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Title: A Cat Abroad Further Adventures of Norton, The Cat Who Went to Author: Gethers, Peter Pub Year: 1993 Publisher: Crown Publishers Media: TradePaper Genre: :Animals::Memoir: Description: In Peter Gethers' and Norton's further adventures, the extraordinary feline with the great Scottish Fold ears, is hightailing it to the south of France--and making pit stops all over the globe (with his favorite human, of course). Along the way, Norton and his human companion face change and learn to understand the problems and the pleasure that come with growing up and growing older together. Like its predecessor, A CAT ABROAD is funny, touching, and wise. A Cat Abroad	Title: A Death at Fountain's Abbey Author: Hodgson, Antonia Pub Year: 2016 Publisher: Hodder Media: TradePaper Genre: :Fiction::Historical Fiction: Description: Late spring 1728 and Thomas Hawkins has left London for the wild beauty of Yorkshire - forced on a mission he can't refuse. John Aislabie, one of the wealthiest men in England, has been threatened with murder. Blackmailed into investigating, Tom must hunt down those responsible, or lose the woman he loves A Death at Fountain's Abbey	Title: A Marker to Measure Drift Author: Maksik, Alexander Pub Year: 2013 Publisher: Bond Street Media: Hardcover Genre: Description: In the aftermath of Charles Taylor's fallen regime, a young Liberian woman named Jacqueline has fled to the Aegean island of Santorini. She lives in a cave accessible only at low tide. During the day, she offers massages to tourists, battling her hunger one or two euros at a time. Her pressing physical needs provide a deeper relief, obliterating her memories of unspeakable violence. But slowly, the specters of her former life resurface: her adoring younger sister; her unshakably proper mother; her father, who believed in his president; her journalist lover, who knew that Taylor would be overthrown. Now Jacqueline must face the ghosts that haunt her - or tip into full-blown madness. A Marker to Measure Drift	Title: A Stranger in the House Author: Lapena, Shari Pub Year: 2017 Publisher: Doubleday Media: Hardcover Genre: :Mystery/Suspense: Description: Karen and Tom Krupp are happy - they've got a lovely home in upstate New York, they're practically newlyweds, and they have no kids to interrupt their comfortable life together. But one day, Tom returns home to find Karen has vanished - her car's gone and it seems she left in a rush. She even left her purse - complete with phone and ID - behind. Karen had had a car accident, which left her with a concussion and a few scrapes. Still, she's mostly okay - except that she can't remember what she was doing or where she was when she crashed. The cops think her memory loss is highly convenient, and they suspect she was up to no good. Karen returns home with Tom, determined to heal and move on with her life. Then she realizes something's been moved. Something's not quite right. Someone's been in her house. Tom looks at her, concerned. �How do you feel?� She wants to say, Terrified. Instead, she says, with a faint smile, �Glad to be home.� In this house, everyone's a stranger. Everyone has something they'd rather keep hidden. Something they might even kill to keep quiet. A Stranger in the House	Title: An American Marriage Author: Jones, Tayari Pub Year: 2018 Publisher: Algonquin Media: TradePaper Genre: :Fiction: Description: Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. He is a young executive, and she is an artist on the brink of an exciting career. But as they settle into the routine of their life together, they are ripped apart by circumstances neither could have imagined. Roy is arrested and sentenced to twelve years for a crime Celestial knows he didn't commit. Though fiercely independent, Celestial finds herself bereft and unmoored, taking comfort in Andre, her childhood friend, and best man at their wedding. As Roy's time in prison passes, she is unable to hold on to the love that has been her center. After five years, Roy's conviction is suddenly overturned, and he returns to Atlanta ready to resume their life together. This stirring love story is a profoundly insightful look into the hearts and minds of three people who are at once bound and separated by forces beyond their control An American Marriage	Title: Auntie Poldi and the Fruits of the Lord Author: Giordano, Mario Pub Year: 2016 Publisher: John Murray Media: TradePaper Genre: :Mystery/Suspense: Description: "Miss Marple in Sicily" When Prosecco-loving Auntie Poldi retired to Sicily from Germany, she never dreamed her tranquil days would be interrupted by murder. But Sicily had other plans, and Poldi found herself honor-bound to solve the disappearance of her beloved (and cute) handyman. Now she's finally ready for some peace and quiet - interrupted by romantic encounters with handsome Chief Inspector Montana, of course - when the water supply to her neighborhood is cut off and a dear friend's dog is poisoned, telltale signs that a certain familial organization is flexing its muscles. Poldi knows there will be no resolution without her help. She soon finds a body in a vineyard, tangles with the Mafia, and yet again makes herself unpopular in the pursuit of justice. But once wine and murder mix, how could she possibly stay away? Auntie Poldi and the Fruits of the Lord
Title: Bodies of Evidence Fascinating World of Forensic Science... Author: Innes, David Pub Year: 2000 Publisher: Amber Books Ltd Media: Hardcover Genre: :Social Problems: Description: Bodies of Evidence is an informative examination of the science of criminal investigation. It is packed with intriguing case histories involving a variety of forensic evidence and chronicles the role of those who have made the most significant contributions to the fields of toxicology, serology, fingerprinting, forensic ballistics and psychological profiling. Bodies of Evidence	Title: Brain Maker The Power of Microbes to Heal and Protect Your Bra Author: Perlmutter, David Pub Year: 2015 Publisher: Little, Brown & Co. Media: Hardcover Genre: :Medicine and Health: Description: Debilitating brain disorders are on the rise-from children diagnosed with autism and ADHD to adults developing dementia at younger ages than ever before. But a medical revolution is underway that can solve this problem: Astonishing new research is revealing that the health of your brain is, to an extraordinary degree, dictated by the state of your microbiome - the vast population of organisms that live in your body and outnumber your own cells ten to one. What's taking place in your intestines today is determining your risk for any number of brain-related conditions. In BRAIN MAKER, Dr. Perlmutter explains the potent interplay between intestinal microbes and the brain, describing how the microbiome develops from birth and evolves based on lifestyle choices, how it can become "sick," and how nurturing gut health through a few easy strategies can alter your brain's destiny for the better. With simple dietary recommendations and a highly practical program of six steps to improving gut ecology, BRAIN MAKER opens the door to unprecedented brain health potential. Brain Maker	Title: China Rich Girlfriend Author: Kwan, Kevin Pub Year: 2016 Publisher: Anchor Media: TradePaper Genre: :Fiction: Description: It�s the eve of Rachel Chu�s wedding, and she should be over the moon. She has a flawless Asscher-cut diamond, a wedding dress she loves, and a fianc� willing to thwart his meddling relatives and give up one of the biggest fortunes in Asia in order to marry her. Still, Rachel mourns the fact that her birthfather, a man she never knew, won�t be there to walk her down the aisle. Then a chance accident reveals his identity. Suddenly, Rachel is drawn into a dizzying world of Shanghai splendor, a world where people attend church in a penthouse, where exotic cars race down the boulevard, and where people aren't just crazy rich � they�re China rich. China Rich Girlfriend	Title: Criminal Justice through the Ages From divine judgment to modern German legislation Author: Fosberry, John - trans. Pub Year: 1981 Publisher: Medieval Crime Museum Media: TradePaper Genre: :Social Problems: Description: No Description Available Criminal Justice through the Ages	Title: Dark Money Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise Author: Mayer, Jane Pub Year: 2017 Publisher: Anchor Books Media: TradePaper Genre: :Politics, Government: Description: Who are the immensely wealthy right-wing ideologues shaping the fate of America today? From the bestselling author of The Dark Side, an electrifying work of investigative journalism that uncovers the agenda of this powerful group. In her new preface, Jane Mayer discusses the results of the most recent election and Donald Trump's victory, and how, despite much discussion to the contrary, this was a huge victory for the billionaires who have been pouring money in the American political system. Why is America living in an age of profound and widening economic inequality? Why have even modest attempts to address climate change been defeated again and again? Why do hedge-fund billionaires pay a far lower tax rate than middle-class workers? In a riveting and indelible feat of reporting, Jane Mayer illuminates the history of an elite cadre of plutocrats - headed by the Kochs, the Scaifes, the Olins, and the Bradleys - who have bankrolled a systematic plan to fundamentally alter the American political system. Mayer traces a byzantine trail of billions of dollars spent by the network, revealing a staggering conglomeration of think tanks, academic institutions, media groups, courthouses, and government allies that have fallen under their sphere of influence. Drawing from hundreds of exclusive interviews, as well as extensive scrutiny of public records, private papers, and court proceedings, Mayer provides vivid portraits of the secretive figures behind the new American oligarchy and a searing look at the carefully concealed agendas steering the nation. Dark Money is an essential book for anyone who cares about the future of American democracy. Dark Money	Title: Death Mask Author: Fox, Kathryn Pub Year: 2011 Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Media: Paperback Genre: :Criminology::Fiction::MYSTERY: Description: When the victim of a violent gang rape accuses five premier sportsmen of being her attackers, she has no idea that her suffering has only just begun. It's a scandal that rocks a nation of sports fans. But, in spite of a huge amount of evidence, no one seems to believe the girl. So when Dr Anya Crichton, with her forensic and sexual assault expertise, is asked to get involved - albeit on behalf of the team managers - she knows she can't say no. But as she investigates further, she realises that the scandals, violence and abuses run much deeper, and much further into the past than she could Death Mask
Title: Death of a Ghost Author: Beaton, M. C. Pub Year: 2017 Publisher: Constable Media: TradePaper Genre: :Mystery/Suspense: Description: When Police Sergeant Hamish Macbeth hears reports of a haunted castle near Drim, he assumes the eerie noises and lights reported by the villagers are just local teenagers going there to smoke pot or, worse, inject themselves with drugs. Still, Hamish decides that he and his policeman, Charlie "Clumsy" Carson, will spend the night at the ruined castle to get to the bottom of the rumors once and for all. There's no sign of any ghost...but then Charlie disappears through the floor. It turns out he's fallen into the cellar. And what Hamish and Charlie find there is worse than a ghost: a dead body propped against the wall. Waiting for help to arrive, Hamish and Charlie leave the castle just for a moment--to eat bacon baps--but when they return, the body is nowhere to be seen. It's clear something strange--and deadly--is going on at the castle, and Hamish must get to the bottom of it before the "ghost" can strike again... Death of a Ghost	Title: Departure Author: Riddle, A. G. Pub Year: 2014 Publisher: Harper Media: TradePaper Genre: :Science Fiction: Description: En route to London from New York, Flight 305 suddenly loses power and crash-lands in the English countryside, plunging a group of strangers into a mysterious adventure that will have repercussions for all of humankind. Struggling to stay alive, the survivors soon realize that the world they've crashed in is very different from the one they left. But where are they? Why are they here? And how will they get back home? Five passengers seem to hold clues about what's really going on: writer Harper Lane, venture capitalist Nick Stone, German genetic researcher Sabrina Schr�der, computer scientist Yul Tan, and Grayson Shaw, the son of a billionaire philanthropist. As more facts about the crash emerge, it becomes clear that some in this group know more than they're letting on - answers that will lead Harper and Nick to uncover a far-reaching conspiracy involving their own lives. As they begin to piece together the truth, they discover they have the power to change the future and the past - to save our world . . . or end it. Departure	Title: Eagles of Dacia Author: Turney, S. J. A. Pub Year: 2017 Publisher: Mulcahy Media: TradePaper Genre: :Historical Fiction: Description: At the mercy of the scheming Imperial Chamberlain, Cleander, Rufinus is dispatched to Dacia, a land of untamed beauty at the edge of the Roman world, with orders to investigate the two legionary commanders there for signs of treason. Uncertain what to expect from his mission, the two generals, or the land itself, Rufinus travels east with Senova and his faithful hound, Acheron. But machinations and skullduggery are afoot in Dacia, and the young praetorian is walking into the heart of empire-changing events. As the generals Clodius Albinus and Pescennius Niger work to put the province right following recent invasions and revolts, Rufinus begins his investigation, suffering insubordinate soldiers, unseen attackers and dangerous locals. Eagles of Dacia	Title: Echoes From the Wall Real Stories of Mexican Migrants Author: King, Judy Pub Year: 2019 Publisher: Groppe Libros Media: TradePaper Genre: :Social Science: Description: These are the stories of 13 Mexicans - told in their own words - that recount the fears, frustrations, and successes that marked their U.S. border crossings. Many were not immigrants hoping to stay in the U.S. for a lifetime. They were, rather, migrants intent upon building a nest egg that would allow them to provide better lives for their families when they returned to Mexico. This book will change the way that most American view the issue of illegal immigration. Echoes From the Wall	Title: Echoes In Death Author: Robb, J. D. Pub Year: 2017 Publisher: St. Martin's Media: Paperback Genre: :Mystery/Suspense: Description: As NY Lt. Eve Dallas and her billionaire husband Roarke are driving home, a young woman, dazed, naked, and bloody, suddenly stumbles out in front of their car. Roarke slams on the brakes and Eve springs into action. Daphne Strazza is rushed to the ER, but it's too late for her husband Dr. Anthony Strazza. A brilliant orthopedic surgeon, he now lies dead amid the wreckage of his obsessively organized town house, his three safes opened and emptied. Daphne would be a valuable witness, but in her terror and shock the only description of the perp she can offer is repeatedly calling him "the devil"... While it emerges that Dr. Strazza was cold, controlling, and widely disliked, this is one case where the evidence doesn't point to the spouse. So Eve and her team must get started on the legwork, interviewing everyone from dinner-party guests to professional colleagues to caterers, in a desperate race to answer some crucial questions: What does the devil look like? And where will he show up next? Echoes In Death	Title: Family Guide to Asthma and Allergies How You and Your Children Can Breathe Easier Author: Edelman, Norman Pub Year: 1997 Publisher: Little, Brown & Co. Media: Hardcover Genre: :Medicine and Health: Description: A complete guide to asthma and allergies in both children and adults answers questions about triggers, treatment, and preventive help, and offers suggestions on how to recognize the symptoms of these common problems. Family Guide to Asthma and Allergies
Title: Force of Nature Author: Harper, Jane Pub Year: 2017 Publisher: Flatiron Media: Hardcover Genre: :Mystery/Suspense: Description: When five colleagues are forced to go on a corporate retreat in the wilderness, they reluctantly pick up their backpacks and start walking down the muddy path. But one of the women doesn't come out of the woods. And each of her companions tells a slightly different story about what happened. Federal Police Agent Aaron Falk has a keen interest in the whereabouts of the missing hiker. In an investigation that takes him deep into isolated forest, Falk discovers secrets lurking in the mountains, and a tangled web of personal and professional friendship, suspicion, and betrayal among the hikers. But did that lead to murder? Force of Nature	Title: Full Wolf Moon Author: Child, Lincoln Pub Year: 2017 Publisher: Anchor Media: Paperback Genre: :Mystery/Suspense: Description: Legends, no matter how outlandish, are often grounded in reality. This has been the guiding principle behind the exhilarating career of Jeremy Logan, the "enigmalogist" - an investigator who specializes in analyzing phenomena that have no obvious explanation - previously seen in The Forgotten Room, The Third Gate, and Deep Storm. Logan has often found himself in situations where keeping an open mind could mean the difference between life and death, and that has never been more true than now. Logan travels to an isolated writers' retreat deep in the Adirondacks to finally work on his book when the remote community is rocked by the grisly discovery of a dead hiker on Desolation Mountain. The body has been severely mauled, but the unusual savagery of the bite and claw marks call into question the initial suspicions of a wild bear attack. When Logan is asked to help investigate, he discovers no shortage of suspects capable of such an attack - and no shortage of locals willing to point the finger and spread incredible rumors. One rumor, too impossible to believe, has even the forest ranger believing in werewolves. As Logan gets to know the remote deep-woods landscape, including a respected woman scientist still struggling with the violent loss of her father in these very woods, Logan realizes he's up against something he has never seen before. Full Wolf Moon	Title: Generation without Memory A Jewish Journey in Christian America Author: Roiphe, Anne Pub Year: 1981 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Media: Hardcover Genre: :Religion-Spiritualit: Description: The author searches for Jewish memory in a vast Christian nation Generation without Memory	Title: Getaway Author: Nora Roberts Pub Year: 2018 Publisher: Harlequin Books S.A. Media: Paperback Genre: :Fiction::Mystery/Suspense::Romance: Description: PARTNERS Matthew Bates has wanted Laurel Armand for years - though professionally she's his nemesis. With their dangerous attraction simmering just below the surface, Laurel and Matthew feed off their rivalry - until the two are thrown together to reinvestigate a murder case. Caught up in their jobs and each other, resistance doesn't stand a chance. Both are determined to get their story, but when Matthew and Laurel find themselves in the path of a deranged killer, love and lives are on the line! THE ART OF DECEPTION When the handsome Adam Haines shows up at Kirby Fairchild's ancestral home looking for a quiet place to paint, she's more than skeptical. Yet as days and nights wear on, the attraction she feels for him builds, whether she wants it to or not. But when Adam begins to act suspiciously, Kirby must uncover his real purpose at her father's home before it's too late. Otherwise Kirby might be in danger - of falling hard for a stranger who is even more practiced in the art of deception than she is Getaway	Title: Ghana Must Go Author: Selasi, Taiye Pub Year: 2014 Publisher: Penguin Media: TradePaper Genre: :Fiction: Description: A renowned surgeon and failed husband, Kweku Sai dies suddenly at dawn outside his home in suburban Accra. The news of his death sends a ripple around the world, bringing together the family he abandoned years before. Moving with great elegance through time and place, Ghana Must Go charts their circuitous journey to one another and, along the way, teaches us that the truths we speak can heal the wounds we hide. Ghana Must Go	Title: Golden Hill by Spufford Author: Spufford, Francis Pub Year: 2016 Publisher: Scribner Media: TradePaper Genre: :Historical Fiction: Description: New York, a small town on the tip of Manhattan island, 1746. One rainy evening in November, a handsome young stranger fresh off the boat arrives at a countinghouse door on Golden Hill Street: this is Mr. Smith, amiable, charming, yet strangely determined to keep suspicion shimmering. For in his pocket, he has what seems to be an order for a thousand pounds, a huge sum, and he won't explain why, or where he comes from, or what he is planning to do in the colonies that requires so much money. Should the New York merchants trust him? Should they risk their credit and refuse to pay? Should they befriend him, seduce him, arrest him; maybe even kill him? Golden Hill by Spufford
Title: Grain Brain Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs and Sugar... Author: Perlmutter, David Pub Year: 2013 Publisher: Little, Brown & Co. Media: Hardcover Genre: :Medicine and Health: Description: Grain Brain empowers you to take control of your wellbeing as never before. Inside, you'll learn how to: lose weight banish anxiety beat depression reduce -- and even eliminate -- chronic conditions safeguard yourself against cognitive decline and neurological disease improve the health of your microbiome and much more -- all without drugs! In this fully revised, five-year-anniversary edition, Dr. Perlmutter builds on his mission. Drawing on the latest developments in scientific research, which have further validated his recommendations, he explains how the Grain Brain program boosts the brain, shows the benefits of using fat as a main fuel source, and puts forth the most compelling evidence to date that a non-GMO, gluten-free, and low-carb diet is crucial for cognitive function and long-term health. Grain Brain	Title: Great House Author: Krauss, Nicole Pub Year: 2010 Publisher: Norton Media: Hardcover Genre: :Fiction: Description: A young novelist inherited the desk from a Chilean poet taken by Pinochet's police. Then the desk is stolen from her by the poet's supposed daughter. In its drawers, another man discovers a long-kept secret about his wife. And a Jerusalem antiques dealer uses the desk in his family's study, which was devastated by the Nazis in 1944. One day a young girl claiming to be the poet's daughter comes to take it away, sending the writer's life reeling. Great House	Title: History is Wrong Author: Daniken, Erich von Pub Year: 2009 Publisher: Career Press Media: TradePaper Genre: :History - Ancient::Knowledge: Description: Erich von Daniken again shows his flair for revealing the truths that his contemporaries have missed. After closely analyzing hundreds of ancient and apparently unrelated texts, he is now ready to proclaim that human history is nothing like the world religions claim--and he has the proof! In History is Wrong, Erich von Daniken takes a closer look at the fascinating Voynich manuscript, which has defied all attempts at decryption since its discovery, and makes some fascinating revelations about the equally incredible Book of Enoch. Von Daniken also unearths the intriguing story of a lost subterranean labyrinth in Ecuador that is said to be home to an extensive library of thousands of gold panels. He supplies evidence that the metal library not only has links to the Book of Enoch but also to the Mormons, who have spent decades searching for it, believing it to contain the history of their forefathers. And what about the mysterious lines in the desert of Nazca that look like landing strips when viewed from the air? Archeologists claim they are ancient procession routes. "Think again!" cries von Daniken as he reveals the data that the archeologists never even thought to check. History is Wrong will challenge your intellect�and maybe a few long-held beliefs. History is Wrong	Title: Host Family Author: Medwed, Mameve Pub Year: 2000 Publisher: Warner Books, Inc Media: TradePaper Genre: :Family Relationships::Fiction: Description: Daisy and Henry have been married for 20 years, and for all that time they have served as host families for international students coming to study at Harvard. So Daisy should have seen it coming when Henry dumps her for the extremely French Giselle. Host Family	Title: In a House of Lies Author: Rankin, Ian Pub Year: 2018 Publisher: Orion Media: Hardcover Genre: :Mystery/Suspense: Description: Former Detective John Rebus' retirement is disrupted once again when skeletal remains are identified as a private investigator who went missing over a decade earlier. The remains, found in a rusted car in the East Lothian woods, not far from Edinburgh, quickly turn into a cold case murder investigation. Rebus' old friend, Siobhan Clarke is assigned to the case, but neither of them could have predicted what buried secrets the investigation will uncover. Rebus remembers the original case -- a shady land deal -- all too well. After the investigation stalled, the family of the missing man complained that there was a police cover-up. As Clarke and her team investigate the cold case murder, she soon learns a different side of her mentor, a side he would prefer to keep in the past. In a House of Lies	Title: Intelligence in Animals The Earth, Its Wonders, Its Secrets Author: 591.5 READ Pub Year: 1994 Publisher: Reader's Digest Media: Hardcover Genre: :Animals: Description: This newest Reader's Digest volume presents, in vivid photography and informative text, the intelligence of animals. The use of teaching through play activities, animals that use tools, the art of working together, animal sign language, and much more are discussed. Intelligence in Animals
Title: Killers of the Flower Moon The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI Author: Grann, David Pub Year: 2018 Publisher: Vintage Books Media: TradePaper Genre: :History - U.S.: Description: In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe. Then, one by one, the Osage began to be killed off. The family of an Osage woman, Mollie Burkhart, became a prime target. One of her relatives was shot. Another was poisoned. And it was just the beginning, as more and more Osage were dying under mysterious circumstances, and many of those who dared to investigate the killings were themselves murdered. As the death toll rose, the newly created FBI took up the case, and the young director, J. Edgar Hoover, turned to a former Texas Ranger named Tom White to try to unravel the mystery. White put together an undercover team, including a Native American agent who infiltrated the region, and together with the Osage began to expose one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history. Killers of the Flower Moon	Title: La Rose Author: Erdrich, Louise Pub Year: 2016 Publisher: HarperCollins Media: TradePaper Genre: :Family Relationships::Fiction: Description: North Dakota, late summer, 1999. Landreaux Iron stalks a deer along the edge of the property bordering his own. He shoots with easy confidence - but when the buck springs away, Landreaux realizes he's hit something else, a blur he saw as he squeezed the trigger. When he staggers closer, he realizes he has killed his neighbor's five-year-old son, Dusty Ravich. The youngest child of his friend and neighbor, Peter Ravich, Dusty was best friends with Landreaux's five-year-old son, LaRose. The two families have always been close, sharing food, clothing, and rides into town; their children played together despite going to different schools; and Landreaux's wife, Emmaline, is half sister to Dusty's mother, Nola. Horrified at what he's done, the recovered alcoholic turns to an Ojibwe tribe tradition - the sweat lodge - for guidance, and finds a way forward. Following an ancient means of retribution, he and Emmaline will give LaRose to the grieving Peter and Nola. �Our son will be your son now,� they tell them. La Rose	Title: Leon & Louise Author: Capus, Alex Pub Year: 2012 Publisher: Haus Media: TradePaper Genre: :Fiction: Description: Summer 1918. The First World War is drawing to a close when L�on Le Gall, a French teenager from Cherbourg who has dropped out of school and left home, falls in love with Louise Janvier. Both are severely wounded by German artillery fire, are separated, and believe each other to be dead. Briefly reunited two decades later, the two lovers are torn apart again by Louise's refusal to destroy L�on's marriage and by the German invasion of France. In occupied Paris during the Second World War, where L�on struggles against the abhorrent tasks imposed upon him by the SS, and the wilds of Africa, where Louise confronts the hardships of her primitive environment, they battle the vicissitudes of history and the passage of time for the survival of their love. Leon & Louise	Title: Mercy Author: Garwood, Julie Pub Year: 2001 Publisher: Pocket Media: Paperback Genre: :Mystery/Suspense: Description: They call themselves the Sowing Club: four white-collar professionals whose sophisticated crimes have amassed millions of dollars in a Cayman Islands bank account. The group is bound by a pact to leave the cash untouched until they accumulate a certain amount, but their leader, John, is distracted by and nearly bankrupt from his wife's grave illness. Knowing what must be done, John turns to his three friends to mercy-kill his wife, but the line between mercy and murder quickly vanishes.... As the relentless and cold-blooded Sowing Club sets out to silence Michelle, the one person who has information that could destroy them, Theo confronts the lies, greed, and evil that bind the lethal foursome - and risks more than he ever has before. Michelle saved his life...now can he save hers? Mercy	Title: Mexico - the Struggle for Democratic Development Author: Levy, Daniel and Bruhn, Kathleen Pub Year: 2001 Publisher: U of California Press Media: TradePaper Genre: :History - Mexico: Description: This engaging book provides a broad and accessible analysis of Mexico's contemporary struggle for democratic development. Now completely revised, it brings up to date issues ranging from electoral reform and accountability to drug trafficking, migration, and NAFTA. It also considers the rapidly changing role of Mexico's mass and elite groups, and its national institutions, including the media, the military, and the Church. Mexico - the Struggle for Democratic Development	Title: Mightier Than the Sword Author: Archer, Jeffrey Pub Year: 2015 Publisher: Pan Media: Paperback Genre: :Fiction: Description: Mightier than the Sword opens with an IRA bomb exploding during the MV Buckingham's maiden voyage across the Atlantic - but how many passengers lose their lives? When Harry Clifton visits his publisher in New York, he learns that he has been elected as the new president of English PEN, and immediately launches a campaign for the release of a fellow author, Anatoly Babakov, who's imprisoned in Siberia. Babakov's crime? Writing a book called Uncle Joe, a devastating insight into what it was like to work for Stalin. So determined is Harry to see Babakov released and the book published, that he puts his own life in danger. Sir Giles Barrington is now a minister of the Crown, and looks set for even higher office, until an official trip to Berlin does not end as a diplomatic success. Once again, Giles's political career is thrown off balance by none other than his old adversary, Major Alex Fisher, who once again stands against him at the election. But who wins this time? Mightier Than the Sword
Title: Moon - Living Abroad in Costa Rica Author: Van Rheenen, Erin Pub Year: 2013 Publisher: Perseus Books Group Media: TradePaper Genre: :Geography and Travel: Description: Erin Van Rheenen has made the move to Costa Rica herself, and in Moon Living Abroad Costa Rica, she uses her know-how to provide insight and firsthand advice on navigating the language and culture of this beautiful country. Erin outlines all the information you need - including how to obtain visas, arrange finances, set up your daily life, gain employment, and choose schools - in a smart, organized, and straightforward manner, making planning the move abroad manageable. Moon Living Abroad Costa Rica also includes practical advice for a variety of needs and budgets on how to rent or buy a home, whether it's a condo in the San Jos� suburb of Escaz�, a wooden house in coastal Tortuguero, or a mountain retreat with a view of Arenal Volcano. With color and black and white photos, illustrations, and maps to help you find your bearings, Moon Living Abroad Costa Rica makes the transition process easy for tourists, business people, adventurers, students, teachers, professionals, families, couples, and retirees looking to relocate. Moon - Living Abroad in Costa Rica	Title: Most Dangerous Place Author: Grippando, James Pub Year: 2017 Publisher: Harper Media: Paperback Genre: :Mystery/Suspense: Description: According to the FBI, the most dangerous place for a woman between the ages of twenty and thirty is in a relationship with a man. Those statistics become all too personal when Jack Swyteck takes on a new client tied to his past. It begins at the airport, where Jack is waiting to meet his old high school buddy, Keith Ingraham, a high-powered banker based in Hong Kong, coming to Miami for his young daughter's surgery. But their long-awaited reunion is abruptly derailed when the police arrest Keith's wife, Isabelle, in the terminal, accusing her of conspiring to kill the man who raped her in college. Jack quickly agrees to represent Isa, but soon discovers that to see justice done, he must separate truth from lies - an undertaking that proves more complicated than the seasoned attorney expects. Most Dangerous Place	Title: My Lucky Star Author: Keenan, Joe Pub Year: 2006 Publisher: Back Bay Media: TradePaper Genre: :Fiction: Description: Working on an ill-gotten screenwriting assignment with his partner Claire Simmons, gay writer Philip Cavanaugh offers to ghostwrite a memoir that threatens to expose a handsome actor's latent homosexuality, an endeavor that is also challenged by the arrival of an old nemesis. By the author of Blue Heaven. My Lucky Star	Title: My Own Words Author: Ginsburg, Ruth Bader Pub Year: 2016 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Media: TradePaper Genre: :Biography/Autobiogra: Description: The first book from Ruth Bader Ginsburg since becoming a Supreme Court Justice in 1993 - a witty, engaging, serious, and playful collection of writings and speeches from the woman who has had a powerful and enduring influence on law, women's rights, and popular culture. My Own Words offers Justice Ginsburg on wide-ranging topics, including gender equality, the workways of the Supreme Court, being Jewish, law and lawyers in opera, and the value of looking beyond US shores when interpreting the US Constitution. Throughout her life Justice Ginsburg has been (and continues to be) a prolific writer and public speaker. This book's sampling is selected by Justice Ginsburg and her authorized biographers Mary Hartnett and Wendy W. Williams. Justice Ginsburg has written an introduction to the book, and Hartnett and Williams introduce each chapter, giving biographical context and quotes gleaned from hundreds of interviews they have conducted. This is a fascinating glimpse into the life of one of America's most influential women. My Own Words	Title: One Year Off Leaving It All Behind for a Round-the-World Journe Author: Cohen, David Elliot Pub Year: 2001 Publisher: Travelers' Tales, Inc Media: TradePaper Genre: :Geography and Travel: Description: Nostalgic for his adventurous youth, Cohen quit his job at age 40 and embarked on a year-long voyage with his wife, Devi, their eight-year-old daughter and two sons, aged seven and two. This account of their adventures consists of 23 humorous and gripping e-mails that Cohen (an editor of the coffee-table book series that includes A Day in the Life of America) sent to friends and relatives during their 1996 journey to 14 countries, including Costa Rica, Italy, Greece, France, India and Australia. Having the children along sometimes made the Cohens anxious for their safety, but watching them thrill at the sight of wild giraffes, elephants and hippos on an African safari, for example, offset their parental fears. Although the children did not share their parents' fondness for visiting museums and churches, they were delighted to live on a houseboat and see the Leaning Tower of Pisa. A trip to a Jain temple near Delhi (Devi's father is Indian) so enthralled the family that they got locked in after closing hours. Although this year-long vacation included some harrowing moments, such as when daughter Kara nearly drowned off the coast of Queensland, the author considers the rewards of this unconventional trip for himself and his family well worth any risks or inconveniences they encountered. One Year Off	Title: Patriot Pirates The Privateer War for Freedom and Fortune in... Author: Patton, Robert H. Pub Year: 2008 Publisher: Vintage Books Media: TradePaper Genre: :History - U.S.: Description: In this lively narrative history, Robert H. Patton, grandson of the World War II battlefield legend, tells a sweeping tale of courage, capitalism, naval warfare, and international political intrigue set on the high seas during the American Revolution. Patriot Pirates highlights the obscure but pivotal role played by colonial privateers in defeating Britain in the American Revolution. American privateering-essentially legalized piracy-began with a ragtag squadron of New England schooners in 1775. It quickly erupted into a massive seaborne insurgency involving thousands of money-mad patriots plundering Britain's maritime trade throughout Atlantic. Patton's extensive research brings to life the extraordinary adventures of privateers as they hammered the British economy, infuriated the Royal Navy, and humiliated the crown. Patriot Pirates
Title: PBS Behind the Screen Author: Jarvik, Lawrence Pub Year: 1997 Publisher: Prima Publishing Media: Hardcover Genre: :Media: Description: PBS originataed with good intentions: Making the world better through education. But according to media analyst Laurence Jarvik, America's only taxpayer-supported public broadcasting network has gone astray. In his new book, PBS: Behind the Screen, Jarvik provides the first independent, historical account of our nation's television network. Based on years of research and scores of interviews, he tours readers through PBS's evolution, from the early days, when the network was a shining vision in the minds of educators and philanthropists, to later years, when it became the focal point of a never-ending, sometimes ugly tug-of-war between opposing political camps. PBS Behind the Screen	Title: Queen of America Author: Urrea, Luis Albeto Pub Year: 2011 Publisher: Little, Brown Media: TradePaper Genre: Description: Beginning where Luis Alberto Urrea's bestselling The Hummingbird's Daughter left off, QUEEN OF AMERICA finds young Teresita Urrea, beloved healer and "Saint of Cabora," with her father in 1892 Arizona. But, besieged by pilgrims in desperate need of her healing powers, and pursued by assassins, she has no choice but to flee the borderlands and embark on an extraordinary journey into the heart of turn-of-the-century America. Teresita's passage will take her to New York, San Francisco, and St. Louis, where she will encounter European royalty, Cuban poets, beauty queens, anxious immigrants and grand tycoons-and, among them, a man who will force Teresita to finally ask herself the ultimate question: is a saint allowed to fall in love? Queen of America	Title: Reader's Digest, September 2017 Author: Reader's Digest Pub Year: 2017 Publisher: Reader's Digest Media: TradePaper Genre: :Magazines & Serials: Description: No Description Available Reader's Digest, September 2017	Title: Residential Tourism (De)Constructing Paradise Author: McWatters, Mason Pub Year: 2009 Publisher: Channel View Publications Media: TradePaper Genre: :Social Science: Description: Residential Tourism: (De)Constructing Paradise offers the first in-depth, critical exploration of the foreign retirement/expatriate communities proliferating in both size and number throughout Latin America. Amidst the widespread development and promotion of international destinations of residential �paradise� intended for retirement, leisure, and experiences of exotica, this book draws on a diversity of perspectives in order to analyze the social and spatial impacts that this dynamic phenomenon has on the people and places it directly affects. Residential Tourism	Title: Rooms to Die For Author: Harrington, Jean Pub Year: 2015 Publisher: Worldwide Media: Paperback Genre: :Mystery/Suspense: Description: Interior designer Deva Dunne finds more than fabulous furnishings on her trip to the design mall; she and her client come upon the body of one of Deva's favorite shop owners, swinging from the atrium railing. It looks like suicide, but Deva feels sure that the purveyor of Florida's finest antiques would never leap to his death from a tacky blue stool. Deva's boyfriend, studly and stoic police lieutenant Victor Rossi, looks into it, but there's not much to go on. He's focusing on their future these days, and he wishes Deva would steer clear of danger. But everyone around Deva seems to be keeping secrets, and she's getting some strange reactions to the designs she's doing for a big charity event. When she experiences a mysterious attack, she knows she's at the center of something huge�and if she doesn't outwit this killer fast, her only future will be six feet under. Rooms to Die For	Title: Seabiscuit An American Legend Author: Hillenbrand, Laura Pub Year: 2001 Publisher: Ballantine Books Media: TradePaper Genre: :Animals::Sports/Recreation: Description: Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular attractions in sports history and the single biggest newsmaker in the world in 1938, receiving more coverage than FDR, Hitler, or Mussolini. But his success was a surprise to the racing establishment, which had written off the crooked-legged racehorse with the sad tail. Three men changed Seabiscuit's fortunes: Charles Howard was a onetime bicycle repairman who introduced the automobile to the western United States and became an overnight millionaire. When he needed a trainer for his new racehorses, he hired Tom Smith, a mysterious mustang breaker from the Colorado plains. Smith urged Howard to buy Seabiscuit for a bargain-basement price, then hired as his jockey Red Pollard, a failed boxer who was blind in one eye, half-crippled, and prone to quoting passages from Ralph Waldo Emerson. Over four years, these unlikely partners survived a phenomenal run of bad fortune, conspiracy, and severe injury to transform Seabiscuit from a neurotic, pathologically indolent also-ran into an American sports icon. Seabiscuit
Title: Shape Shifting Shamanic Techniques for Gloval and Personal Transf Author: Perkins, John Pub Year: 1997 Publisher: Destiny Books Media: TradePaper Genre: :Religion-Spiritualit: Description: The New York Times bestseller Confessions of an Economic Hit Man documents John Perkins' extraordinary career as a globe-trotting economic hit man. Perkins' insider's view leads him to crisis of conscience--to the realization that he must devote himself to work which will foster a world-wide awareness of the sanctity of indigenous peoples, their cultures, and their environments. Perkins' books demonstrate how the age-old shamanic techniques of some of the world's most primitive peoples have sparked a revolution in modern concepts about healing, the subconscious, and the powers each of us has to alter individual and communal reality. Many indigenous cultures practice shapeshifting. Native American hunters take on the spirit of their prey to ensure a successful hunt; Asian medicine men �ingest� a sickness to heal the one afflicted; Amazon warriors become jaguars to soundlessly travel the jungle. Those who shapeshift understand that all of life is energy and that by focusing your intent you can change energetic patterns, rendering a new form. Shapeshifting can occur on three levels: cellular--transforming from human to plant or animal; personal--becoming a new self or leaving an addiction behind; and institutional--creating a new business or cultural identity. Since 1968, master shamans in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and the Americas have been training John Perkins to teach the industrial world about the powerful techniques involved in shapeshifting. His groundbreaking book takes you to deserts and jungles, mountains and oceans, medical research centers and corporate board rooms to learn the step-by-step methods of this practice that integrates ancient and modern techniques to bring about profound healing. Shape Shifting	Title: Silent Thunder In the Presence of Elephants Author: Payne, Katy Pub Year: 1998 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Media: Hardcover Genre: :Animals: Description: Details the pioneering research that has uncovered the fact that elephants communicate at a pitch lower than humans can detect, as a woman who has lived among them celebrates her time in Africa as well as the infinite connections between animals and people. 25,000 first printing. BOMC Alt. Silent Thunder	Title: Silk Dreams, Troubled Road Author: Bealby, Jonny Pub Year: 2003 Publisher: Arrow Media: Genre: Description: Love and war on the old Silk Road: on horseback through Central Asia Silk Dreams, Troubled Road	Title: Skulls to the Living, Bread to the Dead The Day of the Dead in Mexico and Beyond Author: Brandes, Stanley Pub Year: 2006 Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Media: TradePaper Genre: :Culture and Customs: Description: Each October, as the Day of the Dead draws near, Mexican markets overflow with decorated breads, fanciful paper cutouts, and whimsical toy skulls and skeletons. To honor deceased relatives, Mexicans decorate graves and erect home altars. Drawing on a rich array of historical and ethnographic evidence, this volume reveals the origin and changing character of this celebrated holiday. It explores the emergence of the Day of the Dead as a symbol of Mexican and Mexican-American national identity. Skulls to the Living, Bread to the Dead poses a serious challenge to the widespread stereotype of the morbid Mexican, unafraid of death, and obsessed with dying. In fact, the Day of the Dead, as shown here, is a powerful affirmation of life and creativity. Beautifully illustrated, this book is essential for anyone interested in Mexican culture, art, and folklore, as well as contemporary globalization and identity formation. Skulls to the Living, Bread to the Dead	Title: Sleeping in the Ground Author: Robinson, Peter Pub Year: 2016 Publisher: Penguin Media: TradePaper Genre: :Mystery/Suspense: Description: At the doors of a charming country church, an unspeakable act destroys a wedding party. A huge manhunt ensues. The culprit is captured. The story is over. Except it isn't. For Alan Banks, still struggling with a tragic loss of his own, there's something wrong about this case - something unresolved. Reteaming with profiler Jenny Fuller, the relentless detective deeper into the crime... deep enough to unearth long-buried secrets that reshape everything Banks thought he knew about the events outside that chapel. And when at last the shocking truth becomes clear, it's almost too late. Sleeping in the Ground	Title: Songs of Love and War Author: lMontefiore, Santa Pub Year: 2015 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Media: TradePaper Genre: :Ethics/Morality::Fiction: Description: Welcome to Castle Deverill, and the incredible sweeping story of love and family from bestselling author Santa Motefiore. Their lives were mapped out ahead of them. But love and war will change everything...Castle Deverill, nestled in the rolling Irish hills, is home to three very different women: flame-haired Kitty Deverill, her best friend and daughter of the castle's cook, Bridie Doyle, and her flamboyant English cousin, Celia Deverill. When war breaks out, their lives will change forever. Wrenched apart by betrayal and swept to different parts of the globe, their friendship will be tested a thousand times over. But one bond will keep them together forever: their fierce and unwavering longing for Castle Deverill and all the memories contained within it. Songs of Love and War
Title: The Abstinence Teacher Author: Perrotta, Tom Pub Year: 2007 Publisher: St. Martins Media: TradePaper Genre: :Fiction: Description: Stonewood Heights is the perfect place to raise children: it's got good schools, solid values and a healthy real estate market. Parents in the town are involved in their children's lives, and often in other children's lives, too?coaching sports, driving carpool, focusing on enriching experiences. Ruth Ramsey is the high school human sexuality teacher whose openness is not appreciated by all her students?or their parents. Her daughter's soccer coach is Tim Mason, a former stoner and rocker whose response to hitting rock bottom was to reach out and be saved. Tim's introduction of Christianity on the playing field horrifies Ruth, while his evangelical church sees a useful target in the loose-lipped sex ed teacher. But when these two adversaries in a small-town culture war actually talk to each other, a surprising friendship begins to develop. The Abstinence Teacher	Title: The Atomic City Girls Author: Beard, Janet Pub Year: 2018 Publisher: HarperCollins Media: TradePaper Genre: :Historical Fiction: Description: In November 1944, eighteen-year-old June Walker boards an unmarked bus, destined for a city that doesn't officially exist. Oak Ridge, Tennessee has sprung up in a matter of months - a town of trailers and segregated houses, 24-hour cafeterias, and constant security checks. There, June joins hundreds of other young girls operating massive machines whose purpose is never explained. They know they are helping to win the war, but must ask no questions and reveal nothing to outsiders. The girls spend their evenings socializing and flirting with soldiers, scientists, and workmen at dances and movies, bowling alleys and canteens. June longs to know more about their top-secret assignment and begins an affair with Sam Cantor, the young Jewish physicist from New York who oversees the lab where she works and understands the end goal only too well, while her beautiful roommate Cici is on her own mission: to find a wealthy husband and escape her sharecropper roots. Across town, African-American construction worker Joe Brewer knows nothing of the government's plans, only that his new job pays enough to make it worth leaving his family behind, at least for now. But a breach in security will intertwine his fate with June's search for answers. When the bombing of Hiroshima brings the truth about Oak Ridge into devastating focus, June must confront her ideals about loyalty, patriotism, and war itself. The Atomic City Girls	Title: The Cathars and Reincarnation Author: Guirdham, Arthur Pub Year: 1970 Publisher: The C.W. Daniel Co. Ltd Media: TradePaper Genre: :Parapsychology: Description: Factual record of a woman who remembers her life in the 13th century. The Cathars and Reincarnation	Title: The Chelsea Strangler Author: Gregory, Susanna Pub Year: 2015 Publisher: Sphere Media: TradePaper Genre: :Mystery/Suspense: Description: In the sapping summer heat of 1665 there is little celebration in London of the naval victory at the Battle of Lowestoft. The King, his retinue and anyone with sufficient means has fled the plague-ridden city, its half-deserted streets echoing to the sound of bells tolling the mounting number of deaths. Those who remain clutch doubtful potions to ward off the relentless disease and dart nervously past shuttered buildings, watchful for the thieves who risk their lives to plunder what has been left behind. At Chelsea, a rural backwater by the river, with fine mansions leased to minor members of the Court avoiding the capital, there are more immediate concerns: the government has commandeered the theological college to house Dutch prisoners of war and there are daily rumours that those sailors are on the brink of escaping. Moreover, a vicious strangler is stalking the neighbourhood. Thomas Chaloner is sent to investigate the murder of the first victim, an inmate of a private sanatorium known as Gorges. There have been thefts there as well, but the few facts he gleans from inmates and staff are contradictory and elusive. He realises, though, that Gorges has stronger links to the prison than just proximity, and that the influx of strangers offers plenty of camouflage for a killer - a killer who has no compunction about turning on those determined to stop his murderous rampage. The Chelsea Strangler	Title: The Coming Global Superstorm Author: Bell, Art and Streiber, Whitley Pub Year: 2000 Publisher: Pocket Books Media: Hardcover Genre: :Physical Sciences: Description: A best-selling author and a popular radio talk show host team up to reveal the pending ill-effects of human-made changes to the Arctic weather patterns, predicting dire consequences if global warming trends are not immediately halted. The Coming Global Superstorm	Title: The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain Author: Twain, Mark Pub Year: 1957 Publisher: Doubleday & Co Media: Hardcover Genre: :Fiction: Description: For deft plotting, riotous inventiveness, unforgettable characters, and language that brilliantly captures the lively rhythms of American speech, no American writer comes close to Mark Twain. This sparkling anthology covers the entire span of Twain's inimitable yarn-spinning, from his early broad comedy to the biting satire of his later years. Every one of his sixty stories is here: ranging from the frontier humor of �The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,� to the bitter vision of humankind in �The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg,� to the delightful hilarity of �Is He Living or Is He Dead?� Surging with Twain's ebullient wit and penetrating insight into the follies of human nature, this volume is a vibrant summation of the career of�in the words of H. L. Mencken��the father of our national literature.� The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain
Title: The Couple Next Door Author: Lapena, Shari Pub Year: 2016 Publisher: Penguin Media: Paperback Genre: :Mystery/Suspense: Description: Anne and Marco Conti seem to have it all, a loving relationship, a wonderful home, and their beautiful baby, Cora. But one night, when they are at a dinner party next door, a terrible crime is committed. Suspicion immediately lands on the parents. But the truth is a much more complicated story. Inside the curtained house, an unsettling account of what actually happened unfolds. Detective Rasbach knows that the panicked couple is hiding something. Both Anne and Marco soon discover that the other is keeping secrets, secrets they've kept for years. What follows is the nerve-racking unraveling of a family�a chilling tale of deception, duplicity, and unfaithfulness that will keep you breathless until the final shocking twist. The Couple Next Door	Title: The Crane Wife Author: Ness, Patrick Pub Year: 2013 Publisher: Penguin Media: Genre: :Fiction: Description: George Duncan is an American living and working in London. At forty-eight, he owns a small print shop, is divorced, and lonelier than he realizes. All of the women with whom he has relationships eventually leave him for being too nice. But one night he is woken by an astonishing sound - a terrific keening, which is coming from somewhere in his garden. When he investigates he finds a great white crane, a bird taller than even himself. It has been shot through the wing with an arrow. Moved more than he can say, George struggles to take out the arrow from the bird's wing, saving its life before it flies away into the night sky. The next morning, a shaken George tries to go about his daily life, retreating to the back of his store and making cuttings from discarded books - a harmless, personal hobby - when through the front door of the shop a woman walks in. Her name is Kumiko, and she asks George to help her with her own artwork. George is dumbstruck by her beauty and her enigmatic nature, and begins to fall desperately in love with her. She seems to hold the potential to change his entire life, if he could only get her to reveal the secret of who she is and why she has brought her artwork to him. The Crane Wife	Title: The Dry Author: Harper, Jane Pub Year: 2016 Publisher: Flatiron Media: Hardcover Genre: Description: After getting a note demanding his presence, Federal Agent Aaron Falk arrives in his hometown for the first time in decades to attend the funeral of his best friend, Luke. Twenty years ago when Falk was accused of murder, Luke was his alibi. Falk and his father fled under a cloud of suspicion, saved from prosecution only because of Luke's steadfast claim that the boys had been together at the time of the crime. But now more than one person knows they didn't tell the truth back then, and Luke is dead. Amid the worst drought in a century, Falk and the local detective question what really happened to Luke. As Falk reluctantly investigates to see if there's more to Luke's death than there seems to be, long-buried mysteries resurface, as do the lies that have haunted them. And Falk will find that small towns have always hidden big secrets. The Dry	Title: The First Prophet Author: Hooper, Kay Pub Year: 2012 Publisher: Jove Media: Paperback Genre: :Mystery/Suspense: Description: Within the FBI, there exists a team of psychics whose powers cannot be denied. But these agents are feared - by a cabal of conspirators with only one weapon: to blind the psychics to the evils all around them. Months ago Sarah Gallagher woke from a coma with psychic abilities she couldn't control. They changed her life and cost her the man she loved. And now, someone is playing games with Sarah's mind. It begins with Sarah's home being destroyed by fire - an act of arson that draws novelist Tucker Mackenzie into Sarah's confidence. But he has other reasons for pursuing a woman who can see what others can't. So does a mysterious enemy intent on eliminating Sarah, and everyone she cares about. Because it's only a matter of time before her visions lead her and Tucker to a secret many will kill to hide.. The First Prophet	Title: The House at Sugar Beach In Search of a Lost African Childhood Author: Cooper, Helene Pub Year: 2008 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Media: TradePaper Genre: :Biography/Autobiogra: Description: Journalist Helene Cooper examines the violent past of her home country Liberia and the effects of its 1980 military coup in this deeply personal memoir and finalist for the 2008 National Book Critics Circle Award. Helene Cooper is "Congo," a descendant of two Liberian dynasties, traced back to the first ship of freemen that set sail from New York in 1820 to found Monrovia. Helene grew up at Sugar Beach, a twenty-two-room mansion by the sea. Her childhood was filled with servants, flashy cars, a villa in Spain, and a farmhouse up-country. It was also an African childhood, filled with knock foot games and hot pepper soup, heartmen and neegee. When Helene was eight, the Coopers took in a foster child, a common custom among the Liberian elite. Eunice, a Bassa girl, suddenly became known as "Mrs. Cooper's daughter." For years the Cooper daughters, Helene, her sister Marlene, and Eunice, blissfully enjoyed the trappings of wealth and advantage. But Liberia was like an unwatched pot of water left boiling on the stove. And on April 12, 1980, a group of soldiers staged a coup d'�tat, assassinating President William Tolbert and executing his cabinet. The Coopers and the entire Congo class were now the hunted, being imprisoned, shot, tortured, and raped. After a brutal daylight attack by a ragtag crew of soldiers, Helene, Marlene, and their mother fled Sugar Beach, and then Liberia, for America. They left Eunice behind. A world away, Helene tried to assimilate as an American teenager. At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill she found her passion in journalism, eventually becoming a reporter for the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. She reported from every part of the globe�except Africa�as Liberia descended into war-torn, third-world hell. In 2003, a near-death experience in Iraq convinced Helene that Liberia, and Eunice, could wait no longer. At once a deeply personal memoir and an examination of a violent and stratified country, The House at Sugar Beach tells of tragedy, forgiveness, and transcendence with unflinching honesty and a survivor's gentle humor. And at its heart, it is a story of Helene Cooper's long voyage home. The House at Sugar Beach	Title: The Idea of America Author: Bonner, William and Lemieux, Pierre Pub Year: 2013 Publisher: Les Belles Lettres Media: Hardcover Genre: :History - U.S.: Description: n their new book, visionaries Pierre Lemieux and William Bonner invite readers to reexamine long accepted notions of what America is and what it means to be an American. Lemieux and Bonner carefully chose each of the written works included in the striking anthology to spark imagination, thought, and debate. Each of the selections--some well-known classics and others the thoughts of less conventional thinkers--builds on the next, engaging readers in an exploration of the concepts that are fundamental to our view of who we are. No stone is left unturned as subjects ranging from individual liberty to religion and self reliance are covered through the words of some of the most creative thinkers ever to put pen to paper. This arresting collection contains one of the most unique mixes of works ever to be compiled. From the documents that gave birth to America--the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights--to the insightful reflections from the always delightful H.L. Mencken on the American character and Ralph Waldo Emerson's classic words on individual and religious self reliance. The Idea of America is a true celebration of the spirit that is America. The Idea of America
Title: The Innocent Man Murder and Injustice in a Small Town Author: Grisham, John Pub Year: 2007 Publisher: Delta Trade Paperbacks Media: TradePaper Genre: :True Crime: Description: In the town of Ada, Oklahoma, Ron Williamson was going to be the next Mickey Mantle. But on his way to the Big Leagues, Ron stumbled, his dreams broken by drinking, drugs, and women. Then, on a winter night in 1982, not far from Ron's home, a young cocktail waitress named Debra Sue Carter was savagely murdered. The investigation led nowhere. Until, on the flimsiest evidence, it led to Ron Williamson. The washed-up small-town hero was charged, tried, and sentenced to death - in a trial littered with lying witnesses and tainted evidence that would shatter a man's already broken life, and let a true killer go free. The Innocent Man	Title: The Keep Author: Egan, Jennifer Pub Year: 2006 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Media: Hardcover Genre: Description: Two cousins, irreversibly damaged by a childhood prank, reunite twenty years later to renovate a medieval castle in Eastern Europe. In an environment of extreme paranoia, cut off from the outside world, the men reenact the signal event of their youth, with even more catastrophic results. And as the full horror of their predicament unfolds, a prisoner, in jail for an unnamed crime, recounts an unforgettable story that seamlessly brings the crimes of the past and present into piercing relation. The Keep	Title: The Last Jews in Berlin Author: Gross, Leonard Pub Year: 1992 Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers Inc. Media: Hardcover Genre: :History - Europe: Description: When Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933, approximately one hundred sixty thousand Jews called Berlin home. By 1943 less than five thousand remained in the nation's capital, the epicenter of Nazism, and by the end of the war, that number had dwindled to one thousand. All the others had died in air raids, starved to death, committed suicide, or been shipped off to the death camps. In this captivating and harrowing book, Leonard Gross details the real-life stories of a dozen Jewish men and women who spent the final twenty-seven months of World War II underground, hiding in plain sight, defying both the Gestapo and, even worse, Jewish �catchers� ready to report them to the Nazis in order to avoid the gas chambers themselves. A teenage orphan, a black-market jewel trader, a stylish young designer, and a progressive intellectual were among the few who managed to survive. Through their own resourcefulness, bravery, and at times, sheer luck, these Jews managed to evade the tragic fates of so many others. Gross has woven these true stories of perseverance into a heartbreaking, suspenseful, and moving account with the narrative force of a thriller. Compiled from extensive interviews, The Last Jews in Berlin reveals these individuals' astounding determination, against all odds, to live each day knowing it could be their last. The Last Jews in Berlin	Title: The Locksmith's Daughter Author: Brooks, Karen Pub Year: 2018 Publisher: William Morrow Media: TradePaper Genre: :Historical Fiction: Description: In Queen Elizabeth's England, where no one can be trusted and secrets are currency, one woman stands without fear. Mallory Bright is the only daughter of London's most ingenious locksmith. She has apprenticed with her father since childhood, and there is no lock too elaborate for her to crack. After scandal destroys her reputation, Mallory has returned to her father's home and lives almost as a recluse, ignoring the whispers and gossip of their neighbors. But Sir Francis Walsingham, Queen Elizabeth's spymaster and a frequent client of Mallory's father, draws her into his world of danger and deception. For the locksmith's daughter is not only good at cracking locks, she also has a talent for codes, spycraft, and intrigue. With Mallory by Sir Francis's side, no scheme in England or abroad is safe from discovery. But Mallory's loyalty wavers when she witnesses the brutal and bloody public execution of three Jesuit priests and realizes the human cost of her espionage. And later, when she discovers the identity of a Catholic spy and a conspiracy that threatens the kingdom, she is forced to choose between her country and her heart. Once Sir Francis's greatest asset, Mallory is fast becoming his worst threat - and there is only one way the Queen's master spy deals with his enemies� The Locksmith's Daughter	Title: The Lost Girls of Paris Author: Jenoff, Pam Pub Year: 2019 Publisher: Park Row Media: TradePaper Genre: :Fiction: Description: Based on true events. One morning while passing through Grand Central Terminal on her way to work, Grace Healey finds an abandoned suitcase tucked beneath a bench. Unable to resist her own curiosity, Grace opens the suitcase, where she discovers a dozen photographs - each of a different woman. In a moment of impulse, Grace takes the photographs and quickly leaves the station. Grace soon learns that the suitcase belonged to a woman named Eleanor Trigg, leader of a network of female secret agents who were deployed out of London during the war. Twelve of these women were sent to Occupied Europe as couriers and radio operators to aid the resistance, but they never returned home, their fates a mystery. Setting out to learn the truth behind the women in the photographs, Grace finds herself drawn to a young mother turned agent named Marie, whose daring mission overseas reveals a remarkable story of friendship, valor and betrayal. The Lost Girls of Paris	Title: The Luminaries Author: Catton, Eleanor Pub Year: 2013 Publisher: Granta Media: TradePaper Genre: :Mystery/Suspense: Description: It is 1866, and Walter Moody has come to stake his claim in New Zealand's booming gold rush. On the stormy night of his arrival, he stumbles across a tense gathering of 12 local men who have met in secret to discuss a series of unexplained events: a wealthy man has vanished, a prostitute has tried to end her life, and an enormous cache of gold has been discovered in the home of a luckless drunk. Moody is soon drawn into a network of fates and fortunes that is as complex and exquisitely ornate as the night sky. The Luminaries
Title: The Miniaturist Author: Burton, Jessie Pub Year: 2014 Publisher: HarperCollins Media: TradePaper Genre: :Family Relationships::Fiction::MYSTERY: Description: Set in 17th-century Amsterdam - a city ruled by glittering wealth and oppressive religion - a masterful debut steeped in atmosphere and shimmering with mystery, in the tradition of Emma Donoghue, Sarah Waters, and Sarah Dunant. "There is nothing hidden that will not be revealed...." On a brisk autumn day in 1686, 18-year-old Nella Oortman arrives in Amsterdam to begin a new life as the wife of illustrious merchant trader Johannes Brandt. But her new home, while splendorous, is not welcoming. Johannes is kind yet distant, always locked in his study or at his warehouse office - leaving Nella alone with his sister, the sharp-tongued and forbidding Marin. But Nella's world changes when Johannes presents her with an extraordinary wedding gift: a cabinet-sized replica of their home. To furnish her gift, Nella engages the services of a miniaturist - an elusive and enigmatic artist whose tiny creations mirror their real-life counterparts in eerie and unexpected ways... Johannes' gift helps Nella to pierce the closed world of the Brandt household. But as she uncovers its unusual secrets, she begins to understand - and fear - the escalating dangers that await them all. In this repressively pious society where gold is worshipped second only to God, to be different is a threat to the moral fabric of society, and not even a man as rich as Johannes is safe. Only one person seems to see the fate that awaits them. Is the miniaturist the key to their salvation...or the architect of their destruction? The Miniaturist	Title: The Nix Author: Hill, Nathan Pub Year: 2016 Publisher: Vintage Media: TradePaper Genre: :Fiction: Description: From the suburban Midwest to New York City to the 1968 riots that rocked Chicago and beyond, The Nix explores - with sharp humor and a fierce tenderness - the resilience of love and home, even in times of radical change. It's 2011, and Samuel Andresen-Anderson - college professor, stalled writer - has a Nix of his own: his mother, Faye. He hasn't seen her in decades, not since she abandoned the family when he was a boy. Now she's re-appeared, having committed an absurd crime that electrifies the nightly news, beguiles the internet, and inflames a politically divided country. The media paints Faye as a radical hippie with a sordid past, but as far as Samuel knows, his mother was an ordinary girl who married her high-school sweetheart. Which version of his mother is true? Two facts are certain: she's facing some serious charges, and she needs Samuel's help. To save her, Samuel will have to embark on his own journey, uncovering long-buried secrets about the woman he thought he knew, secrets that stretch across generations and have their origin all the way back in Norway, home of the mysterious Nix. As he does so, Samuel will confront not only Faye's losses but also his own lost love, and will relearn everything he thought he knew about his mother, and himself. The Nix	Title: The Old Man and the Sea Author: Hemingway, Ernest Pub Year: 1952 Publisher: Scribner Media: Paperback Genre: :Fiction: Description: The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway's most enduring works. Told in language of great simplicity and power, it is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal -- a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. Here Hemingway recasts, in strikingly contemporary style, the classic theme of courage in the face of defeat, of personal triumph won from loss. Written in 1952, this hugely successful novella confirmed his power and presence in the literary world and played a large part in his winning the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature. The Old Man and the Sea	Title: The Patterning Instinct Cultural History of Humanity's Search for Meaning Author: Lent, Jeremy Pub Year: 2017 Publisher: Prometheus Books Media: Hardcover Genre: :Anthropology::Social Science: Description: This fresh perspective on crucial questions of history identifies the root metaphors that cultures have used to construct meaning in their world. It offers a glimpse into the minds of a vast range of different peoples: early hunter-gatherers and farmers, ancient Egyptians, traditional Chinese sages, the founders of Christianity, trail-blazers of the Scientific Revolution, and those who constructed our modern consumer society. Taking the reader on an archaeological exploration of the mind, the author, an entrepreneur and sustainability leader, uses recent findings in cognitive science and systems theory to reveal the hidden layers of values that form today's cultural norms. Uprooting the tired clich�s of the science-religion debate, he shows how medieval Christian rationalism acted as an incubator for scientific thought, which in turn shaped our modern vision of the conquest of nature. The author probes our current crisis of unsustainability and argues that it is not an inevitable result of human nature, but is culturally driven: a product of particular mental patterns that could conceivably be reshaped. By shining a light on our possible futures, the book foresees a coming struggle between two contrasting views of humanity: one driving to a technological endgame of artificially enhanced humans, the other enabling a sustainable future arising from our intrinsic connectedness with each other and the natural world. This struggle, it concludes, is one in which each of us will play a role through the meaning we choose to forge from the lives we lead. The Patterning Instinct	Title: The Pyramid of Mud Author: Camilleri, Andrea Pub Year: 2014 Publisher: Penguin Media: Genre: :Fiction::Mystery/Suspense: Description: Inspector Montalbano uncovers corruption and mafia ties in the world of construction and contracts On a gloomy morning in Vig�ta, a call from Fazio rouses Inspector Montalbano from a nightmare. A man called Giugi� Nicotra has been found dead in the skeletal workings of a construction site, a place now entombed by a sea of mud from recent days of rain and floods. Shot in the back, he had fled into a water supply system tunnel. The investigation gets off to a slow start, but all the evidence points to the world of construction and public contracts, a world just as slimy and impenetrable as mud. As he wades through a world in which construction firms and public officials thrive, Montalbano is obsessed by one thought: that by going to die in the tunnel... The Pyramid of Mud	Title: The Return of Sherlock Holmes Author: Doyle, Arthur Conan Pub Year: 2017 Publisher: Pluton Media: TradePaper Genre: :Short Stories: Description: The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and first published in 1908. The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Title: The Road to Wealth A Comprehensive Guide to Your Money Author: Orman, Suze Pub Year: 2001 Publisher: Riverhead Books Media: Hardcover Genre: :Finance: Description: The Road to Wealth is Suze Orman's most authoritative and accessible resource for every stage of your financial life. The Road to Wealth	Title: The Sacco Gang Author: Camilleri, Andrea Pub Year: 2013 Publisher: Europa Media: Genre: :Mystery/Suspense: Description: Based on a true story, a �wild west� tale of two brothers who battle both the State and a Mafia empire in 1920s Italy. Raffadali, province of Agrigento, 1920s. The Sacco brothers are free men with strong ideas about socialism and the State. Their lives change radically one morning when their father, Luigi Sacco, receives an anonymous letter from the local Mafia demanding protection money. Luigi tells the police of the extortion letters, but the police don't know what to do: no one in the village has ever dared denounce the Mafia before. From that moment on, the Sacco brothers must defend themselves: from the Mafia and the forces of order, from their collaborators, from traitors, and from the village's leaders, as they are assailed by murder attempts, false accusations, and false testimony. The Sacco Gang	Title: The Spiral Dance A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Goddess Author: Starhawk Pub Year: 1999 Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco Media: TradePaper Genre: :Religion-Spiritualit: Description: The twentieth anniversary edition of The Spiral Dance celebrates the pivotal role the book has had in bringing Goddess worship to the religious forefront. This bestselling classic is both an unparalleled reference on the practices and philosophies of Witchcraft and a guide to the life-affirming ways in which readers can turn to the Goddess to deepen their sense of personal pride, develop their inner power, and integrate mind, body, and spirit. Starhawk's brilliant, comprehensive overview of the growth, suppression, and modern-day re-emergence of Wicca as a Goddess-worshipping religion has left an indelible mark on the feminist spiritual consciousness. In a new introduction, Starhawk reveals the ways in which Goddess religion and the practice of ritual have adapted and developed over the last twenty years, and she reflects on the ways in which these changes have influenced and enhanced her original ideas. In the face of an ever-changing world, this invaluable spiritual guidebook is more relevant than ever. The Spiral Dance	Title: The Tattooist of Auschwitz Author: Morris, Heather Pub Year: 2018 Publisher: Harper Media: TradePaper Genre: :Historical Fiction: Description: In April 1942, Lale Sokolov, a Slovakian Jew, is forcibly transported to the concentration camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau. When his captors discover that he speaks several languages, he is put to work as a T�towierer (the German word for tattooist), tasked with permanently marking his fellow prisoners. Imprisoned for over two and a half years, Lale witnesses horrific atrocities and barbarism - but also incredible acts of bravery and compassion. Risking his own life, he uses his privileged position to exchange jewels and money from murdered Jews for food to keep his fellow prisoners alive. One day in July 1942, Lale, prisoner 32407, comforts a trembling young woman waiting in line to have the number 34902 tattooed onto her arm. Her name is Gita, and in that first encounter, Lale vows to somehow survive the camp and marry her. A vivid, harrowing, and ultimately hopeful re-creation of Lale Sokolov's experiences as the man who tattooed the arms of thousands of prisoners with what would become one of the most potent symbols of the Holocaust, The Tattooist of Auschwitz is also a testament to the endurance of love and humanity under the darkest possible conditions. The Tattooist of Auschwitz	Title: The Walking Drum Author: L'Amour, Louis Pub Year: 1984 Publisher: Bantam Books Media: Genre: :Adventure::Fiction: Description: Warrior, lover, and scholar, Kerbouchard is a daring seeker of knowledge and fortune bound on a journey of enormous challenge, danger, and revenge. Across Europe, over the Russian steppes, and through the Byzantine wonders of Constantinople, Kerbouchard is thrust into the treacheries, passions, violence, and dazzling wonders of a magnificent time. From castle to slave galley, from sword-racked battlefields to a princess's secret chamber, and ultimately, to the impregnable fortress of the Valley of Assassins, The Walking Drum is a powerful adventure in an ancient world that you will find every bit as riveting as Louis L'Amour's stories of the American West. The Walking Drum	Title: The Way Home A German Childhood, An American Life Author: Bradley, Ernestine Pub Year: 2005 Publisher: Random House Media: Hardcover Genre: :Memoir: Description: Growing up in Bavaria during World War II, Ernestine Bradley came to know wartime dislocations and food shortages, along with the challenges of taking care of her siblings while her mother was ill. The men of her hometown were away at war, but their absence created an exciting unexpected freedom�a freedom she sought again at 21 when she became a stewardess, moved to New York and went on to marry a shy basketball star who played for the New York Knicks. Yet the paradoxes of her childhood shaped Bradley's life. Her hard-won discipline helped her maintain a full-time career as a professor while she commuted weekly to Washington and her husband's public life; and Germany's literary response to the holocaust of which she had been unaware became her scholarly passion. Cancer confronted her with a personal war, ultimately demanding a vulnerability she had never allowed herself. Frank, warm, and deeply moving, The Way Home is an inspiring American story. The Way Home
Title: the wedding Author: west, dorothy Pub Year: 1995 Publisher: Doubleday Media: TradePaper Genre: Description: In her final novel, Dorothy West offers an intimate glimpse into African American middle class. Set on bucolic Martha's Vineyard in the 1950s, The Wedding tells the story of life in the Oval, a proud, insular community made up of the best and brightest of the East Coast's black bourgeoisie. Within this inner circle of "blue-vein society," we witness the prominent Coles family gather for the wedding of the loveliest daughter, Shelby, who could have chosen from "a whole area of eligible men of the right colors and the right professions." Instead, she has fallen in love with and is about to be married to Meade Wyler, a white jazz musician from New York. A shock wave breaks over the Oval as its longtime members grapple with the changing face of its community. With elegant, luminous prose, Dorothy West crowns her literary career by illustrating one family's struggle to break the shackles of race and class. the wedding	Title: The Whistler Author: Grisham, John Pub Year: 2016 Publisher: Dell Media: Paperback Genre: :Mystery/Suspense: Description: Lacy Stoltz is an investigator for the Florida Board on Judicial Conduct. It is her job to respond to complaints dealing with judicial misconduct. After nine years with the Board, she knows that most problems are caused by incompetence, not corruption. But a corruption case eventually crosses her desk. A previously disbarred lawyer is back in business, and he claims to know of a Florida judge who has stolen more money than all other crooked judges combined. And not just crooked judges in Florida. All judges, from all states, and throughout United States history. And now he wants to put a stop to it. His only client is a person who knows the truth and wants to blow the whistle and collect millions under Florida law. When the case is assigned to Lacy, she immediately suspects that this one could be dangerous. Dangerous is one thing. Deadly is something else. The Whistler	Title: To Pray As a Jew A Guide to the Prayer Book and Synagogue Service Author: Halevy, Donin Pub Year: 1980 Publisher: Basic Books Media: TradePaper Genre: :Religion-Spiritualit: Description: Why do Jews pray? What is the role of prayer in their lives as moral and ethical beings? From the simplest details of how to comport oneself on entering a synagogue to the most profound and moving comments on the prayers themselves, Rabbi Hayim Halevy Donin guides readers of To Pray as a Jew through the entire prescribed course of Jewish liturgy, passage by passage, ritual by ritual, in this handsome and indispensable guide to Jewish prayer. Unexcelled for beginners as well as the religiously observant, To Pray as a Jew is intended to show the way, to enlighten, and hopefully to inspire. To Pray As a Jew	Title: Transcendental Meditation Maharishi Mahesh Yogi - Science of Creative Intell Author: Forem, Jack Pub Year: 1974 Publisher: E.P. Dutton & Co. Media: TradePaper Genre: :Psychology: Description: Soon after Maharishi began his world tours in 1959, his students urged him to commit his great teaching to paper. By 1963 he had completed this fascinating book, which presents what Maharishi calls the Science of Being as the systematic investigation into the ultimate reality of the universe. Like other sciences it begins its investigation from the gross, obvious level of life, and delves more deeply into the subtle levels of the experience of nature. The Science of Being, however, eventually transcends these subtle regions, and reaches the transcendental field of eternal Being. Like other sciences, the Science of Being includes a practical technology - the Transcendental Meditation technique - which is the �technology of consciousness� for directly experiencing the field of Being, the transcendental field of existence, the inner Self of everyone. Through the Transcendental Meditation technique any individual can easily harness the unlimited treasures of this field of Being - infinite happiness, energy, creativity, intelligence, and organizing power - bringing maximum success and fulfillment to daily life. Transcendental Meditation	Title: Turn Right at Machu Picchu Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time Author: Adams, Mark Pub Year: 2012 Publisher: Plume Media: TradePaper Genre: :Geography and Travel::History - So/Cent Am: Description: In 1911, Hiram Bingham III climbed into the Andes Mountains of Peru and �discovered� Machu Picchu. While history has recast Bingham as a villain who stole both priceless artifacts and credit for finding the great archeological site, Mark Adams set out to retrace the explorer's perilous path in search of the truth - except he'd written about adventure far more than he'd actually lived it. In fact, he'd never even slept in a tent. Turn Right at Machu Picchu is Adams' fascinating and funny account of his journey through some of the world's most majestic, historic, and remote landscapes guided only by a hard-as-nails Australian survivalist and one nagging question: Just what was Machu Picchu? Turn Right at Machu Picchu	Title: Twas the Night After Christmas Author: Jeffries, Sabina Pub Year: 2012 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Media: Paperback Genre: :Family Relationships::Fiction::Romance: Description: Pierce Waverly, the Earl of Devonmont, has led an unabashed rogue's life, letting no woman near his heart. Inexplicably abandoned as a child to be raised by distant relatives, he never forgave his parents, refusing to read any of his mother's letters after his father's death. Then came a letter that shook his resolve. A Christmas visit to Montcliff might prove his last chance to discover the truth of his past, and come to terms with the stranger he calls �Mother.� But two surprises await him at Montcliff. His mother is perfectly healthy, nowhere near a deathbed, as her meddling lady's companion led him to believe. The second is Camilla Stuart herself, a lively vicar's widow, too bright and beautiful not to arouse the scoundrel in Pierce. Though she alone is reason enough to prolong his stay, he is soon faced with other tantalizing riddles: What secrets lie in his mother's past to explain his childhood abandonment? Why is the captivating Mrs. Stuart so determined to mend the breach between mother and son? Meanwhile, Twas the Night After Christmas
Title: Under Fire An American Story Author: North, Oliver and Novak, William Pub Year: 1991 Publisher: HarperCollins Media: Hardcover Genre: :Military::Politics, Government::War: Description: Addressing, for the first time, the events that led to his trial, Oliver North explains his role in the Iran-Contra affair and discusses the involvement of other powerful politicos. Under Fire	Title: Unmasked by the Marquess Author: Sebastian, Cat Pub Year: 2018 Publisher: Avon Media: Paperback Genre: :Fiction::Romance: Description: Robert Selby is determined to see his sister make an advantageous match. But he has two problems: the Selbys have no connections or money and Robert is really a housemaid named Charity Church. She's enjoyed every minute of her masquerade over the past six years, but she knows her pretense is nearing an end. Charity needs to see her beloved friend married well and then Robert Selby will disappear�forever. Alistair, Marquess of Pembroke, has spent years repairing the estate ruined by his wastrel father, and nothing is more important than protecting his fortune and name. He shouldn't be so beguiled by the charming young man who shows up on his doorstep asking for favors. And he certainly shouldn't be thinking of all the disreputable things he'd like to do to the impertinent scamp. When Charity's true nature is revealed, Alistair knows he can't marry a scandalous woman in breeches, and Charity isn't about to lace herself into a corset and play a respectable miss. Can these stubborn souls learn to sacrifice what they've always wanted for a love that is more than they could have imagined? Unmasked by the Marquess	Title: Wishbones Author: Haines, Carolyn Pub Year: 2008 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Media: Hardcover Genre: :Fiction::MYSTERY: Description: Southern gal Sarah Booth Delaney packs up her hound dog and her P.I. business and sets off for Hollywood to take a shot at stardom. No stranger to acting, she aces the screen test for a racy remake of the movie Body Heat alongside leading man Graf Miliau. The chemistry between them is undeniable, and why not? Graf has already starred in one of Sarah's previous affairs and is well on his way to landing a big part in the sequel. Thrilled as Sarah is, her dream come true comes at a price. She has to leave behind her family's ancestral home in Mississippi, her closest friends, and the possibility of settling down with her longtime love to film on location in Costa Rica. And it's not long before rivalries flare, mysterious accidents occur, and this leading lady finds herself in some steamy tabloids without turning up in a single frame of film. Wishbones

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