[bksvol-discuss] New Books (51) for 07-22
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- Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:23:10 -0700
=====FICTION, 27
A FRIAR'S BLOODFEUD, BY MICHAEL JECKS
Bailiff Simon Puttock's servant, Hugh, has been granted leave to look
after his wife, Constance, and to help raise their child. But soon
after, she is attacked in their home, raped by a gang of men. Contains
some adult situations.
Excellent Quality, 500 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100928/
BELOVED (ROSSMARA FAMILY #4), BY STELLA CAMERON
Hunted by a scandalous girlhood, Ella Rossmara vows to find happiness.
In London for the Season, she is matched to a man she detests--but
yearns for another, the enigmatic Earl of Avenall, the man they call Saber.
Publisher Quality
Romance, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/91445/
BURNT SIENNA, BY DAVID MORRELL
Glamour and violence combine in the international bestseller from the
master of the high-action thriller in this chilling tale of a very
modern Bluebeard.
Publisher Quality
Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/87269/
CHARMED AND DANGEROUS, BY LORI WILDE
The second sexy, contemporary romantic comedy from the author of
"License to Thrill.
Publisher Quality, 368 Pages
Romance, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/89738/
CONVERSATIONS WITH A FAT GIRL, BY LIZA PALMER
Maggie sets upon a path towards self-appreciation as she tries to find
her perfect job and boyfriend.
Publisher Quality
Romance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/88151/
CUENTOS COMPLETOS 3, BY JULIO CORTáZAR
Tercer tomo de la recopilación de los cuentos del gran escritor
argentino, Julio Cortázar.
Excellent Quality, 86 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101132/
DAMAGE CONTROL, BY ROBERT DUGONI
In this second harrowing thriller by the author of "The Jury Master,"
Seattle attorney Dana Hill's carefully balanced world is thrown off
kilter when she's diagnosed with breast cancer, she discovers her
husband is having an affair, and her twin
Publisher Quality
Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/87209/
DEATH OF A DREAMER, BY M. C. BEATON
The rugged landscape of Scotland occasionally attracts dreamers who move
north, wrapped in fantasies of enjoying the simple life. They usually
don't last, defeated by the climate or by inhospitable locals.
Publisher Quality
Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/87510/
DEATH OF A CELEBRITY, BY M. C. BEATON
Blonde, glamorous BBC reporter Crystal French has blown into Lochdubh
with Highland Life, a hard-hitting TV show that has more than just the
heather shaking.
Publisher Quality
Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/87141/
IN DANGER'S PATH (THE CORPS, BOOK 8), BY W. E. B. GRIFFIN
An explosive new package for a New York Times best-selling Corps novel.
In his new capacity, Brigadier General Fleming Pickering sees many of
his trusted men called to duty, plus one he never expected: his son.
Excellent Quality, 723 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100913/
MR. MONK IN OUTER SPACE (BOOK 5), BY LEE GOLDBERG
An all-new novel starring the obsessively beloved TV detective who has
no patience for the crooked...
Excellent Quality, 275 Pages
Entertainment, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/93984/
NACIDA EN EL HIELO, BY NORA ROBERTS
La segunda parte de una magnífica trilogía dedicada a Irlanda y a tres
hermanas orgullosas y apasionadas.
Excellent Quality, 7 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101133/
REVENGE, BY MARY MORRIS
Andrea is distraught, after her father is involved in a mysterious
accident. She becomes obsessed with the idea of getting back at her
stepmother, who she blames for her father's misfortune. She befriends a
novelist, and, together, they plot Andrea's revenge.
Excellent Quality, 229 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/99442/
SHADOWFANE (CYCLE OF FIRE TRILOGY #3), BY JANNY WURTS
The concluding novel in the "Cycle of Fire" fantasy trilogy, which began
with "Stormwarden" and "Keeper of the Keys". Jaric inherits his father's
powers, and as he struggles to successfully assume them, mankind's
enemies are growing strong.
Excellent Quality, 260 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100939/
SHIPS OF MERIOR (WARS OF LIGHT AND SHADOW #2), BY JANNY WURTS
As the prophecy foretold, the art of power over light and dark was
channeled through two princes: And the fogs that had smothered Athera's
skies were dispersed. But in defeat, the Mistwraith set its two royal
captors at odds under a powerful curse of vengeance.
Excellent Quality, 638 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101131/
SQUIRE THROWLEIGH'S HEIR, BY MICHAEL JECKS
The fates are not being kind to the Hatherleighs. First the head of the
family, Sir Roger, is killed in a riding accident; then his young son
John is found dead, his poor body horrifically beaten.
Excellent Quality, 338 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100927/
STORMWARDEN (CYCLE OF FIRE TRILOGY #1), BY JANNY WURTS
Written in the records at Vaere is the tale of the binding of the
Mharg-demons by Anskiere, wizard of wind and water. Anskiere was aided
in this task by Ivain, master of fire and earth, for the skills of a
single sorcerer were not enough against so formidable a foe.AND SO THE
CYCLE OF FIRE BEGINS...
Excellent Quality, 336 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100949/
THE HELP, BY KATHRYN STOCKETT
Three ordinary women are about to take one extraordinary step in Kathryn
Stockett's New York Times bestselling debut, The Help...
Twenty-two-year-old Skeeter has just returned home after graduating from
Ole Miss.
Excellent Quality, 453 Pages
History, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100936/
THE BREATHTAKER, BY ALICE BLANCHARD
Promise Oklahoma has just been hit by a major tornado, leaving behind 40
million dollars worth of damage- and one grisly murder scene. Though the
deaths of the Pepper family appear to be the result of flying debris,
police chief Grover has a hunch they are victims of foul play.
Publisher Quality
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/87492/
THE BREAKUP BOOK: (TO KEEP YOURSELF TOGETHER), BY MONICA SHEEHAN
Almost everyone has experienced the shock and heartache of a breakup. In
this lighthearted guide, the recently singled can get funny and
insightful tidbits of consolation and advice.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Romance, Self-Help
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/89675/
THE CHRISTMAS TRAIN, BY DAVID BALDACCI
Disillusioned journalist Tom Langdon must get from Washington to L.A. in
time for Christmas.
Publisher Quality
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/89799/
THE CONCRETE BLONDE, BY MICHAEL CONNELLY
Contains three Harry Bosch novels. THE BLACK ECHO: A body found in a
tunnel off Mulholland Drive looks like a routine drugs overdose case,
but one new puncture wound amidst the scars of old tracks leaves LAPD
detective Harry Bosch unconvinced.
Publisher Quality, 512 Pages
Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/88124/
THE COMPLETE POEMS OF EMILY DICKINSON, BY THOMAS H. JOHNSON AND EMILY
DICKINSON
Here is the real Emily Dickinson -- the only comprehensive and reliably
authoritative trade editions of the poet's work.
Publisher Quality, 784 Pages
Poetry
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/89878/
THE COMPLETE SHORTER FICTION OF VIRGINIA WOOLF, BY SUSAN DICK EDITOR AND
VIRGINIA WOOLF
A collection of stories and sketches, annotated and arranged
chronologically. This edition includes a substantial amount of new material.
Excellent Quality, 347 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100885/
THE DINOSAURS OF WATERHOUSE HAWKINS, BY BARBARA KERLEY
Not until the mid 1800s were dinosaurs heard of in Victorian England.
But when artist Waterhouse Hawkins built the first life-size models of
dinosaurs in his native England, and later in America, he dazzled the
world with his awe-inspiring creations.
Excellent Quality, 46 Pages
History, Science, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100903/
THE MANDALA OF SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE MISSING YEARS, BY JAMYANG NORBU
In 1891, the British public was horrified to learn that Sherlock Holmes
had perished in a deadly struggle with archcriminal Professor Moriarty.
Then, to its amazement, he reappeared two years later.
Excellent Quality, 293 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100914/
WHAT I LIVED FOR, BY JOYCE CAROL OATES
Jerome "Corky" Corcoran is a money-juggling wheeler-dealer, rising
politico, popular man's man and successful womanizer. It is Memorial Day
weekend and we are about to live with him, breathe with him, and sweat
with him in a nonstop marathon of mounting desperation as he tries to
keep his financial empire from unraveling, his love life from shredding,
and his rebellious daughter from destroing both herself and him.
Excellent Quality, 608 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100899/
=====NONFICTION, 12
ADHD AND ME: WHAT I LEARNED FROM LIGHTING FIRES AT THE DINNER TABLE, BY
BLAKE E. TAYLOR
From being tied down to a kitchen chair by a frustrated babysitter, to
foiling bullies, and launching rockets into neighbors' swimming pools,
the stories from Blake Taylor's life with attention
deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at times hilarious, poignant,
and instructive.
Excellent Quality, 184 Pages
Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Biographies and Memoirs, Health, Mind
and Body
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100923/
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A YOGI, BY PARAMHANSA YOGANANDA
Throughout the decades, one title that continues to appear on
best-seller lists is Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi.
Excellent Quality, 482 Pages
Biographies and Memoirs, Religion and Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100906/
BRIDAL GUIDE MAGAZINE'S HOW TO PLAN THE PERFECT WEDDING WITHOUT GOING
BROKE, BY DIANE FORDEN
For the first time, the experts at Bridal Guide, America's leading
bridal magazine, have gathered all of their favorite cost-containing
tips and stress-reducing strategies into one handy volume.
Publisher Quality
Entertainment, Self-Help
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/87372/
MAGNIFICENT DESOLATION: THE LONG JOURNEY HOME FROM THE MOON, BY KEN
ABRAHAM AND BUZZ ALDRIN
Forty years ago, Buzz Aldrin became the second human, minutes after Neil
Armstrong, to set foot on a celestial body other than the Earth.
Excellent Quality, 326 Pages
Nonfiction, Science, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100943/
MUSIC AFTER MODERNISM, BY SAMUEL LIPMAN
Lipman argues that modernism has come to end.
Excellent Quality, 259 Pages
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100901/
MY LORD, WHAT A MORNING, BY MARIAN ANDERSON
My Lord, What A Morning is a tender and engrossing memoir, abounding
with the tender and inspiring memories of Marian Anderson's life in her
modest words. From her humble but proud beginnings in South Philadelphia
to international vocal renown, the legendary contralto writes of triumph
and adversity.
Excellent Quality, 351 Pages
Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100884/
ONE SMALL BOAT: THE STORY OF A LITTLE GIRL, LOST THEN FOUND, BY KATHY
HARRISON
Daisy was five when she first entered Kathy Harrison's bustling
household. Mother of three children by birth, three by adoption, and a
handful of foster kids always coming and going, Harrison had ten
children under her roof at any given time.
Excellent Quality, 203 Pages
Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Biographies and Memoirs, Parenting and
Family
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/81346/
SI, SI, SEñORAS, BY MARIA RITA FIGUEIRA
Un manual que resultara perfecto tanto para aquellas mujeres fanaticas
del futbol, como para las que sufren sus consecuencias. En !Si, si,
senoras...!
Excellent Quality, 60 Pages
Sports
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101142/
THE ARCHITECTURE OF HAPPINESS, BY ALAIN DE BOTTO
The Architecture of Happiness is a dazzling and generously illustrated
journey through the philosophy and psychology of architecture and the
indelible connection between our identities and our locations.
Excellent Quality, 284 Pages
Nonfiction, Art and Architecture
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100925/
THE BREAST HEALTH COOKBOOK: FAST AND SIMPLE RECIPES TO REDUCE THE RISK
OF CANCER, BY ROBERT ARNOT
Here are the foods & supplements that have been proven to act against
breast cancer, synthesized into a complete eating program. Takes the
healthy ingredients of the breast cancer diet & creates 172 new
mouthwatering, easy-to-prepare recipes. See long synopsis.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Cooking, Food and Wine, Health, Mind and Body, Parenting and
Family
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/87716/
THE HOMESCHOOLING OPTION: HOW TO DECIDE WHEN LT’S RIGHT FOR YOUR FAMILY,
BY LISA RIVERO
In this accessible and honest look at homeschooling, Lisa Rivero
explores the diverse faces of homeschooled students and the ways in
which it can help children with special learning needs.
Excellent Quality, 225 Pages
Textbooks and Educational Materials, Nonfiction, Parenting and Family
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/99941/
THE JESUS MYSTERIES: WAS THE "ORIGINAL JESUS'' A PAGAN GOD?, BY
PETER GANDY AND TIMOTHY FREKE
This astonishing book completely undermines the traditional history of
Christianity that has been perpetuated for centuries by the Church.
Drawing on the cutting edge of modern scholarship, authors Tim Freke and
Peter Gandy present overwhelming evidence that the Jesus of the New
Testament is a mythical figure.
Excellent Quality, 344 Pages
History, Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100926/
=====TEENS & CHILDREN, 12
BRIAN'S SONG, BY WILLIAM BLINN
THIS IS THE TV SCREENPLAY: Two men. Once names Gale Sayers, the other
Brian Piccolo. They came from different parts of the country. They
competed fiercely for the same job. One liked to talk; the other was
shy. One was white; the other black.
Excellent Quality, 125 Pages
Nonfiction, Sports, Teens
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101136/
CANDY, BY MIAN MIAN
At age 17, Hong drops out of high school and runs away to the frontier
city of Shenzen. As Hong navigates the temptations of the city, she
quickly falls in love with a young musician and together they dive into
a cruel netherworld of alcohol, drugs, and excess, a life that failsto
satisfy Hong's craving for an authentic self, and for a love that will
define her.
Publisher Quality, 304 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/88988/
KEESHA'S HOUSE, BY HELEN FROST
An unforgettable narrative collage told in poems. Keesha has found a
safe place to live, and other kids gravitate to her house when they just
can't make it on their own.
Excellent Quality, 116 Pages
Teens, Poetry, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100886/
BRITNEY SPEARS STYLIN'!, BY MAGGIE MARRON
Britney Spears presents an intimate look into the life of a teen
phenomenon, focusing on her fabulous style and her favourite fashions
and accessories.
Publisher Quality, 96 Pages
Children's Books, Entertainment
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/88573/
EL VISITANTE, BY ALMA MARITANO
Continuación de Baqueros y trenzas, es una novela juvenil que narra la
historia de un grupo de adolescentes en la ciudad de Rosario, Argentina.
Excellent Quality, 173 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101137/
HILDILID'S NIGHT, BY CHELI D. RYAN
An old woman named Hildilid lives up on a hill and hates the dark
nights. In order to get rid of her fear, she tries to trap the night in
a sack.
Excellent Quality, 30 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100908/
RAP A TAP TAP, HERE'S BOJANGLES--THINK OF THAT!, BY LEO DIANE DILLON
This book for young children tells the story of Bill "Bojangles"
Robinson--an African-American tap dancer and one of the most popular
entertainers of the 1920's-30s.
Excellent Quality, 32 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100890/
THANK YOU, JACKIE ROBINSON, BY BARBARA COHEN
After Sam's father died, he became so wrapped up in the Brooklyn Dodgers
that he could describe every game they'd played in the past four years.
Nobody was very interested, until Sam met Davy.
Excellent Quality, 126 Pages
Children's Books, Sports, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100893/
THE CASE OF THE BICYCLE BANDIT (JIGSAW JONES MYSTERY #14), BY JAMES PRELLER
Someone stole Ralphie Jordan's rusty old bicycle. Jigsaw and Mila hit
the trail to track down the thief. But one piece of the puzzle doesn't
fit. Who would take a hand-me-down bike? Solving this case is an uphill
ride for ace detectives Jigsaw and Mila.
Excellent Quality, 74 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100902/
THE GAWGON AND THE BOY, BY LLOYD ALEXANDER
A New York Times BestsellerA School Library Journal and YALSA Best Book
of the YearDavid's elderly Aunt Annie, (The Gawgon) is as frightening as
a snake-haired Gorgon. Now his tutor, he's sure she will be the end of him.
Excellent Quality, 180 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100894/
THE SEVERAL LIVES OF ORPHAN JACK, BY SARAH ELLIS
Bruno St-Aubin is a fable about a boy who runs away from an orphanage to
become a peddler of ideas.
Excellent Quality, 82 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100896/
TOO MANY PONIES (PONY PALS #6), BY JEANNE BETANCOURT
Accepting a new job helping to train two new ponies, Pam begins to fear
that the job is interfering with her social life when her long hours and
lack of availability are not understood by Lulu and Anna.
Excellent Quality, 88 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100905/
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