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Why My Third Husband Will Be A Dog by Lisa Scottoline
This one’s you, extraordinary ordinary women everywhere! It’s time for seriously hilarious girl-talk with new York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline. She’s shared this collection of scenes from her real life, and she bets her life sounds a lot like yours…if you crave carbs, can’t find jeans that fit, and still believe that these two things are unrelated. In this collection–you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll swear off pantyhose. You will hear Lisa’s thoughts on: -being braless in the emergency room, -A man’s most important body part, -Interrupting as a sign of enthusiasm, -And so much more about life, love, pets, and murderous toasters.
Inspired by her wildly popular column in The Philadelphia Inquirer entitled “Chick Wit”, Why my Third Husband is an audio book, you”ll have to pause-just to stop laughing.
One Amazing Thing by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Nine people get trapped in the basement of an Indian consulate after an earthquake hits their American city. Emotions run high as the building begins to flood and the chance of survival dwindles. In order to set their minds at ease, one of the nine suggests they each tell a personal story-one amazing thing that they have never shared before. One by one, the characters reveal remarkable experiences-involving love, family, war, and self-discovery-that helped shape their lives.
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Mark Moran, 03.22.10, 03:00 PM EDT
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Four decades ago nearly two-thirds of all college graduates were men (64%). Today’s makeup of college campuses looks drastically different, as a majority of graduates are now women. In 2007, fully 53.5% of all graduates were women while just 46.5% were men. More women than men have some college education but not a degree as well. As a result of the sharp increase in education, women today are also earning far more income than they were in 1970. Women’s earnings grew 44% from 1970 to 2007; men’s income only grew by 6%. This has narrowed the income gap between men and women, but has far from closed it. Median earnings of full-year female workers in 2007 were 71% of earnings of comparable men, compared with 52% in 1970. Read more
From The PEW Research Center.
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Worst Case by James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge
Detective Michael Bennett’s skills will be put to the test in James Patterson’s latest novel. When the son of a powerful New York City family is abducted, the family will do anything to get him back. But instead of demanding money the kidnapper is quizzing him about the cost of his lavish lifestyle. As ore students disappear, powerful families begin putting pressure on their connections to stop the killer-and in step FBI agent Emily Parker.
A Dark Matter by Peter Straub
Lee Harwell is a novelist struggling to overcome his writer’s block. When his agent suggests he dabble in nonfiction, he takes the opportunity to learn more about his wife Lee Traux-known as the Eel. He begins to interview his wife and their friends Dilly, Boats, and Hootie hoping to gain the details of the event that still haunts the four. In the 1960’s Spencer Mallon convinced the Eel, Dilly, Boats and Hootie to join him aw well as two other college students in a strange ritual. At the end of the night one of them was dead and the est are changed forever.
The Girl Who Fell From The Sky by Heidi W. Durrow
Rachel, the daughter of a Danish mother and a black G.I., is the sole survivor of a family tragedy. Forced to move to a new and strange city, with her strict African American grandmother as her new guardian, Rachel is thrust for the first time into a mostly black community. It’s there that she comes to understand how the mystery and tragedy of her mother might be connected to her own uncertain identity. raised by her mother to think of herself as white, Rachel is now expected to “act black”. But with a quiet demeanor and growing insight, she suspects the labels thrust upon her say less about who she is than a world that requires them.
Staying True by Jenny Sanford
She’s been a successful investment banker, a mother of four, and the campaign manager for one of American politics’ rising stars-her husband, Mark Sanford of South Carolina. Yet Jenny Sanford is best know for the one role she refused to play–that of conventional political spouse standing silently by while her husband went before the media and confessed his infidelity. She chose to let Mark Sanford deal with the embarrassment and political fallout from his own actions while focusing her own efforts privately on raising their children to be men of character.
Secrets of Eden by Chris Bohjalian
“There” says Alice Hayward to Reverend Stephen Drew, just after her baptism, and just before going home to the husband who will kill her that evening and then shoot himself. Drew, tortured by the cryptic finality of that of that short utterance, feels his faith in god slipping away and is saved from despair only by a meeting with Heather Laurent, the author of wildly successful, inspirational books about..angels.
Roses by Leila Meacham
Cotton tycoon Mary Toliver and timber magnate Percy Warwick fell in love, but because of their stubborn natures and Mary’s devotion to her family’s land, they unwisely never wed. Now they must deal with the deceit, secrets and tragedies that surround them, and the poignant loss of what might have been-not only for themselves, but also for their family legacies.
Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
In 1937, Shanghai is the Paris of Asia, a city of great wealth and glamor, the home of millionaires and beggars, gangsters and gamblers, artists and warlords. Thanks to the financial security and material comforts provided by their father’s prosperous rickshaw business, twenty-one-year-old Pearl Chin and her younger sister, May, are having the time of their lives Both are beautiful, modern, and carefree…until the day their father tells them that he has gambled away their wealth and that in order to repay his debts he must sell the girls as wives to suitors who have traveled from California to find Chinese brides.
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Dead Ringer by Lisa Scottoline
One of Bennie Rosato’s law partners has just dyed her hair pink, and their Philadelphia firm’s accounts are deep in the red. So Bennie agrees to take on a lucrative class-action suit. but as she prepares the case, her wallet, with all her credit cards, soon disappears. Soon, strange luxury purchases begin arriving at her office, and people start accusing her of bizarre behavior. Bennie realizes there’s only one person who could pull off such a dangerous deception-her long-lost twin sister.
The Candy Bombers by Andrei Cherny
Assimilating newly unclassified documents and unpublished primary sources, acclaimed author Andrei Cherny tells the gripping saga of how a rag-tag band of Americans-with limited resources and little hope for success-kept West Berliners alive in the face of Soviet tyranny.
Beach Music by Pat Conroy
Jack McCall is an American Living in Rome, a travel writer searching for peace after his beloved wife’s suicide. But his quiet life is shattered by the appearance of old friends-and enemies-who need his help. their desperate requests launch Jack on a journey that begins with the unspeakable terrors of the Holocaust and the turmoil of the Vietnam War and ends with shocking-and ultimately liberating-truths about his wife’s tormented past.
The Bodies Left Behind by Jeffrey Deaver
Interrupted at a dinner by an abbreviated 911 call, small-town Wisconsin cop Brynn McKenzie heads to a remote lake house to investigate. There she witnesses a gruesome crime scene-two bodies and a young woman terrified beyond belief. When she’s cut off from her radio and sidearm Brynn and the survivor plunge into the forest to escape the two men behind the slayings. Now it will take all of Brynn’s wits and resourcefulness to say a step ahead of these relentless killers.
Cause of Death by Patricia Cornwell
On New Year’s Eve, Kay receives a disturbing phone call. thirty feet deep in the murky waters of Virginia’s Elizabeth River, scuba diver and investigative reporter Ted Eddings lies dead. Was he simply searching for Civil War relics, or was he probing the restricted area for a bigger story. And Scarpetta has another question. Why did she learn of this death before the police were informed? When a second murder hits closer to home, Scarpetta and her colleagues are hot on the trail of a militant conspiracy.
Daddy’s Girl by Lisa Scottoline
Natalie “Nat” Greco leads a rather humdrum existence teaching law to students whose interest seems to lie anywhere by the classroom. She gets more than her share of excitement, however, when a riot breaks out after she takes a teaching assignments in a local prison. In the midst of the fracas, a wounded guard whispers his dying words into her ear: “Tell my wife it’s under the floor”. Though Nat makes it out of the prison in one piece, the guard’s cryptic message soon places her life in the ultimate peril.
Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen
When 19-year-old Fran married Bobby Benedetto, she never dreamed that she would find herself in an abusive relationship. Every time her New York city policeman husband hit her, she would think of convincing reason to stay. Now, with her ten-year-old son in tow, she is running for her life. Living in Florida under an assumed name, she is bravely shaping a new life and dares to believe, that finally she has escaped from her painful past.
The Confession by Beverly Lewis
Because is has disobeyed church rules, Katie Lapp in now Katherine Mayfield. Expelled from her strict Amish home, she sets out to find Laura Mayfield, the birth mother she has never known. but even as Katherine draws near to Laura, evil plans are working to tear away their happiness and their inheritance. Can Katherine reach her mother in time?
The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad
For more than 20 years, Sultan Khan defied the authorities-whether Communist or Taliban-and supplied books to the people Kabul. He was imprisoned by the communists and had to stand by and watch as illiterate Talban soldiers burned his books in the Street. Award-winning jounalist Asne Seierstad spent four months with Khan and his family overseeing how his beloved books became a symbol of freedom.
Blood Dreams by Kay Hooper
He’s the kind of killer we instinctively fear the most. A killer without boundaries, without conscience, without any fear of being caught. and his latest victim is terrifying proof that no one is safe: The daughter of a powerful U.S. Senator.
Bones to Ashes by Kathy Reichs
When Tempe is called in to investigate the skeletal remains of a young woman found in Acadia, Canada, she is suddenly overcome by painful memories. Tempe had a dear childhood friend named Evangeline who disappeared without a trace from the very same town 30 years before. Could this be what became of her? As Tempe examines an anomaly in her findings, her significant other, Ryan, tracks a killer responsible for a string of similar murders.
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On The Brink by Henry M. Paulson, Jr.
When Hank Paulson, the former CEO of Goldman Sachs, was appointed in 2006 to become the nation’s next secretary of Treasury, he knew that his move from Wall Street to Washington would be daunting and challenging.
But Paulson had no idea that a year later, he would find himself at the very epicenter of the world’s most cataclysmic financial crisis since the Great Depression. Major institutions literally teetered at the edge of collapse. Panic ensnared international markets. Worst of all the credit crisis spread to all parts of the U.S. economy and grew more ominous with each passing day.
Poor Little Bitch Girl by Jackie Collins
Denver Jones is a hotshot attorney working in L.A. Carolyn Henderson is personal assistant to a powerful and married senator in Washington with whom she is having an affair. Ann Annabelle Maestro – the daughter of two movie stars – has carved out a career in New York as the madam of choice for discerning famous men. The three of them went to high school together in Beverly Hills, and although Denver and Carolyn have kept touch, Annabelle is out on her own with her cocaine-addicted boyfriend, Frankie.
Too Good To Be True The Rise and Fall of Bernie Madoff by Erin Arvedlund
Despite all the headlines about Bernie Madoff, who pleaded guilty to running a $65 billion Ponzi scheme, he is still shrouded in mystery. Why (and when) did he turn his legitimate business into a massive fraud? How did he fool so many smart investors for so long? And who among his family and employees knew the truth?
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
“My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973.” So begins the story of Susie Salmon, who is adjusting to her new home in heaven, a place that is not all what she expected, even as she is watching life on earth continue without her-her friends trading rumors about her disappearance, her killer tying to cover his tracks, her grief-stricken family unraveling.
Switch How to Change Things When Change is Hard by Chip Heath & Dan Heath
Why is it so hard to make lasting changes in our companies, in our communities, and in our own lives? The primary obstacle is a conflict that’s built into our brains, say Chip and Dan heath. Psychologists have discovered that our minds are ruled by two different systems-the rational mind and the emotional mind-that compete for control. The rational mind wants to change something at work; the emotional mind loves the comfort of the existing routine. The tension can doom a change effect-but if it is overcome, change can come quickly.
Vanishing Act by Fern Micheals
It’s a hot, sunny afternoon on the mountain top, and the sisters are enjoying sitting around the pool chatting and laughing, frosty glasses of lemonade to keep them cool and relaxed. It’s a welcome hiatus after their last harrowing missions, and the only cloud over the happy occasion is that Charles, their mentor, is still mysteriously absent.
Blood Ties by Kay Hooper
The elite special Crimes Unit, the FBI’s most controversial and effective team, is a group of mavericks and misfits trained to use their unique psychic abilities to hunt the worst monsters imaginable–human ones. Led the enigmatic Noah Bishop, the SCU team has earned a reputation for pitting their skills and cunning against killers that other cops fear. But this time Bishop and his agents face an enemy who has them in his sights, a trained sniper with a deadly plan-and more than one ace up his sleeve.
The Postmistress by Sarah Blake
It is 1940. France has fallen. Bombs are dropping on London. and President Roosevelt is promising he won’t send our boys to go fight in “foreign wars.” But American radio gal Frankie Bard wants nothing more than to bring the war home. Frankie’s radio dispatches across the Atlantic ocean, imploring listeners to pay attention-as the Nazis bomb London nightly, and Jewish refugees stream across Europe. Frankie is convinced that if she can just get the right story, it will wake Americans to action and they will join the fight.
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A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
The first book by Dave Eggers in this groundbreaking memoir recounting the author’s extraordinary experiences becoming guardian to his eight-year-old brother. While a senior in college, both of Eggers’ parents die of cancer within five weeks of each other, and Eggers becomes the primary caregiver for his young brother Toph. The family, including Eggers’ two older siblings, relocate from Chicago to Berkeley, and the cultural shocks are many and hilarious. Lyrical, adventurous and experimental, this changed the the topography of contemporary literature.
The Midnight House by Alex Berenson
Operating deep in the heart of Poland, the members of the Midnight house press the world’s deadliest jihadists for information about terrorist threats. but when the group is shut down following public scandal, the agents face sleepless nights recalling the lengths they had to go to secure information. Then two members of the group are gunned down in a 24-hour period. with scant clues to go on, it’s up to CIA agents John Wells to find those responsible-even if it means looking for the truth in the most surprising of places.
The Burning Land by Bernard Cornwell
As King Alfred Of Wessex experiences failing health, the Vikings smell opportunity. Harald Bloodhair launches a new campaign to destroy Alfred once and for all, but Alfred still has his brilliant, battle-tested warlord Uhtred by his side. Yet no sooner does Uhtred prove his worth than a tragedy turns him against Alfred. Joining forces with old foes, the seemingly unstoppable Uhtred sets sights on Wessex. but fate has other plans.
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It’s a 1950 Chevrolet convertible and it is a beauty. Our maintenance guy is a classic car buff and did a great job with this, his newest project. Classic cars can be seen cruising Green River to Rock Springs on Tuesday evenings during the warmer weather. If you happen to see me in this, it’s only because I stole the keys. The staff at Sweetwater County Library System have many diverse talents besides their proficiency in the library!
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The Last Train From Hiroshima by Charles Pellegrino
Drawing on the voices of atomic bomb survivors and the new science of forensic archaeology, Charles Pellegrino describes the events and aftermath of two days in August where nuclear devices detonated over Japan changed life on Earth forever. At the narrative’s core are eyewitness accounts of those who experienced the atomic explosions firsthand – the Japanese civilians on the ground and the American flyers in the air. Thirty people are known to have fled Hiroshima for Anagasaki-where they arrived just in time to survive the second bomb. One of them, Tsutomu Yamaguchi, is the only person who experienced the full effects of the cataclysm at ground zero both times.
Doubts were first raised about the book a week ago after Pellegrino acknowledged that one of his interview subjects had falsely claimed to be on one of the planes accompanying the Enola Gay, from which an atom bomb was dropped by the United States on Hiroshima in 1945. Holt had initially promised to send a corrected edition.
But further doubts about the book emerged. The publisher was unable to determine the existence of a Father Mattias (the first name is not given), who supposedly lived in Hiroshima at the time of the bombing, and John MacQuitty, identified as a Jesuit scholar presiding over Mattias’ funeral
“I read a number of books on this period of time and none of them mentioned Mattias or MacQuitty. I knew there was no way those people could have been omitted if they were real,” said history professor Barton Bernstein, of Stanford University.
Pellegrino’s own background was also questioned. He sometimes refers to himself as Dr. Pellegrino, and his Web site, at , lists him as receiving a Ph.D. in 1982 from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. But in response to a query from the AP, the school said it had no proof that Pellegrino had such a degree. http://www.charlespellegrino.com From The Huffington Post.
Publication of this book has been stopped. The library owns this book, but is now cataloging it as fiction.
The Politician by Andrew Young
The underside of modern American politics-raw ambition, manipulation, and deception-are revealed in detail in Andrew Young’s riveting account of a presidential hopeful’s meteoric rise and scandalous fall. Like a nonfiction version of All The King’s Men, The Politician offers a truly disturbing, even shocking perspective of the risks taken and tactics employed by a man determined to rule the most powerful nation on earth.
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