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THE SECRETS OF DROON:
THE TREASURE OF THE
ORKINS
by Tony Abbott.
The home of Khan, king of the
Lumpies, has been ransacked!
The Rat-faced Snitchers of Zoop,
has stolen a mysterious treasure
that the Lumpies had vowed to
protect. Now Eric, Neal, Julie,
and Keeah must pursue the
Snitchers back to their hideaway
on the edge of the Dark Lands.
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INKDEATH
by Cornelia Funke.
Ever since the enchanted book Inkheart drew
Meggie and her father, Mo, into its chapters,
life in the Inkworld has been more tragic
than magical. Dustfinger is dead, having
sacrificed his life for his apprentice's, and
now, under the rule of the evil Adderhead,
the fairy-tale land is in bloody chaos, its
characters far beyond the control of Fenoglio, their author.
1186 min.
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THE LORD OF THE RINGS
by J. R. Tolkien.
This epic, 10 years in the making, recounts
the Great War of the Ring and the closing
of Middle-Earth's Third Age, a time when
magic begins to fade from the world and
men rise to dominance. 795 min.
• Order # T2681
A GIANT PROBLEM (BEYOND THE
SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES #2)
by Tony DiTerlizzi.
Talk about out of the frying pan, into the
fire! I was pretty sure that my freaky stepsister
and that freaky field guide of hers would ruin
my life. But now it looks like they're going
to ruin all of Florida, too! Okay, maybe
that's not fair. Maybe all these stupid giants would be waking
up anyway, but if it wasn't for her and that book, I'd be home
playing video games and this would be someone else's giant
problem. Unabridged. 120 min.
PAPER TOWNS
by John Green.
Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving
the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth
Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks
open a window and climbs back into his
life—dressed like a ninja and summoning
him for an ingenious campaign of revenge—
he follows. Unabridged. 480 min.
• Order # T2721
THE SEEMS:
THE GLITCH IN SLEEP
by John Hulme & Michael Wexler.
Becker Drane knows about The Seems, the
world responsible for making our World
work. But every so often something goes
wrong, and a Fixer is sent in to take care
of the problem. Being a Fixer may be the
coolest job ever, but it's no walk in the park. And Becker is
sure hoping that his first Mission won't be his last. 394 min.
• Order # T2591
BRISINGR
by Christopher Paolini.
Following the colossal battle against the
empire's warriors on the Burning Plains,
Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have
narrowly escaped with their lives. Still, there
is more adventure at hand for the Rider and
his dragon, as Eragon finds himself bound by
a tangle of promises he may not be able to keep.
Unabridged. 1775 min.
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THE 39 CLUES #2: ONE FALSE NOTE
by Gordon Korman.
The race is on to find 39 Clues that safeguard
a great power, and fourteen-year-old Amy
Cahill and her younger brother, Dan, are
shocked to find themselves in the lead. But
tailed by a pack of power-hungry relatives,
Amy and Dan can't see if they are sailing
toward victory or straight into a deadly trap.
Unabridged. 248 min.
• Order # T2804
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THE WOLVES ARE BACK
by Jean Craighead George.
Two renowned children's book creators
teamed up to make this stirring picture book/
CD, which tells the story of how wolves were
brought back from near extinction in our
country. 10 min.
• Order # T2938
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THE SUPERNATURALIST
by Eoin Colfer.
Cosmo Hill escapes from a state run institute
with the help of the Supernaturalist, a motley
crew of kids with the special ability to see
supernatural Parasites that feed on the life
force of humans. The Supernaturalists soon
find themselves caught in a web far more
complicated than they'd imagined, when they discover a
horrifying secret. Unabridged. 102 min.
THE OFF SEASON
by Catherine Gilbert Murdock.
Life is looking up for eleventh grader D. J.
Schwenk. After a rocky summer, she's
reconnecting with her best friend, Amber.
She's got a thing going with Brian Nelson.
Plus she's playing for the High School
football team as the first girl linebacker in
northern Wisconsin. But then the season, which began so well,
starts to go suddenly, horribly wrong. Unabridged. 360 min.
• Order # T2745
• Order # T2633
STEINBECK'S GHOST
by Lewis Buzbee.
Travis has found a safe haven at the Salinas
library. His favorite author is John Steinbeck,
after all, Salinas is Steinbeck's hometown.
But that can't explain why Travis is suddenly
seeing Steinbeck's characters spring to life.
He begins to sort out fact from fiction and
stumbles into a story Steinbeck might have started, and Travis
needs to complete. Unabridged. 420 min.
THE DIAMOND OF DARKHOLD
by Jeanne DuPrau.
It’s been several months since Lina and Doon
escaped the dying city of Ember and joined
the town of Sparks. Now, struggling through
the harsh winter above ground, they find an
unusual book. Torn up and missing most of
its pages, it alludes to a mysterious device from
before the Disaster, which they believe is still in Ember. Together,
Lina and Doon must go back underground to retrieve what was
lost and bring light to a dark world. Unabridged. 390 min.
• Order # T2710
EVE OF THE EMPEROR PENGUIN
(MAGIC TREE HOUSE #40)
by Mary Pope Osborne.
Jack and Annie continue their quest for the
secrets of happiness—secrets they need to
save Merlin. The Magic Tree House takes
them to Antarctica. What can they hope to
learn about happiness in such a barren place?
Only the penguins know for sure...Jack and Annie are about to
find out! Unabridged. 77 min.
• Order # T2691
• Order # T2648
JAMES HERRIOT'S
TREASURE FOR CHILDREN
by James Herriot.
James Harriot's award-winning stories for young
readers bring the farmyard world of Herriot's
Yorkshire to vibrant life. These stories comprise
a wondrous Herriot menagerie, a family
listening treasure which multiple generations
are sure to enjoy. 90 min.
• Order # T2659
MY ONE HUNDRED ADVENTURES
by Polly Horvath.
Twelve-year-old Jane is ready for adventures,
to move beyond the world of her siblings and
single mother and their house by the sea. But
over the summer, Jane discovers the truth
that lies at the heart of all great adventures:
it’s not what happens to you that matters,
but what you learn about yourself. Unabridged. 329 min.
• Order # T2656
THE UGLY DUCKING
& OTHER STORIES
by Hans Christian Andersen.
Follow one large, ungainly "duck" as he is laughed
at, kicked, and pecked for being different.
Hans Christian Anderson shows that beauty
is only skin-deep, and many other important
moral lessons. Unabridged. 300 min.
TREASURE ISLAND
by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Jim Hawkins sets sail on the Hispaniola after
discovering a map showing hidden treasure on
a distant island. But the crewmates are not
as honest as they first appear; among them
are a group of desperate men who want that
treasure for themselves, and will stop at
nothing to get it. Unabridged. 373 min.
• Order # T2629
• Order # T2628
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RABBIT EARS TREASURY
OF FAIRY TALES
The Rabbit Ears Treasury of Fairy Tales
entertains and enlightens with these classics
from all over the world—read by your favorite
stars and featuring original music by some of
today's greatest artists. 120 min.
• Order # T2622
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SHILOH
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.
Shiloh is the Newbery Award-winning tale of
adventure, courage, and love—the timeless
and moving story of a dog in trouble and the
young boy who would save him. Unabridged.
167 min.
• Order # T2898
• Order # T2750
TUCK-ME-IN TALES
by Margaret Read MacDonald.
Around the world each night, parents tell
stories to children as they put them to bed.
Margaret Read MacDonald—a folklorist,
storyteller, and former children's librarian—
includes seven of her favorites from around
the world. 57 min.
SLEEPY TIME
by Radio Spirits.
Radio Spirits is proud to present six enchanting
bedtime tales to delight your little ones as
they settle in for the night. Let the charm
and wonder of these stories prepare them as
they close their eyes, to embark upon dreamy
adventures of their own. 180 min.
• Order # T2603
• Order # T2626
THE CITY OF EMBER
by Jeanne DuPrau.
Deep underground in the city of Ember the
great lights are starting to flicker. When Lina
finds fragments of an ancient parchment, she
and Doon put the pieces together to discover
a message that seems to be directions out of
the city. Is there something beyond the
endless darkness? It will take all of Lina and Doon's bravery
and ingenuity to find out—before the lights go out on Ember
forever! Unabridged. 411 min.
• Order # T2787
KENNY & THE DRAGON
by Tony Diterlizzi.
What do you do when your new best buddy
has been designated a scourge in the
community and marked for imminent
extermination. Just ask Kenny Rabbit.
When the folks in the village of Roundbrook
catch wind that there's a dragon running
loose in the countyside, the stage is set for
a fight to the death. Unabridged. 120 min.
• Order # T2789
THE WEDNESDAY WARS
by Gary D. Schmidt.
Holling Hoodhood is really in for it. He's
just started seventh grade with Mrs. Baker, a
teacher he knows is out to get him. How can
Holling stay out of trouble when he has so
much to contend with? Unabridged. 448 min.
• Order # T2894
BETSY-TACY
by Maud Hart Lovelace.
The little girl who moves into the house next
door to Betsy is just her age. Her name is
Tacy. She is very bashful, but she likes to
listen to Betsy's stories—wonderful stories
that the girls love, and that they keep as their
own special secret. Unabridged. 120 min.
• Order # T2608
ESCAPE FROM THE CARNIVALE
by Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson.
Princess of the Mollusk tribe, Little Scallop is
bored. So late one night, she sneaks off into
forbidden waters with her mermaid friends
Aqua and Surf. That's when the trouble
starts. Soon, Little Scallop is caught up
in the adventure she always wanted. The
question is: can she and her friends get out of it? Unabridged.
120 min.
• Order # T2613
THE DISREPUTABLE HISTORY
OF FRANKIE LANDAU-BANKS
by E. Lockhart.
Frankie Landau-Banks is no longer the kind
of girl to take "no" for an answer. Especially
when "no" means she's excluded from her
boyfriend's all-male secret society. Not when
her ex-boyfriend shows up in the strangest of
places. Not when she knows she's smarter than any of them.
When she knows Matthew's lying to her. And when there are
so many, many pranks to be done. Unabridged. 360 min.
• Order # T2649
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THE ASTONISHING LIFE
OF OCTAVIAN NOTHING
by M. T. Anderson.
In the summer of 1775, fleeing from a death
sentence, Octavian and his tutor, Dr. Trefusis,
escape through rising tides and pouring rain
to find shelter in British occupied Boston.
What follows is a tale of skirmish and flame,
flight and fury, and battle on sea and land. Unabridged. 805 min.
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CHAINS
by Laurie Halse Anderson.
As the Revolutionary War begins, thirteenyear-old Isabel wages her own fight for freedom.
When Isabel meets Curzon, a slave with ties
to the Patriots, he encourages her to spy on
her owners, who know details of British plans
for invasion. She is reluctant at first, but
realizes her loyalty is available to the bidder who can provide
her with freedom. Unabridged. 480 min.
JINX
by Meg Cabot.
Jinx is thrilled to be moving in with her aunt
in New York City. Maybe when she's halfway
across the country, Jinx can finally outrun
her bad luck. But Jinx is beginning to realize
it isn't just bad luck she's been running from.
It's something far more sinister, and the curse
Jinx has lived under might just be the only thing that can save
her life. Unabridged. 435 min.
• Order # T2815
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ENDER IN EXILE
by Orson Scott Card.
Andrew Wiggin is sought by every nation of
the newly shattered Earth Hegemony. He is
offered the choice of living under the Hegemon's
control, a pawn in his brother Peter's political
games. Or he can join the colony ships and
go out to settle one of the new worlds won
in the war. The story of those years on the colony worlds has
never been told...until now. Unabridged. 850 min.
HOTEL FOR DOGS
by Lois Duncan.
When an adorable stray dog shows up, Andi
wants to save it—but she can't take it home.
With the help of her brother, she rescues the
stray and its puppies and moves them into an
abandoned house down the block. Before
long, she's running a dog hotel! But can she
and Bruce keep the canine castle going, or will a bark give their
secret away? Unabridged. 207 min.
• Order # T2822
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THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX
by Kate DiCamillo.
This is the story of Despereaux Tilling, a
mouse in love with music, stories, and a
princess named Pea. It is also the story of
a rat called Roscuro, and Miggery Sow, a
slow-witted serving girl. These characters are
about to embark on a journey that will lead
them down a into a horrible dungeon, up into a glittering
castle, and into each other's lives. Unabridged. 212 min.
DRAGON OF THE RED DAWN
(MAGIC TREE HOUSE #37)
by Mary Pope Osborne.
Merlin the magician will not eat, sleep or
speak to anyone in Camelot. What can be
done? The enchantress Morgan knows who
to ask for help: young Jack and Annie of
Frog Creek! The brother-and-sister team
quickly head off in the Magic Tree House on another magical
and historical adventure. Unabridged. 77 min.
• Order # T2784
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COCKROACH PARTY
by Margaret Read MacDonald.
This live recording could not be more fun! The
stories come from Siberia, the Makah tradition of
Alaska, Cajun Louisiana, Palestine, the British
Isles, and the American South. Stories for
dancing, drumming, and moving all about! 59 min.
• Order # T2620
BLOODY JACK
by L. A. Meyer.
Aboard the HMS Dolphin, Jacky is becoming
a skilled and respected sailor as the crew
pursues pirates on the high seas. There's
only one problem: Jacky is a girl. And she
will have to use every bit of her spirit, wit,
and courage to keep the crew from discovering
her secret. Unabridged. 480 min.
• Order # T2891
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THE 39 CLUES: THE SWORD THIEF
by Peter Lerangis.
When the hunt for the 39 Clues hidden around
the world leads fourteen-year-old Amy and her
brother, Dan, to Japan, their only chance to
find the third Clue seems to lie with their
unreliable uncle. Will they be foolish enough
to make an alliance? Unabridged. 231 min.
• Order # T2935
SCAT
by Carl Hiaasen.
Bunny Starch, the most feared biology teacher
ever, is missing. She disappeared after a school
field trip to Black Vine Swamp. Nick and
Marta figure the class delinquent, Smoke, has
something to do with her disappearance.
And he does! Unabridged. 558 min.
• Order # T2925
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HEAT LIGHTNING
by John Sandford.
There's a serial killer at work in Minnesota.
The more investigator Virgil Flowers works
the murders, the more convinced he is that
someone's keeping a list, and that the list
could have a lot more names on it. If only he
could find out what connects them all. But
when he does, he's almost sorry he did. Unabridged. 600 min.
• Order # T2781
• Order # T2778
STAR WARS:
MILLENNIUM FALCON
by James Luceno.
Jacen’s daughter, Allana, offers a ray of hope
for the future. And when Allana, in whom
the Force grows ever stronger, makes a curious
discovery aboard her grandfather’s beloved
spacecraft—the Millennium Falcon—the
Solo family finds itself at a new turning point, about to set out
on an odyssey into uncertain territory, untold adventure, and
unexpected rewards. Unabridged. 600 min.
TESTIMONY
by Anita Shreve.
At Avery Academy, a prestigious New England
boarding school, the headmaster finds himself
in possession of a videotape—a disaster in a
small package. More shocking than the
sexual acts recorded on the tape are the ages
of the students. A Pandora's box, the tape
unleashes a storm of shame and recrimination throughout the
small community. Unabridged. 300 min.
• Order # T2782
WATERMIND
by M. M. Buckner.
From storm drains, illegal dumps, and flooded
landfills, electronic trash flows down the
Mississippi river and lodges in the Louisiana
delta. Out of this mire emerges a self-organized
neural net, drifting in the water: the Watermind.
It can freeze, boil, condense, and move
seemingly at will. When it kills someone,
there's no longer any question that it must be destroyed before
it reaches the ocean. Unabridged. 720 min.
• Order # T2783
THE PAGAN STONE
by Nora Roberts.
The Pagan Stone is the conclusion to the
electrifying trilogy of three men and three
women who join forces—and hearts—to
battle the ultimate evil. Unabridged. 660 min.
• Order # T2794
GHOST RADIO
by Leopoldo Gout.
Ghost Radio is a terrifying novel about a
ghost-story call-in radio show that inadvertently
opens a doorway into the paranormal, giving
voice to the dead and instigating an epic battle
for the souls of the living. Unabridged. 510 min.
• Order # T2749
ANATHEM
by Neal Stephenson.
Neal Stephenson conjures a far-future
Earth-like planet, Arbre, where scientists,
philosophers and mathematicians—a religious
order unto themselves— have been cloistered
behind concent (convent) walls. Their role is
to nurture all knowledge while safeguarding
it from the vagaries of the irrational secular outside world.
Unabridged. 28 CDs.
• Order # T2748
KILL CHAIN
by Meg Gardiner.
When a wrecked car belonging to Evan Delaney's
father is found at the bottom of a ravine, the
police suspect suicide, but there's no body. Evan's
suspicions of something sinister are confirmed
when she receives a call from her father's
kidnappers. The ransom isn't money. It's
a puzzle—one that Evan has only seventy-two hours to piece
together. Unabridged. 660 min.
• Order # T2766
• Order # T2765
NIGHTS IN RODANTHE
by Nicholas Sparks.
Nights in Rodanthe is a tender story of hope
and joy, of sacrifice and forgiveness—a
moving reminding that love is possible at any
age, at any time, and often comes when we
least expect it. Unabridged. 330 min.
• Order # T2775
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THE SHACK
by William P. Young.
In a world where religion seems to grow
increasingly irrelevant The Shack wrestles
with the timeless question, "Where is God
in a world so filled with unspeakable pain?"
The answers Mack Philips gets will astound
you and perhaps transform you as much as
it did him. Unabridged. 490 min.
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CROSS
by James Patterson.
Years ago, Alex Cross was a rising star in the
Washington, DC, police department when an
unknown shooter gunned down his wife, Maria.
When a case triggers a connection to Maria's
death, Alex may have a chance to catch his
wife's murderer after all these years. Will
justice be served at long last? Or is this the culminating scene
in his own deadly obsession? 360 min.
THE JANSON DIRECTIVE
by Robert Ludlum.
Nobel laureate, financier, and philanthropist
Peter Novak—a billionaire committed to
fostering global democracy through his Liberty
Foundation—has been captured by the Caliph,
a near-mythical terrorist who plans to execute
him in a matter of days. Running out of time
and hope, Novak's people turn to a man with a history of defeating
impossible odds: Paul Janson. 360 min.
• Order # T2755
• Order # T2769
THE TRISTAN BETRAYAL
by Robert Ludlum.
In the Fall of 1940, the Nazis are at the height of
their power. Living in occupied Paris, Stephen
Metcalfe is a minor asset in the U.S.'s secret
intelligence forces in Europe. But what has been
largely an amusing game becomes deadly serious.
Metcalfe is suddenly left stranded in the midst
of war-torn Europe without a contact, orders, or a contingency plan.
360 min.
DEVIL BONES
by Kathy Reichs.
In a house under renovation a plumber makes
a grisly discovery—a decapitated chicken,
animal bones, and cauldrons containing relics
of religious ceremonies. In the center of the
shrine is the skull of a teenage girl. Citizen
vigilantes blame devil worshippers and
Wiccans and begin a witch hunt, intent on seeking revenge.
Unabridged. 560 min.
• Order # T2768
• Order # T2776
IDENTICAL
by Ellen Hopkins.
Identical twins, Kaeleigh and Raeanne are
part of an all-American family—on the
surface. Behind the facade each sister has her
own dark secret. Pretty soon it's obvious that
neither sister can handle it alone, and one
sister must step up to save the other, but the
question is—who? Unabridged. 605 min.
THE COLLECTED SHORT STORIES
OF LOUIS L'AMOUR
by Louis L'Amour.
Here are tales of innocents caught in the schemes
of criminals, detectives hunting down truths that
hide more lies, gangsters and their women, private
investigators and cops. Here is a world populated
by the kinds of people who risk their lives to right
a wrong, make a buck, or save a friend. Unabridged. 180 min.
• Order # T2777
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CALLING MR. LONELY HEARTS
by Laura Benedict.
Roxanne, Del, and Alice were childhood
friends who share a buried secret from their
past. One simple, childish act has brought
them, all these years later, to a place where
not only their lives but also their souls are
at risk. Unabridged. 660 min.
• Order # T2870
THE SPY WHO CAME FOR CHRISTMAS
by David Morrell.
It's Christmas Eve in Santa Fe and a desperate
man is feverishly seeking refuge for himself and
the squirming bundle he holds tightly against
his chest. Agent Paul Kagan's bundle is a baby
who has the power to change the course of global
events. His pursuers are his former colleagues,
members of the Russian mafia who will stop at nothing to
accomplish their mission. Unabridged. 360 min.
• Order # T2763
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THREE WEEKS TO SAY GOODBYE
by C. J. Box.
Jack and Melissa McGuane's dreams of
having a baby has finally come true with the
adoption of their daughter, Angelina. But
nine months after bringing her home, they
receive a devastating phone call from the
adoption agency: Angelina's birth father, a
teenager, never signed away his parental rights, and he wants
her back. Unabridged. 560 min.
• Order # T2884
FIRE AND ICE
by Julie Garwood.
Captivating mystery, unyielding desire,
unrelenting action in a setting both beautiful
and lethal–Julie Garwood weaves these
thrilling elements into a heat-generating
masterpiece of romantic suspense.
Unabridged. 570 min.
• Order # T2897
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Fiction
BONES OF THE DRAGON
by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman.
Skylan Ivorson is a sea-raider of the Vindrasi.
He and the other ancient gods are under siege
from a new generation of gods. The key to
stopping these brash interlopers is found within
the Five Bones of the Vektia Dragons. Their
whereabouts are a mystery even to the gods
themselves. It will be up to the Vindrasi to undertake the quest
to recover all five. Unabridged. 1120 min.
• Order # T2756
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YOUR HEART BELONGS TO ME
by Dean Koontz.
A medical miracle that gave Ryan Perry a
second chance at life is about to become a
curse worse than death. For Ryan is being
stalked by a mysterious woman who feels
entitled to everything he has. She's the
spitting image of the donor of the heart
beating steadily in Ryan's own chest. Unabridged. 540 min.
A DARKER PLACE
by Jack Higgins.
A famous Russian writer and ex-paratrooper
named Alexander Kurbsky is fed up with the
Putin government and decides he wants to
“disappear” into the West. He makes elaborate
plans with Charles Ferguson, Sean Dillon, and
the rest of the group known informally as the
“Prime Minister’s private army” for his escape and concealment.
It’s a real coup for the West except for one thing: Kurbsky is
still working for the Russians. Unabridged. 540 min.
• Order # T2793
ROUGH WEATHER
by Robert B. Parker.
A hurricane hinders a kidnapping and Spenser
goes on a search for the man responsible—
the infamous Gray Man, who has both helped
and hunted Spenser in the past. Unabridged.
330 min.
• Order # T2738
ONE FIFTH AVENUE
by Candace Bushnell.
A chronicle of writers, actors and Wall Street
whizzes clash at One Fifth Avenue, a Greenwich
Village art deco jewel crammed with regal rich,
tarty upstarts and misguided lovers. When a
Queen of Society dies, a vicious scramble for
her penthouse apartment ensues, and it's
attorney Annalisa and her hedge-funder husband, Paul Rice, who
land the palatial pad, roiling the building's rivalries. 480 min.
• Order # T2880
THE ILLUMINATION
by Jill Gregory and Karen Tintori.
Museum curator Natalie Landau has received
a puzzling gift from her sister —a necklace with
a blue evil eye pendant on it. This gift sucks
Natalie into an international battle between
powerful religious factions, each battling for
the eye, which turns out to be far more
powerful than she could ever imagine. Unabridged. 600 min.
• Order # T2875
• Order # T2780
EVE
by Elissa Elliott.
It is the world's oldest tale: the story of Eve,
her husband, Adam, and the tragedy that
would overcome her sons. Eve comes to life
in a way religion and myth have never
allowed. Unabridged. 960 min.
• Order # T2879
A LION AMONG MEN
(THE WICKED YEARS #3)
by Gregory Maguire.
A Lion Among Men chronicles a battle of wits
hastened by the Emerald City's approaching
armies. Can those tarnished by infamy
escape their sobriquets to claim their own
histories, to live honorably within their own
skins before they're skinned alive? Unabridged. 600 min.
ON THE GRIND
by Stephen J. Cannell.
Detective Shane Scully is accused of evidence
tampering and his wife, Alexa, believes
Shane's been having an affair with a beautiful
movie star. Life as Scully knows it is over.
Or so it seems. Unabridged. 420 min.
• Order # T2858
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THE GATE HOUSE
by Nelson DeMille.
Susan Sutter, then the wife of tax attorney John
Sutter, had a torrid affair with Frank Bellarosa, a
powerful Mafia boss and the Sutters' neighbor on
Long Island's tony Gold Coast, with fatal results
for Bellarosa. Now Bellarosa's son, Anthony, is
intent on two missions: drawing John back
into the violent world of the Bellarosa family, and exacting revenge
on his father's murderer—Susan Sutter. Unabridged. 1320 min.
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Fiction
HALO: THE COLE PROTOCOL
by Tobias S. Buckell.
In the first, desperate days of the HumanCovenant War, the UNSC has enacted the
Cole Protocol to safeguard Earth and its
Inner Colonies from discovery by a merciless
alien foe. The top secret mission will take
Navy Lieutenant Jacob Keyes deep behind
enemy lines, to a corner of the universe where nothing is as it
seems. Unabridged. 650 min.
SAFER
by Sean Doolittle.
For Paul and Sara Callaway, moving to a quiet
midwestern town was a major adjustment.
Paul has tried to fit in. Then Paul makes one
mistake—and now they want him gone.
Suddenly Paul's life, university career, and
marriage are at risk, as he finds himself
locked in a desperate fight with a dark conspiracy.
Unabridged. 540 min.
• Order # T2873
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TEXAS! LUCKY
by Sandra Brown.
Charismatic and good-looking, Lucky Tyler's
romantic conquests had earned him his name,
while his temper had earned him a reputation
as a hothead. And one unfortunate night
the sight of a woman being harassed got
the best of him. The fight that ensued was
predictable—the woman was not. Unabridged. 450 min.
THE CANTERBURY TALES
by Geoffrey Chaucer.
Lively, absorbing, and outrageously funny,
The Canterbury Tales is an undisputed classic:
an epic poem that gathers twenty-nine of
literature's most indelible archetypes, in a
vivid group portrait that perfectly captures
the full spectrum of late-medieval English
society. Unabridged. 1342 min.
• Order # T2859
A MERCY
by Toni Morrison.
A Mercy reveals what lies beneath the surface
of slavery. But at its heart it is the ambivalent,
disturbing story of a mother who casts off
her daughter in order to save her, and of a
daughter who may never exorcise that
abandonment. Unabridged. 390 min.
• Order # T2817
KEY OF LIGHT
by Nora Roberts.
The Malory Price Life Plan does not include
a quixotic quest—but the strangers on Warrior's
Peak claim that she must find a key that will
release three souls held captive by an evil god.
Little does she know that the quest will bring
her two new friends, the love of her life, and
danger beyond anyone's imagination.
Unabridged. 660 min.
• Order # T2846
THE PRIVATE PATIENT
by P. D. James.
Cheverell Manor is a private clinic belonging
to the famous plastic surgeon George ChandlerPowell. When a patient dies two days after
a routine scar removal, Commander Adam
Dalgliesh's investigation points to murder.
Unabridged. 1080 min.
• Order # T2799
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ANGEL CREEK
by Linda Howard.
Dee Swann vowed no one would ever own
her homestead, Angel Creek...or her. Lucas
Cochran needed Angel Creek to turn his
Double C ranch into the cattle dynasty he
craved. His ruthless ambition guaranteed he
would fight to take it away from Dee. But
the passion that blazed when Dee and Lucas met shocked them
both. Unabridged. 540 min.
• Order # T2802
AGAINST THE TIDE OF YEARS
by S. M. Stirling.
In the years since the Event, the Republic of
Nantucket has done its best to re-create the
better ideas of the modern age. But the evils
of its time resurface in the person of William
Walker, renegade Coast Guard officer, who is
busy building an empire for himself based on
conquest by technology. Unabridged. 1320 min.
• Order # T2843
KEY OF KNOWLEDGE
by Nora Roberts.
To Dana Steele books and the knowledge
they hold are the key to contentment. But
now that search for knowledge must include
the second key needed to release three souls
held captive by an evil god. Unabridged.
660 min.
• Order # T2872
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Fiction
• Order # T2856
THE DOLPHINS OF PERN
by Anne McCaffrey.
Rescued from drowning by a pair of dolphins,
a young boy embarks on a lifelong mission to
reestablish ties with the third most intelligent
species on the planet Pern. Unabridged.
660 min.
• Order # T2865
BLOOD SINS
by Kay Hooper.
Noah Bishop of the FBI's Special Crimes Unit
recruited Tessa Gray to play the role of grieving
widow. As the supposed new owner of property
coveted by the Church of the Everlasting Sin,
she'd be irresistible bait for the reclusive and
charismatic Reverend Samuel. But by entering
the cult's compound, Tessa will be exposing herself to the dark
magnetism of a psychopath on an apocalyptic crusade of terror
that spares no one. Unabridged. 540 min.
• Order # T2864
PLUM SPOOKY
by Janet Evanovich.
Wulf Grimoire can kill without remorse and
disappear like smoke. He's chosen Martin
Munch, boy genius, as his new business
partner. Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum has
Munch on her most-wanted list. Usually she
gets her man, but this time she gets a monkey.
She also gets a big guy named Diesel. Unabridged. 390 min.
• Order # T2869
THE BOOK OF UNHOLY MISCHIEF
by Elle Newmark.
It is 1498, the dawn of the Renaissance, and
Venice teems with rumors about an ancient
book that holds the secret to unimaginable
power. It is an alchemist's dream, with
recipes for gold, immortality, and undying
love. But while those who seek the book will
stop at nothing to get it, those who know will die to protect it.
Unabridged. 720 min.
FINDING THE DREAM
by Nora Roberts.
The daughter of a wealthy hotelier, Laura
Templeton had always known comfort,
privilege, and security. But by the age of thirty,
her storybook marriage had been destroyed
by her husband's infidelity. Laura's divorce
left her both emotionally and financially
devastated—but determined to rebuild her life without the
help of the Templeton fortune. Unabridged. 660 min.
• Order # T2842
REMEMBER ME?
by Sophie Kinsella.
When twenty-eight-year-old Lexi Smart wakes
up in a London hospital, she's in for a big
surprise. Her teeth are perfect. Her body
is toned. Her handbag is Vuitton. Having
survived a car accident, Lexi has lost a big
chunk of her memory, three years to be exact,
and she's about to find out just how much things have changed.
360 min.
• Order # T2849
ECLIPSE
by Richard North Patterson.
Damon Pierce's life has just reached a defining
moment: a gifted California lawyer, he's being
divorced by his wife, and his work often seems
soulless. Then he receives an urgent email
from Marissa Brand Okari—a woman he loved
years ago—and decides to risk everything to
respond to her plea for help. Unabridged. 790 min.
• Order # T2851
THE HOUR I FIRST BELIEVED
by Wally Lamb.
High School teacher Maureen Quirk survived
the 1999 Columbine massacre. Unable to
recover from the trauma, Maureen and her
husband Caelum return to the Quirk family
farm in Connecticut. While Maureen fights
to regain her sanity, Caelum discovers a cache
of old diaries. Unimaginable secrets emerge, and as Caelum
grapples with the past, he also struggles to fashion a future out
of the ashes of tragedy. Unabridged. 1530 min.
• Order # T2810
• Order # T2868
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MUCHO MOJO
by Joe R. Lansdale.
Hap and Leonard return in this incredible,
mad-dash thriller, loaded with crack addicts,
a serial killer, and a body count.
Unabridged. 458 min.
• Order # T2854
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RUNNING HOT
by Jayne Ann Krentz.
Librarian Grace Renquist and ex-cop-turnedbartender Luther Malone, both members of
the centuries-old Arcane Society, join forces
when the psychic investigative agency Jones
& Jones hires Grace, with Luther as her
bodyguard, to find a killer in Hawaii.
Unabridged. 600 min.
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FINAL JUSTICE
by Fern Michaels.
The irrepressible Ladies of Pinewood journey
to Las Vegas and prove that even with the
odds stacked against them, true friends will
always triumph. Unabridged. 420 min.
• Order # T2862
THE CHARLEMAGNE PURSUIT
by Steve Berry.
As a child, former Justice Department agent
Cotton Malone was told his father died in
a submarine disaster in the North Atlantic.
But now he wants the full story and asks
his ex-boss, Stephanie Nelle, to secure the
military files. What he learns stuns him: His
father's sub was a secret nuclear vessel lost on a highly classified
mission. But Malone isn't the only one after the truth.
Unabridged. 990 min.
• Order # T2805
A CERTAIN JUSTICE
by John Lescroart.
Somewhere in the once-placid streets of San
Francisco, a young man is on the run, charged
by the media with a crime he didn't commit.
One cop knows that Kevin Shea is innocent
of a brutal racial murder. An ambitious
politician will use Shea for her own ends.
And a down-and-out lawyer is all that stands between Kevin
Shea and an even more atrocious crime. Unabridged. 960 min.
• Order # T2800
DRAGONHEART:
ANNE McCAFFREY'S
DRAGONRIDER'S OF PERN
by Todd McCaffrey.
Could the past itself prove the pathway to
salvation for Pern's stricken dragons and
the entire imperiled planet? Guided by a
mysterious ally from a wholly unexpected
place, and trusting in the unique dragon gift for transcending
time, Fiona will join a risky expedition with far-reaching
consequence for both Pern's future and her personal destiny.
Unabridged. 1200 min.
• Order # T2813
CHAPTERHOUSE DUNE
by Frank Herbert.
The desert planet Arrakis, called Dune, has
been destroyed. Now, the Bene Gesserit,
heirs to Dune's power, have colonized a
green world—and are turning it into a
desert, mile by scorched mile. This is the
stunning climax to the epic Dune legend
that will live on forever. Unabridged. 990 min.
• Order # T2945
NIGHT AND DAY
by Robert B. Parker.
The women of Paradise are faced with a
threat to their sense of security with the
emergence of a tormented voyeur, dubbed
“The Night Hawk.” Initially, he’s content to
peer through windows, but as times goes on,
he becomes more reckless, forcing his victims
to strip at gunpoint, then photographing them at their most
vulnerable. It’s up to police chief Jesse Stone to catch the
Night Hawk, before it’s too late. Unabridged. 300 min.
• Order # T2947
METZGER'S DOG
by Thomas Perry.
When Leroy “Chinese” Gordon breaks into a
professor’s lab at the University of Los Angeles,
he’s after some pharmaceutical cocaine.
Instead, he finds the papers the professor
has compiled for the CIA, which include a
blueprint for throwing a large city into chaos.
But how is the CIA to be persuaded to pay a suitable ransom,
unless of course someone actually uses the plan to throw a large
city into chaos? Unabridged. 480 min.
• Order # T2946
• Order # T2955
JUST AFTER SUNSET
by Stephen King.
Stephen King delivers his astonishing first
collection of short stories since Everything's
Eventual. Unabridged. 940 min.
• Order # T2819
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THE OLD WEST:
VILLAINS AND AVENGERS
Experience the rugged frontier as you
encounter villains and avenger in legendary
locations. Stories include: Frank and Jesse
James; Billy the Kid; Tombstone; The Hatfields
and the McCoys; and Valley of the Greasy Grass.
Unabridged. 360 min.
ANOTHER LIFE
by Andrew Vachss.
Burke is forced into a journey that will
change the lives of the urban survivalist and
his outlaw family...forever. Unabridged.
540 min.
• Order # T2845
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• Order # T2949
MILK AND HONEY
by Faye Kellerman.
When Glendale cop Peter Decker finds a
two-year-old playing outside a housing
development at one in the morning, with
blood all over her clothes, he canvasses the
neighborhood, can't find anyone who knows
her, but bee stings on the child's body lead
him to the Darcy bee farm - and a quadruple homicide.
Unabridged. 720 min.
• Order # T2883
CONTAGIOUS
by Scott Sigler.
Across America, a mysterious pathogen
transforms ordinary people into raging killers,
psychopaths driven by a terrifying, alien agenda.
The human race fights back, yet the disease
responds and adapts, using sophisticated
strategies to fool its pursuers. The only
possible explanation: the epidemic is driven not by evolution
but by some malevolent intelligence. Unabridged. 900 min.
• Order # T2848
660 min.
KEY OF VALOR
by Nora Roberts.
Zoe McCourt's new friends and business
partners Mallory Price and Dana Steele have
already found two keys to the legendary
Box of Souls. Now it is Zoe's turn to locate the
final key needed to free up the souls of the
Daughters of Glass, three Celtic demigoddesses
imprisoned by an evil sorcerer. Unabridged.
• Order # T2874
DOGS AND GODDESSES
by Jennifer Crusie, Anne Stuart,
Lani Diane Rich.
Abby has just arrived in Summerville, Ohio,
with her placid Newfoundland, Bowser. She's
inherited her grandmother's coffee shop, but
it's not long before she's brewing up trouble in
the form of magical baked goods and steaming
up her life with an exasperating college professor. Unabridged.
780 min.
• Order # T2953
WHISPER TO THE BLOOD
by Dana Stabenow.
Between two mysterious deaths and a series
of attacks on snowmobilers up Alaska's
Kanuyaq River, not to mention the still-open
homicide of Park villain Louis Deem last year,
part-time P.I. and newly elected chairman of
the Niniltna Native Association Kate Shugak
has her hands full. Unabridged. 650 min.
• Order # T2952
THE PURSUIT
by Johanna Lindsey.
What was to be a grand adventure for
Melissa MacGregor seems to pale before the
promise in the passionate gaze of Lincoln
Ross Burnett. But there are serious obstacles
impeding the well-smitten Viscount Cambury's
pursuit of romance: sixteen of them—all big
and brawny. Unabridged. 540 min.
• Order # T2847
BLACK OPS
by W.E.B. Griffin.
The U.S. president assigns Lt. Col. Charley
Castillo, a member of the Office of Organizational Analysis, a special task—to track
down the terrorists who murdered an
American diplomat in Buenos Aires,
Argentina. Unabridged. 1150 min.
• Order # T2852
STILL LIFE
by Joy Fielding.
Still Life is a riveting tale of suspense about
a young woman caught in a nightmare
somewhere between life and death.
Unabridged. 660 min.
• Order # T2948
PROMISES IN DEATH
by J. D. Robb.
Number one New York Times bestselling
author J.D. Robb takes us to 2060 New York
City, where Lieutenant Eve Dallas faces
down a cop killer. Unabridged. 720 min.
• Order # T2951
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THE SECRET ADVERSARY
by Agatha Christie.
Some secret plans have survived the sinking
of the Lusitania, and amateur sleuths Tommy
Beresford and Tuppence Cowley are on the
trail. Unabridged. 600 min.
Audio/Video Catalog
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Fiction
THE OLD WEST:
STORIES AND LEGENDS
Hear the riveting story of the Oklahoma Land
Rush. Travel back in time with women who
braved the journey west. Experience the
disappointments and high hopes of ambitious
blacksmiths, butchers, cowboys and criminals
who headed west and hoped to "strike it rich."
Relive the legend of the Alamo. Unabridged. 360 min.
• Order # T2954
DALE BROWN'S DREAMLAND:
REVOLUTION
by Dale Brown & Jim DeFelice.
The masters of astonishing military technology
that enables them to deploy almost instantaneously to any part of the Earth, the Dreamland
team must now stop a dangerous revolution
in the making in Eastern Europe—where
a mysterious group of insurgents has blown up an essential
pipeline, thereby disrupting Europe's gas supply. Unabridged.
720 min.
ONE DAY AT A TIME
by Danielle Steel.
A tale of three very different couples who
struggle and survive, love, laugh, and learn
to take life one day at a time. Unabridged.
540 min.
• Order # T2943
ON THE ROAD
by Jack Kerouac.
Jack Keroac began thinking about the novel
that was to become On the Road as early as
1947, and over the following three years he,
along with Neal Cassady and a few other
friends, made the cross-country journeys that
were to become the raw material for the book.
Unabridged. 750 min.
• Order # T2707
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POE'S CHILDREN: THE NEW
HORROR: AN ANTHOLOGY
by Peter Straub.
From the incomparable master of horror and
suspense comes an electrifying collection of
contemporary literary horror, with stories
from thirteen writers representing today's
most talented voices in the genre.
Unabridged. 540 min.
• Order # T2732
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
by Alexandre Dumas.
The tale of young D'Artagnan and his
musketeer comrades, Porthos, Athos, and
Aramis. Together they fight to foil the
schemes of the brilliant, dangerous Cardinal
Richelieu, who pretends to support the king
while plotting to advance his own power.
Unabridged. 1380 min.
• Order # T2665
RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE
by Zane Grey.
Even the wild purple wasteland falls into
jeopardy when a gunman and a rich
homesteader join forces—and fates—to
take on an entire violent town. Unabridged.
690 min.
• Order # T2944
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660 min.
GAME CONTROL
by Lionel Shriver.
Set against the vivid backdrop of shambolic
modern-day Africa—a continent now
primarily populated with wildlife of the
two-legged sort—Lionel Shriver's Game
Control is a wry, grimly comic tale of bad
ideas and good intentions. Unabridged.
• Order # T2826
SERENA
by Ron Rash.
The year is 1929, and newlyweds George and
Serena Pemberton travel from Boston to the
North Carolina mountains where they plan
to create a timber empire. Although George
has already lived in the camp long enough to
father an illegitimate child, Serena is new to
the mountains. When Serena learns that she
will never bear a child, she sets out to murder the son George
fathered without her. Unabridged. 540 min.
• Order # T2825
DYING FOR REVENGE
by Eric Jerome Dickey.
International hit man Gideon never misses
his target, but when a job in Detroit goes
bad, he should have killed his client—a
cold-blooded woman who hired him to kill
her husband—when he had the chance.
Now the city's mayor and with money and
power to spare, this woman will stop at nothing to see that
Gideon gets what he deserves. Unabridged. 540 min.
• Order # T2824
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Fiction
• Order # T2832
DELICATE EDIBLE BIRDS
AND OTHER STORIES
by Lauren Groff.
Lauren Groff presents nine stories of
astonishing insight and variety, each revealing
a resonant drama within the life of a
twentieth-century American woman.
Unabridged. 600 min.
GRACE
by Richard Paul Evans.
Grace is the story of a young runaway girl
and the boy who hides her from a frightening
world too large and unfathomable for him to
comprehend. It is also about two brothers
and the love that binds them together through
difficult times. Unabridged. 360 min.
• Order # T2741
CROSS COUNTRY
by James Patterson.
Detective Alex Cross is called to the worst
murder scene he has encountered in all his
years n the force. Someone has slaughtered
a family—and then more killings, each one
more ruthless than the last, quickly follow.
One of those deaths comes terrifyingly close
to home, and Alex realizes that he is chasing
a horrible new breed of killer. Unabridged. 540 min.
• Order # T2941
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THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER
AND OTHER STORIES
by Mark Twain.
Mark Twain explores the darker side of
humanity with his sardonic wit in this
unique collection of mysterious and
supernatural tales, highlighted by the
novelette The Mysterious Stranger.
Unabridged. 420 min.
THE TOUCH OF FIRE
by Linda Howard.
Annie Parker came to Silver Mesa, Arizona,
because it was the only place she'd found
where folks thought a woman doctor was
better than no doctor at all. Her lonely life
became harder still on the winter night Rafe
McCay broke into her office with a bullet in
his side and a bounty hunter at his back.
Unabridged. 660 min.
• Order # T2940
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THE CASEBOOK OF
SHERLOCK, HOLMES 1
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
From seeking the whereabouts of the stolen
Mazarin Diamond to discovering the
importance of being called Garrideb, by
way of a mysterious murder on Thor Bridge,
a search for eternal youth, and the threat
of a Vampire in Sussex, there is no sign of Holmes's deductive
powers slowing down. Unabridged. 280 min.
THE CURIOUS CASE
OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
In The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, the
protagonist is born an old man and ages in
reverse until he becomes a baby, and then
finally vanishes from the earth. Unabridged.
240 min.
• Order # T2795
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BLOOD AND ICE
by Robert Masello.
An ancient glacier yields a shocking prize
it has held captive for nearly two hundred
years. Unabridged. 1020 min.
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I SEE YOU EVERYWHERE
by Julia Glass.
In this vivid, heartrending story of what we
can and cannot do for those we love, two
sisters grow closer as they move farther apart.
Unabridged. 720 min.
• Order # T2726
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BORN TO RUN
by James Grippando.
Miami criminal defense lawyer Jack Swyteck
guards his own family secrets closely, after his
father's two terms as Florida's governor made
some personal rifts public. Things between
the two men are finally better, and whenever
Harry Swyteck asks for Jack's help he gets it.
Suddenly, Harry needs it more than ever before. Unabridged.
600 min.
Audio/Video Catalog
Audio: CD
Non-Fiction
CALLED OUT OF DARKNESS:
A SPIRITUAL CONFESSION
by Anne Rice.
In her Powerful memoir, Anne Rice tells the
story of the spiritual transformation that
produced a complete change in her literary
goals. She writes about loss and tragedy and
she tells how after an adult lifetime of
questioning, she experienced the intense conversion and
consecration to Christ that lie behind her most recent novels.
Unabridged. 420 min.
• Order # T2735
THE RETURN OF THE PROPHET
by Hajjar Gibran.
With its universal themes, personal narrative,
and timeless advice, The Return of the Prophet
opens the doorway to a new generation's
classic, and a modern understanding of
timeless spiritual wisdom. Unabridged.
120 min.
• Order # T2723
THE LIONS OF IWO JIMA
by Major General Fred Haynes
& James A. Warren.
The Lions of Iwo Jima tells the full story of
one of the greatest units fielded in the history
of the U.S. Marines. Combat Team 28,
4,500 men strong, trained for a full year,
landed on the black sands of Iwo Jima on
February 19, 1945, and raised the flag atop Mount Suribachi
after four days of ferocious combat. Unabridged. 590 min.
• Order # T2676
BLISS TO YOU,
TRIXIE'S GUIDE TO A HAPPY LIFE
by Trixie Koontz, Dog, as told to Dean
Koontz.
Bestselling author Dean Koontz says that his
dog, Trixie, changed his life and made him a
better, happier person. In this warm and
funny book—as told to Dean Koontz
—Trixie once again shares her inspiring outlook on life and
reveals the eight steps that anyone can take to achieve not
merely happiness, but bliss. Unabridged. 60 min.
• Order # T2682
DARK SUMMIT
by Nick Heil.
The harrowing true story of the deadly and
controversial 2006 climbing season on
Everest. Written by an experienced climber
and outdoor writer, Dark Summit is both a
riveting account of a notorious climbing
season and a troubling investigation into
whether the pursuit of the ultimate mountaineering prize
has spiraled out of control. Unabridged. 510 min.
• Order # T2677
ROADS TO QUOZ:
AN AMERICAN MOSEY
by William Least Heat-Moon.
Roads to Quoz is a lyrical, funny, and magisterially
told chronicle of American passage, of maps
of the heart and mind, of too many rightward
turns in a nation almost desperate for meaning
beyond consumerism and self-absorption.
Unabridged. 1200 min.
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HOT, FLAT, AND CROWDED
by Thomas L. Friedman.
Thomas L. Friedman takes a fresh and
provocative look at two of the biggest
challenges we face today: America's
surprising loss of focus and national purpose
since 9/11; and the global environmental
crisis, which is affecting everything from
food to fuel to forests. Unabridged. 590 min.
• Order # T2675
MOVE ON, MOVE UP
by Paula White.
Paula White offers personal testimonies and
key passages of Scripture that will equip you
to discover the purpose of your pain and
overcome any challenge that crosses your
path. 210 min.
HERE'S THE STORY
by Marueen McCormick.
Marcia Brady, eldest daughter on television's
The Brady Bunch, had it all. But what viewers
didn't know about the perfect Marcia was
that off-screen, her real-life counterpart,
Maureen McCormick was living a very
different life. Maureen tells the shocking
and inspirational true story of the beloved teen and the woman
she became. 360 min.
• Order # T2790
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BLOOD IN THE CAGE
by L. Jon Wertheim.
The first inside account of the sensational
new sport of mixed martial arts, seen through
the lens of its pioneer, Pat Miletich, "The
Patron Saint of Badass." Unabridged. 600 min.
• Order # T2860
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• Order # T2786
HAPPY AT LAST
by Richard O'Connor, M.S.W., Ph.D.
In Happy at Last, psychotherapist Richard
O'Connor offers new thinking about how we
attain and maintain happiness, and he shows
us that it doesn't necessarily have to come at
a high cost or in a big package. 300 min.
• Order # T2807
YOU: BEING BEAUTIFUL
by Michael F. Roizen, M.D.,
Mehmet C. Oz, M.D.
Most people think that beauty revolves
around all those things that we can see in the
mirror. But the fact is that beauty isn't some
superficial pursuit. In this groundbreaking
work, the authors explain how beauty is
really about your health and happiness. 360 min.
• Order # T2812
MAGNIFICENT MIND AT ANY AGE
by Daniel G. Amen, M.D.
The true key to satisfaction and success at
any age is a healthy brain. Whether you're
in the midst of a demanding career or are
looking forward to an active and richly
rewarding retirement, this book can give
you the edge you need to live every day to
your fullest potential. Unabridged. 750 min.
• Order # T2806
OUTLIERS
by Malcolm Gladwell.
The lives of outliers—those people whose
achievements fall outside normal experience—
follow a peculiar and unexpected logic, and
in making that logic plain Gladwell presents
a fascinating and provocative blueprint for
making the most of human potential.
Unabridged. 420 min.
RELAX RX
by Steven Gurgevich, Ph.D.
With Relax Rx, Dr. Steven Gurgevich
presents potent tracework sessions and
self-hypnosis techniques for harnessing one
of your body's most important healing tools
—the power of simple relaxation. 135 min.
• Order # T2823
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MISSION: BLACK LIST #1
by Eric Maddox.
Mission: Black List #1 offers the behind-thescenes account of the search for Saddam
Hussein, as related by the Army interrogator
whose individual courage and sheer determination made the capture possible.
Unabridged. 450 min.
• Order # T2831
THE LONGEST TRIP HOME
by John Grogan.
With his trademark blend of humor and
pathos that made Marley & Me beloved by
millions, John Grogan traces the universal
journey each of us must take to find our
unique place in the world. Filled with
revelation and laugh-out-loud humor, The
Longest Trip Home will capture your heart.
Unabridged. 660 min.
THE WELL-DRESSED APE
by Hannah Holmes.
In this surprising, humorous, and edifying
audio, Hannah Holmes explores how the
human animal fits into the natural world,
even as we humans change that world in
both constructive and destructive ways.
Unabridged. 840 min.
• Order # T2850
JOHN LENNON: THE LIFE
by Philip Norman.
This masterly biography takes a fresh and
penetrating look at John Lennon's muchchronicled life, including the songs that have
turned him, posthumously, into almost a
secular saint. In three years of research,
Norman has turned up an extraordinary
amount of new information about even the best-known
episodes of Lennon folklore. Unabridged. 750 min.
• Order # T2814
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MY STROKE OF INSIGHT
by Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D.
On the morning of December 10, 1996, Jill
Bolte Taylor, a thirty-seven-year-old Harvardtrained brain scientist, experienced a massive
stoke. In My Stroke of Insight, Taylor shares
her unique perspective on the brain and its
capacity for recovery, and the sense of
omniscient understanding she gained from this unusual and
inspiring voyage out of the abyss of a wounded brain.
Unabridged. 360 min.
Audio/Video Catalog
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Non-Fiction
THE INVENTION OF AIR
by Steven Johnson.
The Invention of Air is a story of sweeping
historical transformation, of genius and
friendship, violence and world-changing
ideas, that boldly recants our understanding
of the most pivotal events in our history.
Unabridged. 360 min.
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THE POWER OF LESS
by Leo Babauta.
The Power of Less demonstrates how to
streamline your life by identifying the
essential and eliminating the unnecessary—
freeing you from everyday clutter and
allowing you to focus on accomplishing the
goals that can change your life for the better.
Unabridged. 240 min.
• Order # T2867
GREEN TO GOLD
by Daniel C. Esty, Andrew S. Winston.
Green to Gold is an essential guide for
forward-thinking business leaders who see
the Green Wave coming and want to profit
from it. This audio explores what every
executive must know to manage the
environmental challenges facing society
and business. Unabridged. 660 min.
THE SUSPICIONS OF MR. WHICHER
by Kate Summerscale.
Kate Summerscale delivers a mesmerizing
portrait of one of England's first detectives
and the gruesome murder investigation that
nearly destroyed him. Unabridged. 585 min.
• Order # T2816
THE TERMINAL SPY
by Alan S. Cowell.
The 2006 poisoning of the former KGB
agent turned dissident Alexander Litvinenko
by radioactive polonium captured the world's
imagination. In this less than crystalline
account, New York Times London bureau
chief Cowell plays up the spy-thriller intrigue.
Unabridged. 390 min.
• Order # T2818
RICH BROTHER, RICH SISTER
by Emi Kiysaki, Robert Kiyosaki.
Rich Brother Rich Sister combines the
inspirational, true life stories of Robert
Kiyosaki and his sister Emi Kiyosaki into
a book that will reaffirm your belief in the
power of purpose, the importance of action,
and the ability to overcome obstacles in a
quest for a rich life. Unabridged. 720 min.
• Order # T2876
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AMERICAN THIGHS: THE SWEET
POTATO QUEENS' GUIDE TO
PRESERVING YOUR ASSETS
by Jill Conner Browne.
Here are stories of growing up and learning
about life -- usually the hard way! From
disastrous haircuts and color jobs to fashion
or verbal faux pas committed, from the kiss
wished for but never gotten to the one that should have been
skipped, these are the moments that mark each of our journeys
from what we thought back then to what we now know.
Unabridged. 540 min.
• Order # T2837
THE ULTRAMIND SOLUTION
by Mark Hyman, M.D.
Based on the emerging field of Functional
Medicine, Dr. Hyman presents a simple
six-week plan to restore health and gain an
UltraMind, one that's highly focused, able to
pay attention at will, has a strong memory,
and leaves us feeling calm, confident, in
control, and in good spirits. 360 min.
A LINCOLN
by Ronald C. White, Jr..
A. Lincoln, so titled for the way Abraham
Lincoln signed his name, sheds an innovative
and profound light on our nation's most
beloved leader for a new generation of
Americans. Unabridged. 1680 min.
• Order # T2853
THE INTELLECTUAL DEVOTIONAL:
MODERN CULTURE
by David S. Kidder, Noah D. Oppenheim.
In The Intellectual Devotional: Modern
Culture, the authors explore the fascinating
world of contemporary culture to offer 35
daily readings that provide the essential
references needed to navigate the world
today. Unabridged. 1150 min.
• Order # T2754
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Non-Fiction
LETTER TO MY DAUGHTER
by Maya Angelou.
Dedicated to the daughter she never had but
sees all around her, Letter to My Daughter
reveals Maya Angelou's path to living well
and living a life with meaning. 150 min.
KEEP YOUR BRAIN ALIVE
by Lawrence C. Katz, Ph.D.,
Manning Rubin.
These deceptively simple exercises help
stimulate the production of nutrients that
grow brain cells to keep the brain younger
and stronger. Neurobics uses the five senses
in unexpected ways and shakes up everyday
routines. 120 min.
DAILY READINGS FROM
BECOME A BETTER YOU
by Joel Osteen.
This specially selected collection of biblical
passages is designed to inspire you toward
becoming all that God created you to be.
Joel draws upon personal anecdotes to show
the listener how he and others have used the
7 principles to better themselves and deepen their relationship
with god. 210 min.
• Order # T2844
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NO LIMITS:
THE WILL TO SUCCEED
by Michael Phelps.
With an unprecedented eight gold medals
and world-record times in seven events,
Michael Phelps' performance at the 2008
Beijing Olympic Games set a new standard
for success. He ranks among the most elite
athletes in the world, and is both an inspiration and a role model
to millions. In No Limits, Michael Phelps reveals the secret to
his remarkable success. 360 min.
THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY
COLLECTION: THE 7 HABITS
OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE
by Stephen R. Covey.
From problem-solving, to organization and
time management to creating personal and
professional balance, this is a unique collection
of five of Stephen R. Covey's most indispensable audio programs. 360 min.
• Order # T2841
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HOW TO READ THE BIBLE
by James L. Kugel.
In How to Read the Bible, Harvard professor
James Kugel leads the listener through the
"quiet revolution" of recent biblical scholarship,
showing how radically the interpretations of
today's researchers differ from what people
have always thought. Unabridged. 2160 min.
THE MISSING SECRET
by Dr. Joe Vitale.
The Missing Secret is the key to the Law of
Attraction you've been waiting for. Once
you have it, you'll have everything you need
to attract and enjoy anything you want—for
yourself and for the people you love—for the
rest of your life. 120 min.
• Order # T2838
TRIBES
by Seth Godin.
Tribes will make you think about the
opportunities for leading your fellow
employees, customers, investors, believers,
hobbyists, readers... It's not easy, but it's
easier than you probably imagine.
Unabridged. 240 min.
• Order # T2758
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THE LAST LECTURE
by Randy Pausch.
When Randy Pausch, a computer science
professor at Carnegie Mallon, was asked to
give a lecture entitled "The Last Lecture," he
didn't have to imagine it as his last, since he
had recently been diagnosed with terminal
cancer. But the lecture he gave "Really
Achieving Your Childhood Dreams" wasn't about dying. It
was about overcoming obstacles, enabling the dreams of others,
and seizing every moment. It was about living. Unabridged.
270 min.
• Order # T2791
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LIVING RICH FOR LESS
by Ellie Kay.
With lively humor, proven know-how, and
practical principles for financial health,
Living Rich for Less helps you stretch your
dollars to realize the lifestyle of your dreams.
210 min.
Audio/Video Catalog
Video: DVD
Kids
TIM BURTON'S THE NIGHTMARE
BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Bored with the same old scare-and-scream
routine, Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King
of Halloween Town, longs to spread the joy of
Christmas. But his merry mission puts Santa
in jeopardy and creates a nightmare for good
little boys and girls everywhere! A Walt Disney
animated film. (2008) PG. 76 min.
• Order # V4536
THE PRINCESS BRIDE
w/Cary Elwes, Robin Wright.
Heartbroken over the death of her beloved
Westley, Buttercup finally succumbs to the
advances of the wicked Prince Humperdinck.
Yet, when she's suddenly kidnapped by a
motley band of deviants, what gallant hero
comes to her rescue? None other than Westley!
(1987) PG. 98 min.
• Order # V4547
THE BERENSTAIN BEARS:
FAMILY AND FRIENDSHIP
Mama, Papa, Brother and Sister invite you
to share the bonds of family and friendship
in these lively everyday adventures with the
Berenstain Bears. Animated. Not Rated.
82 min.
SON OF RAMBOW
w/Bill Milner, Will Poulter.
Will Proudfoot is looking for an escape from
his family's stifling home life when he
encounters Lee Carter, the school bully.
Armed with a video camera and a copy of
Rambo: First Blood, Lee plans to make
cinematic history by filming his own actionpacked video epic. (2008) PG-13. 95 min.
• Order # V4540
GO DIEGO GO!
DIEGO'S HALLOWEEN!
It's Halloween night, but the llamas can't cross
the broken bridge to bring the treats to Diego's
party. It's up to Freddie the Fruit Bat to help
Diego and you save Halloween! Animated.
(2008) Not Rated. 98 min.
• Order # V4548
CURIOUS GEORGE SAILS
WITH THE PIRATES AND
OTHER CURIOUS CAPERS!
Curious George is back with all-new places to
explore, things to investigate and mischief to
get into. As always, he can use a little help
from his friends, including Hundley, Gnocchi,
Bill and the Man with the Yellow Hat.
Animated. Not Rated. 108 min.
• Order # V4541
THE NAKED BROTHERS BAND:
THE MOVIE
w/The Naked Brothers Band.
Rock out with "The Naked Brothers Band"
movie! See how it all started when two
brothers, Nat and Alex, followed their musical
dreams, kept true to themselves, and formed
one of the most awesome bands with their
friends! (2007) Not Rated. 82 min.
• Order # V4566
• Order # V4545
THE NAKED BROTHERS BAND:
BATTLE OF THE BANDS
w/The Naked Brothers Band.
Being in a band has its perks. But the problems
are far from few. Facing rival bands, proving
you're the real deal, and sometimes even
bickering with your own brother...oh, the life
of a rock star! (2007) Not Rated. 70 min.
JANE AND THE DRAGON:
A DRAGON'S TALE
When Jane rescues Prince Cuthbert from a
ferocious dragon—who turns out to be not
so ferocious after all—she is granted special
permission by King Caradoc to begin training
as a knight's apprentice, with the gentle,
wisecracking Dragon by her side. Animated.
(2005) Not Rated. 120 min.
• Order # V4567
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BOB THE BUILDER: ON SITE:
HOUSES & PLAYGROUNDS
Bob mixes real-life construction action with
animated fun to show you how to build the
perfect house and playground! Animated.
(2008) Not Rated. 60 min.
• Order # V4560
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• Order # V4534
MY FRIENDS TIGGER & POOH:
HUNDRED ACRE WOOD HAUNT
It's fall, the time of year filled with surprises,
and the gang needs YOU to use your
super-sleuthing skills to answer a few tricky
questions and solve some spooky-fun mysteries.
Animated. (2008) TV-G. 72 min.
THOMAS & FRIENDS: THE
GREAT DISCOVERY: THE MOVIE
Sodor Day is coming and all the engines are
busy preparing. When Thomas gets lost in the
mountains, he discovers the old town of Great
Waterton! Soon the whole island is buzzing
with the news of Thomas' discovery and
restoring the town in time for the big day.
Animated. (2008) G. 60 min.
• Order # V4590
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ELOISE'S RAWTHER
UNUSUAL HALLOWEEN
Every Halloween, the ghost of The Plaza's
most legendary and outrageous inhabitant of
old, Diamond Jim Johnson, returns to haunt
the halls. But when the hotel's most famous
6-year-old girl, Eloise, encounters this
frightening phantom, nobody believes her
story of old-time spooks with larger than life
appetites. Animated. Not Rated. 45 min.
• Order # V4576
321 PENGUINS!
SAVE THE PLANETS!
Jealousy between two groups of sheep separated
by only a picket fence, causes green-eyed
monsters to appear and eat everything in sight!
Can the penguins restore peace before the
planet completely disappears? Animated.
(2008) Not Rated. 66 min.
• Order # V4578
BARBIE & THE DIAMOND CASTLE
Barbie and Teresa tell us the fairy tale story of
best friends Liana and Alexa. One day their
simple lives change when they are given an
enchanted mirror and befriend the girl trapped
inside! Animated. (2008) Not Rated. 79 min.
• Order # V4585
THE BEST OF BARNEY
Barney's opening his magical memory chest to
share the best and brightest moments—from
the charming songs and piano tunes, to
elephant rides, car racing and more! (2008)
Not Rated. 60 min.
• Order # V4592
EDGAR & ELLEN MAD SCIENTISTS
In the first 13 episodes of their ghoulishly
great series, twisted twins Edgar and Ellen use
their fiendishly funny skills to create chaos for
the residents of the quaint town of Nod's Limbs
—and no one is safe from their hilarious hijinks!
Animated. (2006) Not Rated. 306 min.
• Order # V4594
TAKING 5
w/Daniella Monet, Alona Tal.
Just when BFFs Gabby and Devon have a
chance to get the hottest band to perform a
free concert at Highland High, their plan goes
up in smoke...literally. Desperate not to be
labeled losers for life they resort to plan B:
kidnap the band! (2008) PG. 90 min.
• Order # V4597
THE BLUE ELEPHANT
Khan is a little elephant with big dreams of
becoming a hero. When he gets separated
from his herd, he'll need the help of his new
friends and a whole lot of bravery to find his
family and fulfill his royal destiny. Animated.
(2008) PG. 79 min.
• Order # V4600
CAILLOU'S WINTER WONDERS
Join Caillou as he explores everyday life, where
ordinary daily events spark his and your child's
imagination. Animated. (2008) Not Rated.
78 min.
MAX & RUBY: PERFECT PUMPKIN
Can Max overcome the allure of candy to help
Ruby find the perfect Halloween pumpkin?
Animated. (2008) Not Rated. 97 min.
• Order # V4550
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BABY LOONEY TUNES VOLUME 4:
TOOTH FAIRY TALES
Eight sweet stories, four sing-along songs, and
one Tooth Fairy Scam: growing up doesn't get
any funnier! Animated. Not Rated. 89 min.
Video: DVD
Audio/Video Catalog
Video: DVD
Kids
SCOOBY-DOO!
AND THE GOBLIN KING
What a predicament! The Amazing Krudsky,
a failed carnival magician, steals the light
magic from Princess Fairy Willow, and
Scooby-Doo and Shaggy must stop him
or everyone will be turned into horrible
Halloween monsters! Animated. (2008)
Not Rated. 75 min.
TORTOISE VS HARE
It's the ultimate race to the finish line as the
Tortoise and the Hare face off once again in
this entertaining tale from the storied Jim
Henson Company. Animated. (2008) G.
76 min.
• Order # V4595
CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG:
A BIG HELP!
When Clifford's friends, T-Bone and Cleo,
start looking for ways to be helpful around
the island, they worry about being too small.
But after saving the day, they learn that you
don't have to be big to be a BIG help!
Animated. (2008) Not Rated. 59 min.
• Order # V4614
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2
w/ Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley
Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu,
Monique Coleman.
Think you have the moves to groove with the
East High Wildcats? Let the stars show you
what they've got in an interactive dance-along
that lets you control the action, and relive
your favorite parts of the movie with an
incredible virtual scrapbook! (2008) TV-G. 111 min.
• Order # V4589
POKÉMON: BATTLE FRONTIER
Ash and his friends fight their way across
the Battle Frontier—the ultimate Pokémon
tournament! Will Ash defeat the Frontier
Brains? Will May qualify for the Kanto Grand
Festival? Will Team Rocket ever give up on
stealing Pokémon? Animated. (2008) Not
Rated.
• Order # V4616
A TALE OF TAILS
Join Wubbzy and his friends as they work
together to resolve everyday problems in these
fun-filled episodes. Watch as Wubbzy helps
rescue Polly-Parrot, Widget Builds a turborocket to win a race and they all learn that
being different is what makes them so special.
Animated. (2008) Not Rated. 92 min.
• Order # V4611
THE IRON GIANT
An enormous robot has come from deepest
space, crash-landed on Earth and followed
eleven-year-old Hogarth Hughes home.
Now, young Hogarth has one big friend and
an even bigger problem: How do you keep a
secret that's 50 feet tall? Animated. (2008)
PG. 86 min.
• Order # V4618
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS:
THE ALVINNN!!! EDITION
It's time for side-splitting laughter with Alvin,
whose antics take him from Hawaii to army
boot camp, ski slopes and more! Though he
often has the best of intentions, it is well
deserved when Dave yells, "ALVINNN!!!"
Animated. (2008) Not Rated. 173 min.
• Order # V4644
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GOOSEBUMPS:
THE GHOST NEXT DOOR
w/ Scott Wickware, Kathryn Short,
Cody Jones, and Corey Sevier.
Things seem strange to Hannah ever since the
new boy moved in next door. The house was
empty when she went to sleep the night
before, so when did he move in? And why
does the house still seem deserted? (1998)
Not Rated. 66 min.
• Order # V4622
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ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS:
DAYTONA JONES AND THE
PEARL OF WISDOM
Dashing Daytona Jones (Alvin) set out to track
down the legendary Pearl of Wisdom in the
Exotic East. Along the quest, he must battle the
sinister Roland Bellyache to win the Pearl and
keep it safe forever. Animated. (1990) Not
Rated. 68 min.
ABBY IN WONDERLAND
w/Sesame Street Characters.
Follow Abby and Elmo down the rabbit hole
in this enchanting re-imagining of Alice's
Adventures in Wonderland. Not Rated. 41 min.
• Order # V4626
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Kids
• Order # V4641
SING A SONG OF WIGGLES
w/The Wiggles.
Sing a Song of Wiggles is the new collection of
nursery rhymes and songs from The Wiggles.
Nursery rhymes allow children to experience
language, sound, rhyme, rhythm and even
mathematical understanding. (2008) Not
Rated. 86 min.
• Order # V4633
R. L. STINE'S MOSTLY GHOSTLY
w/Madison Pettis, Sterling Beaumon,
Luke Benward, Noah Cyrus, Ali Lohan,
Sabrina Bryan.
Eleven-year-old Max loves magic, detests sports,
and can't seem to say a single word to his
crush, Traci, the most popular girl in school.
But when he's the only one who can see the
ghosts haunting his house, two young spirits
make him the deal of a lifetime! (2008) Not Rated. 98 min.
TINKER BELL
Have you ever wondered how nature gets
its glow—who gives it light and color as the
seasons come and go? Enter a land of adventure
and mystery as Tinker Bell and her for best
fairy friends turn winter into spring and, learn
the importance of being true to yourself. A
Walt Disney animated video. (2008) G. 78 min.
• Order # V4637
• Order # V4623
HER BEST MOVE
w/Leah Pipes, Scott Patterson.
On the soccer field, 15-year-old Sara Davis is
stepping out with her best friend, stepping it
up for the big dance recital and stepping closer
to free-spirited Josh. As Sara's playing field
widens, her pro-soccer coach father is pushing
her to make the U.S. National Team. With
pressure from all sides, Sara must discover just
who she is. (2007) G. 101 min.
• Order # V4625
DORA THE EXPLORER: DORA
SAVES THE SNOW PRINCESS
When a mean Witch traps the Snow Princess
in a tower, Dora and friends need your help to
jump right into a storybook and join the Snow
Fairy on a quest to rescue the Snow Princess
and save the melting Snowy Forest. Animated.
(2008) Not Rated. 93 min.
DRAGONBLADE: THE BEGINNING
When an evil monster threatens the people of
his village, Lang, a teenage martial arts fanatic,
along with a fairy bird named Bali-Ba, embark
on a noble quest for the elusive DragonBlade
whose power may be the only hope Lang has
for saving his people. Animated. (2008)
Ages 6+. 85 min.
• Order # V4639
KIT KITTREDGE:
AN AMERICAN GIRL
w/Abigail Breslin.
The Great Depression hits home for nineyear-old Kit Kittredge when her dad loses his
business and leaves to find work. In order to
keep their home, Kit and her mother must
take in boarders—paying house guests who
turn out to be full of fascinating stories. Animated. (2008)
G. 100 min.
• Order # V4640
• Order # V4628
AGENT CODY BANKS 2:
DESTINATION LONDON
w/Frankie Muniz, Anthony Anderson.
Foreign affairs get kid-tested when Agent
Cody Banks heads to England to catch an evil
scientist who's stolen a mind-control device for
his plot to rule the world! (2004) PG. 100 min.
ADVENTURES IN HONESTY
When Annie wins the class presidency the
power goes to her head, prompting Plato to
tell the classic story of imperial arrogance:
"The Emperor's New Clothes." Animated.
(2008) Not Rated. 75 min.
• Order # V4645
• Order # V4631
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DOG GONE
w/French Stewart, Luke Benward, Brittany
Curran, Kelly Perine, Kevin Farley.
It's a hilarious battle of wits, when 12-year-old
Owen and his dog are left home alone with his
older sister, and run into three bumbling jewel
thieves on a hunt to find missing treasure.
(2008) PG. 108 min.
Audio/Video Catalog
Video: DVD
113 min.
Fiction
YOU DON'T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN
w/Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider.
The Zohan is the finest counterterrorist agent
the Israeli army has. That is, until he fakes his
death and travels to Manhattan to live his
dream...as a hairdresser. All goes silky smooth
until his cover is blown when he's recognized
by a Palestinian cab driver. (2008) PG-13.
• Order # V4634
LEATHERHEADS
w/George Clooney, Renée Zellweger,
John Krasinski.
Dodge Connelly, captain of a struggling
football squad of barroom brawlers, has only
one hope to save his team: recruit college
superstar Carter Rutherford. But when a feisty
reporter starts snooping around, she turns the
two teammates into instant rivals and kicks off a wild competition.
(2008) PG-13. 114 min.
• Order # V4615
THE VISITOR
w/Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman,
Danai Gurira, Hiam Abbass.
Walter is a college professor who has been
drifting aimlessly through his life. When, in
a chance encounter on a trip into New York,
Walter discovers a couple has taken up residence
in his apartment in the city, he develops an
unexpected and profound connection to them that will change
his life forever. (2008) PG-13. 104 min.
• Order # V4635
INDIANA JONES AND THE
KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL
w/Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett,
Shia LaBeaouf, Karen Allen.
Indy tries to out race a brilliant and beautiful
agent for the mystical, all-powerful crystal
skull of Akator. Teaming up with a rebellious
young biker and his spirited original love
Marion, Indy takes you on an action-packed adventure. (2008)
PG-13. 122 min.
KABLUEY
w/Lisa Kudrow, Scott Prendergast,
Christine Taylor.
Struggling army wife, Leslie asks her out-of-work
brother-in-law, Salman, to move in and lend a
hand until her husband comes home. Salman
takes a part-time job as the faceless blue corporate
mascot for a dying Internet company. Between
the boredom, the sweltering heat of his post, and the unique
challenges of his "uniform," life for Salman is a constant
struggle to maintain his sanity. (2008) PG-13. 86 min.
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A LOBSTER TALE
w/Colm Meaney, Jack Knight, Graham Greene.
While out collecting his lobster traps one day,
Cody Brewer finds a strange green moss that
holds magical powers. Once word gets out
about the magical moss, the entire town
suddenly becomes Cody's best friend, all hoping
to get a piece of it. (2008) PG-13. 95 min.
• Order # V4636
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RUN FATBOY RUN
w/Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton, Hank Azaria.
Out-of-shape and out-of-luck, Dennis Doyle
is running the London Marathon to gain the
respect (and hopefully, the love) of Libby, the
girl he left pregnant and heartbroken at the altar
five years earlier. And running alongside Dennis
is Libby's handsome, successful, self-confident
and very fit new boyfriend. (2008) PG-13. 100 min.
GET SMART
w/Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway,
Dwayne Johnson, Alan Arkin.
Steve Carell is in CONTROL as Maxwell Smart,
the novice agent often out of his depth but
never out of options in this action comedy
pitting him against the nuclear scheme of the
evil spy group KAOS. (2008) PG-13. 110 min.
• Order # V4617
BOWFINGER
w/Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy.
How does Bobby Bowfinger, Hollywood's least
successful director, get Kit Ramsey, Hollywood's
biggest star, in his ultra low-budget film? Any
way he can. (2008) PG-13. 97 min.
• Order # V4650
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• Order # V4642
A WALK TO REMEMBER
w/Shane West, Mandy Moore.
Love brings together what peer pressure and
lifestyles seek to keep apart in this coming-ofage story based on bestseller Message in a Bottle
by Nicholas Sparks. (2007) PG. 102 min.
• Order # V4657
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Fiction
• Order # V4643
CHASING LIBERTY
w/Mandy Moore Matthew Goode.
Anna is the President's daughter who finally
get Dad to reduce the number of agents
protecting her while she goes to a music club.
But when Anna arrives at the club, she ditches
the agents and goes on the run with Ben, a
handsome photographer she meets. Anna
doesn't tell Ben who she is, but Ben has a
secret of his own. (2008) PG-13. 101 min.
• Order # V4646
STARGATE CONTINUUM
w/Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping, Christopher
Judge, Claudia Black, Michael Shanks.
An elite military unit (SG-1) must flee back
to Earth when two members of their team
inexplicably disappear into thin air. But they
return to a world in which the Stargate—an
Ancient device which allows them to travel
to hundreds of planets—was never discovered, and their own
history has been erased. (2008) Not Rated. 98 min.
• Order # V4647
THE SACKETTS
w/Sam Elliott, Tom Selleck, Jeff Osterhage.
To avoid a Tennessee blood feud, two Sackett
brothers head westward toward an uncertain
future. "Ride with the law," Ma counsels.
They do more than that. They become the
law. (2008) PG-13. 193 min.
• Order # V4652
THE WATERBOY
w/Adam Sandler.
Just an oddball mama's boy, Bobby Boucher
never wanted anything more than to quench
the thirst of the athletes who treat him like
dirt! But when Coach Klein allows Bobby
to finally stand up for himself, it unleashes a
torrent of bottled-up frustration..and exposes
a talent for tackling that transforms him into the hardest hitter
ever to roam the gridiron! (2008) PG-13. 90 min.
• Order # V4654
THE OUTSIDERS
w/Matt Dillon, Tom Cruise, Emilio Estevez,
C. Thomas Howell, Diane Lane, Patrick
Swayze, Rob Lowe, Ralph Macchio.
In 1966 Tulsa, teenagers come two ways. If
you're a "soc," you've got money, cars, a future.
But if you're a "greaser," you're an outsider with
only your friends, and a dream that someday
you'll finally belong. (1983) PG. 91 min.
• Order # V4655
CAT'S: THE MOVIE
w/the voices of Jeremy Piven, Michelle
Rodgriguez, Jeremy Sisto, Dominique Swain.
Marcello, a young domestic "indoor" cat, lives
in a big house but yearns to venture into the
big outdoors. One day, Marcello's curiosity
overcomes him and he leaps through a partially
open window, into the great outdoors where he
meets new friends. (2008) Not Rated. 100 min.
• Order # V4659
THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK
w/Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeremy Irons, John
Malkovich, Gerard Depardieu, Gabriel Byrne.
France's self-serving King Louis XIV fears no
one— except the one person who could bring
his reign to an end: the man he imprisoned for
eternity behind a mask of iron. And when Louis'
selfish excesses go too far, retired musketeers
vow to free the mysterious prisoner who may
be France's only hope for survival. (2008) PG-13. 132 min.
• Order # V4664
JOURNEY TO THE
CENTER OF THE EARTH
w/Brendan Fraser.
On a hunch to find the center of the earth,
Trevor Anderson, his nephew and their tour
guide make a breakthrough discovery that
launches them on a thrilling journey into the
unknown. (2008) PG. 92 min.
• Order # V4653
MONTY PYTHON'S: AND NOW FOR
SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
w/Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry
Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin.
Here's Monty Python's first feature film—a
hilarious collection of their very best twits, skits
and bits from their popular TV series. (1971)
PG. 90 min.
• Order # V4668
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THE INCREDIBLE HULK
w/Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth,
William Hurt.
Scientist Bruce Banner has been scouring the
planet for an antidote to the unbridled force
of rage within him: the Hulk. But when the
military masterminds who dream of exploiting
his powers force him back to civilization, he
finds himself coming face to face with his most formidable foe:
the Abomination. (2008) PG-13. 113 min.
Audio/Video Catalog
Video: DVD
Fiction
MONTY PYTHON
AND THE HOLY GRAIL
w/Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry
Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin.
The entire Python gang star in this hilarious
retelling of the Knights of King Arthur and
their quest for the Holy Grail. (2001) PG-13.
86 min.
• Order # V4669
HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
w/ Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones,
James Dodd, Jeffrey Tambor.
The fate of mankind hangs in the balance
when a ruthless prince awakens an unstoppable
army of creatures and wages war with the
human world. It's up to Hellboy and his team
of paranormal outcasts to face off with the
forces of darkness in the ultimate battle of good versus evil!
(2008) PG-13. 86 min.
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
w/Claudia Cardinale, Henry Fonda,
Jason Robards, Charles Bronson.
Henry Fonda plays Frank, a ruthless, murderous
psychopath who suffers no conscience pangs
after annihilating an entire family. Jason Robards
is the half-breed falsely accused of the terrible
slaughter. Charles Bronson plays The Man,
who remembers how his brother was savagely
tortured. (1969) PG-13. 165 min.
• Order # V4678
STARTING OUT IN THE EVENING
w/Frank Langella, Lili Taylor, Lauren Ambrose.
Battling illness and unable to finish a novel
that has taken him ten years to write, aging
novelist Leonard Schiller is slipping into
literary obscurity. But when an ambitious
graduate student convinces Schiller that her
thesis could reintroduce his writing to the
world, the reclusive writer is forced to confront
his past regrets. (2007) PG-13. 111 min.
• Order # V4602
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THE PERFECT HOLIDAY
w/Morris Chestnut, Gabrielle Union,
Charlie Murphy, Katt Williams.
All Nancy Taylor wants for Christmas is to meet
a nice man. So when her little girl shares Mommy's
wish with smitten shopping mall Santa,
Benjamin Armstrong, he does his best to make
her dream come true. (2008) PG. 96 min.
SHELLEY DUVALL'S
FAERIE TALE THEATRE
Shelley Duvall’s Faerie Tale Theatre brings to life
twenty-six of the most magical fairy tales of all
time. Directed by such masters of cinema as
Tim Burton and Francis Ford Coppola, and
star-powered by Robin Williams, Billy Crystal,
Mick Jagger, James Earl Jones, Howie Mandel,
Christopher Reeve, Susan Sarandon and more.
(2008) PG. 90 min.
• Order # V4624
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BEER FOR MY HORSES
w/Toby Keith, Rodney Carrington.
Oklahoma deputy sheriff, Joe Bill "Rack"
Racklin's old flame, Annie, has just returned
home from the big city. But their reunion is
interrupted when Annie is kidnapped by a
ruthless drug lord demanding the release of his
recently arrested brother. (2008) PG-13. 86 min.
• Order # V4674
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HAROLD
w/Spencer Breslin, Ally Sheedy,
Nikki Blonsky, Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Meet Harold. He's 13 and just moved to a
new school. That can be tough on a teenager,
especially if he's bald. Now Harold will try
and win the hearts and minds of his fellow
students with a little help from his family, new
friends and the janitor. (2008) PG-13. 105 min.
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EVIL BEHIND YOU
w/Hilary Kennedy, Manuel Valazquez,
D. C. Lee, Gwendolynn Murphy,
Jim Garrity, David Lee.
Two young couples awake to find themselves
locked in a dark observation room with no
recollection of where they are, why they're here
or how they arrived. (2008) PG-13. 90 min.
• Order # V4684
FINDING RIN TIN TIN
w/Tyler Jensen, Ben Cross.
Finding Rin Tin Tin is based on the true
story of an American corporal and his world
renowned German Shepherd dog, Rin Tin Tin.
(2008) PG. 90 min.
• Order # V4591
• Order # V4686
CITIZEN KANE
w/Orson Welles.
Depicting the controversial life of an influential
publishing tycoon, this Best Original Screenplay
Academy Award winner is rooted in themes of
power, corruption, vanity—the American Dream
lost in the mystery of a dying man's last word:
"Rosebud." BW. (1941) PG. 119 min.
• Order # V4689
THE SISTERHOOD OF
THE TRAVELING PANTS 2
w/Amber Tamblyn, America Ferrera,
Blake Lively, Alexis Bledel.
Join the four best friends as they finish their
first year at college and dive into a summer of
excitement. Romance, laughs, tears and that
pair of jeans keeps the girls together even when
they're far apart. (2008) PG-13. 119 min.
PAY IT FORWARD
w/Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt,
Haley Joel Osment.
Haley Joel Osment plays Trevor McKinney, a
junior high student who starts a chain reaction
of goodness for his social studies project in this
bittersweet and uplifting tale. (2000) PG-13.
90 min.
• Order # V4690
MICKEY BLUE EYES
w/Hugh Grant, James Caan, Jeanne Triplehorn.
Eager to marry Gina, Manhattan art auctioneer
Michael Felgate feels it's time he meet her
family. What he meets is the family. Gina's
father Frank is a gangster. Now the squeeze is
on Michael to use the auction house as a money
laundering scam for dubious artwork...and
plunging Michael into a world where he must
pose as a notorious wise guy. (1999) PG-13. 102 min.
• Order # V4697
PROUD
w/Ossie Davis, Stephen Rea.
The USS Mason entered WWII on a presumably
doomed mission. The all African-American
crew overcame the harsh realities of war abroad
and segregation at home...and was finally
honored for its heroism in 1994. (2004) PG.
87 min.
• Order # V4687
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THE NOTE
w/Genie Francis, Ted McGinley.
Following a tragic plane crash, Peyton MacGruder,
a newspaper columnist, discovers a note
written by one of the passengers on board
during their final moments. She sets out on a
quest to find the person the note was intended
for. (2007) Not Rated. 87 min.
• Order # V4693
COYOTE UGLY
w/Piper Perabo, Adam Garcia, Maria
Bello, Melanie Lynskey, John Goodman.
Moving to New York to pursue her dream of
becoming a famous songwriter, Violet Sanford
finds herself desperate and broke. Through a
twist of fate, the shy, innocent Violet lands a
job as one of the barmaids at the hottest
nightclub in town. (2001) PG-13. 101 min.
LOST STALLIONS:
THE JOURNEY HOME
w/ Mickey Rooney, Ian Chamberlin Rooney.
After the death of his father, troubled teen Jake
Gattison travels with his mother to Harmony
Ranch, a special retreat for families dealing with
problems. There, Jake discovers a kindred
spirit in Troubabour, a young stallion that has
lost his mother and is acting out in distress.
(2008) Not Rated. 90 min.
• Order # V4700
JOURNEY TO THE
CENTER OF THE EARTH
w/Ricky Schroder, Victoria Pratt, Peter Fonda.
After explorer Edward Dennison vanishes, a
search party embarks on a mission to find him.
Retracing Dennison's last known tracks through
a secret passage in Alaska—a gateway to the
very center of the Earth—the team discovers
an underworld tribe of prehistoric warriors and
prehistoric dangers unknown to civilization. (2008) Not
Rated. 89 min.
• Order # V4702
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GYPSY
w/Rosalind Russell, Natalie Wood,
Karl Malden.
Gypsy sweeps you up in the roller-coaster
relationship of Louise, the wallflower later to
blossom into sophisticated stripper Gypsy
Rose Lee, and her ambitious mother Rose.
(1962) Not Rated. 143 min.
• Order # V4696
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Audio/Video Catalog
Video: DVD
Non-Fiction
DOG WHISPERER:
CESAR'S CANINE MAKEOVERS
w/Cesar Millan.
Wilshire, a hyperactive Dalmatian in Los Angeles,
runs amuck in firehouse 29, forcing the chief
and his crew to call in Cesar for help. Next,
Cesar travels to the Lone Star state, where he
meets Butch, an overly aggressive English
Bulldog. Cesar will attempt to rein in his dominant and
territorial behavior. (2008) Not Rated. 98 min.
• Order # V4551
THE FIRST OLYMPICS: ATHENS 1896
w/ David Ogden Stiers, Hunt Block, David
Caruso, Louis Jourdan, Angela Lansbury.
In 1896, a dedicated group of men sets out to
do the impossible: organize a global athletic
competition in Athens, just as the Ancient
Greeks once did. The team's desire to compete
and win helps reignite the Olympic spirit that
had been dark for more than 1,500 years. Not Rated. 248 min.
• Order # V4599
APOSTLES OF COMEDY: THE MOVIE
DOG WHISPERER: STORIES
OF HOPE AND INSPIRATION
w/Cesar Millan.
Cesar sets out to bring peace to a supposedly
"dog friendly" apartment complex where the
dogs are anything but neighborly. Also, Cesar
meets two Chihuahuas and a Jack Russell
Terrier that seem to want to fight to the death.
(2008) Not Rated. 98 min.
• Order # V4542
WHERE IN THE WORLD
IS OSAMA BIN LADEN?
w/Morgan Spurlock.
Morgan Spurlock, who hilariously Super-Sized
himself to take down the American fast-food
diet, sets his sights on the country's biggest
enemy in similarly comic fashion. PG-13.
90 min.
• Order # V4575
GROWING GREEN BABIES
w/Sara Snow.
Sara Snow introduces two moms to wholesome
choices during and after pregnancy. From
nutrition for mom and baby to natural skin
care, cleaning products, fitness and even baby's
nursery and diapers, find out how to make safe
and sensible choices for you and your child.
(2008) Not Rated. 100 min.
• Order # V4603
YOUNG @ HEART
w/Helen Boston, Steven M. Sanderson.
Get ready to rock out with the most entertaining
"golden oldies" you will ever meet, a fun-loving
senior citizen’s choir called Young@Heart. To
prepare for a show in their hometown that is
only weeks away, the lovable seniors must learn
a slate of new songs, ranging from James Brown
to Coldplay. (2008) PG. 108 min.
w/ Jeff Allen, Brad Stine, Anthony Griffith,
Ron Pearson.
These four heaven-sent comedians are the
new true counterculture of the comedy scene.
Share their hopes and dreams, and laugh as
these four funny men take you and your family
on tour and into their lives. PG. 101 min.
• Order # V4629
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE:
THE FRED LEBOW STORY
w/Ed Koch, Frank Shorter, Grete Waitz,
Alberto Salazar, Bill Rodgers.
The story of how one immigrant's determination
and sweat created the most significant running
event in the world. Run for Your Life touches
the heart and soul of anyone who has a passion
for running and documents the inspirational life of Fred Lebow
and the history of the New York City Marathon. (2008) Not
Rated. 96 min.
• Order # V4638
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC:
CREATURES OF THE DEEP.
TIGER SHARK: PREDATOR
REVEALED
Infamous for its unmistakable stripes and
indiscriminate appetite, the tiger shark is one
of the most ferocious sharks in the sea. Now,
get closer than ever for a most intimate glimpse
of this fearsome yet fascinating predator! (2008)
Not Rated. 55 min.
• Order # V4660
• Order # V4604
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC:
CREATURES OF THE DEEP.
DOLPHINS: THE WILD SIDE
Known for their boundless grace and playful
energy, captive dolphins are always eager to
please and perform. You'll be amazed to
explore the secret side of these sociable yet
aggressive creatures. (2008) Not Rated. 55 min.
• Order # V4661
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• Order # V4662
HOMEGROWN SKI AREAS OF
NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON
by IRIS (Initiative for Rural Innovation
& Stewardship.
Gathering Our Voice is an oral history and
community engagement project designed to
celebrate and strengthen our shared sense of
place. Not Rated.
• Order # V4776
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC:
CREATURES OF THE DEEP. DEVILS
OF THE DEEP: JUMBO SQUID
In the deep blue waters of Mexico's Gulf of
California large and ravenous predators are
congregating and some local fishermen fear
them more than sharks. They are Humboldt,
or Jumbo, squid. One scientist is on a mission
to solve the mystery of the squid's migrations
and to impact our understanding of a creature that may grow
as large as a human being. (2008) Not Rated. 52 min.
WALKING WITH DINOSAURS
narrated by Kenneth Branagh.
Take the ultimate journey back in time to the
reign of the dinosaurs! State-of-the-art digital
effects and animatronics combine to form living,
breathing images that put you in the scene of a
virtual lost world. (1999) Not Rated. 230 min.
• Order # V4691
500 NATIONS
The amazing story of America's original
inhabitants has been crystallized as never
before. The insight brought to Dances with
Wolves serves as a springboard to this thrilling
chronicle, filmed at actual locations from the
jungles of Central America to the Canadian
Arctic. (1995) Not Rated. 372 min.
• Order # V4663
1000 PLACES TO SEE
BEFORE YOU DIE (COLLECTION 2)
w/Albin and Melanie Ulle.
Join newlyweds Albin and Melanie Ulle as they
embark on a transformational journey around
the globe. Using author Patricia Schultz's book
as a guide, the Ulles explore the breathtaking
beauty of the Himalayas, the incredible diversity
of India, the exotic mysteries of Peru and much
more you won't want to miss. (2008) Not Rated. 294 min.
• Order # V4698
DROOL SCHOOL:
FAMILY DOG TRAINING
w/Amy Robinson.
Kids thrive on a sense of accomplishment. So
do dogs! Acclaimed dog trainer Amy Robinson
shows parents fun ways to get them together
with games, re-directing techniques and
confidence-building training skills. (2006)
Not Rated. 45 min.
• Order # V4676
DANCE LIKE, SING LIKE, BE LIKE
A POP STAR WITH DEMI LOVATO
w/Demi Lovato.
The road to stardom is always a unique journey.
Demi Lovato's journey started back in Dallas
and ended up in Camp Rock. Be Like a Pop
Star shows and teaches you the hip hop dance
moves and singing style Demi used in her first
music video. This dance style is great for both
beginners and intermediates alike and is seen in many of today's
music videos. (2008) Not Rated. 45 min.
• Order # V4584
OUR COUNTRY USA TO Z
w/Whoopi Goldberg.
Our Country, USA to Z is a delightful, educational
video storybook created to introduce children
to The United States of America and the
alphabet! (2007) Not Rated. 35 min.
• Order # V4720
102 MINUTES THAT
CHANGED AMERICA
New York City, September 11, 2001.
102 minutes passed between the first plane's
impact into the One World Trade Center, the
second plane's attack on Two World Trade
Center, and the eventual collapse of both
buildings. This unprecedented documentary
special joins hundreds of pieces of footage and
audiotape into a single historical record. (2008) Not Rated.
120 mins.
• Order # V4709
• Order # V4672
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC:
CREATURES OF THE DEEP. KILLER
WHALES: WOLVES OF THE SEA
Throughout every ocean on earth, killer
whales are the masters of the sea. You will
gain a new appreciation of these magnificent
creatures as you come face-to-face with Killer
Whales. (2008) Not Rated. 57 min.
Video: DVD
Video: DVD
Non-Fiction
Audio/Video Catalog
DIRT ROADS, BEACHSCAPES
& BYGONE DAYS: A WINDOW
TO SOAP LAKE'S PAST
A one hour documentary about the famous
mineral lake in Eastern Washington. Not
Rated. 60 min.
• Order # V4685
SOLAR ENERGY:
SAVED BY THE SUN
by NOVA.
In Saved by the Sun, NOVA poses the burning
question: Can solar power help save the Earth
from the ravages of global warming? (2007)
Not Rated. 56 min.
RACHEL CARSON'S SILENT SPRING
Writer and biologist Rachel Carson's great love of
the natural world drove her to write an expose of
the chemical industry, specifically its unregulated
use of DDT. Defying her failing health and
risking her reputation, Carson published her
controversial work, Silent Spring in 1962. Her
warning sparked a revolution in environmental
policy and created a new ecological consciousness.
Not Rated. 55 min.
• Order # V4721
EVEREST BEYOND THE LIMIT:
SECOND SEASON
A new team of daring men and women, led by
legendary expedition leader Russell Brice, takes
on the world's highest mountain in the second
season of this popular Discovery series. (2008)
Not Rated. 347 min.
• Order # V4711
GLOBAL WARMING:
WHAT'S UP WITH THE WEATHER?
by FRONTLINE/NOVA.
Deadly flooding in Africa. Catastrophic
hurricanes in the U.S. Record-high temperatures
worldwide. Are these natural, temporary glitches
in our global climate, or is the devastation the
result of global warming? (2008) Not Rated.
112 min.
• Order # V4734
THE ELEGANT UNIVERSE
w/Brian Greene.
One of the most ambitious and exciting
scientific theories ever posed—one that may be
the long-sought "Theory of Everything"—gets
a masterful and lavishly animated explanation
that will excite scientists and non-scientists
alike. Not Rated. 180 min.
• Order # V4712
CAR OF THE FUTURE
w/Tom & Ray Magliozzi.
With soaring prices at the pump and worries
about the global greenhouse, it's no laughing
matter. But Tom & Ray Magliozzi of NPR's
Car Talk turn an expert, comic eye on the
promise and pitfalls of tomorrow's auto
technology. (2008) Not Rated. 54 min.
• Order # V4750
• Order # V4719
LIFT WEIGHTS TO LOSE WEIGHT
w/Kathy Smith.
Muscle burns more calories than fat—so pickup
those weights to lose weight! With Kathy Smith's
Lift Weights to Lose Weight, you'll sculpt long,
lean muscles and boost your metabolism to
burn more calories all day long. (2008) Not
Rated. 120 min.
94 min.
• Order # V4770
• Order # V4723
CORE FUSION BODY SCULPT
w/Elizabeth Halfpapp, Fred DeVito.
This total-body workout employs exercises that
tone and sculpt your deepest, hard-to-reach
muscles so it's more efficient and effective than
traditional strength training. (2008) Not
Rated. 200 min.
• Order # V4733
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MAN ON WIRE
On August 7, 1974 a young Frenchman
named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire
illegally rigged between the New York World
Trade Center's twin towers. This extraordinary
documentary incorporates Petit's personal
footage to show how he overcame seemingly
insurmountable challenges to achieve the
artistic crime of the century. (2008) PG-13.
1-800-426-READ
SPIRIT OF THE MARATHON
Spirit of the Marathon shadows six competitors
(including Olympic bronze medalist Deena
Kastor) as they prepare for the Chicago
Marathon. Whether doing it for the shirts or
charity, for meditation or competition, all are
convinced that pounding pavement is the
ultimate drug. PG. 102 min.
• Order # V4722
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