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Austria, 1938. The Germans have recently invaded, and Jewish sisters Adolfina, Paulina, Marie, and Rosa must deal with Nazi rule…
after they are abandoned by their brother, famous psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud. While in a concentration camp, Adolfina reminisces on her life. Translated from Macedonian. 2012
Historian reconstructs events surrounding the 1937 murder of twenty-year-old Briton Pamela Werner in Peking, China, just before the Japanese occupation.…
Chronicles the discovery of Werner's body, the failure of Chinese and British police to find her killers, and her father's own investigation during internment by the invaders. Some violence. 2011
Fleisher explains that his love of classical music launched his first career as a concert pianist and that the same…
passion kept him alive when his right hand failed him at age thirty-six. Discusses becoming a conductor and teacher. Covers his marriages and the people who influenced him. 2010
Chronicles the 1940s collaboration of Vienna-born movie star Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000) and avant-garde composer George Antheil to invent spread-spectrum radio,…
the technology behind wireless phones, GPS devices, Bluetooth networks, and many other communication systems. Relates Lamarr's early life, marriage to a Nazi-sympathizing Austrian munitions manufacturer, and career in Hollywood. 2011
Twenty-two stories by the author of the "alphabet series," nine featuring Grafton's well-known protagonist and alter ego Kinsey Millhone and…
thirteen about Kit Blue--a younger version of the author--who is dealing with her alcoholic mother's death. Includes an essay on the development of the private-eye mystery. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2013
Victorian England. The fates and fortunes of many reside on the results of the races at Epsom Downs. Socialite Rebecca…
Gresham is hiding secrets from her father, which he is determined to unravel, and burglar Pardew tries to escape the notice of Captain McTurk. 2011
Anthony Spencer, an isolated, self-made businessman, falls into a coma due to a brain injury. He wakes up in a…
place where he encounters people from his past life, including his estranged family, deceased loved ones--and Jesus. Second novel by the author of The Shack (DB 67237). Bestseller. 2012
The Bath cops take it personally when a shooter starts picking off policemen on their night beats. The events surrounding…
the latest shooting reveal enough clues to Chief Superintendent Peter Diamond to make him suspect someone in his ranks may be the killer. Some violence and some strong language. 2012
Collection of twenty-eight previously published works, memoirs and fiction, that showcase life in the American South--without romanticism. In an excerpt…
from A Childhood: The Biography of a Place, Harry Crews reminisces about his Georgia birthplace. In Pinckney Benedict's "Pit" a dog fight ends in murder. Violence and strong language. 2012
In 1925 Philadelphia seventeen-year-old Hattie fights to save her twins from pneumonia but fails. Over the decades that follow, Hattie's…
subsequent nine children must deal with a mother who believes the world is only out to hurt you. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2012
Ohio detective Logan Riske goes undercover to find the murderer of his best friend. Logan moves next door to Pepper…
Yates, whose brother is a witness to the crime. But Pepper is hiding a few secrets of her own. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 2012
Twelve-year-old Madeline and her nine-year-old sister Ruby travel with their mother to a Central American jungle. The girls look forward…
to reuniting with their father, a renowned bird watcher. Instead they discover a nefarious plot that puts all of their lives in danger. For grades 6-9. 2012
During World War II, a British spy plane crashes with best friends Maddie and Verity on board. The Gestapo arrests…
and tortures Verity for information about her mission. She slowly confesses--but it isn't what her tormenters expect. Violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2012
Joseph "J.J." Jacobson, the twelfth of his father's thirteen children, is forced out of the family's Denver advertising agency by…
his jealous siblings. J.J. excels at a rival agency but returns to help his brothers. Based on the biblical tale of Joseph and the coat of many colors. 2012
Teenager Edward Michael "Em" Goverton's dad dies from pneumonia, and then mysterious armed men show up at the funeral. Em…
finds the key to a five-hundred-year-old prediction and teams up with fellow teens Victor and Charlotte to prevent a deadly catastrophe. For grades 6-9. 2012
Lizette wakes up to find that she doesn't recognize her face in the mirror. Fighting off blinding headaches and vomiting,…
Lizette realizes she remembers only three years of her life. Her instincts tell her she is being monitored--and is in danger. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. 2013
London, 1738. Lady Isabel rescues a masked man--the Ghost of St. Giles--from a mob, unaware that he is really Winter…
Makepeace, the dour orphanage headmaster whom Isabel will be teaching society manners. As the lessons progress, their passion grows. Sequel to Scandalous Desires (DB 75678). Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2012
Fort Worth, Texas; 1876. Rose McMurray leaves the Whispering Mountain ranch to help her friend Tori prepare to get married.…
Texas Ranger Duncan McMurray--who, like Rose, was adopted into the family--visits while attending a trial for an outlaw gang that puts everyone's life in danger. Some descriptions of sex. 2012
Endocrinologist Chopra and neurologist Tanzi combine brain research and spiritual insight to examine the mind-body connection to wellness. They explain…
ways to retrain the brain to focus on positive thinking and to achieve health, happiness, and spiritual growth. 2012