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Essays on the sport of fly-fishing by Fly Rod and Reel columnist and author of Still Life with Brook Trout…
(DB 61832). Describes traveling to Baja California, the Smoky Mountains, Canada, Wyoming, and other locations. Reminisces about salmon fishing, poaching, and finding the perfect spot. 2011
Manhattan. Marian Caldwell is a successful television producer with a satisfying relationship--with her boss. But her life is upended when…
teenaged Kirby, Marian's biological daughter, appears on her penthouse doorstep and demands help finding her father. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2012
Biography of Noah Webster (1758-1843), who first published The American Dictionary in 1828. Chronicles Webster's life as the son of…
a poor Connecticut farmer who became a confidant of leaders of the American Revolution and discusses the circumstances that led him to become a lexicographer. 2010
Autobiography of sailor and sports journalist Jobson relates his promotion of yacht racing, particularly the America's Cup. Discusses his childhood…
love of the water, his time at SUNY Maritime College, and the innovations he introduced to the sport. Describes his 2003 diagnosis of lymphoma and subsequent treatments and remission. 2011
1983. In rural Mississippi to care for his dying mother, twenty-four-year-old biracial cop Louis Kincaid accepts a job with the…
sheriff's department. When a skeleton is discovered in the woods--the victim of a long-ago lynching--his colleagues don't want to investigate, but Kincaid persists. Strong language and some violence. 1999
A bad childhood led Helen Lewis into a life of prostitution. Impregnated by her controlling pimp, Helen took risky steps…
to escape and now runs her own suburban sex business. But her dangerous past may have caught up with her. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2012
Second four volumes of a twelve-book series. In Discover the Destroyer Jalil, David, Christopher, and April make a deal with…
a dragon: in return for it sparing their lives, they will retrieve its stolen treasure. Senna accompanies them on their quest. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2000
Three books in the detective series. In The Bombay Boomerang Joe mistakenly dials the Pentagon and hears two words that…
plunge the Hardy boys in the middle of a dangerous, diabolical scheme. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 1968
1943. Sigrid Schrd̲er works as a stenographer in war-torn Berlin while her husband fights on the eastern front. She begins…
an affair with Egon--a Jew--and is drawn into intrigue by a coworker. Some violence, some strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2012
It's been years since nanotech-enhanced Cobra soldiers were called on to defend against the Trofts, and politicians are questioning the…
need to keep funding them. But when Cobra Jin Moreau Broom receives an urgent message from off-planet, she discovers a possible threat against the Cobra worlds. Some violence. 2009
As the solar system civil war comes to a head, both sides assess enormous losses of life and resources. Sandra…
O'Toole, president of the unincorporated rebels, and her Outer Alliance vote on whether the revolution is worth their risking annihilation by Grand Admiral Trang. Strong language and some violence. 2012
Arriving early on her second day on the job at a Los Angeles office-furniture company, Ellen O'Neill finds her obnoxious…
boss dead. Detective Kate Delafield befriends Ellen--who, like Kate, is a lesbian--while investigating Ellen's coworkers. Some violence, some strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1984
The #1 international bestselling author ofYou're Next, unleashes his most accomplished, compelling thriller yetOne morning in Los Angeles, Nate Overbay—a…
divorced former solider suffering from PTSD and slowly dying from ALS — goes to an eleventh-floor bank, climbs out of the bathroom window onto the ledge, and gets ready to end it all. But as he's steeling himself, a crew of robbers bursts into the bank and begins to viciously shoot employees and customers. With nothing to lose, Nate confronts the robbers, taking them out one-by-one. The last man standing leaves Nate with a cryptic warning.Nate soon learns what that message meant. He is kidnapped by Pavlo, a savage Russian mobster and mastermind of the failed heist. Unable to break back into the bank to get the critical item inside, Pavlo gives Nate an ultimatum—break in and get what he needs or watch Pavlo slowly kill the one thing Nate loves most—his ex-wife Janie and his teenaged daughter Cielle—both lost when he came back from Iraq broken and confused. Now he's got one last chance to protect the people he loves, evenif it's the last thing he is able to do.
Three stories in the detective series. In The Witchmaster's Key Professor Rowbotham summons Frank and Joe to help find the…
culprits who burglarized Rowbotham's witch museum--and to unravel the mysterious disappearance of Lord Craighead. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 1974
Pacific Northwest, 1800s. Talmadge, a recluse who has tended an orchard for years, discovers two teenage girls lurking on his…
land. They are on the run, so Talmadge lets them stay. But when the man chasing them shows up it leads to a confrontation with far-reaching consequences. Some violence. 2012
California event planner Lucy Sinclair returns to her hometown on Maryland's eastern shore to coordinate a celebrity wedding at her…
family's inn. Lucy reconnects with organic farmer Clay Madison, her childhood buddy, but a secret from the past haunts her. Some descriptions of sex. 2012
Overview of the hot dog. Discusses its popularity in sports stadiums, lists famous hot-dog stands, and covers named topping combinations,…
such as the Chicago Dog. Includes recipes and fun food facts. For grades 2-4. 2010
Vietnam, 1960s. Percival Chen, a Chinese immigrant and the headmaster of an English-language school, has set up a good life.…
Accustomed to bribing local officials, Percival tries to ignore the country's escalating conflict, but it soon tears apart his family. Violence and explicit descriptions of sex. 2012
Software-company CEO posits society is at the tipping point of the Information Revolution, which he compares to the Agricultural and…
Industrial revolutions. Explores the history of computing and the rise of mobile technologies and social networks and analyzes their impact on entertainment, commerce, and health care. 2012
Bookie Harry Arno sends bounty hunter Bobby Deo to collect money from Chip Ganz. Instead, Chip convinces Bobby to help…
him and ex-convict Louis Lewis kidnap Harry. Federal marshal Raylan Givens--now dating Harry's ex-girlfriend Joyce--reluctantly agrees to find Harry. Companion to Raylan (DB 74284). Strong language and some violence. 1995