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Harry Bloch's raunchy advice column attracts the attention of death-row serial killer Darian Clay. Clay offers to let Bloch write…
his biography, if Bloch also pens pornographic stories featuring Clay's groupies. Bloch reluctantly agrees--but then the women are murdered. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. 2010
Physicist and historian chronicles the development of science in Europe prior to the Scientific Revolution by thinkers Galileo, Copernicus, and…
Newton. Details the passing of knowledge from one individual to another and the influence of the Greeks and Arabs. Discusses the revival of the study of astronomy. 2012
Gladdy's friend Arlene is shocked when her ex-best friend Joyce, who stole Arlene's husband fifty years ago, moves into Lanai…
Gardens. Neighbor Leah is also concerned--Joyce is subletting from Leah's brain-damaged brother, who has mysteriously disappeared. Meanwhile, Gladdy's marriage causes changes in her detective agency. Some strong language. 2011
Louis Wu, earthborn adventurer, struggles to reunite with his family. Meanwhile, Puppeteers Nessus and Baedecker work to subvert the goals…
of Achilles. Sequel to Betrayer of Worlds (DB 73580). Some violence. 2012
Journalist synthesizes information from economists, psychologists, and neuroscientists to support the theory that noncognitive skills--or personality traits--such as persistence, self-control,…
and self-confidence are more critical to success in life than intelligence. Recommends teaching the ability to overcome failure and manage disappointment at an early age. Bestseller. 2012
Biography of Penn State football coach Joe Paterno (1926-2012) chronicles Paterno's Brooklyn upbringing, education, and career. Highlights the success of…
the college's gridiron program, Paterno's family life, and the child-abuse scandal surrounding defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky that led to Sandusky's imprisonment and Paterno's firing. Some strong language. 2012
Despite his wife Hannah's reluctance, Timothy Fisher moves his family from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to join his brothers in an…
Amish settlement in Kentucky. A tragedy sends Hannah running back to her mother--leaving her marriage in shambles. Sequel to The Healing (DB 74414). 2012
Former Talking Heads frontman and Grammy and Oscar winner examines the forces that influence the creation of music. Analyzes technology,…
business practices, and the art of performance, and explores music's effect on human culture. Bestseller. 2012
Austria-born Schwarzenegger describes winning six Mr. Olympia titles, starring in such movies as the Conan and Terminator series and Total…
Recall, marrying and raising children with Maria Shriver, and being the Republican governor of California. Discusses his return to acting and his marital woes. Strong language. Bestseller. 2012
When the state of Maine threatens to close their island's schoolhouse because there are too few students, eleven-year-old Tess Brooks's…
family and other islanders take in foster children. The Brooks care for thirteen-year-old Aaron--but things are not as easy as they had hoped. For grades 3-6. 2010
Martin and Brendan try to hold Ylith against the advancing Keshian armies--only one of the dark forces gathering in Midkemia.…
Meanwhile, Hal escorts Princess Stephané out of Roldem to avoid a coup d'état. Violence and some strong language. 2012
Historian/journalist theorizes that North America--encompassing Canada, Mexico, and the United States--is, in reality, a federation comprised of eleven regional nations.…
Details each region's history, culture, and heritage. Speculates that political conflicts between these areas will determine the continent's future. 2011
Collection of eleven short stories focusing on the dark side of suburbia. In the title entry, two girls torment a…
younger girl--Francine--and begin writing letters to her pretending to be a boy. One night Francine goes to meet the boy and disappears. Some strong language. 2012
Photographer Isabelle crashes into April's stopped car on a foggy road, killing April but sparing April's son Sam. April's grieving…
husband doesn't understand why his wife was three hours from home with a suitcase--or why Sam is drawn to traumatized Isabelle. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2011
Collection of fifty-one essays on science topics originally published on the Internet. In "A View to a Kill in the…
Morning" Deborah Blum, author of The Poisoner's Handbook (DB 72307), discusses carbon dioxide poisoning. PZ Myers explains scientific inquiry to a child in "Dear Emma B." 2012
In this alternate history of Abraham Lincoln, the president survives the assassination attempt only to be faced with charges that…
his conduct during the Civil War violated the U.S. Constitution. Young law clerk Abigail Canner, a black woman, assists the defense. Some violence and some strong language. 2012
Brooklyn-based poet's third collection explores dueling desires; supernatural powers, including the ability to communicate with the self in the past…
and the future; and more commonplace topics such as family trips and watching a child grow up. 2012
When forensic archaeologist Ruth Galloway goes to the Smith Museum to supervise the opening of the coffin of a fourteenth-century…
bishop, she finds the young curator near death. Galloway and DCI Nelson must work on the case together, despite their estrangement. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2012
1895, New York. While searching for his birth father, fourteen-year-old orphan Carver is adopted by detective Albert Hawking of the…
Pinkerton Agency. But Hawking is pursuing the notorious killer Jack the Ripper, and Carver discovers that some things are better left alone. Violence. For senior high and older readers. 2012
Biography of the renowned sharpshooter (1860-1926), who toured with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. Discusses Annie's difficult childhood on the…
Ohio frontier, her love of hunting, and the exhibition skills that made her the most famous woman in the country--and even impressed Chief Sitting Bull. For grades 6-9. 2010