[bookshare-discuss] New Books (172) for June 15
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HARM NONE: A ROWAN GANT INVESTIGATION , BY M. R. SELLARS
A young woman ritualistically murdered in her Saint Louis apartment. The
primary clue -- a pentacle scrawled in her own blood. Enter practicing
Witch, Rowan Gant.
Excellent Quality, 382 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers, Religion and Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/86646/
HOZHO: WALKING IN BEAUTY: NATIVE AMERICAN STORIES OF INSPIRATION, HUMOR,
AND LIFE, BY CAROLYN DUNN ANDERSON AND PAULA GUNN ALLEN
Leading writers and poets, such as LeAnne Howe, Julian Lang, Caren
Wallace, and Sulieman Allen, contribute to this collection of stories
that captures the Native American spirit, humor, and reality.
Excellent Quality, 238 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90653/
HURTS SO GOOD: UNRESTRAINED EROTICA, BY ALISON TYLER
Craving a little painful love? The sting of a hand or paddle upon flesh?
In Hurts So Good, Alison Tyler concocts a cornucopia of kink with
tantalizing, taboo tales of lovers and partners paying the price with
their bodies.
Excellent Quality, 181 Pages
Romance, Literature and Fiction, Gay and Lesbian
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/89898/
LOVE KILLS, BY EDNA BUCHANAN
"Where the hell is Britt Montero?" So says Sgt. Craig Burch of Miami's
Cold Case Squad at the end of the first chapter of Edna Buchanan's new
novel, Love Kills.
Excellent Quality, 322 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/83961/
MRS. MALORY: DEATH OF A DEAN: A SHEILA MALORY MYSTERY, BY HAZEL HOLT
The unlovable Dean of Culminster is murdered. Mrs. Sheila Malory, in her
detective style, discovers who kills him.
Excellent Quality, 185 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90857/
MURPHY, BY GARY PAULSEN
Murphy, sheriff of Cincherville, Colorado, was a big man who reminded
people of a bear. In 1868, when Murphy was a boy, a recruiter with shiny
brass buttons and a blue uniform had come through and fed him half a
bucket of warm saloon beer laced with straight jack whiskey and had
signed him on to head west with the cavalry and fight Indians.
Excellent Quality, 158 Pages
Westerns, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90674/
MURPHY'S HERD, BY GARY PAULSEN
Before coming to the valley Al Murphy had resigned his sheriff job in
Cincherville. He and Midge had left with no real plan or place to go,
had just let the mules pull the wagon north until they were tired and
had worked sweat on their flanks and were getting stubborn enough to
kick at the trace chains.
Excellent Quality, 156 Pages
Westerns, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90678/
NIGHT RITUALS, BY GARY PAULSEN
Stapleton was being modernized--they were always modernizing some part
of the airport--and Milo had to work his way past the construction
areas. The ritual started in his fourteenth year and didn't end until he
was seventeen when he first had sex with a young woman from school. His
father was gone, divorced but considered to be dead by his mother, and
they lived alone.
Excellent Quality, 240 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90683/
PURE BLOOD (NOCTURNE CITY, BOOK 2), BY CAITLIN KITTREDGE
Luna can't get Dmitri Sandovsky out of her mind. The last time he helped
her with a case, Dmitri suffered a demon bite that infected him with a
mysterious illness...and now his pack elders have forbidden him from
associating with Luna. But she'll need his help when high-level witches
start turning up slaughtered. Because a war is brewing between rival
clans of blood witches and caster witches--a magical gang war with the
power to burn Nocturne City to the ground.
Excellent Quality, 337 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/78559/
REAL MURDERS, BY CHARLAINE HARRIS
Though a small town at heart, Lawrenceton, Georgia, has its dark
side--and crime buffs. One of whom is librarian Aurora "Roe" Teagarden,
a member of the Real Murders Club, which meets once a month to analyze
famous cases.
Excellent Quality, 296 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/81997/
SUPERSTITION, BY KAREN ROBARDS
Sparks fly between a police chief and a reporter who are thrown together
when a brutal killer comes out of hiding after fifteen years. Pawleys
Island, South Carolina.
Excellent Quality, 423 Pages
Romance, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/81146/
THE AFTERLIFE AND OTHER STORIES, BY JOHN UPDIKE
A collection of short stories by the renowned author.
Excellent Quality, 324 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90690/
THE KILL ZONE (KIRK MCGARVEY SERIES #9), BY DAVID HAGBERG
Capping a twenty-five year career with the Central Intelligence Agency,
Kirk McGarvey has been named the agencys interim director by the
President of the United States.
Excellent Quality, 384 Pages
Military, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/91018/
THE PHANTOM CHRONICLES: NEW TALES OF THE GHOST WHO WALKS!, BY C. J.
HENDERSON AND SUSAN GRIFFITH AND CLAY GRIFFITH AND STEVEN GRANT AND
RON FORTIER AND MIKE BULLOCK AND MARTIN POWELL AND DAVID BISHOP AND
JIM ALEXANDER AND DAN WICKLINE AND TRINA ROBBINS AND ED RHOADES AND
MARTIN A. POWELL AND MIKE OLIVERI AND WILL MURRAY AND DAVID
MICHELINIE AND LEN KODY AND NANCY KILPATRICK AND CRAIG SHAW GARDNER
Nearly five centuries ago, pirates took the life of merchant ship
captain Christopher Standish. In the heat of the battle aboard the ship,
Standish's son was knocked overboard to wash ashore on a remote beach.
Excellent Quality, 256 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/74994/
THE SERPENT'S TONGUE: PROSE, POETRY, AND ART OF THE NEW MEXICO PUEBLOS,
BY OLIVER LITTLEBIRD AND OLIVER LA FARGE AND TONY HILLERMAN AND FRANK
HAMILTON CUSHING AND WILLA CATHER AND PAULA GUNN ALLEN AND NANCY WOOD
This landmark anthology chronicles more than 500 years of Pueblo culture.
Excellent Quality, 234 Pages
Poetry, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90206/
UNCHARTED (NATIONAL TREASURE: A GATES FAMILY MYSTERY #3), BY CATHERINE HAPKA
Inspired by the films starring Nicholas Cage as Benjamin Franklin Gates,
this series continues to follow Gates' ancestors. Following the
Revolutionary War, Adam Benjamin Gates and his twin sister, Rebecca,
find themselves on a dangerous journey into uncharted lands.
Excellent Quality, 268 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90282/
UNDER THE RADAR (THE SISTERHOOD: RULES OF THE GAME, BOOK 8), BY FERN
MICHAELS
After Charles and Myra leave for England unexpectedly, the Sisterhood
vigilantes are called upon to help protect some pregnant teens from a
religious cult. Can they manage without Charles? Will Charles and Myra
return?
Excellent Quality, 312 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/91181/
WHEN I FALL IN LOVE, BY LYNN KURLAND
Jennifer McKinnon is convinced there are no more knights in shining
armor - at least not in Manhattan. Little does she know that a hero of
legendary chivalry waits her . . . 800 years in the past.
Excellent Quality, 447 Pages
Romance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/91014/
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A CONCISE DICTIONARY OF FIRST NAMES, BY FLAVIA HODGES AND PATRICIA HANKS
Here is the ultimate first name handbook, a delightfully informative,
comprehensive survey of over 4,500 European and American names (with two
appendices covering the most common Arabic and Indian names).
Excellent Quality, 242 Pages
Textbooks and Educational Materials, Reference
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/91022/
A DICTIONARY OF FINANCE AND BANKING (4TH EDITION), BY JONATHAN LAW
With over 5,100 entries on all aspects of finance and banking, this
fully updated reference is definitely a worthwhile investment.
Excellent Quality, 472 Pages
Nonfiction, Reference, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/91021/
A DICTIONARY OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR, BY DAVID MCFARLAND
This dictionary covers every aspect of animal behaviour, from aggression
to courtship, animal welfare to cognition.
Excellent Quality, 228 Pages
Nonfiction, Reference, Animals
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/91019/
A DICTIONARY OF EUPHEMISMS, BY BOB HOLDER
In addition to traditional favorites including to bite the dust, working
girl, and powder room, includes such new circumlocutions as odorously
challenged, downsizing, and white knuckler (flight on a small airplane).
Excellent Quality, 420 Pages
Nonfiction, Reference
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/91020/
BASIC ESSENTIALS OF CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING, BY JOHN MOYNIER
This book is packed with facts, advice, techniques, and tips for those
making the most of skiing "essentials".
Excellent Quality, 64 Pages
Nonfiction, Sports
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90300/
BEGINNER'S RACQUETBALL, BY JACK KRAMER
This book is written for all those people who want to play racquetball
for recreation and for sport and do it successfully. Includes
information on different grips and strategies.
Excellent Quality, 136 Pages
Nonfiction, Sports
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90559/
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, BY MICHAEL KENNEDY
According to Kennedy, a former racecar driver and chief mechanic for a
racing drivers school in Canada, one in seven Americans is employed in
some capacity by the automotive industry.
Excellent Quality, 216 Pages
Nonfiction, Professional and Technical
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90218/
HEALING ADD: THE BREAKTHROUGH PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS YOU TO SEE AND HEAL
THE SIX TYPES OF ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER, BY DANIEL G. AMEN
A radically new approach to treating the single most common learning and
behavioral problem in America. Commonly perceived as a
flavor-of-the-month diagnosis, ADD is, in fact, an enormous health
problem that will only continue to grow.
Excellent Quality, 429 Pages
Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body, Parenting and Family
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90193/
KIERKEGAARD: A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION, BY PATRICK GARDINER
Scholars have largely misunderstood Soren Kierkegaard, remembering him
chiefly in connection with the development of existentialist philosophy
in this century.
Excellent Quality, 132 Pages
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90694/
KING CHARLES II, BY ANTONIA FRASER
A comprehensive biography. Antonia Fraser tells about the life of King
Charles II step-by-step, guides the reader through the ups and downs,
the horrible tales of the civil war, the lonely days of a king-in-exile,
the restoration and his actual reign.
Excellent Quality, 532 Pages
History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90677/
LET'S COOK IT RIGHT, BY ADELLE DAVIS
Provides recipes and cooking tips for cooking healthy food.
Excellent Quality, 596 Pages
Nonfiction, Cooking, Food and Wine
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90189/
LINCOLN: A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION, BY ALLEN C. GUELZO
Beneath the surface of the apparently untutored and deceptively frank
Abraham Lincoln ran private tunnels of self-taught study, a restless
philosophical curiosity, and a profound grasp of the fundamentals of
democracy.
Excellent Quality, 150 Pages
History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90713/
LONG-TERM CARE: HOW TO PLAN AND PAY FOR IT (6TH EDITION), BY JOSEPH L.
MATTHEWS
Matthews, an attorney, provides a guide to understanding and preparing
for long-term care for both those who need it and those setting up or
paying for that care.
Excellent Quality, 374 Pages
Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90190/
LOOK UP FOR YES, BY RICHARD TAYSON AND JULIA TAVALARO
A paralyzed stroke victim and poet tells her story of decades of being
treated as a vegetable in a public hospital and her release from
isolation when a speech therapist taught her to communicate.
Excellent Quality, 214 Pages
Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Biographies and Memoirs, Health, Mind
and Body
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/67089/
OLOGIES AND ISMS: A DICTIONARY OF WORD BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS, BY
MICHAEL QUINION
"Ologies and Isms is a toolkit for understanding words. Instead of just
telling you what words mean, it defines their common parts so you can
work out their meanings for yourself. Whatever your interests, Ologies
and Isms will help you understand better the language of the world
around you."
Excellent Quality, 280 Pages
Textbooks and Educational Materials, Reference
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90184/
ON MURDER, BY ROBERT MORRISON AND THOMAS DE QUINCEY
The titular essay in this volume of work by Thomas De Quincey centers on
the notorious career of the murderer John Williams, who in 1811 brutally
killed seven people in London's East End.
Excellent Quality, 214 Pages
Textbooks and Educational Materials, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90686/
PALIMPSEST: A MEMOIR, BY GORE VIDAL
Published to celebrate his 70th birthday, the memoirs of the American
writer, from his childhood as the grandson of a blind southern senator,
through to the establishment of his literary career in 1964.
Excellent Quality, 438 Pages
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90530/
PHYSICAL SCIENCE (SIXTH EDITION), BY BILL W. TILLERY
A textbook intended to serve the needs of non-science majors who are
required to complete one or more physical science courses.
Excellent Quality, 668 Pages
Textbooks and Educational Materials, Science
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/91415/
SEALS AND SEA LIONS OF THE WORLD, BY W. NIGEL BONNER
Seals and Sea Lions of the World covers a fascinating group of mammals
whose habitat is aquatic and whose limbs are fully adapted for swimming
rather than for land locomotion.
Excellent Quality, 224 Pages
Nonfiction, Animals
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90203/
SEXUALITY: A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION, BY VéRONIQUE MOTTIER
Is our sexuality determined primarily by our genes? Or is it shaped by
the social norms and expectations we happen to be born into?
Excellent Quality, 168 Pages
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90695/
TEACHING AND LEARNING ENGLISH, BY M. L. TICKOO
The author draws on teaching learning contexts in the Indian
subcontinent as well as most Southeast Asian countries. He highlights
their multilingual contexts and the essential commonality of teaching
English in these countries.
Excellent Quality, 458 Pages
Textbooks and Educational Materials, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90521/
TEACH YOURSELF COPYWRITING, BY J. JONATHAN GABAY
Copywriting -- supported by evocative images -- explains the benefits of
a product or service to an individual and then allows that person to
make a considered buying decision based on facts, aspirations and
associations.
Excellent Quality, 300 Pages
Nonfiction, Professional and Technical
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90725/
TEACH YOURSELF JUNG, BY RUTH SNOWDEN
Carl Jung (1875-1961) was a Swiss psychologist and psychiatrist who is
famous for founding a new system of psychology that he called
'analytical psychology'. Jung has gradually acquired a huge following
and many therapists today are trained in the Jungian method.
Excellent Quality, 165 Pages
History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90726/
TEACH YOURSELF THRIFITY LIVING, BY BARTY PHILIPS
Thrifty living can become a fascinating way of life. The thrifty person
learns to look out for opportunities to save money at home, at work, at
play and while traveling, relaxing and shopping. As you become more
skilled at being thrifty, there is enormous satisfaction, not just in
the savings made, but in the ability to spot and exploit the opportunities.
Excellent Quality, 232 Pages
Nonfiction, Self-Help, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90737/
TEACH YOURSELF FILM STUDIES, BY WARREN BUCKLAND
To study film should not be thought of as an activity inferior to
studying other arts, such as theatre, painting or opera, for two
reasons. Firstly, film occupies a dominant place in society and because
film is a popular medium, it should be studied seriously.
Excellent Quality, 214 Pages
Textbooks and Educational Materials, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art
and Architecture
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90738/
THEIR EYES ON THE STARS: FOUR BLACK WRITERS, BY MARGARET GOFF CLARK
Traces the lives of four black writers who wrote of the Negro experience
in eighteenth-and nineteenth-century America: Jupiter Hammon, George
Moses Horton, William Wells Brown, and Charles Waddell Chesnutt.
Excellent Quality, 170 Pages
History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90293/
THE RENAISSANCE: A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION, BY JERRY BROTTON
More than ever before, the Renaissance stands out as one of the defining
eras in world history.
Excellent Quality, 149 Pages
History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90701/
THE ROAD FROM COORAIN, BY JILL KER CONWAY
One woman's journey from a childhood in Australia's outback to adulthood
as a successful American career woman.
Excellent Quality, 242 Pages
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90268/
THE SACRED HOOP: RECOVERING THE FEMININE IN AMERICAN INDIAN TRADITIONS,
BY PAULA GUNN ALLEN
This pioneering work, first published in 1986, documents the continuing
vitality of American Indian traditions and the crucial role of women in
those traditions.
Excellent Quality, 311 Pages
Textbooks and Educational Materials, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90518/
TODDLER 411: CLEAR ANSWERS AND SMART ADVICE FOR YOUR TODDLER (2ND
EDITION), BY ARI BROWN AND DENISE FIELDS
Raising a toddler brings its own set of challenges and questions. Now
fully updated, this compendium of real-world advice for parents is
written by the same team behind the bestselling "Baby 411."
Excellent Quality, 526 Pages
Nonfiction, Parenting and Family
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90191/
VOLLEYBALL (2ND EDITION), BY PETER J. DUNN AND DARLENE A. KLUKA
Includes chapters on the nature of volleyball, its roots, the
necessities for playing it, its dynamics, physical preparation and
specialization, and a general overview.
Excellent Quality, 116 Pages
Nonfiction, Sports
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90563/
WAR WITH NO END, BY NAOMI KLEIN AND TRAM NGUYEN AND AHDAF SOUEIF AND
JOE SACCO AND HANIF KUREISHI AND HAIFA ZANGANA AND JOHN BERGER AND
ARUNDHATI ROY AND PHYLLIS BENNIS
On October 7th 2001, US-led forces invaded Afghanistan, marking the
start of George Bush and Tony Blair's "War on Terror." Six years on,
where have the policies of Bush and Blair left us?
Excellent Quality, 167 Pages
Military, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90557/
WAXING AND CARE OF SKIS AND SNOWBOARDS, BY LEIF TORGERSEN AND M.
MICHAEL BRADY
Step-by-step instructions and photos show how to wax, clean, and repair
equipment. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Excellent Quality, 104 Pages
Nonfiction, Sports
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90301/
WRITTEN BY HERSELF, VOLUME II: WOMEN'S MEMOIRS FROM BRITAIN, AFRICA,
ASIA, AND THE UNITED STATES, BY JILL KER CONWAY
The bestselling author of The Road from Coorain presents an
extraordinarily powerful anthology of the autobiographical writings of
25 women, literary predecessors and contemporaries that include Jane
Addams, Zora Neale Hurst, Harriet Jacobs, and more.
Excellent Quality, 689 Pages
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90722/
YOU: THE SMART PATIENT: AN INSIDER'S HANDBOOK FOR GETTING THE BEST
TREATMENT, BY MEHMET C. OZ AND MICHAEL F. ROIZEN
Everyone needs to become a smart patient. In fact, in the worst cases,
your life may even depend on it.
Excellent Quality, 416 Pages
Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90192/
YOU MEAN I'M NOT LAZY, STUPID OR CRAZY?! THE CLASSIC SELF-HELP BOOK FOR
ADULTS WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER, BY PEGGY RAMUNDO AND KATE KELLY
Straightforward, practical advice for taking control of the symptoms,
minimizing the disabilities, and maximizing the advantages of adult ADD.
There is a great deal of literature about children with attention
deficit disorder, ADD. But what do you do if you have ADD and aren't a
child anymore?
Excellent Quality, 461 Pages
Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Self-Help, Health, Mind and Body
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90196/
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ACCIDENTAL PLAYBOY: CAUGHT IN THE ULTIMATE MALE FANTASY, BY LEIF UELAND
A freelance writer learns what it's like to be a single, heterosexual
guy in an unsteady world when he's invited to travel cross-country for
six months on the "Playboy Bus" in search of the Playmate of the Millennium.
Publisher Quality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/91296/
ATHERTON: THE HOUSE OF POWER, BY PATRICK CARMAN
From the creator of the Land of Elyon comes a riveting adventure set in
an extraordinary satellite world?created as a refuge from a dying
Earth?that begins to collapse and forever change the lives of its
inhabitants.
Publisher Quality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/91238/
A BODY TO DIE FOR, BY KATE WHITE
Bailey Weggins is in desperate need of a little RR after solving the
murder of her boss' nanny. A trip to the Cedar Inn Spa seems like the
perfect remedy.
Publisher Quality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/91227/
A FINE DARK LINE, BY JOE R. LANSDALE
The time is the summer of 1958, the place is Dewmont, Texas.
Publisher Quality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/91285/
A FOREST OF STARS: THE SAGA OF THE SEVEN SUNS BOOK 2, BY KEVIN J. ANDERSON
Five years after attacking the human-colonized worlds of the Spiral Arm,
the hydrogues maintain absolute control over stardrive fuel...and their
embargo is strangling human civilization.
Publisher Quality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/91315/
A TREASURY OF CHRISTMAS MIRACLES: TRUE STORIES OF GODS PRESENCE TODAY,
BY KAREN KINGSBURY
This collection of true stories from bestselling author Karen Kingsbury
celebrates the mystery and wonder of Christmastime. A chance encounter
that changes everything . . . help that appears from nowhere . . .
kindness when it's least expected . . .
Publisher Quality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/91297/
A WEEK FROM SUNDAY, BY DOROTHY GARLOCK
Adrianna Moore has just had a double shock: the death of her father and
the discovery that he has left his entire estate to his lawyer.
Publisher Quality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/91229/
BECAUSE WE ARE AMERICANS: WHAT WE DISCOVERED ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, BY
JESSICA PAPIN AND JESSE KORNBLUTH
This tribute includes poems, prayers, children's drawings, and heartfelt
exchanges drawn from the material posted on American Online in the days
following the tragic attacks.
Publisher Quality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/91236/
BIRTH OF AN AGE: BOOK TWO OF THE CHRIST CLONE TRILOGY, BY JAMES BEAUSEIGNEUR
In book two of the Christ Clone Trilogy, Christopher Goodman--cloned
from the ancient cells of Jesus Christ--is forced to sit back and watch
the seeming destruction of Earth in order to fulfill his destiny.
Publisher Quality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/91216/
BORN TO STEAL: WHEN THE MAFIA HIT WALL STREET, BY GARY WEISS
Louis Pasciuto joined a fraudulent Mafia-connected brokerage firm in
1992, slowly falling deeper and deeper into complications with
high-spending lifestyle and a host of dangerous characters seeking a
piece of the Wall Street action, until finally
Publisher Quality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/91268/
CANCER SCHMANCER, BY FRAN DRESCHER
Part inspirational cancer-survival story, part memoir-as-a-laugh-riot,
CANCERSCHMANCER picks up where Fran's last book, Enter Whining, left
off. After the publication of that book, Fran's life launched into a
downward spiral.
Publisher Quality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/91257/
CATHEDRAL, BY NELSON DEMILLE
St. Patrick's Day, New York City. Everyone is celebrating, but everyone
is in for the shock of his life.
Publisher Quality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/91210/
CAT AND MOUSE, BY JAMES PATTERSON
The fourth novel in the Alex Cross series nbsp; First came the stunning
bestseller, ALONG CAME A SPIDER, which introduced its memorable hero,
detective and psychiatrist Alex Cross.
Publisher Quality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/91230/
DEAD EVEN, BY BRAD MELTZER
Prosecution vs. Defense Husband vs. Wife Life or Death In his New York
Times runaway bestseller The Tenth Justice, Brad Meltzer asked the
insidious question: How much can you really trust your friends?
Publisher Quality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/91231/
DERAILED, BY JAMES SIEGEL
When an English teacher at Attica State Prison asks his incarcerated
students to write about why they're in prison, he is astounded by the
story of Charles Schine.
Publisher Quality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/91260/
DISCOVER YOUR SALES STRENGTHS: HOW THE WORLD'S GREATEST SALESPEOPLE
DEVELOP WINNING CAREERS, BY TONY RUTIGLIANO AND BENSON SMITH
For four decades, The Gallup Organization has been gathering information
and offering data-driven advice -- conducting millions of interviews,
compiling thousands of statistics, and building a wealth of facts about
what really makes people
Publisher Quality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/91280/
EPITAPH, BY JAMES SIEGEL
Following a dangerous string of clues, Riskin finds himself in hot
pursuit of a little-known World War II criminal named Dr. Petoit, who,
after promising sanctuary to hundreds of fleeing Jews in occupied
France, led them to death in his own home.
Publisher Quality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/91311/
EQUIVOCAL DEATH, BY AMY GUTMAN
Just out of Harvard Law School, Kate Paine is on the fast track at
Samson & Mills, the nation's richest, most powerful law firm.
Publisher Quality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/91212/
FOLLOW THIS PATH: HOW THE WORLD'S GREATEST ORGANIZATIONS DRIVE GROWTH BY
UNLEASHING HUMAN POTENTIAL, BY ASHOK GOPAL AND GABRIEL GONZALEZ-MOLINA
AND CURT COFFMAN
From the coauthor of the bestselling "First Break All the rules" comes
a book that teaches business leaders how to best utilize their "human
capital" to achieve sustainable growth and profits in an environment of
extreme competition.
Publisher Quality
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FUTURELAND: NINE STORIES OF AN IMMINENT WORLD, BY WALTER MOSLEY
"Life in America a generation from now isn't much different from today:
The drugs are better, the daily grind is worse. The gap between the rich
and the poor has widened to a chasm.
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GLOBAL INVESTING 2000 EDITION: A GUIDE TO THE 50 BEST STOCKS IN THE
WORLD, BY ANDREW LECKEY
More people are playing the stock market than ever before. Whether its
through traditional investing, or using the internet to find investment
opportunities, just about everyone is involved in the stock market in
some form.
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GOD WILL DO THE REST: 7 KEYS TO THE DESIRES OF YOUR HEART, BY CATHERINE
GALASSO-VIGORITO
'The Key to the Kingdom of Heaven is also our Key to Happiness on
Earth." Not only does Catherine Galasso believe this. . . her life is
living proof of it.
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GROWING UP KING: AN INTIMATE MEMOIR, BY RALPH WILEY AND DEXTER SCOTT KING
He was just seven years old and watching television in the family's den
when a special news bulletin announced that his father had fallen to an
assassin's bullet -- a tragedy that would forever scar his adolescence.
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HOW TO BUY AND SELL A BUSINESS: HOW YOU CAN WIN IN THE BUSINESS
QUADRANT, BY GARRETT SUTTON
Sutton, who is a corporate attorney, identifies the pitfalls and
obstacles to avoid when buying and selling a business, and emphasizes
the importance of putting together a team of professional advisors for
help along the way.
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HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT WORKING SO DAMN HARD: RETHINKING THE
RULES, REINVENTING THE GAME, BY ROBERT J. KRIEGEL
More breathing space, more time to think, and more of the joy that comes
with great work and great ideas...this can be your work life!
Bestselling author Robert J. Kriegel has been acclaimed as a truly
innovative voice on the American business scene.
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HOW TO GROW WHEN MARKETS DON'T, BY KARL WEBER AND RICHARD WISE AND
ADRIAN SLYWOTZKY
Progressive Insurance, GE Medical Systems, and John Deere Landscapes are
enjoying astonishing new revenue growth while leaving their competition
behind.
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IF LOOKS COULD KILL, BY KATE WHITE
Bailey Weggins, the very clever and the very irreverent true crime
writer for leading women's magazine Gloss, is dragged into a murder by
her editor-in-chief boss from hell.
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IN HIS IMAGE: BOOK ONE OF THE CHRIST CLONE TRILOGY, BY JAMES BEAUSEIGNEUR
Based on the actual scientific expedition to examine the Shroud of
Turin, author BeauSeigneur creates a fictionalized story that links
ancient DNA to the coming of the Antichrist.
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KISS THE GIRLS, BY JAMES PATTERSON
In 1969, U.S. Surgeon General William H. Stewart said that it was "time
to close the book on infectious disease." But the enemy, and the power
of natural selection, had been underestimated.
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LAST MAN STANDING, BY DAVID BALDACCI
Web London, a member of the FBI's elite Hostage Rescue Team, roars into
a darkened alley one night with his team, only to be ambushed seconds
later. For reasons he can't understand, London is the sole survivor.
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MANHANDLED: GRIPPING TALES OF GAY EROTIC FICTION, BY AUSTIN FOXXE
This sexually explicit collection of over 30 short stories is bound to
enthrall gay men everywhere.
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MAYDAY, BY THOMAS BLOCK AND NELSON DEMILLE
Twelve miles above the Pacific Ocean, a missile strikes the Trans Flight
52, a supersonic passenger jet bound for Japan. The flight crew is
crippled or dead. Now, defying both nature and man, three survivors must
achieve the impossible.
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NATIVE DANCER, BY JOHN EISENBERG
In the early 1950s, a rising star flickered across millions of
black-and-white TV sets.
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NIGHTS IN RODANTHE, BY NICHOLAS SPARKS
Adrienne Willis is 45 and has been divorced for three years, abandoned
by her husband for a younger woman.
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ONCE UPON A TIME: BEHIND THE FAIRY TALE OF PRINCESS GRACE AND PRINCE
RAINIER, BY J. RANDY TARABORRELLI
From the New York Times bestselling author J. Randy Taraborrelli comes
the candid and moving story of one of the world's most fascinating royal
families...
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PLAYING PARTNERS: A FATHER, A SON, AND THEIR SHARED ADDICTION TO GOLF,
BY GEORGE PEPER
If there's one thing as mysterious and powerful as the bond between a
father and son, it's the bond between the game of golf and those who
fall in love with it.
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PLUM ISLAND, BY NELSON DEMILLE
Nelson DeMille's narrative engine is one of the best in the business,
and it chugs away in grand style in this story of buried treasure and
biological warfare on a tiny spit of land off Long Island.
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POP GOES THE WEASEL, BY JAMES PATTERSON
Things are looking great for Alex Cross. He is in love with a very
special woman, and even a series of ghastly murders he's investigating
can't diminish his happiness.
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RICH DAD'S RETIRE YOUNG, RETIRE RICH: HOW TO GET RICH QUICKLY AND STAY
RICH FOREVER!, BY SHARON L. LECHTER AND ROBERT T. KIYOSAKI
The way to achieve the goal of a lifetime.Its the dream that is quickly
becoming a realitymaking so much money at an early age that you could
decide when to retire, knowing full well that you have enough stashed
away to ensure a life of comfort.
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RICH DAD'S PROPHECY: WHY THE BIGGEST STOCK MARKET CRASH IN HISTORY IS
STILL COMING... AND HOW YOU CAN PREPARE YOURSELF AND PROFIT FROM IT!, BY
SHARON L. LECHTER AND ROBERT T. KIYOSAKI
The #1 New York Times bestselling authors of the Rich Dad Poor Dad
series deliver a financial plan to help Baby Boomers survive an
impending economic crash.
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SKIN FOLK, BY NALO HOPKINSON
Throughout the Caribbean there are stories about people who aren't what
they seem. Skin gives these folk their human shape. When the skin comes
off, their true selves emerge.
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SOUL CIRCUS, BY GEORGE P. PELECANOS
Just another day in downtown Washington DC? Private Investigator Derek
Strange and his partner, Terry Quinn, run a PI business in the seedy
underbelly of Washington DC.
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STILL LIFE WITH CROWS, BY LINCOLN CHILD AND DOUGLAS PRESTON
A small Kansas town has turned into a killing ground. Is it a serial
killer, a man with the need to destroy? Or is it a darker force, a curse
upon the land?
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THE AX, BY DONALD E. WESTLAKE
Burke Devore is a paper company manager, a man who can tell you
everything you ever wanted to know about bleaching processes and the
edible wood pulp they put in ice cream.
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THE POET, BY MICHAEL CONNELLY
The apparent suicide of his policeman brother sets Denver crime reporter
Jack McEvoy on edge.
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THE ART OF PROFITABILITY, BY ADRIAN SLYWOTZKY
Reveals the invisible but important governing principles that can mean
the difference between business failure and
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THE ATTACHMENT PARENTING BOOK: A COMMONSENSE GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING AND
NURTURING YOUR BABY, BY R. N. SEARS R. N. MARTHA SEARS AND WILLIAM SEARS
Is it OK to sleep with your newborn baby? How old is too old for
breastfeeding? These questions and more are answered in this latest
addition to the Sears Parenting Library.
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THE BACHELOR, BY CARLY PHILLIPS
After news of his mother's weak heart summons him home, globetrotting
journalist Roman Chandler loses a coin toss with his brothers that
determines who will relinquish his bachelor status to give their mother
a grandchild.
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THE BONDWOMAN'S NARRATIVE, BY HANNAH CRAFTS
An unprecedented historical and literary event, this tale written in the
1850s is the only known novel by a female African American slave, and
quite possibly the first novel written by a black woman anywhere.
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THE CASTAWAYS, BY ELIN HILDERBRAND
Greg and Tess MacAvoy are one of four prominent Nantucket couples who
count each other as best friends.
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THE CABINET OF CURIOSITIES, BY LINCOLN CHILD AND DOUGLAS PRESTON
In an ancient tunnel underneath New York City a charnel house
isdiscovered. Inside are thirty-six bodies all murdered and
mutilatedmore than a century ago.
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THE CLIQUE #11: BOYS "R" US, BY LISI HARRISON
Massie Block: forms BOCD's first-ever cheerleading squad called the
Socc-hers. Kristen Gregory: When Massie and Kristen's SBFF (secret best
friend forever) Layne are vying for the same boy, she has to make a choice.
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THE DOGS OF BABEL, BY CAROLYN PARKHURST
The quirky premise of Carolyn Parkhurst's debut novel, The Dogs of
Babel, is original enough: after his wife Lexy dies after falling from a
tree, linguistics professor Paul Iverson becomes obsessed with teaching
their dog, a Rhodesian Ridgeback
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THE HEARTBREAKER, BY CARLY PHILLIPS
Phillips, "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Bachelor, " makes
her hardcover debut with the final title in her series of sexy
contemporary romances.
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THE KINGMAKER, BY BRIAN HAIG
In the worst case of treason in U.S. history, General William Morrison
has been charged with an array of crimes.
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THE LAST COYOTE, BY MICHAEL CONNELLY
LAPD detective Harry Bosch is down on his luck - his house is condemned
in the aftermath of the earthquake, his girlfriend has left him, and he
has been suspended for attacking his superior officer.
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THE LOVELY BONES, BY ALICE SEBOLD
This deluxe trade paperback edition of Alice Sebold's modern classic
features French flaps and rough-cut pages. Once in a generation a novel
comes along that taps a vein of universal human experience, resonating
with readers of all ages.
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THE MILLIONAIRES, BY BRAD MELTZER
Two brothers at an exclusive bank are suddenly asking themselves "Who
wants to be a millionaire?" when they opt to take some money from an
abandoned account.
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THE TENTH JUSTICE, BY BRAD MELTZER
A conscientious supreme court clerk. The professionals who share his
house. A minor slip-up. Ben Addison, fresh from Yale Law, is a new clerk
for one of the Supreme Court's most respected justices.
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THE UP AND COMER, BY HOWARD ROUGHAN
Philip Randall has it all: youth, looks, wealth. Hes got a successful
career with a prestigious Manhattan law firm, a luxurious downtown loft,
a filthy-rich wife, and a gorgeous mistress who also happens to be his
best friends wife.
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TOTAL CONTROL, BY DAVID BALDACCI
Sidney Archer thought she had the perfect life: a loving husband, an
adorable baby daughter, and a great career as a senior partner in a
major Washington law firm.
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VINCALIS THE AGITATOR, BY HOLLY LISLE
The Hars Ticlarim is a miraculous place of wondrous beauty based on a
science of sorcery called Dragon Magic. But this magic draws its power
from the agony of slaves who are killed for sorcerous fuel.
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WHAT CLIENTS LOVE: A FIELD GUIDE TO GROWING YOUR BUSINESS, BY HARRY BECKWITH
Beckwith is head of his own marketing and advertising firm, and author
of two other books on marketing, and .
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WHAT YOUR DOCTOR MAY NOT TELL YOU ABOUT PREMENOPAUSE: BALANCE YOUR
HORMONES AND YOUR LIFE FROM THIRTY TO FIFTY, BY VIRGINIA HOPKINS AND
JESSE HANLEY AND JOHN R. LEE
Are you a woman between 35 and 50 experiencing PMS, migraine headaches,
sudden weight gain, fatigue, irritability, tender or lumpy breasts,
memory loss, fibroids, or cold hands and feet? If so, you may be
experiencing symptoms of premenopause.
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WHAT YOUR DOCTOR MAY NOT TELL YOU ABOUT CIRCUMCISION: UNTOLD FACTS ON
AMERICA'S MOST WIDELY PERFOMED--AND MOST UNNECESSARY--SURGERY, BY
FREDERICK M. HODGES AND PAUL M. FLEISS
Each year, almost two million boys are routinely circumcised after birth
-- even though there is rarely a sound medical reason to do so!
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WHEN THE WIND BLOWS, BY JAMES PATTERSON
Frannie O'Neill is a young and talented veterinarian living in Colorado.
Plagued by the mysterious murder of her husband, David, a local doctor,
Frannie throws herself into her work.
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WORD OF MOUSE: THE MARKETING POWER OF COLLABORATIVE FILTERING, BY JOSEPH
KONSTAN AND JOHN RIEDL
The first book on the newest and most effective form of marketing from
two remarkable visionaries is now in trade paperback.
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============TEENS AND CHILDREN============
AISHA GOES WILD (MAKING OUT, BOOK 8), BY K. A. APPLEGATE
Aisha and Christopher are a solid couple until Jeff, her first crush
calls. He's a rising rapper and invites her and her friends to a concert
on Halloween night. The concert is upstaged by some serious supernatural
and mind altering events: ghosts, time travel, a living mask and devils.
Excellent Quality, 185 Pages
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ANNA SUNDAY, BY SALLY M. KEEHN
Anna, disguised as a boy and accompanied by her younger brother Jed,
leaves their Pennsylvania home and makes the difficult journey to join
their wounded father in Winchester. Virginia, where they find themselves
in danger from Confederate troops.
Excellent Quality, 266 Pages
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AN ISLAND LIKE YOU: STORIES OF THE BARRIO, BY JUDITH ORTIZ COFER
Twelve provocative stories reveal the rich, lively world of Puerto Rican
American teenagers in a New Jersey barrio.
Excellent Quality, 166 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
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BRINGING UP PARENTS: THE TEENAGER'S HANDBOOK, BY ALEX J. PACKER
Straight talk and specific suggestions on how teens can resolve
conflicts with parents, earn trust, accept responsibility, and help to
create a healthier, happier home environment.
Excellent Quality, 264 Pages
Nonfiction, Teens, Parenting and Family
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CALL ME MARIA, BY JUDITH ORTIZ COFER
Maria is a girl caught between two worlds: Puerto Rico, where she was
born, and New York, where she now lives in a basement apartment in the
barrios. In lush prose and spare, evocative poetry, Cofer weaves a
powerful and emotionally satisfying novel.
Excellent Quality, 127 Pages
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CAPTIVE!, BY GARY PAULSEN
Roman and three of his classmates are held captive in a remote mountain
cabin but can he overcome his fear--and the memory of his father's
death--to lead the boys to freedom?
Excellent Quality, 77 Pages
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LEAPHOLES, BY JAMES GRIPPANDO
Ryan Coolidge hates middle school and is in the worst kind of
trouble--trouble with the law. The one person who can help Ryan is a
mysterious old lawyer named Hezekiah.
Excellent Quality, 314 Pages
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OF NIGHTINGALES THAT WEEP, BY KATHERINE PATERSON
The vain young daughter of a samurai finds her comfortable life ripped
apart when opposing warrior clans begin a struggle for imperial control
of Japan.
Excellent Quality, 172 Pages
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THE HOUSES OF HANOVER AND SAXE-COBURG-GOTHA, BY ANTONIA FRASER AND
JASPER RIDLEY AND JOHN CLARKE
Beginning with the reign of George I, this volume goes on to discuss the
life and rule of Queen Victoria, whose seventy years on the throne saw
the zenith of Britain's power abroad and a changing world at home.
Excellent Quality, 104 Pages
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THE ISLAND, BY GARY PAULSEN
Fifteen-year-old Will discovers himself and the wonders of nature when
he leaves home to live on an island in northern Wisconsin.
Excellent Quality, 202 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
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THE MYSTERY OF SEBASTIAN ISLAND, BY MARGARET GOFF CLARK
A teenage girl discovers that the sinister forces at work on a Maine
island center around an old lobsterman.
Excellent Quality, 160 Pages
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WHEN I DREAM OF HEAVEN, BY STEVEN KROLL
It is September 1895 in New York City. Six years have passed since Tony
Petrosino, a 14-year-old Italian immigrant, seized the opportunity to
become a photographer. Now, his sister Angelina is 14. She would like
more education, but Papa has insisted she work full-time.
Excellent Quality, 156 Pages
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CAVES, BY LARRY DANE BRIMNER
A children's book about exploring caves.
Excellent Quality, 48 Pages
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CUBA, BY TAMARA L. BRITTON
An introduction to the history, geography, plants and animals,
government, economy, cities and transportation, people, and social life
and customs of Cuba, the largest island in the West Indies.
Excellent Quality, 40 Pages
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GRAB HANDS AND RUN, BY FRANCES TEMPLE
An El Salvadorian family flees political oppression in their homeland
and takes a perilous journey north, through Mexico to Canada, where they
hope they will find a better life. A compelling, provocative, and
exciting novel.
Excellent Quality, 167 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
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PIRATE'S PROMISE, BY CLYDE ROBERT BULLA
Young and orphaned, Tom Pippin has just been sold by his greedy uncle to
the captain of a great sailing ship bound for America. Although Tom has
been sold into slavery, no one can buy or sell his unwavering spirit.
Excellent Quality, 88 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
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SOCCER IN ACTION, BY SARAH DANN AND NIKI WALKER
Goooaaaallllll! Soccer in Action is an exciting book that explores the
most popular sport in the world. Kids will love learning and practicing
skills such as kicking, dribbling, and trapping.
Excellent Quality, 32 Pages
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SOMALIA, BY TAMARA L. BRITTON
An introduction to the history, geography, economy, government, people,
and more of the east African country of Somalia.
Excellent Quality, 40 Pages
Children's Books, Nonfiction, Travel
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STUART LITTLE 2: THE JOKE BOOK, BY CATHERINE HAPKA
Jokes and stories are told by Stuart Little and his friends.
Excellent Quality, 46 Pages
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SWEET, SWEET MEMORY, BY JACQUELINE WOODSON
A child and her grandmother feel sad when Grandpa dies, but as time
passes, funny memories of him make them laugh and feel better.
Excellent Quality, 32 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
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SWIMMING IN ACTION, BY JOHN CROSSINGHAM
People enjoy swimming for exercise and as a fun recreational activity.
Swimming in Action will inform kids about the basic strokes and
techniques plus highlight a few games.
Excellent Quality, 32 Pages
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TENNIS IN ACTION, BY JOHN CROSSINGHAM
One of the world's best loved and respected sports, people can enjoy
tennis for their entire lives. Tennis in Action provides kids with both
the physical and mental tools to become great players.
Excellent Quality, 32 Pages
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THE ALEXANDER HAMILTON YOU NEVER KNEW, BY JAMES LINCOLN COLLIER
Explores the childhood, character, and influential events that shaped
the life of Alexander Hamilton, one of America's founding fathers.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Excellent Quality, 80 Pages
Children's Books, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
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THE ANGEL AND THE DONKEY, BY KATHERINE PATERSON
In this story from the Hebrew Bible, a stubborn donkey delivers an
important message from the angel and helps her master, a powerful
curse-layer, save the Israelites from the King of Moab.
Excellent Quality, 34 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Religion and Spirituality
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THE BLOODY COUNTRY, BY CHRISTOPHER COLLIER AND JAMES LINCOLN COLLIER
In the mid-eighteenth century a family moves from Connecticut to
Pennsylvania and becomes involved in the property conflict between the
two states.
Excellent Quality, 183 Pages
Children's Books, History, Literature and Fiction
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THE BOY FROM THE UFO, BY MARGARET GOFF CLARK
Barney meets a boy from a UFO.
Excellent Quality, 160 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
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THE CLARA BARTON YOU NEVER KNEW, BY JAMES LINCOLN COLLIER
Explores the childhood, character, and influential events that shaped
the life of the Civil War nurse who went on to found the American Red
Cross. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Excellent Quality, 80 Pages
Children's Books, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
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THE CORN RAID, BY JAMES LINCOLN COLLIER
Life for indentured servants in pioneer Virginia is hard. It is doubly
hard for 12-year-old Richard Ayre, a London orphan who had been scooped
off the streets as a child and sent to Jamestown Colony.
Excellent Quality, 142 Pages
Children's Books, History, Literature and Fiction
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THE EMPTY MIRROR, BY JAMES LINCOLN COLLIER
From the author of "My Brother Sam Is Dead" comes this chilling story
about losing identity and finding family. Orphaned Nick has grown up in
his uncle Jack's care on the wooded coast of New England.
Excellent Quality, 186 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
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THE FREDERICK DOUGLASS YOU NEVER KNEW, BY JAMES LINCOLN COLLIER
Explores the childhood, character, and influential events that shaped
the life of this former slave who went on to become an abolitionist and
advisor to Abraham Lincoln. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Excellent Quality, 80 Pages
Children's Books, History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
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THE GENIE OF SUTTON PLACE, BY GEORGE SELDEN
A young boy recounts the events of the summer when he had the services
of an Arabian genie at his disposal.
Excellent Quality, 175 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
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THE LOUIS ARMSTRONG YOU NEVER KNEW, BY JAMES LINCOLN COLLIER
Explores the childhood, character, and influential events that shaped
the life of Louis Armstrong, the famous African American jazz musician.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Excellent Quality, 80 Pages
Children's Books, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
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THE SITTING BULL YOU NEVER KNEW, BY JAMES LINCOLN COLLIER
Explores the childhood, character, and influential events that shaped
the life of Sitting Bull, the Sioux chief. Includes bibliographical
references and index.
Excellent Quality, 80 Pages
Children's Books, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
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THE STORY OF ANNIE SULLIVAN, HELEN KELLER'S TEACHER, BY GEORGE SELDEN
A biography of the woman who taught a deaf-blind girl how to communicate
with others.
Excellent Quality, 86 Pages
Children's Books, Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Biographies and Memoirs
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THE TENT: A PARABLE IN ONE SITTING, BY GARY PAULSEN
Teenage Steven and his father, Corey, take to the road with a Bible, an
old army tent, and less than the best of intentions. Tired of being
poor, Steven's father is certain that preaching the Word of the Lord is
the easy way to fame and fortune.
Excellent Quality, 88 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Religion and Spirituality
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THE TEDDY BEAR HABIT, BY JAMES LINCOLN COLLIER
Twelve-year-old George Stable wants to be a rock star someday, but he
gets horrible stage fright.
Excellent Quality, 236 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
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THE THREATENED FLORIDA BLACK BEAR, BY MARGARET GOFF CLARK
About Florida's endangered species of black bear.
Excellent Quality, 64 Pages
Children's Books, Nonfiction, Animals
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90558/
THE TIME HACKERS, BY GARY PAULSEN
You ever open your locker and find that some joker has left something
really weird inside? Seventh-grader Dorso Clayman opens his locker door
to find a dead body. Thirty seconds later it disappears.
Excellent Quality, 88 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90387/
THE TREASURE OF TOPO-EL-BAMPO, BY SCOTT O'DELL
Two burros sold to the slave-driving owners of the silver mine
eventually return to save their village from starvation.
Excellent Quality, 48 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90555/
THE VANISHING MANATEE, BY MARGARET GOFF CLARK
Introduces the playful manatee and discusses its future and its
relationship with humans.
Excellent Quality, 58 Pages
Children's Books, Nonfiction, Animals
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90290/
THE WIDE-AWAKE PRINCESS, BY KATHERINE PATERSON
In this amusing, eloquently told story, created by Katherine Paterson
specifically for artist Vladimir Vagin to illustrate with his
beautifully detailed watercolors, there was born a wise little princess
who was different from everyone else.
Excellent Quality, 48 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90562/
THE WINTER HERO, BY CHRISTOPHER COLLIER AND JAMES LINCOLN COLLIER
Anxious to be a hero, a young boy relates how he becomes involved in
Shays' Rebellion begun by farmers in western Massachusetts against
unfair taxation levied on them by the Boston government.
Excellent Quality, 152 Pages
Children's Books, History, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90724/
THE WORLD IN 1492, BY JAMAKE HIGHWATER AND MARGARET MAHY AND FREDRICK
L. MCKISSACK AND PATRICIA C. MCKISSACK AND KATHERINE PATERSON AND
JEAN FRITZ
Introduces the history, customs, beliefs, and accomplishments of people
living in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and Oceania, and the Americas
during the fifteenth century.
Excellent Quality, 168 Pages
Children's Books, History, Nonfiction, Teens
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90194/
THE WORST OF TIMES, BY JAMES LINCOLN COLLIER
When the Depression strikes America, throwing milions out of work,
12-year-old Petey Williamson's family seems safe. Hadn't the boss
promised Petey's father that he'd always have a job? But during the
Depression, promises cannot always be kept, and Petey finds his family
sliding rapidly into poverty.
Excellent Quality, 142 Pages
Children's Books, History, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90400/
TUCKER'S COUNTRYSIDE, BY GEORGE SELDEN
Chester Cricket needs help. That's the message John Robin carries into
the Times Square subway station where Harry Cat and Tucker Mouse live.
Quickly, Chester's good friends set off on the long, hard journey to the
Old Meadow, where all is not well.
Excellent Quality, 167 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90533/
VENUS AMONG THE FISHES, BY SCOTT O'DELL AND ELIZABETH HALL
When killer whales invade Glacier Strait, Coral's herd is in deadly
danger. Reluctantly, Coral's father and mother send her in search of
safer waters.
Excellent Quality, 143 Pages
Children's Books, Animals, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90687/
WACKY BASKETBALL FACTS TO BOUNCE AROUND, BY SHEILA SWEENY
Gives children techniques and tips on how to play basketball.
Excellent Quality, 34 Pages
Children's Books, Nonfiction, Sports
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90568/
WALES, BY TAMARA L. BRITTON
Provides an overview of the history, geography, people, economy,
holidays, and other aspects of life in Wales.
Excellent Quality, 40 Pages
Children's Books, Nonfiction, Travel
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90294/
WAR COMES TO WILLY FREEMAN, BY JAMES LINCOLN COLLIER
A free thirteen-year-old black girl in Connecticut is caught up in the
horror of the Revolutionary War and the danger of being returned to
slavery when her patriot father is killed by the British and her mother
disappears.
Excellent Quality, 182 Pages
Children's Books, History, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90697/
WILDFIRE TRACK RECORD, BY CATHERINE HAPKA
Based on the hit ABC Family series, this second novel finds Kris meeting
a new friend and working with a young horse at Raintree Horse Farm's track.
Excellent Quality, 247 Pages
Children's Books, Animals, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90675/
WRESTLING IN ACTION, BY JOHN CROSSINGHAM
Many people today associate wrestling with flashy costumes, outrageous
tricks, and larger-than-life characters. The actual sport of wrestling
is a prestigious one that goes back thousands of years.
Excellent Quality, 33 Pages
Children's Books, Nonfiction, Sports
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90212/
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