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Author recounts spending the summer of 2008 in mission control of the Phoenix Mars expedition with one hundred thirty scientists…
and engineers. Describes the team's discovery of ice on Mars, discusses the possibility of life on the planet, and addresses conspiracy stories about the mission's findings. 2011
Omnibus of three novels written between 1986 and 1992, featuring Cajun boxer-turned-detective Rene Shade. Shade's brothers and long-absent father also…
make appearances. In Under the Bright Lights a loser on the make is lured into killing a porn-theater owner. Violence and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2011
North Korea. Pak Jun Do spends his childhood on an orphan slave-labor crew--even though his father runs the orphanage. Later…
he is placed on kidnap duty, snatching Japanese citizens whose skills are needed. Over time, his assignments grow increasingly dangerous. Pulitzer Prize. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2012
The author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power (DB 32424) examines…
the worldwide energy crisis. Investigates increasing energy demands, environmental concerns, and the development of alternative and renewable resources. 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
Sir Borenson and his wizardess wife Myrrima continue their attempts to bind the human and wyrmling worlds together. In the…
process Borenson becomes merged with Aaath Ulber, a giant warrior in the alternate reality. Sequel to The Wyrmling Horde (DB 67886). Violence. 2009
British ceramic artist relates tracing his family's history through the ownership of a collection of netsuke, ornamental Japanese carvings, which…
he inherited in 1994. Describes the wealthy Ephrussi clan's lives in Vienna and Paris and their origins as Jewish merchants from Odessa, Russia. 2010
When the economy tanks in twelve-year-old Will Tyler's Pennsylvania town, it leaves his football team's prospects in shambles. But Will's…
determination to find funding, a coach, and players brings life back to the community. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2011
Scholar Sam Gaddis needs money quickly, so he accepts his friend Charlotte's offer to collaborate on a book about the…
rumored sixth member of England's notorious Cambridge spy ring. When Charlotte suddenly dies, Sam continues where she left off. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2011
Chronicles the first one hundred fifty years of the printed word. Details the origins and evolution of print, culminating in…
Gutenberg's innovation and its momentous consequences for humankind. Examines the religious, economic, and cultural concerns that influenced the production of books. 2010
Alice's senior year of high school begins bittersweet: She mourns her friend Mark's death, but she's now the features editor…
for the school newspaper. Her boyfriend Patrick is away at college and neo-Nazis are vandalizing school, forcing Alice to deal with many issues. For senior high and older readers. 2010
Thirty-four short stories by O. Henry Award-winning author Pearlman. In the title piece a ten-year-old uses binoculars to spy on…
his neighbors and later learns their secret. In "Vaquita" the emigrant minister of health in a Latin American country awaits deportation. Introduction by Ann Patchett. Some strong language. 2011
England. Rachel Brinkley controls her three grown sons' affairs until Charlotte, her newest daughter-in-law, arrives on the scene. After Rachel…
insults Charlotte, the three brothers shift their loyalties to their wives and children, forcing Rachel and her husband Anthony to reframe their own lives. 2011
While enjoying autumn weather and activities, Mr. Putter realizes that he misses going to school. He hatches a plan with…
his neighbor, Mrs. Teaberry, to take his cat Tabby and her dog Zeke to show and tell. Easy chapter book. For grades K-3. 2011
Texas sheriff Hackberry Holland and chief deputy Pam Tibbs investigate a murder in the desert borderland. Meanwhile, serial killer "Preacher"…
Jack Collins, from Rain Gods (DB 69989), returns and harbors a former federal scientist whose knowledge of military secrets makes him a terrorist target. Violence and strong language. 2011
Young detectives Max and Maddy Twist travel to Switzerland to investigate a series of bank robberies committed by Saint Bernard…
dogs. The siblings discover that the man behind the robberies is none other than their family's nemesis, professor Sardine. For grades 2-4. 1997
Scotland, 1822. Robert Hurst searches for an ancient onyx box he needs to win his brother Michael's release from captivity.…
Robert's former lover Moira, a con artist, is also hunting for the artifact to ransom her kidnapped daughter--Robert's child. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2011
Author of How the Beatles Destroyed Rock 'n' Roll (DB 71861) researches the origins of Mississippi Delta blues. Recaps the…
life of African American singer Robert Johnson (1911-1938) and his influence on white performers who revived the genre in the 1960s. Debunks stereotypes and myths surrounding the music. 2004
After One Night in Scotland (DB 73068), sea captain William Hurst is preparing to exchange an Egyptian artifact for his…
explorer brother Michael's freedom when the priceless onyx box is stolen by his ex-lover, actress Marcail Beauchamp. William and Marcail reunite to find Marcail's blackmailer. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2011
Philip Strong informs attorney Nina Reilly that his son Jim may still be alive. After Jim killed Nina's husband in…
Acts of Malice (DB 48988), he disappeared and was presumed dead. Now Philip has been notified that Jim wants a share of the family resort. Some strong language. 2011