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North Central Regional Library WELCOME! This is a new edition of the North Central Regional Library Mail Order Catalog... a library in your mailbox! To place an order, follow these easy instructions: 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 Library Card No. 2 9030 00027970 7* Date May Molly Millions Mailing Address 310 Paton Street City Cashmere Zip 98815 1, 2009 Name Tel. 782-0000 Please send the following: (list by catalog number only) No. J3884 No. Please: No. No. No. No. No. No. Back Order Do Not Back Order any of the above that cannot be sent the day this order is filled. 1Select the items that you wish to order. 2List the catalog number for each selection on one If you are interested in something that is not listed in this catalog, just write it on your order card and we will try to get it for you. Orders for information on a specific subject are also welcomed. 3 Mail the card, phone us with your selections at The items you order will be mailed in a bag that can be used to return them. Simply turn over the address label and mail. No postage is necessary. of the enclosed order cards. 1-800-426-READ (or locally in the Wenatchee Valley at 663-1117), or send an e-mail to [email protected]. Phone Services are available Monday-Friday, 8-4. 4 You may also place your order on-line from our web site, www.ncrl.org. Search by author, title, or on the Advanced Search page, by catalog number. Click on Request Title, select Mail Order Library as your pickup location, and confirm your selection by clicking once more on Request. When you are finished with this catalog, please recycle or pass it along to a friend. Books are loaned for a period of approximately one month, audio and video recordings for shorter periods. A receipt taped to each item will give the date that it is to be returned. If you wish to have the due date extended, please call us. (Videos are not renewable.) * All NCRL patrons now need library cards. If you do not already have a library card, you may apply online at www.ncrl.org, at any North Central Regional Library branch or Mail Order can issue your card, call 663-1117 or email us at [email protected]. 1 Audio/Video Catalog Audio: Language PLAYAWAY AUDIO BOOKS COMPACT DISC. (continued) The first pre-loaded digital audio book. Simply plug in your earphones and enjoy. No cassettes or CDs. T0016 T0023 T0064 T0022 T0065 T0027 T0021 INGLÉS PARA DUMMIES INSTANT IMMERSION FRENCH INSTANT IMMERSION FRENCH INSTANT IMMERSION GERMAN INSTANT IMMERSION GERMAN INSTANT IMMERSION INGLES INSTANT IMMERSION ITALIAN T0020 INSTANT IMMERSION JAPANESE # T0062 T0061 T0014 T0060 T0059 T0058 T0024 TITLE FRENCH (Pimsleur) GERMAN (Pimsleur) INGLÉS PARA DUMMIES ITALIAN (Pimsleur) JAPANESE (Pimsleur) SPANISH (Pimsleur) STARTING OUT IN SPANISH DVD T0066 T0067 T0068 T0069 INGLÉS EN 100 DÍAS INGLÉS PARA CONSTRUCCIÓN INGLÉS PARA RESTAURANTES INGLÉS PARA HOSPITALIDAD SOFTWARE Language Learning Software, PC & MAC Compatible. T0036 INSTANT IMERSION, ITALIAN T0035 INSTANT IMERSION, GERMAN COMPACT DISC. T0002 T0003 T0010 T0070 T0071 T0039 T0040 T0049 T0026 T0047 T0048 T0050 T0005 T0007 T0012 T0013 T0015 36 BASIC FRENCH (Pimsleur) BASIC RUSSIAN (Pimsleur) BASIC SPANISH (Pimsleur) BEHIND THE WHEEL SPANISH, LEVEL 1 BEHIND THE WHEEL SPANISH, LEVEL 2 DR. BLAIR’S FRENCH IN NO TIME DR. BLAIR’S SPANISH IN NO TIME FRENCH FRENCH (Living Language) FRENCH (Pimsleur) FRENCH IN 30 DAYS FRENCH WITH MICHEL THOMAS GERMAN (Living Language) INGLÉS (Living Language) INGLÉS GARANTIZADO (Berlitz) INGLÉS INTERMEDIO (Berlitz) INGLÉS MÁS ALLÁ DE LO BÁSICO (Living Language) T0051 INSTANT IMMERSION JAPANESE (2 CDs with Talk Now CD-ROM) T0025 INSTANT IMMERSION SPANISH, ADVANCED T0029 INSTANT IMMERSION SPANISH T0063 INSTANT IMMERSION SPANISH T0001 ITALIAN T0004 JAPANESE (Living Language) T0008 MANDARIN CHINESE (Living Language) T0034 MASTERING FRENCH, LEVEL ONE (Barron's) T0032 MASTERING SPANISH, LEVEL ONE (Barron's) T0033 MASTERING SPANISH, LEVEL TWO (Barron's) T0006 MEXICAN SPANISH (Berlitz) T0017 RUSSIAN (Living Language) T0056 SING AND LEARN ENGLISH! T0054 SING AND LEARN FRENCH! T0052 SING AND LEARN GERMAN! T0053 SING AND LEARN ITALIAN! T0055 SING AND LEARN JAPANESE! T0057 SING AND LEARN SPANISH! T0009 SPANISH (Living Language) T0030 SPANISH WITH MICHEL THOMAS T0031 TEACH YOURSELF INSTANT SPANISH T0019 TEACH YOURSELF ITALIAN T0018 TEACH YOURSELF RUSSIAN T0011 TEACH YOURSELF SPANISH T0028 ULTIMATE FRENCH (Living Language) 1-800-426-READ Audio: CD Kids • Those eligible for this service are children and adults who are residents of Washington state and who are legally blind, deaf-blind, visually impaired (cannot easily read conventional size print), physically disabled (cannot comfortably hold books or turn pages), or learning disabled due to organic dysfunction. • All equipment and services, including the mailing of materials, are free to eligible users. The Federal Government’s Library of Congress supplies materials and equipment. Basic operating costs are provided by the State of Washington. • Applications are available at your local public library or by calling toll free 1-800-426-7323 or online at www.wtbbl.org. INKDEATH by Cornelia Funke. Ever since the enchanted book Inkheart drew Meggie and her father, Mo, into its chapters, life in the Inkworld has been more tragic than magical. Dustfinger is dead, having sacrificed his life for his apprentice's, and now, under the rule of the evil Adderhead, the fairy-tale land is in bloody chaos, its characters far beyond the control of Fenoglio, their author. 1186 min. • Order # T2714 THE LORD OF THE RINGS by J. R. Tolkien. This epic, 10 years in the making, recounts the Great War of the Ring and the closing of Middle-Earth's Third Age, a time when magic begins to fade from the world and men rise to dominance. 795 min. • Order # T2681 A GIANT PROBLEM (BEYOND THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES #2) by Tony DiTerlizzi. Talk about out of the frying pan, into the fire! I was pretty sure that my freaky stepsister and that freaky field guide of hers would ruin my life. But now it looks like they're going to ruin all of Florida, too! Okay, maybe that's not fair. Maybe all these stupid giants would be waking up anyway, but if it wasn't for her and that book, I'd be home playing video games and this would be someone else's giant problem. Unabridged. 120 min. PAPER TOWNS by John Green. Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs back into his life—dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge— he follows. Unabridged. 480 min. • Order # T2721 THE SEEMS: THE GLITCH IN SLEEP by John Hulme & Michael Wexler. Becker Drane knows about The Seems, the world responsible for making our World work. But every so often something goes wrong, and a Fixer is sent in to take care of the problem. Being a Fixer may be the coolest job ever, but it's no walk in the park. And Becker is sure hoping that his first Mission won't be his last. 394 min. • Order # T2591 BRISINGR by Christopher Paolini. Following the colossal battle against the empire's warriors on the Burning Plains, Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have narrowly escaped with their lives. Still, there is more adventure at hand for the Rider and his dragon, as Eragon finds himself bound by a tangle of promises he may not be able to keep. Unabridged. 1775 min. • Order # T2708 THE 39 CLUES #2: ONE FALSE NOTE by Gordon Korman. The race is on to find 39 Clues that safeguard a great power, and fourteen-year-old Amy Cahill and her younger brother, Dan, are shocked to find themselves in the lead. But tailed by a pack of power-hungry relatives, Amy and Dan can't see if they are sailing toward victory or straight into a deadly trap. Unabridged. 248 min. • Order # T2804 • Order # T2687 THE WOLVES ARE BACK by Jean Craighead George. Two renowned children's book creators teamed up to make this stirring picture book/ CD, which tells the story of how wolves were brought back from near extinction in our country. 10 min. • Order # T2938 www.ncrl.org 37 Audio/Video Catalog Additional services may be available from Washington Talking Book & Braille Library Audio/Video Catalog Audio: CD Kids THE SUPERNATURALIST by Eoin Colfer. Cosmo Hill escapes from a state run institute with the help of the Supernaturalist, a motley crew of kids with the special ability to see supernatural Parasites that feed on the life force of humans. The Supernaturalists soon find themselves caught in a web far more complicated than they'd imagined, when they discover a horrifying secret. Unabridged. 102 min. THE OFF SEASON by Catherine Gilbert Murdock. Life is looking up for eleventh grader D. J. Schwenk. After a rocky summer, she's reconnecting with her best friend, Amber. She's got a thing going with Brian Nelson. Plus she's playing for the High School football team as the first girl linebacker in northern Wisconsin. But then the season, which began so well, starts to go suddenly, horribly wrong. Unabridged. 360 min. • Order # T2745 • Order # T2633 STEINBECK'S GHOST by Lewis Buzbee. Travis has found a safe haven at the Salinas library. His favorite author is John Steinbeck, after all, Salinas is Steinbeck's hometown. But that can't explain why Travis is suddenly seeing Steinbeck's characters spring to life. He begins to sort out fact from fiction and stumbles into a story Steinbeck might have started, and Travis needs to complete. Unabridged. 420 min. THE DIAMOND OF DARKHOLD by Jeanne DuPrau. It’s been several months since Lina and Doon escaped the dying city of Ember and joined the town of Sparks. Now, struggling through the harsh winter above ground, they find an unusual book. Torn up and missing most of its pages, it alludes to a mysterious device from before the Disaster, which they believe is still in Ember. Together, Lina and Doon must go back underground to retrieve what was lost and bring light to a dark world. Unabridged. 390 min. • Order # T2710 EVE OF THE EMPEROR PENGUIN (MAGIC TREE HOUSE #40) by Mary Pope Osborne. Jack and Annie continue their quest for the secrets of happiness—secrets they need to save Merlin. The Magic Tree House takes them to Antarctica. What can they hope to learn about happiness in such a barren place? Only the penguins know for sure...Jack and Annie are about to find out! Unabridged. 77 min. • Order # T2691 • Order # T2648 JAMES HERRIOT'S TREASURE FOR CHILDREN by James Herriot. James Harriot's award-winning stories for young readers bring the farmyard world of Herriot's Yorkshire to vibrant life. These stories comprise a wondrous Herriot menagerie, a family listening treasure which multiple generations are sure to enjoy. 90 min. • Order # T2659 MY ONE HUNDRED ADVENTURES by Polly Horvath. Twelve-year-old Jane is ready for adventures, to move beyond the world of her siblings and single mother and their house by the sea. But over the summer, Jane discovers the truth that lies at the heart of all great adventures: it’s not what happens to you that matters, but what you learn about yourself. Unabridged. 329 min. • Order # T2656 THE UGLY DUCKING & OTHER STORIES by Hans Christian Andersen. Follow one large, ungainly "duck" as he is laughed at, kicked, and pecked for being different. Hans Christian Anderson shows that beauty is only skin-deep, and many other important moral lessons. Unabridged. 300 min. TREASURE ISLAND by Robert Louis Stevenson. Jim Hawkins sets sail on the Hispaniola after discovering a map showing hidden treasure on a distant island. But the crewmates are not as honest as they first appear; among them are a group of desperate men who want that treasure for themselves, and will stop at nothing to get it. Unabridged. 373 min. • Order # T2629 • Order # T2628 38 1-800-426-READ RABBIT EARS TREASURY OF FAIRY TALES The Rabbit Ears Treasury of Fairy Tales entertains and enlightens with these classics from all over the world—read by your favorite stars and featuring original music by some of today's greatest artists. 120 min. • Order # T2622 Audio: CD Kids SHILOH by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. Shiloh is the Newbery Award-winning tale of adventure, courage, and love—the timeless and moving story of a dog in trouble and the young boy who would save him. Unabridged. 167 min. • Order # T2898 • Order # T2750 TUCK-ME-IN TALES by Margaret Read MacDonald. Around the world each night, parents tell stories to children as they put them to bed. Margaret Read MacDonald—a folklorist, storyteller, and former children's librarian— includes seven of her favorites from around the world. 57 min. SLEEPY TIME by Radio Spirits. Radio Spirits is proud to present six enchanting bedtime tales to delight your little ones as they settle in for the night. Let the charm and wonder of these stories prepare them as they close their eyes, to embark upon dreamy adventures of their own. 180 min. • Order # T2603 • Order # T2626 THE CITY OF EMBER by Jeanne DuPrau. Deep underground in the city of Ember the great lights are starting to flicker. When Lina finds fragments of an ancient parchment, she and Doon put the pieces together to discover a message that seems to be directions out of the city. Is there something beyond the endless darkness? It will take all of Lina and Doon's bravery and ingenuity to find out—before the lights go out on Ember forever! Unabridged. 411 min. • Order # T2787 KENNY & THE DRAGON by Tony Diterlizzi. What do you do when your new best buddy has been designated a scourge in the community and marked for imminent extermination. Just ask Kenny Rabbit. When the folks in the village of Roundbrook catch wind that there's a dragon running loose in the countyside, the stage is set for a fight to the death. Unabridged. 120 min. • Order # T2789 THE WEDNESDAY WARS by Gary D. Schmidt. Holling Hoodhood is really in for it. He's just started seventh grade with Mrs. Baker, a teacher he knows is out to get him. How can Holling stay out of trouble when he has so much to contend with? Unabridged. 448 min. • Order # T2894 BETSY-TACY by Maud Hart Lovelace. The little girl who moves into the house next door to Betsy is just her age. Her name is Tacy. She is very bashful, but she likes to listen to Betsy's stories—wonderful stories that the girls love, and that they keep as their own special secret. Unabridged. 120 min. • Order # T2608 ESCAPE FROM THE CARNIVALE by Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson. Princess of the Mollusk tribe, Little Scallop is bored. So late one night, she sneaks off into forbidden waters with her mermaid friends Aqua and Surf. That's when the trouble starts. Soon, Little Scallop is caught up in the adventure she always wanted. The question is: can she and her friends get out of it? Unabridged. 120 min. • Order # T2613 THE DISREPUTABLE HISTORY OF FRANKIE LANDAU-BANKS by E. Lockhart. Frankie Landau-Banks is no longer the kind of girl to take "no" for an answer. Especially when "no" means she's excluded from her boyfriend's all-male secret society. Not when her ex-boyfriend shows up in the strangest of places. Not when she knows she's smarter than any of them. When she knows Matthew's lying to her. And when there are so many, many pranks to be done. Unabridged. 360 min. • Order # T2649 www.ncrl.org 39 Audio/Video Catalog THE ASTONISHING LIFE OF OCTAVIAN NOTHING by M. T. Anderson. In the summer of 1775, fleeing from a death sentence, Octavian and his tutor, Dr. Trefusis, escape through rising tides and pouring rain to find shelter in British occupied Boston. What follows is a tale of skirmish and flame, flight and fury, and battle on sea and land. Unabridged. 805 min. Audio/Video Catalog Audio: CD Kids CHAINS by Laurie Halse Anderson. As the Revolutionary War begins, thirteenyear-old Isabel wages her own fight for freedom. When Isabel meets Curzon, a slave with ties to the Patriots, he encourages her to spy on her owners, who know details of British plans for invasion. She is reluctant at first, but realizes her loyalty is available to the bidder who can provide her with freedom. Unabridged. 480 min. JINX by Meg Cabot. Jinx is thrilled to be moving in with her aunt in New York City. Maybe when she's halfway across the country, Jinx can finally outrun her bad luck. But Jinx is beginning to realize it isn't just bad luck she's been running from. It's something far more sinister, and the curse Jinx has lived under might just be the only thing that can save her life. Unabridged. 435 min. • Order # T2815 • Order # T2914 ENDER IN EXILE by Orson Scott Card. Andrew Wiggin is sought by every nation of the newly shattered Earth Hegemony. He is offered the choice of living under the Hegemon's control, a pawn in his brother Peter's political games. Or he can join the colony ships and go out to settle one of the new worlds won in the war. The story of those years on the colony worlds has never been told...until now. Unabridged. 850 min. HOTEL FOR DOGS by Lois Duncan. When an adorable stray dog shows up, Andi wants to save it—but she can't take it home. With the help of her brother, she rescues the stray and its puppies and moves them into an abandoned house down the block. Before long, she's running a dog hotel! But can she and Bruce keep the canine castle going, or will a bark give their secret away? Unabridged. 207 min. • Order # T2822 • Order # T2904 THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX by Kate DiCamillo. This is the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of a rat called Roscuro, and Miggery Sow, a slow-witted serving girl. These characters are about to embark on a journey that will lead them down a into a horrible dungeon, up into a glittering castle, and into each other's lives. Unabridged. 212 min. DRAGON OF THE RED DAWN (MAGIC TREE HOUSE #37) by Mary Pope Osborne. Merlin the magician will not eat, sleep or speak to anyone in Camelot. What can be done? The enchantress Morgan knows who to ask for help: young Jack and Annie of Frog Creek! The brother-and-sister team quickly head off in the Magic Tree House on another magical and historical adventure. Unabridged. 77 min. • Order # T2784 • Order # T2892 COCKROACH PARTY by Margaret Read MacDonald. This live recording could not be more fun! The stories come from Siberia, the Makah tradition of Alaska, Cajun Louisiana, Palestine, the British Isles, and the American South. Stories for dancing, drumming, and moving all about! 59 min. • Order # T2620 BLOODY JACK by L. A. Meyer. Aboard the HMS Dolphin, Jacky is becoming a skilled and respected sailor as the crew pursues pirates on the high seas. There's only one problem: Jacky is a girl. And she will have to use every bit of her spirit, wit, and courage to keep the crew from discovering her secret. Unabridged. 480 min. • Order # T2891 40 THE 39 CLUES: THE SWORD THIEF by Peter Lerangis. When the hunt for the 39 Clues hidden around the world leads fourteen-year-old Amy and her brother, Dan, to Japan, their only chance to find the third Clue seems to lie with their unreliable uncle. Will they be foolish enough to make an alliance? Unabridged. 231 min. • Order # T2935 SCAT by Carl Hiaasen. Bunny Starch, the most feared biology teacher ever, is missing. She disappeared after a school field trip to Black Vine Swamp. Nick and Marta figure the class delinquent, Smoke, has something to do with her disappearance. And he does! Unabridged. 558 min. • Order # T2925 1-800-426-READ Audio: CD Fiction HEAT LIGHTNING by John Sandford. There's a serial killer at work in Minnesota. The more investigator Virgil Flowers works the murders, the more convinced he is that someone's keeping a list, and that the list could have a lot more names on it. If only he could find out what connects them all. But when he does, he's almost sorry he did. Unabridged. 600 min. • Order # T2781 • Order # T2778 STAR WARS: MILLENNIUM FALCON by James Luceno. Jacen’s daughter, Allana, offers a ray of hope for the future. And when Allana, in whom the Force grows ever stronger, makes a curious discovery aboard her grandfather’s beloved spacecraft—the Millennium Falcon—the Solo family finds itself at a new turning point, about to set out on an odyssey into uncertain territory, untold adventure, and unexpected rewards. Unabridged. 600 min. TESTIMONY by Anita Shreve. At Avery Academy, a prestigious New England boarding school, the headmaster finds himself in possession of a videotape—a disaster in a small package. More shocking than the sexual acts recorded on the tape are the ages of the students. A Pandora's box, the tape unleashes a storm of shame and recrimination throughout the small community. Unabridged. 300 min. • Order # T2782 WATERMIND by M. M. Buckner. From storm drains, illegal dumps, and flooded landfills, electronic trash flows down the Mississippi river and lodges in the Louisiana delta. Out of this mire emerges a self-organized neural net, drifting in the water: the Watermind. It can freeze, boil, condense, and move seemingly at will. When it kills someone, there's no longer any question that it must be destroyed before it reaches the ocean. Unabridged. 720 min. • Order # T2783 THE PAGAN STONE by Nora Roberts. The Pagan Stone is the conclusion to the electrifying trilogy of three men and three women who join forces—and hearts—to battle the ultimate evil. Unabridged. 660 min. • Order # T2794 GHOST RADIO by Leopoldo Gout. Ghost Radio is a terrifying novel about a ghost-story call-in radio show that inadvertently opens a doorway into the paranormal, giving voice to the dead and instigating an epic battle for the souls of the living. Unabridged. 510 min. • Order # T2749 ANATHEM by Neal Stephenson. Neal Stephenson conjures a far-future Earth-like planet, Arbre, where scientists, philosophers and mathematicians—a religious order unto themselves— have been cloistered behind concent (convent) walls. Their role is to nurture all knowledge while safeguarding it from the vagaries of the irrational secular outside world. Unabridged. 28 CDs. • Order # T2748 KILL CHAIN by Meg Gardiner. When a wrecked car belonging to Evan Delaney's father is found at the bottom of a ravine, the police suspect suicide, but there's no body. Evan's suspicions of something sinister are confirmed when she receives a call from her father's kidnappers. The ransom isn't money. It's a puzzle—one that Evan has only seventy-two hours to piece together. Unabridged. 660 min. • Order # T2766 • Order # T2765 NIGHTS IN RODANTHE by Nicholas Sparks. Nights in Rodanthe is a tender story of hope and joy, of sacrifice and forgiveness—a moving reminding that love is possible at any age, at any time, and often comes when we least expect it. Unabridged. 330 min. • Order # T2775 www.ncrl.org 41 Audio/Video Catalog THE SHACK by William P. Young. In a world where religion seems to grow increasingly irrelevant The Shack wrestles with the timeless question, "Where is God in a world so filled with unspeakable pain?" The answers Mack Philips gets will astound you and perhaps transform you as much as it did him. Unabridged. 490 min. Audio/Video Catalog Audio: CD Fiction CROSS by James Patterson. Years ago, Alex Cross was a rising star in the Washington, DC, police department when an unknown shooter gunned down his wife, Maria. When a case triggers a connection to Maria's death, Alex may have a chance to catch his wife's murderer after all these years. Will justice be served at long last? Or is this the culminating scene in his own deadly obsession? 360 min. THE JANSON DIRECTIVE by Robert Ludlum. Nobel laureate, financier, and philanthropist Peter Novak—a billionaire committed to fostering global democracy through his Liberty Foundation—has been captured by the Caliph, a near-mythical terrorist who plans to execute him in a matter of days. Running out of time and hope, Novak's people turn to a man with a history of defeating impossible odds: Paul Janson. 360 min. • Order # T2755 • Order # T2769 THE TRISTAN BETRAYAL by Robert Ludlum. In the Fall of 1940, the Nazis are at the height of their power. Living in occupied Paris, Stephen Metcalfe is a minor asset in the U.S.'s secret intelligence forces in Europe. But what has been largely an amusing game becomes deadly serious. Metcalfe is suddenly left stranded in the midst of war-torn Europe without a contact, orders, or a contingency plan. 360 min. DEVIL BONES by Kathy Reichs. In a house under renovation a plumber makes a grisly discovery—a decapitated chicken, animal bones, and cauldrons containing relics of religious ceremonies. In the center of the shrine is the skull of a teenage girl. Citizen vigilantes blame devil worshippers and Wiccans and begin a witch hunt, intent on seeking revenge. Unabridged. 560 min. • Order # T2768 • Order # T2776 IDENTICAL by Ellen Hopkins. Identical twins, Kaeleigh and Raeanne are part of an all-American family—on the surface. Behind the facade each sister has her own dark secret. Pretty soon it's obvious that neither sister can handle it alone, and one sister must step up to save the other, but the question is—who? Unabridged. 605 min. THE COLLECTED SHORT STORIES OF LOUIS L'AMOUR by Louis L'Amour. Here are tales of innocents caught in the schemes of criminals, detectives hunting down truths that hide more lies, gangsters and their women, private investigators and cops. Here is a world populated by the kinds of people who risk their lives to right a wrong, make a buck, or save a friend. Unabridged. 180 min. • Order # T2777 • Order # T2760 CALLING MR. LONELY HEARTS by Laura Benedict. Roxanne, Del, and Alice were childhood friends who share a buried secret from their past. One simple, childish act has brought them, all these years later, to a place where not only their lives but also their souls are at risk. Unabridged. 660 min. • Order # T2870 THE SPY WHO CAME FOR CHRISTMAS by David Morrell. It's Christmas Eve in Santa Fe and a desperate man is feverishly seeking refuge for himself and the squirming bundle he holds tightly against his chest. Agent Paul Kagan's bundle is a baby who has the power to change the course of global events. His pursuers are his former colleagues, members of the Russian mafia who will stop at nothing to accomplish their mission. Unabridged. 360 min. • Order # T2763 42 THREE WEEKS TO SAY GOODBYE by C. J. Box. Jack and Melissa McGuane's dreams of having a baby has finally come true with the adoption of their daughter, Angelina. But nine months after bringing her home, they receive a devastating phone call from the adoption agency: Angelina's birth father, a teenager, never signed away his parental rights, and he wants her back. Unabridged. 560 min. • Order # T2884 FIRE AND ICE by Julie Garwood. Captivating mystery, unyielding desire, unrelenting action in a setting both beautiful and lethal–Julie Garwood weaves these thrilling elements into a heat-generating masterpiece of romantic suspense. Unabridged. 570 min. • Order # T2897 1-800-426-READ Audio: CD Fiction BONES OF THE DRAGON by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman. Skylan Ivorson is a sea-raider of the Vindrasi. He and the other ancient gods are under siege from a new generation of gods. The key to stopping these brash interlopers is found within the Five Bones of the Vektia Dragons. Their whereabouts are a mystery even to the gods themselves. It will be up to the Vindrasi to undertake the quest to recover all five. Unabridged. 1120 min. • Order # T2756 • Order # T2857 YOUR HEART BELONGS TO ME by Dean Koontz. A medical miracle that gave Ryan Perry a second chance at life is about to become a curse worse than death. For Ryan is being stalked by a mysterious woman who feels entitled to everything he has. She's the spitting image of the donor of the heart beating steadily in Ryan's own chest. Unabridged. 540 min. A DARKER PLACE by Jack Higgins. A famous Russian writer and ex-paratrooper named Alexander Kurbsky is fed up with the Putin government and decides he wants to “disappear” into the West. He makes elaborate plans with Charles Ferguson, Sean Dillon, and the rest of the group known informally as the “Prime Minister’s private army” for his escape and concealment. It’s a real coup for the West except for one thing: Kurbsky is still working for the Russians. Unabridged. 540 min. • Order # T2793 ROUGH WEATHER by Robert B. Parker. A hurricane hinders a kidnapping and Spenser goes on a search for the man responsible— the infamous Gray Man, who has both helped and hunted Spenser in the past. Unabridged. 330 min. • Order # T2738 ONE FIFTH AVENUE by Candace Bushnell. A chronicle of writers, actors and Wall Street whizzes clash at One Fifth Avenue, a Greenwich Village art deco jewel crammed with regal rich, tarty upstarts and misguided lovers. When a Queen of Society dies, a vicious scramble for her penthouse apartment ensues, and it's attorney Annalisa and her hedge-funder husband, Paul Rice, who land the palatial pad, roiling the building's rivalries. 480 min. • Order # T2880 THE ILLUMINATION by Jill Gregory and Karen Tintori. Museum curator Natalie Landau has received a puzzling gift from her sister —a necklace with a blue evil eye pendant on it. This gift sucks Natalie into an international battle between powerful religious factions, each battling for the eye, which turns out to be far more powerful than she could ever imagine. Unabridged. 600 min. • Order # T2875 • Order # T2780 EVE by Elissa Elliott. It is the world's oldest tale: the story of Eve, her husband, Adam, and the tragedy that would overcome her sons. Eve comes to life in a way religion and myth have never allowed. Unabridged. 960 min. • Order # T2879 A LION AMONG MEN (THE WICKED YEARS #3) by Gregory Maguire. A Lion Among Men chronicles a battle of wits hastened by the Emerald City's approaching armies. Can those tarnished by infamy escape their sobriquets to claim their own histories, to live honorably within their own skins before they're skinned alive? Unabridged. 600 min. ON THE GRIND by Stephen J. Cannell. Detective Shane Scully is accused of evidence tampering and his wife, Alexa, believes Shane's been having an affair with a beautiful movie star. Life as Scully knows it is over. Or so it seems. Unabridged. 420 min. • Order # T2858 • Order # T2792 www.ncrl.org 43 Audio/Video Catalog THE GATE HOUSE by Nelson DeMille. Susan Sutter, then the wife of tax attorney John Sutter, had a torrid affair with Frank Bellarosa, a powerful Mafia boss and the Sutters' neighbor on Long Island's tony Gold Coast, with fatal results for Bellarosa. Now Bellarosa's son, Anthony, is intent on two missions: drawing John back into the violent world of the Bellarosa family, and exacting revenge on his father's murderer—Susan Sutter. Unabridged. 1320 min. Audio/Video Catalog Audio: CD Fiction HALO: THE COLE PROTOCOL by Tobias S. Buckell. In the first, desperate days of the HumanCovenant War, the UNSC has enacted the Cole Protocol to safeguard Earth and its Inner Colonies from discovery by a merciless alien foe. The top secret mission will take Navy Lieutenant Jacob Keyes deep behind enemy lines, to a corner of the universe where nothing is as it seems. Unabridged. 650 min. SAFER by Sean Doolittle. For Paul and Sara Callaway, moving to a quiet midwestern town was a major adjustment. Paul has tried to fit in. Then Paul makes one mistake—and now they want him gone. Suddenly Paul's life, university career, and marriage are at risk, as he finds himself locked in a desperate fight with a dark conspiracy. Unabridged. 540 min. • Order # T2873 • Order # T2939 TEXAS! LUCKY by Sandra Brown. Charismatic and good-looking, Lucky Tyler's romantic conquests had earned him his name, while his temper had earned him a reputation as a hothead. And one unfortunate night the sight of a woman being harassed got the best of him. The fight that ensued was predictable—the woman was not. Unabridged. 450 min. THE CANTERBURY TALES by Geoffrey Chaucer. Lively, absorbing, and outrageously funny, The Canterbury Tales is an undisputed classic: an epic poem that gathers twenty-nine of literature's most indelible archetypes, in a vivid group portrait that perfectly captures the full spectrum of late-medieval English society. Unabridged. 1342 min. • Order # T2859 A MERCY by Toni Morrison. A Mercy reveals what lies beneath the surface of slavery. But at its heart it is the ambivalent, disturbing story of a mother who casts off her daughter in order to save her, and of a daughter who may never exorcise that abandonment. Unabridged. 390 min. • Order # T2817 KEY OF LIGHT by Nora Roberts. The Malory Price Life Plan does not include a quixotic quest—but the strangers on Warrior's Peak claim that she must find a key that will release three souls held captive by an evil god. Little does she know that the quest will bring her two new friends, the love of her life, and danger beyond anyone's imagination. Unabridged. 660 min. • Order # T2846 THE PRIVATE PATIENT by P. D. James. Cheverell Manor is a private clinic belonging to the famous plastic surgeon George ChandlerPowell. When a patient dies two days after a routine scar removal, Commander Adam Dalgliesh's investigation points to murder. Unabridged. 1080 min. • Order # T2799 44 • Order # T2801 ANGEL CREEK by Linda Howard. Dee Swann vowed no one would ever own her homestead, Angel Creek...or her. Lucas Cochran needed Angel Creek to turn his Double C ranch into the cattle dynasty he craved. His ruthless ambition guaranteed he would fight to take it away from Dee. But the passion that blazed when Dee and Lucas met shocked them both. Unabridged. 540 min. • Order # T2802 AGAINST THE TIDE OF YEARS by S. M. Stirling. In the years since the Event, the Republic of Nantucket has done its best to re-create the better ideas of the modern age. But the evils of its time resurface in the person of William Walker, renegade Coast Guard officer, who is busy building an empire for himself based on conquest by technology. Unabridged. 1320 min. • Order # T2843 KEY OF KNOWLEDGE by Nora Roberts. To Dana Steele books and the knowledge they hold are the key to contentment. But now that search for knowledge must include the second key needed to release three souls held captive by an evil god. Unabridged. 660 min. • Order # T2872 1-800-426-READ Audio: CD Fiction • Order # T2856 THE DOLPHINS OF PERN by Anne McCaffrey. Rescued from drowning by a pair of dolphins, a young boy embarks on a lifelong mission to reestablish ties with the third most intelligent species on the planet Pern. Unabridged. 660 min. • Order # T2865 BLOOD SINS by Kay Hooper. Noah Bishop of the FBI's Special Crimes Unit recruited Tessa Gray to play the role of grieving widow. As the supposed new owner of property coveted by the Church of the Everlasting Sin, she'd be irresistible bait for the reclusive and charismatic Reverend Samuel. But by entering the cult's compound, Tessa will be exposing herself to the dark magnetism of a psychopath on an apocalyptic crusade of terror that spares no one. Unabridged. 540 min. • Order # T2864 PLUM SPOOKY by Janet Evanovich. Wulf Grimoire can kill without remorse and disappear like smoke. He's chosen Martin Munch, boy genius, as his new business partner. Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum has Munch on her most-wanted list. Usually she gets her man, but this time she gets a monkey. She also gets a big guy named Diesel. Unabridged. 390 min. • Order # T2869 THE BOOK OF UNHOLY MISCHIEF by Elle Newmark. It is 1498, the dawn of the Renaissance, and Venice teems with rumors about an ancient book that holds the secret to unimaginable power. It is an alchemist's dream, with recipes for gold, immortality, and undying love. But while those who seek the book will stop at nothing to get it, those who know will die to protect it. Unabridged. 720 min. FINDING THE DREAM by Nora Roberts. The daughter of a wealthy hotelier, Laura Templeton had always known comfort, privilege, and security. But by the age of thirty, her storybook marriage had been destroyed by her husband's infidelity. Laura's divorce left her both emotionally and financially devastated—but determined to rebuild her life without the help of the Templeton fortune. Unabridged. 660 min. • Order # T2842 REMEMBER ME? by Sophie Kinsella. When twenty-eight-year-old Lexi Smart wakes up in a London hospital, she's in for a big surprise. Her teeth are perfect. Her body is toned. Her handbag is Vuitton. Having survived a car accident, Lexi has lost a big chunk of her memory, three years to be exact, and she's about to find out just how much things have changed. 360 min. • Order # T2849 ECLIPSE by Richard North Patterson. Damon Pierce's life has just reached a defining moment: a gifted California lawyer, he's being divorced by his wife, and his work often seems soulless. Then he receives an urgent email from Marissa Brand Okari—a woman he loved years ago—and decides to risk everything to respond to her plea for help. Unabridged. 790 min. • Order # T2851 THE HOUR I FIRST BELIEVED by Wally Lamb. High School teacher Maureen Quirk survived the 1999 Columbine massacre. Unable to recover from the trauma, Maureen and her husband Caelum return to the Quirk family farm in Connecticut. While Maureen fights to regain her sanity, Caelum discovers a cache of old diaries. Unimaginable secrets emerge, and as Caelum grapples with the past, he also struggles to fashion a future out of the ashes of tragedy. Unabridged. 1530 min. • Order # T2810 • Order # T2868 www.ncrl.org MUCHO MOJO by Joe R. Lansdale. Hap and Leonard return in this incredible, mad-dash thriller, loaded with crack addicts, a serial killer, and a body count. Unabridged. 458 min. • Order # T2854 45 Audio/Video Catalog RUNNING HOT by Jayne Ann Krentz. Librarian Grace Renquist and ex-cop-turnedbartender Luther Malone, both members of the centuries-old Arcane Society, join forces when the psychic investigative agency Jones & Jones hires Grace, with Luther as her bodyguard, to find a killer in Hawaii. Unabridged. 600 min. Audio/Video Catalog Audio: CD Fiction FINAL JUSTICE by Fern Michaels. The irrepressible Ladies of Pinewood journey to Las Vegas and prove that even with the odds stacked against them, true friends will always triumph. Unabridged. 420 min. • Order # T2862 THE CHARLEMAGNE PURSUIT by Steve Berry. As a child, former Justice Department agent Cotton Malone was told his father died in a submarine disaster in the North Atlantic. But now he wants the full story and asks his ex-boss, Stephanie Nelle, to secure the military files. What he learns stuns him: His father's sub was a secret nuclear vessel lost on a highly classified mission. But Malone isn't the only one after the truth. Unabridged. 990 min. • Order # T2805 A CERTAIN JUSTICE by John Lescroart. Somewhere in the once-placid streets of San Francisco, a young man is on the run, charged by the media with a crime he didn't commit. One cop knows that Kevin Shea is innocent of a brutal racial murder. An ambitious politician will use Shea for her own ends. And a down-and-out lawyer is all that stands between Kevin Shea and an even more atrocious crime. Unabridged. 960 min. • Order # T2800 DRAGONHEART: ANNE McCAFFREY'S DRAGONRIDER'S OF PERN by Todd McCaffrey. Could the past itself prove the pathway to salvation for Pern's stricken dragons and the entire imperiled planet? Guided by a mysterious ally from a wholly unexpected place, and trusting in the unique dragon gift for transcending time, Fiona will join a risky expedition with far-reaching consequence for both Pern's future and her personal destiny. Unabridged. 1200 min. • Order # T2813 CHAPTERHOUSE DUNE by Frank Herbert. The desert planet Arrakis, called Dune, has been destroyed. Now, the Bene Gesserit, heirs to Dune's power, have colonized a green world—and are turning it into a desert, mile by scorched mile. This is the stunning climax to the epic Dune legend that will live on forever. Unabridged. 990 min. • Order # T2945 NIGHT AND DAY by Robert B. Parker. The women of Paradise are faced with a threat to their sense of security with the emergence of a tormented voyeur, dubbed “The Night Hawk.” Initially, he’s content to peer through windows, but as times goes on, he becomes more reckless, forcing his victims to strip at gunpoint, then photographing them at their most vulnerable. It’s up to police chief Jesse Stone to catch the Night Hawk, before it’s too late. Unabridged. 300 min. • Order # T2947 METZGER'S DOG by Thomas Perry. When Leroy “Chinese” Gordon breaks into a professor’s lab at the University of Los Angeles, he’s after some pharmaceutical cocaine. Instead, he finds the papers the professor has compiled for the CIA, which include a blueprint for throwing a large city into chaos. But how is the CIA to be persuaded to pay a suitable ransom, unless of course someone actually uses the plan to throw a large city into chaos? Unabridged. 480 min. • Order # T2946 • Order # T2955 JUST AFTER SUNSET by Stephen King. Stephen King delivers his astonishing first collection of short stories since Everything's Eventual. Unabridged. 940 min. • Order # T2819 46 THE OLD WEST: VILLAINS AND AVENGERS Experience the rugged frontier as you encounter villains and avenger in legendary locations. Stories include: Frank and Jesse James; Billy the Kid; Tombstone; The Hatfields and the McCoys; and Valley of the Greasy Grass. Unabridged. 360 min. ANOTHER LIFE by Andrew Vachss. Burke is forced into a journey that will change the lives of the urban survivalist and his outlaw family...forever. Unabridged. 540 min. • Order # T2845 1-800-426-READ Audio: CD Fiction • Order # T2949 MILK AND HONEY by Faye Kellerman. When Glendale cop Peter Decker finds a two-year-old playing outside a housing development at one in the morning, with blood all over her clothes, he canvasses the neighborhood, can't find anyone who knows her, but bee stings on the child's body lead him to the Darcy bee farm - and a quadruple homicide. Unabridged. 720 min. • Order # T2883 CONTAGIOUS by Scott Sigler. Across America, a mysterious pathogen transforms ordinary people into raging killers, psychopaths driven by a terrifying, alien agenda. The human race fights back, yet the disease responds and adapts, using sophisticated strategies to fool its pursuers. The only possible explanation: the epidemic is driven not by evolution but by some malevolent intelligence. Unabridged. 900 min. • Order # T2848 660 min. KEY OF VALOR by Nora Roberts. Zoe McCourt's new friends and business partners Mallory Price and Dana Steele have already found two keys to the legendary Box of Souls. Now it is Zoe's turn to locate the final key needed to free up the souls of the Daughters of Glass, three Celtic demigoddesses imprisoned by an evil sorcerer. Unabridged. • Order # T2874 DOGS AND GODDESSES by Jennifer Crusie, Anne Stuart, Lani Diane Rich. Abby has just arrived in Summerville, Ohio, with her placid Newfoundland, Bowser. She's inherited her grandmother's coffee shop, but it's not long before she's brewing up trouble in the form of magical baked goods and steaming up her life with an exasperating college professor. Unabridged. 780 min. • Order # T2953 WHISPER TO THE BLOOD by Dana Stabenow. Between two mysterious deaths and a series of attacks on snowmobilers up Alaska's Kanuyaq River, not to mention the still-open homicide of Park villain Louis Deem last year, part-time P.I. and newly elected chairman of the Niniltna Native Association Kate Shugak has her hands full. Unabridged. 650 min. • Order # T2952 THE PURSUIT by Johanna Lindsey. What was to be a grand adventure for Melissa MacGregor seems to pale before the promise in the passionate gaze of Lincoln Ross Burnett. But there are serious obstacles impeding the well-smitten Viscount Cambury's pursuit of romance: sixteen of them—all big and brawny. Unabridged. 540 min. • Order # T2847 BLACK OPS by W.E.B. Griffin. The U.S. president assigns Lt. Col. Charley Castillo, a member of the Office of Organizational Analysis, a special task—to track down the terrorists who murdered an American diplomat in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Unabridged. 1150 min. • Order # T2852 STILL LIFE by Joy Fielding. Still Life is a riveting tale of suspense about a young woman caught in a nightmare somewhere between life and death. Unabridged. 660 min. • Order # T2948 PROMISES IN DEATH by J. D. Robb. Number one New York Times bestselling author J.D. Robb takes us to 2060 New York City, where Lieutenant Eve Dallas faces down a cop killer. Unabridged. 720 min. • Order # T2951 www.ncrl.org 47 Audio/Video Catalog THE SECRET ADVERSARY by Agatha Christie. Some secret plans have survived the sinking of the Lusitania, and amateur sleuths Tommy Beresford and Tuppence Cowley are on the trail. Unabridged. 600 min. Audio/Video Catalog Audio: CD Fiction THE OLD WEST: STORIES AND LEGENDS Hear the riveting story of the Oklahoma Land Rush. Travel back in time with women who braved the journey west. Experience the disappointments and high hopes of ambitious blacksmiths, butchers, cowboys and criminals who headed west and hoped to "strike it rich." Relive the legend of the Alamo. Unabridged. 360 min. • Order # T2954 DALE BROWN'S DREAMLAND: REVOLUTION by Dale Brown & Jim DeFelice. The masters of astonishing military technology that enables them to deploy almost instantaneously to any part of the Earth, the Dreamland team must now stop a dangerous revolution in the making in Eastern Europe—where a mysterious group of insurgents has blown up an essential pipeline, thereby disrupting Europe's gas supply. Unabridged. 720 min. ONE DAY AT A TIME by Danielle Steel. A tale of three very different couples who struggle and survive, love, laugh, and learn to take life one day at a time. Unabridged. 540 min. • Order # T2943 ON THE ROAD by Jack Kerouac. Jack Keroac began thinking about the novel that was to become On the Road as early as 1947, and over the following three years he, along with Neal Cassady and a few other friends, made the cross-country journeys that were to become the raw material for the book. Unabridged. 750 min. • Order # T2707 • Order # T2821 POE'S CHILDREN: THE NEW HORROR: AN ANTHOLOGY by Peter Straub. From the incomparable master of horror and suspense comes an electrifying collection of contemporary literary horror, with stories from thirteen writers representing today's most talented voices in the genre. Unabridged. 540 min. • Order # T2732 THE THREE MUSKETEERS by Alexandre Dumas. The tale of young D'Artagnan and his musketeer comrades, Porthos, Athos, and Aramis. Together they fight to foil the schemes of the brilliant, dangerous Cardinal Richelieu, who pretends to support the king while plotting to advance his own power. Unabridged. 1380 min. • Order # T2665 RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE by Zane Grey. Even the wild purple wasteland falls into jeopardy when a gunman and a rich homesteader join forces—and fates—to take on an entire violent town. Unabridged. 690 min. • Order # T2944 48 660 min. GAME CONTROL by Lionel Shriver. Set against the vivid backdrop of shambolic modern-day Africa—a continent now primarily populated with wildlife of the two-legged sort—Lionel Shriver's Game Control is a wry, grimly comic tale of bad ideas and good intentions. Unabridged. • Order # T2826 SERENA by Ron Rash. The year is 1929, and newlyweds George and Serena Pemberton travel from Boston to the North Carolina mountains where they plan to create a timber empire. Although George has already lived in the camp long enough to father an illegitimate child, Serena is new to the mountains. When Serena learns that she will never bear a child, she sets out to murder the son George fathered without her. Unabridged. 540 min. • Order # T2825 DYING FOR REVENGE by Eric Jerome Dickey. International hit man Gideon never misses his target, but when a job in Detroit goes bad, he should have killed his client—a cold-blooded woman who hired him to kill her husband—when he had the chance. Now the city's mayor and with money and power to spare, this woman will stop at nothing to see that Gideon gets what he deserves. Unabridged. 540 min. • Order # T2824 1-800-426-READ Audio: CD Fiction • Order # T2832 DELICATE EDIBLE BIRDS AND OTHER STORIES by Lauren Groff. Lauren Groff presents nine stories of astonishing insight and variety, each revealing a resonant drama within the life of a twentieth-century American woman. Unabridged. 600 min. GRACE by Richard Paul Evans. Grace is the story of a young runaway girl and the boy who hides her from a frightening world too large and unfathomable for him to comprehend. It is also about two brothers and the love that binds them together through difficult times. Unabridged. 360 min. • Order # T2741 CROSS COUNTRY by James Patterson. Detective Alex Cross is called to the worst murder scene he has encountered in all his years n the force. Someone has slaughtered a family—and then more killings, each one more ruthless than the last, quickly follow. One of those deaths comes terrifyingly close to home, and Alex realizes that he is chasing a horrible new breed of killer. Unabridged. 540 min. • Order # T2941 • Order # T2808 THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER AND OTHER STORIES by Mark Twain. Mark Twain explores the darker side of humanity with his sardonic wit in this unique collection of mysterious and supernatural tales, highlighted by the novelette The Mysterious Stranger. Unabridged. 420 min. THE TOUCH OF FIRE by Linda Howard. Annie Parker came to Silver Mesa, Arizona, because it was the only place she'd found where folks thought a woman doctor was better than no doctor at all. Her lonely life became harder still on the winter night Rafe McCay broke into her office with a bullet in his side and a bounty hunter at his back. Unabridged. 660 min. • Order # T2940 • Order # T2916 THE CASEBOOK OF SHERLOCK, HOLMES 1 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. From seeking the whereabouts of the stolen Mazarin Diamond to discovering the importance of being called Garrideb, by way of a mysterious murder on Thor Bridge, a search for eternal youth, and the threat of a Vampire in Sussex, there is no sign of Holmes's deductive powers slowing down. Unabridged. 280 min. THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON by F. Scott Fitzgerald. In The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, the protagonist is born an old man and ages in reverse until he becomes a baby, and then finally vanishes from the earth. Unabridged. 240 min. • Order # T2795 • Order # T2615 BLOOD AND ICE by Robert Masello. An ancient glacier yields a shocking prize it has held captive for nearly two hundred years. Unabridged. 1020 min. • Order # T2942 www.ncrl.org I SEE YOU EVERYWHERE by Julia Glass. In this vivid, heartrending story of what we can and cannot do for those we love, two sisters grow closer as they move farther apart. Unabridged. 720 min. • Order # T2726 49 Audio/Video Catalog BORN TO RUN by James Grippando. Miami criminal defense lawyer Jack Swyteck guards his own family secrets closely, after his father's two terms as Florida's governor made some personal rifts public. Things between the two men are finally better, and whenever Harry Swyteck asks for Jack's help he gets it. Suddenly, Harry needs it more than ever before. Unabridged. 600 min. Audio/Video Catalog Audio: CD Non-Fiction CALLED OUT OF DARKNESS: A SPIRITUAL CONFESSION by Anne Rice. In her Powerful memoir, Anne Rice tells the story of the spiritual transformation that produced a complete change in her literary goals. She writes about loss and tragedy and she tells how after an adult lifetime of questioning, she experienced the intense conversion and consecration to Christ that lie behind her most recent novels. Unabridged. 420 min. • Order # T2735 THE RETURN OF THE PROPHET by Hajjar Gibran. With its universal themes, personal narrative, and timeless advice, The Return of the Prophet opens the doorway to a new generation's classic, and a modern understanding of timeless spiritual wisdom. Unabridged. 120 min. • Order # T2723 THE LIONS OF IWO JIMA by Major General Fred Haynes & James A. Warren. The Lions of Iwo Jima tells the full story of one of the greatest units fielded in the history of the U.S. Marines. Combat Team 28, 4,500 men strong, trained for a full year, landed on the black sands of Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945, and raised the flag atop Mount Suribachi after four days of ferocious combat. Unabridged. 590 min. • Order # T2676 BLISS TO YOU, TRIXIE'S GUIDE TO A HAPPY LIFE by Trixie Koontz, Dog, as told to Dean Koontz. Bestselling author Dean Koontz says that his dog, Trixie, changed his life and made him a better, happier person. In this warm and funny book—as told to Dean Koontz —Trixie once again shares her inspiring outlook on life and reveals the eight steps that anyone can take to achieve not merely happiness, but bliss. Unabridged. 60 min. • Order # T2682 DARK SUMMIT by Nick Heil. The harrowing true story of the deadly and controversial 2006 climbing season on Everest. Written by an experienced climber and outdoor writer, Dark Summit is both a riveting account of a notorious climbing season and a troubling investigation into whether the pursuit of the ultimate mountaineering prize has spiraled out of control. Unabridged. 510 min. • Order # T2677 ROADS TO QUOZ: AN AMERICAN MOSEY by William Least Heat-Moon. Roads to Quoz is a lyrical, funny, and magisterially told chronicle of American passage, of maps of the heart and mind, of too many rightward turns in a nation almost desperate for meaning beyond consumerism and self-absorption. Unabridged. 1200 min. • Order # T2803 HOT, FLAT, AND CROWDED by Thomas L. Friedman. Thomas L. Friedman takes a fresh and provocative look at two of the biggest challenges we face today: America's surprising loss of focus and national purpose since 9/11; and the global environmental crisis, which is affecting everything from food to fuel to forests. Unabridged. 590 min. • Order # T2675 MOVE ON, MOVE UP by Paula White. Paula White offers personal testimonies and key passages of Scripture that will equip you to discover the purpose of your pain and overcome any challenge that crosses your path. 210 min. HERE'S THE STORY by Marueen McCormick. Marcia Brady, eldest daughter on television's The Brady Bunch, had it all. But what viewers didn't know about the perfect Marcia was that off-screen, her real-life counterpart, Maureen McCormick was living a very different life. Maureen tells the shocking and inspirational true story of the beloved teen and the woman she became. 360 min. • Order # T2790 • Order # T2711 50 BLOOD IN THE CAGE by L. Jon Wertheim. The first inside account of the sensational new sport of mixed martial arts, seen through the lens of its pioneer, Pat Miletich, "The Patron Saint of Badass." Unabridged. 600 min. • Order # T2860 1-800-426-READ Audio: CD Non-Fiction • Order # T2786 HAPPY AT LAST by Richard O'Connor, M.S.W., Ph.D. In Happy at Last, psychotherapist Richard O'Connor offers new thinking about how we attain and maintain happiness, and he shows us that it doesn't necessarily have to come at a high cost or in a big package. 300 min. • Order # T2807 YOU: BEING BEAUTIFUL by Michael F. Roizen, M.D., Mehmet C. Oz, M.D. Most people think that beauty revolves around all those things that we can see in the mirror. But the fact is that beauty isn't some superficial pursuit. In this groundbreaking work, the authors explain how beauty is really about your health and happiness. 360 min. • Order # T2812 MAGNIFICENT MIND AT ANY AGE by Daniel G. Amen, M.D. The true key to satisfaction and success at any age is a healthy brain. Whether you're in the midst of a demanding career or are looking forward to an active and richly rewarding retirement, this book can give you the edge you need to live every day to your fullest potential. Unabridged. 750 min. • Order # T2806 OUTLIERS by Malcolm Gladwell. The lives of outliers—those people whose achievements fall outside normal experience— follow a peculiar and unexpected logic, and in making that logic plain Gladwell presents a fascinating and provocative blueprint for making the most of human potential. Unabridged. 420 min. RELAX RX by Steven Gurgevich, Ph.D. With Relax Rx, Dr. Steven Gurgevich presents potent tracework sessions and self-hypnosis techniques for harnessing one of your body's most important healing tools —the power of simple relaxation. 135 min. • Order # T2823 • Order # T2809 MISSION: BLACK LIST #1 by Eric Maddox. Mission: Black List #1 offers the behind-thescenes account of the search for Saddam Hussein, as related by the Army interrogator whose individual courage and sheer determination made the capture possible. Unabridged. 450 min. • Order # T2831 THE LONGEST TRIP HOME by John Grogan. With his trademark blend of humor and pathos that made Marley & Me beloved by millions, John Grogan traces the universal journey each of us must take to find our unique place in the world. Filled with revelation and laugh-out-loud humor, The Longest Trip Home will capture your heart. Unabridged. 660 min. THE WELL-DRESSED APE by Hannah Holmes. In this surprising, humorous, and edifying audio, Hannah Holmes explores how the human animal fits into the natural world, even as we humans change that world in both constructive and destructive ways. Unabridged. 840 min. • Order # T2850 JOHN LENNON: THE LIFE by Philip Norman. This masterly biography takes a fresh and penetrating look at John Lennon's muchchronicled life, including the songs that have turned him, posthumously, into almost a secular saint. In three years of research, Norman has turned up an extraordinary amount of new information about even the best-known episodes of Lennon folklore. Unabridged. 750 min. • Order # T2814 • Order # T2811 www.ncrl.org 51 Audio/Video Catalog MY STROKE OF INSIGHT by Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D. On the morning of December 10, 1996, Jill Bolte Taylor, a thirty-seven-year-old Harvardtrained brain scientist, experienced a massive stoke. In My Stroke of Insight, Taylor shares her unique perspective on the brain and its capacity for recovery, and the sense of omniscient understanding she gained from this unusual and inspiring voyage out of the abyss of a wounded brain. Unabridged. 360 min. Audio/Video Catalog Audio: CD Non-Fiction THE INVENTION OF AIR by Steven Johnson. The Invention of Air is a story of sweeping historical transformation, of genius and friendship, violence and world-changing ideas, that boldly recants our understanding of the most pivotal events in our history. Unabridged. 360 min. • Order # T2871 THE POWER OF LESS by Leo Babauta. The Power of Less demonstrates how to streamline your life by identifying the essential and eliminating the unnecessary— freeing you from everyday clutter and allowing you to focus on accomplishing the goals that can change your life for the better. Unabridged. 240 min. • Order # T2867 GREEN TO GOLD by Daniel C. Esty, Andrew S. Winston. Green to Gold is an essential guide for forward-thinking business leaders who see the Green Wave coming and want to profit from it. This audio explores what every executive must know to manage the environmental challenges facing society and business. Unabridged. 660 min. THE SUSPICIONS OF MR. WHICHER by Kate Summerscale. Kate Summerscale delivers a mesmerizing portrait of one of England's first detectives and the gruesome murder investigation that nearly destroyed him. Unabridged. 585 min. • Order # T2816 THE TERMINAL SPY by Alan S. Cowell. The 2006 poisoning of the former KGB agent turned dissident Alexander Litvinenko by radioactive polonium captured the world's imagination. In this less than crystalline account, New York Times London bureau chief Cowell plays up the spy-thriller intrigue. Unabridged. 390 min. • Order # T2818 RICH BROTHER, RICH SISTER by Emi Kiysaki, Robert Kiyosaki. Rich Brother Rich Sister combines the inspirational, true life stories of Robert Kiyosaki and his sister Emi Kiyosaki into a book that will reaffirm your belief in the power of purpose, the importance of action, and the ability to overcome obstacles in a quest for a rich life. Unabridged. 720 min. • Order # T2876 • Order # T2863 AMERICAN THIGHS: THE SWEET POTATO QUEENS' GUIDE TO PRESERVING YOUR ASSETS by Jill Conner Browne. Here are stories of growing up and learning about life -- usually the hard way! From disastrous haircuts and color jobs to fashion or verbal faux pas committed, from the kiss wished for but never gotten to the one that should have been skipped, these are the moments that mark each of our journeys from what we thought back then to what we now know. Unabridged. 540 min. • Order # T2837 THE ULTRAMIND SOLUTION by Mark Hyman, M.D. Based on the emerging field of Functional Medicine, Dr. Hyman presents a simple six-week plan to restore health and gain an UltraMind, one that's highly focused, able to pay attention at will, has a strong memory, and leaves us feeling calm, confident, in control, and in good spirits. 360 min. A LINCOLN by Ronald C. White, Jr.. A. Lincoln, so titled for the way Abraham Lincoln signed his name, sheds an innovative and profound light on our nation's most beloved leader for a new generation of Americans. Unabridged. 1680 min. • Order # T2853 THE INTELLECTUAL DEVOTIONAL: MODERN CULTURE by David S. Kidder, Noah D. Oppenheim. In The Intellectual Devotional: Modern Culture, the authors explore the fascinating world of contemporary culture to offer 35 daily readings that provide the essential references needed to navigate the world today. Unabridged. 1150 min. • Order # T2754 • Order # T2861 52 1-800-426-READ Audio: CD Non-Fiction LETTER TO MY DAUGHTER by Maya Angelou. Dedicated to the daughter she never had but sees all around her, Letter to My Daughter reveals Maya Angelou's path to living well and living a life with meaning. 150 min. KEEP YOUR BRAIN ALIVE by Lawrence C. Katz, Ph.D., Manning Rubin. These deceptively simple exercises help stimulate the production of nutrients that grow brain cells to keep the brain younger and stronger. Neurobics uses the five senses in unexpected ways and shakes up everyday routines. 120 min. DAILY READINGS FROM BECOME A BETTER YOU by Joel Osteen. This specially selected collection of biblical passages is designed to inspire you toward becoming all that God created you to be. Joel draws upon personal anecdotes to show the listener how he and others have used the 7 principles to better themselves and deepen their relationship with god. 210 min. • Order # T2844 • Order # T2797 • Order # T2839 • Order # T2752 NO LIMITS: THE WILL TO SUCCEED by Michael Phelps. With an unprecedented eight gold medals and world-record times in seven events, Michael Phelps' performance at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games set a new standard for success. He ranks among the most elite athletes in the world, and is both an inspiration and a role model to millions. In No Limits, Michael Phelps reveals the secret to his remarkable success. 360 min. THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION: THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE by Stephen R. Covey. From problem-solving, to organization and time management to creating personal and professional balance, this is a unique collection of five of Stephen R. Covey's most indispensable audio programs. 360 min. • Order # T2841 • Order # T2840 HOW TO READ THE BIBLE by James L. Kugel. In How to Read the Bible, Harvard professor James Kugel leads the listener through the "quiet revolution" of recent biblical scholarship, showing how radically the interpretations of today's researchers differ from what people have always thought. Unabridged. 2160 min. THE MISSING SECRET by Dr. Joe Vitale. The Missing Secret is the key to the Law of Attraction you've been waiting for. Once you have it, you'll have everything you need to attract and enjoy anything you want—for yourself and for the people you love—for the rest of your life. 120 min. • Order # T2838 TRIBES by Seth Godin. Tribes will make you think about the opportunities for leading your fellow employees, customers, investors, believers, hobbyists, readers... It's not easy, but it's easier than you probably imagine. Unabridged. 240 min. • Order # T2758 • Order # T2767 THE LAST LECTURE by Randy Pausch. When Randy Pausch, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mallon, was asked to give a lecture entitled "The Last Lecture," he didn't have to imagine it as his last, since he had recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer. But the lecture he gave "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams" wasn't about dying. It was about overcoming obstacles, enabling the dreams of others, and seizing every moment. It was about living. Unabridged. 270 min. • Order # T2791 www.ncrl.org 53 Audio/Video Catalog LIVING RICH FOR LESS by Ellie Kay. With lively humor, proven know-how, and practical principles for financial health, Living Rich for Less helps you stretch your dollars to realize the lifestyle of your dreams. 210 min. Audio/Video Catalog Video: DVD Kids TIM BURTON'S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS Bored with the same old scare-and-scream routine, Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, longs to spread the joy of Christmas. But his merry mission puts Santa in jeopardy and creates a nightmare for good little boys and girls everywhere! A Walt Disney animated film. (2008) PG. 76 min. • Order # V4536 THE PRINCESS BRIDE w/Cary Elwes, Robin Wright. Heartbroken over the death of her beloved Westley, Buttercup finally succumbs to the advances of the wicked Prince Humperdinck. Yet, when she's suddenly kidnapped by a motley band of deviants, what gallant hero comes to her rescue? None other than Westley! (1987) PG. 98 min. • Order # V4547 THE BERENSTAIN BEARS: FAMILY AND FRIENDSHIP Mama, Papa, Brother and Sister invite you to share the bonds of family and friendship in these lively everyday adventures with the Berenstain Bears. Animated. Not Rated. 82 min. SON OF RAMBOW w/Bill Milner, Will Poulter. Will Proudfoot is looking for an escape from his family's stifling home life when he encounters Lee Carter, the school bully. Armed with a video camera and a copy of Rambo: First Blood, Lee plans to make cinematic history by filming his own actionpacked video epic. (2008) PG-13. 95 min. • Order # V4540 GO DIEGO GO! DIEGO'S HALLOWEEN! It's Halloween night, but the llamas can't cross the broken bridge to bring the treats to Diego's party. It's up to Freddie the Fruit Bat to help Diego and you save Halloween! Animated. (2008) Not Rated. 98 min. • Order # V4548 CURIOUS GEORGE SAILS WITH THE PIRATES AND OTHER CURIOUS CAPERS! Curious George is back with all-new places to explore, things to investigate and mischief to get into. As always, he can use a little help from his friends, including Hundley, Gnocchi, Bill and the Man with the Yellow Hat. Animated. Not Rated. 108 min. • Order # V4541 THE NAKED BROTHERS BAND: THE MOVIE w/The Naked Brothers Band. Rock out with "The Naked Brothers Band" movie! See how it all started when two brothers, Nat and Alex, followed their musical dreams, kept true to themselves, and formed one of the most awesome bands with their friends! (2007) Not Rated. 82 min. • Order # V4566 • Order # V4545 THE NAKED BROTHERS BAND: BATTLE OF THE BANDS w/The Naked Brothers Band. Being in a band has its perks. But the problems are far from few. Facing rival bands, proving you're the real deal, and sometimes even bickering with your own brother...oh, the life of a rock star! (2007) Not Rated. 70 min. JANE AND THE DRAGON: A DRAGON'S TALE When Jane rescues Prince Cuthbert from a ferocious dragon—who turns out to be not so ferocious after all—she is granted special permission by King Caradoc to begin training as a knight's apprentice, with the gentle, wisecracking Dragon by her side. Animated. (2005) Not Rated. 120 min. • Order # V4567 • Order # V4544 BOB THE BUILDER: ON SITE: HOUSES & PLAYGROUNDS Bob mixes real-life construction action with animated fun to show you how to build the perfect house and playground! Animated. (2008) Not Rated. 60 min. • Order # V4560 54 1-800-426-READ Kids • Order # V4534 MY FRIENDS TIGGER & POOH: HUNDRED ACRE WOOD HAUNT It's fall, the time of year filled with surprises, and the gang needs YOU to use your super-sleuthing skills to answer a few tricky questions and solve some spooky-fun mysteries. Animated. (2008) TV-G. 72 min. THOMAS & FRIENDS: THE GREAT DISCOVERY: THE MOVIE Sodor Day is coming and all the engines are busy preparing. When Thomas gets lost in the mountains, he discovers the old town of Great Waterton! Soon the whole island is buzzing with the news of Thomas' discovery and restoring the town in time for the big day. Animated. (2008) G. 60 min. • Order # V4590 • Order # V4573 ELOISE'S RAWTHER UNUSUAL HALLOWEEN Every Halloween, the ghost of The Plaza's most legendary and outrageous inhabitant of old, Diamond Jim Johnson, returns to haunt the halls. But when the hotel's most famous 6-year-old girl, Eloise, encounters this frightening phantom, nobody believes her story of old-time spooks with larger than life appetites. Animated. Not Rated. 45 min. • Order # V4576 321 PENGUINS! SAVE THE PLANETS! Jealousy between two groups of sheep separated by only a picket fence, causes green-eyed monsters to appear and eat everything in sight! Can the penguins restore peace before the planet completely disappears? Animated. (2008) Not Rated. 66 min. • Order # V4578 BARBIE & THE DIAMOND CASTLE Barbie and Teresa tell us the fairy tale story of best friends Liana and Alexa. One day their simple lives change when they are given an enchanted mirror and befriend the girl trapped inside! Animated. (2008) Not Rated. 79 min. • Order # V4585 THE BEST OF BARNEY Barney's opening his magical memory chest to share the best and brightest moments—from the charming songs and piano tunes, to elephant rides, car racing and more! (2008) Not Rated. 60 min. • Order # V4592 EDGAR & ELLEN MAD SCIENTISTS In the first 13 episodes of their ghoulishly great series, twisted twins Edgar and Ellen use their fiendishly funny skills to create chaos for the residents of the quaint town of Nod's Limbs —and no one is safe from their hilarious hijinks! Animated. (2006) Not Rated. 306 min. • Order # V4594 TAKING 5 w/Daniella Monet, Alona Tal. Just when BFFs Gabby and Devon have a chance to get the hottest band to perform a free concert at Highland High, their plan goes up in smoke...literally. Desperate not to be labeled losers for life they resort to plan B: kidnap the band! (2008) PG. 90 min. • Order # V4597 THE BLUE ELEPHANT Khan is a little elephant with big dreams of becoming a hero. When he gets separated from his herd, he'll need the help of his new friends and a whole lot of bravery to find his family and fulfill his royal destiny. Animated. (2008) PG. 79 min. • Order # V4600 CAILLOU'S WINTER WONDERS Join Caillou as he explores everyday life, where ordinary daily events spark his and your child's imagination. Animated. (2008) Not Rated. 78 min. MAX & RUBY: PERFECT PUMPKIN Can Max overcome the allure of candy to help Ruby find the perfect Halloween pumpkin? Animated. (2008) Not Rated. 97 min. • Order # V4550 • Order # V4612 www.ncrl.org 55 Audio/Video Catalog BABY LOONEY TUNES VOLUME 4: TOOTH FAIRY TALES Eight sweet stories, four sing-along songs, and one Tooth Fairy Scam: growing up doesn't get any funnier! Animated. Not Rated. 89 min. Video: DVD Audio/Video Catalog Video: DVD Kids SCOOBY-DOO! AND THE GOBLIN KING What a predicament! The Amazing Krudsky, a failed carnival magician, steals the light magic from Princess Fairy Willow, and Scooby-Doo and Shaggy must stop him or everyone will be turned into horrible Halloween monsters! Animated. (2008) Not Rated. 75 min. TORTOISE VS HARE It's the ultimate race to the finish line as the Tortoise and the Hare face off once again in this entertaining tale from the storied Jim Henson Company. Animated. (2008) G. 76 min. • Order # V4595 CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG: A BIG HELP! When Clifford's friends, T-Bone and Cleo, start looking for ways to be helpful around the island, they worry about being too small. But after saving the day, they learn that you don't have to be big to be a BIG help! Animated. (2008) Not Rated. 59 min. • Order # V4614 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 w/ Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman. Think you have the moves to groove with the East High Wildcats? Let the stars show you what they've got in an interactive dance-along that lets you control the action, and relive your favorite parts of the movie with an incredible virtual scrapbook! (2008) TV-G. 111 min. • Order # V4589 POKÉMON: BATTLE FRONTIER Ash and his friends fight their way across the Battle Frontier—the ultimate Pokémon tournament! Will Ash defeat the Frontier Brains? Will May qualify for the Kanto Grand Festival? Will Team Rocket ever give up on stealing Pokémon? Animated. (2008) Not Rated. • Order # V4616 A TALE OF TAILS Join Wubbzy and his friends as they work together to resolve everyday problems in these fun-filled episodes. Watch as Wubbzy helps rescue Polly-Parrot, Widget Builds a turborocket to win a race and they all learn that being different is what makes them so special. Animated. (2008) Not Rated. 92 min. • Order # V4611 THE IRON GIANT An enormous robot has come from deepest space, crash-landed on Earth and followed eleven-year-old Hogarth Hughes home. Now, young Hogarth has one big friend and an even bigger problem: How do you keep a secret that's 50 feet tall? Animated. (2008) PG. 86 min. • Order # V4618 ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE ALVINNN!!! EDITION It's time for side-splitting laughter with Alvin, whose antics take him from Hawaii to army boot camp, ski slopes and more! Though he often has the best of intentions, it is well deserved when Dave yells, "ALVINNN!!!" Animated. (2008) Not Rated. 173 min. • Order # V4644 • Order # V4619 GOOSEBUMPS: THE GHOST NEXT DOOR w/ Scott Wickware, Kathryn Short, Cody Jones, and Corey Sevier. Things seem strange to Hannah ever since the new boy moved in next door. The house was empty when she went to sleep the night before, so when did he move in? And why does the house still seem deserted? (1998) Not Rated. 66 min. • Order # V4622 • Order # V4621 56 ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: DAYTONA JONES AND THE PEARL OF WISDOM Dashing Daytona Jones (Alvin) set out to track down the legendary Pearl of Wisdom in the Exotic East. Along the quest, he must battle the sinister Roland Bellyache to win the Pearl and keep it safe forever. Animated. (1990) Not Rated. 68 min. ABBY IN WONDERLAND w/Sesame Street Characters. Follow Abby and Elmo down the rabbit hole in this enchanting re-imagining of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Not Rated. 41 min. • Order # V4626 1-800-426-READ Video: DVD Kids • Order # V4641 SING A SONG OF WIGGLES w/The Wiggles. Sing a Song of Wiggles is the new collection of nursery rhymes and songs from The Wiggles. Nursery rhymes allow children to experience language, sound, rhyme, rhythm and even mathematical understanding. (2008) Not Rated. 86 min. • Order # V4633 R. L. STINE'S MOSTLY GHOSTLY w/Madison Pettis, Sterling Beaumon, Luke Benward, Noah Cyrus, Ali Lohan, Sabrina Bryan. Eleven-year-old Max loves magic, detests sports, and can't seem to say a single word to his crush, Traci, the most popular girl in school. But when he's the only one who can see the ghosts haunting his house, two young spirits make him the deal of a lifetime! (2008) Not Rated. 98 min. TINKER BELL Have you ever wondered how nature gets its glow—who gives it light and color as the seasons come and go? Enter a land of adventure and mystery as Tinker Bell and her for best fairy friends turn winter into spring and, learn the importance of being true to yourself. A Walt Disney animated video. (2008) G. 78 min. • Order # V4637 • Order # V4623 HER BEST MOVE w/Leah Pipes, Scott Patterson. On the soccer field, 15-year-old Sara Davis is stepping out with her best friend, stepping it up for the big dance recital and stepping closer to free-spirited Josh. As Sara's playing field widens, her pro-soccer coach father is pushing her to make the U.S. National Team. With pressure from all sides, Sara must discover just who she is. (2007) G. 101 min. • Order # V4625 DORA THE EXPLORER: DORA SAVES THE SNOW PRINCESS When a mean Witch traps the Snow Princess in a tower, Dora and friends need your help to jump right into a storybook and join the Snow Fairy on a quest to rescue the Snow Princess and save the melting Snowy Forest. Animated. (2008) Not Rated. 93 min. DRAGONBLADE: THE BEGINNING When an evil monster threatens the people of his village, Lang, a teenage martial arts fanatic, along with a fairy bird named Bali-Ba, embark on a noble quest for the elusive DragonBlade whose power may be the only hope Lang has for saving his people. Animated. (2008) Ages 6+. 85 min. • Order # V4639 KIT KITTREDGE: AN AMERICAN GIRL w/Abigail Breslin. The Great Depression hits home for nineyear-old Kit Kittredge when her dad loses his business and leaves to find work. In order to keep their home, Kit and her mother must take in boarders—paying house guests who turn out to be full of fascinating stories. Animated. (2008) G. 100 min. • Order # V4640 • Order # V4628 AGENT CODY BANKS 2: DESTINATION LONDON w/Frankie Muniz, Anthony Anderson. Foreign affairs get kid-tested when Agent Cody Banks heads to England to catch an evil scientist who's stolen a mind-control device for his plot to rule the world! (2004) PG. 100 min. ADVENTURES IN HONESTY When Annie wins the class presidency the power goes to her head, prompting Plato to tell the classic story of imperial arrogance: "The Emperor's New Clothes." Animated. (2008) Not Rated. 75 min. • Order # V4645 • Order # V4631 www.ncrl.org 57 Audio/Video Catalog DOG GONE w/French Stewart, Luke Benward, Brittany Curran, Kelly Perine, Kevin Farley. It's a hilarious battle of wits, when 12-year-old Owen and his dog are left home alone with his older sister, and run into three bumbling jewel thieves on a hunt to find missing treasure. (2008) PG. 108 min. Audio/Video Catalog Video: DVD 113 min. Fiction YOU DON'T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN w/Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider. The Zohan is the finest counterterrorist agent the Israeli army has. That is, until he fakes his death and travels to Manhattan to live his dream...as a hairdresser. All goes silky smooth until his cover is blown when he's recognized by a Palestinian cab driver. (2008) PG-13. • Order # V4634 LEATHERHEADS w/George Clooney, Renée Zellweger, John Krasinski. Dodge Connelly, captain of a struggling football squad of barroom brawlers, has only one hope to save his team: recruit college superstar Carter Rutherford. But when a feisty reporter starts snooping around, she turns the two teammates into instant rivals and kicks off a wild competition. (2008) PG-13. 114 min. • Order # V4615 THE VISITOR w/Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Gurira, Hiam Abbass. Walter is a college professor who has been drifting aimlessly through his life. When, in a chance encounter on a trip into New York, Walter discovers a couple has taken up residence in his apartment in the city, he develops an unexpected and profound connection to them that will change his life forever. (2008) PG-13. 104 min. • Order # V4635 INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL w/Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Shia LaBeaouf, Karen Allen. Indy tries to out race a brilliant and beautiful agent for the mystical, all-powerful crystal skull of Akator. Teaming up with a rebellious young biker and his spirited original love Marion, Indy takes you on an action-packed adventure. (2008) PG-13. 122 min. KABLUEY w/Lisa Kudrow, Scott Prendergast, Christine Taylor. Struggling army wife, Leslie asks her out-of-work brother-in-law, Salman, to move in and lend a hand until her husband comes home. Salman takes a part-time job as the faceless blue corporate mascot for a dying Internet company. Between the boredom, the sweltering heat of his post, and the unique challenges of his "uniform," life for Salman is a constant struggle to maintain his sanity. (2008) PG-13. 86 min. • Order # V4613 A LOBSTER TALE w/Colm Meaney, Jack Knight, Graham Greene. While out collecting his lobster traps one day, Cody Brewer finds a strange green moss that holds magical powers. Once word gets out about the magical moss, the entire town suddenly becomes Cody's best friend, all hoping to get a piece of it. (2008) PG-13. 95 min. • Order # V4636 • Order # V4632 RUN FATBOY RUN w/Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton, Hank Azaria. Out-of-shape and out-of-luck, Dennis Doyle is running the London Marathon to gain the respect (and hopefully, the love) of Libby, the girl he left pregnant and heartbroken at the altar five years earlier. And running alongside Dennis is Libby's handsome, successful, self-confident and very fit new boyfriend. (2008) PG-13. 100 min. GET SMART w/Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson, Alan Arkin. Steve Carell is in CONTROL as Maxwell Smart, the novice agent often out of his depth but never out of options in this action comedy pitting him against the nuclear scheme of the evil spy group KAOS. (2008) PG-13. 110 min. • Order # V4617 BOWFINGER w/Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy. How does Bobby Bowfinger, Hollywood's least successful director, get Kit Ramsey, Hollywood's biggest star, in his ultra low-budget film? Any way he can. (2008) PG-13. 97 min. • Order # V4650 58 1-800-426-READ • Order # V4642 A WALK TO REMEMBER w/Shane West, Mandy Moore. Love brings together what peer pressure and lifestyles seek to keep apart in this coming-ofage story based on bestseller Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks. (2007) PG. 102 min. • Order # V4657 Video: DVD Fiction • Order # V4643 CHASING LIBERTY w/Mandy Moore Matthew Goode. Anna is the President's daughter who finally get Dad to reduce the number of agents protecting her while she goes to a music club. But when Anna arrives at the club, she ditches the agents and goes on the run with Ben, a handsome photographer she meets. Anna doesn't tell Ben who she is, but Ben has a secret of his own. (2008) PG-13. 101 min. • Order # V4646 STARGATE CONTINUUM w/Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Claudia Black, Michael Shanks. An elite military unit (SG-1) must flee back to Earth when two members of their team inexplicably disappear into thin air. But they return to a world in which the Stargate—an Ancient device which allows them to travel to hundreds of planets—was never discovered, and their own history has been erased. (2008) Not Rated. 98 min. • Order # V4647 THE SACKETTS w/Sam Elliott, Tom Selleck, Jeff Osterhage. To avoid a Tennessee blood feud, two Sackett brothers head westward toward an uncertain future. "Ride with the law," Ma counsels. They do more than that. They become the law. (2008) PG-13. 193 min. • Order # V4652 THE WATERBOY w/Adam Sandler. Just an oddball mama's boy, Bobby Boucher never wanted anything more than to quench the thirst of the athletes who treat him like dirt! But when Coach Klein allows Bobby to finally stand up for himself, it unleashes a torrent of bottled-up frustration..and exposes a talent for tackling that transforms him into the hardest hitter ever to roam the gridiron! (2008) PG-13. 90 min. • Order # V4654 THE OUTSIDERS w/Matt Dillon, Tom Cruise, Emilio Estevez, C. Thomas Howell, Diane Lane, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, Ralph Macchio. In 1966 Tulsa, teenagers come two ways. If you're a "soc," you've got money, cars, a future. But if you're a "greaser," you're an outsider with only your friends, and a dream that someday you'll finally belong. (1983) PG. 91 min. • Order # V4655 CAT'S: THE MOVIE w/the voices of Jeremy Piven, Michelle Rodgriguez, Jeremy Sisto, Dominique Swain. Marcello, a young domestic "indoor" cat, lives in a big house but yearns to venture into the big outdoors. One day, Marcello's curiosity overcomes him and he leaps through a partially open window, into the great outdoors where he meets new friends. (2008) Not Rated. 100 min. • Order # V4659 THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK w/Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Gerard Depardieu, Gabriel Byrne. France's self-serving King Louis XIV fears no one— except the one person who could bring his reign to an end: the man he imprisoned for eternity behind a mask of iron. And when Louis' selfish excesses go too far, retired musketeers vow to free the mysterious prisoner who may be France's only hope for survival. (2008) PG-13. 132 min. • Order # V4664 JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH w/Brendan Fraser. On a hunch to find the center of the earth, Trevor Anderson, his nephew and their tour guide make a breakthrough discovery that launches them on a thrilling journey into the unknown. (2008) PG. 92 min. • Order # V4653 MONTY PYTHON'S: AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT w/Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin. Here's Monty Python's first feature film—a hilarious collection of their very best twits, skits and bits from their popular TV series. (1971) PG. 90 min. • Order # V4668 www.ncrl.org 59 Audio/Video Catalog THE INCREDIBLE HULK w/Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, William Hurt. Scientist Bruce Banner has been scouring the planet for an antidote to the unbridled force of rage within him: the Hulk. But when the military masterminds who dream of exploiting his powers force him back to civilization, he finds himself coming face to face with his most formidable foe: the Abomination. (2008) PG-13. 113 min. Audio/Video Catalog Video: DVD Fiction MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL w/Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin. The entire Python gang star in this hilarious retelling of the Knights of King Arthur and their quest for the Holy Grail. (2001) PG-13. 86 min. • Order # V4669 HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY w/ Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, James Dodd, Jeffrey Tambor. The fate of mankind hangs in the balance when a ruthless prince awakens an unstoppable army of creatures and wages war with the human world. It's up to Hellboy and his team of paranormal outcasts to face off with the forces of darkness in the ultimate battle of good versus evil! (2008) PG-13. 86 min. ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST w/Claudia Cardinale, Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, Charles Bronson. Henry Fonda plays Frank, a ruthless, murderous psychopath who suffers no conscience pangs after annihilating an entire family. Jason Robards is the half-breed falsely accused of the terrible slaughter. Charles Bronson plays The Man, who remembers how his brother was savagely tortured. (1969) PG-13. 165 min. • Order # V4678 STARTING OUT IN THE EVENING w/Frank Langella, Lili Taylor, Lauren Ambrose. Battling illness and unable to finish a novel that has taken him ten years to write, aging novelist Leonard Schiller is slipping into literary obscurity. But when an ambitious graduate student convinces Schiller that her thesis could reintroduce his writing to the world, the reclusive writer is forced to confront his past regrets. (2007) PG-13. 111 min. • Order # V4602 • Order # V4670 • Order # V4671 THE PERFECT HOLIDAY w/Morris Chestnut, Gabrielle Union, Charlie Murphy, Katt Williams. All Nancy Taylor wants for Christmas is to meet a nice man. So when her little girl shares Mommy's wish with smitten shopping mall Santa, Benjamin Armstrong, he does his best to make her dream come true. (2008) PG. 96 min. SHELLEY DUVALL'S FAERIE TALE THEATRE Shelley Duvall’s Faerie Tale Theatre brings to life twenty-six of the most magical fairy tales of all time. Directed by such masters of cinema as Tim Burton and Francis Ford Coppola, and star-powered by Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Mick Jagger, James Earl Jones, Howie Mandel, Christopher Reeve, Susan Sarandon and more. (2008) PG. 90 min. • Order # V4624 • Order # V4673 BEER FOR MY HORSES w/Toby Keith, Rodney Carrington. Oklahoma deputy sheriff, Joe Bill "Rack" Racklin's old flame, Annie, has just returned home from the big city. But their reunion is interrupted when Annie is kidnapped by a ruthless drug lord demanding the release of his recently arrested brother. (2008) PG-13. 86 min. • Order # V4674 60 HAROLD w/Spencer Breslin, Ally Sheedy, Nikki Blonsky, Cuba Gooding, Jr. Meet Harold. He's 13 and just moved to a new school. That can be tough on a teenager, especially if he's bald. Now Harold will try and win the hearts and minds of his fellow students with a little help from his family, new friends and the janitor. (2008) PG-13. 105 min. 1-800-426-READ EVIL BEHIND YOU w/Hilary Kennedy, Manuel Valazquez, D. C. Lee, Gwendolynn Murphy, Jim Garrity, David Lee. Two young couples awake to find themselves locked in a dark observation room with no recollection of where they are, why they're here or how they arrived. (2008) PG-13. 90 min. • Order # V4684 FINDING RIN TIN TIN w/Tyler Jensen, Ben Cross. Finding Rin Tin Tin is based on the true story of an American corporal and his world renowned German Shepherd dog, Rin Tin Tin. (2008) PG. 90 min. • Order # V4591 • Order # V4686 CITIZEN KANE w/Orson Welles. Depicting the controversial life of an influential publishing tycoon, this Best Original Screenplay Academy Award winner is rooted in themes of power, corruption, vanity—the American Dream lost in the mystery of a dying man's last word: "Rosebud." BW. (1941) PG. 119 min. • Order # V4689 THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS 2 w/Amber Tamblyn, America Ferrera, Blake Lively, Alexis Bledel. Join the four best friends as they finish their first year at college and dive into a summer of excitement. Romance, laughs, tears and that pair of jeans keeps the girls together even when they're far apart. (2008) PG-13. 119 min. PAY IT FORWARD w/Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, Haley Joel Osment. Haley Joel Osment plays Trevor McKinney, a junior high student who starts a chain reaction of goodness for his social studies project in this bittersweet and uplifting tale. (2000) PG-13. 90 min. • Order # V4690 MICKEY BLUE EYES w/Hugh Grant, James Caan, Jeanne Triplehorn. Eager to marry Gina, Manhattan art auctioneer Michael Felgate feels it's time he meet her family. What he meets is the family. Gina's father Frank is a gangster. Now the squeeze is on Michael to use the auction house as a money laundering scam for dubious artwork...and plunging Michael into a world where he must pose as a notorious wise guy. (1999) PG-13. 102 min. • Order # V4697 PROUD w/Ossie Davis, Stephen Rea. The USS Mason entered WWII on a presumably doomed mission. The all African-American crew overcame the harsh realities of war abroad and segregation at home...and was finally honored for its heroism in 1994. (2004) PG. 87 min. • Order # V4687 • Order # V4699 THE NOTE w/Genie Francis, Ted McGinley. Following a tragic plane crash, Peyton MacGruder, a newspaper columnist, discovers a note written by one of the passengers on board during their final moments. She sets out on a quest to find the person the note was intended for. (2007) Not Rated. 87 min. • Order # V4693 COYOTE UGLY w/Piper Perabo, Adam Garcia, Maria Bello, Melanie Lynskey, John Goodman. Moving to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a famous songwriter, Violet Sanford finds herself desperate and broke. Through a twist of fate, the shy, innocent Violet lands a job as one of the barmaids at the hottest nightclub in town. (2001) PG-13. 101 min. LOST STALLIONS: THE JOURNEY HOME w/ Mickey Rooney, Ian Chamberlin Rooney. After the death of his father, troubled teen Jake Gattison travels with his mother to Harmony Ranch, a special retreat for families dealing with problems. There, Jake discovers a kindred spirit in Troubabour, a young stallion that has lost his mother and is acting out in distress. (2008) Not Rated. 90 min. • Order # V4700 JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH w/Ricky Schroder, Victoria Pratt, Peter Fonda. After explorer Edward Dennison vanishes, a search party embarks on a mission to find him. Retracing Dennison's last known tracks through a secret passage in Alaska—a gateway to the very center of the Earth—the team discovers an underworld tribe of prehistoric warriors and prehistoric dangers unknown to civilization. (2008) Not Rated. 89 min. • Order # V4702 www.ncrl.org 61 Audio/Video Catalog GYPSY w/Rosalind Russell, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden. Gypsy sweeps you up in the roller-coaster relationship of Louise, the wallflower later to blossom into sophisticated stripper Gypsy Rose Lee, and her ambitious mother Rose. (1962) Not Rated. 143 min. • Order # V4696 Video: DVD Fiction Audio/Video Catalog Video: DVD Non-Fiction DOG WHISPERER: CESAR'S CANINE MAKEOVERS w/Cesar Millan. Wilshire, a hyperactive Dalmatian in Los Angeles, runs amuck in firehouse 29, forcing the chief and his crew to call in Cesar for help. Next, Cesar travels to the Lone Star state, where he meets Butch, an overly aggressive English Bulldog. Cesar will attempt to rein in his dominant and territorial behavior. (2008) Not Rated. 98 min. • Order # V4551 THE FIRST OLYMPICS: ATHENS 1896 w/ David Ogden Stiers, Hunt Block, David Caruso, Louis Jourdan, Angela Lansbury. In 1896, a dedicated group of men sets out to do the impossible: organize a global athletic competition in Athens, just as the Ancient Greeks once did. The team's desire to compete and win helps reignite the Olympic spirit that had been dark for more than 1,500 years. Not Rated. 248 min. • Order # V4599 APOSTLES OF COMEDY: THE MOVIE DOG WHISPERER: STORIES OF HOPE AND INSPIRATION w/Cesar Millan. Cesar sets out to bring peace to a supposedly "dog friendly" apartment complex where the dogs are anything but neighborly. Also, Cesar meets two Chihuahuas and a Jack Russell Terrier that seem to want to fight to the death. (2008) Not Rated. 98 min. • Order # V4542 WHERE IN THE WORLD IS OSAMA BIN LADEN? w/Morgan Spurlock. Morgan Spurlock, who hilariously Super-Sized himself to take down the American fast-food diet, sets his sights on the country's biggest enemy in similarly comic fashion. PG-13. 90 min. • Order # V4575 GROWING GREEN BABIES w/Sara Snow. Sara Snow introduces two moms to wholesome choices during and after pregnancy. From nutrition for mom and baby to natural skin care, cleaning products, fitness and even baby's nursery and diapers, find out how to make safe and sensible choices for you and your child. (2008) Not Rated. 100 min. • Order # V4603 YOUNG @ HEART w/Helen Boston, Steven M. Sanderson. Get ready to rock out with the most entertaining "golden oldies" you will ever meet, a fun-loving senior citizen’s choir called Young@Heart. To prepare for a show in their hometown that is only weeks away, the lovable seniors must learn a slate of new songs, ranging from James Brown to Coldplay. (2008) PG. 108 min. w/ Jeff Allen, Brad Stine, Anthony Griffith, Ron Pearson. These four heaven-sent comedians are the new true counterculture of the comedy scene. Share their hopes and dreams, and laugh as these four funny men take you and your family on tour and into their lives. PG. 101 min. • Order # V4629 RUN FOR YOUR LIFE: THE FRED LEBOW STORY w/Ed Koch, Frank Shorter, Grete Waitz, Alberto Salazar, Bill Rodgers. The story of how one immigrant's determination and sweat created the most significant running event in the world. Run for Your Life touches the heart and soul of anyone who has a passion for running and documents the inspirational life of Fred Lebow and the history of the New York City Marathon. (2008) Not Rated. 96 min. • Order # V4638 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: CREATURES OF THE DEEP. TIGER SHARK: PREDATOR REVEALED Infamous for its unmistakable stripes and indiscriminate appetite, the tiger shark is one of the most ferocious sharks in the sea. Now, get closer than ever for a most intimate glimpse of this fearsome yet fascinating predator! (2008) Not Rated. 55 min. • Order # V4660 • Order # V4604 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: CREATURES OF THE DEEP. DOLPHINS: THE WILD SIDE Known for their boundless grace and playful energy, captive dolphins are always eager to please and perform. You'll be amazed to explore the secret side of these sociable yet aggressive creatures. (2008) Not Rated. 55 min. • Order # V4661 62 1-800-426-READ Non-Fiction • Order # V4662 HOMEGROWN SKI AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON by IRIS (Initiative for Rural Innovation & Stewardship. Gathering Our Voice is an oral history and community engagement project designed to celebrate and strengthen our shared sense of place. Not Rated. • Order # V4776 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: CREATURES OF THE DEEP. DEVILS OF THE DEEP: JUMBO SQUID In the deep blue waters of Mexico's Gulf of California large and ravenous predators are congregating and some local fishermen fear them more than sharks. They are Humboldt, or Jumbo, squid. One scientist is on a mission to solve the mystery of the squid's migrations and to impact our understanding of a creature that may grow as large as a human being. (2008) Not Rated. 52 min. WALKING WITH DINOSAURS narrated by Kenneth Branagh. Take the ultimate journey back in time to the reign of the dinosaurs! State-of-the-art digital effects and animatronics combine to form living, breathing images that put you in the scene of a virtual lost world. (1999) Not Rated. 230 min. • Order # V4691 500 NATIONS The amazing story of America's original inhabitants has been crystallized as never before. The insight brought to Dances with Wolves serves as a springboard to this thrilling chronicle, filmed at actual locations from the jungles of Central America to the Canadian Arctic. (1995) Not Rated. 372 min. • Order # V4663 1000 PLACES TO SEE BEFORE YOU DIE (COLLECTION 2) w/Albin and Melanie Ulle. Join newlyweds Albin and Melanie Ulle as they embark on a transformational journey around the globe. Using author Patricia Schultz's book as a guide, the Ulles explore the breathtaking beauty of the Himalayas, the incredible diversity of India, the exotic mysteries of Peru and much more you won't want to miss. (2008) Not Rated. 294 min. • Order # V4698 DROOL SCHOOL: FAMILY DOG TRAINING w/Amy Robinson. Kids thrive on a sense of accomplishment. So do dogs! Acclaimed dog trainer Amy Robinson shows parents fun ways to get them together with games, re-directing techniques and confidence-building training skills. (2006) Not Rated. 45 min. • Order # V4676 DANCE LIKE, SING LIKE, BE LIKE A POP STAR WITH DEMI LOVATO w/Demi Lovato. The road to stardom is always a unique journey. Demi Lovato's journey started back in Dallas and ended up in Camp Rock. Be Like a Pop Star shows and teaches you the hip hop dance moves and singing style Demi used in her first music video. This dance style is great for both beginners and intermediates alike and is seen in many of today's music videos. (2008) Not Rated. 45 min. • Order # V4584 OUR COUNTRY USA TO Z w/Whoopi Goldberg. Our Country, USA to Z is a delightful, educational video storybook created to introduce children to The United States of America and the alphabet! (2007) Not Rated. 35 min. • Order # V4720 102 MINUTES THAT CHANGED AMERICA New York City, September 11, 2001. 102 minutes passed between the first plane's impact into the One World Trade Center, the second plane's attack on Two World Trade Center, and the eventual collapse of both buildings. This unprecedented documentary special joins hundreds of pieces of footage and audiotape into a single historical record. (2008) Not Rated. 120 mins. • Order # V4709 • Order # V4672 www.ncrl.org 63 Audio/Video Catalog NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: CREATURES OF THE DEEP. KILLER WHALES: WOLVES OF THE SEA Throughout every ocean on earth, killer whales are the masters of the sea. You will gain a new appreciation of these magnificent creatures as you come face-to-face with Killer Whales. (2008) Not Rated. 57 min. Video: DVD Video: DVD Non-Fiction Audio/Video Catalog DIRT ROADS, BEACHSCAPES & BYGONE DAYS: A WINDOW TO SOAP LAKE'S PAST A one hour documentary about the famous mineral lake in Eastern Washington. Not Rated. 60 min. • Order # V4685 SOLAR ENERGY: SAVED BY THE SUN by NOVA. In Saved by the Sun, NOVA poses the burning question: Can solar power help save the Earth from the ravages of global warming? (2007) Not Rated. 56 min. RACHEL CARSON'S SILENT SPRING Writer and biologist Rachel Carson's great love of the natural world drove her to write an expose of the chemical industry, specifically its unregulated use of DDT. Defying her failing health and risking her reputation, Carson published her controversial work, Silent Spring in 1962. Her warning sparked a revolution in environmental policy and created a new ecological consciousness. Not Rated. 55 min. • Order # V4721 EVEREST BEYOND THE LIMIT: SECOND SEASON A new team of daring men and women, led by legendary expedition leader Russell Brice, takes on the world's highest mountain in the second season of this popular Discovery series. (2008) Not Rated. 347 min. • Order # V4711 GLOBAL WARMING: WHAT'S UP WITH THE WEATHER? by FRONTLINE/NOVA. Deadly flooding in Africa. Catastrophic hurricanes in the U.S. Record-high temperatures worldwide. Are these natural, temporary glitches in our global climate, or is the devastation the result of global warming? (2008) Not Rated. 112 min. • Order # V4734 THE ELEGANT UNIVERSE w/Brian Greene. One of the most ambitious and exciting scientific theories ever posed—one that may be the long-sought "Theory of Everything"—gets a masterful and lavishly animated explanation that will excite scientists and non-scientists alike. Not Rated. 180 min. • Order # V4712 CAR OF THE FUTURE w/Tom & Ray Magliozzi. With soaring prices at the pump and worries about the global greenhouse, it's no laughing matter. But Tom & Ray Magliozzi of NPR's Car Talk turn an expert, comic eye on the promise and pitfalls of tomorrow's auto technology. (2008) Not Rated. 54 min. • Order # V4750 • Order # V4719 LIFT WEIGHTS TO LOSE WEIGHT w/Kathy Smith. Muscle burns more calories than fat—so pickup those weights to lose weight! With Kathy Smith's Lift Weights to Lose Weight, you'll sculpt long, lean muscles and boost your metabolism to burn more calories all day long. (2008) Not Rated. 120 min. 94 min. • Order # V4770 • Order # V4723 CORE FUSION BODY SCULPT w/Elizabeth Halfpapp, Fred DeVito. This total-body workout employs exercises that tone and sculpt your deepest, hard-to-reach muscles so it's more efficient and effective than traditional strength training. (2008) Not Rated. 200 min. • Order # V4733 64 MAN ON WIRE On August 7, 1974 a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between the New York World Trade Center's twin towers. This extraordinary documentary incorporates Petit's personal footage to show how he overcame seemingly insurmountable challenges to achieve the artistic crime of the century. (2008) PG-13. 1-800-426-READ SPIRIT OF THE MARATHON Spirit of the Marathon shadows six competitors (including Olympic bronze medalist Deena Kastor) as they prepare for the Chicago Marathon. Whether doing it for the shirts or charity, for meditation or competition, all are convinced that pounding pavement is the ultimate drug. PG. 102 min. • Order # V4722 RESIDENTIALL CUSTOMER ECRWSS PAID Non-Profit Orgn. U.S. POSTAGE Permit Number 316 Wenatchee, WA 98801 For walk-in service, visit your local library! 16 23 28 Okanogan 17 Chelan 10 7 18 3 27 Ferry 15 14 24 11 20 4 1 2 9 Douglas 26 Questions? 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