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Thursday, June 13, 2013

June is Audiobook Month

New audiobook downloads to entertain while you travel, exercise, or do your hobby!

The good news is that the majority of these audiobooks are available as MP3 files.  This means that they download to iOS (Apple) devices and Android.  WMA files require a WMA.-player, such as the Sansa Clip.  Check for compatible players at OverDrive's Device Resource Center.


New in Audiobook Downloads

New in Fiction Audiobooks


InfernoInferno   (WMA only)
By Brown, Dan
2013-05 - Doubleday Books
9780385537858 Check Our Catalog

In his international blockbusters "The Da Vinci Code," "Angels & Demons," and "The Lost Symbol," Brown masterfully fused history, art, codes, and symbols. In this riveting new thriller, he returns to his element and has crafted his highest-stakes novel to date, featuring the Harvard professor of symbology, Robert Langdon. …More
Best Kept SecretBest Kept Secret   (WMA only)
By Archer, Jeffrey
2013-04 - St. Martin's Press
9781250000989 Check Our Catalog

"New York Times"-bestseller Archer continues his beloved Clifton Chronicle series as Harry and Emma finally begin building a happy life--but a dangerous family enemy is about to resurface. This book opens a moment after the end of "The Sins of the Father." …More
12th of Never12th of Never
By Patterson, James
Author Paetro, Maxine
2013-04 - Little Brown and Company
9780316210829 Check Our Catalog

It's finally time! Detective Lindsay Boxer is in labor--while two killers are on the loose. After only a week at home with her new daughter, Lindsay is forced to return to work to face two of the biggest cases of her career. …More
The HeistThe Heist   (WMA only)
By Evanovich, Janet
Author Lee, Goldberg
2013-06 - Bantam
9780345543042 Check Our Catalog

A brand-new series from #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author Evanovich and Goldberg, bestselling author and television writer for "Monk." What's an FBI agent to do after she's caught the world's most wantedNand irresistibly charmingNcon man? Partner up with him. …More
Bad MonkeyBad Monkey
By Hiaasen, Carl
2013-06 - Knopf Publishing Group
9780307272591 Check Our Catalog

Hiaasen is back doing what he does best: spinning a wickedly funny, fiercely pointed tale in which the greedy, the corrupt, and the degraders of pristine land in Florida--now, in the Bahamas too--get their comeuppance in mordantly ingenious, diabolically entertaining fashion. …More
Nos4a2Nos4a2
By Hill, Joe
2013-04 - William Morrow & Company
9780062200570 Check Our Catalog

A spine-tingling novel of supernatural suspense from master of horror Hill, the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Heart-Shaped Box" and "Horns." Victoria and Charles can both go to secret worlds, from a secret bridge to a terrifying playground of amusements. Their paths have crossed before, and one is looking for revenge. …More
The Kill RoomThe Kill Room
By Deaver, Jeffery
2013-06 - Grand Central Publishing
9781455517060 Check Our Catalog

A U.S. citizen in the Bahamas is shot by a sniper par excellence--a man capable of delivering a "million-dollar bullet" into the heart of his targets, a mile or more away. The investigation reveals that the victim, a man known to have strong anti-American sympathies, was assassinated by the U.S. government. …More
A Chain of Thunder: A Novel of the Siege of VicksburgA Chain of Thunder: A Novel of the Siege of Vicksburg
By Shaara, Jeff       WMA only
2013-05 - Ballantine Books
9780345527387 Check Our Catalog

Continuing the trilogy that began with "A Blaze of Glory," "New York Times"-bestselling author Shaara returns to chronicle another chapter in America's Civil War. The action shifts to the fortress city of Vicksburg, Mississippi, where a siege for the ages will cement the reputation of one Union general--and all but seal the fate of the rebel cause. …More
A Feast for CrowsA Feast for Crows
By Martin, George R. R.
2007-10 - Spectra Books
9780553582031 Check Our Catalog

Few books have captivated the imagination and won the devotion and praise of readers and critics everywhere as has George R. R. Martin's monumental epic cycle of high fantasy. Now, in A Feast for Crows, Martin delivers the long-awaited fourth book of his landmark series, as a kingdom torn asunder finds itself at last on the brink of peace...only to be launched on an even more terrifying course of destruction.

It is a time when the wise and the ambitious, the deceitful and the strongwill acquire the skills, the power, and the magic to survive the stark and terrible times that lie before them. It is a time for nobles and commoners, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and sages to come together and stake their fortunes...and their lives. For at a feast for crows, many are the guests--but only a few are the survivors.
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A Dance with DragonsA Dance with Dragons
By Martin, George R. R.
2011-07 - Bantam Books
9780553801477 Check Our Catalog

Dubbed "the American Tolkien" by "TIME" magazine, Martin has earned international acclaim for his monumental cycle of epic fantasy. Now the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author delivers the fifth book in his landmark series--as both familiar faces and surprising new forces vie for a foothold in a fragmented empire. …More
The Execution of Noa P. SingletonThe Execution of Noa P. Singleton
By Silver, Elizabeth
2013-06 - Crown Publishing Group (NY)
9780385347433 Check Our Catalog

Noa P. Singleton sits on death row in a maximum security penitentiary, just six months away from her execution date. She is visited by a high-powered Philadelphia attorney who is a heartbroken mother of the victim and now wants to see the death penalty delayed--if only Noa reveals her motive. …More
Someday, Someday, MaybeSomeday, Someday, Maybe
By Graham, Lauren
2013-04 - Ballantine Books
9780345532749 Check Our Catalog

From Graham, the beloved star of "Gilmore Girls" and "Parenthood," comes a witty, charming, and hilariously relatable debut novel about a struggling young actress trying to get ahead. …More
The InterestingsThe Interestings    (WMA only)
By Wolitzer, Meg
2013-04 - Riverhead Books
9781594488399 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title

From bestselling author Wolitzer comes a dazzling, panoramic novel about what becomes of early talent, and the roles that art, money, and even envy can play in close friendships. The summer that Nixon resigns, six teenagers become inseparable. Decades later the bond remains powerful, but so much else has changed. …More
Life After LifeLife After Life
By Atkinson, Kate
2013-04 - Reagan Arthur Books
9780316176484 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title

In 1910, Ursula Todd is born to an English banker and his wife. She dies before she can draw her first breath. On that same cold and snowy night, Ursula Todd is born, and embarks upon a life that will be unusual. Does Ursula's infinite number of lives give her the power to save the world from its inevitable destiny? …More
A Week in WinterA Week in Winter
By Binchy, Maeve
2013-02 - Knopf Publishing Group
9780307273574 Check Our Catalog

Binchy returns with a cast of characters readers will never forget when they all spend a winter week together on holiday at Stone House, a restful inn by the sea in Ireland. …More
Wedding NightWedding Night      (WMA only)
By Kinsella, Sophie
2013-04 - Dial Press
9780812993844 Check Our Catalog

Lottie just knows that her boyfriend is going to propose during lunch at one of London's fanciest restaurants. But when the big question involves a trip abroad, not a trip down the aisle, she's completely crushed. When Ben, an old flame, calls her and reminds Lottie of their pact to get married if they were both still single at 30, she jumps at the chance. …More
Maya's NotebookMaya's Notebook
By Allende, Isabel
2013-04 - Harper
9780062105622 Check Our Catalog

The "New York Times"-bestselling author returns with a startling and surprising new book--a novel of suspense and a contemporary coming-of-age story narrated by an American teenage girl who falls into a life of drugs and crime and must escape before it's too late. …More
Where'd You Go, BernadetteWhere'd You Go, Bernadette
By Semple, Maria
2012-08 - Little Brown and Company
9780316204279 Check Our Catalog 2013 Alex Award Winner
BookPage Notable Title


To her Microsoft-guru husband, Bernadette's a fearlessly opinionated partner; to fellow private-school mothers in Seattle, she's a disgrace; to design mavens, she's a revolutionary architect, and to her 15-year-old, she is a best friend and, simply, Mom. Then Bernadette disappears. …More
The RithmatistThe Rithmatist  (Teen)   (WMA only)
By Sanderson, Brandon
2013-05 - Tor Books
9780765320322 Check Our Catalog

As Wild Chalklings threaten the American Isles and Rithmatists are humanity's only defense, Joel can only watch as Rithmatist students learn the magical art that he would do anything to practice, in this epic novel by a #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author. Illustrations. …More




New in Nonfiction Audiobooks


Let's Explore Diabetes with OwlsLet's Explore Diabetes with Owls
By Sedaris, David
2013-04 - Little Brown and Company
9780316154697 Check Our Catalog

A new collection of essays from the #1 "New York Times" bestselling author who has been called "the preeminent humorist of his generation" ("Entertainment Weekly"). From the perils of French dentistry to the eating habits of the Australian kookaburra, Sedaris shares the absurdity and delight of a curious traveler's experiences. …More
Detroit: An American AutopsyDetroit: An American Autopsy
By LeDuff, Charlie
2013-02 - Penguin Press
9781594205347 Check Our Catalog

With the steel-eyed reportage that has become his trademark--and the righteous indignation only a native son possesses--LeDuff sets out to uncover what destroyed his city. What he reveals is that Detroit is, once and for all, America's city: it led the way up, and now it is leading the way down. …More
Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War IIFrozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II
By Zuckoff, Mitchell
2013-04 - Harper
9780062133434 Check Our Catalog

A gripping true story of survival, bravery, and honor in the vast Arctic wilderness during World War II, from the author of "New York Times"-bestseller "Lost in Shangri-La." …More
Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American IndependenceRevolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence    (WMA only)
By Ellis, Joseph J.
2013-06 - Knopf Publishing Group
9780307701220 Check Our Catalog

From an award-winning American historian: a revelatory portrait of a crescendo moment in American history: The summer of 1776, the most dramatic few months in the story of our country's founding. The 13 colonies agreed to secede from the British Empire, while at the same time, the British dispatched the largest armada ever to cross the Atlantic. …More
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary UnderbellyKitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
By Bourdain, Anthony
Read by Bourdain, Anthony
2005-10 - Random House Audio
9780739332351 Check Our Catalog

Six cassettes, 9 hrs.
Read by the author
When Chef Anthony Bourdain wrote "Don't Eat Before You Read This" in The New Yorker, he spared no one's appetite, revealing what goes on behind the kitchen door. In KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL, he expanded the appetizer into a deliciously funny, delectably shocking banquet that lays out his twenty-five years of sex, drugs, and haute cuisine.
From his first oyster in Gironda to the kitchen of the Rainbow Room atop Rockefeller Center, from the restaurants of Tokyo to the drug dealers of the East Village, from the mobsters to the rats, Bourdain's brilliantly written and wonderfully read, wild-but-true tales make the belly ache with laughter.
…More
Temples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs: A Brief History of Ancient EgyptTemples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs: A Brief History of Ancient Egypt
By Mertz, Barbara
2010-10 - Robinson Publishing
9781849012805 Check Our Catalog


World-renowned Egyptologist Barbara Mertz explores the reality behind the bestselling fiction she writes (as Elizabeth Peters) and casts a dazzling light on a remarkable civilization.
Afascinating chronicle of an extraordinary people--from the first Stone Age settlements through the reign of Cleopatra and the Roman invasions--"Temples, Tombs, and Hieroglyphs" brings ancient Egypt to life as never before. Lavishly illustrated with pictures, maps, and photographs, it offers tantalizing glimpses into Egyptian society; amazing stories of the pharaohs and the rise and fall of great dynasties; a sampling of culture, religion, and folklore; stories of explorers, scientists, and scoundrels who sought to unravel or exploit the ageless mysteries; and new insights into the architectural wonders that were raised along the banks of the Nile. …More

Thursday, May 23, 2013

An Embarrassment of Digital Riches


This week marked the launch of our digital magazine collection:  Zinio for Libraries.   Zinio magazines are 200 always-available-for- as-long-as-you-want popular magazines.  See how it works here.  It's great for iPad, Kindle Fires, Nook Color and all Android tablets.  Get the app and get using Zinio.

Apple device users of OverDrive:  An update to the iOS OverDrive Media Console app on Tuesday, May 28 will require that you re-enter your Adobe ID password.  Please read.

But here's what you've been waiting for: a great crop of new eBooks this month!
 
New eBook Fiction

InfernoInferno 
By Brown, Dan
2013-05 - Doubleday Books
9780385537858 Check Our Catalog

In his international blockbusters "The Da Vinci Code," "Angels & Demons," and "The Lost Symbol," Brown masterfully fused history, art, codes, and symbols. In this riveting new thriller, he returns to his element and has crafted his highest-stakes novel to date, featuring the Harvard professor of symbology, Robert Langdon. …More
The HitThe Hit 
By Baldacci, David
2013-04 - Grand Central Publishing
9781455521210 Check Our Catalog

Government assassin Will Robie returns in #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author Baldacci's next blockbuster thriller! …More
The Woman UpstairsThe Woman Upstairs 
By Messud, Claire
2013-04 - Knopf Publishing Group
9780307596901 Check Our Catalog

From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "The Emperor's Children," a brilliant new novel: the riveting confession of a woman awakened, transformed, and betrayed by passion and desire for a world beyond her own set in Cambridge, Massachusetts. …More
Nos4a2Nos4a2 
By Hill, Joe
2013-04 - William Morrow & Company
9780062200570 Check Our Catalog

A spine-tingling novel of supernatural suspense from master of horror Hill, the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Heart-Shaped Box" and "Horns." Victoria and Charles can both go to secret worlds, from a secret bridge to a terrifying playground of amusements. Their paths have crossed before, and one is looking for revenge. …More
The Black BoxThe Black Box 
By Connelly, Michael
2012-11 - Little Brown and Company
9780316069434 Check Our CatalogBookPage Notable Title

Harry Bosch returns to yet another cold case--one that was taken out of his hand 20 years ago when it was still red hot. …More
Orphan Train: NovelOrphan Train: Novel 
By Kline, Christina Baker
2013-04 - William Morrow & Company
9780061950728 Check Our Catalog

The author of "Bird in Hand" and "The Way Life Should Be" delivers a captivating story of two very different women who build an unexpected friendship: a 91-year-old woman with a hidden past as an orphan-train rider and the teenage girl whose own troubled adolescence leads her to seek answers. …More
The Oracle GlassThe Oracle Glass 
By Riley, Judith Merkle
2012-11 - Sourcebooks Landmark
9781402270581 Check Our Catalog

A bold, exquisitely imagined novel of masquerade and murder, witchcraft, wonder, and romance in the magnificent court of Louis XIV. Skinny, precocious Genevieve possesses the remarkable power to read the swirling waters of an oracle glass. Tutored by the ingenious occultist La Voisin, she reinvents herslf as a mysterious 150-year-old fortune-teller, and revels in the prizes that few women of her time can attain. …More
Life After LifeLife After Life 
By Atkinson, Kate
2013-04 - Reagan Arthur Books
9780316176484 Check Our CatalogBookPage Notable Title

In 1910, Ursula Todd is born to an English banker and his wife. She dies before she can draw her first breath. On that same cold and snowy night, Ursula Todd is born, and embarks upon a life that will be unusual. Does Ursula's infinite number of lives give her the power to save the world from its inevitable destiny? …More
The House GirlThe House Girl 
By Conklin, Tara
2013-02 - William Morrow & Company
9780062207395 Check Our CatalogBookPage Notable Title

1852. Josephine Bell decides to run from the failing tobacco farm where she is a slave and nurse to her ailing mistress, the aspiring artist Lu Anne Bell. New York City, 2004. Are the iconic paintings long ascribed to Lu Anne Bell really the work of her house slave, Josephine? …More
12th of Never12th of Never 
By Patterson, James
Author Paetro, Maxine
2013-04 - Little Brown and Company
9780316210829 Check Our Catalog

It's finally time! Detective Lindsay Boxer is in labor--while two killers are on the loose. After only a week at home with her new daughter, Lindsay is forced to return to work to face two of the biggest cases of her career. …More
The Boleyn KingThe Boleyn King 
By Andersen, Laura
2013-06 - Ballantine Books
9780345534095 Check Our Catalog

Perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir, and Showtime's "The Tudors, " the first book in an enthralling trilogy that dares to imagine: What if Anne Boleyn had actually given Henry VIII a son who grew up to be king? Includes a preview of Andersen's "The Boleyn Deceit." …More
Private BerlinPrivate Berlin 
By Patterson, James
Author Sullivan, Mark
2013-01 - Little Brown and Company
9780316211178 Check Our Catalog

At Private Berlin, agent Chris Schneider has disappeared. The Private team retraces his footsteps to his cases: a billionaire suspected of cheating on his wife, a world-famous soccer player accused of throwing games, and the owner of a seedy nightclub. All of them are suspects. …More
The ForgottenThe Forgotten 
By Baldacci, David
2012-11 - Grand Central Publishing
9780446573054 Check Our Catalog

Army Special Agent John Puller is the best there is. A combat veteran, Puller is the man the U.S. Army relies on to investigate the toughest crimes facing the nation. Now he has a new case-but this time, the crime is personal: His aunt has been found dead in Paradise, Florida. …More
The Casual VacancyThe Casual Vacancy 
By Rowling, J. K.
2012-09 - Little Brown and Company
9780316228534 Check Our Catalog

What lies behind the faade of Pagford is a town at war. The empty seat on the town's council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity, and unexpected revelations? Rowling's first novel for adults is blackly comic, thought-provoking, and constantly surprising. …More
I Am the MessengerI Am the Messenger 
By Zusak, Markus
2007-12 - Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
9780307433480 Check Our Catalog

A BookPage Notable Title
Ed Kennedy is an underage cabdriver, pathetic cardplayer, and useless at romance. When Ed inadvertently stops a bank robbery, that's when he becomes the messenger. Winner of the 2003 Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award in Australia. 
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Sea Glass IslandSea Glass Island 
By Woods, Sherryl
2013-05 - Mira Books
9780778314462 Check Our Catalog

Lately Samantha Castle would rather be on the North Carolina coast with family than in New York with agents and actors. Though she vows not to let her teenage crush on Ethan Cole influence her decision, it's hard to ignore her feelings for the local war hero. Original. …More
The Blossom SistersThe Blossom Sisters 
By Michaels, Fern
2013-04 - Kensington Publishing Corporation
9780758286710 Check Our Catalog

Bestselling author Michaels is at her very best in this page-turning, richly rewarding new stand-alone novel filled with unforgettable characters, as a family is torn apart and then brought back together in a fight to save their fortune from a vengeful ex-wife. …More
The Golem and the JinniThe Golem and the Jinni 
By Wecker, Helene
2013-04 - Harper
9780062110831 Check Our Catalog

A marvelous and absorbing debut novel, an enchanting combination of vivid historical fiction and magical fable about two supernatural creatures in turn-of-the-century immigrant New York. …More
The EliteThe Elite 
By Cass, Kiera
2013-04 - Harper Teen
9780062059963 Check Our Catalog

Sixteen-year-old America Singer is one of only six girls still competing in the SelectionNbut before she can fight to win Prince Maxon and the Illean crown, she must decide where her own heart truly lies. …More
A Constellation of Vital PhenomenaA Constellation of Vital Phenomena 
By Marra, Anthony
2013-05 - Hogarth
9780770436407 Check Our Catalog

Stegner Fellow, Iowa MFA, and winner of "The Atlantic"'s Student Writing Contest, Marra has written a brilliant debut novel that brings to life an abandoned hospital where a tough-minded doctor decides to harbor a hunted young girl, with powerful consequences. …More
The Snow ChildThe Snow Child 
By Ivey, Eowyn
2012-02 - Reagan Arthur Books
9780316175678 Check Our CatalogBookPage Notable Title

Alaska, 1920: a brutal place to homestead--and especially tough for recent arrivals Jack and Mabel. Childless, they are drifting apart. In a moment of levity during the season's first snowfall, they build a child out of snow. The next morning the snow child is gone--but they glimpse a young, blonde-haired girl running through the trees. …More
Where'd You Go, BernadetteWhere'd You Go, Bernadette 
By Semple, Maria
2012-08 - Little Brown and Company
9780316204279 Check Our Catalog2013 Alex Award Winner
BookPage Notable Title


To her Microsoft-guru husband, Bernadette's a fearlessly opinionated partner; to fellow private-school mothers in Seattle, she's a disgrace; to design mavens, she's a revolutionary architect, and to her 15-year-old, she is a best friend and, simply, Mom. Then Bernadette disappears. …More
NYPD RedNYPD Red 
By Patterson, James
Author Karp, Marshall
2012-10 - Little Brown and Company
9780316199865 Check Our Catalog

NYPD Red is a special task force charged with protecting the interests of Manhattan's wealthiest and most powerful citizens. When a world-famous movie producer is poisoned on the first day of a Manhattan film festival, they are the first ones called. …More
The InnocentThe Innocent 
By Baldacci, David
2012-10 - Grand Central Publishing
9781455519002 Check Our Catalog

America has enemies--people that the police, the FBI, even the military can't stop. That's when the U.S. government calls on Will Robie, a stone cold hitman who never questions orders and always nails his target. But he may have just made the first--and last--mistake of his career. …More
Leaving Everything Most Loved: A Maisie Dobbs NovelLeaving Everything Most Loved: A Maisie Dobbs Novel 
By Winspear, Jacqueline
2013-03 - Harper
9780062049605 Check Our Catalog

The death of an Indian immigrant leads Maisie Dobbs into a dangerous and alluring world and takes her in an unexpected direction in this latest installment of the "New York Times"-bestselling series "that seems to get better with each entry" ("Wall Street Journal"). …More
 
 
 
 
 
New eBook NonFiction


Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War IIFrozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II 
By Zuckoff, Mitchell
2013-04 - Harper
9780062133434 Check Our Catalog

A gripping true story of survival, bravery, and honor in the vast Arctic wilderness during World War II, from the author of "New York Times"-bestseller "Lost in Shangri-La." …More
Let's Explore Diabetes with OwlsLet's Explore Diabetes with Owls 
By Sedaris, David
2013-04 - Little Brown and Company
9780316154697 Check Our Catalog

A new collection of essays from the #1 "New York Times" bestselling author who has been called "the preeminent humorist of his generation" ("Entertainment Weekly"). From the perils of French dentistry to the eating habits of the Australian kookaburra, Sedaris shares the absurdity and delight of a curious traveler's experiences. …More
The Outsider: A MemoirThe Outsider: A Memoir 
By Connors, Jimmy
Author Yaeger, Don
2013-05 - Harper
9780061242991 Check Our Catalog

Connors ignited the tennis boom in the mid O70s with his aggressive style of play, his vulgar antics, and his renegade behavior. He sets the record straight--about his mother, his life, and the game he dominated for so long. …More
The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914 
By Clark, Christopher
2013-03 - Harper
9780061146657 Check Our CatalogBookPage Notable Title

"The Sleepwalkers" reveals in gripping detail how this crisis unfolded. Drawing on fresh sources, it traces the paths to war in a minute-by-minute, action-packed narrative that cuts between the key decision centers in Vienna, Berlin, St. Petersburg, Paris, London, and Belgrade. …More
Rocket Boys: A MemoirRocket Boys: A Memoir 
By Hickam, Homer H.
2000-01 - Delta
9780385333214 Check Our Catalog

Rocket Boys is a uniquely American memoir -- a powerful, luminous story of coming of age at the dawn of the 1960s, of a mother's love and a father's fears, of a group of young men who dreamed of launching rockets into outer space . . . and who made those dreams come true. With the grace of a natural storyteller, NASA engineer Homer Hickam paints a warm, vivid portrait of the harsh West Virginia mining town of his youth, evoking a time of innocence and promise, when anything was possible, even in a company town that swallowed its men alive. A story of romance and loss, of growing up and getting out, Homer Hickam's lush, lyrical memoir is a chronicle of triumph -- at once exquisitely written and marvelously entertaining. …More
Enemies: A History of the FBIEnemies: A History of the FBI 
By Weiner, Tim
2013-02 - Random House Trade
9780812979237 Check Our Catalog

The first definitive history of the FBI's secret intelligence operations, from an author whose work on the Pentagon and the CIA won him the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. …More
E-SquaredE-Squared 
By Grout, Pam
2013-01 - Hay House Insights
9781401938901 Check Our Catalog

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Dog Company: The Boys of Pointe Du Hoc--The Rangers Who Accomplished D-Day's Toughest Mission and Led the Way Across EuropeDog Company: The Boys of Pointe Du Hoc--The Rangers Who Accomplished D-Day's Toughest Mission and Led the Way Across Europe 
By O'Donnell, Patrick K.
2012-11 - Da Capo Press
9780306820298 Check Our Catalog

In the tradition of "Band of Brothers," O'Donnell tells one of World War II'sgreatest untold stories. …More
America the Beautiful: Rediscovering What Made This Nation GreatAmerica the Beautiful: Rediscovering What Made This Nation Great 
By Carson, Ben
With Carson, Candy
2013-01 - Zondervan
9780310330912 Check Our Catalog

From a four-time bestselling author, internationally renowned neurosurgeon, and humanitarian, here is a sobering and inspiring manifesto of America's greatness, her failings, and the values and changes it will take to carry the country into a brilliant and prosperous future. …More
The Secrets of Happy Families: Improve Your Mornings, Rethink Family Dinner, Fight Smarter, Go Out and Play, and Much MoreThe Secrets of Happy Families: Improve Your Mornings, Rethink Family Dinner, Fight Smarter, Go Out and Play, and Much More 
By Feiler, Bruce
2013-02 - William Morrow & Company
9780061778735 Check Our Catalog

The "New York Times"-bestselling author and father offers an informative and entertaining guide to help families cherish and enrich their home life and strengthen their bonds in the age of distraction. …More
You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome LifeYou Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life 
By Sincero, Jen
2013-04 - Running Press Book Publishers
9780762447695 Check Our Catalog

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We Die Alone: A WWII Epic of Escape and EnduranceWe Die Alone: A WWII Epic of Escape and Endurance 
By Howarth, David
Introduction by Ambrose, Stephen E.
2007-06 - Lyons Press
9781599210636 Check Our Catalog

"A book that I absolutely could not put down . . . and one that I will never forget."
--Stephen E. Ambrose
"One of the great escape stories of our time."
--Chicago Sun-Times
"We Die Alone is a spine chiller. It may well become a legend."
--Boston Post 
Here is one of the most exciting escape narratives to emerge from the challenges and miseries of World War II. In March 1943, a team of expatriate Norwegian commandos sailed from northern England for Nazi-occupied arctic Norway to organize and supply the Norwegian resistance. But they were betrayed, and the Nazis ambushed them. Only one man survived--Jan Baalsrud. This is the incredible and gripping story of his escape. Frostbitten, blinded by the snow, and pursued by the Nazis, Jan dragged himself forward until he reached a small arctic village. He was near death, delirious, and a virtual cripple. But the villagers, at mortal risk to themselves, were determined to save him, and--through impossible feats--they did. We Die Alone is an astonishing true story of heroism and resilience. Like Slavomir Rawicz's classic The Long Walk, and the story of Sir Ernest Shackleton and the crew of the Endurance, it is also an unforgettable portrait of the determination of the human spirit. 
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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian TrailA Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail 
By Bryson, Bill
2006-12 - Anchor Books
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God only knows what possessed Bill Bryson, a reluctant adventurer if ever there was one, to undertake a gruelling hike along the world's longest continuous footpath--The Appalachian Trail. 
The 2,000-plus-mile trail winds through 14 states, stretching along the east coast of the United States, from Georgia to Maine. It snakes through some of the wildest and most spectacular landscapes in North America, as well as through some of its most poverty-stricken and primitive backwoods areas. 
With his offbeat sensibility, his eye for the absurd, and his laugh-out-loud sense of humour, Bryson recounts his confrontations with nature at its most uncompromising over his five-month journey. 
An instant classic, riotously funny, "A Walk in the Woods will add a whole new audience to the legions of Bill Bryson fans. 
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