BOOK WORM
July 1, 2008
FICTION
THE FRONT by Patricia Cornwell: Investigator Win Garano is sent by D.A. Lamont to a declining neighborhood to come up with a "drama" as part of a new public relations campaign. Garano is skeptical because the town is a home base for a loose association of municipal police called the FRONT.
SHADOW OF POWER by Steve Martini: Terry Scarborough is a legal scholar who craves headline-making celebrity. He resurrects forgotten language in the U.S. Constitution and hints at a missing letter of Thomas Jefferson that threatens to divide the nation. When he is brutally murdered in California, defense attorney Madriani believes that the defendant is a pawn and there is much more to the case.
DEVIL MAY CARE by Sebastian Faulks: James Bond is assigned to shadow a mysterious Dr. Julius Gorner, a power-crazed pharmaceutical magnate, whose wealth is exceeded only by his greed and has developed an interest in opiate derivatives. A chain of events threatens to lead to global catastrophe during the period of the Cold War.
THE SUSPECT by John Lescroart: Dr. Caryn Dryden is found dead in her hot tub. The number one suspect is her husband, Stuart Gorman, who stands to inherit millions but claims to have been miles away at his mountain cabin. Although attorney Gina Roake has never handled a homicide, she is eager to defend Gorman since his innocence seems so easy to prove. But things change quickly.
PRAIRIE SUNSETS by Scott E. Miller: Based on true events, picks up two years after Prairie Whispers and continues the adventures of the McKay family as they struggle to maintain their life on the prairies of Nebraska.
GHOST PIRATES AND OTHER TALES OF THE HIGH SEAS: Pirates. Ghost ships. Murder. Man-eating alligators. Bloody revenge. Put them all together and you’ve got a winning combination of the most exciting stories ever written.
THE LOST CHOICE by Andy Andrews: Journalist Dorry Chandler takes a strange rock her son found to antiquities expert Dylan Langford and uncovers an ancient mystery that threatens Dorry's family and the history of mankind.
NONFICTION
QUESTIONS TO BRING YOU CLOSER TO DAD by Stuart Gustafson: Carefully selected compelling and thought-provoking questions designed to spark meaningful discussions.
THE ANGER CURE by Kathleen O’Bannon: Provides a series of tests to help you understand what's causing your anger problem, then guides you through a series of lifestyle changes necessary to cure it. Problems might include, biological, nutritional or psychological factors.
FRONTIER MADAM by June Willson Read: The year was 1919, and the small town of Lusk, Wyoming, was on the verge of an oil boom, ready to explode with an influx of lonely roughnecks and roustabouts. A young entrepreneur calling herself Dell Burke smelled an opportunity.
COUNSELOR by Ted Sorensen: There will never be another speechwriter like Ted Sorensen, if only because there will never be a relationship like the one between Sorensen and John F. Kennedy. Burnout sets in earlier, and few writers’ stay with a politician for anything like the length of time Sorensen worked for Kennedy.
NATURAL THERAPIES FOR EMPHYSEMA AND COPD by Robert J. Green: Presents a commonsense approach to managing this pervasive disease through the application of traditional therapies and conventional wisdom.
BLENDABLE CURVES by Peggy J. Barkle: Includes 10 quilt projects with complete instructions, with no seams or points to match, no pinning needed, tips on quilting and binding.
DECORATIVE CONCRETE: Discover the many ways this material can add style and personality. Includes more ideas for decorating with concrete; how to build it yourself with photographs and instructions for projects from countertops and sinks to garden pots and furniture.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Monday, June 23, 2008
BOOK WORM
June 24, 2008
PLAYAWAYS
FICTION
WHITE OLEANDER by Janet Fitch: Astrid is an only child who journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother commits the murder of her lover and is sentenced to prison. Astrid confronts the challenges of loneliness and poverty and strives to learn who she can become.
AGNES GREY by Anne Bronte: Depicts the life of a governess through the character of Agnes, a rector's daughter. Agnes suffers through pressures, frustration, isolation and insensitivity with moral responsibility, energy and persistent optimism.
THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UNDEAD by Kim Harrison: Rachel Morgan, a former bounty hunter and her reformed vampire roommate are getting along well until the roommate's ex-boyfriend decides he wants her back and Rachel too. To save herself and Ivy, Rachel must confront the vampire master and the dark secrets she's hidden even from herself.
THE ALIBI CLUB by Francine Matthews: A murder that could alter the outcome of World War II draws together a group of expatriates with only on thing in common-- to stop the attempt to keep a deadly weapon out of German hands and to protect the Alibi Club.
DEAR JOHN by Nicholas Sparks: After he is released from the Army, John Tyree plans to spend the rest of his life with University of North Carolina student Savannah Lynn Curtis, but the events of September 11 change everything.
CONSEQUENCES by Penelope Lively: A chance meeting begins young Lorna and Matt’s intense relationship. Wholly in love, they leave London for a cottage in a rural Somerset village. Their intimate life together—Matt’s woodcarving, Lorna’s self-discovery, and their new baby, Molly—is shattered with the arrival of World War II.
THE LAST JUROR by John Grisham: Danny Padgitt was accused of raping and murdering a young woman and sentenced to life imprisonment. Willie Traynor reported every detail in his newspaper and improved his prosperity. Danny was paroled early and began to act on his threat of revenge against the jurors.
NONFICTION
LEADERSHIP: GREAT LEADERS, GREAT TEAMS, GREAT RESULTS by Stephen Covey: Today the call for organizational greatness is more important than ever before. Covey explains the four imperatives: clarify purpose, unleash talent, align systems, and inspire trust in order to help sustain financial performance, intense customer loyalty, a winning culture and a distinctive contribution in the marketplace.
BROTHERS IN BATTLE, BEST OF FRIENDS by William Guarnere: Two young men from Philadelphia, who had never met until they joined the 101st Airborne Division, Easy Company, fight in World War II and become buddies. After one is wounded and sent home, while the other stays to liberate concentration camps and capture Hitler's Eagle's nest. After the war they reconnect and become the best of friends.
AMERICAN CREATION TRIUMPHS AND TRAGEDIES AT THE FOUNDATION OF THE REPUBLIC by Joseph J. Ellis: Presents an historical account of the twenty-eight years between the start of the War for Independence in 1775 and the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, focusing on significant people and events in the founding of the American nation.
OUR DUMB WORLD: THE ONION’S ATLAS OF THE PLANET EARTH: A news-parody compendium of world non-facts; features maps and incorrect statistics for all of the world's independent nations, from Afghanistan to the Ukraine, and includes the world's rejected flag designs and the planet's most annoying handicrafts.
June 24, 2008
PLAYAWAYS
FICTION
WHITE OLEANDER by Janet Fitch: Astrid is an only child who journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother commits the murder of her lover and is sentenced to prison. Astrid confronts the challenges of loneliness and poverty and strives to learn who she can become.
AGNES GREY by Anne Bronte: Depicts the life of a governess through the character of Agnes, a rector's daughter. Agnes suffers through pressures, frustration, isolation and insensitivity with moral responsibility, energy and persistent optimism.
THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UNDEAD by Kim Harrison: Rachel Morgan, a former bounty hunter and her reformed vampire roommate are getting along well until the roommate's ex-boyfriend decides he wants her back and Rachel too. To save herself and Ivy, Rachel must confront the vampire master and the dark secrets she's hidden even from herself.
THE ALIBI CLUB by Francine Matthews: A murder that could alter the outcome of World War II draws together a group of expatriates with only on thing in common-- to stop the attempt to keep a deadly weapon out of German hands and to protect the Alibi Club.
DEAR JOHN by Nicholas Sparks: After he is released from the Army, John Tyree plans to spend the rest of his life with University of North Carolina student Savannah Lynn Curtis, but the events of September 11 change everything.
CONSEQUENCES by Penelope Lively: A chance meeting begins young Lorna and Matt’s intense relationship. Wholly in love, they leave London for a cottage in a rural Somerset village. Their intimate life together—Matt’s woodcarving, Lorna’s self-discovery, and their new baby, Molly—is shattered with the arrival of World War II.
THE LAST JUROR by John Grisham: Danny Padgitt was accused of raping and murdering a young woman and sentenced to life imprisonment. Willie Traynor reported every detail in his newspaper and improved his prosperity. Danny was paroled early and began to act on his threat of revenge against the jurors.
NONFICTION
LEADERSHIP: GREAT LEADERS, GREAT TEAMS, GREAT RESULTS by Stephen Covey: Today the call for organizational greatness is more important than ever before. Covey explains the four imperatives: clarify purpose, unleash talent, align systems, and inspire trust in order to help sustain financial performance, intense customer loyalty, a winning culture and a distinctive contribution in the marketplace.
BROTHERS IN BATTLE, BEST OF FRIENDS by William Guarnere: Two young men from Philadelphia, who had never met until they joined the 101st Airborne Division, Easy Company, fight in World War II and become buddies. After one is wounded and sent home, while the other stays to liberate concentration camps and capture Hitler's Eagle's nest. After the war they reconnect and become the best of friends.
AMERICAN CREATION TRIUMPHS AND TRAGEDIES AT THE FOUNDATION OF THE REPUBLIC by Joseph J. Ellis: Presents an historical account of the twenty-eight years between the start of the War for Independence in 1775 and the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, focusing on significant people and events in the founding of the American nation.
OUR DUMB WORLD: THE ONION’S ATLAS OF THE PLANET EARTH: A news-parody compendium of world non-facts; features maps and incorrect statistics for all of the world's independent nations, from Afghanistan to the Ukraine, and includes the world's rejected flag designs and the planet's most annoying handicrafts.
Monday, June 16, 2008
June 17, 2008 Book Worm
BOOK WORM
June 17, 2008
FICTION
CERTAIN GIRLS by Jennifer Weiner: Cannie Shapiro dropped out of the public eye and turned to writing science fiction, then married and settled into life. Her daughter Joy finds a novel Cannie wrote years before and suddenly thinks it is the truth about her own conception. When Peter wants a baby, they are faced with some past history, some future and what it means to be happy.
HOLLYWOOD CROWS by Joseph Wambaugh: Hollywood cop Nate Weiss agrees to help Margot Aziz protect her fortune, her son, and herself from her soon-to-be-ex husband, strip club owner Ali Aziz, but soon suspects Margot might not be as innocent as she wants Nate to believe.
BULLS ISLAND by Dorothea Benton Frank: Twenty years after ending her relationship with J.D. Langley, Elizabeth "Betts" McGee returns to their hometown a successful business woman and must face the ghosts of her past, including her unresolved feelings for the man she left behind.
FRAMES by Loren D. Estleman: Valentino, a film archivist, purchases an old movie palace and uncovers a skeleton and a long lost real of film. The film may be a clue to the murder, but Valentino has 72 hours to solve the mystery and save the film from damage before he has to turn it over to the police.
SECRETS by Jude Deveraux: Cassandra Madden fell in love with Jeff Ames when she was ten. She always thinks of him, and eventually becomes a nanny to his little daughter. When she hears shouts for help from a famous actress neighbor, she runs to help and discovers many secrets of the neighborhood. Until she unravels all the secrets, she can never be happy with Jeff.
CARELESS IN RED by Elizabeth George: Grieving after the senseless murder of his wife, Detective Thomas Lynley spends weeks hiking the coastline. Lynley discovers the body of a young man who appears to have fallen to his death. It soon becomes apparent that a clever killer is at work and Lynley is a witness and possibly a suspect.
WHEN JOY CAME TO STAY by Karen Kingsbury: Maggie Stovall struggles with depression and worries about her marriage to Ben, until a foster child, Amanda Joy, comes to stay with them in Cleveland and helps restore her faith.
NONFICTION
THE GARAGE GIRL’S GUIDE TO EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR CAR by Courtney Hansen: Tips for the novice or the well-versed on buying the right car, inspecting a used car, or financing a new or used car. Includes how to keep your car running great with preventive maintenance tips, changing your tires and oil, and more.
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING & CARING FOR YOUR CAT by Carole C. Wilbourn: Organized in a question and answer format to cover many aspects of feline behavior and health.
THE SHOTOKAN KARATE BIBLE BEGINNER TO BLACK BELT by Ashley P. Martin: Comprehensive and authoritative guide to the world's most popular form of karate. Includes color photos and what is needed to achieve each level.
THE FEEL-GOOD HEAT PIONERRS IN CORN AND BIOMASS ENERGY by Sheila Samuelson: Contains interviews with biomass pioneers, honest information on the future of biomass energy technology, and more. Biomass energy provides a clean, regional source of heat and power, renewable and often created from waste. Biomass is becoming a valid choice for heating and powering our lifestyles.
ESCAPE by Carolyn Jessop: Carolyn Jessop recounts her involvement in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which forced her to become the fourth wife of a fifty-year-old man before she managed to escape and expose the group and its practices, leading to the arrest of their notorious leader, Warren Jeffs.
JACK THE RIPPER by Trevor Marriott: A professional 21st century detective analyses the evidence with all the benefits of modern investigative techniques. He dispels the rumors, and legends and shows startling results.
BREAST CANCER CLEAR AND SIMPLE: All your questions answered.
June 17, 2008
FICTION
CERTAIN GIRLS by Jennifer Weiner: Cannie Shapiro dropped out of the public eye and turned to writing science fiction, then married and settled into life. Her daughter Joy finds a novel Cannie wrote years before and suddenly thinks it is the truth about her own conception. When Peter wants a baby, they are faced with some past history, some future and what it means to be happy.
HOLLYWOOD CROWS by Joseph Wambaugh: Hollywood cop Nate Weiss agrees to help Margot Aziz protect her fortune, her son, and herself from her soon-to-be-ex husband, strip club owner Ali Aziz, but soon suspects Margot might not be as innocent as she wants Nate to believe.
BULLS ISLAND by Dorothea Benton Frank: Twenty years after ending her relationship with J.D. Langley, Elizabeth "Betts" McGee returns to their hometown a successful business woman and must face the ghosts of her past, including her unresolved feelings for the man she left behind.
FRAMES by Loren D. Estleman: Valentino, a film archivist, purchases an old movie palace and uncovers a skeleton and a long lost real of film. The film may be a clue to the murder, but Valentino has 72 hours to solve the mystery and save the film from damage before he has to turn it over to the police.
SECRETS by Jude Deveraux: Cassandra Madden fell in love with Jeff Ames when she was ten. She always thinks of him, and eventually becomes a nanny to his little daughter. When she hears shouts for help from a famous actress neighbor, she runs to help and discovers many secrets of the neighborhood. Until she unravels all the secrets, she can never be happy with Jeff.
CARELESS IN RED by Elizabeth George: Grieving after the senseless murder of his wife, Detective Thomas Lynley spends weeks hiking the coastline. Lynley discovers the body of a young man who appears to have fallen to his death. It soon becomes apparent that a clever killer is at work and Lynley is a witness and possibly a suspect.
WHEN JOY CAME TO STAY by Karen Kingsbury: Maggie Stovall struggles with depression and worries about her marriage to Ben, until a foster child, Amanda Joy, comes to stay with them in Cleveland and helps restore her faith.
NONFICTION
THE GARAGE GIRL’S GUIDE TO EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR CAR by Courtney Hansen: Tips for the novice or the well-versed on buying the right car, inspecting a used car, or financing a new or used car. Includes how to keep your car running great with preventive maintenance tips, changing your tires and oil, and more.
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING & CARING FOR YOUR CAT by Carole C. Wilbourn: Organized in a question and answer format to cover many aspects of feline behavior and health.
THE SHOTOKAN KARATE BIBLE BEGINNER TO BLACK BELT by Ashley P. Martin: Comprehensive and authoritative guide to the world's most popular form of karate. Includes color photos and what is needed to achieve each level.
THE FEEL-GOOD HEAT PIONERRS IN CORN AND BIOMASS ENERGY by Sheila Samuelson: Contains interviews with biomass pioneers, honest information on the future of biomass energy technology, and more. Biomass energy provides a clean, regional source of heat and power, renewable and often created from waste. Biomass is becoming a valid choice for heating and powering our lifestyles.
ESCAPE by Carolyn Jessop: Carolyn Jessop recounts her involvement in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which forced her to become the fourth wife of a fifty-year-old man before she managed to escape and expose the group and its practices, leading to the arrest of their notorious leader, Warren Jeffs.
JACK THE RIPPER by Trevor Marriott: A professional 21st century detective analyses the evidence with all the benefits of modern investigative techniques. He dispels the rumors, and legends and shows startling results.
BREAST CANCER CLEAR AND SIMPLE: All your questions answered.
Monday, June 9, 2008
June 10, 2008 Book Worm
BOOK WORM
June 10, 2008
CDS
NONFICTION
WHY MARS AND VENUS COLLIDE BY John Gray: Explores how the different ways men and women deal with stress affect a relationship and offers advice on how to communicate effectively and maintain a harmonious balance.
STOP WHINING, START LIVING by Dr. Laura Schlessinger: Encourages rejection of negative thoughts, emotions, and attitudes; shifting of perspective and becoming grateful and good. Learn to feel better about yourself and uplift relationships. It's about your relationship with yourself.
DISCOVER YOUR INNER WISDOM by Char Margolis: Tapping the power of your intuition -- Four steps to accessing your inner wisdom -- Using logic, common sense, and intuition to make your best choices.
HOME A MEMOIR OF MY EARLY YEARS by Julie Andrews: Julie takes her readers on a warm, moving, and often humorous journey from a difficult upbringing in war-torn Britain to the brink of international stardom in America.
HARMONIC WEALTH by James Arthur Ray: A practical program that teaches us to look at the integrity of our lives and to understand the five key pillars of life that should be in harmony with one another.
THE BUSH TRAGEDY by Jacob Weisberg: Traces the evolution of President George W. Bush's philosophy from his early years through Texas and 9/11. Reveals his conflicting relationships with his father and members of his staff.
FICTION
COMPULSION by Jonathan Kellerman: Four unrelated women are victims of bizarre acts of cruelty and psychopathology linked by the killer's use of luxury vehicles and a lack of motive. Alix and Milo are drawn toward odd and unexpected directions.
TARAN WANDERER by Lloyd Alexander: The fourth book of the Prydain cycle tells of the adventures that befell Taran when he went in search of his birthright and discovered the truth about himself.
SACARED AND PROFANE by Faye Kellerman: Police Detective Peter Decker had grown very close to Rina's young sons, Sammy and Jake, as he had to their mother, and he looked forward to spending a day of his vacation camping with the boys. A nice reprieve from the work of a homicide cop-until Sammy stumbles upon a gruesome sight.
CITY OF ASHES by Cassandra Clare: Sixteen-year-old Clary continues trying to make sense of the swiftly changing events and relationships in her life as she becomes further involved with the Shadow hunters and their pursuit of demons and discovers some terrifying truths about her parents, her brother Jace, and her boyfriend Simon.
THE HIGH KING by Lloyd Alexander: In this final part of the chronicles of Prydain, the forces of good and evil meet in an ultimate confrontation, which determines the fate of Taran, the Assistant Pig-Keeper who wanted to be a hero.
NAUGHTY NEIGHBOR by Janet Evanovich: Louisa Brannigan's neighbor is handsome, trouble, and driving her crazy. But, when she is fired from her job, Louisa joins his undercover investigation. This turns out to be more fun than she ever imagined. Pete thinks Louisa is all he ever wanted and more, and hopes she will enjoy living on the edge.
THE WHOLE TRUTH by David Baldacci: Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission. He heads up the world's largest defense contractor. Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to manage his company to even more riches by manipulating international conflicts. But Creel may have an even grander plan in mind.
THE ORPHEUS STONE by David Stone: An assassination attempt in Venice sets CIA agent Micah Dalton on a collision course with a Serbian warlord and a tangled web of conspiracies.
THE LAW OF SECOND CHANCES by James Sheehan: Jack Tobin is a trial lawyer committed to justice for the innocent. Henry Wilson may not be innocent, but has eight weeks to live. Benny Avrile is a small-time thief and a big robbery goes bad with an oilman being killed. Jack is running out of time.
HOLLYWOOOD CROWS by Joseph Wambaugh: Margot Aziz, is the wife of Ali Aziz, proprietor of a strip club. Ali has his fingers in multiple shady business deals-and he wants his lovely wife dead.
CHARLIE ROBINSON’S WAR by George Crile: Charlie Wilson is a congressman from Texas and becomes interested in the freedom fighters in Afghanistan through a Houston socialite. It tells the detailed and brilliantly reported account of the inside workings of the CIA.
June 10, 2008
CDS
NONFICTION
WHY MARS AND VENUS COLLIDE BY John Gray: Explores how the different ways men and women deal with stress affect a relationship and offers advice on how to communicate effectively and maintain a harmonious balance.
STOP WHINING, START LIVING by Dr. Laura Schlessinger: Encourages rejection of negative thoughts, emotions, and attitudes; shifting of perspective and becoming grateful and good. Learn to feel better about yourself and uplift relationships. It's about your relationship with yourself.
DISCOVER YOUR INNER WISDOM by Char Margolis: Tapping the power of your intuition -- Four steps to accessing your inner wisdom -- Using logic, common sense, and intuition to make your best choices.
HOME A MEMOIR OF MY EARLY YEARS by Julie Andrews: Julie takes her readers on a warm, moving, and often humorous journey from a difficult upbringing in war-torn Britain to the brink of international stardom in America.
HARMONIC WEALTH by James Arthur Ray: A practical program that teaches us to look at the integrity of our lives and to understand the five key pillars of life that should be in harmony with one another.
THE BUSH TRAGEDY by Jacob Weisberg: Traces the evolution of President George W. Bush's philosophy from his early years through Texas and 9/11. Reveals his conflicting relationships with his father and members of his staff.
FICTION
COMPULSION by Jonathan Kellerman: Four unrelated women are victims of bizarre acts of cruelty and psychopathology linked by the killer's use of luxury vehicles and a lack of motive. Alix and Milo are drawn toward odd and unexpected directions.
TARAN WANDERER by Lloyd Alexander: The fourth book of the Prydain cycle tells of the adventures that befell Taran when he went in search of his birthright and discovered the truth about himself.
SACARED AND PROFANE by Faye Kellerman: Police Detective Peter Decker had grown very close to Rina's young sons, Sammy and Jake, as he had to their mother, and he looked forward to spending a day of his vacation camping with the boys. A nice reprieve from the work of a homicide cop-until Sammy stumbles upon a gruesome sight.
CITY OF ASHES by Cassandra Clare: Sixteen-year-old Clary continues trying to make sense of the swiftly changing events and relationships in her life as she becomes further involved with the Shadow hunters and their pursuit of demons and discovers some terrifying truths about her parents, her brother Jace, and her boyfriend Simon.
THE HIGH KING by Lloyd Alexander: In this final part of the chronicles of Prydain, the forces of good and evil meet in an ultimate confrontation, which determines the fate of Taran, the Assistant Pig-Keeper who wanted to be a hero.
NAUGHTY NEIGHBOR by Janet Evanovich: Louisa Brannigan's neighbor is handsome, trouble, and driving her crazy. But, when she is fired from her job, Louisa joins his undercover investigation. This turns out to be more fun than she ever imagined. Pete thinks Louisa is all he ever wanted and more, and hopes she will enjoy living on the edge.
THE WHOLE TRUTH by David Baldacci: Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission. He heads up the world's largest defense contractor. Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to manage his company to even more riches by manipulating international conflicts. But Creel may have an even grander plan in mind.
THE ORPHEUS STONE by David Stone: An assassination attempt in Venice sets CIA agent Micah Dalton on a collision course with a Serbian warlord and a tangled web of conspiracies.
THE LAW OF SECOND CHANCES by James Sheehan: Jack Tobin is a trial lawyer committed to justice for the innocent. Henry Wilson may not be innocent, but has eight weeks to live. Benny Avrile is a small-time thief and a big robbery goes bad with an oilman being killed. Jack is running out of time.
HOLLYWOOOD CROWS by Joseph Wambaugh: Margot Aziz, is the wife of Ali Aziz, proprietor of a strip club. Ali has his fingers in multiple shady business deals-and he wants his lovely wife dead.
CHARLIE ROBINSON’S WAR by George Crile: Charlie Wilson is a congressman from Texas and becomes interested in the freedom fighters in Afghanistan through a Houston socialite. It tells the detailed and brilliantly reported account of the inside workings of the CIA.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
June 3, 2008 Book Worm
BOOK WORM
June 3, 2008
FICTION
SOUTH OF SHILOH by Chuck Logan: A sniper is using war re-enactments to hide his killing. Jenny Edin finds out that the bullet that killed her husband was meant for the guy next to him. She enlists the aid of a former lover and news photographer, who heads off to the Shiloh battlefield and a showdown with a killer.
SANTA FE DEAD by Stuart Woods: Trial lawyer, Ed Eagle is testifying for the prosecution in the trial of his ex-wife, Barbara who has been very bad. The trial ends with Barbara still able to make everyone's life miserable. Ed uses private detectives and calls in every favor to leave no stone unturned to discover the truth about Barbara and settle the score.
THE WHOLE TRUTH by David Baldacci: Matt Pender and Saul Bergman are two men hired by Richard Jansen to increase his company’s riches by manipulating world conflicts. These two are about to collide head-on with journalist Katie James and Shaw, a man who travels the world trying to keep peace.
DEGREES OF SEPERATION by Sue Henry: Jessie Arnold begins training for the Iditatod after recovering form knee surgery. Her first run is good until she runs over a dead body and very close to her home.
THE DEATH DEALER by Heather Graham: Genevieve O'Brien enlists the help of private investigator Joe Connolly, who had recently saved her from a killer and for whom she has romantic feelings, to solve a series of murders in which the victims were all fans of Edgar Allan Poe.
LOST SOULS by Lisa Jackson: Aspiring crime writer Kristi Bentz, having already survived two run-ins with serial killers, enrolls at All Saints College in New Orleans to investigate the disappearances of four girls, all of whom had been enrolled in a popular class on vampirism, and finds she has once again been targeted by a killer and has completely underestimated her enemy.
THE SILENT BLADE by R.A. Salvatore: Drizzi and his companions set out to destroy the evil artifact Crenshinibon, while Wulfgar struggles to overcome the horrors of his imprisonment, and assassin Artemis Entreri returns to the streets of Calimport.
NONFICTION
STANDING AT ARMAGEDDON by Nell Irvin Painter: A history of America's age of industrialization focusing on labor and politics from 1877 to 1919.
WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE AMID SPLENDOR AND INTRIGUE: Illustrations and text combine to examine the lives, achievements, and struggles of the Byzantines; covering a period that begins with the establishment of the capital city of Constantinople in A.D. 330, and continuing through its fall to the Turks in 1453.
FLYING RADIO-CONT ROLLED MODEL AIRCRAFT by Colin Bedson: This book will make learning to fly as easy as it can be.
TALES BEHIND THE TOMBSTONES: THE DEATHS AND BURIALS OF THE OLD WEST NEFERIOUS OUTLAWS, NOTORIOUS WOMEN, AND CELEBRATED LAWMEN by Chris Enss: Simple stones, roadside crosses and grand monuments commemorate the lives of those ordinary citizens and unusual characters who tamed the West and exemplified myths.
NEVER SMOKE AGAIN THE TOP 10 WAYS TO STOP SMOKING NOW & FOREVER by Grant Copper, MD: Takes a look at cigarettes, why you smoke them, how they keep you coming back for more, and how they keep you coming back for more.
SOUTH DAKOTA CURIOSITIES by Bernie Hunhoff: A guide to the offbeat attractions and places you never knew existed in South Dakota.
BIKER’S HANDBOOK BECOMING PART OF THE MOTORCYCLE CULTURE by Jay Barbieri: The first book to offer the novice biker a clear guide to the biker life. Jay defines authenticity, includes tales from the road, his insider's perspective and the lessons he's learned the hard way.
CORONARY HEART DISEASE by Barry M. Cohen MD: Provides information on coronary heart disease, the causes, how to improve health, cholesterol, medical tests, and surgery. Contains information for patients to easily understand, addressing common concerns and questions of diagnosis and treatment.
June 3, 2008
FICTION
SOUTH OF SHILOH by Chuck Logan: A sniper is using war re-enactments to hide his killing. Jenny Edin finds out that the bullet that killed her husband was meant for the guy next to him. She enlists the aid of a former lover and news photographer, who heads off to the Shiloh battlefield and a showdown with a killer.
SANTA FE DEAD by Stuart Woods: Trial lawyer, Ed Eagle is testifying for the prosecution in the trial of his ex-wife, Barbara who has been very bad. The trial ends with Barbara still able to make everyone's life miserable. Ed uses private detectives and calls in every favor to leave no stone unturned to discover the truth about Barbara and settle the score.
THE WHOLE TRUTH by David Baldacci: Matt Pender and Saul Bergman are two men hired by Richard Jansen to increase his company’s riches by manipulating world conflicts. These two are about to collide head-on with journalist Katie James and Shaw, a man who travels the world trying to keep peace.
DEGREES OF SEPERATION by Sue Henry: Jessie Arnold begins training for the Iditatod after recovering form knee surgery. Her first run is good until she runs over a dead body and very close to her home.
THE DEATH DEALER by Heather Graham: Genevieve O'Brien enlists the help of private investigator Joe Connolly, who had recently saved her from a killer and for whom she has romantic feelings, to solve a series of murders in which the victims were all fans of Edgar Allan Poe.
LOST SOULS by Lisa Jackson: Aspiring crime writer Kristi Bentz, having already survived two run-ins with serial killers, enrolls at All Saints College in New Orleans to investigate the disappearances of four girls, all of whom had been enrolled in a popular class on vampirism, and finds she has once again been targeted by a killer and has completely underestimated her enemy.
THE SILENT BLADE by R.A. Salvatore: Drizzi and his companions set out to destroy the evil artifact Crenshinibon, while Wulfgar struggles to overcome the horrors of his imprisonment, and assassin Artemis Entreri returns to the streets of Calimport.
NONFICTION
STANDING AT ARMAGEDDON by Nell Irvin Painter: A history of America's age of industrialization focusing on labor and politics from 1877 to 1919.
WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE AMID SPLENDOR AND INTRIGUE: Illustrations and text combine to examine the lives, achievements, and struggles of the Byzantines; covering a period that begins with the establishment of the capital city of Constantinople in A.D. 330, and continuing through its fall to the Turks in 1453.
FLYING RADIO-CONT ROLLED MODEL AIRCRAFT by Colin Bedson: This book will make learning to fly as easy as it can be.
TALES BEHIND THE TOMBSTONES: THE DEATHS AND BURIALS OF THE OLD WEST NEFERIOUS OUTLAWS, NOTORIOUS WOMEN, AND CELEBRATED LAWMEN by Chris Enss: Simple stones, roadside crosses and grand monuments commemorate the lives of those ordinary citizens and unusual characters who tamed the West and exemplified myths.
NEVER SMOKE AGAIN THE TOP 10 WAYS TO STOP SMOKING NOW & FOREVER by Grant Copper, MD: Takes a look at cigarettes, why you smoke them, how they keep you coming back for more, and how they keep you coming back for more.
SOUTH DAKOTA CURIOSITIES by Bernie Hunhoff: A guide to the offbeat attractions and places you never knew existed in South Dakota.
BIKER’S HANDBOOK BECOMING PART OF THE MOTORCYCLE CULTURE by Jay Barbieri: The first book to offer the novice biker a clear guide to the biker life. Jay defines authenticity, includes tales from the road, his insider's perspective and the lessons he's learned the hard way.
CORONARY HEART DISEASE by Barry M. Cohen MD: Provides information on coronary heart disease, the causes, how to improve health, cholesterol, medical tests, and surgery. Contains information for patients to easily understand, addressing common concerns and questions of diagnosis and treatment.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
May 27, 2008 Book Worm
BOOK WORM
May 27, 2008
FICTION
RIVER OF HEAVEN by Lee Martin: On an April evening in 1955 Dewey died on the railroad tracks outside Mt. Gilead and no one knows why. But two brothers, one a recluse and one returning home from exile must finally come to the truth. It is about the high cost of living a lie, the chains that bind us, and obligations.
THE GERMAN BRIDE by Joanna Hershon: Eva Frank has an affair with the man who painted her portrait, but there are many consequences. So when Abraham, an ambitious merchant returns to Germany from America, she hastily marries him. She travels to Santa Fe and settles into a good life, but her past will come back to threaten her safety and force her to make a fateful decision.
HOLD TIGHT by Harlan Coben: Tia and Mike Baye never imagined they’d become the type of overprotective parents who spy on their kids. But their sixteen-year-old son Adam has been unusually distant lately, and after the suicide of his classmate Spencer Hill they can’t help but worry.
DELUSION by Peter Abrahams: Twenty years ago Nell Jarreau witnessed the murder of her boyfriend. Her testimony put a man behind bars and led her to her husband, Clay, the detective who solved the case. They've been happy ever since but then one phone call changes everything.
THE DARK SIDE by Andrew Gross: An explosion rips through New York City's Grand Central Station one morning, destroying the train Karen Friedman's husband, is riding in to work. On that same day, a hit-and-run accident leaves a man dead in Karen's hometown. Ty Hauck, a detective, becomes caught up in the case and finds a clue that connects the two seemingly unrelated events.
SIMPLY PERFECT by Mary Balogh: Claudia Martin, owner and headmistress of Miss Martin's School for Girls, is tempted to give up her life of propriety when she falls for Joseph, Marquess of Attingsborough, who returns Claudia's affections, despite knowing they can never have a future together.
THE PRAIRIE GRASS MURDERS by Patricia Stoltey: Sylvia Thorn, a circuit court judge returns home when her brother is confined to a county hospital for a psychiatric evaluation after finding a dead body. The case gets more involved as Sylvia helps her brother and the sheriff, her former boyfriend. She returns to Florida only to find she has been followed and there is more mystery to solve.
NONFICTION
THE PLACE TO BE WASHINGTON, CBS, AND THE GLORY DAYS OF TELEVISION by Roger Mudd: Former CBS news anchor, Roger Mudd presents a behind-the-scenes portrait of the personalities and drama of CBS news during his early reporting years including the civil rights movement, the Kennedy era, stories about the politicians and bureaucrats, and the Nixon White House.
THE SUGAR FIX THE HIGH-FRUCTOSE FALLOUT THAT IS MAKING YOU FAT AND SICK by Richard J. Johnson, MD: Dr. Johnson has been tracking the health implications of fructose and high-fructose corn syrup and reveals these sweeteners are feeding our nation's obesity epidemic, suppressing the mechanisms involved in appetite, and wreak havoc on our health. He exposes the hidden health dangers and offers a real solution.
TWILIGHT AT MONTICELLO THE FINAL YEARS OF THOMAS JEFFERSON by Alan Pell Crawford: An exploration of Thomas Jefferson's post-presidential life that discusses his correspondences with John Adams and other dignitaries, illness, debt, family conflicts, role in politics, and more.
SLIM & SEXY FOREVER by Suzanne Somers: This program is specifically designed for dealing with weight loss in the second half of life.
YES, YOU CAN STILL RETIRE COMFORTABLY by Ben Stein: Offers baby boomers practical advice on how they can deal with retirement, outlining the steps that need to be taken to assure they will have enough money to retire, despite the current Social Security crisis, limited pension plans, and inadequate personal savings.
WHEN MEN BECOME GODS by Stephen Singular: Reveals the life and tyrannical rule of Warren Jeffs, a Mormon prophet, after he was hunted for two years and arrested in 2007. The author traces Jeffs rise to power and the concerted effort that led to his downfall; and a glimpse into the bizarre tradition that is almost a century old, but that has only now been exposed.
May 27, 2008
FICTION
RIVER OF HEAVEN by Lee Martin: On an April evening in 1955 Dewey died on the railroad tracks outside Mt. Gilead and no one knows why. But two brothers, one a recluse and one returning home from exile must finally come to the truth. It is about the high cost of living a lie, the chains that bind us, and obligations.
THE GERMAN BRIDE by Joanna Hershon: Eva Frank has an affair with the man who painted her portrait, but there are many consequences. So when Abraham, an ambitious merchant returns to Germany from America, she hastily marries him. She travels to Santa Fe and settles into a good life, but her past will come back to threaten her safety and force her to make a fateful decision.
HOLD TIGHT by Harlan Coben: Tia and Mike Baye never imagined they’d become the type of overprotective parents who spy on their kids. But their sixteen-year-old son Adam has been unusually distant lately, and after the suicide of his classmate Spencer Hill they can’t help but worry.
DELUSION by Peter Abrahams: Twenty years ago Nell Jarreau witnessed the murder of her boyfriend. Her testimony put a man behind bars and led her to her husband, Clay, the detective who solved the case. They've been happy ever since but then one phone call changes everything.
THE DARK SIDE by Andrew Gross: An explosion rips through New York City's Grand Central Station one morning, destroying the train Karen Friedman's husband, is riding in to work. On that same day, a hit-and-run accident leaves a man dead in Karen's hometown. Ty Hauck, a detective, becomes caught up in the case and finds a clue that connects the two seemingly unrelated events.
SIMPLY PERFECT by Mary Balogh: Claudia Martin, owner and headmistress of Miss Martin's School for Girls, is tempted to give up her life of propriety when she falls for Joseph, Marquess of Attingsborough, who returns Claudia's affections, despite knowing they can never have a future together.
THE PRAIRIE GRASS MURDERS by Patricia Stoltey: Sylvia Thorn, a circuit court judge returns home when her brother is confined to a county hospital for a psychiatric evaluation after finding a dead body. The case gets more involved as Sylvia helps her brother and the sheriff, her former boyfriend. She returns to Florida only to find she has been followed and there is more mystery to solve.
NONFICTION
THE PLACE TO BE WASHINGTON, CBS, AND THE GLORY DAYS OF TELEVISION by Roger Mudd: Former CBS news anchor, Roger Mudd presents a behind-the-scenes portrait of the personalities and drama of CBS news during his early reporting years including the civil rights movement, the Kennedy era, stories about the politicians and bureaucrats, and the Nixon White House.
THE SUGAR FIX THE HIGH-FRUCTOSE FALLOUT THAT IS MAKING YOU FAT AND SICK by Richard J. Johnson, MD: Dr. Johnson has been tracking the health implications of fructose and high-fructose corn syrup and reveals these sweeteners are feeding our nation's obesity epidemic, suppressing the mechanisms involved in appetite, and wreak havoc on our health. He exposes the hidden health dangers and offers a real solution.
TWILIGHT AT MONTICELLO THE FINAL YEARS OF THOMAS JEFFERSON by Alan Pell Crawford: An exploration of Thomas Jefferson's post-presidential life that discusses his correspondences with John Adams and other dignitaries, illness, debt, family conflicts, role in politics, and more.
SLIM & SEXY FOREVER by Suzanne Somers: This program is specifically designed for dealing with weight loss in the second half of life.
YES, YOU CAN STILL RETIRE COMFORTABLY by Ben Stein: Offers baby boomers practical advice on how they can deal with retirement, outlining the steps that need to be taken to assure they will have enough money to retire, despite the current Social Security crisis, limited pension plans, and inadequate personal savings.
WHEN MEN BECOME GODS by Stephen Singular: Reveals the life and tyrannical rule of Warren Jeffs, a Mormon prophet, after he was hunted for two years and arrested in 2007. The author traces Jeffs rise to power and the concerted effort that led to his downfall; and a glimpse into the bizarre tradition that is almost a century old, but that has only now been exposed.
May 27, 2008 Book Worm
BOOK WORM
May 27, 2008
FICTION
RIVER OF HEAVEN by Lee Martin: On an April evening in 1955 Dewey died on the railroad tracks outside Mt. Gilead and no one knows why. But two brothers, one a recluse and one returning home from exile must finally come to the truth. It is about the high cost of living a lie, the chains that bind us, and obligations.
THE GERMAN BRIDE by Joanna Hershon: Eva Frank has an affair with the man who painted her portrait, but there are many consequences. So when Abraham, an ambitious merchant returns to Germany from America, she hastily marries him. She travels to Santa Fe and settles into a good life, but her past will come back to threaten her safety and force her to make a fateful decision.
HOLD TIGHT by Harlan Coben: Tia and Mike Baye never imagined they’d become the type of overprotective parents who spy on their kids. But their sixteen-year-old son Adam has been unusually distant lately, and after the suicide of his classmate Spencer Hill they can’t help but worry.
DELUSION by Peter Abrahams: Twenty years ago Nell Jarreau witnessed the murder of her boyfriend. Her testimony put a man behind bars and led her to her husband, Clay, the detective who solved the case. They've been happy ever since but then one phone call changes everything.
THE DARK SIDE by Andrew Gross: An explosion rips through New York City's Grand Central Station one morning, destroying the train Karen Friedman's husband, is riding in to work. On that same day, a hit-and-run accident leaves a man dead in Karen's hometown. Ty Hauck, a detective, becomes caught up in the case and finds a clue that connects the two seemingly unrelated events.
SIMPLY PERFECT by Mary Balogh: Claudia Martin, owner and headmistress of Miss Martin's School for Girls, is tempted to give up her life of propriety when she falls for Joseph, Marquess of Attingsborough, who returns Claudia's affections, despite knowing they can never have a future together.
THE PRAIRIE GRASS MURDERS by Patricia Stoltey: Sylvia Thorn, a circuit court judge returns home when her brother is confined to a county hospital for a psychiatric evaluation after finding a dead body. The case gets more involved as Sylvia helps her brother and the sheriff, her former boyfriend. She returns to Florida only to find she has been followed and there is more mystery to solve.
NONFICTION
THE PLACE TO BE WASHINGTON, CBS, AND THE GLORY DAYS OF TELEVISION by Roger Mudd: Former CBS news anchor, Roger Mudd presents a behind-the-scenes portrait of the personalities and drama of CBS news during his early reporting years including the civil rights movement, the Kennedy era, stories about the politicians and bureaucrats, and the Nixon White House.
THE SUGAR FIX THE HIGH-FRUCTOSE FALLOUT THAT IS MAKING YOU FAT AND SICK by Richard J. Johnson, MD: Dr. Johnson has been tracking the health implications of fructose and high-fructose corn syrup and reveals these sweeteners are feeding our nation's obesity epidemic, suppressing the mechanisms involved in appetite, and wreak havoc on our health. He exposes the hidden health dangers and offers a real solution.
TWILIGHT AT MONTICELLO THE FINAL YEARS OF THOMAS JEFFERSON by Alan Pell Crawford: An exploration of Thomas Jefferson's post-presidential life that discusses his correspondences with John Adams and other dignitaries, illness, debt, family conflicts, role in politics, and more.
SLIM & SEXY FOREVER by Suzanne Somers: This program is specifically designed for dealing with weight loss in the second half of life.
YES, YOU CAN STILL RETIRE COMFORTABLY by Ben Stein: Offers baby boomers practical advice on how they can deal with retirement, outlining the steps that need to be taken to assure they will have enough money to retire, despite the current Social Security crisis, limited pension plans, and inadequate personal savings.
WHEN MEN BECOME GODS by Stephen Singular: Reveals the life and tyrannical rule of Warren Jeffs, a Mormon prophet, after he was hunted for two years and arrested in 2007. The author traces Jeffs rise to power and the concerted effort that led to his downfall; and a glimpse into the bizarre tradition that is almost a century old, but that has only now been exposed.
May 27, 2008
FICTION
RIVER OF HEAVEN by Lee Martin: On an April evening in 1955 Dewey died on the railroad tracks outside Mt. Gilead and no one knows why. But two brothers, one a recluse and one returning home from exile must finally come to the truth. It is about the high cost of living a lie, the chains that bind us, and obligations.
THE GERMAN BRIDE by Joanna Hershon: Eva Frank has an affair with the man who painted her portrait, but there are many consequences. So when Abraham, an ambitious merchant returns to Germany from America, she hastily marries him. She travels to Santa Fe and settles into a good life, but her past will come back to threaten her safety and force her to make a fateful decision.
HOLD TIGHT by Harlan Coben: Tia and Mike Baye never imagined they’d become the type of overprotective parents who spy on their kids. But their sixteen-year-old son Adam has been unusually distant lately, and after the suicide of his classmate Spencer Hill they can’t help but worry.
DELUSION by Peter Abrahams: Twenty years ago Nell Jarreau witnessed the murder of her boyfriend. Her testimony put a man behind bars and led her to her husband, Clay, the detective who solved the case. They've been happy ever since but then one phone call changes everything.
THE DARK SIDE by Andrew Gross: An explosion rips through New York City's Grand Central Station one morning, destroying the train Karen Friedman's husband, is riding in to work. On that same day, a hit-and-run accident leaves a man dead in Karen's hometown. Ty Hauck, a detective, becomes caught up in the case and finds a clue that connects the two seemingly unrelated events.
SIMPLY PERFECT by Mary Balogh: Claudia Martin, owner and headmistress of Miss Martin's School for Girls, is tempted to give up her life of propriety when she falls for Joseph, Marquess of Attingsborough, who returns Claudia's affections, despite knowing they can never have a future together.
THE PRAIRIE GRASS MURDERS by Patricia Stoltey: Sylvia Thorn, a circuit court judge returns home when her brother is confined to a county hospital for a psychiatric evaluation after finding a dead body. The case gets more involved as Sylvia helps her brother and the sheriff, her former boyfriend. She returns to Florida only to find she has been followed and there is more mystery to solve.
NONFICTION
THE PLACE TO BE WASHINGTON, CBS, AND THE GLORY DAYS OF TELEVISION by Roger Mudd: Former CBS news anchor, Roger Mudd presents a behind-the-scenes portrait of the personalities and drama of CBS news during his early reporting years including the civil rights movement, the Kennedy era, stories about the politicians and bureaucrats, and the Nixon White House.
THE SUGAR FIX THE HIGH-FRUCTOSE FALLOUT THAT IS MAKING YOU FAT AND SICK by Richard J. Johnson, MD: Dr. Johnson has been tracking the health implications of fructose and high-fructose corn syrup and reveals these sweeteners are feeding our nation's obesity epidemic, suppressing the mechanisms involved in appetite, and wreak havoc on our health. He exposes the hidden health dangers and offers a real solution.
TWILIGHT AT MONTICELLO THE FINAL YEARS OF THOMAS JEFFERSON by Alan Pell Crawford: An exploration of Thomas Jefferson's post-presidential life that discusses his correspondences with John Adams and other dignitaries, illness, debt, family conflicts, role in politics, and more.
SLIM & SEXY FOREVER by Suzanne Somers: This program is specifically designed for dealing with weight loss in the second half of life.
YES, YOU CAN STILL RETIRE COMFORTABLY by Ben Stein: Offers baby boomers practical advice on how they can deal with retirement, outlining the steps that need to be taken to assure they will have enough money to retire, despite the current Social Security crisis, limited pension plans, and inadequate personal savings.
WHEN MEN BECOME GODS by Stephen Singular: Reveals the life and tyrannical rule of Warren Jeffs, a Mormon prophet, after he was hunted for two years and arrested in 2007. The author traces Jeffs rise to power and the concerted effort that led to his downfall; and a glimpse into the bizarre tradition that is almost a century old, but that has only now been exposed.
Monday, May 19, 2008
May 20, 2008 Book Worm
BOOK WORM
May 20, 2008
FICTION
ZAPPED by Carol Higgins Clark: On a hot July night in New York City, the lights went out. Jack Reilly goes to pick up dinner, but is called to investigate an art theft, while Regan Reilly enters the dark apartment to meet a thief, and Georgina is missing or on a revenge trip and Lorraine returns to New York and finds that her apartment has been sold to the Reilly’s. There is a secret safe in the apartment, which she must get to before anyone else.
BLUE-EYED DEVIL by Lisa Kleypas: Self-made millionaire Hardy Cates knows he has made enemies during his rise to the top of the oil industry and has his own plans for revenge, but when Haven Travis blows back into town, Hardy's plans take a surprise turn as the two find passion.
SEPULCHRE by Kate Moss: In 1891, teenager Léonie Vernier and her brother visit their young aunt at an estate in France. After finding a startling account of her late uncle's pursuit of the occult, Léonie scours the property for the tarot cards and Visigoth tomb he describes, unaware that more tangible peril in the form of a murderous stalker is seeking to destroy her loved ones.
AND LESS THAN KIND by Mercedes Lackey: With the death of Edward VI and power struggles over who should rule England, Mary ignores her chancellor's advice to kill Elizabeth, and instead, follows the evil elf-lord Vidal Dhu's plan to have a child who will be the Catholic heir to the throne.
RIVER OF HEAVEN by Lee Martin: On an April evening in 1955 Dewey died on the railroad tracks outside Mt. Gilead and no one knows why. But two brothers, one a recluse and one returning home from exile must finally come to the truth. It is about the high cost of living a lie, the chains that bind us, and obligations.
THE GERMAN BRIDE by Joanna Hershon: Eva Frank has an affair with the man who painted her portrait, but there are many consequences. So when Abraham, an ambitious merchant returns to Germany from America, she hastily marries him. She travels to Santa Fe and settles into a good life, but her past will come back to threaten her safety and force her to make a fateful decision.
HOLD TIGHT by Harlan Coben: Tia and Mike Baye never imagined they’d become the type of overprotective parents who spy on their kids. But their sixteen-year-old son Adam has been unusually distant lately, and after the suicide of his classmate Spencer Hill they can’t help but worry.
NONFICTION
MANAGING THE SYMPTOMS OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS by Randall T. Schapiro, MD: The disease and its management. What is multiple sclerosis -- Managing the disease process -- Managing MS symptoms. Fatigue and balance and much more.
THE 4-INGREDIENT DIABETES COOKBOOK by Nancy S. Hughes: 100 tasty recipes with only four ingredients that also satisfy the American Diabetes Association's dietary guidelines.
THE BABY SIGNING BOOK by Sara Bingham: A quick yet comprehensive course in baby signing includes the top 5 signing tips, a flexible program, FAQs, five distinct components of ASL signs, advice on how to teach, activities to meet milestones.
CLOSET CONTROL THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO REVITALIZING YOUR WARDROBE AND REVOLUTIONIZING THE WAY YOU STOR IT by Barbara Horowitz: Easy steps for re-imagining your closet space; advice on how to purge the clothes you don’t wear; simple dyeing, cutting, and sewing techniques for restyling your clothes and more.
LOOK, SPEAK, & BEHAVE FOR MEN by Jamie Yasko-Mangum: Expert advice on image, etiquette, and effective communication for the professional man.
WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE IN THE REALM OF ELIZABETH: Photographs, illustrations, and text provide information about life in England before and during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, covering the years between 1533 and 1603, discussing the Queen's court, conditions in London, foreign affairs, and other topics.
THE EVERYTHING GUIDE TO STARTING AND RUNNING A CATERING BUSINESS by Joyce Weinberg: Tells how to get licenses, choosing a name, advertising, choosing a specialty, learning the ropes, creating a marketing plane, finding clients and repeat customers.
May 20, 2008
FICTION
ZAPPED by Carol Higgins Clark: On a hot July night in New York City, the lights went out. Jack Reilly goes to pick up dinner, but is called to investigate an art theft, while Regan Reilly enters the dark apartment to meet a thief, and Georgina is missing or on a revenge trip and Lorraine returns to New York and finds that her apartment has been sold to the Reilly’s. There is a secret safe in the apartment, which she must get to before anyone else.
BLUE-EYED DEVIL by Lisa Kleypas: Self-made millionaire Hardy Cates knows he has made enemies during his rise to the top of the oil industry and has his own plans for revenge, but when Haven Travis blows back into town, Hardy's plans take a surprise turn as the two find passion.
SEPULCHRE by Kate Moss: In 1891, teenager Léonie Vernier and her brother visit their young aunt at an estate in France. After finding a startling account of her late uncle's pursuit of the occult, Léonie scours the property for the tarot cards and Visigoth tomb he describes, unaware that more tangible peril in the form of a murderous stalker is seeking to destroy her loved ones.
AND LESS THAN KIND by Mercedes Lackey: With the death of Edward VI and power struggles over who should rule England, Mary ignores her chancellor's advice to kill Elizabeth, and instead, follows the evil elf-lord Vidal Dhu's plan to have a child who will be the Catholic heir to the throne.
RIVER OF HEAVEN by Lee Martin: On an April evening in 1955 Dewey died on the railroad tracks outside Mt. Gilead and no one knows why. But two brothers, one a recluse and one returning home from exile must finally come to the truth. It is about the high cost of living a lie, the chains that bind us, and obligations.
THE GERMAN BRIDE by Joanna Hershon: Eva Frank has an affair with the man who painted her portrait, but there are many consequences. So when Abraham, an ambitious merchant returns to Germany from America, she hastily marries him. She travels to Santa Fe and settles into a good life, but her past will come back to threaten her safety and force her to make a fateful decision.
HOLD TIGHT by Harlan Coben: Tia and Mike Baye never imagined they’d become the type of overprotective parents who spy on their kids. But their sixteen-year-old son Adam has been unusually distant lately, and after the suicide of his classmate Spencer Hill they can’t help but worry.
NONFICTION
MANAGING THE SYMPTOMS OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS by Randall T. Schapiro, MD: The disease and its management. What is multiple sclerosis -- Managing the disease process -- Managing MS symptoms. Fatigue and balance and much more.
THE 4-INGREDIENT DIABETES COOKBOOK by Nancy S. Hughes: 100 tasty recipes with only four ingredients that also satisfy the American Diabetes Association's dietary guidelines.
THE BABY SIGNING BOOK by Sara Bingham: A quick yet comprehensive course in baby signing includes the top 5 signing tips, a flexible program, FAQs, five distinct components of ASL signs, advice on how to teach, activities to meet milestones.
CLOSET CONTROL THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO REVITALIZING YOUR WARDROBE AND REVOLUTIONIZING THE WAY YOU STOR IT by Barbara Horowitz: Easy steps for re-imagining your closet space; advice on how to purge the clothes you don’t wear; simple dyeing, cutting, and sewing techniques for restyling your clothes and more.
LOOK, SPEAK, & BEHAVE FOR MEN by Jamie Yasko-Mangum: Expert advice on image, etiquette, and effective communication for the professional man.
WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE IN THE REALM OF ELIZABETH: Photographs, illustrations, and text provide information about life in England before and during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, covering the years between 1533 and 1603, discussing the Queen's court, conditions in London, foreign affairs, and other topics.
THE EVERYTHING GUIDE TO STARTING AND RUNNING A CATERING BUSINESS by Joyce Weinberg: Tells how to get licenses, choosing a name, advertising, choosing a specialty, learning the ropes, creating a marketing plane, finding clients and repeat customers.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
May 13, 2008 Book Worm
May 13, 2008
BOOK WORM
CHANGE OF HEART by Jodi Picoult: June Nealon has everything she wants and it is taken away from her. Shay Bourne has never had anything and doesn't expect it, but his salvation lies with June's daughter, Claire. Father Michael wants to devote his life to God, but after he meets Shay, he questions everything.
THE ANCIENT by R.A. Salvatore: Bransen Garibond, in search of his father, journeys to the land of Vanguard, where he plays a central role in a war against the cruel leader Ancient Bradden.
THE KILLERS WIFE by Bill Floyd: Leigh Wren, having changed her name and her life after testifying against her husband in his murder trial, is horrified when the father of one of his victims tracks her down and exposes her to her North Carolina community, and places her and her young son in danger from yet another killer.
CURSE OF THE SPELLMANS by Lisa Lutz: Izzy Spellman, an employee at her family's private investigation firm, becomes convinced that her neighbor is hiding a dark secret, and is willing to lose her license to find out what it is.
MOTHER by Linda Ann Rentschler: Mary Sullivan has a sudden grieving episode when she hears her dead mother's voice in a Luncheonette. She is comforted there by a young stranger named Cathy. Later that night, Cathy unexpectedly arrives on Mary's doorstep, devastated by her own mother's death in a car accident.
QUICKSAND by Iris Johansen: A madman is luring Eve Duncan back into the horrifying days when her only daughter disappeared without a trace. But taunting Eve might be his first and last mistake, for Eve has help in the form of Navy SEAL Joe Quinn and the skills of another woman who want to bring this monster to justice.
CITY OF GLORY by Beverly Swerling: In 1812, war hero and surgeon Patrick Turner retreats from society after losing his hand and hopes to make his fortune in the China trade, but in order to succeed, he must run the British blockade or risk losing both his livelihood and the woman he loves.
THE WILDE WOMEN by Paula Wall: Pearl Wilde leaves Five Points, Tennessee, in 1929 after walking in on her fiancé in a clinch with her sister, Kat, and after traveling the world and sending home a hostile postcard every month, Pearl returns to open a bordello and plan her revenge.
BANK JOB by Steve Brewer: Three amateur robbers do small jobs and bungle the last one and find themselves bloody and knocking on the door of a stranger for help. Vince is retired professional bank robber and when the three force him to rob a bank, he has other ideas.
A LIGHT TO MY PATH by Lynn Austin: Yankees are quickly approaching the South Carolina plantation and Kitty, a house servant, must decide whether to run away to the woods with Grady and the others or continue to serve and protect her master's family.
THE DRAGON’S SON by Margaret Weis: The uneasy relationship between dragons and humans is further exacerbated by the birth of twin sons to a high priestess--one fully human in form but blessed with dragon magic, and one half-man and half-dragon.
ADAM by Ted Dekker: FBI behavioral psychologist Daniel Clark becomes the latest victim of a serial killer known as Eve, and the experience left him clinically dead for twenty minutes, leaving Daniel obsessed with rebuilding those twenty lost minutes, even if it means cheating death once more, in order to track down the killer before another victim suffers.
THE GENIUS by Jesse Kellerman: Ethan Muller struggles to become an art dealer and stumbles onto a once-in-a-life opportunity to obtain an enormous collection by an elderly man. But, after the paintings are sold, the police come looking for Ethan and the artist, Cracke, because the artwork may be evidence to a shady past.
DEATH WALKED IN by Carolyn Hart: Annie and Max Darling are pulled into a murder investigation when the previous owner of the house they are restoring is found dead and they learn the killer believes that hidden inside the Darling's home is a fortune in gold coins.
BOOK WORM
CHANGE OF HEART by Jodi Picoult: June Nealon has everything she wants and it is taken away from her. Shay Bourne has never had anything and doesn't expect it, but his salvation lies with June's daughter, Claire. Father Michael wants to devote his life to God, but after he meets Shay, he questions everything.
THE ANCIENT by R.A. Salvatore: Bransen Garibond, in search of his father, journeys to the land of Vanguard, where he plays a central role in a war against the cruel leader Ancient Bradden.
THE KILLERS WIFE by Bill Floyd: Leigh Wren, having changed her name and her life after testifying against her husband in his murder trial, is horrified when the father of one of his victims tracks her down and exposes her to her North Carolina community, and places her and her young son in danger from yet another killer.
CURSE OF THE SPELLMANS by Lisa Lutz: Izzy Spellman, an employee at her family's private investigation firm, becomes convinced that her neighbor is hiding a dark secret, and is willing to lose her license to find out what it is.
MOTHER by Linda Ann Rentschler: Mary Sullivan has a sudden grieving episode when she hears her dead mother's voice in a Luncheonette. She is comforted there by a young stranger named Cathy. Later that night, Cathy unexpectedly arrives on Mary's doorstep, devastated by her own mother's death in a car accident.
QUICKSAND by Iris Johansen: A madman is luring Eve Duncan back into the horrifying days when her only daughter disappeared without a trace. But taunting Eve might be his first and last mistake, for Eve has help in the form of Navy SEAL Joe Quinn and the skills of another woman who want to bring this monster to justice.
CITY OF GLORY by Beverly Swerling: In 1812, war hero and surgeon Patrick Turner retreats from society after losing his hand and hopes to make his fortune in the China trade, but in order to succeed, he must run the British blockade or risk losing both his livelihood and the woman he loves.
THE WILDE WOMEN by Paula Wall: Pearl Wilde leaves Five Points, Tennessee, in 1929 after walking in on her fiancé in a clinch with her sister, Kat, and after traveling the world and sending home a hostile postcard every month, Pearl returns to open a bordello and plan her revenge.
BANK JOB by Steve Brewer: Three amateur robbers do small jobs and bungle the last one and find themselves bloody and knocking on the door of a stranger for help. Vince is retired professional bank robber and when the three force him to rob a bank, he has other ideas.
A LIGHT TO MY PATH by Lynn Austin: Yankees are quickly approaching the South Carolina plantation and Kitty, a house servant, must decide whether to run away to the woods with Grady and the others or continue to serve and protect her master's family.
THE DRAGON’S SON by Margaret Weis: The uneasy relationship between dragons and humans is further exacerbated by the birth of twin sons to a high priestess--one fully human in form but blessed with dragon magic, and one half-man and half-dragon.
ADAM by Ted Dekker: FBI behavioral psychologist Daniel Clark becomes the latest victim of a serial killer known as Eve, and the experience left him clinically dead for twenty minutes, leaving Daniel obsessed with rebuilding those twenty lost minutes, even if it means cheating death once more, in order to track down the killer before another victim suffers.
THE GENIUS by Jesse Kellerman: Ethan Muller struggles to become an art dealer and stumbles onto a once-in-a-life opportunity to obtain an enormous collection by an elderly man. But, after the paintings are sold, the police come looking for Ethan and the artist, Cracke, because the artwork may be evidence to a shady past.
DEATH WALKED IN by Carolyn Hart: Annie and Max Darling are pulled into a murder investigation when the previous owner of the house they are restoring is found dead and they learn the killer believes that hidden inside the Darling's home is a fortune in gold coins.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
May 6, 2008 Book Worm
BOOK WORM
May 6, 2008
NONFICTION
THE COMPLETE IDIOT’S GUIDE TO DETOXING YOUR BODY by Delia Quigley: Guides you through the detox process, with tips on fasting, super-cleansing foods, spa baths, and more. Simple tips to figure out when to detox, effective fasting, super-cleansing foods, reintroduction of foods, and strategies for your overworked organs.
EAT THIS NOT THAT! By David Zinczenko: Provides nutritional facts for thousands of foods from fast-food restaurants to snacks to holiday meals; and suggests healthier alternatives.
THE MIDDLE PLACE by Kelly Corrigan: Kelly Corrigan recounts her battle with breast cancer, which occurred at the same time her father was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and intermixes stories about her childhood and her unique relationship with her father.
JOHN PAUL THE GREAT REMEMBERING A SPIRITUAL FATHER by Peggy Noonan: Chronicles the life of Pope John Paul II, describing the life and times of the religious leader, and providing information on his diplomacy, humility, and holiness.
DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE U.S.A. 1776-1918 by J.F.C. Fuller: Accounts of battles from the Revolutionary War to the Meuse-Argonne.
UPSTREAM AN URBAN BIOGRAPHY OF METROPOLIS OMAHA AND COUNCIL BLUFFS by Lawrence H. Larsen: A comprehensive history of the unique urban region of Omaha-Council Bluffs that ranks 60th among the 370 major metropolitan areas in the United States. An account of how and why a large metropolitan area developed in this spot.
3:16 THE NUMBERS OF HOPE by Max Lucado: Best-selling author Max Lucado leads readers through a word-by-word study of John 3:16, the passage that he calls the "Hope Diamond" of Scripture.
MARVELS OF ENGINEERING: A history of civil engineering that shows the amazing science behind the evolution of buildings, highways, and many structures and innovations that makes life happier and safer.
POSTERIZE IT! SHOOT, ENLARGE, PRINT & SEW by Joe Hesch: Blow up a photo to poster size, print it in sections and sew the sections back together. It's easy to personalize a quilt and get perfect results.
NEBRASKA KITCHENS COOKBOOK FAVORITE RECIPES OF OUR STATE: 134 of our favorite recipes, taste-tested across the state at church suppers, holidays, family reunions, brandings, picnics, or at everyday meals.
MARKING TIME NEBRASKA’S HISTORIC PLACES by Bobbi & Steve Olson: This book is based on historical markers in Nebraska and tells you about things that happened near that spot.
THE AUDACITY OF HOPE by Barack Obama: Senator Barack Obama addresses twenty-first century politics in the United States, commenting on economic insecurities of citizens, race, religion, terrorism, threat of a pandemic, and other related issues.
DREAMS FROM MY FATHER by Barack Obama: Barack Obama tells the story of his life as the son of a black African father and a white American mother, searching for a workable meaning to his life as an African American.
THE BOOKSELLER OF KABUL by Asne Seierstad: Asne Seierstad tells of her experiences while staying with a bookseller named Sultan Khan and his family in Afghanistan just after the fall of the Taliban, describing what it was like for families in the country to adjust to a new way of life and a new government.
May 6, 2008
NONFICTION
THE COMPLETE IDIOT’S GUIDE TO DETOXING YOUR BODY by Delia Quigley: Guides you through the detox process, with tips on fasting, super-cleansing foods, spa baths, and more. Simple tips to figure out when to detox, effective fasting, super-cleansing foods, reintroduction of foods, and strategies for your overworked organs.
EAT THIS NOT THAT! By David Zinczenko: Provides nutritional facts for thousands of foods from fast-food restaurants to snacks to holiday meals; and suggests healthier alternatives.
THE MIDDLE PLACE by Kelly Corrigan: Kelly Corrigan recounts her battle with breast cancer, which occurred at the same time her father was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and intermixes stories about her childhood and her unique relationship with her father.
JOHN PAUL THE GREAT REMEMBERING A SPIRITUAL FATHER by Peggy Noonan: Chronicles the life of Pope John Paul II, describing the life and times of the religious leader, and providing information on his diplomacy, humility, and holiness.
DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE U.S.A. 1776-1918 by J.F.C. Fuller: Accounts of battles from the Revolutionary War to the Meuse-Argonne.
UPSTREAM AN URBAN BIOGRAPHY OF METROPOLIS OMAHA AND COUNCIL BLUFFS by Lawrence H. Larsen: A comprehensive history of the unique urban region of Omaha-Council Bluffs that ranks 60th among the 370 major metropolitan areas in the United States. An account of how and why a large metropolitan area developed in this spot.
3:16 THE NUMBERS OF HOPE by Max Lucado: Best-selling author Max Lucado leads readers through a word-by-word study of John 3:16, the passage that he calls the "Hope Diamond" of Scripture.
MARVELS OF ENGINEERING: A history of civil engineering that shows the amazing science behind the evolution of buildings, highways, and many structures and innovations that makes life happier and safer.
POSTERIZE IT! SHOOT, ENLARGE, PRINT & SEW by Joe Hesch: Blow up a photo to poster size, print it in sections and sew the sections back together. It's easy to personalize a quilt and get perfect results.
NEBRASKA KITCHENS COOKBOOK FAVORITE RECIPES OF OUR STATE: 134 of our favorite recipes, taste-tested across the state at church suppers, holidays, family reunions, brandings, picnics, or at everyday meals.
MARKING TIME NEBRASKA’S HISTORIC PLACES by Bobbi & Steve Olson: This book is based on historical markers in Nebraska and tells you about things that happened near that spot.
THE AUDACITY OF HOPE by Barack Obama: Senator Barack Obama addresses twenty-first century politics in the United States, commenting on economic insecurities of citizens, race, religion, terrorism, threat of a pandemic, and other related issues.
DREAMS FROM MY FATHER by Barack Obama: Barack Obama tells the story of his life as the son of a black African father and a white American mother, searching for a workable meaning to his life as an African American.
THE BOOKSELLER OF KABUL by Asne Seierstad: Asne Seierstad tells of her experiences while staying with a bookseller named Sultan Khan and his family in Afghanistan just after the fall of the Taliban, describing what it was like for families in the country to adjust to a new way of life and a new government.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Based on the Book
Since we were closed on Monday, wasn't able to post the Based on the Book. I chose Fried Green Tomatos at the Whiskey Cafe by Fannie Flagg, which was made into the movie in 1991. We have the book available for checkout.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
TEEN READ WEEK
Teen Read Week is October 14- 20, 2007.
TEENS!!
Celebrate by reading a book from the Alliance Public Library collection and get a ticket for FREE Super Nachos and Dringk served in the Alliance Public Library 11:30 to 4:30 on Friday October 19th! To obtain a ticket -- read a book; fill out a form about the book; and submit the form at the front desk.
Pick up the forms and tickets at the Alliance Public Library front desk!
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Alliance Public Library E-mail
The Alliance Public Library E-mail is now available for reference questions.
alliancepl762@yahoo.com
Other ways to contact us are: 1750 Sweetwater Ave., Suite 101, Alliance, NE 69301
Phone: 308-762-1387.
alliancepl762@yahoo.com
Other ways to contact us are: 1750 Sweetwater Ave., Suite 101, Alliance, NE 69301
Phone: 308-762-1387.
DAR and Genealogy Collection
The Daughters of the American Revolution collection is being cataloged and added to the library database. This project is close to completion. The collection is housed in the Heritage Room.
If you are interested in beginning or conducting genealogy research, the collection is available for in-library use. There are several books to help you get started. The collection can be found by using the subject search work "Genealogy".
The Heritage Room also contains microfilm of the Alliance Times-Herald, the Hemingford Ledger and the collection of Nebraska books. The Nebraska collection consists of books written by Nebraska authors and books about Nebraska.
If you are interested in beginning or conducting genealogy research, the collection is available for in-library use. There are several books to help you get started. The collection can be found by using the subject search work "Genealogy".
The Heritage Room also contains microfilm of the Alliance Times-Herald, the Hemingford Ledger and the collection of Nebraska books. The Nebraska collection consists of books written by Nebraska authors and books about Nebraska.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Presenting Alliance Public Library
The Alliance Public Library is located at the western edge of the Nebraska Sandhills and is in the center of the Nebraska Panhandle. The area is known for its agriculture -- cattle ranching and farming -- and it is a railroad center.
The library is a public city library, located in a new building in the North East corner of the city of Alliance, NE. WNCC is also located in this building. The facility also has community rooms available for non-profit organization and educational use.
The library is a public city library, located in a new building in the North East corner of the city of Alliance, NE. WNCC is also located in this building. The facility also has community rooms available for non-profit organization and educational use.
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