New Adult Books @ Southern Peaks Public Library

August 2009



8 State Hurricane Kate: The Journey and Legacy of a Katrina Cattle Dog

Contributor(s): Pavlovic, Jenny

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina roared into New Orleans, Louisiana, unleashing a torrent of wind and water that forever altered the landscape. In the ensuing weeks, countless people and animals were rescued from the flood-ravaged city. 8 State Hurricane Kate is the unforgettable story of the powerful bond between a cattle dog rescued from a rooftop and the woman who wouldn't give up on her. The heartwarming story of Kate's post-Katrina journey is a testament to the will and perseverance of the dog and human spirit! As they make that courageous journey together, new worlds open up for Jenny and Kate, an amazing survivor and teacher. Kate's remarkable journey, a tale of love, courage, and compassion, has inspired many others. Her legacy is a rescue network that continues to help dogs across the country today. At least 50% of book profits go to the 8 State Kate Fund, to provide financial relief for animals in desperate situations. Learn more at www.8StateKate.net.

BISAC Categories: Pets | General


The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science

Contributor(s): Holmes, Richard

A riveting history of the men and women whose discoveries and inventions at the end of the 18th century gave birth to the Romantic Age of Science, "The Age of Wonder" explores the earliest ideas of "dynamic science": an infinite, mysterious Nature waiting to be discovered.

BISAC Categories: Science | History


The Age of the Unthinkable: Why the New World Disorder Constantly Surprises Us and What We Can Do about It

Contributor(s): Ramo, Joshua Cooper

Drawing upon history, economics, complexity theory, human immunology, psychology, and his own extraordinary experiences, Ramo delivers a brilliant new paradigm for understanding the dangerous--and dangerously unpredictable--new global order.

BISAC Categories: Political Science | Essays; Political Science | International Relations | General; Political Science | Public Policy | General


The Apostle: A Thriller

Contributor(s): Thor, Brad

In the latest pulse-pounding thriller from "New York Times"-bestselling author Thor, Navy SEAL-turned-covert-Homeland Security-operative Scot Harvath must find the kidnapped daughter of a politically connected family.

BISAC Categories: Fiction | Political; Fiction | Thrillers


The Appeal

Contributor(s): Grisham, John

In Grishams first legal thriller since "The Broker," justice is for sale--andonly the rich can afford it.

BISAC Categories: Fiction | Legal; Fiction | Thrillers


The Autism & ADHD Diet: A Step-By-Step Guide to Hope and Healing by Living Gluten Free and Casein Free (GFCF) and Other Interventions

Contributor(s): Silberberg, Barrie

The Gluten-Free/Casein-Free (GFCF) Diet has proven to be very successful for autistic children in removing many of their autism traits and symptoms. "The Autism Diet" provides a detailed account of why this special diet and other interventions should be implemented.

BISAC Categories: Family & Relationships | Children with Special Needs; Psychology | Psychopathology | Autism; Health & Fitness | Diets | Special Conditions; Health & Fitness | Alternative Therapies


Barron's Spanish-English Dictionary: Diccionario Espanol-Ingles

Contributor(s): Cop, Meg (Editor); Berg, Jeremy (Contribution by)Borrero, Lucia (Contribution by)

A complete and up-to-date Spanish-English dictionary for libraries, schools, and the home, this volume features American-style English translations to Spanish, a pronunciation guide, exemplary phrases using headwords in standard contexts, separate bilingual lists for numerals, phonetics symbols, abbreviations, and geographical names, and more.

BISAC Categories: Foreign Language Study | General


Black & Decker the Complete Guide to Decks (Updated)

BISAC Categories: House & Home | Outdoor & Recreational Areas | Patios & Decks; House & Home | Do-It-Yourself | Carpentry


Black Hills

Contributor(s): Roberts, Nora

"New York Times"-bestselling author Roberts takes readers deep into the rugged Black Hills of South Dakota, where the shadows keep secrets, hunters stalk the land, and a childhood friendship matures into an adult passion.

BISAC Categories: Fiction | Contemporary Women


Broken: A Love Story

Contributor(s): Jones, Lisa

A journalist suffering from a broken heart documents her spiritual transformation through her work with an Arapahoe medicine man and horse trainer, in this captivating and beautifully rendered memoir.

BISAC Categories: Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs


Cape Disappointment

Contributor(s): Emerson, Earl

Over the course of 11 novels, readers have been enthralled by Thomas Black's adventures and his growing relationship with partner Kathy Birchfield. Now, after almost a decade on hiatus, Black is back to face his biggest case yet.

BISAC Categories: Fiction | General


The Career Guide for Creative and Unconventional People

Contributor(s): Eikleberry, Carol

The third edition of Eikleberry's popular guide to earning a living using one's creative talents features profiles of creative personality types, proven self-evaluation tools, success stories, and an inventory of more than 240 creative jobs.

BISAC Categories: Business & Economics | Careers | Other Specific Fields; Business & Economics | Careers | Job Almanacs


Careers in Renewable Energy: Get a Green Energy Job

Contributor(s): McNamee, Gregory

This handy resource reveals how green energy can be a part of a professional's future. Various jobs within each sector are discussed, and the appendix is loaded with resource materials for further education and training, professional associations, reference Web sites, and more.

BISAC Categories: Education | Counseling | Vocational Guidance; Education | Adult & Continuing Education; Technology & Engineering | Power Resources | General; Science | Energy


The Catholic Faith: An Introduction

Contributor(s): Cunningham, Lawrence S

An introduction to Catholicism for college students, painting a broad context of what a Catholic approach to the world is all about.

BISAC Categories: Religion | Christian Theology | Catholic; Religion | Christianity | Catholic


Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth (Anniversary)

Contributor(s): Foster, Richard J

For this newly revised and updated edition, the author expands on the inward Disciplines of prayer and meditation, the outward Discipline of simplicity, and the corporate Discipline of celebration.

BISAC Categories: Religion | Christian Life | General; Religion | Inspirational; Religion | Spirituality | General


Cemetery Dance

Contributor(s): Preston, Douglas J (Author); Child, Lincoln (Author)

Aloysius Pendergast--the world's most enigmatic FBI special agent--returns to New York City to investigate a murderous cult. His serpentine journey takes him into a secretive and deadly hotbed of Obeah, the West Indian Zombii cult of sorcery and magic. And it is here he finds his true peril is just beginning.

BISAC Categories: Fiction | Suspense; Fiction | Thrillers


Circus of the Damned

Contributor(s): Hamilton, Laurell K

The petite necromancer's reluctant involvement in the odd goings-on at the supernatural Circus of the Damned introduces her to Richard, the werewolf of her dreams, and Larry, her powerful but nervous partner in zombie-raising. (Reissue)

BISAC Categories: Fiction | Horror | General


A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers

Contributor(s): McDonald, Lawrence G (Author); Robinson, Patrick (With)

McDonald, a former vice president at Lehman Brothers, offers an intimate look inside the mad house that Lehman became, and shows beyond a doubt that Lehman's top executives were totally out to lunch, allowing Lehman's risk profile to reach gargantuan proportions.

BISAC Categories: Business & Economics | Corporate & Business History | General; Business & Economics | Economic Conditions; Business & Economics | Investments & Securities | General


Crazy for the Storm: A Memoir of Survival

Contributor(s): Ollestad, Norman

A heart-stopping adventure that ends in tragedy and in triumphs, ["Crazy for the Storm" is] a love story that fearlessly explores the bond between a father and son and what it means to lead a life without limits.--Susan Cheever. b&w photo insert.

BISAC Categories: Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs


Crooked: A History of Cheating in Sports

Contributor(s): Zimniuch, Fran (Author); Allen, Maury (Foreword by) BISAC Categories: Sports & Recreation | History


Dragon Queen: An Ancient Mirrors Tale

Contributor(s): Gibson, Jayel

A shattered world, a daughter's forgotten memories, a father's growing madness, and a lover's betrayal.behold the realm of the Dragon Queen.In the time beyond remembering, the world of Adracmora was shattered into seven separate kingdoms; they drift around the topaz star like giant puzzle pieces, awaiting the magic of the blood-child to make them whole. Now, Yvi, heir to the throne of the Dragon Queen, and her Guardians must seek the ancient artifacts that will allow the fulfillment of her father's prophetic promise, reuniting the seven kingdoms into a single world.

BISAC Categories: Fiction | Fantasy | General


The Economic Naturalist's Field Guide: Common Sense Principles for Troubled Times

Contributor(s): Frank, Robert H

A "New York Times" columnist and author of "The Economic Naturalist" returns to show how behavioral economics can illuminate some of the most important issues of the times.

BISAC Categories: Business & Economics | Consumer Behavior | General; Business & Economics | Economics | General


Family Building: The Five Fundamentals of Effective Parenting

Contributor(s): Rosemond, John BISAC Categories: Family & Relationships | Parenting | General


Feed Your Skin, Starve Your Wrinkles: Eat Your Way to Firmer, More Beautiful Skin with 100 Best Anti-Aging Foods

Contributor(s): Tannis, Allison (Author); Johanson, Mark (Editor)Gehlhar, Jennifer (Editor) BISAC Categories: Health & Fitness | Beauty & Grooming | Skin


The Forbidden

Contributor(s): Lewis, Beverly BISAC Categories: Fiction | Christian | Romance


Free: The Future of a Radical Price

Contributor(s): Anderson, Chris

Following his "New York Times" bestseller, "The Long Tail, Free" is another look at the radical new way business is done. . . . [It] shows a new economic model that goes way beyond the old concepts of free with purchase' or loss leaders'.--Will Baillett.

BISAC Categories: Business & Economics | Money & Monetary Policy


The Game of Opposites

Contributor(s): Lebrecht, Norman

From the author of the award-winning "The Song of Names" comes a powerful new work that explores the reverberations of both love and hate in the story of one man's unlikely survival.

BISAC Categories: Fiction | Literary


Glory in Death

Contributor(s): Robb, J D (Author); Roberts, Nora (Author)

J.D. Robb is the pseudonym for author Nora Roberts, who has created yet another memorable heroine in Police Lieutenant Eve Dallas. This New York Times bestselling author's latest novel deftly blends romantic suspense and futuristic technology to create a unique, unforgettable story. Original.

BISAC Categories: Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Police Procedural; Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Women Sleuths


The Goddess Is in the Details: Wisdom for the Everyday Witch

Contributor(s): Blake, Deborah BISAC Categories: Body, Mind & Spirit | Witchcraft & Wicca


The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family

Contributor(s): Gordon-Reed, Annette

Historian and legal scholar Gordon-Reed presents this epic work that tells the story of the Hemingses, an American slave family and their close blood ties to Thomas Jefferson.

BISAC Categories: Biography & Autobiography | Cultural Heritage; Social Science | Ethnic Studies | African American Studies - Histor; Social Science | Slavery; History | United States | State & Local - South; History | United States | 18th Century; History | United States | Antebellum Era


Hitler's Empire: How the Nazis Ruled Europe

Contributor(s): Mazower, Mark

Drawing on an unprecedented variety of sources, Mark Mazower reveals how the Nazis designed, maintained, and ultimately lost their European empire and offers a chilling vision of the world Hitler would have made had he won the war.

BISAC Categories: History | Military | World War II; History | Europe | Germany


The Illustrious Dead: The Terrifying Story of How Typhus Killed Napoleon's Greatest Army

Contributor(s): Talty, Stephan

At the height of his power, Napoleon was unstoppable. But the tiny typhus microbe would test Napoleon to his limit. This work tells the tale of these two unstoppable historical forces meeting on the road to Moscow in a clash of killer pathogen and peerless army.

BISAC Categories: History | Military | Napoleonic Wars; Medical | History; Medical | Infectious Diseases


The Inner Game of Music

Contributor(s): Green, Barry (Author); Gallwey, W Timothy (With)

By the best-selling co-author of "Inner Tennis, " here's a book designed to help musicians overcome obstacles, help improve concentration, and reduce nervousness, allowing them to reach new levels of performing excellence and musical artistry.

BISAC Categories: Music | Genres & Styles | Pop Vocal; Music | Musical Instruments | General


Jane Brody's Guide to the Great Beyond: A Practical Primer to Help You and Your Loved Ones Prepare Medically, Legally, and Emotionally for the End of

Contributor(s): Brody, Jane E

Bestselling author and trusted "New York Times" health columnist Brody offers a comprehensive and practical roadmap to end-of-life issues, from savvy financial planning to a wide array of important medical issues to the often-overlooked emotional considerations.

BISAC Categories: Family & Relationships | Death, Grief, Bereavement; Medical | Terminal Care


L.A. Candy

Contributor(s): Conrad, Lauren

In this flawed but fun novel, 19-year-old Jane Roberts, new to Los Angeles, and her best friend Scarlett are discovered by a producer who wants to cast them in a reality version of "Sex and the City". Jane (who is, in the producers eyes, fresh, innocent, vulnerable. "Perfect") and Scarlett (a gorgeous brainiac) jump at the chance to star in "L.A. Candy", alongside two other girls: spoiled, rich heiress Madison and loveable ditz Gaby. Immediately famous, they enjoy new apartments, designer clothes and easy access to L.A. hot spots. Readers get a behind-the-scenes look at the production of a reality show, including how supposedly spontaneous scenes are set up and shot and reshot, presumably inspired by debut author Conrads own experiences on "The Hills". Jane, who no longer thought about an outfit as being complete without a mike under her clothes, taped to her skin, predictably becomes the breakout star of the show and learns the high price of fame. The climactic cliffhanger ending and lack of resolution hurt the books ability to stand on its own, but this guilty pleasure should leave readers eager for more. Ages 14up. "(June)" Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | Social Issues | Friendship; Juvenile Fiction | Social Issues | Dating & Sex


The Lady in Red: An Eighteenth-Century Tale of Sex, Scandal, and Divorce

Contributor(s): Rubenhold, Hallie

In February 1782, England opened its newspapers to read the details of Sir Richard and Lady Worsleys' scandalous sexual arrangements, voyeuristic tendencies, and bed-hopping antics. This lively true history presents a rarely seen picture of aristocratic life in the Georgian era.

BISAC Categories: History | Europe | Great Britain - General; Biography & Autobiography | Historical | British


Large Print Bible-Cev

Contributor(s): American Bible Society

Suitable for personal use, in the home or for worship. Reader's aids and supplements. 1,551 pp. Easy to read 12 pt. font.

BISAC Categories: Bibles | Contemporary English Version | General


The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire

The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire is a sweeping historical novel of Mexico during the short, tragic, at times surreal, reign of Emperor Maximilian and his court. This lush, grand read is based on the true story and illuminates both the cultural roots of Mexico and the political development of the Americas. The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire is a story both sweeping and intimate, of geopolitics, the glamour of royalty, and the grit of military command, of the arrogance of power, the dark labyriths of ambition, and above all, of a child who was not, in the end, a prince, but a little boy who belonged to his parents.

BISAC Categories: Fiction | Historical | General


The Last of His Kind: The Life and Adventures of Bradford Washburn, America's Boldest Mountaineer

Contributor(s): Roberts, David

Roberts pens an exciting narrative of mountain climbing in the 20th century, witnessed through the life of a legendary mountaineer and photographer--Brad Washburn. Nobody writes better about mountaineering than David Roberts.--Jon Krakauer. b&w photo insert.

BISAC Categories: Biography & Autobiography | Adventurers & Explorers; Biography & Autobiography | Artists, Architects, Photographers; Sports & Recreation | Mountaineering


Learning Outside the Lines: Two Ivy League Students with Learning Disabilities and ADHD Give You the Tools for Academic Success and Educational Re

Contributor(s): Mooney, Jonathan (Author); Cole, David (Joint Author)

Mooney, a dyslexic student, and Cole, who has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder describe their early academic failures and the limits of the education system for such students. Includes guidelines for learning disabled and ADHD students for academic success.

BISAC Categories: Education | Special Education | Learning Disabled; Education | Study Skills


Life Without Lawyers: Liberating Americans from Too Much Law

Contributor(s): Howard, Philip K

From the author of the bestselling "The Death of Common Sense" comes this urgent and elegant argument to restore the can-do spirit that made America great. Howard argues that Americans are losing the freedom to make sense of daily choices, and he explains how to get it back.

BISAC Categories: Law | Essays; Political Science | Legal System


The Longing

Contributor(s): Lewis, Beverly

Although she still prays for Caleb, Nellie Mae Fisher has broken up with her beau, and now, her heart's greatest longing is for more knowledge of the Lord. Caleb must stay in Honeybrook as caretaker for his crippled father, but he hopes Nellie will return to the Old Order and to him.

BISAC Categories: Fiction | Christian | General


Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home from the Moon

Contributor(s): Aldrin, Buzz (Author); Abraham, Ken (With)

This memoir by the world-renowned astronaut describes his fantastic journey to the moon, his subsequent bout with depression and alcoholism, the passionate love that saved him, and the future of the U.S. space program. color photo insert.

BISAC Categories: Biography & Autobiography | Scientists | Astronauts; Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs


Medusa: A Novel from the NUMA Files

Contributor(s): Cussler, Clive (Author); Kemprecos, Paul (With)

In seven previous titles, Cussler has dazzled readers with the spine-tingling adventures ("Chicago Tribune") of Kurt Austin, Joe Zavala, and the rest of the NUMA Special Assignments Team. In "Medusa," the team faces what may be its most perilous mission of all. (Men's Adventure)

BISAC Categories: Fiction | Men's Adventure


The Memory Collector

Contributor(s): Gardiner, Meg BISAC Categories: Fiction | Mystery & Detective | General


Mortgage Free!: Innovative Strategies for Debt Free Home Ownership (Revised)

Contributor(s): Roy, Robert L

As a wave of foreclosures sweeps the country, many people are giving up hope for owning a home of their own. They have good reason to turn their backs on the banks, but not on their dreams. In this revised edition of "Mortgage Free!," Rob Roy offers a series of escape routes from enslavement to financial institutions, underscored by true stories of intrepid homeowners who have put their principles into action.From back-to-the-land homesteads to country homes, here is a complete guide to strategies that allow you to own your land and home, free and clear, without the bank. Included is detailed advice about:
Clarifying and simplifying your notions of whatas necessary;Finding land that you love and can afford;Taking control of the house-building process, for the sake of sanity and pleasure;
andLearning to take a long-term perspective on your familyas crucial economic decisions, avoiding debt and modern-day serfdom.

BISAC Categories: Business & Economics | Real Estate | Mortgages; Business & Economics | Real Estate | Buying/Selling Homes


Murder on Waverly Place

Contributor(s): Thompson, Victoria

Thompson once again vividly recreates the gaslit world of New York ("Publishers Weekly") in this Victorian page-turner.

BISAC Categories: Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Historical


Newton and the Counterfeiter: The Unknown Detective Career of the World's Greatest Scientist

Contributor(s): Levenson, Thomas

In 1695, counterfeiter William Chaloner was rapidly rising in London's underworld. Then he crossed paths with the formidable new Warden of His Majesty's Mint--renowned scientist Isaac Newton--and the two played out an epic game of cat-and-mouse.

BISAC Categories: Biography & Autobiography | Historical | British; History | Europe | Great Britain - General; Science | History; Biography & Autobiography | Scientists | General


Olive Kitteridge

Contributor(s): Strout, Elizabeth

"New York Times" bestselling author Strout binds together 13 rich, luminous narratives through the presence of one larger-than-life, unforgettable character: Olive Kitteridge, who offers profound insights into the human condition.

BISAC Categories: Fiction | General


The Peta Practical Guide to Animal Rights: Simple Acts of Kindness to Help Animals in Trouble

Contributor(s): Newkirk, Ingrid BISAC Categories: Nature | Animal Rights


The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane

Contributor(s): Howe, Katherine

Written by an author completing a Ph.D. in New England Studies, and whose ancestors had been accused witches in Salem, "The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane" travels seamlessly between the trials in the 1690s and a modern woman's story of mystery and discovery.

BISAC Categories: Fiction | General


The Politically Incorrect Guide to Hunting

Contributor(s): Miniter, Frank BISAC Categories: Sports & Recreation | Hunting | General


Practical Tools for Foster Parents

Contributor(s): Temple-Plotz, Lana (Author); Sterba, Michael (Joint Author)

More than half a million children today live in out-of-home care, and many have special problems. The need for well-trained, loving foster parents has never been greater. With this book, Girls and Boys Town offers these committed people the professional tools they need to not only care for foster children but to actually help them get better. New or experienced foster parents as well as grandparents and other relatives caring for a child forced from home by a crisis will find help and hope in this book.

BISAC Categories: Family & Relationships | Parenting | General; Family & Relationships | Parenting | Child Rearing


Proven Guilty

Contributor(s): Butcher, Jim

The White Council of Wizards has drafted Harry Dresden to look into rumors of black magic in Chicago. Malevolent entities that feed on fear are loose, but it's all in a day's work for a wizard, his dog, and a talking skull named Bob. Soon to be a major Sci-Fi Channel series produced by Nicholas Cage.

BISAC Categories: Fiction | Fantasy | Contemporary; Fiction | Media Tie-In | General


Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art

Contributor(s): Salisbury, Laney (Author); Sujo, Aly (Author)

Investigative reporters Salisbury and Sujo presents a tautly paced investigation of one of the 20th century's most audacious art frauds, which generated hundreds of forgeries--many of them still hanging in prominent museums and private collections today.

BISAC Categories: Biography & Autobiography | Criminals & Outlaws; True Crime | Other Miscellaneous Crimes; Art | History | General


Quondam

Contributor(s): Gibson, Jayel

According to legend, only the dragonspawn born of both Man and dragon can unseat the usurper queen and restore order and magick to Quondam. When Cwen of dracmor falls through a mysterious portal into Quondam, she discovers her fate and the worlds are intertwined in ways that will drag her, heartbroken and vengeful, into the heart of a devastating war.

BISAC Categories: Fiction | Fantasy | General


Rain Gods

Contributor(s): Burke, James Lee

From the winner of two Edgar Awards comes another gritty, thrilling mystery with a brand new character: Texas Sheriff Hackberry Holland, cousin of beloved character Billy Bob Holland.

BISAC Categories: Fiction | Mystery & Detective | General; Fiction | Suspense


A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing

Contributor(s): Malkiel, Burton G

The million-copy bestseller, revised and updated with new investment strategies for retirement and the insights of behavioral finance.

BISAC Categories: Business & Economics | Personal Finance | Investing; Business & Economics | Investments & Securities | General


Ravens

Contributor(s): Green, George Dawes

The Boatwrights have just won the Georgia State lottery. Unfortunately, it's going to be the worst day of their lives as the family is taken hostage by two drifters intent on getting half the payout. At once frightening, comic, and suspenseful, "Ravens" is wholly original and utterly compelling.

BISAC Categories: Fiction | General


The Reagan Diaries

Contributor(s): Reagan, Ronald (Author); Brinkley, Douglas (Author)Brinkley, Douglas G (Editor)

During his two terms in office, Reagan kept a daily diary in which he recorded, by hand, his innermost thoughts and observations on the extraordinary, the historic, and the routine day-to-day occurrences of his presidency. Now, this remarkable historical record is available in a single volume.

BISAC Categories: Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads of State; Biography & Autobiography | Historical | U.S.; Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs


Rosalie Edge, Hawk of Mercy: The Activist Who Saved Nature from the Conservationists

Contributor(s): Furmansky, Dyana Z (Author); Clement, Roland C (Afterword by)McKibben, Bill (Foreword by) BISAC Categories: Biography & Autobiography | Historical | U.S.; Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection | General


Sacred Stone

Contributor(s): Cussler, Clive (Author); Dirgo, Craig (Author)

In this second novel of the Oregon Files series, an ancient artifact possessing catastrophic radioactive power is unearthed in Greenland. Caught between two militant factions bent on wholesale slaughter, Captain Juan Cabrillo and his network of spies must fight to protect the stone and prevent the outbreak of World War III.

BISAC Categories: Fiction | Action & Adventure; Fiction | Sea Stories


Sacrifice

Contributor(s): Bolton, S J

Part forensic-thriller, part medical-thriller, "Sacrifice" combines both elements to great effect in this atmospheric and original debut.

BISAC Categories: Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Women Sleuths


Salad Bar Beef

Contributor(s): Salatin, Joel (Author); Nation, H Allan (Foreword by)Salatin, Joel (Introduction by)

Salad Bar Beef is a "how-to" book that explains the why, how, and who of small-scale, organic livestock management. The Salatin family speaks from three generations of practical experience; at Polyface Farm they have created a successful prototype for profitable small-herd management that has withstood the tests of time, fluctuating demand for beef, and price variation.

BISAC Categories: Technology & Engineering | Agriculture | General


Scats and Tracks of the Rocky Mountains, 2nd

Contributor(s): Halfpenny, James (Author); Telander, Todd (Illustrator)

This revised and updated edition features the tracks scats and signs of 70 different species in the Rocky Mountains

BISAC Categories: Nature | Wildlife; Nature | Reference; Travel | United States | West - Mountain (General)


Shadow of Betrayal: A Jonathan Quinn Novel

Contributor(s): Battles, Brett BISAC Categories: Fiction | Suspense


Shared Storybook Reading: Building Young Children's Language & Emergent Literacy Skills

Contributor(s): Ezell, Helen K (Author); Justice, Laura M (Author)

Storybooks provide children with access to a world of sights, sounds, and words that might be quite different from what they experience at home, in their communities, or at school. Shared Storybook Reading is a practical guide that offers step-by-step instructions for early childhood professionals on how to use storybook reading time to introduce strategies for supporting early literacy skills in children from birth to age 5. This book offers strategies for effective adult-child interactions during storybook reading time with individual children and with small groups and uses scripts to help readers better understand the strategies. Most importantly, readers will learn skills necessary to solicit children's active involvement in the early childhood classroom.

BISAC Categories: Education | Teaching Methods & Materials | Reading; Education | Parent Participation; Education | Preschool & Kindergarten; Education | Elementary


Six Suspects

Contributor(s): Swarup, Vikas

From the author of the international bestseller "Slumdog Millionaire" comes a richly textured tale of murder, corruption, and redemption. Audaciously and astutely plotted, "Six Suspects" is the work of a master storyteller.

BISAC Categories: Fiction | Mystery & Detective | General


Small Favor

Contributor(s): Butcher, Jim

An old bargain has placed Harry in debt to Mab, monarch of the Winter Court of the Sidhe. She's calling in a small favor he can't refuse--one that will strain his skills and loyalties to their very limits. This "New York Times" bestseller is now in a tall Premium Edition.

BISAC Categories: Fiction | Fantasy | Contemporary; Fiction | Fantasy | Epic


Some Dream for Fools

Contributor(s): Guene, Faiza (Author); Johnson, Jenna (Translator)

With the same laugh-out-loud, razor-sharp humor that made "Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow" an international hit, "Some Dream for Fools" shows Guene's evolution as a novelist as she explores what happens to people when a lid is put on their dreams.

BISAC Categories: Fiction | General


The Song Is You

Contributor(s): Phillips, Arthur

The bestselling author of "Prague" delivers a love story and a uniquely heartbreaking dark comedy about obsession and loss. It is a closely observed tale of love in the digital age that blurs the line between the longing for intimacy and the longing for oblivion.

BISAC Categories: Fiction | General


The Sportswriter (Vintage)

Contributor(s): Ford, Richard

To coordinate with the publication of its long-awaited sequel, Independence Day, Vintage is reissuing this novel. In the course of one Easter week, Frank Bascombe, a former novelist who now supports himself writing about men who live more successfully within themselves, walks the treacherous line between elation and searing regret. Profile in Vanity Fair.

BISAC Categories: Fiction | General


Stepmonster: A New Look at Why Real Stepmothers Think, Feel, and Act the Way We Do

Contributor(s): Martin, Wednesday

"Stepmonster" illuminates the harrowing process of becoming a stepmother, considers the myths and realities of marrying a man with children, and counteracts the cultural notion that stepmothers are solely responsible for their challenges.

BISAC Categories: Family & Relationships | Parenting | Stepparenting; Psychology | Interpersonal Relations


Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath

Contributor(s): Norman, Michael (Author); Norman, Elizabeth M (Author)

This major new work about World War II exposes the myths of military heroism as shallow and inadequate. "Tears in the Darkness" makes clear, with great literary and human power, that war causes suffering for people on all sides.

BISAC Categories: History | Military | World War II; History | Asia | Southeast Asia; History | Military | United States; History | Asia | Japan


This Wicked World

Contributor(s): Lange, Richard

Former marine and ex-con Jimmy Boone is tending bar on Hollywood Boulevard, keeping his nose clean until he figures out his next move. But when he agrees to back up a buddy and look into a young man's mysterious death, he is soon neck-deep in trouble again.

BISAC Categories: Fiction | Thrillers; Fiction | Suspense


The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness (Revised)

Contributor(s): Ramsey, Dave

The success stories speak for themselves in this book from money maestro Dave Ramsey. Instead of promising the normal dose of quick fixes, Ramsey offers a bold, no-nonsense approach to money matters, providing not only the how-to but also a grounded and uplifting hope for getting out of debt and achieving total financial health. (Consumer Finance)

BISAC Categories: Business & Economics | Personal Finance | Money Management


Trouble

Contributor(s): Christensen, Kate

A vibrant story of female friendship and midlife sexual awakening from the acclaimed author of "The Great Man, Trouble" is a funny, moving examination of the battle between the need for connection and the quest for freedom that every modern woman must fight.

BISAC Categories: Fiction | Literary


Turn Coat

Contributor(s): Butcher, Jim

The hit "New York Times"-bestselling series continues. The Warden Morgan has been accused of treason against the Wizards of the White Council. He's on the run and needs someone with a knack for backing the underdog. Someone like Harry Dresden.

BISAC Categories: Fiction | Fantasy | Contemporary; Fiction | Fantasy | Paranormal; Fiction | Fantasy | Epic


The Ultimate Man's Survival Guide: Recovering the Lost Art of Manhood

Contributor(s): Miniter, Frank

Clearly written and packed with real-life anecdotes, "The Ultimate Man's Survival Guide" teaches the skills, attitudes, and philosophies men need to take on any of life's ultimate challenges.

BISAC Categories: Sports & Recreation | Outdoor Skills; Political Science | General


Undone

Contributor(s): Slaughter, Karin BISAC Categories: Fiction | Suspense; Fiction | Thrillers


Unmasked: The Final Years of Michael Jackson

Contributor(s): Halperin, Ian BISAC Categories: Biography & Autobiography | Composers & Musicians | Pop; Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts | General


Wildflower: An Extraordinary Life and Untimely Death in Africa

Contributor(s): Seal, Mark

"Vanity Fair" contributing editor Seal tells the mesmerizing story of the captivating life and shocking death of world-renowned naturalist Joan Root.

BISAC Categories: Biography & Autobiography | Women


The Wrekening: An Ancient Mirrors Tale

Contributor(s): Gibson, Jayel

When a great stone army of shadow warriors is discovered beneath the enchanted isle of Rvere, Yvi the Dragon Queen and her Guardians must prevent this evil from spreading. They enlist the aid of a young woman and her companions to covertly gather the Wreken Wyrm shards that will activate the ancient threat.As Cwen, the estranged daughter of the Guardian Nall, and her fellow travelers begin the quest to recover the magical shards, they discover there is far more at risk than war with a demonic army.In this epic tale, enemies and allies abound; the true test is in telling one from the other.

BISAC Categories: Fiction | Fantasy | General


X-Rated Bloodsuckers

Contributor(s): Acevedo, Mario

Felix Gomex has survived Operation Desert Freedom, being turned into a vampire, and the onslaught of a ravenous horde of nymphomaniacs. Now he faces his toughest investigation in this follow-up to Acevedo's acclaimed debut, "The Nymphos of Rocky Flats."

BISAC Categories: Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Hard-Boiled; Fiction | Humorous