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Psychologist Feldman and journalist Kravetz profile individuals who suffered various tragedies and went on to achieve phenomenal success. Includes the…
story of Alan Lock, who lost his sight to macular degeneration at the age of twenty-three but later succeeded in rowing across the Atlantic Ocean. 2014
After a Molotov cocktail sets fire to Merlotte's bar and Sookie and Sam barely escape, they investigate who targeted them--and…
why. Meanwhile Eric, who has issues of his own, arrives on the scene. Some violence, some strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2011
Someone removes a small-time Kentucky pot dealer's kidneys, then offers to sell them back. U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens's investigations into…
this and connected crimes uncover a transplant nurse gone bad, a coldhearted mine-company lawyer, and a poker-playing college girl. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2012
Two years after the vampire takeover, humans live in continual darkness under the rule of the Master, who breeds and…
slaughters them for food. Eph works with the ragtag resistance, but his sole motivation remains saving his son Zack. Violence and strong language. 2011
Nottingham inspector Resnick and his team juggle two cases. A prostitute is stabbing her johns, and one dies. And an…
American crime writer in town for a convention is plagued by anonymous, threatening letters and increasingly disturbing pranks. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1995
Author of Religious Literacy (DB 64243) posits that religion is more than a private matter and affects the world socially,…
economically, politically, and militarily--as a force for both good and evil. Discusses the major religions, their traditions, and the importance of the differences among them. 2010
Sequel to How the States Got Their Shapes (DB 67306) features biographical sketches of the politicians, surveyors, religious leaders, and…
others who created the borders of America's states. Basis for the series of the same name on TV's History Channel. 2011
Science writer discusses the young field of astrobiology, which seeks to identify life throughout the universe. Relates the significance of…
discoveries about organisms that can thrive in extreme conditions. Emphasizes research on planets orbiting other suns and evidence of past life on Mars. 2011
Pennsylvania, 2028. While preparing for her daughter Caroline's nuptials, Sarah McClure reflects on the success of the Elm Creek quilters…
and their business enterprise. She also reminisces about the women of the past who endured hardships and triumphs while creating their own quilts. 2011
1980. Sixty-year-old Marshall Stone, a widower and retired pilot, journeys to France to retrace the trail he took after his…
B-17 bomber crashed in 1944. Marshall searches for the woman--who was only a schoolgirl then--who led him to safety, and comes to terms with his past. Some strong language. 2011
Paramedic's step-by-step guide to preventing and treating common injuries and illnesses. Includes instructions for administering CPR and first aid and…
advice for dealing with emergencies such as fires, snakebites, and natural disasters. 2012
To link the murder of a young woman found near a highway service station to other similar cases, DI Anna…
Travis must interview a prisoner who is obsessed with her. Anna surprises herself by falling for an appealing prison guard. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2010
Updated standards address staff, consultants, volunteers, and stakeholders of libraries serving blind and physically handicapped individuals. Offers guidelines for patron…
contact, lending, and outreach and for producing websites and reading materials. Covers budgets, policies and procedures, reports, and research and development. 2011
Ex-marine Spero Lucas works as a defense attorney's investigator and does side jobs recovering stolen items. Drug dealer Anwan Hawkins…
hires Lucas to retrieve stolen marijuana packages Hawkins had delivered by FedEx to houses when the residents were not home. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2011
After learning of his wife Helen's murder in Fever Dream (DB 71402), FBI special agent Aloysius Pendergast wants vengeance--especially after…
Helen's brother Judson Esterhazy tries to kill him. But a mysterious organization called the Covenant stands in Pendergast's way. Violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2011
The dying owner of Al's Diner has a shocking request for his friend, English teacher Jake Epping: go back in…
time through a portal in Al's storeroom and stop JFK's assassination. Strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2011
London. Retired divorcé Tony Webster is bequeathed a journal that belonged to his schoolmate Adrian, who committed suicide forty years…
ago. Tony reflects on the past, which included a bitter parting from his first lover Veronica, who next dated Adrian. Some strong language. Man Booker Prize. Bestseller. 2011
Award-winning journalist examines the twenty-first-century social landscape of America, reflects on its past, and ponders its future. Provides profiles of…
Americans he calls "unconventional thinkers and doers," including the wife of a seriously wounded soldier, an inner-city school principal, a major league baseball pitcher, and others. Bestseller. 2011
PBS news anchor Lehrer, who has moderated eleven presidential and vice presidential debates, recalls the behind-the-scenes tension of these televised…
events. Includes insights from his follow-up interviews with candidates. Discusses major moments, killer questions, and backstage drama. 2011
In Abbottabad, Pakistan, army ranger-turned-CIA agent Charlie Becker poses as a beggar to obtain information on the whereabouts of Osama…
bin Laden. But he fears exposure after spotting a former prisoner he interrogated in Guantánamo. Meanwhile, SEAL Team Six prepares to take down bin Laden. Violence and strong language. 2011