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Books: NCRL Top Twenty
KILLING PATTON
by Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard.
Killing Patton takes readers inside the
final year of the war and recounts the
events surrounding Patton’s tragic demise,
naming names of the many powerful
individuals who wanted him silenced.
• Order # 294914
A PORTRAIT OF MY FATHER
by George W. Bush.
George W. Bush, the 43rd President of
the United States, has authored a personal
biography of his father, George H. W.
Bush, the 41st President.
• Order # 312322
MAKE IT AHEAD
by Ina Garten.
For the first time, trusted and beloved
cookbook author Ina Garten, the
Barefoot Contessa, answers the number
one question she receives from cooks:
Can I make it ahead?
• Order # 287454
MONEY: MASTER THE GAME
by Tony Robbins.
Based on extensive research and one-onone interviews with more than 50 of the
most legendary financial experts in the
world—from Carl Icahn and Warren
Buffett, to Ray Dalio and Steve Forbes—
Tony Robbins has created a simple 7-step
blueprint that anyone can use for financial freedom.
• Order # 311986
DREAMERS AND DECEIVERS
True Stories of the Heroes and
Villains Who Made America
by Glenn Beck.
The people who made America were not
always what they seemed. There were
entrepreneurs and visionaries whose
selflessness propelled us forward, but
there were also charlatans and fraudsters whose selfishness
nearly derailed us. Dreamers and Deceivers brings both
of these groups to life with stories written to put you
right in the middle of the action.
• Order # 299858
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GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS
2015
With a fresh new design and feel inspired
by innovations in tablet technology, the
latest GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS
book presents thousands of new and
updated records, along with hundreds of
amazing never-before-seen photographs.
• Order # 294802
YES PLEASE
by Amy Poehler.
Full of the comedic skill that makes us all
love Amy, Yes Please is a rich and varied
collection of stories, lists, poetry (Plastic
Surgery Haiku, to be specific), photographs, mantras and advice.
• Order # 298891
YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS UP
by Al Michaels.
In this highly entertaining and insightful
memoir, one of television’s most respected
broadcasters interweaves the story of his
life and career with lively firsthand tales
of some of the most thrilling events and
fascinating figures in modern sports.
• Order # 291785
GRAY MOUNTAIN
by John Grisham.
For the first time in her career, Samantha
prepares a lawsuit, sees the inside of an
actual courtroom, gets scolded by a judge,
and receives threats from locals who aren’t
so thrilled to have a big-city lawyer in
town. And she learns that Brady, Virginia,
like most small towns, harbors some big secrets.
• Order # 298970
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HOPE TO DIE
by James Patterson.
Detective Alex Cross is being stalked by
a psychotic genius, forced to play the
deadliest game of his career.
• Order # 299311
Books: NCRL Top Twenty
THE ESCAPE
by David Baldacci.
A combat veteran and special agent with
the U.S. Army, John Puller is the man
they call to investigate the toughest crimes
facing the nation. But all his training, all
his experience, all his skills will not prepare
him for his newest case, one that will
force him to hunt down the most formidable and brilliant
prey he has ever tracked: his own brother.
• Order # 297005
THE WORLD OF ICE & FIRE
by George R. R. Martin.
This lavishly illustrated volume is a
comprehensive history of the Seven
Kingdoms, providing vividly constructed
accounts of the epic battles, bitter rivalries,
and daring rebellions that lead to the
events of A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO’s
Game of Thrones.
• Order # 298973
LEAVING TIME
by Jodi Picoult.
This moving tale of a girl searching for
her missing mom blends suspense, the
supernatural and heartbreaking insights
into elephants.
• Order # 287326
THE CINDERELLA MURDER
by Mary Clark Higgins.
In a first-time collaboration, “Queen of
Suspense” Mary Higgins Clark partners
with bestselling author Alafair Burke to
deliver a brand new suspense series about
a television program featuring cold case
murders.
• Order # 299285
THE MISTLETOE PROMISE
by Richard Paul Evans.
A love story for Christmas from the #1
bestselling author of The Christmas Box
and The Walk.
• Order # 298881
PEGASUS
by Danielle Steel.
In a rich historical novel of family and
World War II, #1 New York Times
bestselling author Danielle Steel unfurls a
powerful saga that spans generations and
continents. This is a story of courage,
friendship, and fate as two families face
the challenges of war . . . and the magnificent stallion
that will link them forever.
• Order # 298883
FLESH AND BLOOD
by Patricia D. Cornwell.
In this 22nd Scarpetta novel, the master
forensic sleuth finds herself in the unsettling pursuit of a serial sniper who leaves
no incriminating evidence except fragments of copper.
• Order # 299301
THE BURNING ROOM
by Michael Connelly.
In the new thriller from #1 New York
Times bestselling author Michael Connelly,
Detective Harry Bosch and his rookie
partner investigate a cold case that gets
very hot... very fast.
• Order # 297003
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THE JOB
by Janet Evanovich.
He’s a charming con man and she’s a
dedicated FBI agent, and they’re about to
drive each other crazy . . . again!
• Order # 299320
REVIVAL
by Stephen King.
A dark and electrifying novel about
addiction, fanaticism, and what might
exist on the other side of life.
• Order # 299572
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Books: Storytime
BOARD BOOKS!
Order # 285007
Order # 75572
Belly Button Book
by Sandra Boynton
Order # 305133
Look At Me!
by Mo Willems
Order # 210124
Do Cow's Meow?
by Salina Yoon
Order # 305418
An Australian ABC
of Animals
by Bronwyn Bancroft
Order # 305413
Order # 302315
Hop, Bunny!
Explore the Forest
by Susan B. Neuman
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Alexander and the
Terrible, Horrible,
No-Good, Very Bad Day
by Judith Viorst
Order # 305414
Duck and Goose,
Goose Needs a Hug
by Tad Hills
Frozen
by Victoria Saxon
Order # 305419
This Little Chick
by John Lawrence
Order # 208672
House on East 88th
Street
by Bernard Waber
Order # 199581
Dragons Love Tacos
by Adam Rubin
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Order # 305132
Lizards, Frogs
and Polliwogs
by Douglas Florian
Books: Storytime
Order # 285072
Ladybug Girl: Do
You Like My Shoes?
by David Soman
Wherever You Are:
Order # 305417
My Love Will Find You
Rotten Ralph
by Nancy Tillman
Helps Out
by Jack Gantos
Order # 305135
Order # 300306
Pete the Cat and
the Bad Banana
by James Dean
The Red Lemon
by Bob Staake
Order # 216526
It's Snowing!
by Gail Gibbons
Order # 305415
Order # 305138
Ox-Cart Man
by Donald Hall
Order # 305130
Ladybugs
by Gail Gibbons
Order # 257584
Day the Crayons Quit
by Drew Daywalt
Order # 305131
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Pinkalicious:
Tutu-Rific
by Victoria Kann
Little Blue Truck
Leads the Way
by Alice Schertle
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Order # 289998
My New Friend
Is So Fun!
by Mo Willems
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Books: Children
ATLANTIS RISING
by T. A. Barron.
Promi lives by his wits as a knife-wielding
thief in the City of Great Powers, caring
only about himself. A chance involvement
with a young girl named Atlanta involves
him in the conflict between grasping evil
priest Grukarr and the young girl, who is defending the
last natural magic in the land of Ellegandia. Can Promi
care enough about something other than himself to fulfill
his destiny?
• Order # 305112
THE BOOK OF THREE
by Lloyd Alexander.
Taran the Pig-Keeper is joined by Eilonwy,
the strong-willed and sharp-tongued
princess; Fflewddur Fflam, the hyperboleprone bard; the ever-faithful Gurgi; and
the curmudgeonly Doli—all of whom have
become involved in an epic struggle between good and
evil that shapes the fate of the legendary land of Prydain.
• Order # 106877
THE CREATURE DEPARTMENT
by Robert Paul Weston.
Elliot is overjoyed the morning his uncle,
professor Archie Von Doppler, invites him
to tour the supersecret invention lab at
DENKi-3000, a company famous for its
unusual, logic-defying products. But the
secrets are more super than Elliot had hoped.
• Order # 305114
THE FANTASTIC
FAMILY WHIPPLE
by Matthew Ward.
Poor Arthur Whipple. He's about to turn 12
and has yet to distinguish himself among
his huge family of overachieving worldrecord breakers. But when a mysterious
curse seems to befall the Whipples, it might be up to
Arthur to save them.
• Order # 305115
THE GRIMM CONCLUSION
by Adam Gidwitz.
Two children venture through forests, flee
kingdoms, face ogres and demons and
monsters, and, ultimately, find their way
home. Oh yes, and they may die. Just
once or twice.
• Order # 259501
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THE GREAT ESCAPE
by Kate Egan.
During one of his visits to The White
Rabbit Magic Shop, Mike finds something
that could be even better than a magic trick
- it's possible that Mike could be related to
Harry Houdini - the greatest magician ever!
• Order # 305277
KIDS WHO ARE
CHANGING THE WORLD
by Anne Jankeliowitch.
The inspiring stories of 45 young heroes
who have made an impact on our
planet.
• Order # 301422
THE MAGICIAN'S BIRD
by Emily Fairlie.
In The Magician's Bird, the mystery Bud
and Laurie must solve is much more serious
than a treasure hunt—their beloved school
founder, Maria Tutweiler, has been accused
of murdering Marchetti the Magician!
• Order # 305119
OUTER SPACE
by Ken Jennings.
Let your inner astronaut explore outer
space with this interactive trivia book from
Jeopardy! champ and New York Times
bestselling author Ken Jennings.
• Order # 305278
SISTERS
by Raina Telgemeier.
Raina can't wait to be a big sister. But once
Amara is born, things aren't quite how she
expected them to be. Amara is cute, but
she's also a cranky, grouchy baby, and
mostly prefers to play by herself. Their
relationship doesn't improve much over the years, but
when a baby brother enters the picture and later, something doesn't seem right between their parents, they
realize they must figure out how to get along.
• Order # 289166
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Books: Children
SPACE ROCKS!
by Tom O'Donnell.
When aliens land on Chorkle’s home on
Gelo, the asteroid’s residents must find a
way to drive off these “human” invaders, or
risk the discovery of the Xotonian civilization.
• Order # 305123
THE STRATFORD ZOO
MIDNIGHT REVUE
PRESENTS MACBETH
by Ian Lendler.
The Stratford Zoo looks like a normal zoo...
until the gates shut at night. That's when
the animals come out of their cages to stage
elaborate performances of Shakespeare's greatest works.
• Order # 301434
TEMPLE GRANDIN
by Sy Montgomery.
Today, Dr. Temple Grandin, a scientist and
professor of animal science at Colorado
State University, is an autism advocate and
her world-changing career revolutionized
the livestock industry. This compelling
biography and Temple's personal photos take us inside
her extraordinary mind and open the door to a broader
understanding of autism.
• Order # 305124
WHEN ZACHARY BEAVER
CAME TO TOWN
by Kimberly Willis Holt.
With understated elegance, Kimberly Willis
Holt tells a compelling coming-of-age story
about a thirteen-year-old boy struggling to
find himself in an imperfect world. At
turns passionate and humorous, this extraordinary novel
deals sensitively and candidly with obesity, war, and the
true power of friendship.
• Order # 305126
A WRINKLE IN TIME
by Madeleine L'Engle.
A Wrinkle in Time is the story of the
adventures in space and time of Meg,
Charles Wallace, and Calvin O'Keefe (one
of the most popular boys in high school).
They are in search of Meg's father, a
scientist who disappeared while engaged in secret work
for the government on the tesseract problem.
• Order # 103898
COUNTING BY 7s
by Holly Goldberg Sloan.
In the tradition of Out of My Mind,
Wonder, and Mockingbird, this is an
intensely moving middle grade novel about
being an outsider, coping with loss, and
discovering the true meaning of family.
• Order # 305279
EL DEAFO
by Cece Bell.
Going to school and making new friends
can be tough. But going to school and
making new friends while wearing a bulky
hearing aid strapped to your chest? That
requires superpowers!
• Order # 301377
MACHINE WARS
by Michael Pryor.
Unknown to the world, a superintelligence
has emerged—and it wants to eliminate
Bram Argent. The paranoid superintelligence can control any machine connected
to the net, and it uses these machines as
unstoppable agents to achieve its ends. Controlling the
entire world is its only way to ensure its own existence.
• Order # 305280
MY YEAR OF EPIC ROCK
by Andrea Pyros.
Nina Simmons' song would be "You Can't
Always Eat What You Want." (Peanut
allergies, ugh). But that's okay, because as
her best friend Brianna always said, "We're
All in This Together." Until the first day of
the seventh grade, when Brianna dumps her to be BFFs
with the popular new girl.
• Order # 305281
THE TERRIBLE THING
THAT HAPPENED TO
BARNABY BROCKET
by John Boyne.
Barnaby Brocket is an ordinary 8-year-old
boy in most ways, but he was born different
in one important way: he floats. Unlike
everyone else, Barnaby does not obey the law of gravity.
His parents, who have a horror of being noticed, want
desperately for Barnaby to be normal, but he can't help
who he is.
• Order # 305125
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Books: Teens
THE BEGINNING OF EVERYTHING
by Robyn Schneider.
Varsity tennis captain, Ezra Faulkner, was
supposed to be homecoming king, but that
was before—before his girlfriend cheated
on him, before a car accident shattered his
leg, and before he fell in love with unpredictable new girl Cassidy Thorpe.
• Order # 250660
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US
by Kasie West.
During a shift at her mother’s shop, Cayman
meets Xander, who seems like an arrogant
rich guy. Cayman’s mother has long warned
her about the wealthy; Cayman’s father
came from money but left before she was
even born. But Xander, though indeed wealthy, may be
kind, after all—and he seems interested in Cayman.
• Order # 249798
THE DREAM THIEVES
by Maggie Stiefvater.
Ronan is one of the raven boys—a group
of friends, practically brothers, searching
for a dead king named Glendower, who they
think is hidden somewhere in the hills by
their elite private school, Aglionby Academy.
The path to Glendower has long lived as an undercurrent
beneath town. But now, like Ronan's secrets, it is beginning
to rise to the surface—changing everything in its wake.
• Order # 305140
ETIQUETTE & ESPIONAGE
by Gail Carriger.
At Mademoiselle Geraldine's, young ladies
learn to finish...everything. Certainly, they
learn the fine arts of dance, dress, and
etiquette, but they also learn to deal out
death, diversion, and espionage—in the
politest possible ways, of course.
• Order # 231893
FANGIRL
by Rainbow Rowell.
Fangirl is a coming-of-age novel that is
smart, funny, and genuine. Fangirl takes
place during Cather Avery's first year of
college, learning who she is when stripped
down to just Cath—not the twins Cath
& Wren and not Magicath, her fan fiction pen name.
• Order # 250661
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THE INDIGO SPELL
by Richelle Mead.
Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a
group of humans who dabble in magic and
serve to bridge the worlds of humans and
vampires. They protect vampire secrets—
and human lives.
• Order # 305144
THE INVISIBLE MAN
by H. G. Wells.
From the twentieth century's first great
practitioner of the novel of ideas comes a
consummate masterpiece of science fiction
about a man trapped in the terror of his
own creation.
• Order # 305145
JUST ONE DAY
by Gayle Forman.
A book about love, heartbreak, travel,
identity, and the “accidents” of fate, Just
One Day shows us how sometimes in order
to get found, you first have to get lost. . .
and how often the people we are seeking
are much closer than we know.
• Order # 305282
THE NEW ADVENTURES OF
TOM SAWYER AND HUCK FINN
by Lisa Mannetti.
Tom and Huck have reincarnated as twin
white cats, and they're now familiars for a
modern-day witch—and, of course, they
want to be boys again!
• Order # 305147
THIS IS WHAT HAPPY
LOOKS LIKE
by Jennifer E. Smith.
When 16-year-old Ellie O'Neill accidentally
starts an exchange with a stranger, she doesn't
expect their virtual conversations to turn
into a romance. But over the course of a
few months, that's exactly what happens. Ellie doesn't
know the boy's name until he shows up on her doorstep.
He's Graham Larkin, a famous movie star whose next
film just happens to be shooting in her quiet Maine town.
• Order # 305284
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THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY
by David Levithan.
David Levithan plumbs the depths of
teenage emotion to create an amazing array
of voices that readers won’t forget. So, enter
their lives and prepare to welcome the
realm of possibility open to us all. Love,
joy, and these stories will linger.
• Order # 266318
REQUIEM
by Lauren Oliver.
This exciting finale to Lauren Oliver's
acclaimed Delirium trilogy is a riveting
blend of nonstop action and forbidden
romance in a dystopian United States.
• Order # 305283
STEELHEART
by Brandon Sanderson.
How far would you go for revenge if someone
killed your father? If someone destroyed
your city? If everything you ever loved was
taken from you? David Charleston will go
to any lengths to stop Steelheart. But to
exact revenge in Steelheart’s world, David will need the
Reckoners—a shadowy group of rebels bent on maintaining justice.
• Order # 308742
GAME: THE SEQUEL TO
"I HUNT KILLERS"
by Barry Lyga.
Several months have passed since Jazz helped
the Lobo's Nod police force catch the serial
killer known as the Impressionist. Every
day since then, Jazz has dealt with the guilt
of knowing he was responsible for his father's escape from
prison. Now Billy Dent is on the loose, ready to kill again.
• Order # 305142
PERFECT SCOUNDRELS
by Ally Carter.
Katarina Bishop and W.W. Hale the fifth
were born to lead completely different lives:
Kat comes from a long, proud line of loveable criminal masterminds, while Hale is
the scion of one of the most seemingly perfect
dynasties in the world. If their families have one thing in
common, it's that they both know how to stay under the
radar while getting—or stealing—whatever they want.
• Order # 305148
THE RITHMATIST
by Brandon Sanderson.
Joel longs to be a Rithmatist with the
magical power to bring two-dimensional
objects, called Chalklings, to life. But he
is 16, and Rithmatists are chosen at age 8.
Surely he has missed his chance, or has he?
When Rithmatists-in-training at the prestigious Armedius
Academy begin to go missing, Joel—a scholarship student
there—determines to find out what has happened to them.
• Order # 305150
CLOCKWORK PRINCESS
by Cassandra Clare.
Danger and betrayal, secrets and enchantment, and the tangled threads of love and
loss intertwine as the Shadowhunters are
pushed to the very brink of destruction in
the breathtaking conclusion to the Infernal
Devices trilogy.
• Order # 231645
AN EXCHANGE OF GIFTS
by Anne McCaffrey.
McCaffrey's latest is a sweet, romantic
fantasy set in a realm where each person is
born with a gift that determines their
future.
• Order # 305141
FULL-RIDE
by Margaret Peterson Haddix.
Becca has plenty to hide and everything to
lose—but with her future on the line, she’s
willing to risk it all. A gripping novel from
New York Times bestselling author Maragaret
Peterson Haddix.
• Order # 265581
IF I STAY
by Gayle Forman.
Seventeen y­ ear-old Mia has no memory
of the accident; she can only recall what
happened afterwards, watching her own
damaged body being taken from the wreck.
Little by little she struggles to put together
the pieces—to figure out what she has lost, what she has
left, and the very difficult choice she must make.
• Order # 305143
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Books: Fiction
CAVENON HALL
by Barbara Taylor Bradford.
Cavendon Hall is Barbara Taylor Bradford
at her very best, and its sweeping story of
secrets, love, honor, and betrayal will have
readers riveted up to the very last page.
• Order # 302475
THE CHASE
by Janet Evanovich & Lee Goldberg.
Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg, bestselling authors of The Heist, return in this
action-packed, exciting adventure featuring
master con artist Nicolas Fox and die-hard
FBI agent Kate O’Hare. And this time
around, things go from hot to nuclear
when government secrets are on the line.
• Order # 309257
CONFESSIONS OF A WILD CHILD
by Jackie Collins.
Lucky Santangelo, just shy of fifteen years
old, is sent to an exclusive girl's boarding
school with her father, Gino, intent on
making his daughter into a lady in
preparation for marriage and motherhood.
But boarding school gives Lucky an
education neither she nor her father expected.
• Order # 302477
THE GIRL IN THE WOODS
by Gregg Olsen.
Kitsap County forensic pathologist Birdy
Waterman and detective Kendall Stark
join forces in the first Waterman/Stark
thriller that leads them from the dark
discovery of a body part in Banner Forest
to a serial killer and the twisted relationships of an forgettable cast of characters that will leave
readers breathless.
• Order # 302479
THE GODS OF GUILT
by Michael Connelly.
Defense attorney Mickey Haller's back with
the bad guys, defending a high-tech pimp
accused of killing one of his “girls,” who
happens to be a former friend of Mickey’s.
• Order # 302480
MIRAGE
by Clive Cussler.
In October 1943, a U.S. destroyer sailed
out of Philadelphia and supposedly vanished,
the result of a Navy experiment with electromagnetic radiation. The story was considered
a hoax—but now Juan Cabrillo and his
Oregon colleagues aren’t so sure.
• Order # 302481
FEAR NOTHING
by Lisa Gardner.
In #1 New York Times bestseller Lisa
Gardner’s latest pulse-pounding thriller,
Detective D. D. Warren must face a new
fear as a serial killer terrorizes Boston.
• Order # 302478
CHILD 44
by Tom Rob Smith.
Stalin's Soviet Union is an official paradise,
where citizens live free from crime and fear
only one thing: the all-powerful state.
Defending this system is idealistic security
officer Leo Demidov. But when a murderer
starts to kill at will and Leo dares to investigate, the State's obedient servant finds himself demoted
and exiled. Now, with only his wife at his side, Leo must
fight to uncover shocking truths about a killer—and a
country where "crime" doesn't exist.
• Order # 299498
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THE BETRAYED
by Heather Graham.
Graham deftly weaves elements of mystery,
the paranormal and romance into a tight
plot that will keep the reader guessing at
the true nature of the killer's evil.
• Order # 298277
THE CASUAL VACANCY
by J. K. Rowling.
When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early
forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock.
Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll,
but what lies behind the pretty façade is a
town 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 parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the
biggest war the town has yet seen.
• Order # 299497
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Books: Fiction
BELOVED ENEMY
by Eric Van Lustbader.
When Secretary of Homeland Security
Dennis Paull is found dead, moments
after a late-night meeting with Jack
McClure, the President suspects his top
operative can no longer be trusted. But
who will protect the country if not McClure?
• Order # 299495
BLOWBACK
by Valerie Plame Wilson.
With rapid-cut shifts from European
capitals to Washington to the Near East,
and with insider detail that only a former
spy could provide, Blowback marks the
explosive beginning of the hunt for Bhoot,
the villain whom Covert CIA ops officer
Vanessa Pierson devotes her life to capturing, dead or alive.
• Order # 299496
THE CHRISTMAS WEDDING
by James Patterson.
Gaby Summerhill's family hasn't been
together for Christmas since her husband
Peter died, but that's about to change.
You see Gaby has been proposed to by
three men, and the thing is she is going to
have a Christmas wedding, and she isn't
going to to disclose who the groom will be until the
wedding. So the only way her children, Emily, Claire
Lizzie and Seth will know who she is marrying is to come
home for Christmas.
• Order # 299499
COMMAND AUTHORITY
by Tom Clancy.
There’s a new strong man in Russia but
his rise to power is based on a dark secret
hidden decades in the past. The solution
to that mystery lies with a most unexpected
source, President Jack Ryan.
• Order # 299500
NIGHT PROBE!
by Clive Cussler.
1989: U.S. naval commander, Heidi
Milligan, is writing a thesis when she
comes across a letter written by Woodrow
Wilson referring to the North American
Treaty. Curious, she discovers that even
the most expert historians have no knowledge of any North American Treaty. But the treaty was
indeed real. If a copy could be found, the United States
would profit greatly from it but Great Britain would lose.
• Order # 302482
LIVE TO SEE TOMORROW
by Iris Johansen.
Catherine Ling is one of the CIA’s most
prized operatives. Raised on the unforgiving streets of Hong Kong, she was pulled
into the agency at the age of fourteen,
already having accumulated more insight
and secrets than the most seasoned
professionals in her world. If life has taught her anything,
it is not to get attached, but there are two exceptions to
that rule: her son Luke and her mentor Hu Chang.
• Order # 299502
LOST LIGHT
by Michael Connelly.
Harry Bosch was taken off the Angella
Benton murder case when the production
assistant's death was linked with the violent
theft of two million dollars from a movie
set. Both files were never closed. Now
retired from the L.A.P.D., Bosch is
determined to find justice for Angella.
• Order # 299503
CROSS MY HEART
by James Patterson.
James Patterson raises the stakes to their
highest level, ever—when Alex Cross
becomes the obsession of a genius of
menace set on proving that he is the
greatest mind in the history of crime.
• Order # 299501
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OUTLAW
by Ted Dekker.
Full of harrowing twists, sweeping
violence, and wild love, Outlaw takes us
beyond the skin of this world to another
unseen.
• Order # 253124
SING YOU HOME
by Jodi Picoult.
Jodi Picoult cleverly examines the modern
world of reproductive science, how best to
nurture a child and what, exactly, being a
family means.
• Order # 299506
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Books: Romance
HOW THE SCOUNDREL SEDUCES
by Sabrina Jeffries.
The third deliciously sexy novel in the New
York Times bestselling Duke’s Men historical
romance series, featuring an investigator
who sets out to find gypsies—and unexpectedly finds love.
• Order # 297895
NIGHT'S HONOR
by Thea Harrison.
From the author of Kinked and Oracle's
Moon...In the USA Today bestselling
author's latest Novel of the Elder Races, a
woman finds herself in need of protection—
and seduced by honor.
• Order # 296834
NOT QUITE A WIFE
by Mary Jo Putney.
Laurel has been estranged from her husband
James, Lord Kirkland, for a decade. After
they cross paths unexpectedly in the clinic
run by Laurel and her physician brother,
circumstances dictate that they give their
marriage another chance.
• Order # 297896
NO LIMITS
by Lori Foster.
A surprise inheritance reunites a mixed
martial arts fighter with the woman he's
never forgotten in the first in a smoldering
new series from New York Times bestselling
author Lori Foster.
• Order # 296835
THE ACCIDENTAL ABDUCTION
by Darcie Wilde.
A headlong flight across London to stop an
elopement leads to a hasty wedding between
strangers....A sizzling new romance for fans
of Sarah MacLean and Elizabeth Hoyt.
• Order # 296832
NEVER MARRY A VISCOUNT
by Anne Stuart.
Sophie Russell was once society’s darling.
But after the disgrace and death of her
father, she now finds all doors firmly shut
to her—including those of her family
home. To discover the secrets now hidden
within its beloved walls, she’ll pose as a cook and spy on
the estate’s new owner, a broodingly handsome viscount,
who may have schemed against the Russells.
• Order # 296833
WHAT A LADY MOST DESIRES
by Lecia Cornwall.
After the battle, Stephen is not only
wounded and blind, but falsely accused of
cowardice and theft. The only light in his
dark world is Delphine, the one woman he
never imagined he could desire. But she
deserves more than he can give her. As their feelings
deepen and hidden enemies conspire to force them to
part forever, can their love survive the cruelest test of all?
• Order # 296837
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RIVAL
by Penelope Douglas.
Madoc and Fallon. Two estranged teenagers
playing games that push the boundaries
between love and war. She's back.
• Order # 300820
HOW TO SCHOOL
YOUR SCOUNDREL
by Juliana Gray.
Three intrepid princesses find themselves
targets in a deadly plot against the crown—
until their uncle devises a brilliant plan to
keep them safe.
• Order # 290944
THE LONGEST NIGHT
by Kara Braden.
Years ago, former Marine Captain Cecily
Knight fled her dark past and the nightmares forever haunting her nights. Alone
in the remote Canadian wilderness, she
survives day to day...until Ian Fairchild
comes storming into her life and shatters her protective
seclusion.
• Order # 290946
TREASURED
by Candace Camp.
Love is in the cards for a young Scottish
heiress in the first book of a delicious new
trilogy of historical romances, Secrets of the
Loch, from New York Times bestselling
author Candace Camp.
• Order # 290640
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Books: Romance
VIXEN IN VELVET
by Loretta Chase.
Lethally charming Simon Blair, Marquess of
Lisburne, has reluctantly returned to London
for one reason only: a family obligation.
Still, he might make time for the seduction
of a certain redheaded dressmaker—but
Leonie Noirot hasn't time for him.
• Order # 290945
DECLAN'S CROSS
by Carla Neggers.
An escape to an idyllic Irish seaside village
is about to turn deadly in this riveting new
novel by master of romantic suspense Carla
Neggers.
• Order # 290424
DESERVES TO DIE
by Lisa Jackson.
A killer has made his way to Grizzly Falls,
ready to fulfill a vengeance years in the
making. And detectives Selena Alvarez and
Regan Pescoli must find the target of his
wrath—or die trying.
• Order # 297479
THE DOG PARK
by Laura Caldwell.
Jessica Champlin knows it takes more than
a darling goldendoodle to save a marriage.
She and her ex-husband, investigative
journalist Sebastian Hess, had too many
irreconcilable differences for even their
beloved dog, Baxter, to heal. So they've agreed to joint
custody, and life has settled into a prickly normalcy. But
when Baxter heroically rescues a child and the video
footage goes viral, Jess and Sebastian are thrown together
again, and her life takes some very unexpected twists.
• Order # 290426
INNOCENCE UNDONE
by Kat Martin.
Jessica Fox wasn’t always the beautiful,
composed young woman who is the toast
of the London ton. Born in poverty, Jessica
wandered the streets until fate found her a
guardian in the aging Marquess of Belmore.
Now, it is fate she tempts with her longing for the
Marquess’s son, the arrogant and handsome Captain
Mathew Seaton.
• Order # 295882
THE GAME
AND THE GOVERNESS
by Kate Noble.
Three best friends make a life-changing
bet in the first book in a witty, sexy new
Regency trilogy from acclaimed author
Kate Noble.
• Order # 284542
A GOOD DEBUTANTE'S
GUIDE TO RUIN
by Sophie Jordan.
Conflicts arise when stepsister feels a strong
attraction to the stepbrother she hasn't seen
in seven years.
• Order # 298785
I ADORED A LORD
by Katharine Ashe.
Three very different sisters beguile society
with their beauty and charm, but only one
of them must fulfill a prophecy: marry a
prince. Who is the mystery Prince Charming,
and which sister will be his bride?
• Order # 290429
LADY LUCK
by Kristen Ashley.
Orphaned at an early age, she had a rough
childhood and a boyfriend who was
murdered. Now the beautiful, stylish Lexie
is determined to change her luck and her
life. But first she's got to make good on a
promise: to pick up Ty Walker from prison. One look
at the gorgeous ex-convict and Lexie knows she's in
trouble—and already thinking about taking a walk on
the wild side.
• Order # 297268
LOVING ROSE:
THE REDEMPTION
OF MALCOLM SINCLAIR
by Stephanie Laurens.
Miraculously spared from death, Malcolm
Sinclair erases the notorious man he once
was. Reinventing himself as Thomas
Glendower, he strives to make amends for his past, yet he
never imagines penance might come via a secretive lady
he discovers living in his secluded manor.
• Order # 298782
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Books: Mystery
COLD JUDGEMENT
by Joanne Fluke.
On the surface they are beautiful and
talented. But few know of the harrowing
darkness inside each of them, how close
they are to losing their tenuous grip on
sanity. Dr. Elias is their only hope. But
he's dying. And he's made his cold, final judgment:
Those he can't cure, he must kill.
• Order # 300687
DARK PLACES
by Gillian Flynn.
Youngest daughter in a single-mother
family of four survives the slaughter of said
family and then testifies that her brother
was the killer. Nearly twenty-five years later
circumstances arise that make her question
everything she's ever known.
• Order # 302459
A HIGH-END FINISH
by Kate Carlisle.
In the seaside town of Lighthouse Cove in
northern California, everyone knows the
best man for the job is actually a woman—
contractor Shannon Hammer. But while
Shannon can do wonders with a power drill
and a little elbow grease, she’s about to discover that some
problems aren’t so easily fixed.
• Order # 302460
ON BORROWED TIME
by Jenn McKinlay.
Loving a good cup of coffee runs in the
family for Briar Creek library director
Lindsey Norris. But when her brother,
Jack, a consultant for a coffee company,
goes missing, her favorite beverage becomes
a key clue in a dangerous mystery.
• Order # 302461
ROSEMARY AND CRIME
by Gail Oust.
Murder comes well-seasoned in this
charming mystery featuring a smart and
spunky new amateur sleuth, small-town
Georgia spice shop owner Piper Prescott.
• Order # 302462
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SNOW WHITE RED-HANDED
by Maia Chance.
Miss Ophelia Flax is a Victorian actress who
knows all about making quick changes and
even quicker exits. But to solve a fairy-tale
crime in the haunted Black Forest, she’ll
need more than a bit of charm.
• Order # 302463
SUEDE TO REST
by Diane Vallere.
With her career as a dress designer in
shreds, Polyester Monroe is looking
forward to a fresh start. But as it all
unfolds, the pattern to a new beginning
looks a lot like murder.
• Order # 302464
DICK FRANCIS'S REFUSAL
by Felix Francis.
Investigator Sid Halley has retired for good.
When Sir Richard Stewart asked him to
investigate some dodgy races. Sid adamantly
refused. The following day Sir Richard is
found dead and Sid starts receiving threatening phone calls.
• Order # 286834
THE HIGHWAY
by C. J. Box.
When two sisters set out across a remote
stretch of Montana road to visit their
friend, little do they know it will be the last
time anyone might ever hear from them.
The girls—and their car—simply vanish.
• Order # 250486
ILL-GOTTEN PANES
by Jennifer McAndrews.
Stained-glass aficionado Georgia Kelly
packed up her city life for the quiet of
small town Wenwood, New York. But
the sleepy village’s peace is about to get
shattered—by murder.
• Order # 294148
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LIGHT OF THE WORLD
by James Lee Burke.
Light of the World is a harrowing novel that
examines the nature of evil and pits Dave
Robicheaux against the most diabolical
villain he has ever faced.
• Order # 292413
Books: Mystery
SOMETHING BORROWED,
SOMEONE DEAD
by M. C. Beaton.
Gloria French was a jolly widow but she
had a nasty habit of borrowing things and
not giving them back. So it’s quite the shock
when she is found dead, murdered by a
poisoned bottle of elderberry wine. Afraid the murder will
be a blight on the small town, the Parish councilor hires
private detective Agatha Raisin to lead the murder investigation. But the village is secretive…and no one’s talking.
• Order # 286844
SPIDER WOMAN'S DAUGHTER
by Anne Hillerman.
Navajo Nation Police Officer Bernadette
Manualito witnesses the cold-blooded
shooting of someone very close to her.
With the victim fighting for his life, the
entire squad and the local FBI office are
hell-bent on catching the gunman.
• Order # 295059
TAKEDOWN TWENTY
by Janet Evanovich.
Stephanie Plum has her sights set on
catching a notorious mob boss. If she
doesn’t take him down, he may take her
out.
• Order # 292235
BLESS HER DEAD LITTLE HEART
by Miranda James.
Miss An’gel and Miss Dickce Ducote are
two snoopy sisters who are always ready to
lend a helping hand. But when a stressed
socialite brings murder right to their doorstep,
even they have trouble maintaining their
Southern hospitality.
• Order # 299510
CIMARRON ROSE
by James Lee Burke.
Texas attorney Billy Bob Holland must
confront the past in order to save his
illegitimate son from a murder conviction
in this brilliant, fast-paced thriller from
beloved New York Times bestselling author
James Lee Burke.
• Order # 293729
GILT TRIP
by Laura Childs.
A New Orleans businessman and whitecollar criminal is celebrating his early
release from prison. But his freedom will
be short lived.
• Order # 299511
A MIDWINTER'S TAIL
by Sofie Kelly.
Kathleen Paulson is snowed under running
her library and caring for her extraordinary
felines, Owen and Hercules. But when a
fund-raiser turns deadly, she’ll have to add
sleuthing to her already full schedule.
• Order # 299512
OFF KILTER
by Hannah Reed.
National bestselling author Hannah Reed
brings mystery lovers the first in a brandnew series, in which a young writer finds
herself swept up in a murder amidst the
glens and lochs of the Scottish Highlands.
• Order # 299513
ONE POTION IN THE GRAVE
by Heather Blake.
Katie Sue has come home to settle a score
with Senator Warren Calhoun, who is in
town for his son’s high-profile wedding.
But before Katie Sue has a chance to voice
any objections, she’s forced to forever hold
her peace. Were the corrupt Calhouns willing to go to
any lengths to avoid a scandal?
• Order # 299514
PICKED TO DIE
by Sheila Connolly.
It’s harvest time in Granford, Massachusetts,
and orchard owner Meg Corey is bringing
in her apple crop, while her fiancé Seth is
working to restore an old building in the
center of town. But when his project is set
back due to the unexpected discovery of a skeleton under
the building—and even worse, a young man related to
one of Meg’s former apple pickers is found dead behind
the local feed store—the couple’s carefully laid plans are
quickly spoiled.
• Order # 299515
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Books: Science Fiction/Fantasy
DANGEROUS WOMEN 1
by George R. R. Martin.
Commissioned by George R.R. Martin
and Gardner Dozois, these tales of
dangerous women by the most stellar
names in fiction are available for the
first time in three-volume paperback.
• Order # 299494
BURNING PARADISE
by Charles Robert Wilson.
From Robert Charles Wilson, the author
of the Hugo-winning Spin, comes
Burning Paradise, a new tale of humans
coming to grips with a universe of
implacable strangeness.
• Order # 294442
DANGEROUS WOMEN 2
by George R. R. Martin.
Dangerous Women Vol. 2 includes stories
by Lev Grossman, Sharon Kay Penman,
S. M. Stirling, Sam Sykes, Caroline
Spector, and Nancy Kress, and features an
entirely new 28,000-word "Outlander"
novella by New York Times bestselling author Diana
Gabaldon.
• Order # 309242
CAPTAIN VORPATRIL'S
ALLIANCE
by Lois McMaster Bujold.
Fortunately, Captain Vorpatril's current
duty is on the planet Komarr as staff
officer to Admiral Desplains, far from
both his cousin and his mother back on
their homeworld of Barrayar. It’s an easy assignment
and nobody is shooting at him. What could go wrong?
Plenty, it turns out.
• Order # 294549
INTERSTELLAR
by Greg Keyes.
Interstellar chronicles the adventures of
a group of explorers who make use of a
newly discovered wormhole to surpass the
limitations on human space travel and
conquer the vast distances involved in
an interstellar voyage.
• Order # 302466
RAZOR'S EDGE (STAR WARS,
EMPIRE AND REBELLION)
by Martha Wells.
When rebels clash with renegades, it’s the
Empire that may claim the final victory.
• Order # 302467
STARHAWK
by Jack McDevitt.
Priscilla Hutchins has been through many
experiences. This is the story of her first
unforgettable adventure.
• Order # 302468
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THE GIVEN SACRIFICE
by S. M. Stirling.
As his heir Princess Órlaith grows up in
the shadow of her famous father, she also
realizes that the enemy will do anything
to see that she does not live to fulfill her
parents’ dream.
• Order # 294444
STAR TREK: SEEKERS:
POINT OF DIVERGENCE
by Kevin Dilmore.
The Taurus Reach. Once the conquered
realm of a powerful alien species, this
region remains largely shrouded in
mystery even as it brims with potential
for exploration and colonization. The Federation has
sent in two of its finest starships on a quest to uncover
the secrets it may yet hold.
• Order # 294445
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THE FALCON THRONE
by Karen Miller.
A masterful tale of the thirst for power
and the cost of betrayal. Epic fantasy at
its bloodiest, action-packed best.
• Order # 291602
Books: Science Fiction/Fantasy
THE BLOOD OF ANGELS
by Johanna Sinisalo.
It is claimed Albert Einstein said that if
bees disappear from the earth, mankind
has four years left. When bee-vanishings
of unprecedented scale hit the United
States, Orvo, a Finnish beekeeper, knows
all too well where it will lead.
• Order # 291615
FALLING SKY
by Rajan Khanna.
This solid and memorable debut is set in
a world where a disease has turned most
people into quasi-zombies called Ferals.
Those who retain their faculties eke out a
living in secluded communities or in the
sky, scavenging what they can from the ruins of the
previous civilization.
• Order # 291603
THE GALAXY GAME
by Karen Lord.
On the verge of adulthood, Rafi attends
the Lyceum, a school for the psionically
gifted. Rafi possesses mental abilities that
might benefit people...or control them.
Some wish to help Rafi wield his powers
responsibly; others see him as a threat to be contained.
Rafi’s only freedom at the Lyceum is Wallrunning: a
game of speed and agility played on vast vertical surfaces
riddled with variable gravity fields.
• Order # 291604
MAPLECROFT:
THE BORDEN DISPATCHES
by Cherie Priest.
What if Lizzie Borden actually did kill her
father and stepmother with an axe, but
she had a really good reason? Lizzie and
her sister, Emma, still live in Fall River,
MA, ostracized despite Lizzie's acquittal years earlier.
The townspeople don't know that Lizzie might be their
only defense against ocean creatures who can possess
their souls and change their bodies.
• Order # 291616
RADIANT
by Karina Sumner-Smith.
Born without the power that everyone
else takes for granted, Xhea is an outcast—no way to earn a living, buy food,
or change the life that fate has dealt her.
Yet she has a unique talent: the ability to
see ghosts and the tethers that bind them to the living
world.
• Order # 291606
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION: THE LIGHT FANTASTIC
by Jeffrey Lang.
Returning to the story begun in the novel
Immortal Coil and continuing in the
bestselling Cold Equations trilogy, this is
the next fascinating chapter in the artificial
life of one of Star Trek’s most enduring characters.
• Order # 286868
THE THIRD KINGDOM
by Terry Goodkind.
In The Omen Machine, Lord Richard Rahl
and Mother Confessor Kahlan Amnell
narrowly escaped death at the hands of
the Hedge Maid. Now this tormented
couple is back to struggle through assaults
just as menacing. The second arc of Terry Goodkind's
Sword of Truth series.
• Order # 286848
BEGINNINGS:
WORLDS OF HONOR 6
by David Weber.
The hottest military science fiction series
of all time continues with a collection of
tales by New York Times bestselling
authors Timothy Zahn, Charles E.
Gannon, David Weber and more. Set in Weber’s
Honor Harrington Series.
• Order # 294441
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Books: Western
THE BROTHERS O'BRIEN:
SHADOW OF THE HANGMAN
by William W. Johnstone.
When a farmer's wife is murdered, an
innocent man is accused: Patrick O'Brien.
The book-loving brother had shared his
love of literature with the woman, but her
husband claims she spurned Pat's advances and that's why
he killed her. Now it looks like Patrick will swing from
the gallows, especially after his lawyer is targeted too.
• Order # 302469
A FRONTIER CHRISTMAS
by William W. Johnstone.
Three weeks before Christmas, the little
town of Chug Water in Wyoming Territory
is stunned by a brutal crime. The mayor's
family has been slaughtered in cold blood
on their ranch outside of Raw Hide Butte.
As the townsfolk gather to pay their last respects, Duff
MacCallister saddles up to go after the killers.
• Order # 299302
THE LAST TRAIL
by Zane Grey.
Indian resentment against the encroaching
white men, an obsessive lover, horse rustlers,
and plain folks trying to build homesteads
out of the wilderness are brought to life by
Grey's fine storytelling skills.
• Order # 302470
THE MAN FROM BAR-20
AND JOHNNY NELSON
by Clarence E. Mulford.
When Hoppy's friend, Johnny Nelson, left
Bar-20 searching for adventure and joined
the CL Ranch, he found more than he expected.
He found a hidden valley between Twin Buttes
with over 200 of CL cattle rebranded QE. He found a
gang of rustlers out to steal the rest of CL’s beef. He found
the country’s fastest gunfighter looking to cut him down.
• Order # 302471
FORTY LOADS
by Brett Cogburn.
When the beautiful McGaffney twins hire
Faro Wells to escort them to New Mexico
to claim their inheritance, Faro thinks his
luck has finally turned. But a world of trouble
stands between him and the supposed fortune.
• Order # 301056
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ROUGH JUSTICE
by William W. Johnstone.
The Civil War may have ended, but division
still remains among its survivors. Some
continue to rally for equality. Then, there
are others, like the Knights of the Rising
Sun. They’re a group of vicious vigilantes
who want to halt progress in Texas and put an end to
bluebellies and carpetbaggers by bullet, fire, and noose.
• Order # 302472
SAVAGE TEXAS #4:
SAVAGE YELL
by William W. Johnstone.
William Johnstone and J. A. Johnstone
have created a brilliant new series: a saga
of two men, one a gunfighter, the other a
Yankee lawman, building a future in the
West's most dangerous territory.
• Order # 302473
VIGILANTE DAWN
by Ralph Compton.
When young Jarret Pekoe aims to bring a
band of violent border-jumpers to justice,
his sister hires rifleman Lem Beauchamp to
scare some sense into him. But when trouble
arrives, they must work together to defeat
the outlaws once and for all.
• Order # 302474
HOPALONG CASSIDY
AND BAR-20 DAYS
by Clarence E. Mulford.
Jim Meeker came down from Montana to
run Texas cattle—only to find that Hoppy’s
Bar-20 ran the water. So when a trio of
rustlers started themselves a cattle war, the
powder was primed, the guns cocked, and Hoppy was
smack in the middle. Friend against friend, brother against
brother, gun against blazing gun. And time’s running out.
• Order # 301050
VENGEANCE AT SUNDOWN
by Larry Sweazy.
Lucas Fume has had plenty of fights in his
life: spying for the Confederate Army,
standing up to the railroad company when
they tried to take his land, then getting
framed for the murder of his business
partner—only to lose his land as well as the love of his
life. But Lucas isn’t finished fighting yet.
• Order # 290452
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Books: Western
THE LAST OF THE PLAINSMEN
by Zane Grey.
Big, brash and fearless, Buffalo Jones is in
pursuit of the greatest mountain lion ever
spotted in the remote Arizona desert.
Determined to bring the beast home alive,
he and his men are entering a fight for their
lives. If Apaches, stampedes of wild horses or rattlesnakes
don't get them, another enemy will: roaming packs of the
one beast who fears no man.
• Order # 297477
RALPH COMPTON
COMANCHE TRAIL
by Carlton Stowers.
Thad Taylor is no one’s idea of a fine man.
Usually drunk and shiftless, he’s disapproved
of by most—especially his father. But when
his father doesn’t return from a trip across
the Kansas plains, Thad is the only one who can search
for him. And he’s far from ready for the ordeal.
• Order # 297478
SIDEWINDERS
BLEEDING TEXAS
by William W. Johnstone.
Bo Creel is back at his family's Star C Ranch
in Bear Creek, Texas. Along with his buddy
Scratch, he's finding out that home is where
the hell-raising is. A rival ranch is trying to
drive the Creel family out of business, using any means
necessary.
• Order # 290943
THE SPOILERS
by Matt Braun.
A rare breed of bullbog and bloodhound,
private detective Luke Starbuck has been
hired to ferret out the Judas working for the
Central Pacific—a mastermind behind a string
of train robberies. The target: gold shipments from the Frisco mint. All Starbuck has to do is
pass himself off as an outlaw and infiltrate the pack.
• Order # 290451
BUTCH CASSIDY:
THE LOST YEARS
by William W. Johnstone.
On November 7, 1908 in the town of San
Vicente, Butch Cassidy was killed in a
bloody shootout with the Bolivian army.
Or was he?
• Order # 310856
MOJAVE
by Johnny D Boggs.
Stranded in the Mojave Desert, Micah Bishop
is about to cash in his chips for good when
he's rescued by an unlikely saviour. Whip
Watson is hand-delivering two dozen brides
to the silver boom town of Calico, where
miners are going loco for companionship. Better still,
Watson asks Micah if he'd help escort the wagons. But
Micah doesn't know that Whip Watson has some killer
competition.
• Order # 290448
FLINTLOCK: GUT-SHOT
by William W. Johnstone.
Drawn To A Killing Ground...$10,000.
That's bounty on the head of the most hated
man in Texas—the man that Flintlock has
been hired to guard. The crime was the brutal
murder of a young school-teacher. The verdict
was not guilty for lack of evidence. What makes Flintlock
believe in this man's innocence? Call it a gut instinct.
• Order # 299520
GOLDEN RIDERS
by Ralph Cotton.
Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack has something
of a reputation for finishing what he sets
out to do—usually with a shot from his
Winchester. He’d been on the trail of five
gunmen for days. Then there was four.
And he doesn’t plan on stopping until every member of
the notorious Golden Riders is behind bars or underground.
• Order # 299521
HANGMAN'S CREEK
by Matt Braun.
Texas rancher Ben Langham hired Luke
Starbuck for his loyalty and toughness. But
when Langham sent Starbuck after a band
of horse thieves, a loyal man left behind the
only home he had ever known—and met
the stranger in himself.
• Order # 299523
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BADLANDERS
by David Robbins.
Edana, Neal, and Jericho must face down a
pack of stone-cold thieves and murderers to
save their ranch—or die trying.
• Order # 299519
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ALL JOY AND NO FUN
by Jennifer Senior.
Thousands of books have examined the
effects of parents on their children. In All
Joy and No Fun, award-winning journalist
Jennifer Senior now asks: what are the
effects of children on their parents?
• Order # 287122
AUTHORITY
by Jeff VanderMeer.
In the second installment of the Southern
Reach trilogy, Vandermeer continues to
unravel the mysteries surrounding Area X,
an isolated dystopia where unknown powers
either disappear its inhabitants or return
them to humanity brainwashed and useless.
• Order # 277233
BRIDGET JONES:
MAD ABOUT THE BOY
by Helen Fielding.
As Bridget navigates head lice epidemics,
school-picnic humiliations, and cross-generational sex, she learns that life isn’t over
when you start needing reading glasses—
and why one should never, ever text while drunk.
• Order # 287122
THE CHILDHOOD OF JESUS:
A NOVEL
by J. M. Coetzee.
Nobel laureate and two-time Booker Prize
winner J. M. Coetzee returns with a haunting
and surprising novel about childhood and
destiny that is sure to rank with his classic novels.
• Order # 255152
THE LOWLAND
by Jhumpa Lahiri.
The Lowland is an engrossing family saga
steeped in history: the story of two very
different brothers bound by tragedy, a
fiercely brilliant woman haunted by her
past, a country torn apart by revolution,
and a love that endures long past death.
• Order # 301949
SPEEDBOAT
by Renata Adler.
Told by Jen Frain, a journalist, Speedboat
is a fragmentary and frequently hilarious
novel about what it was to be an urban
American in the 1970s.
• Order # 287516
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CLAIRE OF THE SEA LIGHT
by Edwidge Danticat.
Just as her father makes the wrenching
decision to send her away for a chance at a
better life, Claire Limyè Lanmè—Claire of
the Sea Light—suddenly disappears. As the
people of the Haitian seaside community of
Ville Rose search for her, painful secrets, haunting memories,
and startling truths are unearthed.
• Order # 295716
DISSIDENT GARDENS
by Jonathan Lethem.
Lethem extends his stylistically diverse,
loosely aligned, deeply inquiring saga of
New York City with a richly saturated,
multigenerational novel about a fractured
family of dissidents headquartered in Queens.
• Order # 248927
I AM MALALA
by Malala Yousafzai.
I Am Malala is the remarkable tale of a
family uprooted by global terrorism, of the
fight for girls' education, of a father who,
himself a school owner, championed and
encouraged his daughter to write and
attend school, and of brave parents who have a fierce
love for their daughter in a society that prizes sons.
• Order # 287126
THE MINOR ADJUSTMENT
BEAUTY SALON
by Alexander McCall Smith.
Modern ideas get tangled up with traditional ones in the latest intriguing installment in the beloved, best-selling No. 1
Ladies’ Detective Agency series.
• Order # 257117
THE VALLEY OF AMAZEMENT
by Amy Tan.
Amy Tan’s The Valley of Amazement is a
sweeping, evocative epic of two women’s
intertwined fates and their search for
identity, that moves from the lavish parlors
of Shanghai courtesans to the fog-shrouded
mountains of a remote Chinese village.
• Order # 286768
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Books: Christian Fiction
DANGEROUS DEPTHS
by Colleen Coble.
Leia ditched a promising medical career to
settle on a secluded island of Hawaii. She
ditched Bane, too, and he's come to the
island to find out why. He's also in search
of a fortune rumored to lie offshore. But
an act of sabotage that pushes Bane closer to Leia plunges
them both into a tangle of emotion—just as a series of
threatening events grip the island.
• Order # 302445
A CRY FROM THE DUST
by Carrie Stuart Parks.
In the shadow of the Mormon church, a
19th-century conspiracy is about to be
shattered by a 21st-century forensic artist.
• Order # 302368
THE LEGEND OF SHEBA
by Tosca Lee.
Her name is legend. Her story, the epic of
nations. The Queen of Sheba. A powerful
new novel of love, power, and the questions
at the heart of existence.
• Order # 296967
A DREAM OF HOME
by Amy Clipston.
When she moves to Amish country to find
peace and healing, Madeleine finds a special
community—and a special man—who pull
her out of her solitude into a new life.
• Order # 302446
THE PROMISE
by Beth Wiseman.
Mallory’s search for happiness leads her to
a faraway place. There she finds heartache,
betrayal—and danger.
• Order # 302369
HOME OF OUR HEARTS
by Robin Jones Gunn.
Christy and Todd are looking forward to being
part of two important weddings. Christy would
never think of missing Katie’s big day, even
though she’s getting married in Kenya. Todd
has been waiting his whole life to stand up as
the best man for his dad’s wedding. How will
these two grand events fit into their lives and what will Todd
say when Christy tells him the doctor’s diagnosis the day before
they leave for Africa?
• Order # 302447
LOVE WITHOUT END
by Robin Lee Hatcher.
For two single parents with bruised hearts,
it’ll take more than a little courage to get
back on the horse when it comes to love.
• Order # 302448
THE RED TENT
by Anita Diamant.
Deeply affecting, The Red Tent combines
rich storytelling with a valuable achievement in modern fiction: a new view of
biblical women's lives.
• Order # 302449
SISTER EVE, PRIVATE EYE
by Lynne Hinton.
Sister Eve knows God moves in mysterious
ways. And Eve adores a good mystery.
Especially a murder.
• Order # 301921
SONG OF THE PRAIRIE
by Vickie McDonough.
Janie Dunn's life changes when, at the
request of her dying cousin, she flees with
her cousin's newborn son to protect him
from his abusive father. She moves to
Kansas, but things take a dire change when
her brother is killed. Is a marriage of convenience to
kindhearted Aaron Harper the answer to her problems?
• Order # 302367
WITH EVERY BREATH
by Elizabeth Camden.
Despite her misgivings, Kate agrees to
Trevor's risky proposal to join him in his
work to find a cure for tuberculosis. As
Kate begins to unlock the mysteries of
Trevor's past, his hidden depths fascinate
her. However, a shadowy enemy lies in wait and Trevor's
closely guarded secrets are darker than she ever suspected.
• Order # 292230
KEEPERS OF THE COVENANT
by Lynn N. Austin.
In Keepers of the Covenant, acclaimed
novelist Lynn Austin weaves together the
struggles and stories of both Jews and
Gentiles, creating a tapestry of faith and
doubt, love and loss.
• Order # 299740
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BLUE LABYRINTH
by Douglas J. Preston.
A single piece of murder evidence will
lead Aloysius Pendergast from an
abandoned mine, to a desolate sea, and
then deep into his own family's sinister
past. As ancient secrets begin to resurface,
Pendergast must escape a subtle killer
bent on revenge.
• Order # 302450
THE ESCAPE
by David Baldacci.
A combat veteran and special agent with
the U.S. Army, Puller is the man they call
to investigate the toughest crimes facing
the nation.
• Order # 302451
FLESH AND BLOOD
by Patricia Cornwell.
In this 22nd Scarpetta novel, the master
forensic sleuth finds herself in the
unsettling pursuit of a serial sniper who
leaves no incriminating evidence except
fragments of copper.
• Order # 302452
HOPE TO DIE
by James Patterson.
Detective Alex Cross is being stalked by
a psychotic genius, forced to play the
deadliest game of his career.
• Order # 302453
THE JOB
by Janet Evanovich.
He’s a charming con man and she’s a
dedicated FBI agent, and they’re about
to drive each other crazy . . . again!
• Order # 302454
BLOOD MAGICK
by Nora Roberts.
From #1 New York Times bestselling
author Nora Roberts comes a trilogy
about the land we’re drawn to, the family
we learn to cherish, and the people we
long to love.
• Order # 298983
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THE PROMISE
by Robert Crais.
When Elvis Cole is hired to locate a
woman who may have disappeared with a
stranger she met online, it seems like an
ordinary case—until Elvis learns the
missing woman worked for a defense
contractor and was being blackmailed to
supply explosives components for a person or persons
unknown.
• Order # 302457
A NEW YORK CHRISTMAS
by Anne Perry.
Anne Perry’s new Christmas novel is an
irresistible tale of love, betrayal, greed,
murder, and selfless devotion.
• Order # 302455
PRIVATE INDIA:
CITY ON FIRE
by James Patterson.
In a teeming Mumbai metropolis of over
thirteen million people where the guilty
have everywhere to hide, top agent
Santosh Wagh goes on the hunt for one
elusive killer. A killer who is targeting
seemingly unconnected women and placing strange
objects at their death scenes in a series of chilling rituals.
• Order # 302456
SMALL VICTORIES
by Anne Lamott.
From the bestselling author of Stitches
and Help, Thanks, Wow comes Anne
Lamott's long-awaited collection of new
and selected essays on hope, joy, and grace.
• Order # 302458
GRAY MOUNTAIN
by John Grisham.
Her new job takes attorney Samantha Kofer
into the murky and dangerous world of
coal mining, where laws are often broken,
rules are ignored, regulations are flouted,
communities are divided, and the land
itself is under attack from Big Coal.
Violence is always just around the corner, and within
weeks Samantha finds herself engulfed in litigation that
turns deadly.
• Order # 298095
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Books: Large Print
FIELDS OF BLOOD
by Karen Armstrong.
From the renowned and best-selling
author of A History of God, a sweeping
exploration of religion and the history of
human violence.
• Order # 298908
HAVANA STORM
by Clive Cussler.
While investigating a toxic outbreak in
the Caribbean Sea that may ultimately
threaten the United States, Pitt unwittingly becomes involved in something
even more dangerous—a post-Castro
power struggle for the control of Cuba.
• Order # 298909
LEAVING TIME
by Jodi Picoult.
Jenna Metcalf has never stopped thinking
about her mother, Alice, who mysteriously
disappeared a decade ago in the wake of a
tragic accident. She searches for her mother
regularly online and pores over the pages
of Alice’s old journals. A scientist who
studied grief among elephants, Alice wrote mostly of her
research among the animals she loved, yet Jenna hopes
the entries will provide a clue to her mother’s whereabouts.
• Order # 298984
MAEVE'S TIMES
by Maeve Binchy.
Five decades of selected writings from the
Irish Times by the beloved and best-selling
author, filled with her hallmark humor,
candor, and wisdom—a timeless gift to
her legion of fans.
• Order # 298912
PEGASUS
by Danielle Steel.
This is a story of courage, friendship, and
fate as two families face the challenges of
war . . . and the magnificent stallion that
will link them forever.
• Order # 298913
SHOPAHOLIC TO THE STARS
by Sophie Kinsella.
Becky Brandon and her two-year-old
daughter, Minnie, have relocated to L.A.
to join Becky’s husband, Luke, who is
there to handle PR for famous actress Sage
Seymour. Becky can’t wait to start living
the A-list lifestyle. Red carpet premieres,
velvet ropes, paparazzi clamoring for attention—suddenly
Becky has everything she’s ever wanted. Or does she?
• Order # 298915
THE LOST KEY
by Catherine Coulter.
Freshly minted FBI agent Nicholas
Drummond is barely out of his Quantico
training when he and his partner, Mike
Caine, are called to investigate a stabbing
on Wall Street. Their investigation, however, yields more questions than answers.
• Order # 298985
PRINCE LESTAT
by Anne Rice.
A stunning departure, a surprising and
compelling return…From Anne Rice,
perennial best seller, single-handed
reinventor of the vampire cosmology—a
new, exhilarating novel, a deepening of
her vampire mythology, and a chillingly
hypnotic mystery-thriller.
• Order # 298914
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SOME LUCK
by Jane Smiley.
From the winner of the Pulitzer Prize: a
powerful, engrossing new novel—the life
and times of a remarkable family over
three transformative decades in America.
• Order # 298986
WINTER STREET
by Elin Hilderbrand.
In bestseller Elin Hilderbrand's first
Christmas novel, a family gathers on
Nantucket for a holiday filled with
surprises.
• Order # 276116
ANGELS WALKING
by Karen Kingsbury.
A dramatic story about a washed up
baseball player, the love he left behind,
and the miracles that might save them
both.
• Order # 294425
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BONES NEVER LIE
by Kathy Reichs.
In the acclaimed author’s thrilling new
novel, forensic anthropologist Temperance
Brennan is at the top of her game in a
battle of wits against the most monstrous
adversary she has ever encountered.
• Order # 294426
FESTIVE IN DEATH
by J. D. Robb.
Eve Dallas deals with a homicide—and
the holiday season—in the latest from the
#1 New York Times bestselling author.
• Order # 294427
THE KING'S CURSE
by Philippa Gregory.
From the #1 New York Times bestselling
author behind the Starz original series
The White Queen comes the story of
lady-in-waiting Margaret Pole and her
unique view of King Henry VIII’s stratospheric rise to power in Tudor England.
• Order # 294428
A PATH APPEARS
by Nicholas Kristof.
An essential, galvanizing narrative about
making a difference here and abroad—a
road map to becoming the most effective
global citizens we can be.
• Order # 294429
PERSONAL
by Lee Child.
You can leave the army, but the army
doesn’t leave you. Not always. Not
completely, notes Jack Reacher—and sure
enough, the retired military cop is soon
pulled back into service. This time, for
the State Department and the CIA.
• Order # 294430
THE SECRET PLACE
by Tana French.
The Secret Place is a powerful, haunting
exploration of friendship and loyalty, and
a gripping addition to the Dublin Murder
Squad series.
• Order # 294553
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ROBERT B. PARKER'S
BLIND SPOT
by Ree Farrel Coleman.
Police Chief Jesse Stone’s time at his old
Triple-A team reunion is cut short when,
in Paradise, a young woman is found
murdered and her boyfriend, a son of one
of the town’s most prominent families, is
missing and presumed kidnapped.
• Order # 294552
SOMEWHERE SAFE
WITH SOMEBODY GOOD
by Jan Karon.
Millions of fans will applaud the chance
to spend time, once more, in the often
comic and utterly human presence of Jan
Karon’s characters in small-town Mitford.
Indeed, they have never been more
sympathetic, bighearted, and engaging.
• Order # 300994
COLD, COLD HEART
by Tami Hoag.
Dana Nolan was a promising young TV
reporter until a notorious serial killer tried
to add her to his list of victims. Nearly a
year has passed since surviving her ordeal,
but the physical, emotional, and psychological scars run deep. Dana returns to
her hometown in an attempt to begin to put her life back
together. But home doesn’t provide the comfort she
expects.
• Order # 290408
COLORLESS TSUKURU
TAZAKE AND HIS YEARS
OF PILGRIMAGE
by Haruki Murakami.
The remarkable story of Tsukuru Tazaki,
a young man haunted by a great loss; of
dreams and nightmares that have unintended consequences for the world around
us; and of a journey into the past that is necessary to
mend the present. It is a story of love, friendship, and
heartbreak for the ages.
• Order # 290409
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Books: Cookbooks
AMERICA: FARM TO TABLE:
SIMPLE, DELICIOUS RECIPES
CELEBRATING LOCAL FARMERS
by Mario Batali.
Bestselling author and world-renown chef
Mario Batali pays homage to the American farmer—from Maine to Los Angeles—
in stories, photos, and recipes.
• Order # 287453
BAKING CHEZ MOI: RECIPES
FROM MY PARIS HOME TO
YOUR HOME ANYWHERE
by Dorie Greenspan.
An exciting collection of simple desserts
from French home cooks and chefs.
• Order # 287144
HOW TO COOK
EVERYTHING FAST
by Mark Bittman.
Homemade wonton soup in 30 minutes.
Chicken Parmesan without dredging and
frying. Fruit crisp on the stovetop. The
secret to cooking fast is cooking smart—
choosing and preparing fresh ingredients
efficiently.
• Order # 287145
JAMIE'S COMFORT FOOD
by Jamie Oliver.
Jamie Oliver's new cookbook brings
together a hundred of the best comfort
food recipes from around the world,
inspired by everything from childhood
memories to the changing of the seasons.
• Order # 28146
THE VEGETARIAN
FLAVOR BIBLE
by Karen Page.
This groundbreaking book will empower
both home cooks and professional chefs
to create more compassionate, healthful,
and flavorful cuisine.
• Order # 308740
100 DAYS OF REAL FOOD
by Lisa Leake.
The creator of the 100 Days of Real Food
blog draws from her hugely popular
website to offer simple, affordable,
family-friendly recipes and practical
advice for eliminating processed foods
from your family's diet.
• Order # 301884
BLUE RIBBON COOKING
FROM A REDNECK KITCHEN
by Francine Bryson.
Known for her down-home Southern charm
and sass (and for successfully pairing
chocolate and peanut butter with bacon),
Francine now shares her sought-after recipes
and tips in her very first baking book.
• Order # 294217
MAKE IT AHEAD
by Ina Garten.
In Make It Ahead, each recipe includes
clear instructions for what you can do
ahead of time, and how far in advance,
so you can cook with confidence and
eliminate last-minute surprises.
• Order # 287454
SUGAR RUSH
by Johnny Iuzzini.
Sugar Rush is a complete baking course in
a book with everything a home baker
needs to confidently turn out 150+ sweets
with sophisticated flavors.
• Order # 287455
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THE PALEO KITCHEN
by Juli Bauer.
The Paleo Kitchen boasts over 100 brand
new recipes consisting of appetizers, entrées,
side dishes, and decadent desserts that are
sure to invigorate and please the fearless
caveman palate.
• Order # 292316
WEIGHT WATCHERS
COOK IT FAST
by Weight Watchers.
Weight Watchers Cook It Fast has 250
delicious, healthful, quick and easy recipes
that will help you put food on the table
in thirty minutes or less.
• Order # 290806
TWELVE RECIPES
by Cal Peternell.
Twelve Recipes will help home cooks
develop a core repertoire of skills and
increase their culinary confidence.
• Order # 287149
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Books: Diet
THE BIG FAT SURPRISE
by Nina Teicholz.
With eye-opening scientific rigor, The
Big Fat Surprise upends the conventional
wisdom about all fats with the groundbreaking claim that more, not less,
dietary fat—including saturated fat—is
what leads to better health and wellness.
• Order # 283525
THE CALORIE MYTH
by Jonathan Bailor.
The human body does not recognize all
calories as equal. In The Calorie Myth,
Bailor shows us how eating more of the
right kinds of foods and exercising less,
but at a higher intensity, is the true
formula for burning fat.
• Order # 260378
CLEAN EATS
by Alejandro Junger.
From Dr. Alejandro Junger, author of
the New York Times bestsellers Clean
and Clean Gut, comes Clean Eats, a
cookbook featuring over 200 delicious,
easy-to-prepare, healthy recipes all
aimed at helping you restore your
natural ability to heal yourself.
• Order # 275703
THE END OF DIETING:
HOW TO LIVE FOR LIFE
by Joel Fuhrman.
This book will give you a simple and
effective strategy to achieve—and
maintain—an optimal weight without
dieting for the rest of your life. This
new approach will free you forever from
a merry-go-round of diets and endless, tedious discussions about dieting strategies.
• Order # 271482
THE 20/20 DIET
by Phil McGraw.
This book explains why you haven't been
able to lose the weight before, and empowers
you with cognitive, behavioral, environmental, social and nutritional tools so you
can finally reach your goal, and learn lifelong healthy habits to maintain those results.
• Order # 310701
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GREAT BRAIN
by David Perimutter, M.D.
Renowned neurologist David Perlmutter,
MD, blows the lid off a topic that's been
buried in medical literature for far too
long: carbs are destroying your brain.
And not just unhealthy carbs, but even
healthy ones like whole grains can cause
dementia, ADHD, anxiety, chronic headaches, depression, and much more.
• Order # 246893
WHEAT BELLY TOTAL HEALTH
by William Davis.
Reordering your life after wheat is about
learning how to regain full metabolic,
gastrointestinal, thyroid, cardiovascular,
hormonal, sleep, neurological, bone,
and joint health. Understanding the
strategies and putting them to use can
take health several steps higher.
• Order # 294278
THE BIGGEST LOSER
BOOTCAMP
Thousands of people have already used
the online Biggest Loser Bootcamp plan to
shed pounds and reshape their bodies.
Now, for the first time, everything from
the online program is captured offline in
this easy-to-follow 8-week plan packed
with diet, fitness and motivational strategies that work.
• Order # 310710
THE DIABETES RESET
by George King.
Based on the most cutting-edge research—
including the groundbreaking discovery of
brown fat in adults and its role in burning
calories and enhancing the effects of the
body’s own insulin—The Diabetes Reset
translates the latest findings into a plan
that will let readers avoid, control, and even reverse type
2 diabetes.
• Order # 312815
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THE NEW HEALTH RULES
by Frank Lipman, Danielle Claro.
Their book offers the cutting-edge secrets
to optimal health in a stylish, lushly
illustrated format—a spoonful of beauty
to help the wellness tips go down.
• Order # 310763
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Kids
AFTERWORLDS
by Scott Westerfeld.
From the #1 New York Times bestselling
author Scott Westerfeld comes a smart,
thought-provoking novel-within-a-novel
that you won’t be able to put down.
• Order # 305091
THE DEATH CURE
by Dashner, James.
WICKED has taken everything from
Thomas: his life, his memories, and
now his only friends—the Gladers.
But it’s finally over. The trials are
complete, after one final test. Will
anyone survive? What WICKED doesn’t know is that
Thomas remembers far more than they think. And it’s
enough to prove that he can’t believe a word of what they
say. The truth will be terrifying.
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DORK DIARIES
by Rachel Renee Russell.
Meet Nikki Maxwell! She’s starting eighth
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first diary packed with hilarious stories
and art in Book One of the #1 New York
Times bestselling Dork Diaries series!
• Order # 305092
EGG & SPOON
by Gregory Maguire.
In Egg and Spoon, Gregory Maguire takes
a classic tail of mistaken identity and
weaves it together with Russian folklore
in interesting and unexpected ways.
• Order # 305094
GABRIEL FINLEY
& THE RAVEN'S RIDDLE
by George Hagen.
How can twelve-year-old Gabriel find
his missing father, who seems to have
vanished without a trace? With the
help of Paladin—a young raven with whom he has a
magical bond that enables them to become one creature—
he flies to the foreboding land of Aviopolis, where he
must face a series of difficult challenges and unanswerable
riddles that could lead to his father... or to his death.
• Order # 305098
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THE FOURTEENTH GOLDFISH
by Jennifer L. Holm.
With a lighthearted touch and plenty
of humor, Jennifer Holm celebrates
the wonder of science and explores
fascinating questions about life and
death, family and friendship, immortality...and possibility.
• Order # 305097
HEROES OF OLYMPUS,
BOOK 5: THE BLOOD
OF OLYMPUS
by Rick Riordan.
With only days left to defeat Gaea's
giants before the Earth Goddess unleashes
her destructive powers upon the world,
teen demigods Jason, Piper, Annabeth, Percy, Frank, Leo,
Hazel, Nico, and Reyna must deal with troubles on
multiple fronts.
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IF I STAY
by Gayle Forman.
Seventeen y­ ear-old Mia has no memory
of the accident; she can only recall
what happened afterwards, watching
her own damaged body being taken
from the wreck. Little by little she
struggles to put together the pieces—to figure out what
she has lost, what she has left, and the very difficult choice
she must make.
• Order # 305102
RED PYRAMID
by Rick Riordan.
The brilliant Egyptologist, Dr. Julius
Kane, brings siblings Carter and Sadie
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.
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NUMBER THE STARS
by Lois Lowry.
Set in Nazi-occupied Denmark in 1943,
this 1990 Newbery winner tells of a
10-year-old girl who undertakes a
dangerous mission to save her best friend.
• Order # 126767
Kids
Audio: CD
VANGO:
BETWEEN SKY AND EARTH
by Timothée de Fombelle.
A breathless adventure from international
award winner Timothée de Fombelle
charts a desperate search for identity
across the vast expanses of Europe.
• Order # 305109
KILL ORDER
by James Dashner.
In his short life, Mark has seen sun
flares that killed millions. Afterward,
floods, food shortages, and continued
devastating heat, along with individuals
bent on surviving at all costs. Against all
odds, he and a close-knit group of other survivors move
inland and set up a community together. But before long,
a flying ship brings something wholly unfamiliar: a
disease, transmitted initially by darts, but soon spread
person to person at an alarming rate.
• Order # 208640
THE YOUNG ELITES
by Marie Lu.
Adelina Amouteru is a malfetto, one of
the children who were marked after the
blood fever swept through the land. But
she isn’t just a regular malfetto, she’s a
Young Elite, one of those marked that
came out of the blood fever with not just markings, but
powers too. And now she’s being hunted for them.
• Order # 305111
INTO THE GREY
by Celine Kiernan.
In a heart-pounding, atmospheric ghost
story, a teenage boy must find the
resources within himself to save his
haunted twin brother.
• Order # 305421
PERCY JACKSON'S
GREEK GODS
by Rick Riordan.
Riordan takes the classic guide to
Greek myths and makes it his own,
with an introduction and narration by
beloved character Percy Jackson.
• Order # 303270
THE DOUBT FACTORY
by Paolo Bacigalupi.
In this contemporary thriller, National
Book Award Finalist, Printz Award
winner, and New York Times bestselling
author Paolo Bacigalupi explores the
timely issue of how public information
is distorted for monetary gain, and how those who exploit
it must be stopped.
• Order # 305093
EMMA AND THE BLUE GENIE
by Cornelia Funke.
Emma frees a genie but he is unable to
grant wishes. Emma and her dog must
help the genie get his magic back from
a yellow genie who stole his nose ring.
• Order # 305095
ESCAPE FROM MR.
LEMONCELLO'S LIBRARY
by Chris Grabenstein.
In this cross between Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory and A Night in the
Museum, Agatha Award winner Chris
Grabenstein uses rib-tickling humor to
create the perfect tale for his quirky characters.
• Order # 305096
HOW TO CATCH A BOGLE
by Catherine Jinks.
As an apprentice to Alfred the Bogler,
Birdie receives food and shelter in
exchange for helping him trap and
destroy the hungry, monstrous bogles
(goblins) that lurk in houses, where
they snatch and eat the occasional child. Her role in the
business? Birdie is the bait.
• Order # 305100
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SCANDALOUS SISTERHOOD
OF PRICKWILLOW PLACE
by Julie Berry.
The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow
Place is a smart, hilarious Victorian romp,
full of outrageous plot twists, mistaken
identities, and mysterious happenings.
• Order # 305108
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Audio: CD
Fiction
BETRAYED
by Lisa Scottoline.
Blockbuster author Lisa Scottoline
returns to the Rosato & Associates law
firm with Betrayed, and maverick
lawyer Judy Carrier takes the lead in
a case that's more personal than ever.
• Order # 302408
THE BURNING ROOM
by Michael Connelly.
In the new thriller from #1 New York
Times bestselling author Michael
Connelly, Detective Harry Bosch and
his rookie partner investigate a cold
case that gets very hot... very fast.
• Order # 302411
THE CINDERELLA MURDER
by Mary Higgins Clark.
In a first-time collaboration, “Queen
of Suspense” Mary Higgins Clark
partners with bestselling author Alafair
Burke to deliver a brand new suspense
series about a television program
featuring cold case murders.
• Order # 302414
HOPE TO DIE
by James Patterson.
Detective Alex Cross is being stalked
by a psychotic genius, forced to play
the deadliest game of his career.
Cross's family—his loving wife Bree,
the wise and lively Nana Mama, and
his precious children—have been ripped away. Terrified
and desperate, Cross must give this mad man what he
wants if he has any chance of saving the most important
people in his life.
• Order # 302423
THE ESCAPE
by David Baldacci.
A combat veteran and special agent
with the U.S. Army, John Puller is the
man they call to investigate the
toughest crimes facing the nation. But
all his training, all his experience, all
his skills will not prepare him for his newest case, one that
will force him to hunt down the most formidable and
brilliant prey he has ever tracked: his own brother.
• Order # 302417
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FLESH AND BLOOD
by Patricia Cornwell.
Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds herself in the
unsettling pursuit of a serial sniper who
leaves no incriminating evidence except
fragments of copper. The shots seem
impossible to achieve, yet they are so
perfect that they cause death in an instant. The victims
appear to have had nothing in common, and there is no
pattern to indicate where the killer will strike next.
• Order # 302418
BLOOD MAGICK
by Nora Roberts.
From #1 New York Times bestselling
author Nora Roberts comes a trilogy
about the land we’re drawn to, the
family we learn to cherish, and the
people we long to love.
• Order # 293489
THE JOB
by Jant Evanovich.
He’s a charming con man and she’s a
dedicated FBI agent, and they’re about
to drive each other crazy . . . again!
• Order # 302424
THE 6TH EXTINCTION
by James Rollins.
From millennia-old secrets out of the
frozen past to mysteries buried deep in
the darkest jungles of today, Sigma will
face its greatest challenge to date:
stopping the coming extinction of
mankind. But is it already too late?
• Order # 290386
THE ACCIDENTAL WEREWOLF
2: THERE'S SOMETHING
ABOUT HARRY
by Dakota Cassidy.
Accountant Harry Ralph Emerson has
always been a by-the-numbers kind of
guy. But when he finds himself
trapped at work sprouting an obscene amount of hair, he
knows his odds for maintaining normalcy are zero to
none. After a frantic internet search, Harry goes through
the OOPS—Out in the Open Paranormal Support—
checklist and comes to a disheartening conclusion: He’s
turning into a werewolf and he needs help ASAP.
• Order # 290388
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Audio: CD
Fiction
AN EVENT IN AUTUMN
by Henning Mankell.
Inspector Kurt Wallander is taken with
an old farmhouse, perfectly situated in
a quiet countryside with a charming,
overgrown garden. But there he finds
the skeletal hand of a corpse in a shallow
grave. Wallander’s investigation takes him deep into the
history of the house and the land, until finally the shocking
truth about a long-buried secret is brought to light.
• Order # 290390
HEROES ARE MY WEAKNESS
by Susan Elizabeth Phillips.
Annie, a thirty-three year old ventriloquist returns to Peregrine Island in
Maine, the scene of the most frightening moment in her teens. She was
tormented, attracted to, and almost
killed by Theo Harp. Annie has returned to the island
down on her luck after the death of her mother in order
to find her promised inheritance. While Annie expects to
have to confront the memories of her past, she doesn’t
expect to confront the demon himself – Theo Harp.
• Order # 290395
HAUNTED
by Randy Wayne White.
The house is historic, some say haunted.
It is also slated to be razed and replaced
by condos, unless Hannah Smith can
do something about it. Hannah sees it
as a win-win opportunity: She can
stop the condo project while tracking her family history.
She doesn’t believe in ghosts, anyway. But some things are
more dangerous than ghosts. Among them, as she will
learn, perhaps fatally, is human obsession.
• Order # 290394
THE GOOD, THE BAD,
AND THE EMUS
by Donna Andrews.
Life will never be the same for Meg
Langslow after family secrets are revealed,
introducing a whole new layer of intrigue
in Donna Andrews's beloved series.
• Order # 290392
THE ILLIAD: THE FITZGERALD
TRANSLATION
by Homer.
Since it was first published more than
twenty-five years ago, Robert Fitzgerald's
prizewinning translation of Homer's
battle epic has become a classic in its
own right: a standard against which all other versions of
The Iliad are compared.
• Order # 290396
THE LONG WAY HOME
by Louise Penny.
Happily retired in the village of Three
Pines, Armand Gamache, former Chief
Inspector of Homicide with the Sûreté
du Québec, has found a peace he’d only
imagined possible. While Gamache
doesn’t talk about his wounds and his balm, his neighbor
Clara Borrows tells him about hers. Peter, her artist husband,
has failed to come home. She wants Gamache’s help to
find him.
• Order # 285571
THE LOST ISLAND
by Douglas J. Preston.
Gideon Crew—brilliant scientist,
master thief—is living on borrowed
time. When his mysterious employer,
Eli Glinn, gives him an eyebrow-raising
mission, he has no reason to refuse.
Gideon's task: steal a page from the priceless Book of Kells,
now on display in New York City and protected by
unbreakable security.
• Order # 285571
MEAN STREAK
by Sandra Brown.
From #1 New York Times best-selling
author Sandra Brown comes a heartpounding story of survival, that takes
the age-old question, "Does the end
justify the means?" and turns it on its
head.
• Order # 290400
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THE ACCIDENTAL GENIE
by Dakota Cassidy.
Jeannie Carlyle is a caterer extraordinaire, more than ready to handle any
challenge thrown at her. But when her
client asks her to open up a rare bottle
of gin for a party, Jeannie is shocked
when a guy in poofy pants pops out and she gets sucked
inside.
• Order # 290387
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Fiction
THE MAGICIAN'S LAND
by Lev Grossman.
The Magician’s Land is an intricate
thriller, a fantastical epic, and an epic
of love and redemption that brings the
Magicians trilogy to a magnificent
conclusion, confirming it as one of the
great achievements in modern fantasy. It’s the story of a
boy becoming a man, an apprentice becoming a master,
and a broken land finally becoming whole.
• Order # 290399
THE ODYSSEY: THE
FITZGERALD TRANSLATION
by Homer.
Fitzgerald's supple verse is ideally
suited to the story of Odysseus' long
journey back to his wife and home
after the Trojan War. Homer's tale of
love, adventure, food and drink, sensual pleasure, and
mortal danger reaches the English-language reader in all
its glory.
• Order # 290401
ONE KICK
by Chelsea Cain.
Meet Kick Lannigan. She’s twentyone. She can pick any lock. She
knows five ways to kill you with a
jacket. Get ready to fall in love.
• Order # 290402
PRIVATE DOWN UNDER
by James Patterson.
A new branch called Private Sydney opens
in Australia and has the best detectives
in the business. But the team must use
every bit of skill and technology that
the agency has available to them and
also with the assistance of the NSW Police to catch a serial
killer before another victim dies. With two additional cases
requiring their attention and solved everyone’s hands are
full. And this is only the first week of the agency’s opening!
• Order # 290404
GRAY MOUNTAIN
by John Grisham.
In classic Grisham style, the reader is
brought into the world of a naive yet
resourceful young lawyer who begins to
uncover the generations of secrets
which want to remain buried.
• Order # 299471
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WHISPER MY NAME
by Fern Michaels.
Photographer Samantha Blakely has just
landed a job at Daylight magazine. In
an interesting twist of events, her elderly
neighbor and friend Gemini has died and
left Sam controlling interest in Gemini’s
family publishing company, which owns the magazine. The
problem is, Sam has fallen for Gemini’s nephew, Christian
Delaney, who believed he was sole heir to the company.
• Order # 290406
EDGE OF ETERNITY
(Book 3 of The Century Trilogy)
by Ken Follett.
Ken Follett’s Century Trilogy follows
the fortunes of five intertwined families—
American, German, Russian, English,
and Welsh—as they make their way
through the twentieth century.
• Order # 284835
THE EYE OF HEAVEN
by Clive Cussler.
Baffin Island: Husband-and-wife team
Sami and Remi Fargo are on a climatecontrol expedition in the Arctic, when
to their astonishment they discover a
Viking ship in the ice, perfectly preserved—
and filled with pre–Columbian artifacts from Mexico.
How can that be?
• Order # 281794
THE GOLEM OF HOLLYWOOD
by Jonathan Kellerman.
A burned-out L.A. detective...a woman
of mystery who is far more than she
seems...a grotesque, ancient monster
bent on a mission of retribution. When
these three collide, a new standard of
suspense is born.
• Order # 302572
LEAVING TIME
by Jodi Picoult.
Teenager Jenna Metcalf was just three
years old when her mother disappeared
from an elephant sanctuary. Ten years
later, she takes up the search for her
mother, Alice, by studying Alice’s decadeold journals on grieving elephants. The research itself is
fascinating, the hints about Alice’s disappearance are
compelling; but Jenna cannot find her mother on her own.
• Order # 299475
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THE FUTURE OF THE GUN
by Frank Miniter.
Bestselling author Frank Miniter
details the amazing breakthroughs
waiting to happen in gun technology
that could make today's firearms
exponentially safer and smarter—if the
anti-gun lobby weren't halting progress in its tracks.
• Order # 290391
GRAND CENTRAL: ORIGINAL
STORIES OF POSTWAR
LOVE AND REUNION
by Melanie Benjamin.
Now, ten bestselling authors inspired
by this iconic landmark have created
their own stories, set on the same day,
just after the end of World War II, in a time of hope,
uncertainty, change, and renewal.
• Order # 290393
THE SKELETON CREW:
HOW AMATEUR SLEUTHS
ARE SOLVING AMERICA'S
COLDEST CASES
by Deborah Halber.
The Skeleton Crew provides an entree
into the gritty and tumultuous world
of Sherlock Holmes–wannabes who race to beat out law
enforcement—and one another—at matching missing
persons with unidentified remains.
• Order # 290502
BRIEF ENCOUNTERS
by Dick Cavett.
Dick Cavett is back, sharing his reflections and reminiscences about Hollywood legends, American cultural icons,
and the absurdities of everyday life.
• Order # 302410
WHAT I KNOW FOR SURE
by Oprah Winfrey.
Organized by theme—joy, resilience,
connection, gratitude, possibility, awe,
clarity, and power—these essays offer a
rare, powerful and intimate glimpse
into the heart and mind of one of the
world’s most extraordinary women—while providing
readers a guide to becoming their best selves.
• Order # 294304
AMBITION AND DESIRE
by Kate Williams.
From CNN’s official royal historian,
a highly praised young author with a
doctorate from Oxford University,
comes the extraordinary rags-to-riches
story of the woman who conquered
Napoleon’s heart—and with it, an empire.
• Order # 302404
THE AMERICAN PLATE:
A CULINARY HISTORY
IN 100 BITES
by Libby O'Connell.
In 100 tantalizing bites, ranging from
blueberries and bagels to peanut butter,
hard cider, and Cracker Jack, O'Connell
reveals the astonishing ways that cultures and individuals
have shaped our national diet and continue to influence
how we cook and eat.
• Order # 302405
THE DELUGE: THE GREAT
WAR, AMERICA AND THE
REMAKING OF THE GLOBAL
ORDER, 1916-1931
by Adam Tooze.
A searing and highly original analysis
of the First World War and its
anguished aftermath.
• Order # 302415
LIVING IN WISE MIND
by Erin Olivo.
With Living in Wise Mind, Dr. Olivo
brings listeners a life-changing series of
guided mindfulness exercises, on-thespot techniques for distressing
situations, and training in acceptance
and tolerance of the things we cannot change.
• Order # 302426
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BIRD DREAM: ADVENTURES
AT THE EXTREMES OF
HUMAN FLIGHT
by Matt Higgins.
A heart-stopping narrative of risk and
courage, Bird Dream tells the story of
the remarkable men and women who
pioneered the latest advances in aerial exploration—from
skydiving to BASE jumping to wingsuit flying—and
made history with their daring.
• Order # 290389
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Audio/Video Catalog
Video: DVD Kids
MALEFICENT
w/Angelina Jolie.
A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman,
Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in
a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day
when an invading army threatens the
harmony of the land. (2014) PG. 97 min.
• Order # 307279
MUPPETS: MOST WANTED
w/Ricky Gervais, Tina Fey, Ty Burrell, Ray Liotta
Kermit is mistaken for a criminal mastermind named Constantine and thrown into a
remote Siberian prison while his lookalike
uses the Muppets' European tour as a means
to steal the crown jewels. (2014) PG. 107 min.
• Order # 295191
EARTH TO ECHO
w/Teo Halm, Brian "Astro" Bradley,
Ella Linnea Wahlestedt, Reese Hartwig.
A group of young friends come to the aid of
a mysterious visitor from a distant planet in
this kid-friendly sci-fi adventure in the tradition
of E.T. and The Goonies. (2014) PG. 91 min.
• Order # 306242
BEETHOVEN'S TREASURE TAIL
w/Jonathan Silverman, Bretton Manley.
After a doggone disaster of a movie shoot,
the big-hearted pooch and his trainer, Eddie
are heading home when they get stranded in
a small coastal village. When Beethoven
befriends a local boy, he helps him find a
pirate map to lost treasure and together they em-bark on
an adventure that brings the whole town together. (2014)
PG. 98 min.
• Order # 311429
MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN
When an advanced canine and his adopted
son use their time traveling WABAC
machine, events in history spiral out of
control to disastrous and comical resultes.
(2014) PG. 92 min.
• Order # 306258
BEDTIME STORIES
Perfect for families to share at bedtime, these
stories encourage reading by faithfully adapting children's favorite books for the small
screen. (2014) Not Rated. 180 min.
• Order # 303723
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2
Dragons and vikings have finally made
peace, but when the villainous Drago plots
a massive invasion, it's up to Hiccup and
Toothless to save the day. (2014) PG. 102
min.
• Order # 308709
PLANES: FIRE & RESCUE
Adventure flies higher than ever before in
this sequel that finds championship air-racer
Dusty Crophopper beginning an exciting
new career fighting forest fires. (2014) PG.
84 min.
• Order # 308241
TEENAGE MUTANT
NINJA TURTLES
The sinister Shredder has seized control of
New York City's police and politicians,
leaving his ruthless Foot Clan to spread
chaos in the streets. With no prospects for
salvation in sight, mutant crime-fighters
Raphael, Leonardo, Donatello, and Michaelangelo leap
into action. (2014) PG-13. 101 min.
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ROOSTER DOODLE-DOO
The goings-on of a small town become
chaotic after a rooster is banished for waking
people up in the early morning hours.
(2014) Not Rated. 80 min.
• Order # 306255
WELCOME TO THE SPACE SHOW
Five kids at summer camp help a stranded
alien, and he repays them with a trip to the
moon. But when the alien's superiors ban
moon-to-Earth travel after misunderstanding how he got injured, the kids are forced
to find their own way back home. (2014)
Not Rated. 136 min.
• Order # 308242
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THE JUNGLE BOOK:
MONKEY BUSINESS
Join in on the Banana Day celebration with
Mowgli, Baloo, and all of their animal
friends in a wonderful jungle adventure.
(2014) TV-G. 66 min.
• Order # 307487
Kids AWESOME ANIMALS
National Geographic presents a series just for
kids that explore the genius of some awesome
animals. (2014) TV-G. 75 min.
• Order # 307458
NOCTURNA
A lonely orphan sheds his fear of the dark
by taking an illuminating journey into the
realm where nighttime truly comes alive.
(2014) Not Rated. 88 min.
• Order # 310499
GUSTAFER YELLOWGOLD'S
WISDOM TOOTH OF WISDOM
Former sun resident Gustafer Yellowgold
traverses the woodlands of Minnesota to find
the owner of the world's largest and most
mysterious molar. (2014) Not Rated. 100 min.
• Order # 309688
MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE:
MINNIE'S WINTER BOW SHOW
A winter wonderland adventure with
Minnie, Millie and Melody in an adventure
that centers on a trip after the glove balloon
that they have all stepped into accidentally
takes off. (2014) TV-Y. 117 min.
• Order # 310442
PHINEAS AND FERB - STAR WARS
A couple of summers ago in a galaxy far, far
away, Phineas and Ferb are happily basking
in the glow of Tatooine's twin suns -- until
plans for the Death Star accidentally fall into
their hands, thrusting them (and Agent P)
into a galactic rebellion and an epic struggle
of good versus evil. (2014) TV-G. 164 min.
• Order # 309638
THE BEST OF BERENSTAIN BEARS
Join Brother Bear as he is recruited to be the
talent scout for the upcoming talent show,
and Sister Bear as she goes to her first sleepover at Lizzy's house. (2014) Not Rated.
102 min.
• Order # 311430
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GUARDIANS OF THE MUSEUM
Three adventuresome kids contend with dark
spirits and stern security guards while
spending one night in the British Museum
on a quest to unlock ancient secrets. (2014)
Not Rated. 120 min.
• Order # 309650
PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR:
OPERATION SPECIAL DELIVERY
Skipper, Rico, Kowalski, and Private get
trapped in a snowstorm, try to escape from the
clutches of Officer X, and deal with visits from
unexpected family. (2014) Not Rated. 134 min.
• Order # 307289
SAMANTHA AN AMERICAN GIRL HOLIDAY
A live-action video based on American Girl's
most popular character, Samantha! (2014)
Not Rated. 86 min.
• Order # 310515
STOP PICKING ON ME!
In this program, young viewers will learn
simple, easy to understand techniques that
will help them deal with bullies, get the
desired result, and stay safe. (2014) Not
Rated. 13 min.
• Order # 309660
BIRDS OF PARADISE
A sparrow and his avian pals band together
to rescue a mistreated canary. (2014) PG.
82 min.
• Order # 307288
PEG + CAT: PIRATES AHOY!
Follow Peg and her sidekick Cat as they
embark on adventures, solve problems
together, and learn foundational math
concepts and skills. (2014) TV-Y. 85 min.
• Order # 303765
KNIGHT RUSTY
A knight tries to rehabilitate a unique horse
for a jousting tournament and the chance to
save his kingdom. (2014) Not Rated. 84
min.
• Order # 306257
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MIFFY THE MOVIE
Miffy the Movie, set in a zoo, builds around a
game that children know and love - a treasure
hunt. (2014) G. 70 min.
• Order # 307493
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Audio/Video Catalog
Video: DVD Adults
GODZILLA
w/Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe,
Bryan Cranston.
The powerful story of human courage and
reconciliation in the face of titanic forces of
nature, when the awe-inspiring Godzilla rises to
restore balance as humanity stands defenseless.
(2014) PG-13. 123 min.
• Order # 301242
THE GIVER
w/ Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Brenton Thwaites,
Alexander Skarsgård.
A young man living in a future where complacency is valued above all else discovers the
sinister secrets that hold his fragile society
together after being selected to become the
Receiver of Memory. (2014) PG-13. 97 min.
• Order # 309664
X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST
w/Hugh Jackman.
The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for
the survival of the species across two time
periods. The characters from the original
X-Men film trilogy join forces with their
younger selves from X-Men: First Class in an
epic battle that must change the past; to save our future.
(2014) PG-13. 131 min.
• Order # 305202
HERCULES
w/Dwayne Johnson.
When a malevolent warlord threatens to thrust
the kingdom of Thrace into chaos, its desperate
ruler and his daughter turn to Hercules to
restore the peace. (2014) PG-13. 97 min.
• Order # 307278
THE FAULT IN OUR STARS
w/Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Willem Dafoe,
Nat Wolff.
The story of Hazel Grace Lancaster and
Augustus Waters, who fall hopelessly in love
after meeting in a cancer support group, and
experience a whirlwind romance that teaches
them both what it means to feel truly alive. (2014) PG-13.
126 min.
• Order # 301243
THINK LIKE A MAN TOO
w/Adam Brody, Michael Ealy.
When the couples head to Las Vegas for a big
wedding, everyone involved gets swept up in
the glam and glitter of the indulgent desert
oasis. (2014) PG-13. 106 min.
• Order # 301269
TRANSFORMERS,
AGE OF EXTINCTION
In an incredible adventure, Optimus Prime and
the Autobots are swept up in a war of good and
evil, ultimately leading to a climactic battle
across the world. (2014) PG-13. 164 min.
• Order # 303699
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IF I STAY
w/Chloë Grace Moretz, Jamie Blackley.
Chloë Grace Moretz stars as comatose teen who
has an out-of-body experience following a car
accident that kills her entire family. (2014)
PG-13. 106 min.
• Order # 310547
INTO THE STORM
w/Richard Armitage, Sarah Wayne Callies.
Fearless storm-chasers brave impossible odds in
their quest to collect data on an unprecedented
super-storm that unleashes multiple tornados
on a small town as the terrified locals race for
shelter. (2014) PG-13. 89 min.
• Order # 309636
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
w/Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, David Bautista,
Lee Pace.
A group of interstellar outlaws team up to save
the galaxy from a villain who seeks ultimate
power in this comic book space adventure from
Marvel Studios and director James Gunn.
(2014) PG-13. 121 min.
• Order # 311421
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THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY
w/ Helen Mirren.
An Indian teen in France goes to work for his
father's culinary adversary in this drama based
on the bestselling novel by Richard C. Morais.
(2014) PG-13. 122 min.
• Order # 311432
Adults
MILLION DOLLAR ARM
w/Jon Hamm.
JB Bernstein, a one-time successful sports
agent left the massive company he worked for
to start in his own agency, Seven Figures
Management, with his business partner Aash
Aasif Mandvi. But the company is in serious
financial straits, and they lose the big client they've been
grooming. In a fit of inspiration, JB believes they can go to
India, find a cricket bowler, and teach him to be a baseball
pitcher. (2014) PG-13. 124 min.
• Order # 304264
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2
w/Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx.
The web-slingin' wall-crawler hits the screens
once again in this follow-up to Marc Webb's
2012 reboot of the series. Andrew Garfield
returns as Peter Parker, who squares off against
the villainous Electro, played by Jamie Foxx.
(2014) PG-13. 141 min.
• Order # 298209
CAPTAIN AMERICA:
THE WINTER SOLDIER
w/Chris Evans.
Steve Rogers continues his journey as the
super-powered American soldier who's grasping
to find his place in a modern world after being
frozen in ice since WWII with this Marvel
Studios sequel. (2014) PG-13. 136 min.
• Order # 301204
GOD'S NOT DEAD
w/Kevin Sorbo, Shane Harper.
When an atheist philosophy professor plans to
forego "dusty arguments" in his class, he insists
the new students declare that "God Is Dead."
Unable to do this, Josh is challenged to defend
his faith and prove to the class that God is
NOT Dead. (2014) PG-13. 114 min.
• Order # 294188
NEED FOR SPEED
w/Aaron Paul, Imogen Poots, Dominic Cooper,
Scott "Kid Cudi" Mescudi.
A mechanic who moonlights as an underground race-car driver strives to take the top
prize in America's most prominent street race
in order to have his revenge against the
ambitious ex-NASCAR champ who had him framed and
sent to prison. (2014) PG-13. 131 min.
• Order # 294183
THE OTHER WOMAN
w/Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Kate Upton.
When three women learn they're involved with
the same man, they team up to teach him a
lesson - or three! (2014) PG-13. 109 min.
• Order # 294189
NOAH
w/Russell Crowe.
"In the beginning, there was nothing." So
starts this version of the story centered on
Noah, the man entrusted by God to save the
innocent animals of Earth as the rising
floodwaters cleansed the planet of mankind's
evil. (2014) PG-13. 137 min.
• Order # 294184
DIVERGENT
w/Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet,
Ansel Elgort.
In a world where the population is divided into
factions by personality types, Tris Prior is
classified as Divergent. When she uncovers a
conspiracy to eliminate all Divergents, she
teams with the mysterious Four to find out what makes the
powers-that-be so frightened of them. (2014) PG-13. 139
min.
• Order # 295190
NON-STOP
w/Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore.
Liam Neeson reunites with Unknown director
Jaume Collet-Serra, for this airborne thriller
about an Air Marshal racing to stop the villain
who has framed him as a hijacker during a
non-stop flight from New York to London.
(2014) PG-13. 107 min.
• Order # 290043
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THE EXPENDABLES 3
w/ Sylvester Stallone.
Barney Ross and his band of aging mercenaries
recruit a younger crew to battle the one man
capable of exterminating the Expendables in
this sequel directed by Red Hill's Patrick
Hughes. (2014) PG-13. 126 min.
• Order # 309663
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