[bookshare-discuss] New Books (38) for 09-13

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=====FICTION, 16


AWAKENING DESIRES: ENTICEMENTS, BY N. J. WALTERS
Awakening Desires - Capturing Carly By N.J. Walters, third in the Awakening Desires series.Awakening Desires - Craving Candy By N.J. Walters, fourth in the Awakening Desires series.
Excellent Quality, 366 Pages
Copyright 2005
Romance,  Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100419/

CHAIN LIGHTNING, BY ELIZABETH LOWELL
From a top-selling fiction writer comes a romance set amid Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Their association is supposed to be strictly business, and they are very different people. But the tropics create a different world. And for Mandy and Damon, paradise is only a heartbeat away.
Excellent Quality, 249 Pages
Copyright 1988
Romance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/113923/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1551665387/

DAWN WIND, BY CHRISTINA SAVAGE
On the craggy coast of Maine stood Dawn Wind, home of the Blackheath clan, a proud New England dynasty as rugged and fierce as the stormswept seas it ruled.
Excellent Quality, 633 Pages
Copyright 1980
History,  Romance,  Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/113940/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0440117925/

HER MONTANA MILLIONAIRE, BY CRYSTAL GREEN
New York socialite Jinni Fairchild would take care of her sister, even if that meant sacrificing her jetset lifestyle for the wilds of Rumor,Montana. No limos, no parties, no haute couture -- she was barely surviving. Until she met Max Cantrell.
Excellent Quality, 246 Pages
Copyright 2003
Romance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/74676/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0373245742/

HIRED: NANNY BRIDE, BY CARA COLTER
Playboy tycoon Joshua Cole doesn't expect to be confronted with a frumpy nanny and a howling baby in his expensively furnished office. But the child is his nephew, so he steps in to help!
Excellent Quality, 181 Pages
Copyright 2009
Romance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/113927/

LAREDO'S SASSY SWEETHEART (COWBOYS BY THE DOZEN, BOOK 2), BY TINA LEONARD
Laredo Jefferson was eight seconds from shaking the dust of Union Junction, Texas, from his boots. Eight seconds from discovering the Something Big he was destined to do. He couldn't reckon how he'd promised those eight seconds to sweet filly Katy Goodnight, but he sure as shootin' knew why. He wanted to be her hero. And that meant riding the beast Bloodthirsty Black.
Excellent Quality, 244 Pages
Copyright 2003
Romance,  Westerns,  Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/114162/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0373169817/

LOVE FINDS YOU IN TREASURE ISLAND, FLORIDA, BY DEBBY MAYNE
Amanda Burns owns a bicycle shop in Treasure Island, Florida but she almost never has time to enjoy the charming town or its beautiful beaches. When she's not caring for her emotionally demanding sister, she's busy waiting on customers.
Excellent Quality, 307 Pages
Copyright 2009
Romance,  Literature and Fiction,  Religion and Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/115271/

MAGNIFICENT PASSAGE, BY KAT MARTIN
She fled a stifling existence for the glittering social whirl of California's state capital, trading childhood's innocence for a woman's burning desire. It was risky, masquerading as her flighty cousin, but Mandy Ashton was hardly faint of heart- as she would prove time and again on a journey fraught with deadly adventure and sublime temptation.
Excellent Quality, 403 Pages
Copyright 1988
History,  Romance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/114999/

MORE THAN IT HURTS YOU, BY DARIN STRAUSS
This is the story of a doctor who will risk her profession for what she feels is right, and of the family who is affected by her decisions.
Excellent Quality, 412 Pages
Copyright 2008
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105992/

ONCE UPON A VALENTINE'S, BY HOLLY JACOBS
Planning the Erie Elementary Valentine's dance is as close as Carly Lewis intends to come to romance. In fact, the once-burned single mom has vowed to stay far away from the flame. Until her shed literally goes up in smoke.
Excellent Quality, 206 Pages
Copyright 2009
Romance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/113928/

ONE STUBBORN COWBOY, BY BARBARA MCMAHON
Kit Lockford was one cowboy Kelly Adams should have steered clear of. But despite his hard words, she saw the hunger in his eyes...the passion brimming behind the icy wall around his heart. Kit stubbornly claimed he wanted nothing to do with her, but Kelly could tell otherwise.
Excellent Quality, 185 Pages
Copyright 1995
Romance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/115001/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0373059159/

PAPER SHERIFF, BY LUKE SHORT
"Us Hoads stick together--in brutality, rustling and murder." As sheriff, it was Reese's sworn duty to destroy them.
Excellent Quality, 153 Pages
Copyright 1966
Westerns
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/115002/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0553141813/

RECKLESS LOVE, BY ELIZABETH LOWELL
A passion as wild and free as the wilderness frontier...
Excellent Quality, 372 Pages
Copyright 2000
History,  Romance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/113925/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1551665255/

THE RELUCTANT BRIDE, BY LEIGH GREENWOOD
Can a mail order bride find love with her future husband, even if he seems to be a dangerous rogue?
Excellent Quality, 374 Pages
Copyright 2005
History,  Romance,  Westerns
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/115009/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0843952369/

TRIDENT FORCE (TRIDENT FORCE #1), BY MICHAEL HOWE AND  MIKE SCHAILL
Special Ops vs. terrorist threat--first in a gripping new action-adventure series. The Trident Force is the blackest of the black ops. Their specialty: fighting the war on terror at sea.
Excellent Quality, 264 Pages
Copyright 2008
Military,  Literature and Fiction,  Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/115276/

WINTER FIRE, BY ELIZABETH LOWELL
Orphaned at thirteen, a mail-order bride at fourteen, widowed at sixteen, Sarah Kennedy has learned to depend upon no one but herself--reserving all her love for her younger brother Conner, and for the wounded hawks she heals and returns to the air.
Excellent Quality, 384 Pages
Copyright 1996
Romance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/113926/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0380775832/



=====NONFICTION, 10


CONGRESS A TO Z, BY DAVID R. TARR AND  ANN O'CONNOR
From the "Abscam scandal" to "zone whips," this encyclopedia contains some 250 entries describing institutions, personalities, processes, and events related to the U.S. Congress.
Excellent Quality, 612 Pages
Copyright 2003
Nonfiction,  Reference
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/114822/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1568028008/

CRACKING THE AP WORLD HISTORY EXAM, 2009 EDITION, BY PRINCETON REVIEW
Scoring high on the AP World History Exam is very different from earning straight A's in school. We don't try to teach you everything there is to know about World history--only the strategies and information you'll need to get your highest score.
Excellent Quality, 380 Pages
Copyright 2008
Textbooks and Educational Materials, History, Nonfiction, Professional and Technical
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/114815/

CRACKING THE GED, 2009 EDITION, BY PRINCETON REVIEW
Cracking the GED, 2009 doesn't try to teach you everything there is to know about English, mathematics, social studies or science--only the strategies and information you'll need to score higher on the GED.
Excellent Quality, 728 Pages
Copyright 2008
Textbooks and Educational Materials, Nonfiction, Professional and Technical
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/114816/

ELECTIONS A TO Z, BY JOHN L. MOORE
This reference work features about 200 entries covering the history of elections and the major concepts related to winning office.
Excellent Quality, 621 Pages
Copyright 2003
Nonfiction,  Reference
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/114824/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1568028016/

ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, BY MILDRED VASAN AND  MICHAEL LEMAY
This book examines the flow of unauthorized immigration to the US, primarily since 1970, and the reactions in and consequences of legal immigration policy.
Excellent Quality, 349 Pages
Copyright 2007
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/114813/

SAT SCORE-RAISING DICTIONARY, BY KAPLAN PUBLISHING
Features: *1,000 frequently tested SAT words and their definitions *A reader-friendly sample sentence for each word *The pronunciation and part of speech for each word *A quick review section at the end of each chapter *Catchy mnemonic devices that will appeal to student interests
Excellent Quality, 204 Pages
Copyright 2007
Nonfiction,  Reference,  Professional and Technical
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/114829/

THE ASCENT OF MAN, BY JACOB BRONOWSKI
Lauded by critics and devoured by countless readers as a companion to the acclaimed PBS series, this work traces the development of science as an expression of the special gifts that characterize man and make him preeminent among animals.
Excellent Quality, 448 Pages
Copyright 1974
History,  Nonfiction,  Science
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/114890/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0316109304/

THIS LAND IS THEIR LAND: REPORTS FROM A DIVIDED NATION, BY BARBARA EHRENREICH Ehrenreich brilliantly dissects one of the cruelest decades in memory--the 2000s--in which she finds a nation scarred by deepening inequality, corroded by distrust, and shamed by its official cruelty.
Excellent Quality, 242 Pages
Copyright 2009
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108198/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0805090150/

TOURISM MANAGEMENT: THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE, BY S. MISHRA AND T. PANDA Tourism management is a compilation of articles by leading tourism experts. The book is an organized presentation of perspectives on tourism management in India.
Excellent Quality, 175 Pages
Copyright 2004
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/114802/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/8173714649/

WATER: USE LESS--SAVE MORE: 100 ENERGY-SAVING TIPS FOR THE HOME, BY AMANDA CUTHBERT AND JON CLIFT 100 simple and effective tips for saving water, inside and outdoors of your home or business. Packed with practical ideas for your kitchen, bath, landscaping, and water using chores.
Excellent Quality, 81 Pages
Copyright 2007
Nonfiction,  Home and Garden
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/114817/



=====TEENS & CHILDREN, 12


ARTICHOKE'S HEART, BY SUZANNE SUPPLEE
Rosemary decides she is sick of being overweight, mocked at school and at Heavenly Hair--her mother's beauty salon--and feeling out of control, and as she slowly loses weight, she realizes that she is able to cope with her mother's cancer.
Excellent Quality, 276 Pages
Copyright 2008
Teens,  Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/114804/

AWESOME ATHLETES!, BY SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
Mini-biographies of star athletes.
Excellent Quality, 288 Pages
Copyright 1995
Nonfiction,  Sports,  Teens,  Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/114814/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0553483161/

CRASHPROOF YOUR KIDS: MAKE YOUR TEEN A SAFER, SMARTER DRIVER, BY TIMOTHY C. SMITH Before you even think about handing your teens the car keys, do everyone a big favor: crashproof them! Every year, six million sons and daughters will become first-time drivers.
Excellent Quality, 304 Pages
Copyright 2006
Nonfiction,  Teens,  Parenting and Family
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/114803/

FACE VALUE, BY TARYN BELL AND  RANDI REISFELD
Enter a world of high-fashion and high-drama with a fabulous new fiction series by America's Next Top Model! A group of girls share the same dream: becoming a model. It looks so glamorous: the clothes, the hair, the make-up, the exotic locales.
Excellent Quality, 240 Pages
Copyright 2009
Teens,  Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/114808/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0545141117/

MAKING IT HOME: REAL-LIFE STORIES FROM CHILDREN FORCED TO FLEE, BY BEVERLY NAIDOO In this inspiring collection, children living all over the world speak about being forced to flee from their homes as refugees in original, autobiographical accounts.
Excellent Quality, 117 Pages
Copyright 2005
History,  Nonfiction,  Teens,  Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/114805/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0142404551/

ROCK AND ROLL (GROOVY GIRLS #4), BY ROBIN EPSTEIN
With the school talent show just around the corner, Gwen, Reese, Oki, O'Ryan, Vanessa, and Yvette form the Groovy Girls Rock Band!
Excellent Quality, 80 Pages
Copyright 2005
Teens,  Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/114819/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0439814340/

THE BERMUDEZ TRIANGLE, BY MAUREEN JOHNSON
When Nina learns the shocking truth that her best friends Mel and Avery have fallen in love with each other, their friendship is rocked by what feels like the ultimate challenge.
Excellent Quality, 371 Pages
Copyright 2004
Romance,  Teens,  Literature and Fiction,  Gay and Lesbian
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/114727/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1595140190/

UP ALL NIGHT, BY SARAH WEEKS AND PATRICIA MCCORMICK AND DAVID LEVITHAN AND LIBBA BRAY AND GENE LUEN YANG AND PETER ABRAHAMS Six short stories about teens who stay up all night, written by award-winning authors.
Excellent Quality, 228 Pages
Copyright 2008
Teens,  Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/114793/

SCORPIONS (NATURE'S CHILDREN), BY AMANDA HARMAN
Describes the physical features, habits and natural environments for these fascinating insects.
Excellent Quality, 49 Pages
Copyright 2001
Children's Books,  Nonfiction,  Animals,  Outdoors and Nature
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111377/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0717255476/

SPIDERS (NATURE'S CHILDREN), BY BILL IVY
Describes the physical features, hunting styles and habits of North American spiders.
Excellent Quality, 48 Pages
Copyright 1986
Children's Books,  Nonfiction,  Animals
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111378/

THE FIERCE YELLOW PUMPKIN, BY MARGARET WISE BROWN
A little pumpkin dreams of the day when he will be a big, fierce, yellow pumpkin who frightens away the field mice as the scarecrow does.
Excellent Quality, 32 Pages
Copyright 2003
Children's Books,  Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/114147/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/006024481X/

THE SPOOKY TIRE, BY JON SCIESZKA
Melvin has a flat tire, so he finds a good tire at a junkyard. But did the tire belong to a ghost? Is the ghost coming after him?
Excellent Quality, 28 Pages
Copyright 2009
Children's Books,  Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/115026/

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