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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.
• Order # J3884
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Books: Storytime
BOARD BOOKS!
Order # J3819
Mama, Do You Love Me?
by Barbara M. Joosse.
Order # J3783
Order # J3787
Who's My Mom?
Gossie & Gertie
Order # J3784
by Joanna Bicknell.
by Olivier Dunrea.
My Very First Book
of Animal Homes
by Eric Carle.
Order # J3759
Things That Go
Order # J3795
Order # J3789
Animals
Hugs and Kisses
by Christophe Loupy.
Order # J3899
Yummy Yucky
by Leslie Patricelli.
Order # J3743
Froggy's Baby Sister
by Jonathan London.
Order # J3769
Order # J3770
Order # J3815
I Can Help!
Turkey Riddles
by Hans Wilhelm.
by Katy Hall.
Cam Jansen:
The Mystery of the
Stolen Corn Popper
by David A. Adler.
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Books: Storytime
Order # J3751
Mother Goose
Order # J3760
by Will Moses.
Order # J3813
I Know an Old Lady
Who Swallowed a Fly
Order # J3809
by Nadine Westcott.
I am Too Absolutely
Small for School
Milton the Early Riser
by Lauren Child.
by Robert Kraus.
Order # J3814
Order # J3725
Order # J3750
My Lucky Day
And If the Moon
Could Talk
by Keiko Kasza.
by Kate Banks.
Have You Seen My Duckling?
Order # J3811
by Nancy Tafuri.
Henry and Mudge
and the Bedtime
Thumps
by Cynthia Rylant.
Order # J3721
Order # J3810
East O' the Sun and
West O' the Moon
by George Webbe Dasent
Order # J3742
Don't You Feel Well, Sam?
Order # J3740
Sweet Briar
Goes to School
by Amy Hest.
Almost Late to School
by Carol Diggory Shields.
by Karma Wilson.
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Books: Children
HANK THE COWDOG:
THE CASE OF THE BLAZING SKY
by John R. Erickson.
THE WESTING GAME
by Ellen Raskin.
A highly inventive mystery begins when sixteen
unlikely people gather for the reading of the very
strange will of the very rich Samuel W. Westing.
They could become millionaires, depending on
how they play a game.
• Order # J3812
With the threat of prairie fires looming, security
expert Hank the Cowdog takes on extra duties
as Head of fire Safety, while trying to resist the
mouth-watering hens in Sally May's chicken house.
• Order # J3861
MANIAC MAGEE
by Jerry Spinelli.
MIRA, MIRROR
by Mette Ivie Harrison.
After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee's life
becomes legendary, as he accomplishes athletic
and other feats which awe his contemporaries.
• Order # J3871
Long after the disappearance of Snow White's step
mother, the witch trapped in her mirror manipulates
a desperate peasant and a merchant's daughter to
seek the magic she needs to gain her freedom, but
the girls show her a power far greater.
• Order # J3634
The Wilderking Trilogy
LILY'S GHOSTS
by Laura Ruby.
Strange goings-on at her great-uncle's summer
home in Cape May, New Jersey, draw Lily and a
new friend into a mystery involving lost treasure,
a fake medium, and ghosts of all sizes, shapes,
and dispositions.
• Order # J3739
UNEXPECTED MAGIC
by Diana Wynne Jones.
Master storyteller Diana Wynne Jones presents a
riveting collection of unpredictable tales. These
fifteen stories and one novella will enchant, startle,
and surprise!
• Order # J3794
A WELL-TIMED ENCHANTMENT
by Vivian Vande Velde.
While Deanna sits at the edge of an old well, her
wristwatch falls in—and then a hand pulls her in
after it. The well, it turns out, is a magical gateway
in time, and Deanna's watch has fallen into
medieval France, where it will utterly change history
when it is found. Unless Deanna finds it first.
• Order # J3780
HANK ZIPZER: THE LIFE OF ME
by Henry Winkler.
Life was pretty good for Hank until his substitute
teacher told him that he really should go to his
special after school reading program. Didn't Mr.
Rock know that Hank had other plans after school?
• Order # J3883
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THE BARK OF THE BOG OWL, BOOK 1
by Jonathan Rogers.
Twelve-year-old Aidan, the youngest son of Lord
Errol of Longleaf Manor, is sure he is meant for
greater things than keeping sheep. After all, he
survived a tangle with a feechie-folk boy named
Dobro Turtlebane and together they killed a
rampaging panther. The prophet Bayard agrees,
proclaiming him the future Wilderking, despite the jeers of his
older brothers and the concern of his father, who is loyal to the
Corenwald king.
• Order # J3956
THE SECRET OF THE SWAMP KING,
BOOK 2
by Jonathan Rogers.
Aidan is living in the court of King Darrow. He
has become best friends with Darrow's son Steren,
and he enjoys great favor among the courtiers.
But King Darrow's suspicion is growing and his
insecurity causes him to hate the young man
who saved his kingdom.
• Order # J3895
THE WAY OF THE WILDERKING,
BOOK 3
by Jonathan Rogers.
A reluctant 18-year-old Aidan is called to be the
legendary Wilderking. Fearing for his father,
brothers, and all innocent people under the rule
of the jealous king Darrow, Aidan is forced
to fight and lead an army of miscreants and
Feechie-folk. To everyone's astonishment, Aidan, who has not
denied loyalty to King Darrow and Prince Keren, instead leads
his army against the threat of Pyrthens.
• Order # J3851
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Books: Children
Percy Jackson & The Olympians Series
HANK THE COWDOG: THE QUEST
FOR THE GREAT WHITE QUAIL
by John R. Erickson.
THE LIGHTNING THIEF, BOOK 1
by Rick Riordan.
At the request of his beloved Beulah the collie,
Hank the Cowdog puts aside his urge to chew
plastic and sets off in search of his nemesis, Plato
the wayward bird dog.
• Order # J3885
Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson knows he's
different, but when a teacher becomes a deadly
monster and his scrawny best friend turns out to
be a satyr, he learns he's a hero--the half-blood
son of an Olympian god.
• Order # J3865
THE SECRETS OF DROON:
THE TREASURE OF THE ORKINS
by Tony Abbott.
THE SEA OF MONSTERS, BOOK 2
by Rick Riordan.
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.
• Order # J3884
Percy Jackson, the half-blood son of Poseidon,
once again battles mythical monsters in
modern-day settings while on his mission to
save the tree that guards Camp Half-Blood.
• Order # J3855
THE TITAN'S CURSE, BOOK 3
by Rick Riordan.
THE SECRETS OF DROON: MOON MAGIC
by Tony Abbott.
Salamandra has cast Eric, Julie, Neal, and Keeah
through her powerful Portal of Ages. The kids are
on a quest to the past and the future, with only the
barest of clues from the treacherous sorceress to
guide them. It's up to the kids to complete
Salamandra's mission. Because failure could mean
the end of Droon...forever.
• Order # J3874
The demigods race to the rescue to find that
Grover has made an important discovery: two
new powerful half-bloods, whose parentage is
unknown. But that's not all that await them.
The Titan lord, Kronos, has set up a devious
trap, and the young heroes have just fallen prey.
• Order # J3877
JACKIE & ME
by Dan Gutman.
BANANA HEART SUMMER
by Merlinda Bobis.
To twelve-year-old Nenita, food is synonymous
with love—the love she yearns to receive from her
mother. But in this summer of broken hearts, new
friendships, secrets, and discoveries, change will
come as suddenly as the monsoon that marks the
end of the sweltering heat—and transforms Nenita's
life in ways she could never imagine.
• Order # J3882
GREGOR AND THE CODE OF CLAW
by Suzanne Collins.
Everyone has been trying to keep Gregor from
seeing The Prophecy of Time. That is because the
final prophecy calls for the warrior's death. The
warrior being Gregor, of course. With an army of
rats quickly approaching and time running out,
Gregor must gather up his courage to defend
Regalia and get his family back home safely.
• Order # J3878
Unlike every other kid in his class, Joe Stoshack
has a special talent: with the help of old baseball
cards, he can travel through time. So for his
report, Joe decides to go back to meet one of the
greatest baseball players ever, Jackie Robinson,
to find out what it was like to be the man who
broke baseball's color barrier.
• Order # J3869
RUNEMARKS
by Joanne Harris
The “runemark” Maddie was born with on her
palm proves that magic has survived–and makes
the other villagers fearful that she is a witch. But
the mysterious traveler One-Eye sees Maddy’s
mark not as a defect, but as a destiny. And
Maddy will need every scrap of forbidden magic
One-Eye can teach her if she is to survive that destiny.
• Order # J3846
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Books: Children
THE ILLYRIAN ADVENTURE
by Lloyd Alexander.
On a visit to a remote European kingdom in 1872, a
fearless sixteen-year-old orphan and her guardian research
an ancient legend and become enmeshed in a dangerous
rebellion.
• Order # J3904
PETER AND THE STARCATCHERS
by Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson.
An orphan boy named Peter and his mysterious
new friend, Molly, overcome bands of pirates and
thieves in their quest to keep a fantastical secret safe
and save the world from evil.
• Order # J3711
THE KEY TO THE INDIAN
by Lynne Reid Banks.
Little Bear, Omri's Iroquois friend from the past, is
in great danger and needs both Omri and his father
to help. Unaware of the perils that lie ahead, father
and son attempt to travel back through time to
Little Bear's Iroquois village.
• Order # J3873
KANDIDE AND THE SECRET OF THE MISTS
by Diana S. Zimmerman.
Upon her father's death Kandide is to be crowned
Queen of Calabiyau, the kingdom of the Fee. She
is also keeper of the Gift, the key to survival for all
life. When her wing is crushed in a terrible accident,
her own mother casts her away to the Mists. Now
Kandide must learn to survive among those she fears.
• Order # J3887
VOYAGE OF ICE
by Michele Torrey.
Nick and his brother Dexter have signed aboard the Sea
Hawk whaling boat. Life at sea is very different from
what either Dexter or Nick expected. The officers think
nothing of beating the crewmen and hunting the whales
is a perilous occupation. But when an awful turn of fate
traps them in the harsh Arctic winter, Nick and Dexter
find themselves in a battle for their very lives.
• Order # J3900
HURRICANE WILLS
by Sally Grindley.
Chris has a big brother, Wills, who is a human hurricane.
When Chris and Wills's parents split up, things only get
worse and soon Chris is wondering where else Wills is
wreaking his havoc. It is only when things get truly out
of control that the two brothers manage to help each
other out.
• Order # J3903
THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH
by Norton Juster.
For Milo, everything's a bore. When a tollbooth
mysteriously appears in his room, he drives through
only because he's got nothing better to do. But on
the other side, things seem different. Somewhere
along the way, Milo realizes life is far from dull.
• Order # J3863
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GAWGON AND THE BOY
by Lloyd Alexander.
In Depression-era Philadelphia, when eleven-year-old
David is too ill to attend school, he is tutored by the
unique and adventurous Aunt Annie, whose teaching
combines with his imagination to greatly enrich his life.
• Order # J3901
OWLS IN THE FAMILY
by Farley Mowat.
Farley Mowat's funniest book tells the adventures of Wol
and Weeps, two owls from Saskatchewan who shake up a
whole neighborhood, turn a house topsy-turvy, and
outsmart Mutt the dog.
• Order # J3913
TIME WARP TRIO: WUSHU WERE HERE
by Jon Scieszka.
After being warped back to ancient China, Joe, Fred, and
Anna are faced with some big tasks. They must rescue
General Li Shimin from prison so he can defeat the awful
ruler, Wang. Then they must figure out how to free Sam,
who is trapped in...The Book.
• Order # J3910
BABE THE GALLANT PIG
by Dick King-Smith.
When Babe arrives at the Hogget farm, Mrs. Hogget's
thoughts turn to sizzling bacon and juicy pork chops. It
looks as if the little pig is destined for the dinner
table—until he reveals a surprising talent for sheepherding, that is.
• Order # J3912
BEN AND ME
by Robert Lawson.
Benjamin Franklin's companion, Amos the mouse,
recounts how he was responsible for Franklin's inventions
and discoveries.
• Order # J3905
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Books: Teens
FRAGMENTS
by Jeffry W. Johnston.
Chase can't remember that night. But when he
starts getting flashes of memory, he's relieved. But
when the flashes reveal another memory, Chase
starts to panic. He's desperate to leave his ugly past
behind. But if he wants to put the pieces together
once and for all, he must face the truth about who he is...and what
he has done.
• Order # J3765
SO YESTERDAY
by Scott Westerfeld.
Hunter Braque, a New York City teenager who is
paid by corporations to spot what is "cool," combines
his analytical skills with girlfriend Jen's creative
talents to find a missing person and thwart a
conspiracy directed at the heart of consumer culture.
• Order # J3761
POP PRINCESS
by Rachel Cohn.
KEEPER
by Mal Peet.
Yearning to escape the small Massachusetts town
where her family retreated after her sister's death,
Wonder Blake gets her chance when her sister's
manager offers Wonder a record contract on her
sixteenth birthday.
• Order # J3747
In an interview with a young journalist, World Cup
hero El Gato describes his youth in the Brazilian
rain forest and the events, experiences, and people
that helped make him a great goalkeeper and
renowned soccer star.
• Order # J3746
THE RISE AND FALL
OF A 10TH-GRADE SOCIAL CLIMBER
by Lauren Mechling & Laura Moser.
THE WIZARD, THE WITCH
& TWO GIRLS FROM JERSEY
by Lisa Papademetriou.
When her best friend dares her to become part of
the popular crowd and record her experiences in a
diary, fifteen-year-old Mimi's world turns upside
down when the diary gets into the wrong hands.
• Order # J3758
Ever since Veronica Lopez and Heather Simms got
zapped into the pages of The Queen of Twilight,
the novel has gone completely haywire. Now it's
up to a wizard with no magic, an elf-bakery reject, a
talking squirrel, and two Jersey chicks to tackle the
most terrifying evil known to the fantasy genre.
• Order # J3766
DEEP AND MEANINGFUL DIARIES
FROM PLANET JANET
by Dyan Sheldon.
With a Mad Cow for a mother, an eccentric
psychotherapist for a father, and a dweeble for a
brother, thank goodness sixteen-year-old Janet
Foley Bandry can confide in her diary. After all, she
needs someone to talk to about entering the Dark
Phase of her life.
• Order # J3744
ALL Q, NO A: MORE TALES
OF A 10TH-GRADE SOCIAL CLIMBER
by Lauren Mechling & Laura Moser.
Reconciled with her friends and enjoying life with
her father in New York City, fifteen-year-old Mimi
hopes for a happier second term at the progressive
Baldwin School but soon finds herself drawn into
complications involving the school's finances, her
father's girlfriend, and her own romantic entanglements.
•Order # J3756
THE BOOK OF DEAD DAYS
by Marcus Sedgwick.
The days between Christmas and New Year's Eve
are dead days, when spirits roam and magic shifts
restlessly just beneath the surface of our lives. A lot
can happen in the dead days. A magician called
Valerian must save his own life within those few
days, or pay the price for the pact he made with
evil so many years ago.
• Order # J3764
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PLASTIC FANTASTIC
by Simon Cheshire.
When fifteen-year-old Dominic, pop music fan,
and Lisa Voyd, singer and icon with the band
Plastic, are stuck together in an elevator, the
encounter results in drastic changes of attitude
for both of them.
• Order # J3753
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE NORTH
by Philip Pullman.
Texas aeronaut Lee Scoresby becomes embroiled
in local politics when he lands his balloon in the
Arctic town of Novy Odense in this prequel to
The Golden Compass.
• Order # J3834
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Books: Teens
LETTING GO OF LISA
by Lurlene McDaniel.
Magic or Madness Trilogy
Nathan Malone has been homeschooled his whole
life. Enrolled at the local high school for his senior
year, he meets Lisa. When he and Lisa finally start
spending time together, Nathan's the happiest he's
ever been. But Lisa has a tragic secret, and when
she decides she'll handle it herself, Nathan has to make a choice.
Can he ever let go of Lisa?
• Order # J3841
THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY
OF A PART-TIME INDIAN
by Sherman Alexie.
MAGIC OR MADNESS, Book 1
by Justine Larbalestier.
Reason has lived fifteen years in the Australian
outback with her mother, Sarafina. When Sarafina
suffers a mental breakdown, Reason is sent to live
with her grandmother Esmeralda. Then when she
walks through Esmeralda's back door in Sydney
and finds herself in a New York City street,
Reason is forced to face the shocking truth. Magic is real.
• Order # J3767
MAGIC LESSONS, Book 2
by Justine Larbalestier.
Junior is a budding cartoonist growing up on the
Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to
receive a good education, Junior leaves the rez to
attend an all-white school in the neighboring farm
town. Despite being condemned as a traitor to his
people and enduring great tragedies, Junior attacks life with wit
and humor and discovers a strength inside of himself that he
never knew existed.
• Order # J3889
A magical golem-type creature comes in through
the door that links Reason's grandmother's house
in Australia and New York City and attacks the
magically talented teen and her similarly gifted
friends, Tom and Jay-Tee.
• Order # J3947
MAGIC'S CHILD, Book 3
by Justine Larbalestier.
PLAYING IN TRAFFIC
by Gail Giles.
Shy and unremarkable, seventeen-year-old Matt
Lathrop is surprised and flattered to find himself
singled out for the sexual attentions of the alluring
Skye Colby, until he discovers the evil purpose
behind her actions.
• Order # J3745
Reason Cansino is fifteen-years-old, pregnant, and
magic. In her world, magic users have a choice–to
use it and die young, or not to use it and go mad.
However, Reason was given a different, more
powerful type of magic. Her new abilities begin
to change her and her unborn child, drawing her
deeper into the world of magic and farther from her friends and family.
• Order # J3919
TRUE TALENTS
by David Lubar.
THE SIGHT
by David Clement-Davies.
Fourteen-year-old Eddie 'Trash' Thalmeyer can
move things with his mind. When Trash tests his
power in a bank and accidentally steals a fistful of
cash, he is kidnapped by the ruthless leader of a
shadowy company. His friends join forces to rescue
their friend using their hidden talents, and discover
their true talents in the process.
• Order # J3845
The Sight features a Transylvanian wolf clan faced
with the terrifying changes brought about by
Morgra, a bitter she-wolf determined to fulfill an
ancient legend in order to have supreme power
over all Vargs (wolves).
• Order # J3852
I LOVE YOU, BETH COOPER
by Larry Doyle.
After concluding he has nothing to lose, geekazoid
valedictorian Denis Cooverman declares, during his
graduation speech, his love for Beth Cooper, the
way hot chief cheerleader. He is amazed to discover
Beth is not completely repulsed by his feelings for
her, although her army boyfriend, Kevin, is enraged.
• Order # J3879
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THE SUBTLE KNIFE:
HIS DARK MATERIALS, Book II
by Philip Pullman.
Passing through a shimmering portal in the sky,
young Lyra finds herself in a beautiful, haunted
otherworld. On a perilous journey from world
to world with her ally Will, she uncovers a deadly
secret: an object of extraordinary and devastating
power.
• Order # J3849
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Books: Fiction
MURDER IN CHINATOWN
by Victoria Thompson.
Midwife Sarah Brandt is in Chinatown to deliver a
baby. When the new mother's half-Chinese and
half-Irish fifteen-year-old niece goes missing, Sarah
knows that alerting the constables would prove
futile. So she turns to Detective Sergeant Frank
Malloy—and together they begin the search themselves. And
after they find the girl, dead in an alley, Sarah and Malloy have
ample suspects—from both sides of the Canal Street. (Mystery)
• Order # F3919
THE 5TH HORSEMAN
by James Patterson.
A young mother is recuperating in a San Francisco
hospital when she suddenly gasps for breath and
dies. Doctors are completely mystified as other
recovering patients inexplicably become deadly ill.
Accompanied by the newest member of the
Women's Murder Club, Yuki Castellano, Lieutenant Lindsay
Boxer probes deeper into the deaths. Is a maniac playing God?
(Fiction)
• Order # F3716
THE WATCHMAN
by Robert Crais.
LEAN MEAN THIRTEEN
by Janet Evanovich.
New secrets, old flames, and hidden agendas are
about to send bounty hunter Stephanie Plum on
her most outrageous adventure yet! (Fiction)
• Order # F3923
JUMPER
by Steven Gould.
After her Aston Martin collides with a mysterious
car, young heiress Larkin Conner Barkley attempts
to help the accident victims—and becomes the
sole witness in a federal investigation. Whisking
her out of her Beverly Hills world is Joe Pike, hired
to shield Larkin from a relentless team of killers. (Fiction)
• Order # F3693
David Rice can teleport. To survive, David must
learn to use his power in a world that is more
threatening and complex than he ever imagined.
(Science Fiction)
• Order # F3670
THREE IN DEATH
by J. D. Robb.
Nora Roberts, writing as J. D. Robb, delivers a
potent combination of futuristic suspense, thrills,
and passion in three stories featuring Lieutenant
Eve Dallas. (Romantic Suspense)
• Order # F3690
FAST TRACK
by Fern Michaels.
The Sisterhood banded together to exact their own
form of justice on those whose crimes had gone
unpunished by the legal system. Now they've got
a dangerous new assignment. If they succeed, the
Sisterhood will be rewarded beyond their wildest
dreams. If they fail, they'll forfeit much more than
a paycheck. (Fiction)
• Order # F3921
SLUMMY MUMMY
by Fiona Neill.
Slummy Mummy is a hilarious irresistible novel
about the dilemmas of modern marriage and
motherhood for those who never discovered their
domestic goddess within. (Fiction)
• Order # F3928
FALLING
by Christopher Pike.
In Falling, Christopher Pike explores the depths of
human emotion through two brilliantly etched
characters: Kelly Fienman, who pays a terrible
price to understand the nature of true evil, and
Matt Connor, a classic antihero who captures the
reader's sympathy. (Fiction)
• Order # F3668
THE MURDER GAME
by Beverly Barton.
Private investigator Griffin Powell and FBI agent
Nicole Baxter know a lot about serial killers. But
this new killer is as sadistic as they've ever seen.
He likes his little games, and he especially likes
forcing Nic and Griff to play along. And then
the Hunter calls wanting to know if they're really
ready to play. (Romantic Suspense)
• Order # F3672
TRIPLE HOMICIDE
by Charles J. Hynes.
Twenty years ago, NYPD officer Robert Mulvey
faced corruption charges that threatened to tear
his life apart. Now his young nephew, the
much-decorated officer Stephen Holt, has been
accused of executing three men, including one cop.
For these two men to save their careers—and
redeem their family's reputation—they will dare to go where few
officers have gone before: straight through the NYPD's fabled
"blue wall of silence." (Fiction)
• Order # F3927
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Books: Fiction
DEEP STORM
by Lincoln Child.
In this explosive new thriller, one of the most
incredible and frightening discoveries mankind
has ever faced is about to surface. (Fiction)
• Order # F3712
IN A DARK SEASON
by Vicki Lane.
In a North Carolina winter, new vistas appear
through the bare trees. For Elizabeth Goodweather
of Full Circle Farm, still a newcomer after more
than twenty years, one terrible glimpse ignites a
mystery that reaches back years into these hills.
Drawing together dozens of seemingly unconnected
MRS. JEFFRIES HOLDS THE TRUMP
by Emily Brightwell.
Michael Provost lived a quiet life, yet this
successful owner of a medical supply company was
spotted floating facedown off the Chelsea Vestry
Wharf. Who would ever want him dead? Luckily
for inspector Gerald Witherspoon, Mrs. Jeffries
and her staff are always ready to dive into an investigation.
(Mystery)
• Order # F3918
DOUBLE TAKE
by Catherine Coulter.
FBI agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock are
joined by one of their own and a Virginia sheriff
in an extraordinary case that immerses them in
the world of psychic visions, mind benders, and
communications with the dead. (Fiction)
• Order # F3917
lives. (Mystery)
• Order # F3926
DOUBLE DOG DARE
by Linda O. Johnston.
As a lawyer and pet-sitter in L.A., Kendra
Ballantyne, Esq., has met more than her share
of difficult pets...and people. But when some
arrogant cloners cross her path, she meets a
whole new breed—one whose perilous business
is playing God. (Mystery)
• Order # F3925
THE SILENT ASSASSIN
by Lori Andrews.
Geneticist Dr. Alexandra Blake of the Armed
Forces Institute of Pathology is pulled away
from her bioterrorism work to aid in a murder
investigation. Just a little digging reveals a corpse
that's nothing like the homeless robbery victim
it was set up to resemble—and Alex and her
colleagues find themselves wrapped up in a complicated mystery
of high-stakes international financial intrigue. (Fiction)
• Order # F3924
THE ROAR OF THE BUTTERFLIES
by Reginald Hill.
Private investigator Joe Sixsmith is being implored
to come to the rescue of one Christian Porphyry,
the scion of the family that owns the most exclusive
country club in Luton. Porphyry faces expulsion
for the heinous crime of cheating at golf. (Mystery)
• Order # F3930
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WHITE HEAT
by Cherry Adair.
The last person on earth that art restorer Emily
Greene wants to see is Max Aries. She hasn't
forgotten (or forgiven) the way Max dropped into
her life a year ago, stole her heart, then vanished
without a word. But the prodigal playboy returns
with shocking news: His father's recent death was
no suicide, but in fact murder...and Emily's life is also in danger.
(Fiction)
• Order # F3569
ONLY THE CAT KNOWS
by Marian Babson.
Vanessa and her twin brother Vance are very close.
So when someone pushes Vanessa down a flight
of stairs and puts her into a coma, Vance wants
revenge. He decides that masquerading as Vanessa
will lead him to the villain. He pulls it off very
well and is on the verge of learning what he needs
to know...until he discovers a serious threat that might destroy all
his efforts. (Mystery)
• Order # F3922
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DWELLING PLACES
by Vinita Hampton Wright.
Told in the unforgettable voices of each family
member, this powerful story of family life reveals
the stubborn resilience of love and how sometimes
the very thing we're looking for has been waiting
at home all along. (Fiction)
• Order # F3526
Books: Fiction
THE HIDDEN
by Kathryn Mackel.
THE FIFTH VIAL
by Michael Palmer.
Psychiatrist Susan Stone has returned home to
Colorado to help her elderly father manage his
horse-breeding business. After the botched
delivery of a prized foal, Susan rides wildly into the
mountains, seeking release from consuming guilt.
Thrown from her horse, she tumbles into a dark ravine and makes
a startling discovery—a young man, chained in the darkness. (Fiction)
• Order # F3559
The Fifth Vial is a novel of medical suspense that
raises chilling questions: Who ends up with the
blood samples you routinely give? What else are
they being used for? Why don't you know? (Fiction)
• Order # F3649
PEOPLE OF THE NIGHTLAND
by W. Michael Gear & Kathleen O'Neal Gear.
This is the sweeping saga of a visionary boy who
led his people out of the path of one of the worst
catastrophes in the history of the world, and the
brave little girl who loved him enough to believe
in his dream. (Fiction)
• Order # F3648
BAD IDEA
by Todd & Tedd Hafer.
Griffin Smith is making his first interstate road
trip, an adventurous rite of passage that will take
him from his Midwestern home to his freshman
year at college in Southern California. Yet this is
no ordinary A to B trip, as Griffin will find his
attitudes and ideas challenged by some surprising
events and an unlikely band of travel companions. (Fiction)
• Order # F3655
NAMELESS
by Debra Webb.
Vivian Grace is an FBI rookie on a mission: To
hunt down a kidnapper—with all her heart.
Because for Vivian, herself a victim of a vicious
kidnapping years ago, this case is about more than
justice. This time, it's personal. (Fiction)
• Order # F3647
PLAGUE MAKER
by Tim Downs.
Hundreds of thousands line the banks of the East
and Hudson Rivers awaiting the nation's largest
fireworks display. But will the beginning of the
show mark the beginning of the end? That's what
FBI agent Nathan Donovan must decide. (Fiction)
• Order # F3656
HIGH NOON
by Nora Roberts.
Police lieutenant Phoebe MacNamara is Savannah's
top hostage negotiator. After watching her talk
one of his employees off a roof ledge, Duncan
Swift is committed to keeping this intriguing
woman in his life. Now, with Duncan backing
her every step of the way, Phoebe is determined
to establish contact with a faceless tormentor who is intent on
making her a hostage to fear—before she becomes the final
showdown. (Romantic Suspense)
• Order # F3860
WILD FIRE
by Nelson DeMille.
The Custer Hill Club appears to be a place to relax
with old friends. But one fall weekend, the club's
executive board gathers to talk about 9/11—and
finalize a retaliation plan, known only as Wild Fire.
Investigating the mysterious death of a member of
the Federal Anti-Terrorist Task Force Detective
John Corey uncovers a shocking plot that begins with the Custer
Hill Club—and ends with American cities locked in the crosshairs
of a nuclear device. (Fiction)
• Order # F3626
WIZARD'S DAUGHTER
by Catherine Coulter.
NAUGHTY NEIGHBOR
by Janet Evanovich.
Louisa Brannigan is a press secretary, fighting her
way to the top of Capitol Hill, with no help from
her annoying neighbor, Pete Streeter. He receives
phone calls all night long, he steals her morning
paper, he thinks jeans are formal wear, and worst
of all he's involved Louisa in the disappearance of
a pig. This is the story of a pig in Witness Protection and love
being found by a workaholic woman and a fun-loving man. (Romance)
• Order # F3771
When Ryder Sherbrooke finds a child nearly beaten
to death in an alley in Eastbourne, he takes her
home to Brandon House. She doesn't speak for
six months. Her first words, oddly enough, are a
haunting song. Just what does this strange song
mean that was seemingly imprinted on the child's
brain? (Fiction)
• Order # F3623
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THE BOYS IN THE TREES
by Mary Swan.
A tragic event sends a small town reeling in this
brilliant exploration of one family's desperation.
(Fiction)
• Order # F3616
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P.S. I LOVE YOU
by Cecelia Ahern.
Months after her husband dies of a terrible illness,
Holly receives a package of letters that he's left for
her, instructing her to perform a series of
unexpected tasks. With the help of the letters and
her fun, quick-witted girlfriends and family, Holly
wobbles, weaves, and jokes her way toward a new life, even larger
than the one that she's been forced to leave behind. (Fiction)
• Order # F3634
WILLIAM HENRY IS A FINE NAME
by Cathy Gohlke.
William Henry is thirteen-year-old Robert's best
friend. They did everything together—until the
summer of 1859. That's when Robert is told that
William Henry is less than human...because he is
black. Now Robert must decide for himself where
he stands on slavery. (Fiction)
• Order # F3599
SHADOW DANCE
by Julie Garwood.
DEAD BEFORE DYING
by Deon Meyer.
Someone in Cape Town has chosen a conspicuous
murder weapon: a century-old German handgun.
Nothing else links the victims, and their vicious
murders are pushing the city toward panic. Police
captain Mat Joubert soon uncovers a shocking
revelation: a motive so grim it will make Joubert
wish he could rewrite his own past. (Fiction)
• Order # F3582
Everything changes for Jordan when she is told a
fantastic story about her family's ancient feud,
dating back to medieval Scotland. Suddenly, a
woman who has spent more quality time with her
laptop than with any man is caught up in a lethal
mystery—and in a knee-buckling relationship with
FBI agent and old friend Noah Clayborne. (Romance)
• Order # F3631
BLAZE
by Richard Bachman.
SISTERS
by Danielle Steel.
One Fourth of July weekend as they do every year,
four sisters come home to Connecticut for their
family's annual gathering. But before the holiday
is over, tragedy strikes and their world is utterly
changed. (Fiction)
• Order # F3576
WHITETHORN WOODS
by Maeve Binchy.
When a new highway threatens to bypass the town
of Rossmore and cut through Whitethorn Woods,
it will also destroy St. Ann's Well, where people
have been coming for generations to share their
dreams and offer their prayers. Some believe the
well to be a place of true spiritual power; others
think it's a mere magnet for superstitions. (Fiction)
• Order # F3572
Clayton Blaisdell, Jr., was always a small-time
delinquent. Then Blaze met George Rackley, a
seasoned pro with a hundred cons and one big
idea. The kidnapping should go off without a
hitch, with George as the brains behind their
dangerous scheme. But there's only one problem:
by the time the deal goes down, Blaze's partner in crime is dead.
Or is he? (Fiction)
• Order # F3583
WINTER BIRDS
by Jamie Langston Turner.
Sophia Hess has lived most of her life without ever
knowing genuine love. Her professor husband had
married her for the convenience of having a typist
for his scholarly papers. The discovery of a dark
secret opens her eyes to the truth about her
marriage and her husband. (Fiction)
• Order # F3595
DADDY'S GIRL
by Lisa Scottoline.
When colleague Angus Holt, talks teacher Natalie
Greco into teaching a class at a local prison and
her world turns upside down. A violent prison
riot breaks out, and Nat rushes to save the life of
a mortally wounded guard whose last words are
"Tell my wife it's under the floor." Nat delivers
the cryptic message, but before she knows it, she's suspected of
murder and hiding from cops and killers alike. (Fiction)
• Order # F3606
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SACRED STONE
by Clive Cussler.
In the remote wastes of Greenland, a young
scientist has unearthed an artifact hidden in a cave
for a millennium: a 50,000-year-old radioactive
meteorite known as the Sacred Stone. But the
astounding find places him in the crosshairs of
two opposing groups who seek the stone for
themselves. (Fiction)
• Order # F3764
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Books: Fiction
DREAM CHASER
by Sherrilyn Kenyon.
Xypher has one month on Earth to redeem himself
through one good deed, or be condemned to
eternal torture in Tartarus. But redemption means
little to a demigod who only wants vengeance on
the one who caused his downfall. (Fiction)
• Order # F3651
IRISH LINEN
by Andrew M. Greeley.
The perils of wartime add special urgency to the
latest investigation by Nuala Anne McGrrail.
Desmond Doolin, a young man from their West
Side Chicago neighborhood, has gone missing in
Iraq, and the U.S. government denies any
knowledge of his whereabouts. (Fiction)
• Order # F3650
THE ACCIDENTAL VAMPIRE
by Lynsay Sands.
Elvi Black knows there's more to being undead
than what she saw in Dracula, but she can't very
well ask her mortal friends about proper biting
etiquette. But when her neighbors placed a
personal ad for her in the local paper, she never
imagined she'd meet Victor Argeneau, a vampire
who could have his pick of any woman dead or alive. (Fiction)
• Order # F3591
WHITE LIES
by Jayne Ann Krentz.
ALWAYS GRACE
by Tim LaHaye & Gregory S. Dinallo.
Spanning two continents and three decades, Tim
LaHaye and Gregory Dinallo weave a harrowing,
moving epic of soul mates separated by fate and
circumstance, where true love is never really
lost—if hope and faith remain. (Romance)
• Order # F3785
SIMPLE GENIUS
by David Baldacci.
Near Washington, D.C., there are two clandestine
institutions: the world's most unusual laboratory
and a secret CIA training camp. Drawn to these
sites by a murder, ex-Secret Service agent Sean
King encounters a dark world of mathematicians,
codes, and spies. His search for answers soon leads
him to more shocking violence—and an autistic girl with an
extraordinary genius. (Fiction)
• Order # F3790
WHAT THE DEAD KNOW
by Laura Lippman.
Thirty years ago, the two Bethany sisters, ages 11
and 15, disappeared from a Baltimore shopping
mall. Now decades later, in the aftermath of a
hit-and-run accident, a clearly disoriented woman
is claiming to be Heather, the younger Bethany
sister. Not a shred of evidence supports her story.
But there is something she knows about that terrible day...and
about a family that disintegrated long ago. (Fiction)
• Order # F3783
A young woman with a psychic talent for
perceiving deception meets a man who overwhelms her senses with premonitions of danger
and desire. (Fiction)
• Order # F3584
NATURAL BORN CHARMER
by Susan Elizabeth Phillips.
Funny, sexy, and touching, Natural Born Charmer
is the unforgettable love story of a golden boy who
might be losing his luster and a spirited woman
who's learned never to depend on anyone but
herself. (Romance)
• Order # F3871
DECLASSIFIED: COLLATERAL DAMAGE
by Marc Cerasini.
In a remote corner of New Jersey is a nation within
a nation. Within the confines of the secluded
Islamic community of Kurmastan, plans are underway to spread fear, death, and untold destruction
across America. Rogue agent Jack Bauer finds
himself in the center of an unleashed hurricane
perhaps already too powerful to stop. (Fiction)
• Order # F3784
DEAR JOHN
by Nicholas Sparks.
BACK ON BLOSSOM STREET
by Debbie Macomber.
There's a new shop on Seattle's Blossom Street—a
flower store called Susannah's Garden, right next
door to A Good Yarn. Susannah Nelson, the
owner, has just hired an assistant named Colette
Blake, a young widow who's obviously hiding a
secret—or two. (Fiction)
• Order # F3809
From bestselling author Nicholas Sparks comes an
unforgettable tale of a man who must make the
most heartrending decision of his life—in the
name of love. (Fiction)
• Order # F3887
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STRAIGHT UP
by Lisa Samson.
Georgia Bishop has thrown away her life for her
drinking habit. Her cousin, Fairly Godfrey is
living the good life in New York but wonders if
deeper meaning exists beyond her world. When
both women face the most difficult choices of their
lives, only the power of grace can bring them to true healing.
(Fiction)
• Order # F3596
THE RISING TIDE
by Jeff Shaara.
As Hitler sweeps through Europe, America is
drawn into the war, standing side by side with
her British ally, the last hope for turning the tide
of the war. As battles rage along the coasts of the
Mediterranean, the momentum of the war begins
to shift, setting the stage for the Battle of Normandy. (Fiction)
• Order # F3850
DROP DEAD BEAUTIFUL
by Jackie Collins.
HOKUS POKUS
by Fern Michaels.
There is no match for the Sisterhood—the seven
friends who have taken vigilante justice to a new
level. They must remain in exile or risk capture.
When they receive a panicked call from Supreme
Court Chief Justice Pearl Barnes, who faces
blackmail for her own illegal brand of justice, the
women must not only sneak back into the U.S., but also remain
undetected as they investigate. (Fiction)
• Order # F3814
Lucky Santangelo's sixteen-year-old Max, goes
looking for trouble when she hooks up with some
guy she meets on the Internet. Soon the beautiful,
willful Max finds herself in deeper waters than she
can imagine as she becomes a pawn in a greater
scheme that leads back to Lucky and Billy Melina,
the movie-star boyfriend of Lucky's best friend, superstar Venus.
(Fiction)
• Order # F3878
ABSOLUTE FEAR
by Lisa Jackson.
TIPPERARY
by Frank Delaney.
While in Paris to treat his dying countryman,
Oscar Wilde, Charles O'Brien encounters a
beautiful young Englishwoman, April Burke,
and is instantly smitten—but callously rejected.
Vowing to improve himself, Charles returns to
Ireland, where he undertakes the preservation of
the great and abandoned estate of Tipperary, in whose shadow he
has lived his whole life—and which, he discovers, may belong to
April and her father. (Fiction)
• Order # F3897
A serial killer is stalking the streets of New
Orleans. The victims are killed in a ritual fashion,
a series of numbers tattooed into their bodies.
There are no clues, no connections except one: a
crumbling old asylum that was once the scene of
unspeakable madness—and is now the calling card
of a new kind of fear. (Fiction)
• Order # F3787
FOX'S EARTH
by Anne Rivers Siddons.
Fox's Earth is a seductive tale of five generations
of Southern women and the house that was at
once both their greatest inheritance and their
most confining prison. (Fiction)
• Order # F3849
GENGHIS: BIRTH OF AN EMPIRE
by Conn Iggulden.
Genghis is an unforgettable portrait of the early
years of Genghis Khan—a man who transformed
the world map from China to Europe and became
one of the most ruthless conquerors in history.
(Fiction)
• Order # F3795
BLACK SHIPS
by Jo Graham.
Daughter of a slave taken from fallen Troy, chosen
at the age of seven to be the voice of the Lady of
the Dead, Gull is destined to counsel kings. When
nine black ships appear, captained by an exiled
Trojan prince, Gull must decide between the life
she was born for and a most perilous adventure—
to join the remnant of her mother's people in their desperate
flight. (Fiction)
• Order # F3756
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THE HISTORIAN
by Elizabeth Kostova.
The Historian is the story of a young woman
plunged into a labyrinth where the secrets of her
family's past connect to an inconceivable evil: the
dark reign of Vlad the Impaler and a time defying
pact that may have kept his awful work alive
through the ages. (Fiction)
• Order # F3852
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Books: Fiction
PANDORA'S DAUGHTER
by Iris Johansen.
The voices in her head have been dormant for
years, hidden deep in a past Megan Blair has tried
to forget. But now someone is trying to kill her,
and others are trying to use her, including the
deadly and seductive Neal Grady. Shocking secrets
about her life and her mother's death bombard her as she fights to
save herself and everything she believes in. (Fiction)
• Order # F3881
THE SINAI SECRET
by Gregg Loomis.
A scientist in Amsterdam—murdered. Another
scientist in Atlanta—murdered, and his journal
stolen. At first Lang Reilly seemed to be the only
connection. After all, both scientists worked for
his foundation. But when someone took a shot at
Lang to scare him away, it only made him more determined to
find the truth. (Fiction)
• Order # F3725
BURIED
by Mark Billingham.
Luke Mullen, the missing teenage son of a former
police officer, was last seen getting into a car with
an older woman. No one knows whether he went
willingly or was abducted, whether he's living or
dead. Then the videotape arrives... (Fiction)
• Order # F3872
THE DARKEST NIGHT
by Gena Showalter.
All her life, Ashlyn Darrow has been tormented by
voices from the past. To end the nightmare, she
has come to Budapest seeking help from men
rumored to have supernatural abilities, not
knowing she'll be swept into the arms of Maddox,
their most dangerous member—a man trapped in
a hell of his own. (Romance)
• Order # F3684
BUNGALOW 2
by Danielle Steel.
In Bungalow 2, Danielle Steel takes us into a world
few ever see—a world of fame and fortune,
celebrity and genius—daring to show us the real
lives, real dreams, and real struggles hidden
beneath the flash and glitter of Hollywood. (Fiction)
• Order # F3853
THE SUCCESSOR
by Stephen Frey.
The leader of Cuba is dead, and the United States
is poised to support a cabal of Cuban professionals
plotting a coup. U.S. president Jesse Wood wants
Christian Gillette to meet with the conspirators
and size up the chances for a successful capitalist
revolution. What Christian doesn't realize is that
enemies in high places have set in motion a campaign of deception,
sabotage, and murder. (Fiction)
• Order # F3742
THE ALIBI MAN
by Tami Hoag.
Former undercover cop Elena Estes is back on the
fringes of the elite world she once rejected, training
horses for a living. But when she discovers a
friend's body, murdered and dumped in a canal,
Elena is drawn again into a painful vortex she's
fought hard to leave behind—one that includes
a group of powerful Palm Beach bad boys. (Fiction)
• Order # F3722
FRESHWATER ROAD
by Denise Nicholas.
When University of Michigan sophomore Celeste
Tyree travels to Mississippi to volunteer with the
Civil Rights movement, she's assigned to help
register voters in the already infamous town of
Pineyville. Finding inner strength as she helps lift
the veil of oppression, Celeste struggles with
loneliness, a worried father in Detroit, and her feelings for Ed
Jolivette, a young man also in Mississippi for the summer. (Fiction)
• Order # F3688
DEVIL MAY CRY
by Sherrilyn Kenyon.
For millennia, the ex-god turned Dark-Hunter Sin
has sought to regain his powers and take revenge
on Artemis. But now he has bigger demons to fry.
The lethal gallu that were buried by his pantheon
are stirring, and they are hungry for human flesh.
Their goal: to destroy mankind. Sin is the only
one who can stop them...if a certain woman doesn't kill him first.
(Fiction)
• Order # F3824
THE DIRTY GIRLS SOCIAL CLUB
by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez.
Meet The Dirty Girls, six unforgettable women.
Lauren, Sara, Elizabeth, Amber, Rebecca, and
Usnavys. No matter what happens to each of
them, the Girls dish, dine, whine, and compare
notes as they try to sort out the bumpy course of
life and love. (Fiction)
• Order # F3749
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THE YADA YADA PRAYER GROUP
(BOOK 1)
by Neta Jackson.
What do an ex-con, a former drug addict, a real
estate broker, a college student, and a married
mother of two have in common? Nothing, or so I
thought. Who could have imagined that God
would make a prayer group as mismatched as ours the closest of
friends? (Fiction)
• Order # F3738
THE YADA YADA PRAYER GROUP
GETS DOWN (BOOK 2)
by Neta Jackson.
A robbery, a lynching, and a mourning mother
shake up the Yada Yadas. (Fiction)
• Order # F3736
THE YADA YADA PRAYER GROUP
GETS REAL (BOOK 3)
by Neta Jackson.
The Yada Yadas thought they had a handle on
forgiveness, but it seems God has them on a
crash-course to an even deeper level. (Fiction)
• Order # F3737
THE YADA YADA PRAYER GROUP
GETS TOUGH (BOOK 4)
by Neta Jackson.
The Yada Yadas got tight in the past year, but
they're about to learn the real meaning of
togetherness. (Fiction)
• Order # F3741
THE YADA YADA PRAYER GROUP
GETS CAUGHT (BOOK 5)
by Neta Jackson.
For the Yada Yadas, getting caught up in troubles
isn't the problem; it's how to get free. (Fiction)
• Order # F3740
THE YADA YADA PRAYER GROUP
GETS ROLLING (BOOK 6)
by Neta Jackson.
A devastating fire wakes up the Yadas Yadas to a
new reality: God is on the move. (Fiction)
• Order # F3739
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THE ADVENTURES OF INDIANA JONES
by Campbell Black, James Kahn, & Rob MacGregor.
For the first time in a single volume—the three
thrilling novels inspired by the blockbuster films.
Included are: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost
Ark; Indiana Jones and the temple of Doom; and
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. (Fiction)
• Order # F3744
THE BLOODY TEXANS
by Kent Conwell.
Trapper and scout Nathan Cooper returned home
to his cabin in East Texas, only to find his wife, his
niece and his niece's intended, all slaughtered. At
that moment Nathan swore that the men who did
this would pay. One by one, he will track them
down and kill them. (Western)
• Order # F3816
ALL MORTAL FLESH
by Julia Spencer-Fleming.
Police Chief Russ Van Alstyne's first encounter
with Claire Ferguson was in an emergency room
on a freezing December night. A newborn had
been left on the steps of the town's Episcopal
church, where Clare happened to be the new priest.
That night in the hospital was the beginning of an
attraction so fierce, so forbidden, that both Russ and Clare risked
compromising all of their ethics and beliefs. (Fiction)
• Order # F3750
VIRGIN LIES
by Roderick Anscombe.
One summer day, Boston forensic psychiatrist Paul
Lucas gets a call from his social worker wife, Abby:
A nine-year-old girl has gone missing. Paul, an
expert interrogator, is called in to help evaluate the
testimony of the only witness: a homeless woman who
happens to be a paranoid schizophrenic. (Fiction)
• Order # F3748
TEXAS IRON
by Robert J. Randisi.
When Sam McCall got word his pa had died,
something seemed suspicious. And even though
he and his brothers hadn't been home in twenty
years, they wanted the truth. But it turns out the
new owner of their old ranch didn't want them
around. Yet they're determined to find out what
really happened to their pa—and make their hometown of
Vengeance Creek live up to its name. (Western)
• Order # F3566
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Books: Fiction
RIVER RANGE
by L. P. Holmes.
Boone Logan needs to get his 200 head of cattle
across the Colorado River. Problem is, his brother,
who was supposed to keep the holding corrals for
the Cross herd, got chased off by some rival
ranchers. But now those toughs have to deal with
Boone. (Western)
• Order # F3570
SUNSET TRAIL
by Wayne D. Overholser.
In the title story of these two novellas, a U.S. agent
must prevent a shipment of rifles from reaching
the Comanche in New Mexico. And in Twelve
Hours Till Noon, the people of Amity, Colorado,
are stunned at the robbery of their local bank. But
the robbery is only a cloak for a much bigger plan: assassinating
the governor. (Western)
• Order # F3820
BLACK ROCK CAÑON
by Les Savage, Jr.
The odds of capturing the wild stallion were about
a thousand to one, Del Rockwall figured. But
three other men have been eyeing the same stallion
for quite a while now. And the way they see it,
Del's gonna catch that horse, all right—for them.
Because now his life depends on it. (Western)
• Order # F3564
DEATH OF A BAD MAN
by Ralph Compton.
Solomon Brakefield tries to play by the rules...and
loses. So Sol seeks out Nester Quarles, a known
killer and bandit, to school him on the tricks of
the outlaw trade. Quarles has plenty to teach, but
there's a price to be paid—and the currency is Sol's
soul. (Western)
• Order # F3822
DEATH AT DARK WATER
by John D. Nesbitt.
All Devon Frost was looking for was peace and
quiet. An artist, he came to the remote town of
Tinaja to draw the local buildings. He didn't
expect to get caught in a web of lies, accusations...
and murder. (Western)
• Order # F3567
SHADOW OF THE GUN
by Ralph Compton.
Tam Elliot founded Eden Creek. But when Tam
took his own life, his daughter, Allison, rechristened
the town Suicide. John McBride purchased a
restaurant in Suicide with hopes of putting the past
behind him, but with marauding Apaches, vicious
outlaws, and rising tensions between the townsfolk
and Allison Elliot, Suicide is a powder keg waiting to explode—
and McBride's presence may be enough to light the fuse. (Western)
• Order # F3563
THE LASSITER LUCK
by Loren Zane Grey.
When Lassiter promises to protect his dead friend's
son, he never thinks the young rancher will run
into such a passel of trouble. Yet before he knows
it, there's an all-out range war led by a pack of
hired sharpshooters trying to steal the kid's
land—and their lives. (Western)
• Order # F3811
MATT JENSEN, THE LAST
MOUNTAIN MAN: DEADLY TRAIL
by William W. Johnstone.
By leaping into the path of danger, Matt Jensen
foiled a train robbery in Colorado, and the
governor himself presented him with a public
reward. Now, a frustrated outlaw and his
murderous posse have struck again—this time
kidnapping the governor's niece. (Western)
• Order # F3810
REAPER'S FEE
by Marcus Galloway.
Undertaker Nick Graves has buried folks for pay...
and killed some for free. Now settled in California
with a woman he loves, he's like to forget the wild
man he once was—a man who buried a fortune in
stolen jewels in the grave of a former friend. But
now a bunch of two-bit outlaws have heard the
tale and they're dead set on looting Cobb's final resting place.
(Western)
• Order # F3826
THE WILD BREED
by Frank Leslie.
Yakima Henry has returned home to find Faith, a
dove he once rescued. Her brother has landed in
a Mexican prison, and Faith begs Yakima to guide
her party south to rescue him. Soon Yakima is in
Mexico's Sierra Olivadas, fending off deadly Apaches
and scalp-hunting Rurales led by a sadistic capitán
and a beautiful revolucionaria, Leonora Domingo. (Western)
• Order # F3772
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Books: Fiction
RED MESA: THE OUTCAST
by Luke Cypher.
Once he was Tom Cade, lawman and gunfighter.
Now, he is Amos Hood, preacher. But those who
profit in vice and sin see the minister's presence as
a threat. When Amos helps a widow defend her
ranch from several cattle barons feuding over her
land, he finds himself caught in the cross fire. (Western)
• Order # F3768
ANTAGONIST
by Gordon R. Dickson.
Bleys Ahrens and his organization, the Others, are
tracking down an elusive interplanetary opposition.
But his own personal quest for power, which began
with the best of motives, has become something
darker and more fierce. Ahren's devisings may
bring about the advent of Homo superior. And they may destroy
the human race. (Science Fiction)
• Order # F3747
NIGHTFALL AT LITTLE ACES
by Ralph Cotton.
For the last eight years, the folks of Little Aces,
New Mexico, have known Emma Vertrees simply
as the wife of the recently murdered sheriff. But
Emma has more in common with the wrong side
of the law than her neighbors could possibly
imagine. (Western)
• Order # F3763
THE ELYSIUM COMMISSION
by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
A brilliant scientist on the planet Devanta has
created a small universe contiguous to ours—and
a utopian city on one of the planets. But does
this new universe require the destruction of a
portion—or all—of our universe in order to grow
and stabilize? (Science Fiction)
• Order # F3745
STARDUST
by Neil Gaiman.
Young Tristran Thorn will do anything to win the
cold heart of beautiful Victoria—even bring her
the star they watch as it falls form the night sky.
But to do so, he must enter the unexplored lands
on the other side of the ancient barrier that
borders their tiny village. (Fantasy)
• Order # F3300
BEYOND THE GAP
by Harry Turtledove.
Strange news has arrived at Nidaris. Trasamund, a
clan chief of the mammoth-herding Bizogots, reports
that a narrow gap has opened in what they'd always
thought was an endless impregnable wall of ice. The
great Glacier does not go on forever—and on its
other side are new lands, new animals, and possibly
new people. (Science Fiction)
• Order # F3805
STAR TREK, TEROK NOR:
DAY OF THE VIPERS
by James Swallow.
A seemingly benign visitation to the bountiful
world of Bajor from the resource-poor Cardassian
Union is viewed with cautious optimism by some,
trepidation by others, and a calculating gleam by
unscrupulous opportunists. What begins as a
gesture of compassion soon becomes something very different.
(Science Fiction)
• Order # F3804
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STAR WARS, LEGACY OF THE FORCE:
REVELATION
by Karen Traviss.
During a savage civil war, all efforts to end Jacen
Solo's tyranny of the Galactic Alliance have failed.
Now, with Jacen approaching the height of his
dark powers, no one—not even the Solos and the
Skywalkers—know if anything can stop the Sith
Lord before his plan to save the galaxy ends up destroying it.
(Science Fiction)
• Order # F3730
IRON KISSED
by Patricia Briggs.
Mechanic Mercy Thompson can shift her
shape—but not her loyalty. When her former boss
and mentor is arrested for murder and left to rot
behind bars by his own kind, it's up to Mercy to
clear his name, whether he wants her to or not.
(Fantasy)
• Order # F3629
VALENTINE'S EXILE
by E. E. Knight.
Possessed of an unnatural and legendary hunger,
the Reapers have come to Earth to establish a New
Order built on the harvesting of enslaved human
souls. They rule the planet. They thrive on the
scent of fear. And if it is night, as sure as darkness,
they will come. (Science Fiction)
• Order # F3436
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Books: Fiction
THE PROTECTOR'S WAR
by S. M. Stirling.
It's been eight years since the Change rendered
technology inoperable across the globe. Survivors
have banded together in tribal communities,
committed to rebuilding society. But not every
leader has altruistic aspirations. And unknown
to the factions is the imminent arrival of a ship from Tasmania
bearing British soldiers. (Science Fiction)
• Order # F3184
SHIFTER
by Angela Knight, Lora Leigh, Alyssa Day,
Virginia Kantra.
In this seductive anthology, four masters of
paranormal romance explore the boundaries of
erotic shape-shifting fantasy—and shatter them.
(Romance)
• Order # F3779
MYSTERIOUS
by Nora Roberts.
ILL MET BY MOONLIGHT
by Mercedes Lackey & Roberta Gellis.
The Bright and Dark Courts are at odds over
visions of possible futures in mortal lands--futures
that are to be determined by which of the king's
children will rule after him. The most uncertain
but most desirable outcome for the Bright Court
would be the succession of Lady Elizabeth, and
agents from the Dark Court are sent to watch, attack, and
possibly destroy her. (Science Fiction)
• Order # F3348
THE LOST FLEET: DAUNTLESS
by Jack Campbell.
The Alliance has been fighting the Syndics for
a century—and losing badly. Now its fleet is
crippled and stranded in enemy territory. Their
only hope is a man who's emerged from a
century-long hibernation to find he has been
heroically idealized beyond belief. (Science Fiction)
• Order # F3483
THE LOST FLEET: FEARLESS
by Jack Campbell.
Outnumbered by the superior forces and firepower
of the Syndicate Worlds, the Alliance fleet continues
its dangerous retreat across the enemy star system.
The Alliance is desperately trying to return home
with its captured prize: the key to the Syndic
hypernet, and the key to victory. (Science Fiction)
• Order # F3484
Three riveting classics including This Magic
Moment, Search for Love, and The Right Path, from
the incomparable mistress of romantic suspense.
(Romance)
• Order # F3757
HEART OF THE STORM
by Lindsay McKenna.
Dana Thunder Eagle is a beautiful woman with a
powerful gift. But after the murder of her husband
and mother, she ran away from the Rosebud
reservation, hoping to leave the past behind her
forever. Now, two years later, the killer is still on
the loose. And only Dana has the mystical power
to stop him. (Romance)
• Order # F3694
SEDUCED BY A SPY
by Andrea Pickens.
They are students of Mrs. Merlin's Academy for
Select Young Ladies, learning the techniques of
spying and seduction. Shannon is the most daring
of "Merlin's Maidens." Her assignment: stop the
assassin who is targeting a top British ballistic
expert's family. (Romance)
• Order # F3685
THE LOST FLEET: COURAGEOUS
by Jack Campbell.
The Alliance has been fighting a losing battle
against the Syndicate Worlds for over a century.
Now, Captain John "Black Jack" Geary, who
returned to the fleet after a hundred-year
suspended animation, must keep the Alliance
one step ahead of its merciless foe. (Science Fiction)
• Order # F3482
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UNWANTED WEDDING
by Penny Jordan.
Rosy Wyndham has a choice: find a husband
in three months, or watch her family's beloved
English estate, Queen's Meadow, fall into the
hands of her father's cousin. So now Rosy needs
a groom—any groom! (Romance)
• Order # F3793
ONE BITE STAND
by Nina Bangs.
Declan MacKenzie is a big, bad vampire. Daria
loves the nightlife. Is it a match made in Heaven,
or are they heading straight for Hades? (Romance)
• Order # F3681
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Books: Fiction
THE RIVER KNOWS
by Amanda Quick.
A lady with a secret past. A man in search of
a killer. They thought they had nothing in
common—until their first kiss. (Romance)
• Order # F3806
HEART OF TEXAS, VOL. 3:
NELL'S COWBOY & LONE STAR BABY
by Debbie Macomber.
Nell Bishop, widowed mother of two children, is
turning her property into a dude ranch. And one
of her first guests is Travis Grant, an Easterner
known for his books about the West. Her kids
are crazy about him—and she could fall for him
herself. But it's too soon for her. (Romance)
• Order # F3640
THUNDER MOON
by Lori Handeland.
USA Today bestselling and RITA Award-winning
author Lori Handeland takes you into the realm of
the Night Creatures, where love and danger
become one after dark. (Romance)
• Order # F3692
HOT
by Julia Harper.
After watching Turner Hastings dump the contents
of a safety deposit box into her purse on a
surveillance tape, FBI Special Agent John
MacKinnon knows this is going to be an interesting
case. What he doesn't expect is how the cell phone
contact between him and his prey is about to blur
the line between professional ambition and personal desire.
(Romance)
• Order # F3689
SOMEONE TO LOVE
by Jude Deveraux.
It's been three years since Jace Montgomery's
fiancee committed suicide while on a trip to
England. Then Jace stumbles upon a photo of
a rambling estate tucked inside one of Stacy's
books—and a cryptic note dated one day before
her death: "Ours again. Together forever. See you
there...." (Romance)
• Order # F3541
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OCEANS APART
by Karen Kingsbury.
Eight years ago, on the shores of Hawaii, Connor
Evans broke his vows. He's kept his secret, until
the woman from Connor's past dies, leaving
behind a young son. Michele never thought her
family was perfect, but now they are on the brink
of destruction. Will a lonely child help bridge the distance
between them? (Romance)
• Order # F3827
THE BODY HUNTERS: POSITIVE I.D.
by Kathleen Long.
When agent Will Connor learned his daughter was
missing, it forced him to reunite with his ex-wife
Maggie. With the clock ticking, finding their
daughter was top priority, but rekindling what
he'd once shared with Maggie was critical to their
future. (Romance)
• Order # F3829
DRY CREEK SWEETHEARTS
by Janet Tronstad.
An enormous tour bus had arrived in Dry Creek,
and from it stepped hometown hero Duane Enger,
now a music celebrity. Linda Morgan had thought
her ex-boyfriend had become too famous for the
small-town life she loved. But something had
pulled Duane back. Maybe it was the girl he'd
left behind. (Romance)
• Order # F3819
BLIND PROMISES
by Diana Palmer.
Her new patient, Gannon van der Vere, had run
off his last four nurses. But Dana Steele refused
to be intimidated. A powerful entrepreneur until
a devastating accident left his future in doubt,
Gannon raged at all who approached. Dana
hoped to light a candle in his darkness. But when
she fell in love with her curmudgeonly employer, Dana's
challenge was no longer strictly professional. (Romance)
• Order # F3817
CITY OF FIRE
by Robert Ellis.
When a beautiful woman named Nikki Brant is
found dead in her bed, the elite Robbery-Homicide division of the LAPD responds in full force.
Is Nikki another victim of the infamous "Romeo"
serial killer? Detective Lena Gamble will make it
her business to find out. (Fiction)
• Order # F3988
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Books: Fiction
THE EDGE OF DARKNESS
by Tim LaHaye & Bob Phillips.
OXYGEN
by Carol Cassella.
Can Biblical archaeologist Michael Murphy
uncover history's most terrifying conspiracy even
as the countdown to Armageddon begins? (Fiction)
• Order # F3949
Oxygen is a riveting new novel by a real-life
anesthesiologist, an intimate story of relationships
and family that collides with a high-stakes medical
drama. (Fiction)
• Order # F3963
THE HOLLOW
by Nora Roberts.
GAME FOR ANYTHING
by Bella Andre.
He's the Super Bowl hero men idolize and women
lust after...the bad-boy quarterback with a
dangerous edge. But behind his devil-may-care
grin, Ty Calhoun hides a desire that only one
woman can ever fill. He would trade every trophy
to feel the heat of her lust once more. And he may
get that chance because she's just been hired by the San Francisco
Outlaws' new owner to make over Ty's less-than-angelic reputation.
(Romance)
• Order # F4143
THE GRAVE TATTOO
by Val McDermid.
After summer rains uncover a corpse bearing
tattoos like those of eighteenth-century seafarers,
many residents of the English Lake District can't
help but wonder whether it's the body of one of
the town's most legendary fugutives. Searching
for the truth, Jane Gresham never expects to find
herself at the heart of a 200-year-old mystery that still has the
power to put lives on the line. (Fiction)
• Order # F3948
THE FIRST COMMANDMENT
by Brad Thor.
When the president of the United States is
blackmailed into releasing five detainees from
Guantanamo Bay, a sadistic assassin with a
vendetta years in the making is reactivated.
(Fiction)
• Order # F3986
INVISIBLE PREY
by John Sandford.
A wealthy woman and her maid are murdered.
Robbery would seem the likely scenario, except
that none of the clues are coming together for
Lucas Davenport. At least not those he can see.
(Fiction)
• Order # F3955
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Blood
Brothers continues the thrilling trilogy of a town
plagued by evil—and the three men and three
women brought together by fate to fight it. (Fiction)
• Order # F4005
MACARTHUR'S WAR
by Douglas Niles & Michael Dobson.
The Battle of Midway is a disaster. The country
cries out for a hero. That hero might just be
General Douglas MacArthur. MacArthur's plan
of action is simple: Bring the war back to the
Japanese, island by island, until, standing on the
shores of Japan, he can proclaim victory. And
possibly gain the leadership of the United States as well. (Fiction)
• Order # F3987
HIDE
by Lisa Gardner.
It was the case that nearly killed him. Now a
gruesome discovery in an underground chamber
is about to resurrect his worst nightmare. And
Massachusetts State Police detective Bobby Dodge
has only one lead: a young girl who's been in
hiding for as long as she can remember. (Fiction)
• Order # F3985
2012
by Whitley Strieber.
December 21, 2012: When Earth aligns with the
exact center of the galaxy, the Mayan calendar
ends. Homo sapiens will die. Author Wylie Dale
is driven by forces beyond his control to chronicle
this coming apocalypse. In his supposedly fictional
saga, the aliens are already here—and they are
tearing our souls from our bodies. Unfortunately, Dale's story
is not fiction. (Fiction)
• Order # F3990
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THE SLEEPING DOLL
by Jeffery Deaver.
California Bureau of Investigation agent Kathryn
Dance, a kinesics expert and master interrogator,
locks into a "dazzling mental contest" with a
modern day Charles Manson in this heart-pounding
thriller. (Fiction)
• Order # F3991
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Books: Fiction
THE NAVIGATOR
by Clive Cussler.
THE JUDAS STRAIN
by James Rollins.
Years ago, an ancient Phoenician statue known
as the Navigator was stolen from the Baghdad
Museum, and there are men who would do
anything to get their hands on it. Kurt Austin
wonders what's so special about this statue. The
search for an answer will take him on an astonishing odyssey
through time and space. (Fiction)
• Order # F3910
THE LEMUR
by Benjamin Black.
John Glass is writing an authorized biography of
his father-in-law, communications magnate and
former CIA agent Big Bill Mulholland. But when
his shifty young researcher—a man he calls the
"Lemur"—turns up some unflattering information
about the family, Glass's whole easy existence is
threatened. Then the man is murdered, and it's up to Glass to
find out what the Lemur knew, and who killed him, before any
secrets come out. (Fiction)
• Order # F4144
ROBERT LUDLUM'S
THE BOURNE BETRAYAL
by Eric Van Lustbader.
He has lost his memory, his identity, and his past.
When a CIA deputy director is kidnapped, Jason
vows to rescue his last tie to humanity. Bourne
heads to Africa—and discovers a global network of
Islamic supremacists determined to acquire nuclear
weapons. These madmen have anticipated Jason Bourne's every
move and plan to use him to destroy America. (Fiction)
• Order # F3992
RANT
by Chuck Palahniuk.
Buster "Rant" Casey just may be the most efficient
serial killer of our time. He becomes the leader of
an urban demolition derby called Party Crashing.
Rant Casey will die a spectacular highway death,
after which his friends gather the testimony needed
to build an oral history of his short, violent life.
(Fiction)
• Order # F3995
TO LOVE AND DIE IN DALLAS
by Mary Elizabeth Goldman.
When Lindsey Mitchell, wife of a U.S. Senator, is
murdered, her funeral reunites three old friends.
Vowing to learn the real story behind the killing,
they will be plunged into the celebrated Dallas
world of big money and power politics—where
crime is ruthless and lives are cheap. (Fiction)
• Order # F3983
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From the depths of the Indian Ocean, a horrific
plague has arisen to devastate humankind—
unknown, unstoppable...and merely a harbinger
of the doom that is to follow. (Fiction)
• Order # F3968
WRITTEN IN BONE
by Simon Beckett.
On a remote Scottish island, forensic anthropologist, Dr. David Hunter is surprised to find human
remains burned beyond recognition—all within
the confines of an otherwise undamaged cottage.
Within days, two more people are dead by fire.
With only the barest of clues, Hunter peels back
the layers of mysteries past and present, exposing the tangle of
secrets at the heart of this strange community. (Fiction)
• Order # F4146
SOUTH OF HELL
by P. J. Parrish.
With one phone call from a man he barely recalls
meeting years ago, South Florida detective Louis
Kincaid heads to the Michigan town of his college
days to reopen a disturbing cold case—and finds
himself confronting his own painful past secrets.
(Fiction)
• Order # F4148
THE HEIR
by Barbara Taylor Bradford.
The Deravenels: Their business empire is worth
billions, their influence stretches across the globe.
And Edward, the dashing and charismatic chosen
son, is the king of his company at last. He has
survived harrowing years of betrayal, threats from
ruthless enemies, and countless lovers. But the
most dramatic event of Edward's life is still to come. (Fiction)
• Order # F3965
THE GOOD GUY
by Dean Koontz.
Timothy Carrier is an ordinary guy who enjoys a
beer after work. But tonight is no ordinary night.
The jittery man sitting beside him has mistaken
Tim for someone else—and passes him an envelope
stuffed with cash and the photo of a pretty woman.
Now Tim is the one man who can save an
innocent life and stop a killer. (Fiction)
• Order # F3964
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Books: Classics
THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS
by C. S. Lewis.
young man.
At once wildly comic, deadly serious, and
strikingly original, C. S. Lewis gives us the
correspondence of the worldly wise old devil to
his nephew Wormwood, a novice demon in
charge of securing the damnation of an ordinary
• Order # F3152
AS I LAY DYING
by William Faulkner.
As I Lay Dying is Faulkner's harrowing account of
the Bundren family's odyssey across the Mississippi
countryside to bury Addie, their wife and mother.
Told in turns by each of the family members—including
Addie herself—the novel ranges in mood from dark
comedy to the deepest pathos.
• Order # F3641
THE OVERCOAT
AND OTHER SHORT STORIES
by Nikolai Gogol.
TREASURE ISLAND
by Robert Louis Stevenson.
This rich selection of four short stories by the great
19th-century Russian author includes "The Nose," a
savage satire of incompetent bureaucrats and the
snobbery and complacency of the Russian upper
classes; "Old-Fashioned Farmers," a sketch depicting
an elderly couple who live a happy but simple life in rustic seclusion;
"The Tale of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarrelled with Ivan Nikiforovich,"
one of Gogol's most famous comic stories; and "The Overcoat," a tale
about a poor and much-ridiculed St. Petersburg official.
• Order # F3625
of all ages.
• Order # F3877
GONE WITH THE WIND
by Margaret Mitchell.
JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL
by Richard Bach.
This is a story for people who follow their hearts and
make their own rules...people who get special pleasure
out of doing something well, even if only for
themselves...people who know there's more to this
living than meets the eye: they'll be right there with
Jonathan, flying higher and faster than ever they dreamed.
• Order # F3621
From young Jim Hawkins's first encounter with the
sinister blind man Pew to the climactic battle with one
of the most memorable villains in literature, Long John
Silver, this novel has fired readers' imaginations for
generations. A rousing tale of treachery, greed, and
daring, Treasure Island continues to enthrall readers
our lives.
Many novels have been written about the Civil War
and its aftermath. None take us into the burning
fields and cities of the American South as Gone with
the Wind does, creating haunting scenes and thrilling
portraits of characters so vivid that we remember their
words and feel their fear and hunger for the rest of
• Order # F3845
WATERSHIP DOWN
by Richard Adams.
Set in England's Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape,
this stirring tale of adventure, courage and survival
follows a band of very special creatures on their flight
from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction
of their home.
• Order # F3619
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ROBINSON CRUSOE
by Daniel Defoe.
Robinson Crusoe is the vividly realistic account of a
solitary castaway's triumph over nature itself—over
the crippling fears, self-doubt, and loneliness that are
inescapable part of the human condition.
• Order # F4044
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Books: Book Club Favorites
THE KNITTING CIRCLE
by Ann Hood.
After the loss of her only child, Mary Baxter finds
herself unable to read or write, the activities that
used to be her primary source of comfort. She
reluctantly joins a knitting circle as a way to fill her
lonely days—not knowing it will change her life.
• Order # F3613
THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA
by Michael Pollan.
The question of what to have for dinner has
confronted us since man discovered fire. Packed
with profound surprises, The Omnivore's
Dilemma is changing the way Americans think
about the politics, perils, and pleasures of eating.
• Order # F3389
AN IRISH COUNTRY DOCTOR
by Patrick Taylor.
Barry Laverty jumps at the chance to secure a
position as an assistant in a small rural practice in
the Northern Ireland village of Ballybucklebo. At
least until he meets Dr. Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly.
But through O'Reilly, Barry soon gets to know a
host of eccentric characters who make every day
an education for the inexperienced young doctor.
• Order # F3617
IMPERIAL LIFE IN THE EMERALD CITY:
INSIDE IRAQ'S GREEN ZONE
by Rajiv Chandrasekaran.
Rajiv Chandrasekaran, former Washington Post
Baghdad bureau chief, gives us an intimate
portrait of life inside this Oz-like bubble, which
continued unaffected by the growing mayhem
outside.
• Order # F3307
TROUBLE THE WATER
by Nicole Seitz.
THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB
by Kate Jacobs.
An entrancing, unsettling story of sisterhood and
sea changes, healing grace and unlikely angels. A
tragic, hilarious, hope-filled novel about the art
of starting over.
• Order # F3789
Once a week, an eclectic group of women comes
together at a New York City yarn shop to work
on their latest projects—and share the stories of
their lives.
• Order # F3884
WHISTLING IN THE DARK
by Lesley Kagen.
THE KING'S FAVORITE
by Susan Holloway Scott.
Funny, wise, and uplifting, Whistling in the Dark
is the story of two tough and endearing little
girls...and of a time not so long ago, when life
was not as innocent as it appeared.
• Order # F3290
The unforgettable story of Nell Gwyn—the
pretty, witty beauty who rose from the poverty of
Covent Garden to become King Charles II's last
love and London's darling.
• Order # F3931
THE WORLD IS FLAT
by Thomas L. Friedman.
THE END OF AMERICA
by Naomi Wolf.
The World is Flat is an essential update on
globalization, its opportunities for individual
empowerment, its achievements at lifting
millions out of poverty, and its drawbacks—
environmental, social, and political.
• Order # F3315
The End of America will shock, enrage, and
motivate—spurring us to act, as the Founders
would have counted on us to do in a time such
as this, as rebels and patriots—to save our liberty
and defend our nation.
• Order # F3426
NINETEEN MINUTES
by Jodi Picoult.
THE THIRTEENTH TALE
by Diane Setterfield.
A startling and poignant story about the devastating aftermath of a small-town tragedy. Nineteen
Minutes asks what it means to be different in our
society, who has the right to judge someone else,
and whether anyone is ever really who they seem
to be.
• Order # F3868
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Old and ailing, reclusive author Vida Winter is
ready to reveal the truth about her extraordinary
existence and the violent and tragic past she has
kept secret for so long. Together, biographer
Margaret Lea and Vida confront the ghosts that
have haunted them while becoming transformed
by the truth themselves.
• Order # F3443
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Books: Large Print
GRACE (EVENTUALLY)
THOUGHTS ON FAITH
by Anne Lamott.
GALLOWAY: THE SACKETTS
by Louis L'Amour.
WIZARD'S DAUGHTER
by Catherine Coulter.
THE COURTSHIP OF NELLIE FISHER,
BOOK 1: THE PARTING
by Beverly Lewis.
Two brothers must struggle to survive in a wild and
beautiful land to build themselves a ranch and a
future.
• Order # F3752
Anne Lamott describes how she copes with the
missteps, detours, and roadblocks in her walk of
faith.
• Order # F3797
With characters from the Sherbrooke novels and
a paranormal twist, Catherine Coulter delivers a
sensational novel of a woman at the center of a
centuries-old mystery and the man who will help
her unravel the secrets of her heart.
• Order # F3610
READING JUDAS
by Elaine Pagels & Karen L. King.
The unveiling of the long-lost Gospel of Judas has
stirred controversy. Now two leading experts on
the Gnostic gospels tackle the important questions
posed by this exciting discovery, such as: How
could any Christian imagine Judas—his betrayer—
to be Jesus' favorite, as this gospel proposes? And
why would a loyal disciple hand over his master?
• Order # F3830
Amish teen Nellie Fisher’s grief over the death
of her sister, Suzy, in a drowning accident is just
beginning to heal. It helps that Caleb Yoder has
asked her to be his girl. But change blows through
her Pennsylvania Amish community, threatening to
divide families and thwart her newfound romance.
• Order # F3600
WAR ON THE CIMARRON
by Luke Short.
Frank Christian's partner had been murdered, his
land had been stolen, and an outfit of hard cases
moved in. Then to top it off, the Army figured
him for a whiskey runner. It seemed they all had
it in for Frank: the crooked lease agent, the
Cheyennes, even the U.S. Army!
• Order # F3555
THE WOODS
by Harlan Coben.
I HEARD THAT SONG BEFORE
by Mary Higgins Clark.
Kay Lansing is Englewood's librarian and daughter
of the Carringtons former landscaper. When Kay
meets with Peter Carrington and requests to use
the estate for a literary benefit, Peter is charmed
and quickly agrees. Soon they marry, only to have
ghosts from the past threaten their future when
Peter is charged with murder.
• Order # F3828
Twenty years ago, four teenagers walked into the
woods. Two were found murdered, and the others
were never seen again. County Prosecutor, Paul
Copeland's sister was one of the missing. Then a
homicide victim is found with evidence linking him
to Copeland. Is this homicide victim one of the
campers who disappeared with his sister? Could his sister be alive?
• Order # F3765
WHEN YOU ARE ENGULFED IN FLAMES
by David Sedaris.
NAUGHTY NEIGHBOR
by Janet Evanovich.
David Sedaris's remarkable ability to uncover the
hilarious absurdity teeming just below the surface
of everyday life is elevated to wilder and more
entertaining heights than ever in this new book of
essays.
• Order # F3880
Pete Streeter never figured on finding such an
attractive partner in crime. Louisa is all he ever
wanted in a woman, and more. But once he's
taught her to enjoy living on the edge, will she
finally feel safe in his love.
• Order # F3792
SMOKE, MIRRORS, AND MURDER
by Ann Rule.
SUITE FRANÇAISE
by Irene Nemirovsky.
What happens when clues in a case are shrouded
in smoke and mirrors, and when criminals
skillfully evade law enforcement? These cases are
analyzed in Ann Rule's latest collection.
• Order # F3798
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This extraordinary work of fiction about the German
occupation of France is embedded in a real story as
gripping and complex as the invented one.
• Order # F3590
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Books: Christian Fiction
CARRY THE LIGHT
by Delia Parr.
On their journeys of discovery, two very different
women met, shared the burden of being caretakers,
and in doing so they became best friends.
Together they laughed, prayed and found new
strength and new depths to their faith.
• Order # F3544
THE CUBICLE NEXT DOOR
by Siri L. Mitchell.
Jackie Harrison wasn't crazy about sharing her
office cubicle with Joe Gallagher. She goes online
to vent, but she eventually finds herself admitting
her conflicted feelings about this office neighbor
who drives her crazy and makes her heart flutter.
• Order # F3705
GLASTONBURY TOR
by LeAnne Hardy.
EMBRACE ME
by Lisa Samson.
In this captivating novel centered on Glastonbury
Tor, a young man seeks salvation as the Catholic
Church finds itself in turmoil during the reign of
Henry VIII.
• Order # F3710
When a "lizard woman," a self-mutilating preacher,
a tattooed monk, and a sleazy lobbyist find
themselves in the same North Carolina town one
winter, their lives are edging precariously close to
disaster...and improbably close to grace.
• Order # F3767
A TOUCH OF GRACE
by Lauraine Snelling.
Eighteen-year-old Grace Knutson knew what
she wanted in life...then Jonathan Gould, the
handsome scion of a wealthy New York family,
arrived. Jonathan's affection presents an agonizing
dilemma for Grace. Is he truly the one her heart
desires?
• Order # F3753
THE SHUNNING
by Beverly Lewis.
Why would Katie Lapp's Amish mother, who
embraces the Old Ways, hide a beautiful satin
baby dress in the attic? The staggering answer
comes on the eve of Katie's wedding to widower
Bishop John, throwing her life—present and
future—into confusion.
• Order # F3754
SISTERCHICKS IN GONDOLAS
by Robin Jones Gunn.
Coming out of a time of dark shadows in their
lives, two friends dive into a new season and realize
that sometimes when serving God, the most
important thing to do is just show up...and watch
for goodness and mercy to follow close behind.
• Order # F3560
GRACE IN THINE EYES
by Liz Curtis Higgs.
The mysteries of Mars, woven into a complex
tapestry of international intrigue, will lead
astronaut John Wells to answers even the most
faithful fear. As he starts to put the pieces of the
universal puzzle together, the pieces of his life fall
irrevocably apart, but, as he must remind himself,
God has a plan for him.
• Order # F3657
A timeless story of passion and revenge, of lost
innocence and shattered dreams, Grace in Thine
Eyes explores the sorrow of unspeakable shame and
the gift of immeasurable grace.
• Order # F3558
ESCAPE FROM FRED
by Brad Whittington.
Mark Cloud isn't just leaving Fred, Texas. He's
leaving behind the label that haunts his life:
preacher's kid. But as Mark's new life disintegrates, an even greater disaster in Fred denies him
the only refuge in sight—returning to the
comfortable oppression of his old life.
• Order # F3704
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THE PROOF
by Austin Boyd.
1-800-426-READ
THE BEGOTTEN
by Lisa T. Bergren.
An ancient prophecy threatens the foundation of
the Church—and those who dare to die for what
they believe.
• Order # F3646
Books: Advice, Health & Fitness
THE HORMONE DECISION
by Tara Parker-Pope.
Tara Parker-Pope details all the latest research on
menopause in a clear, easy-to-read style that makes
it possible for you to understand the research, ask
intelligent questions and choose whether or not
hormone therapy is right for you.
• Order # F3823
THE FEMALE BRAIN
by Louann Brizendine, M. D.
This comprehensive new look at the hormonal
roller coaster that rules women's lives down to the
cellular level, "a user's guide to new research about
the female brain and the neurobehavioral systems
that make us women," offers a trove of information,
as well as some stunning insights.
• Order # F3406
A NEW EARTH
by Eckhart Tolle.
Eckhart Tolle describes how our attachment to the
ego creates the dysfunction that leads to anger,
jealousy, and unhappiness, and shows readers how
to awaken to a new state of consciousness and
follow the path to a truly fulfilling existence.
• Order # F3984
HOW I LEARNED ENGLISH
edited by Tom Miller.
All over the world there are people struggling to
master the quirks and challenges of English. In
today's America, many millions of them are
Latino—and in this eloquent collection, 55 of the
most talented contribute fascinating, revealing,
often touching essays on the very personal process
each went through to achieve this common end.
• Order # F3288
WHAT YOU MUST KNOW ABOUT
VITAMINS, MINERALS, HERBS & MORE
by Pamela Wartian Smith.
Whether you want to maintain good health or you
are trying to overcome a medical condition, What
You Must Know About Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs &
More can help you make the best choices for the
health and well-being of you and your family.
• Order # F3645
CATCHING THE BIG FISH: MEDITATION,
CONSCIOUSNESS, AND CREATIVITY
by David Lynch.
Acclaimed filmmaker David Lynch provides a rare
window into his methods as an artist, his way of
capturing and working with ideas, and the
immense creative benefits he has experienced from
the practice of meditation.
• Order # F3549
THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON MUSIC
by Daniel J. Levitin.
In this unprecedented meeting of art and science,
rocker-turned-neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin explores
the connection between music—its performances,
its composition, how we listen to it, why we enjoy
it—and the human brain.
• Order # F3439
GETTING THINGS DONE: THE ART
OF STRESS-FREE PRODUCTIVITY
by David Allen.
Discover David Allen's powerful methods and
vastly increase your personal organization,
efficiency, and creative results—at work and in life.
• Order # F3869
THE MOST EFFECTIVE
NATURAL CURES ON EARTH
by Jonny Bowden, Ph.D, C.N.S.
JUST WHO WILL YOU BE?
by Maria Shriver.
INSIGHT: CASE FILES
FROM THE PSYCHIC WORLD
by Sylvia Browne.
THE PDR POCKET GUIDE
TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
Jonny Bowden identifies and explain the best in
alternative medicine today using extensive research,
wide-ranging expertise in nutrition and health, and
advice from myriad health experts.
• Order # F3618
Her most personal book to date, Insight is Sylvia
Browne's exploration of her fifty years of psychic
readings, in her own words and in the words of those
whose lives she's toughed and often changed forever.
• Order # F3293
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Inspired by a speech she gave, Maria Shriver's
message is that what you do in your life isn't what
matters. It's who you are. It's an important lesson
that will appeal to anyone of any age looking for a
life of meaning.
• Order # F3970
Everything you need to know about prescription
drugs—based on the FDA-approved information
published in the Physicians' Desk Reference.
• Order # F3554
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Books: Green Living
SQUEAKY GREEN
by Eric Ryan & Adam Lowry.
Squeaky Green is a room-by-room guide to uncovering
the nasty stuff that lies hidden in your home—
whether it's dirt that you tracked in on your shoes or
the chemicals in your cleaning products. You'll learn
dozens of ways you can improve your cleaning routine
from how to banish dust mites to guidance on doing the laundry.
• Order # F3951
GO GREEN, LIVE RICH
by David Bach.
Go Green, Live Rich outlines fifty ways to make your
life, your home, your shopping, and your finances
greener—and get rich trying. From driving the right
car to making your home energy smart, Bach offers
ways to improve the environment while you spend
less, save more, earn more, and pay fewer taxes.
• Order # F3873
UNDER A GREEN SKY
by Peter D. Ward, Ph.D.
READY, SET, GREEN
by Graham Hill & Meaghan O'Neill.
THE SUSTAINABILITY REVOLUTION
by Andres R. Edwards.
GREEN GUIDE
by the Editors of the Green Guide Magazine.
More than 200 million years ago, a cataclysmic event
known as the Permian extinction destroyed more than
90% of all species and nearly 97% of all living things.
The story of the discovery of what is responsible
makes for a fascinating, globe-spanning adventure.
• Order # F3911
Living green means reversing climate change, but it
also means protecting your kids and pets, improving
our own health, and saving money. Ready, Set, Green
offers solutions to make your home, office, car, and
vacation more eco-friendly.
• Order # F3891
Whether you're a business person, journalist, educator
or citizen activist this book illustrates dozens of ways
the environment can be restored while at the same
time opening up new economic opportunities.
• Order # F3678
The Green Guide offers hundreds of pieces of sound
information and practical advice. It's a comprehensive
resource for every thoughtful, intelligent, eco-conscious
reader, and a handbook for the hard decisions we
make every day of our lives.
• Order # F3900
GORGEOUSLY GREEN
by Sophie Uliano.
EASY GREEN LIVING
by Renée Loux.
In Gorgeously Green, Sophie offers a simple eight-step
program that is an easy and fun way to begin living an
earth-friendly life. Each chapter covers topics from
beauty to fitness, shopping to your kitchen—even
your transportation.
• Order # F3874
The ultimate guide to greening your home and
life—brimming with suggestions, tips, and tools to
help anyone choose and use nontoxic, environmentally safe products that enhance personal and planetary
health.
• Order # F3888
THE WILD PLACES
by Robert MacFarlane.
Are there any genuinely wild places left in England,
Scotland, Ireland, and Wales? That is the question
that writer Robert Macfarlane poses to himself as he
embarks on a series of breathtaking and beautifully
described journeys through some of the Archipelago's
most remarkable landscapes. With elegance and
passion, he entwines history and landscape in a bewitching evocation
of wildness and its vital importance.
• Order # F3876
Learn to live in a clean, healthy, more economical—
and Earth-friendly—way with Ellen Sandbeck's Green
Housekeeping, the must-have book for the twenty-firstcentury home. You will learn to maintain every part
of your home—from the living room to the septic
tank— using safe, simple cleansers and quick,
preventative measures that will save you time and money, save your
health and save the planet.
• Order # F3520
THE TREE
by Colin Tudge.
Colin Tudge, one of our finest science writers, travels
around the world—from the United States to the
Costa Rican rain forest to New Zealand—bringing to
life stories and facts about the trees around us: how
they reproduce, eat, and grow old; how they talk to one
another; and why they came to exist in the first place.
• Order # F3462
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GREEN HOUSEKEEPING
by Ellen Sandbeck.
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Books: Non-Fiction
Pregnancy, Parenting & Families
RAISING BABY GREEN
by Alan Greene, M.D.
In this illustrated and easy-to-use guide, noted
pediatrician Dr. Alan Greene, advises parents how
to make healthy green choices for pregnancy,
childbirth, and baby care—from feeding your
baby the best food available to using medicines
wisely.
• Order # F3673
LEARNING TO TALK MORE GOODER
FASTLY: REDNECK DICTIONARY III
by Jeff Foxworthy.
For those folks who still need to get in touch with
their inner redneck, here's the third handy reference
with even more indigenous idiomatic ingenuity.
With Jeff as your guide, you'll get all the finer points
of speaking proper redneck.
• Order # F3446
BLOOD AND THUNDER
by Hampton Sides.
THE JOY OF PREGNANCY
by Tori Kropp, R.N.
Hampton Sides gives us a magnificent history of the
American conquest of the West. At the center of this
sweeping tale is Kit Carson, the trapper, scout, and
soldier whose adventures made him a legend.
• Order # F3454
In The Joy of Pregnancy, Tori Kropp tells you what
you need to know—how the baby is developing,
how your body is changing, and how to prepare
for the baby and the birth—without overwhelming
you. She has organized the book month by month,
so you can learn as you progress through pregnancy.
• Order # F3762
WHAT TO EXPECT
WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING
by Heidi Murkoff.
The pregnancy guide that reassuringly answers
the questions of mothers and fathers-to-be,
from the planning stage through postpartum.
Featuring a week-by-week look at the growth of
your baby and complete chapters on pregnancy
lifestyle, preconception, carrying twins—and more.
• Order # F3835
THE REAL HISTORY BEHIND
THE TEMPLARS
by Sharan Newman.
In the year 1119, these noblemen found their calling
as protectors of the faithful on a dangerous pilgrimage
to newly conquered Jerusalem. Historian Sharan
Newman elucidates the mysteries and misconceptions
of the Templars, from their true first founding and
role in the Crusades to more modern intrigues.
• Order # F3490
MENAGERIE MANOR
by Gerald Durrell.
With his unfailing charm, Gerald Durrell tells the
story of how he finally fulfilled his childhood dream
of founding his own private zoo, the Manor of Les
Augres, on the English Channel island of Jersey.
• Order # F3347
THE CREATIVE FAMILY
by Amanda Blake Soule.
When you learn to awaken your family's
creativity, wonderful things will happen: you'll
make meaningful connections with your children
in large and small ways; your children will more
often engage in their own creative discoveries;
and your family will embrace new ways to relax,
play, and grow together.
• Order # F3808
BATHROOM BOOK
OF CHRISTMAS TRIVIA
by Lisa Wojna.
Read about the traditions and superstitions surrounding
one of our most important holidays and learn how
other cultures celebrate the season.
• Order # F3390
THE BABY NAME BIBLE
by Pamela Redmond Satran
& Linda Rosenkrantz.
How can you tell if a name is too popular or not
mainstream enough, wonderfully creative or just
plain weird? How can you find the name that
is perfect for you and your baby? America's
baby-naming experts are here to help. They've
packed all of their unique wit and wisdom into the best, most
complete baby-name book ever.
• Order # F3658
I'M A LEBOWSKI, YOU'RE A LEBOWSKI
by Bill Green, Ben Peskoe, Will Russell,
& Scott Shuffitt.
To some, The Big Lebowski is just a movie. To others
it is The Movie. We, the Bums who started Lebowski
Fest, have been given the modest task of assembling
a fan book for what we feel is the greatest movie
of all time.
• Order # F3375
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Books: Non-Fiction
THE SECRET
by Rhonda Byrne.
The centuries-old Secret has been understood by some
of the most prominent people in history: Plato, Galileo,
Beethoven, Edison, Carnegie, Einstein—along with
other inventors, theologians, scientists, and great thinkers.
Now The Secret is being revealed to the world.
• Order # F3445
PETERSON'S MASTER THE SAT 2008
by Phil Pine.
VANISHED AT SEA
by Tina Dirmann.
A retired probation officer and a stay-at-home mom,
Thomas and Jackie Hawks were looking forward to
entering the next phase of their golden years. Their
plan: To sell their home—a 55-foot, $435,000
yacht—and start a new life on land. The Hawks were
thrilled when a young man named Skylar Deleon wanted to buy the
boat. Little did Thomas and Jackie know that this unemployed man
had a devious plan in mind.
• Order # F3515
Everything you need to get the SAT score you want.
Thorough, easy-to-follow lessons covering critical
reading, writing, and math topics. Hundreds of
exercises designed to improve your skills. Expert
score-raising strategies and study techniques.
• Order # F3666
THE DARKEST NIGHT
by Ron Franscell.
Casper, Wyoming: 1973. Eleven-year-old Amy
Burridge rode with her eighteen-year-old sister, Becky,
to the grocery store. But on the way home they got a
flat tire. Two men politely offered them a ride home.
But they were anything but Good Samaritans.
• Order # F3746
PETERSON'S MASTER THE GED 2008
by Ronald M. Kaprov.
Everything you need to get the GED score you want
including detailed answer explanations; thorough,
easy-to-follow lessons covering the GED from start to
finish; hundreds of exercises designed to improve your
skills; writing strategies to help you ace your essay.
• Order # F3495
HEARTLESS
by Michele R. McPhee.
Neil seemed like a dream come true for Rachel, the
fairy-tale husband she had dreamed of meeting. By
the time Neil and Rachel Entwistle were husband and
wife, living the good life in a New England town, it
was too late to guess the truth: that beneath Neil's
good looks and manners was deceit and darkness.
• Order # F3894
FINAL ANALYSIS
by Catherine Crier.
In October 2002, Susan Polk, a California housewife
and mother of three, was arrested for the brutal
murder of her husband, Felix. What followed was an
extraordinary trial that captivated a nation—as police,
attorneys, and the media tried to understand what
pushed a seemingly devoted homemaker over the edge.
• Order # F3773
SMOKE, MIRRORS, AND MURDER
by Ann Rule.
In some murder cases, the truth behind the most tragic
of crimes crystallizes with relative ease. Not so with
these fascinating accounts drawn from the personal
files of Ann rule, America's #1 bestselling true-crime
writer.
• Order # F3546
GIVEN UP FOR DEAD
by Bill Sloan.
On December 8, 1941, just five hours after the
bombing of Pearl Harbor, Japanese planes attacked a
remote U.S. outpost in the westernmost reaches of
the Pacific. It was the beginning of an incredible
sixteen-day fight for Wake Island, a tiny but strategically valuable dot in the ocean.
• Order # F3568
IF LOOKS COULD KILL
by M. William Phelps.
In this shocking true story of adultery, mind games,
lies, wealth and sexual liaisons in upscale Middle
America, true-crime master M. William Phelps tells
the astounding story of a man who loved the wrong
woman—and was brutally murdered by a killer with
the deadliest possible motive.
• Order # F3774
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BLACKWATER
by Jeremy Scahill.
This is the explosive story of a company that rose a
decade ago from Moyock, North Carolina, to become
one of the most powerful players in the "War on
Terror." Journalist Jeremy Scahill takes us from the
bloodied streets of Iraq to hurricane-ravaged New
Orleans to the chambers of power in Washington, to
expose Blackwater as the frightening new face of the U.S. war machine.
• Order # F3901
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Books: Non-Fiction
LETTER TO A CHRISTIAN NATION
by Sam Harris.
THE DOG WHO LOVED CHEERIOS
by Cami Johnson.
Humanity has had a long fascination with blood
sacrifice. The notion that Jesus Christ died for our
sins and that his death constitutes a successful
propitiation of a "loving" God is a direct and
undisguised inheritance of the superstitious bloodletting
that has plagued bewildered people throughout history.
• Order # F3534
The naughtiness of our canines is what makes them
unique. In this collection of portraits paired with
charming profiles, photographer Cami Johnson
captures the true nature of dog.
• Order # F3794
SIGNSPOTTING 2
by Doug Lansky.
THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS
by Hal Iggulden.
Whatever adventure you're after—whether it be a trip
to the Curry Prevention Services Unit in Oregon or
the Ha Ha Cemetery in New Brunswick, Canada—
let our new collection of signs from around the globe
guide, confuse and amuse you!
• Order # F3316
Adapted, in moderation, for American customs in this
edition (cricket is gone, rugby remains; conkers are
out, Navajo Code Talkers in), The Dangerous Book for
Boys is a guide book for dads as well as their sons, as a
reminder of lore and technique that have not yet been
completely lost to the digital age.
• Order # F3493
TRUCK: A LOVE STORY
by Michael Perry.
Hilarious and heartfelt, Truck: A Love Story is the tale
of a man struggling to grow his own garden, fix his
old pickup, and resurrect a love life permanently
impaired by Neil Diamond.
• Order # F3285
THE DARING BOOK FOR GIRLS
by Miriam Peskowitz.
For every girl with an independent spirit and a nose
for trouble, here is the no-boys-allowed guide to
adventure.
• Order # F3423
Cookbooks
O' THE OPRAH MAGAZINE COOKBOOK
HE SAID BEER, SHE SAID WINE
by Sam Calagione.
Featuring recipes from more than 60 great chefs and
contributors, alongside mouth-watering photographs,
this cookbook presents an exquisite array of dishes
from cocktails to appetizers, main dishes to desserts,
soups to sandwiches, and everything in between.
• Order # F3903
THE WORLD IN BITE SIZE
by Paul Gayler.
Some of the finest, tastiest recipes are found in the
bite-size dishes of the world. Renowned chef Paul
Gayler has taken inspiration from these traditions
and created over 130 recipes for little plates that are
simply bursting with texture, color, and flavor.
• Order # F3839
Impassioned food pairings to debate and enjoy—
from burgers to Brie and beyond. Features
stand-alone primers on wine and beer to get you up
to speed.
• Order # F3703
FEEDING THE WHOLE FAMILY
by Cynthia Lair.
Feeding the Whole Family is the ideal cookbook for
parents who want to cook one meal that every
member of the family—babies and grown-ups
alike—can enjoy together. Each of the 180-plus
recipes included is quick, simple to prepare, and
can easily be adapted for infants and toddlers.
• Order # F3837
MARTHA STEWART'S COOKIES
by Martha Stewart.
The must-have baker's guide, with 175 cookies to
make, to enjoy, and to give. Cleverly organized by
texture, the recipes inspire you to think of a classic,
nostalgic treat with more nuance.
• Order # F3879
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SKINNY BITCH IN THE KITCH
by Rory Freedman & Kim Barnouin.
Authors Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin have
come up with some great recipes for every craving
there is. They're all so good (and easy to make)
you're going to freak out.
• Order # F3416
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Books: Non-Fiction
WITH THE OLD BREED:
AT PELELIU AND OKINAWA
by E. B. Sledge.
Eugene B. Sledge was part of the war's famous 1st
Marine Division—3d Battalion, 5th Marines. Based
on notes that Sledge secretly kept in a copy of the New
Testament, With the Old Breed captures with utter
simplicity and searing honesty the experience of a soldier in the fierce
Pacific Theater.
• Order # F3382
SIDELIGHTS AND LIGHTER SIDES
OF THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES
by Ralph Green.
As a comedy the War Between the States would be a
complete failure. Yet there were many events and
incidents that could be so described. Sidelights and
Lighter Sides of the War Between the States is a feast of
history cooked up in small bites!
• Order # F3477
APRIL 16TH:
VIRGINIA TECH REMEMBERS
by Roland Lazenby.
BIND, TORTURE, KILL
by Roy Wenzl, Tim Potter, L. Kelly,
and Hurst Laviana.
A gripping, emotional account of the worst school
shooting in U.S. history, told by those who lived
through it.
• Order # F3324
For thirty-one years, a monster terrorized the residents
of Wichita, Kansas. Written by four award-winning
crime reporters who covered the story for more than
twenty years, Bind, Torture, Kill is the most intimate
and complete account of the BTK nightmare told by
the people who were there from the beginning.
• Order # F3870
HAUNTED HOMELAND
by Michael Norman.
From a haunted castle in the wilds of Alaska to
phantom clergymen in the Southwest and mysterious
bouncing lights on the East Coast, this latest volume
of the hailed Haunted America series covers the places,
the people, and the things that belong to the
earthbound realm of the fantastic.
• Order # F3246
NEVER SEEN AGAIN
by Jeanne King.
Perry March was a brilliant attorney working for one
of the top law firms in Nashville, Tennessee. When he
married Janet Levine, he seemed to have it all, until
Janet vanished and was never seen again. It would be
ten years before authorities apprehended Perry and
charged him with his wife's murder.
• Order # F4028
CHACO'S VANISHED PAST:
HOGANS, TENTS AND RUINS
by Florence C Lister.
Chaco Canyon lay quiet and empty for centuries after
the last ancestral Pueblo family walked out for the final
time. Then others slowly filtered in, called it home,
raised livestock, sold trade goods and explored the
canyon's treasures. This is their story.
• Order # F3367
THE BIG BENTO BOX OF
UNUSELESS JAPANESE INVENTIONS
by Kenji Kawakami.
Kenji Kawakami has developed an entire philosophy
around these bizarre and logic-defying gadgets and
gizmos, which must work but are actually entirely
impractical. Created in the spirit of anarchy, unuseless
inventions are not allowed to be patented or sold.
• Order # F4021
CLAPTON: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY
by Eric Clapton.
Eric Clapton is recognized as the most accomplished
and influential guitarist in the history of rock. With
striking intimacy and candor, he tells the story of his
eventful and inspiring life in this poignant and honest
autobiography.
• Order # F4000
MISADVENTURE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
by Henry Hemming.
A beautifully written tale of a hapless young artist, a
truck called Yasmine and an extraordinary journey,
Misadventure in the Middle East creates a portrait of the
post-9/11 Middle East that transports the reader into
the human heart of the region.
• Order # F3328
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GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2008
edited by Craig Glenday.
It's another year of amazing record breakers from
Guinness World Records 2008. Now the world's most
popular book offers more diversity than ever, from
epic endeavors in science and technoloty, entertainment, and sports to the exceptional wonders of both
the natural and man-made world.
• Order # F4034
1-800-426-READ
Materiales en Españoles
VIDEOS
GED EN ESPAÑOL
por Jill W. Ortman.
• Orden # F3403
Audio/Video Catalog
LIBROS
MIRADA DE MUJER
w/Angélica Aragón, Ari Telch, Fernando LuJán,
Bárbara Mori.
(1997) Not Rated. 300 min. (DVD)
• Order # V4395
SOPA DE LOLLO PARA EL ALMA
DE LA MADRE
por Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen,
Jennifer Read Hawthorne, Marci Shimoff.
• Orden # F3916
EL RETO DE LOS PÁRVULOS
por Jeanne Warren Lindsay.
• Orden # F3866
CUANDO SEAS MIA
w/Silvia Navarro, Sergio Basañez.
(2001) Not Rated. 480 min. (DVD)
• Order # V4436
ACAPULCO CUERPO Y ALMA
w/Patricia Manterola, Saúl Lisazo
(2008) TV-PG. 304 min.
• Order # V4454
DELICIAS VEGETARIANAS
DE MEXICO
por Gloria Cardona.
• Orden # F3865
CIELO
w/Paulina Gaytán, Alan Chavez.
TIENES QUE ATREVERTE
por Joyce Meyer.
• Orden # F3905
LADRÓN: QUE ROBA A LADRÓN
w/Fernando Colunga, Miguel Varoni, Gabriel
Soto, Julie Gonzalo, Ivonne Montero, Sonya
Smith, Saúl Lisazo.
(2008) Unrated. 90 min.
• Order # V4453
(2007) PG-13. 100 min.
• Order # V4452
MEMORIA DE MIS PUTAS TRISTES
por Gabriel García Márquez.
• Orden # F3902
www.ncrl.org
LA OTRA
w/Juan Soler, Yadhira Carrillo.
(2008) TV-PG. 665 min.
• Order # V4451
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