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Biography of entrepreneur Steve Jobs (1955-2011) chronicles his childhood, education, entry-level jobs in California's Silicon Valley, 1976 cofounding of Apple…
computer in his parents' garage, and leadership in spearheading the iPod, iPhone, and iPad. Discusses Jobs's personal and professional relationships and his 2003 cancer diagnosis. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2011
Manhattan, 1938. Young secretaries Katey Kontent and her roommate Eve Ross meet banker Tinker Grey while enjoying the nightlife. Eve…
takes up with Tinker, while Katey works her way into the upper echelons of society and earns a job with a publisher. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2011
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, screenwriter, and director explains his shift from liberalism to conservatism. In thirty-nine short essays Mamet discusses taxes,…
foreign aid, diversity, anti-Semitism, race, higher education, and other social issues. Bestseller. 2011
Travelers' visions, insights, and wisdom culled from the writings of Theroux and other literary figures. Robert Louis Stevenson discusses walking…
for walking's sake, Freya Stark describes the need for solitude, and Henry David Thoreau argues for staying home. Also features Claude Lévi-Strauss, Paul Bowles, Eudora Welty, and others. Bestseller. 2011
Men's health writer describes his four years of research into diabetes, after being diagnosed as pre-diabetic in 2006. Posits that…
although the pharmaceutical industry and physicians advocate medication, proper diet and exercise are more effective in preventing and controlling the disease. Outlines the lifestyle actions he took. 2010
News anchor shares advice and anecdotes she has collected from nearly one hundred notable personalities, including Maya Angelou, Beyoncé, Michael…
Bloomberg, Drew Brees, Bill Clinton, and Suze Orman. Contributors and Couric herself discuss courage, hard work, tenacity, and other components of success. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2011
Political commentator and radio talk-show host shares her observations and opinions of boutique cupcake shops; laptop users; shrinking airplane seats…
and expanding passengers; celebrities' choices for baby names; and other aspects of modern American life. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2011
Middle-aged siblings Nik and Denise grew up in Los Angeles during the seventies and eighties. Nik, a reclusive musician/songwriter, keeps…
a scrapbook that chronicles his fantasy life; their mother slips into age-related dementia; and Denise's daughter wants to make a documentary film about Nik's alternative world. Strong language. Bestseller. 2011
Forty-seven-year-old actor reflects upon his career, which included roles in the movies The Outsiders and St. Elmo's Fire, and television…
shows The West Wing, Brothers and Sisters, and Parks and Recreation. Describes his wild younger years followed by two stable decades of marriage and fatherhood. Strong language. Bestseller. 2011
Autobiography of comedic actor and writer known for his roles in Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Star Trek, and…
Paul. Discusses his lifetime obsession with science fiction and his friendship with fellow actor Nick Frost. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2010
Neuroscientist, who asserts that most mental activity is not under a person's conscious control, explores the depths of the subconscious.…
Discusses visual illusions, brain damage, artificial intelligence, the effects of various drugs, and the causes of phenomena such as synesthesia. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2011
London, 1762. While trying to fulfill his wealthy uncle's decree--that he must marry a fallen woman if he wants to…
gain his inheritance--Sebastian Sullivan discovers that the woman who broke his heart is back in town and working in an illegal gaming house. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2011
Second Creek, Mississippi. In September, Mayor Dunbar and his new wife Gaylie Girl enlist the help of the Nitwitts--the wealthy…
ladies of the town--to organize a Christmas Eve gala in the town square. But obstacles arise, including a premature birth, a diva, and a fire. 2010
England, 1829. Spinster Heather Cynster is kidnapped after rake Viscount Breckenridge evicts her from a party she attends unchaperoned. Breckenridge…
tracks Heather to Scotland and rescues her. To avoid scandal they must wed--except Heather demands true love from a potential husband. Explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2011
Sigma Force agent Painter Crowe investigates an ancient massacre in Utah's Rocky Mountains, where gold plates have been found. Crowe…
uncovers a secret cabal that has been manipulating events since the colonial times. Violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2011
1945. Lt. Col. Cletus Frade of the wartime Office of Strategic Services works with deputy director Allen Dulles to keep…
the agency intact and prevent Nazis from fleeing to Argentina. Meanwhile, the U.S.S.R. becomes a rival world power. Sequel to The Honor of Spies (DB 70374). Some strong language. Bestseller. 2011
When Portland's Willamette River floods, several people drown. But the police soon learn that some victims were poisoned first--with octopus…
venom. As detective Archie Sheridan and reporter Susan Ward investigate, Susan also seeks the identity of an unearthed skeleton from a much older flood. Violence and strong language. 2011
2010s. After Agent James Bond is alerted to a potential terrorist attack targeting thousands, his new boss, the Special Operations…
Executive, instructs him to use any means necessary to thwart the threat. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2011
Over Christmas vacation, best friends Kari and Lucas travel to an archaeological dig in Kenya with Kari's uncle Geoff. When…
priceless artifacts are stolen from the Simba Hill site and the police are slow to respond, the girls investigate as the situation becomes increasingly dangerous. For grades 5-8. 2011
Melina Shield, from Wolf's Head, Wolf's Heart (DB 73399), continues her manipulations and bends the will of men to gain…
power. Firekeeper and her royal wolf companion Blind Seer must find a way to stop the malevolent sorceress. Some descriptions of sex. 2003