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Manhattan, New York; 1866. When her husband abandons her, former barmaid Clara Bixby seeks a better life for herself. Through…
a chance meeting, she learns of Destination, Nebraska--a town of bachelors in need of spouses. Clara starts a mail-order bride company, recruits prospective women, and moves west. 2012
Reeling over his one-year-to-live diagnosis in Gideon's Sword (DB 73511) and preparing for a vacation, Gideon Crew is angry when…
his help is needed after a paranoid former coworker takes hostages. Responders discover the man is radioactive--and the world is now in danger. Violence and strong language. 2012
History of New York's Times Square from its beginnings as part of Medcef Eden's farm in the early 1800s. Profiles…
the first entrepreneurs and discusses the subway lines, theaters, high rises, and iconic billboard displays that have popped up over the decades. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2012
Alternate Victorian era. Instead of succumbing to her mother's matchmaking, Miss Amelia Darcy is determined to recover the family's lost…
fortune by discovering a missing Leonardo da Vinci invention. Traveling on her kitecycle, Amelia makes the acquaintance of infamous airship captain Tucker Gentry. Some violence and some strong language. 2012
After his father's sudden death while skiing in the Swiss Alps, David--the new Lord Frampton--meets mysterious blonde Phaedra at the…
funeral. Phaedra announces that she is his half-sister--but David's feelings are anything but brotherly. 2012
South Africa. Emma le Roux believes a news photo of a wanted man is her presumably long-dead brother. When her…
call to police is followed by a home invasion, Emma hires bodyguard Lemmer for protection while she investigates. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2007
Journalist describes life in Venezuela under the fourteen-year reign of its anti-American, socialist president Hugo Chavez (who died in March…
2013). Details Chávez's rise to power and his adoration of Fidel Castro, disastrous economic policies, ánd failed attempt at social reform. 2013
Scotland Yard inspector Ian Rutledge is sent to Cornwall to investigate three recent deaths in a prominent family. He discovers…
one victim was a famous poet whose works involved the Great War. Although still suffering from shell shock, Rutledge discovers more ghastly murders in the family's past. Some violence. 1998
The three Novak brothers, sons of a California pastor, enlist in the Army Air Force during World War II and…
face danger in combat. Walter, Jack, and Raymond are all wounded but manage to survive with the help of good women and faith in God. 2010
When her hippie parents go missing on Hornby Island, Canada, fifth-grader Madeline finds two fedora-wearing detective bunnies to take the…
case pro bono. And their prime suspects are foxes. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2012
D.C. homicide detective Alex Cross investigates three murders in Georgetown, unaware that one of the killers is a plastic surgeon…
whom Cross recently arrested for involvement with underaged sex partners. Meanwhile, someone is studying Cross's every move. Violence, explicit descriptions of sex, and some strong language. Bestseller. 2013.
The hosts of the Philosophy Bites podcast publish twenty-five transcripts of the show. Includes an interview with University of Oxford…
professor of ethics Julian Savulescu on the concept of "yuk," and one with author Alain de Botton covering the aesthetics of architecture. 2010
Collection of eight tales from the author of Swamplandia! (DB 72823) that explore magical interpretations of everyday occasions. In the…
title story Clyde, a vampire, reminisces about his early years as he watches over a tourist spot and befriends a lemonade vendor. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller. 2013
Chicky Starr returns home to Stoneybridge in western Ireland after twenty years in New York City. Chicky restores a dilapidated…
mansion and makes it into a boutique hotel with the help of her niece and a friend's son. A motley crew of characters become their first guests. Bestseller. 2012
Detective inspector Gemma James and detective Melody Talbot investigate two linked cases of barristers found naked, bound, and strangled. Melody…
is drawn to a potential witness--musician Andy Monahan. Meanwhile, Gemma's husband, detective superintendent Duncan Kincaid, ends the leave of absence he has taken to care for their foster child. 2013
Talk-show host McGraw posits that the world has a dark side and one must understand that there are those who…
are controlled by it. Uses anecdotes to identify negative individuals who exploit or harm others, strategies to protect oneself from such people, and ways to become successful. Bestseller. 2012
When Death warns Nick Gautier that his girlfriend means to kill him, Nick does not know whom to trust. Meanwhile,…
Nick's enemies summon an evil ancient force to destroy him. Sequel to Infamous (DB 74806). Some violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2013
When Fang returns to the flock, Max is torn between her feelings for him and Dylan as the two vie…
for her attention. Meanwhile, an ominous new group threatens to rid the world of non-enhanced people. Some violence. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2012
Gaia plots to destroy Little Pete and the rest of the inhabitants of the FAYZ in an epic final battle.…
Sequel to Fear (DB 74760). Some violence. For junior and senior high readers. 2013
1819. Disgraced governess Kate Walcott minds courtesan Georgette Lawson's children and records Georgette's memoirs. Sir Colin Boscastle tracks down Georgette,…
his first love, because he believes her protector Mason Earling murdered Colin's father. But Colin doesn't count on discovering an illegitimate son--or loving Kate. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2013