his normal life. But his parents are insisting he
spend the summer in the Maldives catching up on all the school he missed
last year.
Anna and T.J. board a private plane headed to the Callahan’s summer home, and as they
fly over the Maldives’ twelve hundred islands, the unthinkable happens. Their plane crashes in
shark-infested waters. They make it to shore, but soon discover that they’re stranded on an
uninhabited island.
At first, their only thought is survival. But as the days turn to weeks, and then months,
the castaways encounter plenty of other obstacles, including violent tropical storms, the many
dangers lurking in the sea, and the possibility that T.J.’s cancer could return. As T.J. celebrates
yet another birthday on the island, Anna begins to wonder if the biggest challenge of all might
be living with a boy who is gradually becoming a man.
The Litigators, by John Grisham: The partners at Finley & Figg—all two of
them—often refer to themselves as “a boutique law firm.” Boutique, as in chic,
selective, and prosperous. They are, of course, none of these things. What they
are is a two-bit operation always in search of their big break, ambulance
chasers who’ve been in the trenches much too long making way too little. Their
specialties, so to speak, are quickie divorces and DUIs, with the occasional
jackpot of an actual car wreck thrown in.
After twenty plus years together, Oscar Finley and Wally Figg bicker like
an old married couple but somehow continue to scratch out a half-decent living from their
seedy bungalow offices in southwest Chicago.
And then change comes their way. More accurately, it stumbles in. David Zinc, a young
but already burned-out attorney, walks away from his fast-track career at a fancy downtown
firm, goes on a serious bender, and finds himself literally at the doorstep of our boutique firm.
Once David sobers up and comes to grips with the fact that he’s suddenly unemployed, any
job—even one with Finley & Figg—looks okay to him.
With their new associate on board, F&F is ready to tackle a really big case, a case that could
make the partners rich without requiring them to actually practice much law. An extremely
popular drug, Krayoxx, the number one cholesterol reducer for the dangerously overweight,
produced by Varrick Labs, a giant pharmaceutical company with annual sales of $25 billion, has
recently come under fire after several patients taking it have suffered heart attacks. Wally smells
money.
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A little online research confirms Wally’s suspicions—a huge plaintiffs’ firm in Florida is
putting together a class action suit against Varrick. All Finley & Figg has to do is find a handful of
people who have had heart attacks while taking Krayoxx, convince them to become clients, join
the class action, and ride along to fame and fortune. With any luck, they won’t even have to
enter a courtroom!
It almost seems too good to be true.
And it is.
The Racketeer, by John Grisham: Given the importance of what they do,
and the controversies that often surround them, and the violent people they
sometimes confront, it is remarkable that in the history of this country only
four active federal judges have been murdered.
Judge Raymond Fawcett has just become number five.
Who is the Racketeer? And what does he have to do with the judge’s
untimely demise? His name, for the moment, is Malcolm Bannister. Job
status? Former attorney. Current residence? The Federal Prison Camp near
Frostburg, Maryland.
On paper, Malcolm’s situation isn’t looking too good these days, but he’s got an ace up
his sleeve. He knows who killed Judge Fawcett, and he knows why. The judge’s body was found
in his remote lakeside cabin. There was no forced entry, no struggle, just two dead bodies: Judge
Fawcett and his young secretary. And one large, state-of-the-art, extremely secure safe, opened
and emptied.
What was in the safe? The FBI would love to know. And Malcolm Bannister would love
to tell them. But everything has a price—especially information as explosive as the sequence of
events that led to Judge Fawcett’s death. And the Racketeer wasn’t born yesterday . . .
Nothing is as it seems and everything’s fair game in this wickedly clever new novel from
John Grisham, the undisputed master of the legal thriller.
Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn: Marriage can be a real killer.
One of the most critically acclaimed suspense writers of our time,
New York Times bestseller Gillian Flynn takes that statement to its darkest
place in this unputdownable masterpiece about a marriage gone terribly,
terribly wrong. The Chicago Tribune proclaimed that her work “draws you in
and keeps you reading with the force of a pure but nasty addiction.” Gone
Girl’s toxic mix of sharp-edged wit and deliciously chilling prose creates a
nerve-fraying thriller that confounds you at every turn.
On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne’s
fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when
Nick’s clever and beautiful wife disappears from their rented McMansion on the Mississippi
River. Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn’t doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams
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about the slope and shape of his wife’s head, but passages from Amy's diary reveal the alphagirl perfectionist could have put anyone dangerously on edge. Under mounting pressure from
the police and the media—as well as Amy’s fiercely doting parents—the town golden boy
parades an endless series of lies, deceits, and inappropriate behavior. Nick is oddly evasive, and
he’s definitely bitter—but is he really a killer?
As the cops close in, every couple in town is soon wondering how well they know the one
that they love. With his twin sister, Margo, at his side, Nick stands by his innocence. Trouble is, if
Nick didn’t do it, where is that beautiful wife? And what was in that silvery gift box hidden in the
back of her bedroom closet?
Shadow of Night, by Deborah Harkness: Deborah Harkness exploded
onto the literary scene with her debut novel, A Discovery of Witches, Book
One of the magical All Souls Trilogy and an international publishing
phenomenon. The novel introduced Diana Bishop, Oxford scholar and
reluctant witch, and the handsome geneticist and vampire Matthew
Clairmont; together they found themselves at the center of a supernatural
battle over an enchanted manuscript known as Ashmole 782.
Now, picking up from A Discovery of Witches’ cliffhanger ending,
Shadow of Night plunges Diana and Matthew into Elizabethan London, a world of spies,
subterfuge, and a coterie of Matthew’s old friends, the mysterious School of Night that
includes Christopher Marlowe and Walter Raleigh. Here, Diana must locate a witch to
tutor her in magic, Matthew is forced to confront a past he thought he had put to rest,
and the mystery of Ashmole 782 deepens.
The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne: Set in the harsh Puritan
environment of 17th century Boston, The scarlet letter describes the plight
of Hester Prynne, an independent-minded woman who stands alone against
society. Having given birth to a child after an illicit affair, she refuses to name
the father and is forced to wear the letter "A" for adulteress embroidered on
her dress.
In One Person, by John Irving: A compelling novel of desire, secrecy, and
sexual identity, In One Person is a story of unfulfilled love—tormented,
funny, and affecting—and an impassioned embrace of our sexual differences.
Billy, the bisexual narrator and main character of In One Person, tells the
tragicomic story (lasting more than half a century) of his life as a “sexual
suspect,” a phrase first used by John Irving in 1978 in his landmark novel of
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“terminal cases,” The World According to Garp. His most political novel since The Cider House
Rules and A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving’s In One Person is a poignant tribute to Billy’s
friends and lovers—a theatrical cast of characters who defy category and convention. Not least,
In One Person is an intimate and unforgettable portrait of the solitariness of a bisexual man who
is dedicated to making himself “worthwhile.”
Flight Behavior, by Barbara Kingsolver: Dellarobia Turnbow is a restless
farm wife who gave up her own plans when she accidentally became
pregnant at seventeen. Now, after a decade of domestic disharmony on a
failing farm, she has settled for permanent disappointment but seeks
momentary escape through an obsessive flirtation with a younger man. She
hikes up a mountain road behind her house toward a secret tryst, but
instead encounters a shocking sight: a silent, forested valley filled with what
looks like a lake of fire. She can only understand it as a cautionary miracle,
but it sparks a raft of other explanations from scientists, religious leaders and the media. The
bewildering emergency draws rural farmers into unexpected acquaintance with urbane
journalists, opportunists, sightseers, and a striking biologist with his own stake in the outcome.
As the community lines up to judge the woman and her miracle, Dellarobia confronts her family,
her church, her town, and a larger world, in a flight toward truth that could undo all she has ever
believed.
Mystic City, by Theo Lawrence: Aria Rose, youngest scion of one of
Mystic City's two ruling rival families, finds herself betrothed to Thomas
Foster, the son of her parents' sworn enemies. The union of the two will end
the generations-long political feud—and unite all those living in the Aeries,
the privileged upper reaches of the city, against the banished mystics who
dwell below in the Depths. But Aria doesn't remember falling in love with
Thomas; in fact, she wakes one day with huge gaps in her memory. And she
can't conceive why her parents would have agreed to unite with the Fosters
in the first place. Only when Aria meets Hunter, a gorgeous rebel mystic from the Depths, does
she start to have glimmers of recollection—and to understand that he holds the key to
unlocking her past. The choices she makes can save or doom the city—including herself.
1225 Christmas Tree Lane, by Debbie Macomber: The people of Cedar
Cove know how to celebrate Christmas. Like Grace and Olivia and everyone
else, Beth Morehouse expects this Christmas to be one of her best. Her small
Christmas tree farm is prospering, her daughters and her dogs are happy and
well, and her new relationship with local vet Ted Reynolds is showing plenty
of romantic promise.
But someone recently left a basket filled with puppies on her
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doorstep, puppies she's determined to place in good homes. That's complication number one.
And number two is that her daughters, Bailey and Sophie, have invited their dad, Beth's longdivorced husband, Kent, to Cedar Cove for Christmas. The girls have visions of a mom-and-dad
reunion dancing in their heads.
As always in life—and in Cedar Cove—there are surprises, too. More than one family's
going to have a puppy under the tree. More than one scheme will go awry. And more than one
romance will have a happy ending!
Angels at the Table, by Debbie Macomber: Shirley, Goodness, and
Mercy know that an angel’s work is never done, especially during a time as
wondrous as New Year’s Eve. With an apprentice angel, Will, under their
wings, they descend upon Times Square in New York City eager to join in the
festivities. And when Will spies two lonely strangers in the crowd, he
decides midnight is the perfect time to lend a heavenly helping hand.
Lucie Farrara and Aren Fairchild meet after bumping into each
other—seemingly by accident—in Times Square on New Year’s Eve. They
immediately hit it off and find they have a lot in common: Lucie is a burgeoning chef and Aren is
a respected food critic. But just as quickly as they’re brought together, another twist of fate
tears them apart, leaving Lucie and Aren with no way to reconnect.
A year later, Lucie is the chef of an acclaimed new restaurant and Aren is a successful
columnist for a major New York newspaper. For all the time that’s passed, the two have not
forgotten their one serendipitous evening—and neither have Shirley, Goodness, Mercy, and
Will. To reunite the young couple, the angels cook up a brilliant plan: mix true love, a second
chance, and a generous sprinkle of mischief to create an unforgettable Christmas miracle.
The Trouble with Angels, by Debbie Macomber: When irrepressible
angels Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy set out for the City of Angels to grant
three rush Christmas prayer requests, they are sure they can help without
resorting to, er, divine intervention. But they soon find it will take more than
one miracle to teach their precious lessons of love—as well as make three
special holiday dreams come true!
Life of Pi, by Yan Martel: After the tragic sinking of a cargo ship, a
solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wide, wild Pacific. The crew of the
surviving vessel consists of a hyena, one zebra (with broken leg), an
orangutan, a 450-pound Royal Bengal Tiger named Richard Parker and Pi -a 16-year-old Indian boy. As the "crew" begin to assert their natural places
in the food chain, Pi's fear mounts, and he must use all his wit and daring
to develop an understanding with Richard the tiger.
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Sweet Tooth, by Ian McEwan: Cambridge student Serena Frome’s beauty
and intelligence make her the ideal recruit for MI5. The year is 1972. The
Cold War is far from over. England’s legendary intelligence agency is
determined to manipulate the cultural conversation by funding writers
whose politics align with those of the government. The operation is code
named “Sweet Tooth.”
Serena, a compulsive reader of novels, is the perfect candidate to
infiltrate the literary circle of a promising young writer named Tom Haley. At
first, she loves his stories. Then she begins to love the man. How long can she conceal her
undercover life? To answer that question, Serena must abandon the first rule of espionage: trust
no one.
Home, by Toni Morrison: When Frank Money joined the army to escape
his too-small world, he left behind his cherished and fragile little sister, Cee.
After the war, his shattered life has no purpose until he hears that Cee is in
danger.
Frank is a modern Odysseus returning to a 1950s America mined with
lethal pitfalls for an unwary black man. As he journeys to his native Georgia
in search of Cee, it becomes clear that their troubles began well before their
wartime separation. Together, they return to their rural hometown of Lotus,
where buried secrets are unearthed and where Frank learns at last what it means to be a man,
what it takes to heal, and—above all—what it means to come home.
Merry Christmas, Alex Cross, by James Patterson: It's Christmas Eve
and Detective Alex Cross has been called out to catch someone who's
robbing his church's poor box. That mission behind him, Alex returns home
to celebrate with Bree, Nana, and his children. The tree decorating is barely
underway before his phone rings again—a horrific hostage situation is
quickly spiraling out of control. Away from his own family on the most
precious of days, Alex calls upon every ounce of his training, creativity, and
daring to save another family. Alex risks everything—and he may not make it
back alive on this most sacred of family days. Alex Cross is a hero for our time, and never more
so than in this story of family, action, and the deepest moral choices. MERRY CHRISTMAS, ALEX
CROSS will be a holiday classic for years to come.
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Private London, by James Patterson: For Hannah Shapiro, a beautiful
young American student, this particular nightmare began eight years ago in
Los Angeles, when Jack Morgan, owner of Private—the world's most exclusive
detective agency—saved her from a horrific death. She has fled her country,
but can't flee her past. The terror has followed her to London, and now it is
down to former Royal Military Police Sergeant Dan Carter, head of Private
London, to save her all over again.
In central London, young women are being abducted off the street.
When the bodies are found some days later, they have been mutilated in a particularly
mysterious way. Dan Carter's ex-wife, DI Kirsty Webb, is involved in the investigation and it looks
likely that the two cases are gruesomely linked.
Dan Carter drawn on the whole resources of Private International in a desperate race
against the odds. But the clock is ticking... Private may be the largest and most technologically
advanced detection agency in the world, but the one thing they don't have is the one thing they
need—time.
Still Life with Crows, by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child: "Medicine
Creek, Kansas. In a town where nothing changes, where Main Street is a twoblock stretch of old and dusty businesses, a ghastly murder has taken place.
The unknown victim has been placed in a small clearing in a sea of corn,
mutilated and arranged in an elaborate tableau. Within twenty-four hours the
sheriff is assuring a flood of reporters and tense residents that this is an
isolated death - until Special Agent Pendergast arrives in the stifling August
heat to declare it the work of a serial killer." "Soon neighbors begin to
disappear - only to reappear as the lifeless centerpieces of unspeakable displays. Convulsed with
terror, the townsfolk whisper of the legendary Curse of the Forty-fives. No one is safe from a
killer who stalks his prey in the blackness of night ... and whose grotesque crimes are revealed
by circling buzzards under the cruel summer sun." With the help of Corrie Swanson, an
eighteen-year-old misfit, Pendergast unearths the secrets of this isolated town - from the dark
histories of its inhabitants to the darker mysteries hidden in the endless cornfields. And
ultimately, as he unravels the local curse and the truth of Medicine Creek's greatest enigma, the
Ghost Warrior Massacre of 1865, Pendergast comes face-to-face with the unimaginable evil that
lies at the heart of this small town.
The Marriage Bargain, by Jennifer Probst: A marriage in name only...
To save her family home, impulsive bookstore owner, Alexa Maria
McKenzie, casts a love spell. But she never planned on conjuring up her best
friend's older brother—the powerful man who once shattered her heart.
Billionaire Nicholas Ryan doesn’t believe in marriage, but in order to
inherit his father’s corporation, he needs a wife and needs one fast. When he
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discovers his sister’s childhood friend is in dire financial straits, he’s offers Alexa a bold
proposition.
A marriage in name only with certain rules: Avoid entanglement. Keep things all
business. Do not fall in love. The arrangement is only for a year so the rules shouldn’t be that
hard to follow, right?
Except fate has a way of upsetting the best-laid plans…
A Perfect Hope, by Nora Roberts: Ryder is the hardest Montgomery
brother to figure out—with a tough-as-nails outside and possibly nothing
too soft underneath. He’s surly and unsociable, but when he straps on a tool
belt, no woman can resist his sexy swagger. Except apparently Hope
Beaumont, the innkeeper of his own Inn BoonsBoro…
As the former manager of a D.C. hotel, Hope is used to
excitement and glamour, but that doesn’t mean she can’t appreciate the
joys of small-town living. She’s where she wants to be—except for in her
love life. Her only interaction with the opposite sex has been sparring with the infuriating Ryder,
who always seems to get under her skin. Still, no one can deny the electricity that crackles
between them…a spark that ignited with a New Year’s Eve kiss.
While the Inn is running smoothly, thanks to Hope’s experience and unerring instincts,
her big-city past is about to make an unwelcome—and embarrassing—appearance. Seeing Hope
vulnerable stirs up Ryder’s emotions and makes him realize that while Hope may not be perfect,
she just might be perfect for him…
The Last Boyfriend, by Nora Roberts: Owen is the organizer of the
Montgomery clan, running the family’s construction business with an iron
fist—and an even less flexible spreadsheet. And though his brothers bust on
his compulsive list-making, the Inn BoonsBoro is about to open right on
schedule. The only thing Owen didn’t plan for was Avery McTavish...
Avery’s popular pizza place is right across the street from the inn, giving her
a first-hand look at its amazing renovation—and a newfound appreciation
for Owen. Since he was her first boyfriend when they were kids, Owen has
never been far from Avery’s thoughts. But the attraction she’s feeling for him now is far from
innocent.
As Avery and Owen cautiously take their relationship to another level, the opening of
the inn gives the whole town of Boonsboro a reason to celebrate. But Owen’s hard work has
only begun. Getting Avery to let down her guard is going to take longer than he expected—and
so will getting her to realize that her first boyfriend is going to be her last…
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Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss: The riveting first-person narrative
of a young man who grows to be the most notorious magician his world has
ever seen. From his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, to years spent
as a near-feral orphan in a crime- ridden city, to his daringly brazen yet
successful bid to enter a legendary school of magic, The Name of the Wind is a
masterpiece that transports readers into the body and mind of a wizard. It is a
high-action novel written with a poet's hand, a powerful coming-of-age story
of a magically gifted young man, told through his eyes: to read this book is to
be the hero.
The Casual Vacancy, by J. K. Rowling: When Barry Fairweather dies
unexpectedly in his early forties, the little town of Pagford is left in shock.
Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square
and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty façade is a town at war.
Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at
war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils…Pagford is not
what it first seems.
And the empty seat left by Barry on the town's council soon becomes
the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen. Who will triumph in an election fraught
with passion, duplicity and unexpected revelations?
The Innocents, by Francesca Segal: Newly engaged and unthinkingly selfsatisfied, twenty-eight-year-old Adam Newman is the prize catch of Temple
Fortune, a small, tight-knit Jewish suburb of London. He has been dating
Rachel Gilbert since they were both sixteen and now, to the relief and
happiness of the entire Gilbert family, they are finally to marry. To Adam,
Rachel embodies the highest values of Temple Fortune; she is innocent,
conventional, and entirely secure in her community--a place in which
everyone still knows the whereabouts of their nursery school classmates.
Marrying Rachel will cement Adam's role in a warm, inclusive family he loves.
But as the vast machinery of the wedding gathers momentum, Adam feels the first faint
touches of claustrophobia, and when Rachel's younger cousin Ellie Schneider moves home from
New York, she unsettles Adam more than he'd care to admit. Ellie--beautiful, vulnerable, and
fiercely independent--offers a liberation that he hadn't known existed: a freedom from the
loving interference and frustrating parochialism of North West London. Adam finds himself
questioning everything, suddenly torn between security and exhilaration, tradition and
independence. What might he be missing by staying close to home?
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Where’d You Go, Bernadette?, by Maria Semple: Bernadette Fox is
notorious. To her Microsoft-guru husband, she's a fearlessly opinionated
partner; to fellow private-school mothers in Seattle, she's a disgrace; to
design mavens, she's a revolutionary architect, and to 15-year-old Bee, she is
a best friend and, simply, Mom.
Then Bernadette disappears. It began when Bee aced her report card
and claimed her promised reward: a family trip to Antarctica. But
Bernadette's intensifying allergy to Seattle--and people in general--has made
her so agoraphobic that a virtual assistant in India now runs her most basic errands. A trip to the
end of the earth is problematic.
To find her mother, Bee compiles email messages, official documents, secret
correspondence--creating a compulsively readable and touching novel about misplaced genius
and a mother and daughter's role in an absurd world.
Simply Irresistible, by Jill Shalvis: Maddie Moore's whole life needs a
makeover.
In one fell swoop, Maddie loses her boyfriend (her decision) and her job (so
not her decision). But rather than drowning her sorrows in bags of potato
chips, Maddie leaves L.A. to claim the inheritance left by her free-spirited
mother-a ramshackle inn nestled in the little coastal town of Lucky Harbor,
Washington.
Starting over won't be easy. Yet Maddie sees the potential for a new
home and a new career-if only she can convince her two half-sisters to join her in the adventure.
But convincing Tara and Chloe will be difficult because the inn needs a big makeover too.
The contractor Maddie hires is a tall, dark-haired hottie whose eyes-and mouth-are
making it hard for her to remember that she's sworn off men. Even harder will be Maddie's
struggles to overcome the past, though she's about to discover that there's no better place to
call home than Lucky Harbor.
Fallen Angel, by Daniel Silva: After narrowly surviving his last operation,
Gabriel Allon, the wayward son of Israeli intelligence, has taken refuge behind
the walls of the Vatican, where he is restoring one of Caravaggio's greatest
masterpieces. But early one morning he is summoned to St. Peter's Basilica by
Monsignor Luigi Donati, the all-powerful private secretary to his Holiness
Pope Paul VII; the body of a beautiful woman lies broken beneath
Michelangelo's magnificent dome. The Vatican police suspect suicide, though
Gabriel believes otherwise. So, it seems, does Donati. But the monsignor is
fearful that a public inquiry might inflict another scandal on the Church, and so he calls upon
Gabriel to quietly pursue the truth—with one caveat.
"Rule number one at the Vatican," Donati said. "Don't ask too many questions."
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Gabriel learns that the dead woman had uncovered a dangerous secret—a secret that
threatens a global criminal enterprise that is looting timeless treasures of antiquity and selling
them to the highest bidder. But there is more to this network than just greed. A mysterious
operative is plotting an act of sabotage that will plunge the world into a conflict of apocalyptic
proportions . . .
Embers, by Antoinette Stockenberg: AN OLD SECRET, A NEW MYSTERY,
AND DANGEROUS PASSION buried in the ashes of an historic fire -- ashes
that become embers, easily fanned into flames ....
To Meg Hazard, it seemed like a good idea at the time: squeezing her
extended family into the back rooms of their rambling Victorian home and
converting the rest of the house into a Bed and Breakfast in the coastal town
of Bar Harbor, Maine. But that was before the leaky roof, the balky furnace,
and the fuel oil spill in the basement. That was before the inheritance of an
exquisite, museum-quality dollhouse with a haunting story of its own to tell.
And that was before her much-loved, much-younger and very beautiful sister Allie fell in
love with Chicago cop Tom Wyler, who was at the inn simply to put himself back together
physically and emotionally after a shattering episode of violence back home. Meg, the
Responsible One, has complete sympathy for everyone. What she doesn't have is complete
control over her emotions ....
The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien: A great modern classic and the prelude to
THE LORD OF THE RINGS.
Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life,
rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is
disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his
doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a
plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large
and very dangerous dragon. Bilbo reluctantly joins their quest, unaware that
on his journey to the Lonely Mountain he will encounter both a magic ring and a frightening
creature known as Gollum.
The Time Machine, by H. G. Wells: "I drew a breath, set my teeth, gripped
the starting lever with both hands, and went off with a thud." The time
traveler is on his way to a different world-his world 800,000 years in the
future. He returns and recounts his journey to his friends at a dinner party.
In the future, humans called the Eloi live in simple luxury. They have
become beautiful, but meek, living on their safe comfortable planet. The
generations that have passed without challenge or adversity have dulled their
minds. Underground machinery, built millenniums ago, feeds and clothes
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these innocent creatures, and still functions perfectly. But who runs the machinery for these
people, and why they are afraid of the night?
A scientist invents a time machine and uses it to travel hundreds of thousands of years
into the future, where he discovers the childlike Eloi and the hideous underground Morlocks.
25 Favorite Novels, by various authors:
Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen (1813)
Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen (1811)
Emma, by Jane Austen (1816)
Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen (1814)
Persuasion, by Jane Austen (1818)
Anne of Green Gables, by Lucy Maude Montgomery (1908)
Anne of Avonlea, by Lucy Maude Montgomery (1909)
Anne of the Island, by Lucy Maude Montgomery (1915)
Pollyanna, by Eleanor H. Porter (1913)
Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott (1868)
Little Men, by Louisa May Alcott (1871)
Jo’s Boys, by Louisa May Alcott (1886)
Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë (1847)
Wuthering Heights, by Emily Brontë (1847)
The Call of the Wild, by Jack London (1903)
The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett (1911)
A Little Princess, by Frances Hodgson Burnett (1905)
Tess of the D’Urbervilles, by Thomas Hardy (1891)
The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1850)
The House of the Seven Gables, by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1851)
Wives and Daughters, by Elizabeth Gaskell (1866)
Sons and Lovers, by D. H. Lawrence (1913)
The Scarlet Pimpernel, by Baroness Emma Orczy (1905)
O Pioneers!, by Willa Cather (1913)
My Antonia, by Willa Cather (1918)
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Adult Mysteries:
The Last Coyote (Harry Bosch series #4), by Michael Connelly: Harry
Bosch's life is a mess. His new house has been condemned because of
earthquake damage. His girlfriend has left him. He's drinking too much. And
he's even had to turn in his badge: he attacked his commanding officer and is
suspended indefinitely pending a psychiatric evaluation. At first Bosch resists
the LAPD shrink, but finally he recognizes that something is troubling him, a
force that may have shaped his entire life. In 1961, when Harry was twelve,
his mother was brutally murdered. No one was ever even accused of the
crime. Harry opens up the decades-old file on the case and is irresistibly drawn into a past he
has always avoided. It's clear that the case was fumbled. His mother was a prostitute, and even
thirty years later the smell of a cover-up is unmistakable. Someone powerful was able to keep
the investigating officers away from key suspects. Even as he confronts his own shame about his
mother, Harry relentlessly follows up the old evidence, seeking justice or at least understanding.
Out of the broken pieces of the case he discerns a trail that leads upward, toward prominent
people who lead public lives high in the Hollywood hills. And as he nears his answer, Harry finds
that ancient passions don't die. They cause new murders even today.
The bestselling author of The Concrete Blonde delivers another Harry Bosch book, one
that delves more psychologically into Bosch's past. In 1961, 12-year-old Harry lost his murder in
a brutal murder. As he begins his relentless investigation, Harry uncovers a trail that leads
upward, toward prominent people who want to protect their reputation.
Notorious Nineteen, by Janet Evanovich: After a slow summer of
chasing low-level skips for her cousin Vinnie’s bail bonds agency, Stephanie
Plum finally lands an assignment that could put her checkbook back in the
black. Geoffrey Cubbin, facing trial for embezzling millions from Trenton’s
premier assisted-living facility, has mysteriously vanished from the hospital
after an emergency appendectomy. Now it’s on Stephanie to track down the
con man. Unfortunately, Cubbin has disappeared without a trace, a witness,
or his money-hungry wife. Rumors are stirring that he must have had help
with the daring escape . . . or that maybe he never made it out of his room alive. Since the
hospital staff’s lips seem to be tighter than the security, and it’s hard for Stephanie to blend in
to assisted living, Stephanie’s Grandma Mazur goes in undercover. But when a second felon
goes missing from the same hospital, Stephanie is forced into working side by side with
Trenton’s hottest cop, Joe Morelli, in order to crack the case.
The real problem is, no Cubbin also means no way to pay the rent. Desperate for
money—or maybe just desperate—Stephanie accepts a secondary job guarding her secretive
and mouthwatering mentor Ranger from a deadly Special Forces adversary. While Stephanie is
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notorious for finding trouble, she may have found a little more than she bargained for this time
around. Then again—a little food poisoning, some threatening notes, and a bridesmaid’s dress
with an excess of taffeta never killed anyone . . . or did they? If Stephanie Plum wants to bring in
a paycheck, she’ll have to remember: No guts, no glory. . . .
Wicked Business, by Janet Evanovich: When Harvard University English
professor and dyed-in-the-wool romantic Gilbert Reedy is mysteriously
murdered and thrown off his fourth-floor balcony, Lizzy and Diesel take up his
twenty-year quest for the Luxuria Stone, an ancient relic believed by some to
be infused with the power of lust. Following clues contained in a cryptic
nineteenth-century book of sonnets, Lizzy and Diesel tear through Boston
catacombs, government buildings, and multimillion-dollar residences, leaving
a trail of robbed graves, public disturbances, and spontaneous seduction.
Delirious, by Daniel Palmer: Charlie Giles, a top software engineer at
SoluCent, has developed InVision, a super-sophisticated car entertainment
system that's poised to become the next big thing. Anne Pedersen, a lowlevel SoluCent marketing employee, tips Giles off that one of his superiors,
Jerry Schmidt, will argue against a deal with GM to make InVision standard.
When Giles crashes an executive team meeting and confronts Schmidt,
Schmidt says he's always supported the deal. Giles's inability to prove that
Pedersen works for SoluCent or even exists leads to his getting fired. Giles
fears he's falling victim to his family history of schizophrenia after finding a note in his own
handwriting listing names of SoluCent executives marked for death.
The Boy in the Suitcase, by Lene Kaaberbol, Agnete Friis: Nina Borg, a
Red Cross nurse, wife, and mother of two, is a compulsive do-gooder who
can't say no when someone asks for help—even when she knows better.
When her estranged friend Karin leaves her a key to a public locker in the
Copenhagen train station, Nina gets suckered into her most dangerous
project yet. Inside the locker is a suitcase, and inside the suitcase is a threeyear-old boy: naked and drugged, but alive.
Is the boy a victim of child trafficking? Can he be turned over to
authorities, or will they only return him to whoever sold him? When Karin is discovered brutally
murdered, Nina realizes that her life and the boy's are in jeopardy, too. In an increasingly
desperate trek across Denmark, Nina tries to figure out who the boy is, where he belongs, and
who exactly is trying to hunt him down.
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Adult Nonfiction:
Proof of Heaven, by Eben Alexander, M.D.: Near-death experiences, or
NDEs, are controversial. Thousands of people have had them, but many in
the scientific community have argued that they are impossible. Dr. Eben
Alexander was one of those people.
A highly trained neurosurgeon who had operated on thousands of
brains in the course of his career, Alexander knew that what people of faith
call the “soul” is really a product of brain chemistry. NDEs, he would have
been the first to explain, might feel real to the people having them, but in
truth they are simply fantasies produced by brains under extreme stress.
Then came the day when Dr. Alexander’s own brain was attacked by an extremely rare
illness. The part of the brain that controls thought and emotion—and in essence makes us
human— shut down completely. For seven days Alexander lay in a hospital bed in a deep coma.
Then, as his doctors weighed the possibility of stopping treatment, Alexander’s eyes popped
open. He had come back.
Alexander’s recovery is by all accounts a medical miracle. But the real miracle of his
story lies elsewhere. While his body lay in coma, Alexander journeyed beyond this world and
encountered an angelic being who guided him into the deepest realms of super-physical
existence. There he met, and spoke with, the Divine source of the universe itself.
This story sounds like the wild and wonderful imaginings of a skilled fantasy writer. But
it is not fantasy. Before Alexander underwent his journey, he could not reconcile his knowledge
of neuroscience with any belief in heaven, God, or the soul. That difficulty with belief created an
empty space that no professional triumph could erase. Today he is a doctor who believes that
true health can be achieved only when we realize that God and the soul are real and that death
is not the end of personal existence but only a transition.
This story would be remarkable no matter who it happened to. That it happened to Dr.
Alexander makes it revolutionary. No scientist or person of faith will be able to ignore it.
Reading it will change your life.
Heaven is for Real, by Todd Burpo, Lynn Vincent: “Do you remember the
hospital, Colton?” Sonja said. “Yes, mommy, I remember,” he said. “That’s
where the angels sang to me.”
When Colton Burpo made it through an emergency appendectomy,
his family was overjoyed at his miraculous survival. What they weren’t
expecting, though, was the story that emerged in the months that followed—
a story as beautiful as it was extraordinary, detailing their little boy’s trip to
heaven and back.
Colton, not yet four years old, told his parents he left his body during the surgery–and
authenticated that claim by describing exactly what his parents were doing in another part of
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the hospital while he was being operated on. He talked of visiting heaven and relayed stories
told to him by people he met there whom he had never met in life, sharing events that
happened even before he was born. He also astonished his parents with descriptions and
obscure details about heaven that matched the Bible exactly, though he had not yet learned to
read.
With disarming innocence and the plainspoken boldness of a child, Colton tells of
meeting long-departed family members. He describes Jesus, the angels, how “really, really big”
God is, and how much God loves us. Retold by his father, but using Colton’s uniquely simple
words, Heaven Is for Real offers a glimpse of the world that awaits us, whereas Colton says,
“Nobody is old and nobody wears glasses.”
Heaven Is for Real will forever change the way you think of eternity, offering the chance
to see, and believe, like a child.
The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the
Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally
Have More Fun, by Gretchen Rubin: Gretchen Rubin had an epiphany
one rainy afternoon in the unlikeliest of places: a city bus. "The days are long,
but the years are short," she realized. "Time is passing, and I'm not focusing
enough on the things that really matter." In that moment, she decided to
dedicate a year to her happiness project.
In this lively and compelling account of that year, Rubin carves out
her place alongside the authors of bestselling memoirs such as Julie and Julia, The Year of Living
Biblically, and Eat, Pray, Love. With humor and insight, she chronicles her adventures during the
twelve months she spent test-driving the wisdom of the ages, current scientific research, and
lessons from popular culture about how to be happier.
Rubin didn't have the option to uproot herself, nor did she really want to; instead she
focused on improving her life as it was. Each month she tackled a new set of resolutions: give
proofs of love, ask for help, find more fun, keep a gratitude notebook, forget about results. She
immersed herself in principles set forth by all manner of experts, from Epicurus to Thoreau to
Oprah to Martin Seligman to the Dalai Lama to see what worked for her—and what didn't.
Her conclusions are sometimes surprising—she finds that money can buy happiness,
when spent wisely; that novelty and challenge are powerful sources of happiness; that
"treating" yourself can make you feel worse; that venting bad feelings doesn't relieve them; that
the very smallest of changes can make the biggest difference—and they range from the practical
to the profound.
Written with charm and wit, The Happiness Project is illuminating yet entertaining,
thought-provoking yet compulsively readable. Gretchen Rubin's passion for her subject jumps
off the page, and reading just a few chapters of this book will inspire you to start your own
happiness project.
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The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business,
by Charles Duhigg: A young woman walks into a laboratory. Over the past
two years, she has transformed almost every aspect of her life. She has quit
smoking, run a marathon, and been promoted at work. The patterns inside
her brain, neurologists discover, have fundamentally changed.
Marketers at Procter & Gamble study videos of people making their
beds. They are desperately trying to figure out how to sell a new product
called Febreze, on track to be one of the biggest flops in company history.
Suddenly, one of them detects a nearly imperceptible pattern—and with a slight shift in
advertising, Febreze goes on to earn a billion dollars a year.
An untested CEO takes over one of the largest companies in America. His first order of
business is attacking a single pattern among his employees—how they approach worker
safety—and soon the firm, Alcoa, becomes the top performer in the Dow Jones.
What do all these people have in common? They achieved success by focusing on the
patterns that shape every aspect of our lives.
They succeeded by transforming habits.
In The Power of Habit, award-winning New York Times business reporter Charles Duhigg
takes us to the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they
can be changed. With penetrating intelligence and an ability to distill vast amounts of
information into engrossing narratives, Duhigg brings to life a whole new understanding of
human nature and its potential for transformation.
Along the way we learn why some people and companies struggle to change, despite
years of trying, while others seem to remake themselves overnight. We visit laboratories where
neuroscientists explore how habits work and where, exactly, they reside in our brains. We
discover how the right habits were crucial to the success of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps,
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, and civil-rights hero Martin Luther King, Jr. We go inside Procter
& Gamble, Target superstores, Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church, NFL locker rooms, and the
nation’s largest hospitals and see how implementing so-called keystone habits can earn billions
and mean the difference between failure and success, life and death.
At its core, The Power of Habit contains an exhilarating argument: The key to exercising
regularly, losing weight, raising exceptional children, becoming more productive, building
revolutionary companies and social movements, and achieving success is understanding how
habits work.
Habits aren’t destiny. As Charles Duhigg shows, by harnessing this new science, we can
transform our businesses, our communities, and our lives.
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai
Undercity, by Katherine Boo: From Pulitzer Prize-winner Katherine Boo, a
landmark work of narrative nonfiction that tells the dramatic and sometimes
heartbreaking story of families striving toward a better life in one of the
twenty-first century’s great, unequal cities.
In this brilliantly written, fast-paced book, based on three years of
uncompromising reporting, a bewildering age of global change and
inequality is made human.
Annawadi is a makeshift settlement in the shadow of luxury hotels near the Mumbai
airport, and as India starts to prosper, Annawadians are electric with hope. Abdul, a reflective
and enterprising Muslim teenager, sees “a fortune beyond counting” in the recyclable garbage
that richer people throw away. Asha, a woman of formidable wit and deep scars from a
childhood in rural poverty, has identified an alternate route to the middle class: political
corruption. With a little luck, her sensitive, beautiful daughter—Annawadi’s “most-everything
girl”—will soon become its first female college graduate. And even the poorest Annawadians,
like Kalu, a fifteen-year-old scrap-metal thief, believe themselves inching closer to the good lives
and good times they call “the full enjoy.”
But then Abdul the garbage sorter is falsely accused in a shocking tragedy; terror and a
global recession rock the city; and suppressed tensions over religion, caste, sex, power and
economic envy turn brutal. As the tenderest individual hopes intersect with the greatest global
truths, the true contours of a competitive age are revealed. And so, too, are the imaginations
and courage of the people of Annawadi.
With intelligence, humor, and deep insight into what connects human beings to one
another in an era of tumultuous change, Behind the Beautiful Forevers carries the reader
headlong into one of the twenty-first century’s hidden worlds, and into the lives of people
impossible to forget.
Becoming Sister Wives: The Story of an Unconventional Marriage, by
Kody Brown, Meri Brown, Janelle Brown, Christine Brown, Robyn
Brown: The uncensored, New York Times bestselling memoir by the
polygamist stars of the hit show Sister Wives, Kody and his four wives openly
discuss what it’s like living in a plural marriage.
Since TLC first launched its popular reality program Sister Wives, the
Browns have become one of the most famous families in the country. Now
Kody, Meri, Janelle, Christine, and Robyn reveal in their own words exactly
how their special relationship works—the love and faith that drew them together, the plusses
and pitfalls of having sister wives, and the practical and emotional complications of a lifestyle
viewed by many with distrust, prejudice, even fear.
With the candor and frankness that have drawn millions to their show, they talk about
what makes their family work, addressing the topics that intrigue outsiders: How do the four
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relationships differ? What effect does a polygamous upbringing have on their children? What
are the challenges—emotional, social, or financial—involved in living this lifestyle? Is it possible
for all four sister wives to feel special when sharing a husband—and what happens when
jealousy arises? How has being on camera changed their lives? And what’s it like to add a new
wife to the family—or to be that new wife?
Filled with humor, warmth, surprising insights, and remarkable honesty, this is a singular
story of plural marriage and all the struggles and joys that go with it. At its heart, it’s a love
story—unconventional but recognizable in the daily moments of trust, acceptance, forgiveness,
passion, and commitment that go into making one big, happy, extraordinary family.
Soldier Dogs: The Untold Story of America’s Canine Heroes, by Maria
Goodavage: A leading reporter offers a tour of military working dogs'
extraordinary training, heroic accomplishments, and the lasting impacts they
have on those who work with them.
People all over the world have been riveted by the story of Cairo, the
Belgian Malinois who was a part of the Navy SEAL team that led the raid on
Osama bin Laden's compound. A dog's natural intelligence, physical abilities,
and pure loyalty contribute more to our military efforts than ever before.
You don't have to be a dog lover to be fascinated by the idea that a dog-the cousin of that furry
guy begging for scraps under your table-could be one of the heroes who helped execute the
most vital and high-tech military mission of the new millennium.
Now Maria Goodavage, editor and featured writer for one of the world's most widely
read dog blogs, tells heartwarming stories of modern soldier dogs and the amazing bonds that
develop between them and their handlers. Beyond tales of training, operations, retirement, and
adoption into the families of fallen soldiers, Goodavage talks to leading dog-cognition experts
about why dogs like nothing more than to be on a mission with a handler they trust, no matter
how deadly the IEDs they are sniffing, nor how far they must parachute or rappel from aircraft
into enemy territory.
"Military working dogs live for love and praise from their handlers," says Ron Aiello,
president of the United States War Dogs Association and a former marine scout dog handler.
"The work is all a big game, and then they get that pet, that praise. They would do anything for
their handler." This is an unprecedented window into the world of these adventurous, loving
warriors.
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The Story of Ain't: America, Its Language, and the Most Controversial
Dictionary Ever Published, by David Skinner: Created by the most
respected American publisher of dictionaries and supervised by the editor
Philip Gove, Webster's Third broke with tradition, adding thousands of new
words and eliminating "artificial notions of correctness," basing proper usage
on how language was actually spoken. The dictionary's revolutionary style
sparked what David Foster Wallace called "the Fort Sumter of the Usage
Wars." Editors and scholars howled for Gove's blood, calling him an enemy
of clear thinking, a great relativist who was trying to sweep the English language into chaos.
Critics bayed at the dictionary's permissive handling of ain't. Literary intellectuals such as Dwight
Macdonald believed the dictionary's scientific approach to language and its abandonment of the
old standard of usage represented the unraveling of civilization.
Entertaining and erudite, The Story of Ain't describes a great societal metamorphosis,
tracing the fallout of the world wars, the rise of an educated middle class, and the emergence of
America as the undisputed leader of the free world, and illuminating how those forces shaped
our language. Never before or since has a dictionary so embodied the cultural transformation of
the United States.
The Signal and the Noise: Why Most Predictions Fail-But Some Don't,
by Nate Silver: Nate Silver built an innovative system for predicting
baseball performance, predicted the 2008 election within a hair’s breadth,
and became a national sensation as a blogger—all by the time he was thirty.
The New York Times now publishes FiveThirtyEight.com, where Silver is one
of the nation’s most influential political forecasters.
Drawing on his own groundbreaking work, Silver examines the world
of prediction, investigating how we can distinguish a true signal from a
universe of noisy data. Most predictions fail, often at great cost to society, because most of us
have a poor understanding of probability and uncertainty. Both experts and laypeople mistake
more confident predictions for more accurate ones. But overconfidence is often the reason for
failure. If our appreciation of uncertainty improves, our predictions can get better too. This is
the “prediction paradox”: The more humility we have about our ability to make predictions, the
more successful we can be in planning for the future.
In keeping with his own aim to seek truth from data, Silver visits the most successful
forecasters in a range of areas, from hurricanes to baseball, from the poker table to the stock
market, from Capitol Hill to the NBA. He explains and evaluates how these forecasters think and
what bonds they share. What lies behind their success? Are they good—or just lucky? What
patterns have they unraveled? And are their forecasts really right? He explores unanticipated
commonalities and exposes unexpected juxtapositions. And sometimes, it is not so much how
good a prediction is in an absolute sense that matters but how good it is relative to the
competition. In other cases, prediction is still a very rudimentary—and dangerous—science.
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Silver observes that the most accurate forecasters tend to have a superior command of
probability, and they tend to be both humble and hardworking. They distinguish the predictable
from the unpredictable, and they notice a thousand little details that lead them closer to the
truth. Because of their appreciation of probability, they can distinguish the signal from the
noise.
With everything from the health of the global economy to our ability to fight terrorism
dependent on the quality of our predictions, Nate Silver’s insights are an essential read.
Super Immunity: The Essential Nutrition Guide for Boosting Your
Body's Defenses to Live Longer, Stronger, and Disease Free, by Joel
Fuhrman: Why do some of us get sick with greater frequency than others?
What makes us more susceptible to illness?
Are we doomed to get sick when our coworkers and family members
do?
Is there a secret to staying healthy?
Joel Fuhrman, M.D., a leading expert and board-certified medical
specialist in prevention and reversing disease, offers a comprehensive guide to superior health.
Based on the latest scientific research, Super Immunity shows us how we can become
almost totally resistant to colds, influenza, and other infections.
The evidence is overwhelming: we can supercharge our immune system to protect our
bodies against disease—everything from the common cold to cancer. Nutritional science has
made phenomenal strides and discoveries in recent years, and when this new research is
applied it enables us to seize control of our health like never before. Dr. Fuhrman explains this
new science, providing everything you need to know to put this knowledge into action in your
kitchen and in your life.
What we eat has everything to do with our health, and, unfortunately, too many of us
are living with a severely depleted immune function. Our dietary choices are making us sicker,
shortening our lives, and costing us billions of dollars in doctor visits, hospital stays, and
prescription medications. But Dr. Fuhrman doesn’t believe more medical care is the answer.
Rather, he explains the solution is to change the way we eat. The standard American diet is
nutrient deficient. We are eating too many highly processed foods, foods with added
sweeteners, and animal fats and protein. At the same time, we are not eating enough fruits,
beans, seeds, and vegetables, which leaves us lacking in hundreds of the most important
immune-building compounds. By changing our diets and combining foods that contain powerful
immune-strengthening capabilities, we can prevent most common modern diseases.
Combining the latest data from clinical tests, nutritional research, and results from
thousands of patients, Dr. Fuhrman proves that super immunity exists and is well within reach
for those who choose it. We all have the ability to live healthier, stronger, and longer than ever
before. Isn’t it time you dis-covered super immunity?
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One Magic Square: The Easy, Organic Way to Grow Your
Own Food on a 3-Foot Square, by Lolo Houbein: A Hands-On
Guide to Growing Organic Vegetables, Fruits and Herbs—Starting with
Just One Square Yard!
Lolo Houbein has been growing food for more than 30 years—
and now, drawing on her wide learning and hard-earned experience,
she offers a wealth of information on how to turn small plots of land
into sources of nourishing, inexpensive, organic food. Amateur
gardeners wondering how to get started and veteran gardeners looking for new ideas will be
inspired by Houbein’s practical, often charming, and always optimistic advice. One Magic Square
includes:
 Earth-friendly tips, tricks, and solutions for establishing and maintaining an organic
garden
 Illustrated, annotated plans for 30 plots with different themes—including perennials
and “pick-and-come-again” plants, anti-cancer and anti-oxidant-rich vegetables, and
salad, pizza, pasta, and stir-fry ingredients
 Comprehensive information about every plant in every plot
 Color photographs of the author’s own garden—plus helpful illustrations
 Houbein family recipes for making the most of your bounty—including salad dressings,
fruit and vegetable juices, stir-fries, and more.
The Joy of Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free Baking: 80 Low-Carb Recipes
That Offer Solutions for Celiac Disease, Diabetes, and Weight
Loss, by Peter Reinhart, Denene Wallace: The first gluten-free
baking book from legendary bread maker and James Beard Awardwinning author Peter Reinhart, with 80 world-class recipes suitable for
wheat sensitive, diabetic, and low-carb/low-sugar dieters.
Amazing, easy-to-make recipes that revolutionize baking for
wheat sensitive, diabetic, and low-carb/low-sugar cooks.
After more than two decades of research into gluten-free baking, bestselling author and
legendary bread maker Peter Reinhart and his baking partner Denene Wallace deliver more than
eighty world-class recipes for delicious breads, pastries, cookies, cakes, and more in The Joy of
Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free Baking.
Carefully crafted for anyone who is gluten sensitive, diabetic, or needs to reduce carbs
to prevent illness or lose weight, these forgiving recipes taste just as good as the original wheat
versions—and are easier to bake than traditional breads. By using readily available or homeground nut and seed flours and alternative and natural sweeteners as the foundation for their
groundbreaking style of baking, Reinhart and Wallace avoid the carb-heavy starch products
commonly found in gluten-free baking. Additionally, each recipe can easily be made vegan by
following the dairy and egg substitution guidelines.
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Bakers of all skill levels will have no trouble creating incredibly flavorful baked goods,
such as:
• Toasting Bread, Banana Bread, Nutty Zucchini Bread, and many styles of pizza and focaccia
• Cheddar Cheese and Pecan Crackers, Herb Crackers, Garlic Breadsticks, and pretzels
• Blueberry-Hazelnut Muffins, Lemon and Poppy Seed Scones, and pancakes and waffles
• Coconut-Pecan Cookies, Lemon Drop Cookies, Biscotti, and Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
• Brownies and Blondies, Cinnamon-Raisin Coffee Cake, Pound Cake with Crumb Topping, and
Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
• Apple Crumble Pie, Pumpkin Pie, Berry Pie, and Vanilla, Chocolate, or Banana Cream Pie
With Reinhart and Wallace’s careful attention to ingredients and balancing of flavors,
these delicious gluten-free baked goods with a glycemic load of nearly zero will satisfy anyone’s
craving for warm bread or decadent cake.
Tyler Florence Fresh, by Tyler Florence: Tyler Florence shows off his
bold side with a celebration of fresh everyday foods prepared in innovative
and delicious ways. Using each fresh ingredient as a launching pad, Tyler
builds innovative dishes flavor by flavor, showing you how to put easy-tofind ingredients to work in unexpected ways.
Tyler’s approach is grounded in the alchemy of ingredients, giving
each recipe a twist by casting an unexpectedly delicious ingredient as its
superhero. For those ingredients that call out to be celebrated—the first
bunch of spring asparagus or the freshest scallops at the fish market—Tyler’s recipes are
chances for each flavor to stand out. Ripe summer blueberries transform a frisée salad when
tossed with whipped blue cheese and candied pecans; fresh basil makes for a delicious ice
cream paired with honey, balsamic vinegar, and sliced figs; winter limes and oranges are a zesty
side for smoke-roasted chicken. Contrast is key, as Tyler plays with sweet, sour, tangy, tart, and
spicy flavors to surprise the palate. Once you’ve tasted halibut with watermelon, peaches with
prosciutto, and zucchini with grapefruit, you’ll never look at your market the same way again.
Filled with recipes that will surprise and delight everyone at your table, Tyler Florence
Fresh is Tyler’s most showstopping, delicious book yet.
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food from My Frontier, by Ree
Drummond: I'm Pioneer Woman.
And I love to cook.
Once upon a time, I fell in love with a cowboy. A strapping,
rugged, chaps-wearing cowboy. Then I married him, moved to his ranch,
had his babies . . . and wound up loving it. Except the manure. Living in
the country for more than fifteen years has taught me a handful of
eternal truths: every new day is a blessing, every drop of rain is a gift . . .
and nothing tastes more delicious than food you cook yourself.
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The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food from My Frontier is a mouthwatering collection of the
simple-but-scrumptious recipes that rotate through my kitchen on a regular basis, including
Perfect Pancakes, Cowgirl Quiche, Sloppy Joes, Italian Meatball Soup, White Chicken Enchiladas,
and a spicy Carnitas Pizza that'll win you over for life. There are also some elegant offerings for
more special occasions at your house: Osso Buco, Honey-Plum-Soy Chicken, and Rib-Eye Steak
with an irresistible Onion-Blue Cheese Sauce. And the decadent assortment of desserts,
including Blackberry Chip Ice Cream, Apple Dumplings, and Coffee Cream Cake, will make your
heart go pitter-pat in the most wonderful way.
In addition to detailed step-by-step photographs, all the recipes in this book have one
other important quality in common: They're guaranteed to make your kids, sweetheart, dinner
guests, in-laws, friends, cousins, or resident cowboys smile, sigh, and beg for seconds. (And hug
you and kiss you and be devoted to you for life.)
I hope you enjoy, devour, and love this book.
I sure did love making it for you.
How to Build a Fire: And Other Handy Things Your Grandfather Knew,
by Erin Bried: As members of the Greatest Generation, our grandfathers
were not only defined by the Depression but also by their heroic service to
the country in World War II. Courageous, responsible, and involved, they
understand sacrifice, hard work, and how to do whatever is necessary to take
care of their loved ones. They also know how to have a rollicking good time.
Sensible, fun, and inspiring, How to Build a Fire offers a rare glimpse into
the hearts and minds of grandfathers near and far by sharing their practical
skills and sweet stories on how to be stronger, smarter, richer, and happier. Inside are more
than one hundred essential step-by-step tips for fixing, leading, prospering, playing, and hosting,
including how to:
 buck up and be brave in the face of adversity
 play hard and break in a baseball mitt
 bait a hook and catch a big fish
 look dapper and tie a perfect tie
 get a raise and earn more
 write a love letter and kindle romance
 change a flat tire and save the day
 stand up and give a sparkling toast
 play the harmonica and make your own music
Loaded with charming illustrations, good humor, and warm nostalgia, How to Build a
Fire is the perfect handbook for guys or gals of any age. The first of its kind, this collection of
our grandfathers’ hard-earned wisdom will help you build confidence and get back to what’s
really important in life.
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The Knitter’s Life List, by Gwen W. Steege: The Knitter’s Life List is
a richly illustrated road map to more than 1,000 must-have experiences
guaranteed to get any knitter’s needles clicking faster. Veteran knitter
Gwen W. Steege has canvassed the knitting community to create this
inspiring compilation, which includes amazing yarns to try; classic
techniques to master; ground-breaking designers to know about; mostloved patterns to knit; knitting-related museums, movies, and books to
enjoy; and much more. These are the experiences and events no knitter
will want to miss.
Novices and masters alike can read about qiviut from the musk ox — and then check it
off their list once they’ve made something with that luxury fiber. They'll explore classic sweater
designs and visit the yarn-friendliest cities. They’ll discover brave folks who delight in yarnbombing; master intarsia; and even try spinning, weaving, dyeing, embroidery, and crochet.
With all of this irresistible content to devour, knitters will keep coming back for more
challenges to take on — and check off from The Knitter’s Life List!
Seriously I’m Kidding, by Ellen DeGeneres: I've experienced a whole lot
the last few years and I have a lot to share. So I hope that you'll take a
moment to sit back, relax and enjoy the words I've put together for you in
this book. I think you'll find I've left no stone unturned, no door unopened,
no window unbroken, no rug unvacuumed, no ivories untickled. What I'm
saying is, let us begin, shall we?
The Last Headbangers: NFL Football in the Rowdy, Reckless '70s - The
Era that Created Modern Sports, by Kevin Cook: Between the
Immaculate Reception in 1972 and The Catch in 1982, pro football grew up.
In 1972, Steelers star Franco Harris hitchhiked to practice. NFL teams
roomed in skanky motels. They played on guts, painkillers, legal steroids,
fury, and camaraderie. A decade later, Joe Montana’s gleamingly efficient
49ers ushered in a new era: the corporate, scripted, multibillion-dollar NFL
we watch today. Kevin Cook’s rollicking chronicle of this pivotal decade
draws on interviews with legendary players—Harris, Montana, Terry Bradshaw, Roger Staubach,
Ken “Snake” Stabler—to re-create their heroics and off-field carousing. He shows coaches John
Madden and Bill Walsh outsmarting rivals as Monday Night Football redefined sports’ place in
American life. Celebrating the game while lamenting the physical toll it took on football’s
greatest generation, Cook diagrams the NFL’s transformation from second-tier sport into
national obsession.
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The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France:
Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs, by Tyler Hamilton and
Daniel Coyle: The Secret Race is a definitive look at the world of
professional cycling—and the doping issue surrounding this sport and its
most iconic rider, Lance Armstrong—by former Olympic gold medalist Tyler
Hamilton and New York Times bestselling author Daniel Coyle.
Over the course of two years, Coyle conducted more than two
hundred hours of interviews with Hamilton and spoke candidly with
numerous teammates, rivals, and friends. The result is an explosive book that takes us, for the
first time, deep inside a shadowy, fascinating, and surreal world of unscrupulous doctors,
anything-goes team directors, and athletes so relentlessly driven to succeed that they would do
anything—and take any risk, physical, mental, or moral—to gain the edge they need to win.
Tyler Hamilton was once one of the world’s best-liked and top-ranked cyclists—a fierce
competitor renowned among his peers for his uncanny endurance and epic tolerance for pain. In
the 2003 Tour de France, he finished fourth despite breaking his collarbone in the early stages—
and grinding eleven of his teeth down to the nerves along the way. He started his career with
the U.S. Postal Service team in the 1990s and quickly rose to become Lance Armstrong’s most
trusted lieutenant, and a member of his inner circle. For the first three of Armstrong’s record
seven Tour de France victories, Hamilton was by Armstrong’s side, clearing his way. But just
weeks after Hamilton reached his own personal pinnacle—winning the gold medal at the 2004
Olympics—his career came to a sudden, ignominious end: He was found guilty of doping and
exiled from the sport.
From the exhilaration of his early, naïve days in the peloton, Hamilton chronicles his
ascent to the uppermost reaches of this unforgiving sport. In the mid-1990s, the advent of a
powerful new blood-boosting drug called EPO reshaped the world of cycling, and a relentless,
win-at-any-cost ethos took root. Its psychological toll would drive many of the sport’s top
performers to substance abuse, depression, even suicide. For the first time ever, Hamilton
recounts his own battle with clinical depression, speaks frankly about the agonizing choices that
go along with the decision to compete at a world-class level, and tells the story of his
complicated relationship with Lance Armstrong.
A journey into the heart of a never-before-seen world, The Secret Race is a riveting,
courageous act of witness from a man who is as determined to reveal the hard truth about his
sport as he once was to win the Tour de France.
The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living
Dead, by Max Brooks:
The Zombie Survival Guide is your key to survival against the hordes
of undead who may be stalking you right now. Fully illustrated and
exhaustively comprehensive, this book covers everything you need to know,
including how to understand zombie physiology and behavior, the most
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effective defense tactics and weaponry, ways to outfit your home for a long siege, and how to
survive and adapt in any territory or terrain.
Top 10 Lessons for Surviving a Zombie Attack
1. Organize before they rise!
2. They feel no fear, why should you?
3. Use your head: cut off theirs.
4. Blades don’t need reloading.
5. Ideal protection = tight clothes, short hair.
6. Get up the staircase, then destroy it.
7. Get out of the car, get onto the bike.
8. Keep moving, keep low, keep quiet, keep alert!
9. No place is safe, only safer.
10. The zombie may be gone, but the threat lives on.
Don’t be carefree and foolish with your most precious asset—life. This book is your key
to survival against the hordes of undead who may be stalking you right now without your even
knowing it. The Zombie Survival Guide offers complete protection through trusted, proven tips
for safeguarding yourself and your loved ones against the living dead. It is a book that can save
your life.
America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't, by
Stephen Colbert: Book store nation, in the history of mankind there has
never been a greater country than America. You could say we're the #1
nation at being the best at greatness.
But as perfect as America is in every single way, America is
broken! And we can't exchange it because we're 236 years past the 30day return window. Look around—we don't make anything anymore,
we've mortgaged our future to China, and the Apologist-in-Chief goes on
world tours just to bow before foreign leaders. Worse, the L.A. Four Seasons Hotel doesn't even
have a dedicated phone button for the Spa. You have to dial an extension! Where did we lose
our way?!
It's high time we restored America to the greatness it never lost!
Luckily, AMERICA AGAIN will singlebookedly pull this country back from the brink. It
features everything from chapters, to page numbers, to fonts. Covering subject's ranging from
healthcare ("I shudder to think where we'd be without the wide variety of prescription drugs to
treat our maladies, such as think-shuddering") to the economy ("Life is giving us lemons, and
we're shipping them to the Chinese to make our lemon-flavored leadonade") to food ("Feel free
to deep fry this book-it's a rich source of fiber"), Stephen gives America the dose of truth it
needs to get back on track.
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A Night to Remember, by Walter Lord: The classic minute-by-minute
account of the sinking of the Titanic, in a 50th anniversary edition with a
new introduction by Nathaniel Philbrick.
First published in 1955, A Night to Remember remains a completely
riveting account of the Titanic's fatal collision and the behavior of the
passengers and crew, both noble and ignominious. Some sacrificed their
lives, while others fought like animals for their own survival. Wives
beseeched husbands to join them in lifeboats; gentlemen went taut-lipped
to their deaths in full evening dress; and hundreds of steerage passengers, trapped below decks,
sought help in vain.
Available for the first time in trade paperback and with a new introduction for the 50th
anniversary edition by Nathaniel Phil-brick, author of In the Heart of the Sea and Sea of Glory,
Walter Lord's classic minute-by-minute re-creation is as vivid now as it was upon first
publication fifty years ago. From the initial distress flares to the struggles of those left adrift for
hours in freezing waters, this semicentennial edition brings that moonlit night in 1912 to life for
a new generation of readers.
In the Garden of Beasts, by Erik Larson: The time is 1933, the place,
Berlin, when William E. Dodd becomes America’s first ambassador to Hitler’s
Germany in a year that proved to be a turning point in history.
A mild-mannered professor from Chicago, Dodd brings along his wife,
son, and flamboyant daughter, Martha. At first Martha is entranced by the
parties and pomp, and the handsome young men of the Third Reich with
their infectious enthusiasm for restoring Germany to a position of world
prominence. Enamored of the “New Germany,” she has one affair after
another, including with the suprisingly honorable first chief of the Gestapo, Rudolf Diels. But as
evidence of Jewish persecution mounts, confirmed by chilling first-person testimony, her father
telegraphs his concerns to a largely indifferent State Department back home. Dodd watches
with alarm as Jews are attacked, the press is censored, and drafts of frightening new laws begin
to circulate. As that first year unfolds and the shadows deepen, the Dodds experience days full
of excitement, intrigue, romance—and ultimately, horror, when a climactic spasm of violence
and murder reveals Hitler’s true character and ruthless ambition.
Suffused with the tense atmosphere of the period, and with unforgettable portraits of
the bizarre Göring and the expectedly charming—yet wholly sinister—Goebbels, In the Garden
of Beasts lends a stunning, eyewitness perspective on events as they unfold in real time,
revealing an era of surprising nuance and complexity. The result is a dazzling, addictively
readable work that speaks volumes about why the world did not recognize the grave threat
posed by Hitler until Berlin, and Europe, were awash in blood and terror.
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No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed
Osama Bin Laden, by Mark Owen, with Kevin Maurer: From the streets
of Iraq to the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips in the Indian Ocean, and
from the mountaintops of Afghanistan to the third floor of Osama Bin
Laden’s compound, operator Mark Owen of the U.S. Naval Special Warfare
Development Group — commonly known as SEAL Team Six — has been a
part of some of the most memorable special operations in history, as well as
countless missions that never made headlines.
No Easy Day puts readers alongside Owen and the other handpicked members of the
twenty-four-man team as they train for the biggest mission of their lives. The blow-by-blow
narrative of the assault, beginning with the helicopter crash that could have ended Owen’s life
straight through to the radio call confirming Bin Laden’s death, is an essential piece of modern
history.
In No Easy Day, Owen also takes readers onto the field of battle in America’s ongoing
War on Terror and details the selection and training process for one of the most elite units in
the military. Owen’s story draws on his youth in Alaska and describes the SEALs’ quest to
challenge themselves at the highest levels of physical and mental endurance. With boots-onthe-ground detail, Owen describes numerous previously unreported missions that illustrate the
life and work of a SEAL and the evolution of the team after the events of September 11. In
telling the true story of the SEALs whose talents, skills, experiences, and exceptional sacrifices
led to one of the greatest victories in the War on Terror, Mark Owen honors the men who risk
everything for our country, and he leaves readers with a deep understanding of the warriors
who keep America safe.
The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor, by Jake Tapper: At
6:00 a.m. on the morning of October 3, 2009, Combat Outpost Keating was
viciously attacked by Taliban insurgents. The 53 U.S. troops, having been
stationed at the bottom of three steep mountains, were severely outmanned
by nearly 400 Taliban fighters. Though the Americans ultimately prevailed,
their casualties made it one of the war's deadliest battles for U.S. forces. And
after more than three years in that dangerous and vulnerable valley a mere
14 miles from the Pakistan border, the U.S. abandoned and bombed the
camp. A Pentagon investigation later concluded that there was no reason for Outpost Keating to
have been there in the first place.
THE OUTPOST is a tour de force of investigative journalism. Jake Tapper exposes the
origins of this tragic and confounding story, exploring the history of the camp and detailing the
stories of soldiers heroic and doomed, shadowed by the recklessness of their commanders in
Washington, D.C. and a war built on constantly shifting sands.
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Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America
Forever, by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard: A riveting historical
narrative of the heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of
Abraham Lincoln, and the first work of history from mega-bestselling author
Bill O'Reilly.
The anchor of The O'Reilly Factor recounts one of the most dramatic
stories in American history—how one gunshot changed the country forever.
In the spring of 1865, the bloody saga of America's Civil War finally comes to
an end after a series of increasingly harrowing battles. President Abraham Lincoln's generous
terms for Robert E. Lee's surrender are devised to fulfill Lincoln's dream of healing a divided
nation, with the former Confederates allowed to reintegrate into American society. But one man
and his band of murderous accomplices, perhaps reaching into the highest ranks of the U.S.
government, are not appeased.
In the midst of the patriotic celebrations in Washington D.C., John Wilkes Booth—
charismatic ladies' man and impenitent racist—murders Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre. A
furious manhunt ensues and Booth immediately becomes the country's most wanted fugitive.
Lafayette C. Baker, a smart but shifty New York detective and former Union spy, unravels the
string of clues leading to Booth, while federal forces track his accomplices. The thrilling chase
ends in a fiery shootout and a series of court-ordered executions—including that of the first
woman ever executed by the U.S. government, Mary Surratt. Featuring some of history's most
remarkable figures, vivid detail, and page-turning action, Killing Lincoln is history that reads like
a thriller.
Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot, by Bill O’Reilly and Martin
Dugard: A riveting historical narrative of the shocking events surrounding
the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and the follow-up to mega-bestselling
author Bill O'Reilly's Killing Lincoln.
More than a million readers have thrilled to Bill O'Reilly's Killing
Lincoln, the page-turning work of nonfiction about the shocking
assassination that changed the course of American history. Now the anchor
of The O'Reilly Factor recounts in gripping detail the brutal murder of John
Fitzgerald Kennedy—and how a sequence of gunshots on a Dallas afternoon not only killed a
beloved president but also sent the nation into the cataclysmic division of the Vietnam War and
its culture-changing aftermath.
In January 1961, as the Cold War escalates, John F. Kennedy struggles to contain the
growth of Communism while he learns the hardships, solitude, and temptations of what it
means to be president of the United States. Along the way he acquires a number of formidable
enemies, among them Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, and Alan
Dulles, director of the Central Intelligence Agency. In addition, powerful elements of organized
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crime have begun to talk about targeting the president and his brother, Attorney General Robert
Kennedy.
In the midst of a 1963 campaign trip to Texas, Kennedy is gunned down by an erratic
young drifter named Lee Harvey Oswald. The former Marine Corps sharpshooter escapes the
scene, only to be caught and shot dead while in police custody.
The events leading up to the most notorious crime of the twentieth century are almost
as shocking as the assassination itself. Killing Kennedy chronicles both the heroism and deceit of
Camelot, bringing history to life in ways that will profoundly move the reader. This may well be
the most talked about book of the year.
Biographies:
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness, by Susannah Cahalan: One day
in 2009, twenty-four-year-old Susannah Cahalan woke up alone in a strange
hospital room, strapped to her bed, under guard, and unable to move or
speak. A wristband marked her as a “flight risk,” and her medical records—
chronicling a monthlong hospital stay of which she had no memory at all—
showed hallucinations, violence, and dangerous instability. Only weeks
earlier, Susannah had been on the threshold of a new, adult life: a healthy,
ambitious college grad a few months into her first serious relationship and a
promising career as a cub reporter at a major New York newspaper. Who was the stranger who
had taken over her body? What was happening to her mind?
In this swift and breathtaking narrative, Susannah tells the astonishing true story of her
inexplicable descent into madness and the brilliant, lifesaving diagnosis that nearly didn’t
happen. A team of doctors would spend a month—and more than a million dollars—trying
desperately to pin down a medical explanation for what had gone wrong. Meanwhile, as the
days passed and her family, boyfriend, and friends helplessly stood watch by her bed, she began
to move inexorably through psychosis into catatonia and, ultimately, toward death. Yet even as
this period nearly tore her family apart, it offered an extraordinary testament to their faith in
Susannah and their refusal to let her go.
Then, at the last minute, celebrated neurologist Souhel Najjar joined her team and, with
the help of a lucky, ingenious test, saved her life. He recognized the symptoms of a newly
discovered autoimmune disorder in which the body attacks the brain, a disease now thought to
be tied to both schizophrenia and autism, and perhaps the root of “demonic possessions”
throughout history.
Far more than simply a riveting read and a crackling medical mystery, Brain on Fire is the
powerful account of one woman’s struggle to recapture her identity and to rediscover herself
among the fragments left behind. Using all her considerable journalistic skills, and building from
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hospital records and surveillance video, interviews with family and friends, and excerpts from
the deeply moving journal her father kept during her illness, Susannah pieces together the story
of her “lost month” to write an unforgettable memoir about memory and identity, faith and
love. It is an important, profoundly compelling tale of survival and perseverance that is destined
to become a classic.
Bossypants, by Tina Fey: Before Liz Lemon, before "Weekend Update,"
before "Sarah Palin," Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: a recurring
stress dream that she was being chased through a local airport by her
middle-school gym teacher. She also had a dream that one day she would be
a comedian on TV.
She has seen both these dreams come true.
At last, Tina Fey's story can be told. From her youthful days as a
vicious nerd to her tour of duty on Saturday Night Live; from her
passionately halfhearted pursuit of physical beauty to her life as a mother eating things off the
floor; from her one-sided college romance to her nearly fatal honeymoon -- from the beginning
of this paragraph to this final sentence.
Tina Fey reveals all, and proves what we've all suspected: you're no one until someone calls you
bossy.
(Includes Special, Never-Before-Solicited Opinions on Breastfeeding, Princesses,
Photoshop, the Electoral Process, and Italian Rum Cake!)
Damaged: The Heartbreaking True Story of a Forgotten Child, by Cathy
Glass: Although Jodie is only eight years old, she is violent, aggressive, and
has already been through numerous foster families. Her last hope is Cathy
Glass, a #1 Sunday Times Bestseller. At the Social Services office, Cathy (an
experienced foster caregiver) is pressured into taking Jodie as a new
placement. Jodie's challenging behavior has seen off five caregivers in four
months. Despite her reservations, Cathy decides to take on Jodie to protect
her from being placed in an institution. Jodie arrives, and her first act is to soil
herself, and then wipe it on her face, grinning wickedly. Jodie meets Cathy's teenage children
and greets them with a sharp kick to the shins. That night, Cathy finds Jodie covered in blood,
having cut her own wrist and smeared the blood over her face. As Jodie begins to trust Cathy,
her behavior improves. Over time, with childish honesty, she reveals details of her abuse at the
hands of her parents and others. It becomes clear that Jodie's parents were involved in a
sickening pedophile ring with neighbors, and Social Services did not see what should have been
obvious signs. Unfortunately, Jodie becomes increasingly withdrawn, and it's clear she needs
psychiatric therapy. Cathy urges the Social Services to provide funding, but instead they decide
to take Jodie away from her, and place her in a residential unit. Although the pedophile ring is
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investigated and brought to justice, Jodie’s future is still up in the air. Cathy promises that she
will stand by her no matter what – her love for the abandoned Jodie is unbreakable.
Soul Surfer, by Bethany Hamilton: They say Bethany Hamilton has
saltwater in her veins. How else could one explain the tremendous passion
that drives her to surf? How else could one explain that nothing -- not even
the loss of her arm in a horrific shark attack -- could come between her and
the waves?
That Halloween morning in Kauai, Hawaii -- a glorious part of the
world, where it's hard to deny the divine -- Bethany responded to the shark's
stealth attack with the calm of a girl with God on her side. Pushing pain and
panic aside, she immediately began to paddle with one arm, focusing on a single thought: "Get
to the beach...." Rushed to the hospital, where her father, Tom Hamilton, was about to undergo
knee surgery, Bethany found herself taking his spot in the O.R. It's the kind of coincidence that
isn't mere coincidence to the Hamilton family, a clan whose motto could easily be "the family
that surfs and prays together stays together." To them it was a sign someone had a greater plan
than the one they'd been working on themselves -- which had been to scrape together whatever
resources they could to help Bethany rise to the top of her sport. When the first thing Bethany
wanted to know after surgery was "When can I surf again?" it became clear that her unfaltering
spirit and determination were part of a greater story -- a tale of courage and faith that this
modest and soft-spoken girl would come to share with the world.
Soul Surfer is a moving account of Bethany's life as a young surfer, her recovery in the
wake of the shark attack, the adjustments she's made to her unique surfing style, her
unprecedented bid for a top showing in the World Surfing Championships, and, most
fundamentally, her belief in God. It is a story of girl power and spiritual grit that shows that the
body is no more essential to surfing -- perhaps even less so -- than the soul.
Bethany Hamilton, a teenage surfer lost her arm in a shark attack off the coast of Kauai,
Hawaii. Not even the loss of her arm keeps her from returning to surfing, the sport she loves.
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and
Redemption, by Laura Hillenbrand: On a May afternoon in 1943, an
Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared,
leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on
the ocean surface, a face appeared. It was that of a young lieutenant, the
plane’s bombardier, who was struggling to a life raft and pulling himself
aboard. So began one of the most extraordinary odysseys of the Second
World War.
The lieutenant’s name was Louis Zamperini. In boyhood, he’d been a cunning and
incorrigible delinquent, breaking into houses, brawling, and fleeing his home to ride the rails. As
a teenager, he had channeled his defiance into running, discovering a prodigious talent that had
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carried him to the Berlin Olympics and within sight of the four-minute mile. But when war had
come, the athlete had become an airman, embarking on a journey that led to his doomed flight,
a tiny raft, and a drift into the unknown.
Ahead of Zamperini lay thousands of miles of open ocean, leaping sharks, a foundering
raft, thirst and starvation, enemy aircraft, and, beyond, a trial even greater. Driven to the limits
of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve,
and humor; brutality with rebellion. His fate, whether triumph or tragedy, would be suspended
on the fraying wire of his will.
In her long-awaited new book, Laura Hillenbrand writes with the same rich and vivid
narrative voice she displayed in Seabiscuit. Telling an unforgettable story of a man’s journey
into extremity, Unbroken is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit.
Steve Jobs: A Biography, by Walter Isaacson: Based on more than forty
interviews with Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with
more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and
colleagues—Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster
life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose
passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries:
personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing,
and digital publishing.
At a time when America is seeking ways to sustain its innovative edge, and when
societies around the world are trying to build digital-age economies, Jobs stands as the ultimate
icon of inventiveness and applied imagination. He knew that the best way to create value in the
twenty-first century was to connect creativity with technology. He built a company where leaps
of the imagination were combined with remarkable feats of engineering.
Although Jobs cooperated with this book, he asked for no control over what was written
nor even the right to read it before it was published. He put nothing off-limits. He encouraged
the people he knew to speak honestly. And Jobs speaks candidly, sometimes brutally so, about
the people he worked with and competed against. His friends, foes, and colleagues provide an
unvarnished view of the passions, perfectionism, obsessions, artistry, devilry, and compulsion
for control that shaped his approach to business and the innovative products that resulted.
Driven by demons, Jobs could drive those around him to fury and despair. But his
personality and products were interrelated, just as Apple’s hardware and software tended to be,
as if part of an integrated system. His tale is instructive and cautionary, filled with lessons about
innovation, character, leadership, and values.
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Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power, by Jon Meacham: In this
magnificent biography, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of American Lion
and Franklin and Winston brings vividly to life an extraordinary man and his
remarkable times. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power gives us Jefferson the
politician and president, a great and complex human being forever engaged
in the wars of his era. Philosophers think; politicians maneuver. Jefferson’s
genius was that he was both and could do both, often simultaneously. Such
is the art of power.
Thomas Jefferson hated confrontation, and yet his understanding of power and of
human nature enabled him to move men and to marshal ideas, to learn from his mistakes, and
to prevail. Passionate about many things—women, his family, books, science, architecture,
gardens, friends, Monticello, and Paris—Jefferson loved America most, and he strove over and
over again, despite fierce opposition, to realize his vision: the creation, survival, and success of
popular government in America. Jon Meacham lets us see Jefferson’s world as Jefferson himself
saw it, and to appreciate how Jefferson found the means to endure and win in the face of rife
partisan division, economic uncertainty, and external threat. Drawing on archives in the United
States, England, and France, as well as unpublished Jefferson presidential papers, Meacham
presents Jefferson as the most successful political leader of the early republic, and perhaps in all
of American history.
The father of the ideal of individual liberty, of the Louisiana Purchase, of the Lewis and
Clark expedition, and of the settling of the West, Jefferson recognized that the genius of
humanity—and the genius of the new nation—lay in the possibility of progress, of discovering
the undiscovered and seeking the unknown. From the writing of the Declaration of
Independence to elegant dinners in Paris and in the President’s House; from political
maneuverings in the boardinghouses and legislative halls of Philadelphia and New York to the
infant capital on the Potomac; from his complicated life at Monticello, his breathtaking house
and plantation in Virginia, to the creation of the University of Virginia, Jefferson was central to
the age. Here too is the personal Jefferson, a man of appetite, sensuality, and passion.
The Jefferson story resonates today not least because he led his nation through
ferocious partisanship and cultural warfare amid economic change and external threats, and
also because he embodies an eternal drama, the struggle of the leadership of a nation to
achieve greatness in a difficult and confounding world.
Joseph Anton: A Memoir, by Salman Rushdie: On February 14, 1989,
Valentine’s Day, Salman Rushdie was telephoned by a BBC journalist and
told that he had been “sentenced to death” by the Ayatollah Khomeini. For
the first time he heard the word fatwa. His crime? To have written a novel
called The Satanic Verses, which was accused of being “against Islam, the
Prophet and the Quran.”
So begins the extraordinary story of how a writer was forced
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underground, moving from house to house, with the constant presence of an armed police
protection team. He was asked to choose an alias that the police could call him by. He thought
of writers he loved and combinations of their names; then it came to him: Conrad and
Chekhov—Joseph Anton.
How do a writer and his family live with the threat of murder for more than nine years?
How does he go on working? How does he fall in and out of love? How does despair shape his
thoughts and actions, how and why does he stumble, how does he learn to fight back? In this
remarkable memoir Rushdie tells that story for the first time; the story of one of the crucial
battles, in our time, for freedom of speech. He talks about the sometimes grim, sometimes
comic realities of living with armed policemen, and of the close bonds he formed with his
protectors; of his struggle for support and understanding from governments, intelligence chiefs,
publishers, journalists, and fellow writers; and of how he regained his freedom.
It is a book of exceptional frankness and honesty, compelling, provocative, moving, and
of vital importance. Because what happened to Salman Rushdie was the first act of a drama that
is still unfolding somewhere in the world every day.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot: Her name
was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor
Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors,
yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most
important tools in medicine. The first “immortal” human cells grown in
culture, they are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than
sixty years. If you could pile all HeLa cells ever grown onto a scale, they’d
weigh more than 50 million metric tons—as much as a hundred Empire State
Buildings. HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer,
viruses, and the atom bomb’s effects; helped lead to important advances like in vitro
fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping; and have been bought and sold by the billions.
Yet Henrietta Lacks remains virtually unknown, buried in an unmarked grave.
Now Rebecca Skloot takes us on an extraordinary journey, from the “colored” ward of Johns
Hopkins Hospital in the 1950s to stark white laboratories with freezers full of HeLa cells; from
Henrietta’s small, dying hometown of Clover, Virginia—a land of wooden slave quarters, faith
healings, and voodoo—to East Baltimore today, where her children and grandchildren live and
struggle with the legacy of her cells.
Henrietta’s family did not learn of her “immortality” until more than twenty years after
her death, when scientists investigating HeLa began using her husband and children in research
without informed consent. And though the cells had launched a multimillion-dollar industry that
sells human biological materials, her family never saw any of the profits. As Rebecca Skloot so
brilliantly shows, the story of the Lacks family—past and present—is inextricably connected to
the dark history of experimentation on African Americans, the birth of bioethics, and the legal
battles over whether we control the stuff we are made of.
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Over the decade it took to uncover this story, Rebecca became enmeshed in the lives of
the Lacks family—especially Henrietta’s daughter Deborah, who was devastated to learn about
her mother’s cells. She was consumed with questions: Had scientists cloned her mother? Did it
hurt her when researchers infected her cells with viruses and shot them into space? What
happened to her sister, Elsie, who died in a mental institution at the age of fifteen? And if her
mother was so important to medicine, why couldn’t her children afford health insurance?
Intimate in feeling, astonishing in scope, and impossible to put down, The Immortal Life
of Henrietta Lacks captures the beauty and drama of scientific discovery, as well as its human
consequences.
Wild, by Cheryl Strayed: A powerful, blazingly honest memoir: the story
of an eleven-hundred-mile solo hike that broke down a young woman
reeling from catastrophe—and built her back up again.
At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In
the wake of her mother's death, her family scattered and her own marriage
was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, she made
the most impulsive decision of her life: to hike the Pacific Crest Trail from
the Mojave Desert through California and Oregon to Washington State—and
to do it alone. She had no experience as a long-distance hiker, and the trail was little more than
“an idea, vague and outlandish and full of promise.” But it was a promise of piecing back
together a life that had come undone.
Strayed faces down rattlesnakes and black bears, intense heat and record snowfalls, and
both the beauty and loneliness of the trail. Told with great suspense and style, sparkling with
warmth and humor, Wild vividly captures the terrors and pleasures of one young woman forging
ahead against all odds on a journey that maddened, strengthened, and ultimately healed
her.
The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe, by Donald H. Wolfe: Marilyn
Monroe's death has been shrouded in decades of deception, conspiracy, and
lies. Donald H. Wolfe has written a startling portrait of the twentieth
century's greatest film star that not only redefines her place in
entertainment history but also reveals the secret conspiracy that
surrounded her last days.
In The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe, Wolfe confirms that the tragic
actress was a homicide victim. He documents the mode of death, and names
those involved and those who participated in the cover-up. Filled with documented revelations,
eye-opening information about the dark secret in Marilyn's relationship with John and Robert
Kennedy, and shocking details about the many bizarre events that took place at Marilyn's home
the day she died, Donald H. Wolfe's remarkable book is the culmination of more than seven
years of research. It will change forever the way we view the life—and death—of this great star.
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Teen Fiction:
City of Ashes, by Cassandra Clare: Clary Fray just wishes that her life
would go back to normal. But what's normal when you're a demon-slaying
Shadowhunter, your mother is in a magically induced coma, and you can
suddenly see Downworlders like werewolves, vampires, and faeries? If
Clary left the world of the Shadowhunters behind, it would mean more
time with her best friend, Simon, who's becoming more than a friend. But
the Shadowhunting world isn't ready to let her go — especially her
handsome, infuriating, newfound brother, Jace. And Clary's only chance to
help her mother is to track down rogue Shadowhunter Valentine, who is
probably insane, certainly evil — and also her father.
To complicate matters, someone in New York City is murdering Downworlder children. Is
Valentine behind the killings — and if he is, what is he trying to do? When the second of the
Mortal Instruments, the Soul-Sword, is stolen, the terrifying Inquisitor arrives to investigate and
zooms right in on Jace. How can Clary stop Valentine if Jace is willing to betray everything he
believes in to help their father?
In this breathtaking sequel to City of Bones, Cassandra Clare lures her readers back into the dark
grip of New York City's Downworld, where love is never safe and power becomes the deadliest
temptation.
City of Bones, by Cassandra Clare: When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray
heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to
witness a murder—much less a murder committed by three teenagers
covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the
body disappears into thin air. It’s hard to call the police when the murderers
are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing—not even a smear
of blood—to show that a boy has died. Or was he a boy?
This is Clary’s first meeting with the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to
ridding the earth of demons. It’s also her first encounter with Jace, a Shadowhunter who looks a
little like an angel and acts a lot like a jerk. Within twenty-four hours Clary is pulled into Jace’s
world with a vengeance, when her mother disappears and Clary herself is attacked by a demon.
But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother? And how
did Clary suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know. . . .
Exotic and gritty, exhilarating and utterly gripping, Cassandra Clare’s ferociously entertaining
fantasy takes readers on a wild ride that they will never want to end.
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Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins: Suzanne Collins continues the amazing
story of Katniss Everdeen in the phenomenal Hunger Games trilogy.
Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with
fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of
the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After
all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and
plenty. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss
and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is
angry. The Capitol wants revenge.
The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins: In the ruins of a place once
known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol
surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and
keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl
between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger
Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen,
who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death
sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the Games. But
Katniss has been close to dead before-and survival.
Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins: The greatly anticipated final book in the
New York Times bestselling Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins.
The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge.
Who do they think should pay for the unrest?
Katniss Everdeen.
The final book in The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins will have
hearts racing, pages turning, and everyone talking about one of the biggest
and most talked-about books and authors in recent publishing history!
Crossed, by Ally Condie: Seventeen-year-old Cassia sacrifices everything
and heads to the Outer Provinces in search of Ky, where she is confronted
with shocking revelations about Society and the promise of rebellion.
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Matched, by Ally Condie: Cassia has always trusted the Society to make
the right choices for her: what to read, what to watch, what to believe. So
when Xander's face appears on-screen at her Matching ceremony, Cassia
knows he is her ideal mate . . . until she sees Ky Markham's face flash for an
instant before the screen fades to black. The Society tells her it's a glitch, a
rare malfunction, and that she should focus on the happy life she's destined
to lead with Xander. But Cassia can't stop thinking about Ky, and as they
slowly fall in love, Cassia begins to doubt the Society's infallibility and is
faced with an impossible choice: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she's known and
a path that no one else has dared to follow.
Reached, by Ally Condie: Cassia’s journey began with an error, a
momentary glitch in the otherwise perfect façade of the Society. After
crossing canyons to break free, she waits, silk and paper smuggled against
her skin, ready for the final chapter.
The wait is over.
One young woman has raged against those who threaten to keep away what
matters most—family, love, choice. Her quiet revolution is about to explode
into full-scale rebellion.
With exquisite prose, the emotionally gripping conclusion to the international–bestselling
Matched trilogy returns Cassia, Ky, and Xander to the Society to save the one thing they have
been denied for so long, the power to choose.
The Maze Runner, by James Dashner: When Thomas wakes up in the lift,
the only thing he can remember is his first name. His memory is blank. But
he’s not alone. When the lift’s doors open, Thomas finds himself surrounded
by kids who welcome him to the Glade—a large, open expanse surrounded
by stone walls.
Just like Thomas, the Gladers don’t know why or how they got to the
Glade. All they know is that every morning the stone doors to the maze that
surrounds them have opened. Every night they’ve closed tight. And every
thirty days a new boy has been delivered in the lift.
Thomas was expected. But the next day, a girl is sent up—the first girl to ever arrive in
the Glade. And more surprising yet is the message she delivers.
Thomas might be more important than he could ever guess. If only he could unlock the
dark secrets buried within his mind.
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The scorch Trails, by James Dashner: Solving the Maze was supposed to
be the end. No more puzzles. No more variables. And no more running.
Thomas was sure that escape meant he and the Gladers would get their lives
back. But no one really knew what sort of life they were going back to.
In the Maze, life was easy. They had food, and shelter, and safety . . .
until Teresa triggered the end. In the world outside the Maze, however, the
end was triggered long ago.
Burned by sun flares and baked by a new, brutal climate, the earth is
a wasteland. Government has disintegrated—and with it, order—and now Cranks, people
covered in festering wounds and driven to murderous insanity by the infectious disease known
as the Flare, roam the crumbling cities hunting for their next victim . . . and meal.
The Gladers are far from finished with running. Instead of freedom, they find
themselves faced with another trial. They must cross the Scorch, the most burned-out section of
the world, and arrive at a safe haven in two weeks. And WICKED has made sure to adjust the
variables and stack the odds against them.
Thomas can only wonder—does he hold the secret of freedom somewhere in his mind?
Or will he forever be at the mercy of WICKED?
Revenge of the Witch, by Joseph Delaney: For years, Old Gregory has
been the Spook for the county, ridding the local villages of evil. Now his
time is coming to an end. But who will take over for him? Twenty-nine
apprentices have tried; some floundered, some fled, some failed to stay
alive. Only Thomas Ward is left. He's the last hope, the last apprentice.
Beautiful Creatures, by Kami Garcie: Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the
small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she's struggling to conceal
her power and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. But even
within the overgrown gardens, murky swamps and crumbling graveyards of
the forgotten South, a secret cannot stay hidden forever.
Ethan Wate, who has been counting the months until he can escape
from Gatlin, is haunted by dreams of a beautiful girl he has never met. When
Lena moves into the town's oldest and most infamous plantation, Ethan is
inexplicably drawn to her and determined to uncover the connection between them.
In a town with no surprises, one secret could change everything.
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The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green: Despite the tumor-shrinking
medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been
anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when
a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer
Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten.
Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is awardwinning author John Green’s most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet,
brilliantly exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and
in love.
The Battle of the Labyrinth, by Rick Riordan: Percy Jackson isn’t
expecting freshman orientation to be any fun. But when a mysterious mortal
acquaintance appears on campus, followed by demon cheerleaders, things
quickly move from bad to diabolical.
In this latest installment of the blockbuster series, time is running
out as war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws
near. Even the safe haven of Camp Half-Blood grows more vulnerable by the
minute as Kronos’s army prepares to invade its once impenetrable borders.
To stop them, Percy and his demigod friends must set out on a quest through the Labyrinth—a
sprawling underground world with stunning surprises at every turn. Full of humor and heartpounding action, this fourth book promises to be their most thrilling adventure yet.
The Last Olympian, by Rick Riordan: All year the half-bloods have been
preparing for battle against the Titans, knowing the odds are against them.
Kronos is stronger than ever, and with every god and half-blood he recruits,
his power only grows.
In this momentous final book in the New York Times best-selling
series, the prophecy surrounding Percy’s sixteenth birthday unfolds. And as
the battle for Western civilization rages on the streets of Manhattan, Percy
faces a terrifying suspicion that he may be fighting against his own fate.
The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan: After learning that he is the son of a
mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea, twelve-year-old Percy is sent to
a summer camp for demigods like himself, and joins his new friends on a
quest to prevent a war between the gods.
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The Red Pyramid, by Rick Riordan: Since their mother's death, Carter and
Sadie have become near strangers. While Sadie has lived with her
grandparents in London, her brother has traveled the world with their
father, the brilliant Egyptologist, Dr. Julius Kane.
One night, Dr. Kane brings the siblings together for a "research experiment"
at the British Museum, where he hopes to set things right for his family.
Instead, he unleashes the Egyptian god Set, who banishes him to oblivion
and forces the children to flee for their lives.
Soon, Sadie and Carter discover that the gods of Egypt are waking, and the worst of them —
Set— has his sights on the Kanes. To stop him, the siblings embark on a dangerous journey
across the globe - a quest that brings them ever closer to the truth about their family and their
links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.
The Sea of Monsters, by Rick Riordan: After a summer spent trying to
prevent a catastrophic war among the Greek gods, Percy Jackson finds his
seventh-grade school year unnervingly quiet. His biggest problem is dealing
with his new friend, Tyson—a six-foot-three, mentally challenged homeless
kid who follows Percy everywhere, making it hard for Percy to have any
“normal” friends.
But things don’t stay quiet for long. Percy soon discovers there is trouble at
Camp Half-Blood: the magical borders which protect Half-Blood Hill have
been poisoned by a mysterious enemy, and the only safe haven for demigods is on the verge of
being overrun by mythological monsters. To save the camp, Percy needs the help of his best
friend, Grover, who has been taken prisoner by the Cyclops Polyphemus on an island
somewhere in the Sea of Monsters, the dangerous waters Greek heroes have sailed for
millennia—only today, the Sea of Monsters goes by a new name…the Bermuda Triangle.
Now Percy and his friends—Grover, Annabeth, and Tyson—must retrieve the Golden Fleece
from the Island of the Cyclopes by the end of the summer or Camp Half-Blood will be destroyed.
But first, Percy will learn a stunning new secret about his family—one that makes him question
whether being claimed as Poseidon’s son is an honor or simply a cruel joke.
The Titan’s Curse, by Rick Riordan: When the goddess Artemis goes
missing, she is believed to have been kidnapped. And now it’s up to Percy
and his friends to find out what happened. Who is powerful enough to
kidnap a goddess? They must find Artemis before the winter solstice, when
her influence on the Olympian Council could swing an important vote on the
war with the titans. Not only that, but first Percy will have to solve the
mystery of a rare monster that Artemis was hunting when she disappeared—
a monster rumored to be so powerful it could destroy Olympus forever.
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Divergent, by Veronica Roth: In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago world,
society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a
particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless
(the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an
appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to
which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is
between staying with her family and being who she really is—she can't have
both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.
During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and
struggles alongside her fellow initiates to live out the choice they have made. Together
they must undergo extreme physical tests of endurance and intense psychological
simulations, some with devastating consequences. As initiation transforms them all, Tris
must determine who her friends really are—and where, exactly, a romance with a
sometimes fascinating, sometimes exasperating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But
Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned
it can mean death. And as she discovers unrest and growing conflict that threaten to
unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her
save those she loves . . . or it might destroy her.
Insurgent, by Veronica Roth: One choice can transform you—or it can
destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the
factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she
loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of grief and
forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love.
Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory
with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors.
War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows.
And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even
more irrevocable—and even more powerful. Transformed by her own decisions but also by
haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully
embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so.
Burned, by Sara Shepard: It's spring break, and the pretty little liars are
trading in Rosewood for a cruise vacation. They want nothing more than to
sail into the tropical sunset and leave their troubles behind for one blissful
week. But where Emily, Aria, Spencer, and Hanna go, A goes, too. From
scuba diving to tanning on the upper deck, A is there, soaking up all their
new secrets.
Emily is smooching a stowaway. Aria's treasure-hunting partner is a little too
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interested in her booty. Spencer's going overboard trying to land a new boy. And a blast—or
rather, a crash—from Hanna's past could mean rough waters ahead for everyone.
The liars better tighten their life jackets. A perfect storm is brewing, and if they aren't careful, A
will bury them at sea. . . .
Flawless, by Sara Shepard: Four pretty little liars have been very bad girls.
Spencer stole her sister's boyfriend. Aria is brokenhearted over her English
teacher. Emily likes her new friend Maya . . . as much more than a friend.
Hanna's obsession with looking flawless is making her sick. But their most
horrible secret yet is so scandalous that the truth would ruin them forever.
And why shouldn't I tell? They deserve to lose it all. With every crumpled
note, wicked IM, and vindictive text message I send, I'll be taking these
pretty little liars down. Trust me, I've got enough dirt to bury them alive.
Pretty Little Liars, by Sara Shepard: Gossip thrives amid the MercedesBenzes, mega mansions, and perfectly manicured hedges in the exclusive
town of Rosewood, Pennsylvania. Behind their big Gucci sunglasses, beneath
their perfectly pressed Polos, everyone has something to hide, especially
high school juniors Spencer, Aria, Emily, and Hanna. Spencer covets her
sister's gorgeous new boyfriend. Aria is having an affair with her English
teacher. Emily is infatuated with the new girl at school. And Hanna is using
some ugly tricks to stay beautiful. Deeper and darker still is a horrible secret
the girls have shared since sixth grade -- a secret they thought was safe forever.
Then the girls start receiving threatening messages signed by someone named "A." Could "A" be
Alison, the ultra-popular girl who disappeared three years earlier? Alison was their best friend.
She knew everything about them. But if Alison isn't "A," who is? And how could anyone else
know so much about the bad girls they were and the bad girls they've become? Suddenly, their
secrets -- the big ones, the little ones, even the long-buried ones -- no longer seem so secret.
Suddenly, nothing is safe in Rosewood.
The Secret of Ella and Micha, by Jessica Sorensen: (Available 3/23/2013) Ella and Micha
have been best friends since they were kids. But one tragic night shatters their friendship and
their lives forever. Ella used to be a rule-breaker with fiery attitude who wore her heart on her
sleeve. But she left everything behind when she went to college and transformed into someone
that follows the rules, keeps everything together, and hides all her problems. But now it's
summer break and she has nowhere else to go but home. Ella fears everything she worked so
hard to bury might resurface, especially with Micha living right next door. If Micha tries to tempt
the old her back, she knows that it will be hard to resist. Micha is sexy, smart, confident, and can
get under Ella's skin like no one else can. He knows everything about her, including her darkest
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secrets. And he's determined to bring his best friend, and the girl he loves back, no matter what
it takes.
Children’s Fiction:
Ivy & Bean, by Annie Barrows: The moment they saw each other, Bean
and Ivy knew they wouldn't be friends. But when Bean plays a joke on her
sister, Nancy, and has to hide, quick! Ivy comes to the rescue, proving
that sometimes the best of friends are people never meant to like each
other. Vibrant characters and lots of humor make this a charming - and
addictive - introduction to a new series.
Ivy & Bean Break the Fossil Record, by Annie Barrows: World-record
fever grips the second grade, and soon Ivy and Bean are trying to set their
own record by becoming the youngest people to have ever discovered a
dinosaur. But how hard is it to find one?
Ivy & Bean and the Ghost That Had to Go, by Annie Barrows: Best
friends Ivy and Bean are back and looking for adventure in the second
installment of this engaging new series. This time they've made an
amazing discoverya ghost in the school bathroom! Ivy and Bean can see
its cloudy form and its glowing eyes. They can hear its moaning voice. This
is the best thing that ever happened at schooluntil the teachers find out.
Now Ivy and Bean have to figure out how to get the ghost out of the
bathroom. Will they succeed? Maybe. Will they have fun? Of course!
Ivy & Bean Take Care of the Babysitter: The adventures of Ivy and
Bean continue in the latest installment from series creators Annie Barrows
and Sophie Blackall. In Ivy and Bean Take Care of the Babysitter, the two
girls hatch a plan to prove that Bean's big sister is the world's worst
babysitter. Of course plans go awry, but fun ensues!
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl: Willy Wonka's
Famous Chocolate Factory is opening at last! But only five lucky children will
be allowed inside ... and what Augustus Gloop, Veruca Salt, Violet
Beauregarde, Mike Teavee, and Charlie Bucket find is even wilder than any of
the wild rumors they've heard!
The Lemonade War, by Jacqueline Davies: Fourth-grader Evan Treski is
people-smart. He’s good at talking with people, even grownups. His younger
sister, Jessie, on the other hand, is math-smart, but not especially good with
people. So when the siblings’ lemonade stand war begins, there really is no
telling who will win—or even if their fight will ever end. Brimming with savvy
marketing tips for making money at any business, definitions of business
terms, charts, diagrams, and even math problems, this fresh, funny,
emotionally charged novel subtly explores how arguments can escalate
beyond anyone’s intent.
A Hero for WondLa, by Tony DiTerlizzi: Before the end of The Search for
WondLa, Eva Nine had never seen another human, but after a human boy
named Hailey rescues her along with her companions, she couldn’t be
happier. Eva thinks she has everything she’s ever dreamed of, especially
when Hailey brings her and her friends to the colony of New Attica, where
humans of all shapes and sizes live in apparent peace and harmony.
But all is not idyllic in New Attica, and Eva Nine soon realizes that
something sinister is going on—and if she doesn’t stop it, it could mean the
end of everything and everyone on planet Orbona.
The Search for WondLa, by Toni DiTerlizzi: When a marauder destroys
the underground sanctuary that Eva Nine was raised in by the robot Muthr,
the twelve-year-year-old girl is forced to flee aboveground. Eva Nine is
searching for anyone else like her, for she knows that other humans exist,
because of an item she treasures—a scrap of cardboard on which is depicted
a young girl, an adult, and a robot, with the strange word, “WondLa.” Tony
DiTerlizzi honors traditional children’s literature in this totally original space
age adventure: one that is as complex as an alien planet, but as simple as a
child’s wish for a place to belong.
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Caroline’s Battle, by Kathleen Ernst: Caroline's father has just
returned when they receive frightening news--British warships are sailing
to attack Sackets Harbor. Every grown man, including Papa, has been
called to defend the village. Mama and Caroline are left alone to guard
Abbott's Shipyard as the battlefront draws ever closer. Caroline knows she
must be brave to keep Papa's shipyard safe. But when the battle seems
lost, Mama gives her a terrible order: burn the shipyard to the ground.
Will Caroline really be able to do what must be done? The illustrated
"Looking Back" section discusses the writing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" and the burning of
the White House during the War of 1812.
Meet Caroline, by Kathleen Ernst: Caroline Abbott is doing what she
loves most--sailing on Lake Ontario with Papa--when her world turns
upside down. A British officer boards their sloop, announces that Britain
and America are once again at war, and takes her father prisoner. As Papa
is led away, Caroline promises him that she will be brave until he returns.
Then the British attack her village, and it looks as if the Americans are in
trouble. Can she stay steady enough to help win the day? The illustrated
"Looking Back" section explores the beginning of the War of 1812.
Caught, by Margaret Peterson Haddix: Jonah and Katherine are
accustomed to traveling through time, but when learn they next have to
return Albert Einstein’s daughter to history, they think it’s a joke—they’ve
only heard of his sons. But it turns out that Albert Einstein really did have a
daughter, Lieserl, whose 1902 birth and subsequent disappearance was
shrouded in mystery. Lieserl was presumed to have died of scarlet fever as
an infant. But when Jonah and Katherine return to the early 1900s to fix
history, one of Lieserl’s parents seems to understand entirely too much
about time travel and what Jonah and Katherine are doing. It’s not Lieserl’s father, either—it’s
her mother, Mileva. And Mileva has no intention of letting her daughter disappear.
Found, by Margaret Peterson Haddix: One night a plane appeared out of
nowhere, the only passengers aboard: thirty-six babies. As soon as they
were taken off the plane, it vanished. Now, thirteen years later, two of those
children are receiving sinister messages, and they begin to investigate their
past. Their quest to discover where they really came from leads them to a
conspiracy that reaches from the far past to the distant future—and will
take them hurtling through time. In this exciting new series, bestselling
author Margaret Peterson Haddix brings an element of suspense that will
keep readers on the edge of their seats.
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Sent, by Margaret Peterson Haddix: Jonah, Katherine, Chip, and another
boy, Alex, have no preparation before they are sent back to 1483 at the
Tower of London, with the promise that they can return to the present if
they can repair history. They quickly discover that Chip and Alex’s true
identities are the 13-year-old King Edward V and his 10-year-old brother,
Richard, Duke of York. But before Chip can enjoy being the king of England,
they discover that they are virtually prisoners—and that their uncle wants
them dead. How can the kids repair time and return home when according
to history, Chip and Alex were murdered?
Princess Academy, by Shannon Hale: Miri lives on a mountain where, for
generations, her ancestors have quarried stone and lived a simple life. Then
word comes that the king's priests have divined her small village the home of
the future princess. In a year's time, the prince himself will come and choose
his bride from among the girls of the village. The king's ministers set up an
academy on the mountain, and every teenage girl must attend and learn how
to become a princess.
Miri soon finds herself confronted with a harsh academy mistress,
bitter competition among the girls, and her own conflicting desires to be chosen and win the
heart of her childhood best friend. But when bandits seek out the academy to kidnap the future
princess, Miri must rally the girls together and use a power unique to the mountain dwellers to
save herself and her classmates.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, by Jeff Kinney: Boys don’t keep diaries—or do
they?
It’s a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into
middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids
who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing up
before you’re ready are uniquely revealed through words and drawings as
Greg records them in his diary.
In book one of this debut series, Greg is happy to have Rowley, his
sidekick, along for the ride. But when Rowley’s star starts to rise, Greg tries to use his best
friend’s newfound popularity to his own advantage, kicking off a chain of events that will test
their friendship in hilarious fashion.
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Rodrick Rules, by Jeff Kinney: Secrets have a way of getting out,
especially when a diary is involved.
Whatever you do, don’t ask Greg Heffley how he spent his summer
vacation, because he definitely doesn’t want to talk about it.
As Greg enters the new school year, he’s eager to put the past three
months behind him . . . and one event in particular.
Unfortunately for Greg, his older brother, Rodrick, knows all about
the incident Greg wants to keep under wraps. But secrets have a way of
getting out . . . especially when a diary is involved.
The Third Wheel, by Jeff Kinney: Greg Heffley is not willing to be the odd
man out.
A dance at Greg's middle school has everyone scrambling to find a
partner, and Greg is determined not to be left by the wayside. So he
concocts a desperate plan to find someone — anyone! — to go with on the
big night.
But Greg's schemes go hilariously awry, and his only option is to
attend the dance with his best friend, Rowley Jefferson, and a female
classmate as a "group of friends." But the night is long, and anything can happen along the way.
Who will arrive at the dance triumphantly, and who will end up being the third wheel?
Game Changer, by Mike Lupica: Ben McBain is every football team's
dream player. He's a jack-of-all-trades guy that can handle almost any
position. When the game is on the line, Ben's number is the one being called
for the final play. But Ben wants to be the starting quarterback and the one
thing standing in his way is the coach's son.
Shawn O'Brien looks the part. He has been groomed by his father, a former
professional quarterback. But despite his size and arm strength, Shawn is
struggling.
Ben is torn between being a good teammate and going after his own dream. As Ben finds out,
Shawn isn't the easiest person to help. And when Ben gets an unexpected opportunity, the
entire game will change for the both of them.
The Underdogs, by Mike Lupica: Will Tyler may not be the biggest
running back around, but no one can touch him when it comes to hitting the
hole and finding the end zone. And no one can match his love of the game.
When Will has a football in his hand, life can't touch him—his dad isn't so
defeated, his town isn't so poor, and everyone has something to cheer for.
All of which does him no good if the football season is canceled. With no
funding for things like uniforms and a well-maintained playing field, with
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every other family moving to find jobs, there just isn't enough money or players for a season. It's
up to Will to rally the town and give everyone a reason to believe . . .
The Candy Makers, by Wendy Mass: In the town of Spring Haven, four
children have been selected to compete in the national candymaking
contest of a lifetime. Who will make a candy more delicious than the Oozing
Crunchorama or the Neon Yellow Lightning Chew?
Logan, the candymaker's son, who can detect the color of chocolate
by feel alone?
Miles, the boy allergic to rowboats and the color pink?
Daisy, the cheerful girl who can lift a fifty-pound lump of taffy as if it
were a feather?
Philip, the suit-and-tie-wearing boy who's always scribbling in a secret notebook?
This sweet, charming, and cleverly crafted story, told from each contestant's perspective, is
filled with mystery, friendship, and juicy revelations.
The Unwanteds, by Lisa McMann: When Alex finds out he is Unwanted,
he expects to die. That is the way of the people of Quill. Each year, all the
thirteen-year-olds are labeled as Wanted, Necessary, or Unwanted.
Wanteds get more schooling and train to join the Quillitary. Necessaries
keep the farms running. Unwanteds are set for elimination.
It’s hard for Alex to leave behind his twin, Aaron, a Wanted, but he
makes peace with his fate—until he discovers that instead of a “death farm,”
what awaits him is a magical place called Artimé. There, Alex and his fellow
Unwanteds are encouraged to cultivate their creative abilities and use them magically.
Everything Alex has ever known changes before his eyes, and it’s a wondrous transformation.
But it’s a rare, unique occurrence for twins to be divided between Wanted and
Unwanted, and as Alex and Aaron’s bond stretches across their separation, a threat arises for
the survival of Artimé that will pit brother against brother in an ultimate magical battle.
War Horse, by Michael Morpurgo: Joey is a warhorse, but he wasn't
always. Once, he was a farm horse and a gentle boy named Albert was his
master. Then World War I came storming through and everything changed.
Albert's father sells Joey to the army where the beautiful, red-bay horse is
trained to charge the enemy, drag heavy artillery, and carry wounded
soldiers not much older than Albert off of battlefields. Amongst the
clamoring of guns and slogging through the cold mud, Joey wonders if the
war will ever end. And if it does, will he ever find Albert again?
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A Perfect Time for Pandas, by Mary Pope Osborne: Time-traveling
brother-and-sister team Jack and Annie have to find a certain kind of food—
the fourth thing needed to save Merlin’s beloved penguin, Penny. The magic
tree house whisks them off to a village in the mountains of southeast China,
close to a world-famous panda reserve. Will it be their easiest adventure
yet? Not a chance! Jack and Annie don't know it, but they’ve arrived on the
day of a historic earthquake!
How will Jack and Annie survive when the giant quake strikes? Will
they be able to rescue the pandas? And how will they ever get back to the tree house so that
they can fulfill their quest to save Penny as well?
Christmas in Camelot, by Mary Pope Osborne: On Christmas Eve, Jack
and Annie's tree house transports them to King Arthur's castle at Camelot,
where they undertake a quest to the castle of the Otherworld.
Dinosaurs Before Dark, by Mary Pope Osborne: Where did the tree
house come from?
Before Jack and Annie can find out, the mysterious tree house
whisks them to the prehistoric past. Now they have to figure out how to get
home. Can they do it before dark . . . or will they become a dinosaur's
dinner?
Night of the Ninjas, by Mary Pope Osborne: The tree house is back—but
where is the enchantress Morgan le Fay? The search for her begins as Jack
and Annie are transported back to ancient Japan, where they find
themselves in the cave of a ninja master. Will the evil samurai warriors get to
Jack and Annie before they can learn the secrets of the ninjas?
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Summer of the Sea Serpent, by Mary Pope Osborne: Jack and Annie
are off on another mythical mission at the request of Merlin the magician.
Luckily, they have a young sorcerer, Teddy, to help them. From underwater
caves to a Spider Queen, from mystical selkies to a magical sword, this is a
Magic Tree House adventure kids won't want to miss!
The Boxcar Children, by Gertrude Chandler Warner: The Aldens begin
their adventure by making a home in a boxcar. Their goal is to stay together,
and in the process they find a grandfather.
Four orphaned children run away and live in a boxcar, until they are
found by their grandfather. Includes a biography and photographs of the
author.
Children’s Easy Readers:
Biscuit, by Alyssa Satin Capucilli: It’s Biscuit’s bedtime, but this little
yellow puppy doesn’t want to sleep! He thinks it’s time to play!
Before Biscuit gets into bed he wants one more thing—a snack, a story, a
hug, a kiss. When will Biscuit fall asleep?
Biscuit’s Day at the Farm, by Alyssa Satin Capucilli: A day spent on the
farm is a new adventure for Biscuit.
There is so much to do, from feeding the hens and the goats to
encouraging a little piglet who wants to roam to stay in his pen instead. But
even on such a busy day, Biscuit always has time to make a new friend!
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Biscuit Goes to School, by Alyssa Satin Capucilli: Biscuit follows the bus
to school, where he meets the teacher and takes part in the activities of the
class.
Biscuit and the Little Pup, by Alyssa Satin Capucilli: Biscuit is playing
ball with his mistress and when he nears a play house, he finds a little pup
hiding inside. Both his mistress and Biscuit try to entice the little pup to
come out to play.
Biscuit Visits the Big City, by Alyssa Satin Capucilli: Biscuit, that
adorable little yellow puppy, and his little girl owner, have gone to the big
city to visit their friend Jack. This is Biscuit's first time in the big city, and
there is so much to see and do.
Digger the Dinosaur, by Rebecca Kai Dotlich: Digger wants to go out and
play, but he still hasn’t cleaned his room. The race is on to tidy up—and with
Digger in a rush, things might get a little topsy-turvy!
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Dixie, by Grace Gilman: Emma and her dog Dixie are great friends. They
snack together and play together, and Dixie is one happy dog. But one day,
Emma comes home with a part in a play.
Dixie Loves School Pet Day, by Grace Gilman: Dixie is going to school
with Emma for Pet Day! With so many classmates and pets, the excited
puppy can hardly sit still. Will Dixie find new friends?
Pony Crazy, by Catherine Hapka: No one loves horses more than Meg.
She has pony books, pony toys, and even a pony rug But Meg lives in the big
city and has never been around real ponies before. Then her family moves to
the country, and on her first day of school, Meg makes a new friend--a friend
who lives on a horse farm.
Really Riding!, by Catherine Hapka: Today is a special day for the Pony
Scouts. It's time for Meg and Annie's first-ever riding lesson on Jill's farm,
followed by a Pony Scouts sleepover With so many fun things planned, the
girls couldn't ask for any more excitement . . . until a small surprise turns out
to be their biggest thrill of all.
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Runaway Ponies!, by Catherine Hapka: The Pony Scouts are having a
sleepover at Jill’s house! They get to tend to the ponies day and night. But
when one of the girls forgets to latch a stall, it’s the Scouts to the rescue!
The Dark Knight Rises: Batman versus Bane, by Jodi Huelin: Batman
battles Bane to free Gotham City from crime and destruction.
Frog and Toad are Friends, by Arnold Lobel: From writing letters to going
swimming, telling stories to finding lost buttons, Frog and Toad are always
there for each other—just as best friends should be.
Mouse Soup, by Arnold Lobel: A mouse convinces a weasel he needs the
ingredients from several stories to make a tasty mouse soup.
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Owl at Home, by Arnold Lobel: Owl lives all by himself in a cozy little
house. But whether he's inviting Winter in on a cold and snowy night, or
welcoming a new friend he meets while on a stroll, Owl always has room for
visitors!
Fancy Nancy: Hair Dos and Hair Don’ts, by Jane O’Connor: Picture Day
is just about the most important day of the year, and Nancy has her outfit all
figured out. That leaves only one thing--picking a hairstyle Nancy considers
the options. Pigtails? A bun? Long and loose? Then Nancy gets a brain wave,
and she reaches for the scissors. . . .
Fancy Nancy and the Mean Girl, by Jane O’Connor: Much to her
dismay, Nancy has been chosen for the relay team in this year's Field Day at
school. Despite her many natural talents, Nancy isn't much of a runner. She's
afraid of letting her team down--especially after finding out that an unkind
(that's another word for mean) girl in her class is on the team too.
Amelia Bedelia Bakes Off, by Herman Parish: When Amelia Bedelia
gets mixed up in a televised bake-off contest, it's a recipe for hilarity!
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Amelia Bedelia Makes a Friend, by Herman Parish: Friends are the
best! Amelia Bedelia misses an old friend and makes a new friend in this
funny story about friendship.
Henry and Mudge and the Bedtime Thumps, by Cynthia Rylant: Henry
worries about what will happen to his big dog Mudge during their visit to his
grandmother's house in the country.
Henry and Mudge and the Happy Cat, by Cynthia Rylant: Henry's
family takes in a stray cat, the ugliest cat they have ever seen, and an
amazing relationship blossoms between it and their big dog Mudge.
Mr. Putter and Tabby Catch the Cold, by Cynthia Rylant: Mr. Putter is
feeling a bit— Achoo! —under the weather. And as everyone knows, it's no
fun to be old with a cold. Luckily, Mrs. Teaberry and her good dog, Zeke,
know just what to do to help Mr. Putter feel better.
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Mr. Putter and Tabby Make a Wish, by Cynthia Rylant: Mr. Putter is
sure he is too old for birthday celebrations. And that means he's also too
old for model planes and balloons and candles and cake. So on his special
day, he invites Mrs. Teaberry and Zeke over for a quiet cup of tea. But—
good heavens!—what could possibly be taking them so long to arrive?
Mittens, by Lola M. Schaefer: Mittens is a small, shy kitten in a big, new
house.
Everything seems loud and unfamiliar and scary. The little kitten
wants a special place all his own. Will Mittens ever feel at home?
Splat the Cat and the Duck with No Quack, by Rob Scotton: “Clickity
clack, clickity clack" . . . Splat's bicycle bumps and jumps over the bumpy
track on his way to school, until . . . crack! Splat takes a tumble off of his bike
and finds himself nose to beak with a duck.
Splat the Cat: Sings Flat, by Rob Scotton: Splat's class is preparing to sing
on Parents' Night, but Splat has stage fright! What will it take for him to
overcome his fear?
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Batman Classic: Meet the Super Heroes, by Michael Teitelbaum:
When an evil dragon attacks Gotham City, Batman knows he can't stop it by
himself. With Superman and Wonder Woman fighting by his side, there is
nothing these three Super Heroes can't do!
Ducks in a Row, by Jackie Urbanovic: Max wants to feel needed, but no
one wants his help with anything. Then his aunts show up for a visit. Max can
hardly wait to get back to relaxing!
Children’s Picture Books: (Nook Color Only)
Elf on the Shelf, by Carol V. Aebersold: The best-selling
Christmas tradition, The Elf on the Shelf, is now available on the
Nook! In this e-book edition, the water-color illustrations are
brought to life allowing you to interact with Santa and his favorite
scout elf. Children of all ages will enjoy playing hide-'n-seek with
the elf, adding presents to Santa's bag, or helping the elf fly and
twirl through the sky.
This NOOK Kids Read and Play book features narration,
animation and interactivity. Kids can choose to hear the story read aloud and play activities on
select pages of the book. Animations replay with a simple tap.
The Polar Express, by Chris Van Allsburg: Late one
Christmas Eve after the town has gone to sleep, the boy boards
the mysterious train that waits for him: The Polar Express
bound for the North Pole. When he arrives, Santa offers the
boy any gift he desires. The boy modestly asks for one bell from
the harness of a reindeer. The gift is granted. On the way home
the bell is lost. On christmas morning the boy finds the bell
under the tree. The mother of the boy admires the bell, but
laments that it is broken—for you see, only believers can hear the sound of the bell.
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Fancy Nancy, by Jane O’Connor: Meet Nancy, who believes that
more is ALWAYS better when it comes to being fancy and she is
determined to teach her family a thing or two about being fancy.
Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type, by Doreen Cronin: Farmer Brown
has a problem. His cows like to type. All day long he hears “Click, clack,
moo. Click, clack, moo. Click, clack, moo. ” But Farmer Brown’s problems
get bigger when his cows start leaving him notes! Listen in on the fun as a
bunch of literate cows turn Farmer Brown’s farm upside down!
Duck for President, by Doreen Cronin: My fellow Americans:
It is our pleasure, our honor, our duty as citizens to present to
you Duck for President. Here is a duck who began in a humble pond. Who
worked his way to farmer. To governor. And now, perhaps, to the highest
office in the land.
Some say, if he walks like a duck and talks like a duck, he is a
duck.
We say, if he walks like a duck and talks like a duck, he will be the
next president of the United States of America.
Thank you for your vote.
Llama Llama Red Pajama, by Anna Dewdney: Llama, Llama red
pajama
waiting, waiting for his mama.
Mama isn't coming yet.
Baby Llama starts to fret.
In this infectious rhyming read-aloud, Baby Llama turns
bedtime into an all-out llama drama! Tucked into bed by his mama,
Baby Llama immediately starts worrying when she goes downstairs,
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and his soft whimpers turn to hollers when she doesn't come right back. But just in time, Mama
returns to set things right. Children will relate to Baby Llama's need for comfort, as much as
parents will appreciate Mama Llama's reassuring message.
Are You My Mother? by P. D. Eastman: A baby bird is hatched while
his mother is away. Fallen from his nest, he sets out to look for her and
asks everyone he meets -- including a dog, a cow, and a plane -- "Are you
my mother?"
My Little Pony: A Wedding in Canterlot, by Jill Goldowsky: There's a
wedding in Canterlot and you're invited! Shining Armor is about to marry
Celestia's niece, Mi Amore Cadenza, known throughout the kingdom as
Cadance, and everyone is eagerly looking forward to the big day.
The Elephant’s Child: How the Elephant Got His Trunk, by
Rudyard Kipling: A retelling of Rudyard Kipling's classic tale The
Elephant's Child, adapted by Karen Baiker and illustrated by Davin
Cheng. The curious little Elephant asks many questions and embarks on
a journey which changes the face of elephants forever!
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, by Eric Litwin: Pete the Cat
goes walking down the street wearing his brand-new white shoes. Along
the way, his shoes change from white to red to blue to brown to WET as
he steps in piles of strawberries, blueberries, and other big messes! But
no matter what color his shoes are, Pete keeps movin' and groovin' and
singing his song . . . because it's all good.
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Chika Chika Boom Boom, by Bill Martin Jr.: A told B, and B told C, I'll
meet you at the top of the coconut tree.
In this lively alphabet rhyme, all the letters of the alphabet race
each other up the cocunut tree. Will there be enough room? Oh, no Chicka Chicka Boom! Boom! The well-known authors of Barn Dance and
Knots on a Counting Rope have created a rhythmic alphabet chant that
rolls along on waves of fun. Lois Ehlert's rainbow of bright, bold, cheerful
colors makes the merry parade of letters unforgettable.
The Paper Bag Princess, by Robert Munsch: In this bestselling
modern classic, Princess Elizabeth is slated to marry Prince Ronald
when a dragon attacks the castle and kidnaps Ronald. In resourceful
and humorous fashion, Elizabeth finds the dragon, outsmarts him, and
rescues Ronald—who is less than pleased at her un-princess-like
appearance.
This ebook features read-along narration by the author as well
as music and sound effects.
Yummy Yucky, by Leslie Patricelli: Spaghetti is yummy, but
worms - and blue crayons, and sand, and other things too gross to
mention - are definitely yucky when tasted. Amiably illustrated in a
bright, graphic style, Leslie Patricelli's spirited book, YUMMY YUCKY
stars an obliging, bald, and very expressive toddler who acts out
each pair of opposites with comically dramatic effect.
Skippyjon Jones, by Judy Schachner: Move over, Eloise and
Olivia. Make room for SkippyjonJones, a Siamese kittenboy
who can't resign himself to being an ordinary cat. Having a
time-out in his room, he resorts to his imagination. Taking on
the superhero persona of the great Spanish sword fighter
Skippito, he has the adventure of his life, and readers are
invited along. Zany, wild, and over-the-top, this utterly original
book truly begs to be read aloud.
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Caps for Sale, by Esphyr Slobodkina: A band of mischievous
monkeys steals every one of a peddler's caps while he takes a nap
under a tree.
A Charlie Brown Christmas, by Charles M. Schulz: Start this
holiday season off with a bang by celebrating with the PEANUTS
gang in the timeless classic A Charlie Brown Christmas. Read along
with Charlie Brown in his heartwarming quest to uncover the true
meaning of Christmas with Snoopy, Linus, and friends! This cloth
bound deluxe collector’s edition is faithful to the original television
special that airs every Christmas season and makes the perfect gift
for young and old PEANUTS fans.
Surrounded by other kids with extremely commercial ideas about Christmas, Charlie
Brown struggles to understand the true spirit of the holiday.
Corduroy, by Donald H. Wolfe: Don Freeman's classic
character, Corduroy, is even more popular today then he was
when he first came on the scene over thirty years ago. These
favorite titles are ready for another generation of children to
love.
Puff the Magic Dragon, by Peter Yarrow: In richly-hued
paintings of the deepest sea blues and greens, Puff and his
friend Jackie Paper frolic in the land of Honalee-traveling in a
fantastic boat with billowed sails, climbing red castle stairs onto
a balcony to meet with noble kings and princes, and watching
pirate ships lower their flags for the roaring dragon. Artist Eric
Puybaret has brought an entire magical world into being with
enthralling landscapes, color, and characters. And everyone will
love the way the art cleverly turns the song's end, which at first seemed so sad, into a surprising
and joyful moment.
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This NOOK Kids Read and Play book features narration, animation and interactivity. Kids
can choose to hear the story read aloud and play activities on select pages of the book.
Animations replay with a simple tap.
Harry the Dirty Dog, by Gene Zion: When a white dog with black spots
runs away from home, he gets so dirty his family doesn't recognize him as
a black dog with white spots.
This NOOK Kids Read and Play book features narration, animation
and interactivity. Kids can choose to hear the story read aloud and play
activities on select pages of the book. Animations replay with a simple tap.
Magazines:
Food Network Magazine: (June – November 2012) Food Network
Magazine is America's best-selling food magazine on newsstands-and
every food lover's essential handbook: Each issue is packed with star
recipes and tips, behind-the-scenes scoops and fun, creative ideas for
home cooks.
Men’s Health: (May – November 2012) Men’s Health readers are
active, successful, professional men who want greater control over their
physical, mental and emotional lives. They are looking for in-depth
reporting on everything from fashion and grooming to health and nutrition
as well as cutting-edge gear, the latest in entertainment and more.
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National Geographic: (June – November 2012) Your passport to the
world's wonders!
National Geographic Magazine has a long tradition of combining on-theground reporting with award-winning photography to inform people about
life on our planet.
 Get a glimpse into the exotic and the unexplored with exceptional
photography and story-telling.
 Each issue of National Geographic features breathtaking images,
from spectacular photos to specially designed charts and maps.
Parenting – Early Years: (June – November 2012) For moms with kids
in kindergarten through age 12, Parenting School Years helps families
navigate the world of change they experience when their children start
school. Subscribe today and discover in each issue:
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 Expert advice on big kid discipline, emotional and social
development, and how to help your child succeed in school
 Tips and tricks by real moms
Hot new toys, clothing and more must-have items for kids and moms
Relationship and beauty advice, plus simple ways to pamper yourself
Popular Mechanics: (June – November 2012) Popular Mechanics helps
the reader master the modern world, presenting trusted information
about his home, his car, his technology and the world around him. With
tool tests, building projects, car reviews and more, Popular Mechanics
shows the American man how to upgrade his life. And the magazine s
analysis of the latest developments in technology and engineering keeps
him in the know about the science behind the news from alternative
energy to military technology to digital privacy. Each month, nearly 9
million curious minds turn to Popular Mechanics for advice and in-depth reporting.
Weight Watchers: (May – December 2012) Succeed and feel great
about yourself with Weight Watchers Magazine. Each inspiring issue
includes helpful menus, easy recipes, wellness and beauty tips, great
articles and real life success stories that offer solid advice to help you live a
healthy lifestyle.
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Women’s Health: (May – November 2012) The Women’s Health brand
is created for the woman who sees being healthy-physically and
emotionally as her edge. Our readers are women who want to do more,
have more and be more. It is a magazine that helps women stay on pace in
their lives with practical advice on nutrition, fitness, sex and relationships,
style and beauty and much more. Women’s Health speaks to women
exactly as they speak to each other-with a tone and look that’s smart,
positive, energizing, provocative, fashionable, surprising and humorous.
Apps (Nook Color Only):
Angry Birds: This application is recommended for ages 4+.
Use the unique powers of the Angry Birds to destroy the greedy pigs'
fortresses!
The survival of the Angry Birds is at stake. Dish out revenge on the
greedy pigs who stole their eggs. Use the unique powers of each bird to destroy
the pigs’ fortresses. Angry Birds features challenging physics-based gameplay and hours
of replay value. Each of the over 300 levels requires logic, skill, and force to solve.
Better Sudoku: Better Sudoku is all you need for a complete and fun sudoku
experience.
It comes with: 5 diffuculty levels, Many puzzles per game variation and level of
difficulty, Sudoku Timer, Auto-save, Great Pencil Mark, Undo/Redo.
It has many variations in addition to starndard sudoku: X-Sudoku,
Hyper-Sudoku, Percent-Sudoku, Color-Sudoku, Squiggly Sudoku (a.k.a. Jigsaw Sudoku), and
combinations thereof (e.g. Sudoku-X with jigsaw regions).
Brain Quest: Grade 5: With Casey, Jake, and Gizmo by their sides, kids can
launch into a space voyage while honing their skills in math, science, language,
and history. Featuring fun and challenging curriculum-based questions,
immersive graphics and soundscapes, and a trio of friendly companions, it's the
app that turns learning into a game. Since content reflects national and state
curriculum standards, it's both a great review tool and a preview of what's coming next.
Calculator Plus: I'm big, easy to read, and I love saving you time and effort. I
remember everything you calculate, and let you review it anytime, making me
perfect for adding up receipts, balancing checkbooks, or even helping with
taxes. And if you need to quit and go do something else, I'll have it all waiting
for you when you come back. You'll never need to type the same calculation
twice again.
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Chess: Pre-loaded.
College Football Score Board: College Football Scoreboard Plus gives you up
to the minute college football scores, schedules and all the latest news stories,
for the following conferences: ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conf USA, MWC,
Pac-12 and SEC- plus Top 25 schools. Includes schedules and scores for
Conference tournaments and the NCAA Tournament (March Madness).
Crossword: Pre-loaded.
Crosswords: Crosswords for NOOK Color™ by Barnes & Noble lets you
download and solve crossword puzzles from around the world, right on your
device! New puzzles avaialbe every day from major newspapers, plus hints, clue
listings, and tons more.
Cut the Rope: A mysterious package has arrived, and the little monster inside
has one request: CANDY! Cut the ropes, release candy into Om Nom's mouth,
collect shiny gold stars, and unlock new levels.
Daily Ab Workout: Daily Ab Workout contains three 5 to 10 minute daily ab
routines for men and women that step you through thirty of the best absculpting exercises you can do in the comfort of your own home. These proven
exercises, demonstrated by a certified personal trainer, target all major
abdominal muscles. Spending just minutes a day can strengthen your core and
tone your abs.
Daily Butt Workout: Daily Butt Workout contains two 5 to 10 minute daily
butt and leg routines that step you through twenty of the best lower body
exercises you can do in the comfort of your own home. This workout is
developed and demonstrated by a certified personal trainer, and spending just
minutes a day can strengthen and tone your butt and legs.
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Daily Cardio Workout: Daily Cardio Workout contains two 5 to 10 minute
daily cardio routines for men and women that step you through twenty of the
best cardio exercises you can do in the comfort of your own home. These
proven exercises, demonstrated by a certified personal trainer, will whip you
into shape in no time.
Email: Pre-loaded.
Hidden Objects: This application is recommended for ages 4+.
Find objects hidden among the deftly crafted trompe loeil style graphics
in Hidden Objects for NOOK Family of Devices by Barnes & Noble. Breathtaking
gardens, vistas,mountains, and more are guaranteed to enchant you more and
more the longer youspend looking for the objects hidden within the lushness of
each piece of art. Hidden Objects is a phenomenal way to unwind on a commute home (just
dont try it while driving!) or as a brain teaser over your morning coffee. Challenging you to slow
down and take a closer look will not only help exercise your neurons, but will create a sense of
peace simply by taking in the beauty of each finely-detailed environment.
Music Player: Pre-loaded
My Media: Pre-loaded
My-Cast Weather Radar: My-Cast provides access to critical weather
information wherever you are. View animated radar, clouds, current conditions,
hourly and extended forecasts, interactive graphs and severe weather alerts.
Quickly check the weather with an easy-to-interpret graphic display and
dynamic weather themes. The My-Cast dashboard allows an instant view of
favorite features in one glance. My-Cast includes international data, portrait and landscape
displays for maps and graphs, pinch-zoom gestures and more!
Nook Word of the Day: Expand your vocabulary and discover great new
books from Barnes and Noble with the nook word of the day app. Powered by
Wordnik, the world's largest dictionary, the nook word of the day app shows
interesting words in context, as they are really used by the best (and bestselling) authors. Also includes audio pronunciations!
Pandora: Pre-loaded.
Sudoku: Pre-loaded.
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Trip Advisor Hotels Flights Restaurants: Plan and have your perfect trip
with TripAdvisor. With over 60 million reviews and opinions by real travelers,
you'll find the best places to eat, sleep, and play, wherever you travel.
Where’s My Water?: This application is recommended for ages 0-4.
Swampy the Alligator lives in the sewers under the city. He is a
little different from the other alligators he's curious, friendly, and loves
taking a nice long shower after a hard day at work. The other alligators
have damaged his plumbing and disrupted the water flow. Help Swampy by guiding
water to his shower! In Swampy's Story, play eight themed chapters over 160 levels.
Collect Swampy's ducks and shower items to unlock new puzzles and bonus levels.
Where's My Water? is a challenging physics-based puzzler complete with vibrant
graphics, intuitive controls, and a sensational soundtrack. To be successful, you need to
be clever and keep an eye out for algae, toxic ooze, triggers, and traps.
Words With Friends: The #1 mobile word game Words With Friends is now
available for the NOOK!. Play Words With Friends, the #1 mobile word game,
with both your Android and iPhone/iPad-toting friends. Experience for yourself
why millions of players are addicted to the word building, triple score seeking,
chat bubble sending goodness of Words With Friends.
Updated 1/7/2013