[bksvol-discuss] New Books (32) for 08-06
- From: John Immarino <johni2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:46:01 -0700
=====FICTION, 6
DEEP IN THE VALLEY, BY ROBYN CARR
Like many small towns, Grace Valley, California, is full of colorful
characters who happily meddle in one another's business.
Excellent Quality, 376 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/104718/
FIRE AND ICE (J. P. BEAUMONT SERIES #18), BY J. A. JANCE
Beau and Brady join forces once again in "New York Times"-bestselling
author Jance's most stunning and suspenseful work to date. Jance
delivers a devilish page-turner.--"People".
Excellent Quality, 338 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/104919/
GUARDIAN OF LIES, BY STEVE MARTINI
Defense attorney Paul Madriani gets caught in a web of deceit and murder
involving Cold War secrets, a rare coin dealer who once worked for the
CIA, and a furious assassin in one of the most entertaining novels yet
in this New York Times bestselling series.
Excellent Quality, 443 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/104941/
RAPTURE (SHADOWDWELLERS #2), BY JACQUELYN FRANK
The Shadowdwellers live in a realm of darkness and sensuality, where
order is prized and sin must be punished. Yet for Magnus, the head
priest of Sanctuary, salvation rests with the one woman who can entice
him to break every rule . . .
Excellent Quality, 406 Pages
Romance, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/104911/
THE HIDING PLACE, BY TREZZA AZZOPARDI
Set in a Maltese immigrant community in Cardiff, Wales, in the 1960s and
peopled with sharp-edged, luminously drawn characters, The Hiding Place
is the story of Frankie Gauci, his wife, Mary and their six daughters.
Excellent Quality, 282 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/98141/
WHISPERS AT MIDNIGHT, BY KAREN ROBARDS
Hell-bent on starting over after her divorce, Carly Linton moves back to
her tiny hometown of Benton, Georgia, to start a B-and-B in the old
house her grandmother left her.
Excellent Quality, 394 Pages
Romance, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100403/
=====NONFICTION, 9
ANATOMY OF A ROSE: EXPLORING THE SECRET LIFE OF FLOWERS, BY SHARMAN APT
RUSSELL
Combining graceful writing with a scientist's clarity, Russell reveals
that the science behind these intelligent plants--how they evolved,
survive, heal--is even more awe-inspiring than their fleeting beauty.
Excellent Quality, 214 Pages
Nonfiction, Science, Home and Garden
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/104923/
AN OBSESSION WITH BUTTERFLIES: OUR LONG LOVE AFFAIR WITH A SINGULAR
INSECT, BY SHARMAN APT RUSSELL
Sharman Apt Russell again blends her lush voice and keen scientific eye
in this marvelous book about butterflies. From Hindu mythology to Aztec
sacrifices, butterflies have served as a metaphor for resurrection and
transformation.
Excellent Quality, 236 Pages
Nonfiction, Science, Outdoors and Nature
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/104922/
CASUALTY FIGURES: HOW FIVE MEN SURVIVED THE FIRST WORLD WAR, BY MICHÈLE
BARRETT
In this delicate look at history in microcosm, Barrett (literary and
cultural theory, Queen Mary, University of London) follows the
experience of five soldiers who survived World War I, two in the medical
corps and three in the trenches.
Excellent Quality, 178 Pages
History, Military, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/99320/
DR. PASCARELLI'S COMPLETE GUIDE TO REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY: WHAT YOU
NEED TO KNOW ABOUT RSI AND CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME, BY EMIL PASCARELLI
One of the world's leading authorities on repetitive strain injury tells
you how to prevent, treat, and recover from RSI. Living with repetitive
strain injury (RSI) can be painful, exasperating, and devastating.
Excellent Quality, 270 Pages
Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/104909/
FACING UNPLEASANT FACTS: NARRATIVE ESSAYS, BY GEORGE ORWELL
George Orwell was first and foremost an essayist. From his earliest
published article in 1928 to his untimely death in 1950, he produced an
extraordinary array of short nonfiction that reflected--and
illuminated--the fraught times in which he lived and wrote.
Excellent Quality, 322 Pages
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/104960/
INTO THE VALLEY: MARINES AT GUADALCANAL, BY JOHN HERSEY
Hersey gives insightful details concerning the jungle environment,
recounts conversations among the men before, during, and after the
battle at Guadalcanal, and describes how the wounded were evacuated as
well as other works of daily heroism.
Excellent Quality, 100 Pages
History, Military, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/104921/
SPANISH FOR DUMMIES, BY JUERGEN LORENZ AND SUSANA WALD
Spanish For Dummies is the fun and easy way to learn Spanish quickly and
painlessly!
Excellent Quality, 420 Pages
Textbooks and Educational Materials, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/104910/
TEARS IN THE DARKNESS: THE STORY OF THE BATAAN DEATH MARCH AND ITS
AFTERMATH, BY ELIZABETH NORMAN AND MICHAEL NORMAN
This major new work about World War II exposes the myths of military
heroism as shallow and inadequate. "Tears in the Darkness" makes clear,
with great literary and human power, that war causes suffering for
people on all sides.
Excellent Quality, 478 Pages
History, Military, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/104914/
THE QUESTION OF PALESTINE, BY EDWARD W. SAI
Still a basic and indispensable account of the Palestinian question,
updated to include the most recent developments in the Middle East, from
the intifada to the Gulf war to the historic peace conference in Madrid.
Excellent Quality, 291 Pages
History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/104939/
=====TEENS & CHILDREN, 17
JUST KIDDING (BEACON STREET GIRLS), BY ANNIE BRYANT
Principal Fields' announcement about Spirit Week creates a flurry of
excitement at Abigail Adams Junior High, but soon Ms. R's class is at
odds. A rumor circulates about Isabel and Kevin Connors, a popular
athlete who also loves art.
Excellent Quality, 265 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/104920/
KATANI'S JAMAICAN HOLIDAY (BEACON STREET GIRLS), BY ANNIE BRYANT
Meet the Beacon Street Girls... They're real, they're fun - they're just
like you! Jamaican breezes are calling, and one hardworking BSG
definitely deserves a getaway! But Katani's Caribbean dream trip may not
be all soft sand and warm surf.
Excellent Quality, 174 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/104926/
BACK TO SCHOOL (GO GIRL! #12), BY MEREDITH BADGER
Chloe's nervous about going back to school. She has to get used to a new
teacher and harder work. But she didn't expect to be the only one to
find the new math so difficult. Is everyone else really smarter than Chloe?
Excellent Quality, 89 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/104924/
BASKETBALL BLUES (GO GIRL! #10), BY THALIA KALKIPSAKIS
When Angie is told that she plays basketball like a boy, she is
heart-broken. She quits her favorite basketball team and dreams of
cheerleading instead. But can cheerleading make Angie happy, or is
basketball her real love?
Excellent Quality, 92 Pages
Children's Books, Sports, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/104925/
COME ON, TIM, BY JENNY GILES
Tim learns how to overcome his fear with the help of his teacher and two
friends.
Excellent Quality, 17 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/104912/
ELLIOT FRY'S GOOD-BYE, BY LARRY DANE BRIMNER
Young Elliot leaves home when he learns he must share his room with his
uncle.
Excellent Quality, 32 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/104915/
GEYSERS: A TRUE BOOK, BY LARRY DANE BRIMNER
Describes what geysers are, how they are formed, and where they can be
found.
Excellent Quality, 48 Pages
Children's Books, Nonfiction, Science, Outdoors and Nature
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/104916/
JESSICA'S MERMAID (SWEET VALLEY KIDS #49), BY FRANCINE PASCAL
Jessica's claim to have seen a mermaid during a class trip to an ocean
preserve may lure her disbelieving friends, and she must find the
mermaid in order to convince her friends of her tale.
Excellent Quality, 76 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/80899/
NANA'S HOG, BY LARRY DANE BRIMNER
Although people think her behavior improper, Nana rides a hog through town.
Excellent Quality, 32 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/104917/
RHINOCEROS (NATURE'S CHILDREN), BY MEREBETH SWITZER
Describes the physical features, habits and natural environment and
survival of the rhino second largest land mammal.
Excellent Quality, 48 Pages
Children's Books, Nonfiction, Animals, Outdoors and Nature
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/104685/
SHEEP IN A JEEP, BY NANCY E. SHAW
Records the misadventures of a group of sheep that go riding in a jeep.
Excellent Quality, 32 Pages
Children's Books, Animals, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/104913/
STORM RIDERS, BY CHRISTINE KEIGHERY
Second grade reading series. What happens when the cousins go horseback
riding in wild, stormy weather?
Excellent Quality, 18 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/104604/
THE LOST ELEPHANT, BY JULIE-ANNE JUSTUS
Second grade reading series. How does Lindy help a baby elephant when it
is away from its family?
Excellent Quality, 18 Pages
Children's Books, Animals, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/104608/
THE LOST POND, BY MEREDITH COSTAIN
When a new road divides a wetlands by Kenny's home, Kenny worries about
how to save the frogs when they are ready to migrate -- right across the
road!
Excellent Quality, 17 Pages
Children's Books, Animals, Literature and Fiction, Outdoors and Nature
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/104617/
THE WHITE DRAGON (VOLUME III OF THE DRAGONRIDERS OF PERN), BY ANNE MCCAFFREY
Jaxom has been groomed for the role of Lord of Ruatha, one of Pern's
oldest and most venerable holds since he was very young. He impresses a
white dragon, Ruth that worries everyone since dragonriders belong in
the Weyr and a man simply cannot be a dragonrider and a Lord Holder - or
is it possible?
Excellent Quality, 468 Pages
Children's Books, Teens, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/104735/
UNSINKABLE!, BY LARRY DANE BRIMNER
With the encouragement of the other Corner Kids, Alex keeps trying until
he is able to swim all the way across the pool.
Excellent Quality, 32 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/104918/
WELCOME TO THE BSC, ABBY (BABY-SITTERS CLUB #90), BY ANN M. MARTIN
Abby Stevenson and her twin sister, Anna, the new girls in town, are
trying to adjust to everything and help their hardworking, fatherless
family.
Excellent Quality, 160 Pages
Children's Books, Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/83698/
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