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Miami. Cop Nestor Camacho faces controversy after he rescues--and then arrests--a Cuban seeking asylum. Nestor also unravels fraud at a…
new art museum, meets a beautiful Haitian college student, investigates school violence, and deals with Russians and New Yorkers. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2012
Chronicles the career of U.S. Army General David Petraeus as he rose through the ranks after graduating from West Point…
in 1974. Details his service in Iraq and Afghanistan until being appointed director of the CIA in 2011. Discusses counterinsurgency and counterterrorism strategies, including use of the "surge." 2012
The singer, born in war-torn London in 1945, describes growing up in a close-knit family, being discovered at eighteen, and…
achieving stardom with the band Faces. Discusses his aborted football career, his train-modeling hobby, and his girlfriends, wives, and children. Some strong language. 2012
Psychologist uses research and personal anecdotes to demonstrate an evolutionary basis for righteousness. Presents six moral foundations that shape modern…
society and explores human history and nature. Contends that people seek groups and should try to relate to those from other groups. Some strong language. 2012
Army special agent John Puller investigates the death of his aunt, who had sent his family a letter asking for…
help with suspicious activities in her town of Paradise, Florida. Meanwhile, a Bulgarian man arrives in Paradise to infiltrate a group of slavers. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2012
Neurologist and author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (DB 23901) examines the phenomenon, history, and…
treatment of hallucinations. Investigates visual, auditory, and olfactory events. Discusses drug-induced, mind-altering experiences and diseases with hallucinatory symptoms such as Charles Bonnet syndrome, which affects blind individuals. Bestseller. 2012
The military has evacuated and quarantined Spokane, Washington, but disturbing images leak onto the Internet. Photographer Dean Walker sneaks inside…
the city and meets up with a ragtag group of holdouts. What they discover is terrifying. Strong language and some violence. 2012
Hoping to find his lost brother, Rownie escapes the home of the witch Graba. He joins a troupe of goblins…
who perform in Zombay, a city where humans are forbidden to wear masks and act in plays. For grades 4-7 and older readers. National Book Award. 2012
Seventy-five poems selected by 2008 National Book Award winner Mark Doty. Features the works of Sherman Alexie, Terrance Hayes, 2012-2013…
U.S. poet laureate Natasha Trethewey, and others. In "Improvisation on Yiddish" Robert Pinsky, editor of Poems to Read (DB 55374), reflects on his family's native language. 2012
Professor of pediatrics covers the most common illnesses and injuries of childhood, such as fevers, diarrhea, rashes, and bites. Discusses…
home treatments, including correct drug dosage for nonprescription medicines, and helps determine when to call the doctor. 2011
1915. Before Christmas Sawyer McKettrick leaves Arizona for Blue River, Texas, to join his cousin Clay. When Sawyer is ambushed…
during a snowstorm, he finds shelter with teacher Piper St. James. But by rescuing Sawyer, Piper has put her reputation at risk. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2012
Joseph Wylde takes in his father-in-law, a retired U.S. marshal who once stopped an outlaw called the Hanged Man. But…
when someone reads from the Hanged Man's book of curses and awakens an evil force, the Wyldes must battle an army of the undead. Strong language and some violence. 2012
Four short holiday romances. In "Merry, Merry" struggling veterinarian Andrea "Andi" Evans hates to sell her family's New Jersey property--fortunately,…
she falls in love with the buyer. Includes "Comfort and Joy," "The Christmas Stocking," and "A Bright Red Ribbon." Some strong language. 1995
Account of fifty-four-year-old Harvard-educated neurosurgeon Alexander and his 2008 recovery from a coma induced by bacterial meningitis. Describes his near-death…
experience--including a feeling of unconditional love and acceptance--that convinced him of the existence of heaven and a personal God. Bestseller. 2012
Collection of poems and songs that celebrate different holidays and special moments throughout the year. Features works by Andrews, Sandra…
Cisneros, Emily Dickinson, Dr. Seuss, Jack Prelutsky, John Updike, and others. For grades 2-4 and older readers. 2012
Eleven-year-old Arn uses courage and wit to survive the arrival of Khmer Rouge soldiers who herd people into work camps--the…
Killing Fields. Arn becomes a soldier himself before fleeing Cambodia. Based on the true account of soldier-turned-activist Arn Chorn-Pond. Violence. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2012
1806. After the events in Conquest (DB 74664) Commodore Popham sends British naval captain Thomas Kydd to South America to…
foment revolt against the Spanish. Kydd's force manages to capture Buenos Aires but the poorly supported, unauthorized scheme is thwarted by treachery. 2012
Sea captain Istabelle O'Bannon mistakes mercenary Ruark for her cousin Mangan, whose assistance she sought in retrieving a document from…
pirate Horick. Ruark agrees to help Istabelle, who has no choice but to accept. Sequel to Across a Wild Sea (DB 61770). Explicit descriptions of sex and some violence. 2006
National Underwater and Marine Agency director Dirk Pitt and his team--including his oceanographer daughter Summer and marine engineer son Dirk,…
Jr.--are on a mission to stop the person responsible for a slew of missing ships and stealing plans for an attack submarine. Some violence. Bestseller. 2012.
Fifteen-year-old genius Cadel sets aside his new, crime-free life when his best friend Sonja is attacked. Cadel crosses oceans and…
continents, breaking whatever rules he must, to track down his nemesis Prosper English. Sequel to Genius Squad (DB 70239). Some strong language. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2009