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Pieces of my heart: a life
By Robert J. Wagner, Scott Eyman, Robert Wagner. 2008
Autobiography of actor Robert Wagner--born in 1930 and known for his starring roles in movies and television series It Takes…
a Thief and Hart to Hart. Reminisces about his career, children, and well-publicized relationships, including two marriages with Natalie Wood. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2008Before you do: making great decisions that that you won't regret
By T. D. Jakes, T. D. Jakes, T. D Jakes. 2008
Bishop Jakes, author of Reposition Yourself (RC 65083), offers spiritual and psychological tools to those who need relationship advice. Suggests…
a practical approach to handling emotional issues involving family, finances, marriage, children, divorce, and other crises. Bestseller. 2008Suze Orman's 2009 action plan
By Suze Orman. 2009
Financial advisor offers practical steps for dealing with difficult economic times. Gives a breakdown of the conditions that led to…
the 2008 global credit crisis and posits that consumers must take action to avoid further financial problems. Covers savings, retirement investing, homeownership, college funds, credit, and unemployment. Bestseller. 2008Author of Strange Justice: The Selling of Clarence Thomas (DB 39587) investigates America's use of forceful interrogation techniques to obtain…
information from radical Islamists after the September 11, 2001, attacks and the 2001 anthrax mailings. Details battles within the Justice Department over constraints on the treatment of detainees. Bestseller. 2008Sarah: how a hockey mom turned the political establishment upside down
By Kaylene Johnson. 2008
Chronicles the political career of Sarah Palin, from her 1992 election to the Wasilla, Alaska, city council to her 2006-2008…
term as Alaska's first female governor. Describes Palin's populist reform ideas that propelled her into the leadership position in her state. Discusses her upbringing, marriage, and family. Bestseller. 2008The winners manual: for the game of life
By Chris Fabry, Jim Tressel, Jim Tressel. 2008
The head coach of the Ohio State University Buckeyes football team presents a revised version of the manual he gives…
his players. Wanting to encourage and motivate people, Tressel discusses planning, dreams, goals, attitude, discipline, excellence, faith, work, love, responsibility, teamwork, hope, and handling adversity and success. Bestseller. 2008Traffic: why we drive the way we do (and what it says about us)
By Tom Vanderbilt. 2008
Journalist analyzes the theories and science of traffic to explain technical factors that make it work and human factors that…
affect it. Explains the ways individual perception and cognition contribute to traffic jams and road rage. Discusses safety issues and international differences in driving. Bestseller. 2008Tried by war: Abraham Lincoln as commander in chief
By James M. McPherson. 2008
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian highlights the role President Abraham Lincoln played as the head of the U.S. military during the Civil…
War. Stresses Lincoln's study and application of war strategies and his development of a political and national policy that focused on preserving the union. Bestseller. 2008Mi bebé y yo: una guía para el embarazo y el cuidado de tu recién nacido
By Christine Thomas, Deborah D. Stewart. 2007
The limits of power: the end of American Exceptionalism (American Empire Project)
By Andrew J. Bacevich. 2008
Professor and retired army colonel alleges that American citizens are complicit in the twenty-first-century economic, political, and military crises facing…
the country. Decries the United States as a nation of debtors led by an incompetent Congress, engaged in multiple wars, and dependent on foreign oil. Bestseller. 2008Havana nocturne: how the mob owned Cuba-- and then lost It to the revolution / T.J. English
By T. J. English. 2008
Author documents from primary sources the late-1940s and early-1950s dominance of American organized crime in Havana's entertainment industries--beyond the U.S.…
government's reach. Describes Meyer Lansky's and Lucky Luciano's ties to Cuban dictator Batista's regime until Castro's 1959 takeover. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2008Hot, flat, and crowded: why we need a green revolution--and how it can renew America
By Thomas L. Friedman. 2008
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and author of The World Is Flat (DB 60317) examines the contributions of global warming, population growth,…
and the rise of the middle class to Earth's instability. Urges the adoption of strategies for clean, efficient, renewable energy to improve the environment and revitalize America. Bestseller. 2008The south beach diet supercharged: faster weight loss and better health for life
By Arthur Agatston, Joseph Signorile. 2008
Cardiologist stresses healthy eating principles along with a "metabolism-revving exercise program" for sustained weight loss and optimal health. Suggests interval…
walking and a total body workout to attain an ideal weight and strengthen core muscles. Includes sample meal plans and recipes. Bestseller. 2008Life with my sister Madonna
By Christopher Ciccone, Wendy Leigh. 2008
A gay younger brother relates his view of the superstar singer. Ciccone describes growing up with Madonna and their six…
siblings, secretly taking ballet lessons with her, working and touring with her for twenty years, and dealing with their estrangement after her marriage to Guy Ritchie. Strong language. Bestseller. 2008The speed of trust: the one thing that changes everything
By Rebecca R. Merrill, Stephen M. R. Covey. 2008
Defining trust as confidence, the author explores the concept as it contributes to personal and professional success. Examines the ways…
trust improves the effectiveness of interactions. Uses anecdotes to illustrate the effect of integrity and competence on credibility and provides tips for inspiring confidence and increasing trust. Bestseller. 2006What to expect when you're expecting: 4th Edition (What to Expect)
By Heidi Murkoff, Heidi Eisenberg Murkoff. 2008
Fourth edition of the classic month-by-month childbirth primer. Details the physical and emotional symptoms, medical tests, and procedures women are…
likely to experience before, during, and after pregnancy. Includes updated information on postpartum depression, breastfeeding, alternative birthing methods, diet, and chronic health conditions. Offers advice for expectant fathers. Bestseller. 2008Maps and legends: reading and writing along the borderlands
By Michael Chabon. 2008
Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay (RC 50950) pens sixteen essays about his favorite reading…
matter--which ranges from literature to mysteries and comics--and explains how these works shaped his own writing. Declares that he reads for entertainment and writes to entertain. Bestseller. 2008Teens in Canada (Global Connections)
By Kitty Shea, Miriam Kaufman, Katie Van Sluys. 2008
Discusses the education, sports, and pastimes of teenagers in Canada, the United States' large, northern neighbor. Covers the ethnic and…
religious makeup of citizens, national holidays, winter recreation, and typical family activities. For grades 6-9. 2008The age of American unreason
By Susan Jacoby. 2008
Social critic traces the history and consequences of American anti-intellectualism from the 1960s. Condemns mass media, fundamentalist religion, the educational…
system, and pseudoscience for the antirationalism she observes throughout society. Laments the public's lack of reading, debasement of public speech, and unwillingness to hear other viewpoints. Bestseller. 2008