MAY 2011 Full Catalog - North Central Regional Library
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MAY 2011 Full Catalog - North Central Regional Library
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North Central Regional Library WELCOME! This is a new edition of the North Central Regional Library Mail Order Catalog... a library in your mailbox! To place an order, follow these easy instructions: ALEX RIDER: CROCODILE TEARS by Anthony Horowitz. Realizing that there's big money in charity—the bigger the disaster, the bigger the money— a con artist is poised to create the biggest catastrophe know to man and release an airborne strain of virus so powerful it can destroy an entire country on a single gust of wind. The antidote? 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If you do not already have a library card, you may apply online at www.ncrl.org, at any North Central Regional Library branch or Mail Order can issue your card, call 663-1117 or email us at mailorder@ncrl.org. 3 Books: Storytime BOARD BOOKS! Order # J4362 Order # J4493 Order # J4494 Order # J4464 Counting by Emily Bolam. Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox. Baby at the Farm by Karen Katz. Dr. Seuss's ABC by Dr. Seuss. Order # J4435 Order # J4443 Franklin's Surprise by Sharon Jennings. Order # J4405 About Birds by Cathryn Sill. Order # J4437 Trouble in the Tunnel by Rev. W. Awdry. Order # J4417 Stella: Princess of the Sky by Marie Louise Gay. 4 Order # J4429 Order # J4441 Nicolas, Where Have You Been? by Leo Lionni. I am Going to Save a Panda! by Lauren Child. 1-800-426-READ The Three Horrid Little Pigs by Liz Pichon. Order # J4421 The Elephant's Child by Rudyard Kipling. Books: Storytime Order # J4481 Order # J4440 Order # J4472 Order # J4478 Let's Go Visiting Goldilocks and The Best Mistake Ever! the Three Bears by Sue Williams. by Richard Scarry. retold by Samantha Berger. Order # J4434 Grasshopper on the Road by Arnold Lobel. Order # J4465 Dear Deer by Gene Barretta. Order # J4466 Whoever You Are by Mem Fox. Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain by Verna Aardema. Order # J4467 Who Is the Beast? by Keith Baker. Order # J4482 Order # J4438 Dinosaur Dinners by Lee Davis. Un Gato y un Perro A Cat and a Dog by Claire Masurel & Bob Kolar. Order # J4474 Order # J4479 The Colors of Us by Karen Katz. There's a Mouse in the House! by Wendy Cheyette Lewison. www.ncrl.org 5 Books: Children ABOUT DOGS by Bruce Johnson & Sindy McKay. Designed to be read with very beginning readers, this book features fun information about the world's most popular pet. The book covers some of the breeds and some of the special ways dogs help us, including serving as rescue dogs and guide dogs. • Order # J4402 THE CAPTURE (Guardians of Ga'hoole #1) by Kathryn Lasky. Soren is born in the forest of Tyto, a tranquil kingdom where the Barn Owls dwell. But evil lurks in the owl world, evil that threatens to shatter Tyto's peace and change the course of Soren's life forever. • Order # J4419 ZOOBREAK by Gordon Korman. When Griffin's class goes to a floating zoo, they don't expect to see animals being treated so badly. They don't expect to find Cleo, Dog Whisperer Savannah's pet monkey who's been missing for weeks. And they really don't expect to have to hide the animals once they've rescued them! A THREE HAT DAY by Laura Geringer. R.R. Pottle the Third has an extraordinary collection of hats. But he is lonely. He dreams of meeting a perfect wife who will be wearing a perfect hat. One day his dream comes true in the best possible way. • Order # J4439 • Order # J4418 THE BRAVEST DOG EVER: THE TRUE STORY OF BALTO by Natalie Standiford. This book recounts the life of Balto, the sled dog who braved a snowstorm to deliver medicine to Nome, Alaska, during a 1925 diphtheria epidemic. RADIANCE by Alyson Noël. Riley Bloom is a Soul Catcher. She has returned to earth for her first assignment, a Radiant Boy who's been haunting a castle in England for centuries. Many Soul Catchers have tried to get him to cross the bridge and failed. But all of that was before he met Riley. • Order # J4432 LITTLE BEAR'S VISIT by Else Holmelund Minarik. Little Bear likes to visit Grandmother and Grandfather Bear. He likes Grandfather's hat and Grandmother's cooking. But most of all, he loves to listen to their stories! • Order # J4416 CITY OF FIRE by Laurence Yep. When her older sister dies trying to prevent the theft of one of her people’s great treasures, Scirye sets out to avenge her and recover the precious item. • Order # J4425 CORK & FUZZ: THE COLLECTORS by Dori Chaconas. Cork and Fuzz are best friends and like to collect shiny stones. When Fuzz tries to collect a "stone" from a duck's nest, the mama duck tries to collect him. Will Cork be able to save his friend? • Order # J4411 KALINE KLATTERMASTER'S TREE HOUSE by Haven Kimmel. Kaline Klattermaster thinks he's thought up what may be the most perfect hiding place— an imaginary tree house complete with one hundred puppies, two older brothers, and a couch that looks like a hot dog. There's only one problem—the imaginary tree house is just that: imaginary. • Order # J4414 BILLY BONES: TALES FROM THE SECRETS CLOSET by Christopher Lincoln. The secrets of High Manners Manor, carefully guarded in a closet by Billy and his skeleton parents, begin to unravel when the orphan Millicent arrives and the two children start uncovering ghosts, apparitions, and scurrilous lies that have been festering in the house for far too long. • Order # J4413 • Order # J4420 6 1-800-426-READ FLIPPED by Wendelin Van Draanen. In alternating chapters, two teenagers describe how their feelings about themselves, each other, and their families have changed over the years. • Order # J4430 Books: Children THE NINE POUND HAMMER (Clockwork Dark #1) by John Claude Bemis. Drawn by the Iodestone his father gave him years before, twelve-year-old orphan Ray travels south, meeting along the way various characters from folklore who are battling against an evil industry baron known as the Gog. • Order # J4412 DORMIA by Jake Halpern & Peter Kujawinski. After learning that he is a descendant of Dormia, a hidden kingdom in the Ural Mountains whose inhabitants possess the ancient power of "wakeful sleeping," twelve-year-old Alfonso sets out on a mission to save the kingdom from destruction, discovering secrets that lurk in his own sleep. • Order # J4408 LUCKY BREAKS by Susan Patron. Having reached the mature age of eleven in the tiny California town of Hard Pan (population 43), Lucky discovers that there is still much to learn about friendship, parental trust, and the Milky Way galaxy. BEEZUS AND RAMONA by Beverly Cleary. Nine-year-old Beezus Quimby has her hands full with her little sister, Ramona. Sure, other people have little sisters that bother them sometimes, but is there anyone in the world like Ramona? Whether she's taking one bite out of every apple in a box or secretly inviting 15 other 4-year-olds to the house for a party, Ramona is always making trouble--and getting all the attention. • Order # J4433 THE CALDER GAME by Blue Balliett. When Calder Pillay travels with his father to a remote village in England, he finds a mix of mazes and mystery . . . including an unexpected Alexander Calder sculpture in the town square. Calder is strangely drawn to the sculpture, while other people have less-than-friendly feelings towards it. Both the boy and the sculpture seem to be out of place . . . and then, on the same night, they disappear! • Order # J4380 • Order # J4427 HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (Book 1) by Cressida Cowell. Can Hippup Horrendous Haddock III capture a dragon and train it without being torn limb from limb? Join the adventure as the small boy finds a better way to train his dragon and becomes a hero! • Order # J4423 THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES OF CHARLIE AND MR. WILLY WONKA by Roald Dahl. Charlie Bucket loves chocolate. And Mr. Willy Wonka, the most wondrous inventor in the world, is opening the gates of his amazing chocolate factory. Charlie needs just one golden ticket, and Mr. Wonka's delicious treats could all be his. But Charlie's adventure goes stratospheric, and he finds himself orbiting the Earth in a great glass elevator! • Order # J4422 TALES OF OLIVER PIG by Jean Van Leeuwen. Meet Oliver Pig and his family and find out how every day can be special and fun! SUNRISE (Warriors: Power of Three #6) by Erin Hunter. When Firestar's grandchildren, Hollyleaf, Lionblaze, and Jayfeather, finally discover who their true parents are, there are dire consequences for ThunderClan and the warrior code. • Order # J4381 THIS BOOK IS NOT GOOD FOR YOU by Pseudonymous Bosch. In this tooth-rotting adventure, Cass's mom has been kidnapped by the evil dessert chef and chocolatier, Señor Hugo! The ransom...the legendary tuning fork. Can Cass and Max-Ernest find the magical instrument before it's too late? • Order # J4442 CONFETTI GIRL by Diana López. After the death of her mother, Texas sixth-grader Lina's grades and mood drop as she watches her father lose himself more and more in books, while her best friend uses Lina as an excuse to secretly meet her boyfriend. • Order # J4386 • Order # J4426 www.ncrl.org 7 Books: Teens ELPHAME'S CHOICE by P. C. Cast. Though most girls believe they are different, Elphame knows she is. Odd. Strange. Unique. No one in Partholon has her abilities or her connection to their goddess. And she has a destiny she is about to discover. • Order # F5569 SNOW WHITE AND ROSE RED by Patricia C. Wrede. Snow White and Rose Red live on the edge of the forest that conceals the border of Faerie. They know enough about Faerie lands and mortal magic to be concerned when they find two human sorcerers setting spells near the border. And when the kindly, intelligent black bear wanders into their cottage some months later, they realize the connection between his plight and the sorcery they saw in the forest. • Order # F4830 GLEE: THE BEGINNING by Ryan Murphy. Enroll early at McKinley High--before New Directions was even a glimmer in Mr. Schuester's eye. When did Rachel first decide Finn was more than just a jock? When did Puck and Quinn start their secret romance? And how did the fledgling Glee Club function without a fearless leader? Hint: It wasn't exactly a perfect melody. PRETTY LITTLE LIARS by Sara Shepard. When one of their tightly-knit group mysteriously disappears, four high school girls find their friendship difficult to maintain when they begin receiving taunting messages from someone who seems to know everything about their past and present secrets. • Order # F5940 STRAYS by Ron Koertge. When 16-year-old Ted loses his parents in a car accident, he is stuck with a set of semi-psycho foster parents, two foster brothers and an inner-city high school full of delinquents sure to eat him alive. He's having pretty much the worst year of his miserable life. Or so he thinks. • Order # J4461 IF THE WITNESS LIED by Caroline B. Cooney. Torn apart by tragedies and the publicity they brought, siblings Smithy, Jack, and Madison aged fourteen to sixteen, tap into their parents' courage to pull together and protect their brother Tris, nearly three, from further media exploitation and a much more sinister threat. • Order # J4444 • Order # J4428 VANISHED (Books 1 & 2: When Lightening Strikes; and Code Name Cassandra) by Meg Cabot. After being struck by lightening, high school senior Jessica Mastriani suddenly has the ability to locate missing children. Now Jess is getting noticed in all the wrong ways and by all the wrong people. With no one to trust, it's up to Jess to decide what to do with her new power—before it's decided for her. • Order # J4410 MELTING STONES by Tamora Pierce. The Battle Islands are on the brink of disaster. The Circle sends two mages, along with a student who has gotten herself into a bit of trouble. Evvy has a choice—either go on the mission or be confined to Discipline Cottage. Her mentor is one of the mages, so she chooses to accompany them. When they arrive at the island, they discover that Evvy might be useful after all. everything. • Order # J4458 LEVIATHAN by Scott Westerfeld. In an alternate 1914 Europe, fifteen-year-old Austrian Prince Alek, on the run from the Clanker powers who are attempting to take over the globe using mechanical machinery, forms an uneasy alliance with Deryn, who, disguised as a boy to join the British Air Service, is learning to fly genetically engineered beasts. • Order # J4457 • Order # J4409 8 THE CUPCAKE QUEEN by Heather Heplar. When Penny arrives at Hog's Hollow with her mom, her life changes drastically. But the worst part of it is leaving her friends back in NYC and her dad stayed behind too. Just when Penny begins to accept her new life, she's forced to make a choice that will change 1-800-426-READ Books: Teens BURGER WUSS by M. T. Anderson. Hoping to lose his loser image, Anthony plans revenge on a bully which results in a war between two competing fast-food restaurants, Burger Queen and O'Dermont's. THE BOOK OF TORMOD: A TEMPLAR'S APPRENTICE by Kat Black. It is 1307 in Scotland, and 13-year-old Tormod is rushing through the night to fetch a tinderbox to light the Beltane fire for his village when a Knight Templar interrupts his errand to send him on another that is even more pressing. • Order # J4456 THE COMPOUND by S. A. Bodeen. Eli and his family have lived in the underground for six years. The world they knew is gone. As problems with their carefully planned existence threaten to destroy their sanctuary— and their sanity—Eli can't help but wonder if he'd rather take his chances outside. • Order # J4496 CLAIM TO FAME by Margret Peterson Haddix. Sixteen-year-old Lindsay, a former child star whose career ended when she developed the ability to hear what anyone, anywhere says about her and apparently suffered a nervous breakdown, comes to see this as an asset when, after her father's death, she learns that she is • Order # J4495 DO SOMETHING! A HANDBOOK FOR YOUNG ACTIVISTS by Nancy Lublin. Kids want to do it. Parents want their kids to do it. Schools often require kids to do it. So do it: Do something and change the world. And here’s how, in a fist-in-the-air book for every young activist. • Order # J4454 not alone. SCHOLASTIC ALMANAC 2011: FACTS & STATS by Tom Becker. Packed with hundreds of facts, figures, stats, and all of the essential info you need to keep boredom away and handle schoolwork with ease. • Order # J4506 • Order # J4485 MORPHEUS ROAD: THE LIGHT by D. J. MacHale. Sixteen-year-old Marshall Seaver is expecting a boring summer when his best friend goes away, but instead he finds himself haunted—and hunted—by ghosts that want something from him which he cannot decipher. • Order # J4505 STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS: DEFENDERS OF THE REPUBLIC adapted by Rob Valois. For the members of Domino Squad, it's a long road from clone cadets to elite ARC troopers. These heroic clones will stand proud and courageous as they face the challenges of the Clone Wars and the greatest villains in the galaxy. • Order # J4502 BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS 2011 by Georgian Bay. This book features incredible world records about sports, popular culture, nature, money, science, and more! Plus a 16-page bonus section, packed with unbelievable and wacky facts! SCIENCE FAIR by Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson. With the help of his best friends, Tamara and Micah, Toby takes on Assistant Principal Paul Parmit, aka "The Armpit", a laser-eyed stuffed owl, and two eBay buyers named Darth and the Wookiee who seem to think that the Harrison-Ford-signed BlasTech DL-44 blaster Toby sold them is a counterfeit. What transpires is a hilarious adventure filled with mystery, suspense, and levitating frogs. • Order # J4356 ALEX RIDER: CROCODILE TEARS by Anthony Horowitz. Realizing that there's big money in charity— the bigger the disaster, the bigger the money— a con artist is poised to create the biggest catastrophe know to man and release an airborne strain of virus so powerful it can destroy an entire country on a single gust of wind. The antidote? Teen superspy, Alex Rider. • Order # J4480 • Order # J4501 www.ncrl.org 9 Books: Fiction SAY GOODBYE by Lisa Gardner. A serial killer is targeting young women. This in itself isn’t so unusual, but here’s the twist: he is, or so it appears, using spiders as murder weapons. FBI Special Agent Kimberly Quincy is convinced she is on the trail of a psychopath, but without any bodies or hard evidence, she is having a difficult time convincing her superiors she isn’t on a wild-goose chase. • Order # F5028 PAST PERFECT by Susan Isaacs. Ex-CIA agent Katie Schottland is now a successful spy novelist, but she still gets nostalgic about her glory days back at the Agency. When an old co-worker sends out an alarm, Katie jumps at the chance to reopen her files. She discovers that several of her old Iron Curtain charges have become corpses. These unexplained homicides send our reactivated operative off on a mad chase to save her other associates. • Order # F5075 HIT AND RUN by Lawrence Block. Waiting in Des Moines for a client's go-ahead, professional killer John Keller is picking out stamps for his collection at a shop in Urbandale when somebody guns down the charismatic governor of Ohio. Back at his motel, Keller sees the killer's face broadcast on TV. A face he's seen quite often. Every morning. In the mirror. • Order # F5204 THE MAP THIEF by Heather Terrell. Richard Tobias has hired attorney Mara Coyne, to recover a centuries-old map that was stolen from an archaeological dig he is sponsoring in China. But as Mara begins her investigation, she uncovers the shocking truth: The map is more valuable than anyone has even imagined, and her client's motives are more sinister than she suspected. • Order # F5068 GOD MACHINE by J. G. Sandom. The coded journal of Benjamin Franklin. A hidden map. A legendary gospel. These are the first pieces to an ancient puzzle so powerful, it could destroy the very foundation of Christianity. • Order # F5069 10 THE BOOK OF LIES by Brad Meltzer. When a homeless man with a gunshot wound is revealed to be Calvin Harper's long-lost father, Cal must scramble his resources while dealing with a watershed of emotions. Father and son are drawn into a mystery involving the recovery of the supposed murder weapon Cain used in the Bible. • Order # F5020 HOLD TIGHT by Harlan Coben. Mike and Tia Baye's sixteen-year-old son has become increasingly moody and withdrawn since the suicide of his best friend. They decide to spy on him by installing software on his computer. Within days, a cryptic message—"Just stay quiet and all safe"—draws them into a maze of mayhem and violence that could destroy them all. • Order # F4873 RULES OF DECEPTION by Christopher Reich. After his wife dies in a skiing accident in the Swiss Alps, Dr. Jonathan Ransom learns she had been leading a double life as a spy. What starts out as a search for answers about his late wife's past quickly escalates into a frantic life and death chase across northern Europe. • Order # F5035 THE BRIDGE AT VALENTINE by Renée Thompson. July Caldwell, the daughter of a sheepman, and Rory Morrow, the son of a cattleman, find themselves embroiled in their fathers' bitter feud to control the rangeland. The battle over grazing rights pits family against family, resulting in a tragedy from which July and Rory struggle to recover. • Order # F5941 THE DEFECTOR by Daniel Silva. Grigori Bulganov once saved Gabriel Allon's life in Moscow—and Allon repays his debts. So when the former Russian intelligence officer vanishes, Allon gathers his team of operatives to go after those responsible. But he soon realizes that his enemy may already hold the key to victory—and that if he continues, it will cost him more than he can bear. • Order # F5815 1-800-426-READ Books: Fiction DEAD HEAT by Joel C. Rosenberg. As the presidential campaign narrows into a dead heat, the Secret Service learns of a catastrophic terrorist plot to assassinate one of the candidates—but which one? Who do they want dead? And can U.S. forces stop the terrorists before millions lose their lives? • Order # F4366 BEVERLY HILLS DEAD by Stuart Woods. Stuart Woods returns with the follow-up to The Prince of Beverly Hills—a page-turning novel of murder, political intrigue, and betrayal set in 1940s Hollywood, the era of the "Red Scare," when almost anyone could be suspect. • Order # F4335 BLACK MONDAY by Bob Reiss. A microbe that eats oil has somehow appeared in oil fields around the world. Any machine that runs on gasoline is rendered inoperable by the microbe. Greg Gillette, an epidemiologist, tries to beat the clock and find an antidote to the techno-plague before society collapses. • Order # F5055 9 DRAGONS by Michael Connelly. An investigation into a cold-blooded murder introduces Detective Harry Bosch to a Chinese underworld lurking in the dark recesses of the City of Angels. To the victim's family, Bosch promises revenge, but when his own daughter suddenly becomes a target, he promises blood. • Order # F5833 BOOK OF THE DEAD by Patricia Cornwell. Kay Scarpetta has dealt with many brutal and unusual crimes before, but never a string of them as baffling, or as terrifying, as the ones confronting her now. Before she is through, the morgue log called "book of the dead" will contain many names—and the pen may be poised to write in her own. THE FRONT by Patricia Cornwell. D.A. Monique Lamont and Massachusetts state investigator Win Garano pair up to tackle a loose association of police departments known as the Front. • Order # F5021 STORM CYCLE by Roy Johansen. Rachel Kirby and John Tavak race to uncover a 4,500-year-old secret hidden in an Egyptian tomb that may save the life of Rachel's sister and many thousands more. But a powerful enemy is also in white-hot pursuit. • Order # F4326 THE REAPERS by John Connolly. New York Times bestselling author John Connolly delivers a poetic and ominous novel about a chain of killings, obscurely linked over a long passage of years, and the settling of their blood debts—past, present, and future. • Order # F5835 • Order # F5066 GHOST WHISPERER: GHOST TRAP by Doranna Durgin. Melinda Gordon can talk to the dead and helps them find what they need to be free. A mournful lullaby has been haunting Melinda in her sleep, the song of a ghost who doesn't seem ready or willing to accept Melinda's help. Only then does Melinda begin to worry that this is a spirit so troubled that it may be beyond her help. SCARED TO LIVE by Stephen Booth. As two gruesome homicides begin to converge, a horrific possibility takes shape. A killer is stalking the Peak District whose motives are a mystery and whose methods are unpredictable. And his next victims could be the only two cops who can stop him. • Order # F5064 • Order # F4909 WASTELANDS: STORIES OF THE APOCALYPSE edited by John Joseph Adams. These visionary authors have addressed one of the most challenging and enduring themes of imaginative fiction: the nature of life in the aftermath of total societal collapse. • Order # F3791 www.ncrl.org 11 Books: Fiction ABSENT FRIENDS by S. J. Rozan. Jimmy, Markie, Vicky, Sally, Tom, Jack and Marian. Their friendships are strong and their futures bright—until one shattering night changes everything. But years later, as the story of that night begins to unwind, a tangle of secret relationships and personal demons is exposed—until the truth erupts with stunning force. DELUSION by Peter Abrahams. The monster storm "Bernardine" did more than devastate the tiny Gulf Coast community of Belle Ville. It uncovered suppressed evidence that exonerates a man wrongly imprisoned for murder. • Order # F4947 • Order # F4300 BLACK WIDOW by Cliff Ryder. Agents recruited for the organization known as Room 59 play hard, play for keeps...or die trying. But now new Room 59 agent Ajza Manaev, a top MI6 operative, discovers just how high the stakes really are when she goes undercover inside Chechnya's terrorist training camps, where bitter young widows harness their hate as suicide bombers. NOTHING TO LOSE by Lee Child. All Jack Reacher wants when he reaches the town of Despair is a cup of coffee. What he gets are four hostile locals, a vagrancy charge, and an order to move on. They're picking on the wrong guy. What are the secrets that Despair seems so desperate to hide? • Order # F4906 ROGUE by Danielle Steel. Meet Maxine Williams, a dedicated doctor with three great kids and the perfect new man in her life. Her only problem? Her irresistibly charming, utterly infuriating ex-husband, a.k.a. the Rogue. • Order # F4970 THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO by Stieg Larsson. Harriet Vanger, scion of one of Sweden's wealthiest families, disappeared over forty years ago. All these years later, her aged uncle continues to seek the truth. He hires Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently trapped by a libel conviction, to investigate. • Order # F5241 THE LOST SYMBOL by Dan Brown. The Lost Symbol propels Robert Langdon on a wild twelve-hour race through Washington D.C. on an urgent search for keys to the secrets of free masonry, the Founding Fathers, and psychokinesis. • Order # F5195 THE GENIUS by Jesse Kellerman. Victor Cracke, a tenant in a decaying New York slum, has disappeared, leaving behind countless cardboard boxes filled with strange, original artwork. The subjects of the pictures look exactly like the victims in long-cold murder cases. And the still-missing genius may be the link to a madman—or the madman himself. • Order # F5996 THE WRECKER by Clive Cussler. Someone is out to destroy a major railroad by wrecking trains, blowing up tunnels and bridges, and killing people. Railroad detective Isaac Bell is brought in to bring the Wrecker to justice. • Order # F4904 SURE FIRE by Jack Higgins. Fifteen-year-old twins Rich and Jade have their lives turned upside down when their mother is killed in a car crash, their long-lost father, John Chance, appears to collect them. He lives on his own and it’s clear that Rich and Jade aren’t welcome. But when Chance suddenly disappears, Rich and Jade uncover the truth: He’s a spy. And now, whoever kidnapped their father is after them, too. • Order # F4308 12 • Order # F5997 DEEPER THAN THE DEAD by Tami Hoag. California, 1985. Four children and young teacher Anne Navarre make a gruesome discovery: a partially buried female body. A serial killer is at large, and the very bonds that hold their idyllic town together are about to be tested to the breaking point. • Order # F5998 1-800-426-READ Books: Fiction 13½ by Nevada Barr. Polly Deschamps is a respected professor of literature with good friends and her own home—a safe life for her and her two daughters. When Polly falls in love with Marshall Marchand, a restoration architect, shadows of the past rise out of the poisoned ground of New Orleans as thick and deadly as the toxic waters of the flood. • Order # F6007 A SUMMER IN SONOMA by Robyn Carr. They've been best friends since seventh grade. But this summer, teetering on the threshold of thirty, four women are going to need each other more than ever. And having old friends to lean on can only up the chances of happily ever after. • Order # F5796 INTERVENTION by Robin Cook. New York City medical examiner Jack Stapleton investigates the promises—and deadly risks—of alternative medicine and is led deep into the heart of a religious conspiracy. • Order # F5793 KNOCK OUT by Catherine Coulter. After witnessing her relatives bury dead bodies in the middle of the night, a seven-year-old uses her telepathic powers to call a man she's seen only on television: FBI agent Dillon Savich. THE GATE HOUSE by Nelson DeMille. John Sutter has returned to the Gold Coast for the funeral of a woman who isn't dead yet. He's also looking to restart his life and possibly hook up with his ex-wife, Susan, who'd had an affair with a local Mafia don she later killed. Confounding the problem is the don's son, who has taken over the family business and wants vengeance against both John and Susan. • Order # F6003 EYES OF A CHILD by Richard North Patterson. A man has been found dead, a gun still wedged in his mouth. It looks like Ricardo Arias killed himself...but the physical evidence tells a different story. And before long there's a murder suspect: San Francisco defense attorney and political hopeful Christopher Paget. • Order # F6009 FINGER LICKIN' FIFTEEN by Janet Evanovich. Stephanie's working overtime tracking felons for the bonds office at night and snooping for security expert Carlos Manoso, aka Ranger, during the day. Can she hunt down two killers, a traitor, and five skips, keep her grandmother out of the sauce, and solve Ranger's problems and not jump his bones? • Order # F5789 THE SCARPETTA FACTOR by Patricia Cornwell. A CNN producer wants forensic expert Kay Scarpetta to launch a TV show called The Scarpetta Factor. But the glare of the spotlight could make Kay a target for the very killers she would put behind bars. • Order # F5797 206 BONES by Kathy Reichs. Forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan awakens to find herself entombed and tied up. While struggling to free herself, she recalls her most recent case, concerning a potential serial killer of elderly women, and her gradual awareness that an unknown enemy is trying to undermine her professionally and personally. • Order # F5786 • Order # F5875 1022 EVERGREEN PLACE by Debbie Macomber. Mary Jo Wyse is falling in love with Mack McAfee. She and her baby daughter, Noelle, have been living next door to Mack since the spring. She's still a little wary about their relationship, because she hasn't always made good decisions when it comes to men. Her baby's father, David Rhodes, is testament to that. Now she's worried that he might sue for custody of their daughter. • Order # F5905 www.ncrl.org 13 Books: Fiction TESTIMONY by Anita Shreve. At a New England boarding school, a sex scandal is about to break. Even more shocking than the sexual acts themselves is the fact that they were caught on videotape. A Pandora's box of revelations, the tape triggers a chorus of voices—those of the men, women, teenagers, and parents involved in the scandal—that details the ways in which lives can be derailed or destroyed in one foolish moment. ADAM by Ted Dekker. In his hunt for the serial killer known as Eve, forensic psychologist Daniel Childs suffers a gunshot wound resulting in his death and resuscitation. While dead, he discovers within his mind the key to the mystery, if only he can find the lock. • Order # F5788 • Order # F5876 CLUB DEAD by Charlaine Harris. Sookie Stackhouse's vampire boyfriend has been distant. When he leaves on a business trip, Sookie follows him and finds herself mingling with the underworld at Club Dead—a little haunt where the vampire elite go to chill out. When she catches Bill in an act of serious betrayal—she's not sure whether to save him...or sharpen some stakes. • Order # F5759 BLINDMAN'S BLUFF by Faye Kellerman. LAPD homicide detective Peter Decker and his wife, Rina Lazarus, will be blindsided by a brutal multiple murder in this twisting tale of suspense from New York Times bestselling author Faye Kellerman. THE LUCKY ONE by Nicholas Sparks. Filled with tender romance and terrific suspense, The Lucky One is an unforgettable story about the surprising paths our lives often take and the power of fate to guide us to true and everlasting love. • Order # F5798 RAIN GODS by James Lee Burke. In a heat-cracked border town, the bodies of nine illegal aliens—women and girls, killed execution-style—are unearthed in a shallow grave. Haunted by a past he can't shake and his own private demons, Texas sheriff Hackberry Holland attempts to untangle the grisly case, which may lead to more bloodshed. • Order # F5752 FORD COUNTY by John Grisham. Returning to the setting of his first novel, A Time to Kill, longtime bestseller John Grisham presents seven short stories about the residents of Ford County, Miss. • Order # F5858 BLACK HILLS by Nora Roberts. #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts takes us 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. • Order # F5870 • Order # F5750 KILLER SUMMER by Ridley Pearson. A big wine convention has come to Sun Valley, and three bottles owned by Thomas Jefferson and given to John Adams are sure to bring big bucks at auction, unless a gang of super thieves, which has hit town with an elaborate scheme in which Kevin becomes unwittingly involved, steals the bottles first. MIDNIGHT CRYSTAL by Jayne Ann Krentz. For many earthly centuries, a legendary curse has plagued the Winters family, stemming from the tumultuous founding of the Arcane Society. But now, on the futuristic world of Harmon, the curse's final mystery will be unraveled. • Order # F5900 • Order # F5792 HOLLYWOOD MOON by Joseph Wambaugh. Four cops find they've stumbled upon a complex web of crime where even the criminals can't be sure who's conning whom. • Order # F5866 14 1-800-426-READ Books: Romance TALK OF THE TOWN by Sherrill Bodine. After fifteen years as Chicago's gossip guru, Rebecca Covington has been demoted to the Home and Food section. Rebecca swears she'll reclaim her shining star status, but can the dishy diva even cook? And how can she ignore her new boss's arousing effect on her sensibilities? OBSIDIAN PREY by Jayne Castle. The world of Harmony has its own special glow, thanks to the aliens who left behind powerful amber and twisting underground catacombs. Sparks fly, senses are raised, and passion can take you by surprise. COUNTDOWN by Michelle Maddox. A petty thief and a convicted murderer find themselves entangled in a deadly reality TV game and a heart-pounding attraction for each other. TURBULENT SEA by Christine Feehan. Joley Drake was born with a legacy of unexpected magical gifts, but it was the gift of singing that made her an overnight sensation. Heated by the flush of success, Joley can have any man she wants. And there's only one man who can give her what she really needs. • Order # F5331 • Order # F4626 • Order # F4128 UNMASKED by Nicola Cornick. Can innocent young widow Mari Osborne really be a murderess and the notorious leader of the Glory Girls highwaywomen? Wickedly handsome Nick Falconer would stake his life on it! He's been sent to solve the murder of his cousin and unmask this female Robin Hood. • Order # F4118 LOST IN YOU by Alix Rickloff. Cornwall, 1815. Beyond the country balls and genteel society of Regency England lies another realm—where passion and peril collide, and two lovers face an impossible choice. • Order # F4130 TEMPT ME AT TWILIGHT by Lisa Kleypas. Poppy Hathaway loves her unconventional family, though she longs for normalcy. Then fate leads to a meeting with Harry Rutledge, an enigmatic hotel owner and inventor with wealth, power, and a dangerous hidden life. • Order # F4113 THE GOLDEN VALKYRIE by Iris Johansen. When P.I. Honey Winston is hired to steal incriminating letters from visiting dignitary Prince Rubinoff, she’s prepared for a dangerous mission that could end her career. But when she blows her cover, she finds that the amused prince is everything the media have made him out to be: part Adonis, part playboy—and irresistibly charismatic. • Order # F4112 A RAKE'S GUIDE TO PLEASURE by Victoria Dahl. The dashing Duke of Somerhart has the notorious reputation of being one of London's most incurable rogues. When he meets the alluring Lady Denmore, he is immediately intrigued. Her recklessness and innocence intertwined titillates him as no other woman ever has. But what secret is the lovely Lady Denmore hiding? • Order # F4151 • Order # F5450 SERVANT THE ACCEPTANCE by L. L. Foster. Gabrielle Cody has accepted her destiny as God's warrior, charged to destroy all evil, but she wasn't prepared to see Detective Luther Cross ever again. He's the beacon of reality in her life, the one thing that makes her feel human, like a real woman. REALLY UNUSUAL BAD BOYS by Mary Janice Davidson. One minute, Detective Lois Commoner is popping pain pills for her bum knee; the next, she's in a strange land with a magically delicious naked man named Prince Damon. Questions? Maybe one or two. • Order # F4270 • Order # F4285 www.ncrl.org 15 Books: Romance HER UNLIKELY FAMILY by Missy Tippens. A good boarding school was what Michael Throckmorton's orphaned niece needed, not an uncle who was never home. But then Michael's niece ran away. And the big-hearted, beautiful diner waitress who'd taken her in wasn't letting her go so easily. Josie Miller had a few conditions for Michael. Oddly enough, he was willing to listen. • Order # F3609 THE LOST DUKE OF WYNDHAM by Julia Quinn. Jack Audley has been a highwayman, a soldier, and always been a rogue. But when he is recognized as the long-lost son of the House of Wyndham, his carefree life is over. And if his birth proves to be legitimate, then he will find himself with the one title he never wanted: Duke of Wyndham. • Order # F3882 SEDUCTION OF A PROPER GENTLEMAN by Victoria Alexander. To break a centuries-old curse, beautiful Lady Kathleen MacDavid knows she must ignore every rule of propriety by seducing—and marrying—the Earl of Norcroft. So she sets off for London, braving scandal and ruin to achieve her goal...until a crazy bump on the head makes her forget nearly everything. • Order # F4311 WET & WILD by Sandra Hill. What do you get when you cross a Viking with a Navy SEAL? A warrior with the fierce instincts of the past and the rigorous training of America's most elite fighting corps? A totally buff heroin-the-making who hasn't had a woman in roughly a thousand years? A dyed-in-the-wool romantic with a hopeless crush on his hands-off superior officer? Whatever you get, women everywhere can't wait to meet him. SECRET FANTASY by Carly Phillips. Juliette Stanton is ten minutes away from vowing to love, honor and cherish a scheming mobster-connected liar. And so the highprofile senator's daughter flees her own wedding. Dubbed "Chicago's Runaway Bride," Juliette needs somewhere to hide out. So she heads to a "fantasy island" and pays big bucks for anonymity and the chance to meet an honest man who'll love her for who she really is. • Order # F4664 THE LAST WHITE KNIGHT by Tami Hoag. A powerful story of love and surrender about a young woman determined to save the world on her own, and the man who may help her save herself. • Order # F4683 BRIDES FOR BROTHERS / THE MARRIAGE RISK (MIDNIGHT SONS, Vol. 1) by Debbie Macomber. The three O'Halloran brothers, who run a bush-plane charter service, are heading a campaign to bring women to the small town of Hard Luck, Alaska. Lovely Abbey Sutherland is arriving in Alaska within days. However, there's a complication...or two. She hasn't told them she's arriving with kids! • Order # F4757 DADDY'S LITTLE HELPER / BECAUSE OF THE BABY (MIDNIGHT SONS, Vol. 2) by Debbie Macomber. Mitch Harris is responsible for law and order in Hard Luck. He's also the widowed father of a little girl. But it's not long before seven-yearold Chrissie decides that her new teacher, Bethany Ross, is the perfect candidate for wife and mom! • Order # F5202 • Order # F4100 LOVE'S FIRST LIGHT by Jamie Carie. An aristocrat goes undercover to survive the French Revolution, but his heart cannot be contained upon meeting a beautiful widow with whom he shares a tragic connection. • Order # F5221 16 DEAD AFTER DARK by Sherrilyn Kenyon. With these four tales of paranormal romance, it's never been hotter to be close to death. Stories included are: Shadow of the Moon by Sherrilyn Kenyon; The Story of Son by J. R. Ward; Beyond the Night by Susan Squires; and Midnight Kiss Goodbye by Dianna Love. • Order # F4616 1-800-426-READ Books: Romance MOONSTRUCK by Susan Grant. Peace is for little girls. And Coalition starship admiral Brit Bandar is one tough woman. A mere intergalactic treaty could never get her to trust the Drakken Horde. There was too much bad blood between the Coalition and the Horde. But now a peaceful accord has made Finn Rorkken, a notorious Drakken rogue, second-in command on her starship—and through some grand cosmic irony—front and center in her thoughts...and her heart. • Order # F3975 ANGELS AT CHRISTMAS by Debbie Macomber. Every Christmas, three lovable angels visit Earth. Once a year, Shirley, Goodness and Mercy are allowed to intervene in human affairs. This Christmas, Those Christmas Angels respond to Anne Fletcher's prayer request. She wants her son, Roy, to meet a special woman—and the angels contrive to throw Julie Wilcott in his path. PLEASURE OF A DARK PRINCE by Kresley Cole. #1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole enraptures again with this seductive tale of a fierce werewolf prince who will stop at nothing to protect the lovely archer he covets from afar. • Order # F5667 CHANCES by Nora Roberts. Two classic novels: Opposites Attract - After years apart, Asher Wolfe discovers to her horror she still wants Ty Starbuck, but knows if she reveals the truth, she could lose it all again. A Will and a Way - Strange things are happening to Pandora McVie. The strangest being her reluctant attraction to a man who might be trying to get rid of her. • Order # F4669 SIMPLY PERFECT by Mary Baloch. Against the seductive backdrop of Regency England, New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh sweeps us into the sensual, enthralling world of four teachers at an elite academy for young ladies. • Order # F5778 VEIL OF MIDNIGHT by Lara Adrian. A warrior trained in bullets and blades, Renata cannot be bested by any man—vampire or mortal. But her most powerful weapon is her extraordinary psychic ability—a gift both rare and deadly. Now a stranger threatens her hard-won independence—a golden-haired vampire who lures her into a realm of darkness…and pleasure beyond imagining. • Order # F4690 • Order # F4687 THE GIRL MOST LIKELY TO... by Susan Donovan. Kat Cavanaugh was sixteen when she hitchhiked out of Persuasion, West Virginia and vowed never to return. Who could blame her? She’d just stumbled upon her father’s adulterous affair, found out she was pregnant, got dumped by her boyfriend, and kicked out of her house and school...all in a single afternoon. Twenty years have gone by and Kat’s back—gorgeous, rich, and looking for an apology from everyone who’d turned their backs on her. ECSTASY by Jacquelyn Frank. At one with the darkness, the mysterious Shadowdwellers must live as far from lightloving humans as possible in order to survive. Yet one damaged human woman will tempt the man behind the Shadowdweller throne into a dangerous desire. • Order # F4726 • Order # F4727 MURDER GAME by Christine Feehan. As bodies pile up, a violent new cross-country game is blamed on the GhostWalkers. To clear their name, they infiltrate the dangerous sport. And to survive it, they must ignore the rules. • Order # F4716 AND THE DESERT BLOOMS by Iris Johansen. #1 New York Times bestseller Iris Johansen pairs an exotic locale with an irresistible man in this classic love story that proves anything is possible when a woman knows in her heart that it's right. • Order # F4697 www.ncrl.org 17 Books: Mystery COYOTE WAITS by Tony Hillerman. Lt. Leaphorn and Officer Jim Chee must unravel a complex plot of death involving an historical find, a lost fortune and the mythical Coyote, who is always waiting and hungry. BURN ZONE by James O. Born. When a low-level bust leads ATF agent Alex Duarte to New Orleans—and a mysterious Panamanian gun-and drug-runner named Ortiz—he finds himself in the middle of something bigger than he's ever known. • Order # F5156 MURDER ON BANK STREET by Victoria Thompson. In the four years since her husband's death, midwife Sarah Brandt has become an angel of mercy in the tenements of turn-of-the-century New York. Now, Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy has taken up the task of solving the murder of Dr. Tom Brandt. But the shocking revelation he discovers may destroy Sarah—and Malloy's hopes for any future with her. • Order # F5141 QUARRY IN THE MIDDLE by Max Allan Collins. The enigmatic hitman Quarry is back in this violent, steamy tale of warring crime families. When two rival casino owners covet the same territory, guess who puts himself in the crossfire. • Order # F5602 PASSPORT TO PERIL by Robert B. Parker. From the corridors and compartments of the Orient Express to the shadowy, ruined streets of Budapest—which he saw firsthand as a foreign correspondent during World War II— Parker takes you on a nightmare tour of a land where life is cheap, old hatreds run strong, and a couple of Americans can find themselves in more danger than they ever imagined. • Order # F5108 VI AGRA FALLS by Mary Daheim. Innkeeper and amateur sleuth Judith McMonigle Flynn's worst nightmare comes true when Vivian Flynn—husband Joe's first wife— moves back into the neighborhood. Vivian, who has become mysteriously wealthy, plans to build a big, bad condo on their idyllic cul-de-sac. Outraged, Judith and her neighbors vow to fight the project to the death. • Order # F5320 18 • Order # F4653 THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT by Diane A. S. Stuckart. Court Engineer Leonardo da Vinci conjures a living chess game for the Duke of Milan using his royal court as chess pieces. But when one ‘piece’ is murdered, da Vinci’s scrupulous eye for detail is needed to find the killer. • Order # F4650 CASINO MOON by Peter Blauner. For Anthony Russo, an Atlantic City mobster's son, the chances of escaping a life of crime are slim. They hinge on his plan to back a washed-up boxer's comeback bid, and that, in turn, hinges on winning the help of a sexy round card girl who's gone toe-to-toe with the current champion—in the bedroom. • Order # F5074 BIG JACK by J. D. Robb. In New York City in 2059, someone is pursuing missing gems from a decades-old heist...someone who's willing to kill for them. NYPD Lieutenant Eve Dallas will attempt to track down the diamonds once and for all— and stop the danger and death that have surrounded the jewels for years. • Order # F5677 SANTA CLAWED by Rita Mae Brown. Amateur sleuth Harry Harristeen is excited about the upcoming holidays, but her spirits are dashed when she finds a dead monk at the Christmas-tree farm. Of course, Harry’s three cats, Mrs. Murphy, Tucker, and Pewter, are just as interested as Harry in uncovering the murderer, who’s wrecking the holidays for everyone by killing off the seemingly selfless monks. • Order # F5576 1-800-426-READ Books: Mystery THE CORPSE WORE PASTIES by Jonny Porkpie. Suspected of murder after a striptease artist dies dramatically onstage, performer and emcee Porkpie—named for his trademark hat—sets out one kick-step ahead of the cops to find the real killer. • Order # F5605 DIPPED, STRIPPED, AND DEAD by Elise Hyatt. Divorced and strapped for cash, Candyce "Dyce" Dare starts up Daring Finds, a furniture refinishing business. But when she goes dumpster diving for discarded furniture, and uncovers a corpse, Dyce may find herself redecorating a jail cell. • Order # F5496 K IS FOR KILLER by Sue Grafton. Lorna Kepler's death ten months ago has remained a mystery. The local police had suspected homicide, but never could find a suspect—or a motive. Now Kinsey Millhone has agreed to work on the case and is about to be pulled into a netherworld of unavenged murder and damaged survivors...where sometimes it takes a deal with the devil to survive. CLUB DEAD (Sookie Sackhouse #3) by Charlaine Harris. Sookie's boyfriend has been very distant. Now she's off to Mississippi to mingle with the underworld at Club Dead—a little haunt where the vampire elite go to chill out. But when she catches him in an act of betrayal, she's not sure whether to save him or sharpen some stakes. • Order # F5242 DEAD TO THE WORLD (Sookie Sackhouse #4) by Charlaine Harris. When cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse sees a naked man on the side of the road, she doesn't just drive on by. Turns out the poor thing hasn't a clue who he is, but Sookie does. It's Eric the vampire--but now he's a kinder, gentler Eric. And a scared Eric, because whoever took his memory now wants his life. • Order # F5238 DEAD AS A DOORNAIL (Sookie Sackhouse #5) by Charlaine Harris. Harris's rousing fifth Sookie Stackhouse fantasy-mystery pits vampires, were-creatures, shifters and one fairy godmother against a sniper with an apparent aversion to nonhumans. • Order # F5559 DEAD UNTIL DARK (Sookie Sackhouse #1) by Charlaine Harris. Sookie Sackhouse is a cocktail waitress in small-town Louisiana. Sookie is also telepathic, and that doesn't make her too dateable. Then along comes Bill. He's tall, dark, handsome— and Sookie can't hear a word he's thinking. He's exactly the type of guy she's been waiting for all her life. But Bill has a disability of his own: He's a vampire with a bad reputation. • Order # F5243 LIVING DEAD IN DALLAS (SOOKIE SACKHOUSE #2) by Charlaine Harris. When a vampire asks Sookie Stackhouse to use her telepathic skills to find another missing vampire, she agrees under one condition: the bloodsuckers must promise to let the humans go unharmed. • Order # F5235 • Order # F5234 DEFINITELY DEAD (Sookie Sackhouse #6) by Charlaine Harris. Spiked with a frothy fusion of romance, mystery, and fantasy, this bestselling series sends the supernaturally gifted cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse to New Orleans, where she has to deal with the legacy of one of her own family and a host of potentially dangerous characters. • Order # F5236 ALL TOGETHER DEAD (Sookie Sackhouse #7) by Charlaine Harris. Sookie attends an important central U.S. vamp summit on the shores of Lake Michigan as a "human Geiger counter" for Sophie-Anne Leclerq, vampire queen of a Louisiana weakened by Katrina and who will be tried during the event for murdering her king. Sookie knows the queen is innocent, but she's hardly prepared for other shocking murders. • Order # F5237 www.ncrl.org 19 Books: Science Fiction/Fantasy TO OUTLIVE ETERNITY AND OTHER STORIES by Poul Anderson. The wide-ranging imagination and exciting storytelling of Poul Anderson brings many different worlds to vivid life in a great volume of his best stories that will thrill all fans of science fiction. • Order # F5067 WHITE WITCH, BLACK CURSE by Kim Harrison. Bounty hunter and witch Rachel Morgan has crossed forbidden lines, taken demonic hits, and still stands. But the death of her lover struck her harder than she ever thought possible. She won't rest until his murder is solved...and avenged. • Order # F5574 THREE DAYS TO DEAD by Kelly Meding. When Evangeline Stone wakes up naked and bruised on a cold slab in the morgue—in a stranger's body, with no memory of who she is and how she got there—her troubles are only just beginning. Now Evy is a fugitive. Piecing together her memory Evy discovers that she has only three days to solve her own murder before the reincarnation spell wears off. Because in three days Evy will die again—but this time there’s no second chance. • Order # F5577 A MAGIC OF TWILIGHT (The Nessantico Cycle #1) by S. L. Farrell. A Magic of Twilight is a sweeping saga of murder and magic (portrayed both as a powerful religion and a forbidden art), of deception and betrayal, of Machiavellian politics, star-crossed lovers, and a realm facing war on every front. • Order # F4791 THE VAN RIJN METHOD by Poul Anderson. When the human race spread out among the stars, they took the profit motive with them, and none exemplified that fact better than Nicholas Van Rijn, interstellar trader and capitalist extraordinaire. He might look like Falstaff and talk in a steady stream of malapropisms, but anybody who might take him for a bumbling buffoon would quickly find themselves taken—to the cleaners! CLAWS THAT CATCH by John Ringo, Travis S. Taylor. Working off of a piece of intelligence from our alien allies, the Vorpal Blade is dispatched to investigate rumors of an ancient and powerful civilization that may have been the creators of the “black box” that drives humanity's only space ship. Any remnant technology would be nice but what the Blade finds is much more than they bargained for. • Order # F5586 RESISTANCE: THE GATHERING STORM by William C. Dietz. In December 1949 hordes of merciless aliens burst across European borders, killing and transforming their victims as they advance. Now the deadly Chimera have crossed the ocean, unleashing lightning strikes on the American mainland. A U.S. Ranger lieutenant, strangely immune to the alien virus attacks, stands as the last, best chance against these extraterrestrial monsters. • Order # F5070 JIMMY THE HAND (Legends of the Riftwar, Book III) by Raymond E. Feist & S. M. Stirling. Forced to flee the only home he's ever known, Jimmy finds himself among the unsuspecting rural villagers of Land's End, where he hopes to prosper with his talents for con and thievery. But Land's End is home to many who tread the crooked path—and to a dark, dangerous presence even the local smugglers don't recognize. • Order # F5203 THE NEW SPACE OPERA edited by Gardner Dozios & Jonathan Strahan. The rich space opera tradition, extending from the off-world voyages of Verne and Wells to this galaxy-embracing anthology, is arguably sf's most prolific subgenre. Veteran anthologist Dozois and co-editor Strahan present some of the newest boundary-stretching variations on the category's many themes. • Order # F4329 • Order # F5571 20 A WAR OF GIFTS (an Ender Story) by Orson Scott Card. Orson Scott Card offers a Christmas gift to his millions of fans with this short book set during Ender's first years at the Battle School where it is forbidden to celebrate religious holidays. • Order # F5487 1-800-426-READ Books: Science Fiction/Fantasy THE CLONE BETRAYAL by Steven L. Kent. Lt. Wayson Harris was born and bred as the ultimate soldier. But he is unique, possessing independence of thought. And when the military brass decide to blame the clones for the decimation of the U.A. Republic, Lt. Harris decides to stop being the scapegoat, with all the firepower he can muster. • Order # F5492 THE BOOKS OF THE WARS by Mark Geston. Complete in one volume for the first time: three novels making up a saga of the distant future, when the Earth and its inhabitants have transformed almost beyond recognition, science has all but become sorcery, and humanity is threatened by creatures out of the past’s darkest legends. • Order # F4786 STAR WARS: MILLENNIUM FALCON by James Luceno. Climb aboard, buckle up, and prepare to jump to hyperspace for a dazzling adventure aboard the ship that launched a thousand fates. UNDONE (Outcast Season, Book One) by Rachel Caine. Once she was Cassiel, a Djinn of limitless power. Now, she has been reshaped in human flesh as punishment for defying her master— and living among the Weather Wardens, whose power she must tap into regularly or she will die. And as she copes with the emotions and frailties of her human condition, a malevolent entity threatens her new existence. • Order # F5585 THE MOON POOL by Abraham Merritt. On an uncharted island in the South Pacific, a party of explorers finds incredible marvels and inadvertently unleashes the Dweller, a monstrous entity that stalks all in its path! • Order # F4811 TRIPLANETARY (The Lensman Saga, Book 1) by E. E. Doc Smith. Battle is joined for the control of the universe. The Arisians, benevolent humanoids who have declared themselves Guardians of Civilization, war with the Eddoreans, shapeless, malevolent beings, hungry for power at any price. Their battleground is a tiny planet in a remote galaxy: Earth. • Order # F4777 TERMINATOR SALVATION: COLD WAR by Greg Cox. Russia 2003. When it appears that the United States has unleashed its entire nuclear arsenal upon the world, Captain Dmitri Losenko, commander of the nuclear submarine Gorshkov, has no choice but to retaliate. His target? Alaska. • Order # F5465 STAR TREK: A SINGULAR DESTINY by Keith R. A. DeCandido. The cataclysmic events of Star Trek: Destiny have devastated known space. Worlds have fallen. Lives have been destroyed. And in the uneasy weeks that follow, the survivors of the holocaust continue to be tested to the limits of their endurance. • Order # F4787 SINGULARITY'S RING by Paul Melko. Apollo is in training to become the captain of the starship Consensus. Apollo is unique in that he/she/it is not an individual at all, but five separate teenagers who form a whole new entity. As the pod's training progresses and more and more potentially lethal accidents occur, the pod members become fugitives on Earth, struggling just to survive. • Order # F4989 THE BREATH OF GOD by Harry Turtledove. Once the great Glacier enclosed the Raumsdalian Empire. Now it’s broken open, and Count Hamnet Thyssen faces a new world. With the wisecracking Ulric Skakki, the neighboring clan leader Trasamund, and his lover, the shaman Liv, Hamnet leads an exploration of the new territory in hopes of finding the legendary Golden Shrine. But dangers abound. • Order # F5562 • Order # F4779 www.ncrl.org 21 Books: Western CRUCIFIXION RIVER by Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini. In the Spur Award–winning title story, a Pinkerton detective, a couple on the run, a wanted man, and a traveling salesman with mysterious wares all converge on the banks of Crucifixion River to take shelter from an impending storm. • Order # F5648 THE TEARS OF GOD (Wilderness #62) by David Thompson. Mountain man Nate King would never leave anyone in need, but he has his hands full this time trying to protect both a freight train and a colony of Shakers from a band of Pawnees on a personal vendetta. CANYON DIABLO by Max McCoy. Jacob Gamble and his crazy brother Ishmael are sworn enemies. But when they finally meet up at an old mission church in the desert to settle their feud, they find a score of massacred bodies...and one mortally wounded survivor who promises them riches beyond their wildest dreams if they return his prized possession to the deadly town of Canyon Diablo. • Order # F5650 THE WARRIOR by Wade Everett. When the U.S. Army sent Capt. John Early to protect the Indians at Camp Sherridan in an effort to get the veteran soldier out of the way, they didn’t realize that nothing would deter him from his mission, and the army just became his prime target. • Order # F5604 HARLAN by Frank Roderus. Harlan Breen has been arrested and accused of murder in a case of mistaken identity. His only chance of avoiding the hangman’s noose is to break out of jail and track down the real killer before a posse can find him. • Order # F5603 RYDER OF THE HILLS by Robert J. Horton. Gang leader Jess Sneed is horrified when an innocent man is inadvertently killed, and he decides to take the dead man’s son under his wing to atone. But what happens when the son finds out the truth and the further misdeeds of the man he’s come to think of as his father? • Order # F5623 THE BUSTED THUMB HORSE RANCH by Paul Bagdon. Jake Walters’s dream has come true; he has a horse ranch of his own. He’s even found that one perfect stallion to be the foundation sire of his breed. But word of this perfect stallion has spread fast, and now Jake has to fight rustlers for not only the stallion but his ranch and his very life! • Order # F5621 KILLSTRAIGHT by Johnny D. Boggs. A Comanche who’s been in the white world for the last several years struggles to come to terms with his heritage while investigating the wrongful hanging of his best friend. • Order # F5601 NORTH STAR by Richard S. Wheeler. Barnaby Skye and his family must cope with radical change as the wilderness vanishes, the buffalo are slaughtered, and the government puts the tribes on reservation land. How can people born and bred to tribal life learn to live another way? • Order # F5625 NOT A RUSTLER by John D. Nesbitt. Someone has started gunning down cattle ranchers in the area and Spencer Prescott has become both a suspect and a potential victim. • Order # F5620 WAGONS WEST: NEBRASKA! by Dana Fuller Ross. Autumn, 1837. Blazing onward from New York to Missouri, the legendary wagon train sent by U.S. President Andrew Jackson has reached the last outpost of civilization. Now five hundred strong, these brave pioneers set a course across the great rolling plains toward the treacherous Rockies, hoping to stake a claim in the American West. • Order # F5582 • Order # F5639 22 1-800-426-READ Books: Western SAVAGERY OF THE MOUNTAIN MAN by William W. Johnstone. Santa Clara, Colorado, is 24 hours by train from the land where Smoke Jensen found peace and prosperity on his Sugarloaf Ranch. But somehow, Smoke can't stay away from Santa Clara—and from an evil cattle baron hiding a murderous past. BOUNTY ON A BARON by Robert J. Randisi. He almost paid the ultimate price for a crime he didn't commit. Now Decker is determined to track down others wanted by the law. He'll make sure the innocent have nothing to fear. But the guilty won't stand a chance against the bounty hunter. • Order # F5579 • Order # F5600 THE GUN FIGHT by Richard Matheson. Millview, Texas, on August 13, 1871, lawman John Benton took off his gun and swore never to wear it again. Eight years later, he is forced to rethink his decision when an innocent young woman, Louisa Harper, tries to make her boyfriend jealous with a story that the famous officer made advances toward her. MATT JENSEN: THE LAST MOUNTAIN MAN: SNAKE RIVER SLAUGHTER by William W. Johnstone. Kitty Wellington inherited her uncle's 20,000-acre ranch—and a mortgage—on the Snake River. She plans to pay her debt by selling thoroughbreds to the U.S. Army. But a relative is trying to steal it all...until Matt Jensen enters a fight whose most dangerous combatants have yet to show their hand. • Order # F5552 FATAL JUSTICE by Ralph Compton. Years ago, Marshal Asher Thrall shot killer Ben Sharkey in the leg to save a fellow lawman. Since then, every crooked step has reminded Sharkey of the man who put a bullet in him. And he's set to repay the favor in spades. • Order # F5649 STRYKER'S REVENGE by Ralph Compton. Lieutenant Steve Stryker has a score to settle with Rake Pierce, who's running guns to the Apaches. Pierce left him a scarred man and ruined his life. Now it's payback time. • Order # F5596 • Order # F5652 RIFLE PASS by Max Brand. Sheriff Thomas Weller has a problem. His son has joined notorious bandit Harry Sandford on the outlaw trail. Now his most wanted man is his own son. REDGATE GOLD by Jack Slade. Lassiter never believed the stories about a hidden cache of gold, but when an old man changes his mind, he’ll go through all hell to find the treasure. • Order # F5595 GUN WORK by J. Lee Butts. Tilden's latest mission: track down the Coltrane brothers, who butchered most of the Cassidy family and made off with their daughter, Daisy. But when a girl down in Texas claims to be Daisy Cassidy, Tilden smells a lie. Still, he and his partners set off to escort her from Texas to Arkansas—and if they should come across the Coltranes, there might be no need to bring them back alive. • Order # F5654 THE DANGEROUS DAWN by Frank Leslie. Half-breed Yakima Henry steps in to help an older man being bullied by outlaws—and becomes a target of both bandits and lawmen alike. • Order # F5643 RANGE GHOST by Bradford Scott. The Panhandle is poised for violence as one spread after another loses cattle to mysterious rustlers. Walt Slade, the hawk of the Texas Rangers, drifts quietly into Amarillo. That wild and woolly frontier town is more dangerous than a she-grizzly. Slade finds the killer thieves like a desert mountain: further away whenever he looks. • Order # F5642 • Order # F5653 www.ncrl.org 23 Books: Book Club Favorites THE SWEETNESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIE by Alan Bradley. It's summer in the sleepy English village of Bishop's Lacey. Up at the great house of Buckshaw, aspiring chemist Flavia de Luce passes the time tinkering in the laboratory she's inherited. When Flavia discovers a murdered stranger in the cucumber patch outside her bedroom window early one morning, she decides to leave aside her flasks and Bunsen burners to solve the crime herself. • Order # F5832 TEA TIME FOR THE TRADITIONALLY BUILT by Alexander McCall Smith. When Precious Ramotswe asks her dependable husband Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni to fix her tiny, white van, she fears he might just sell the vehicle and buy her something more modern. And so he does. So Precious tries to track her beloved van down—and learns it has already been stolen from its new owner. CHURCH OF THE DOG by Kaya McLaren. Gracefully capturing the strange alchemy of people and places, Kaya McLaren's story of redemption and rediscovery will inspire readers to find the magic and power in every day shared with the people they love. • Order # F6133 MAJOR PETTIGREW'S LAST STAND by Helen Simonson. The death of Major Ernest Pettigrew's brother sparks an unexpected ally and source of consolation in his neighbor, the Pakistani shopkeeper Jasmina Ali. On the surface, Pettigrew and Ali's backgrounds and life experiences couldn't be more different, but they discover that they have the most important things in common. • Order # F6132 LET THE GREAT WORLD SPIN by Colum McCann. Let the Great World Spin is the critically acclaimed author’s most ambitious novel yet: a dazzlingly rich vision of the pain, loveliness, mystery, and promise of New York City in the 1970s. • Order # F5985 MISTER PIP by Lloyd Jones. Bringing Great Expectations to desperate children ravaged by revolution, an eccentric teacher becomes a martyr to literature and transforms the prospects of a strong-willed girl. • Order # F6137 • Order # F5984 MENNONITE IN A LITTLE BLACK DRESS by Rhoda Janzen. Tackling faith, love, family and aging, Mennonite in a Little Black Dress is an immensely moving memoir of healing, certain to touch anyone who has ever had to look homeward in order to move ahead. • Order # F6128 • Order # F6139 GOOD HARBOR by Anita Diamant. Good Harbor is the long stretch of Cape Ann beach where two women friends walk and talk, sharing their personal histories and learning life's lessons from each other. • Order # F6124 THE FINANCIAL LIVES OF THE POETS by Jess Walter. The Financial Lives of the Poets, Jess Walter's wildly funny, heartrending novel, is a clever meditation on the American Dream gone horribly wrong. • Order # F6138 24 THE GIRL WHO FELL FROM THE SKY by Heidi W. Durrow. In the aftermath of a family tragedy, a biracial girl must cope with society's ideas of race and class in this acclaimed novel, winner of the Bellwether Prize for fiction addressing issues of social justice. 1-800-426-READ PLUM WINE by Angela Davis-Gardner. The story of a powerful and moody love affair between a visiting American schoolteacher and a Japanese potter, a survivor of the Hiroshima bombing. • Order # F6136 KNIT TWO by Kate Jacobs. Five years after the death of Georgia, founder of the Friday Night Knitting Club, Kate Jacobs revisits the surviving members as they move on with their lives. • Order # F6135 Books: Book Club Favorites PRAYERS FOR SALE by Sandra Dallas. Sandra Dallas has created an unforgettable tale of a friendship between two women, one with surprising twists and turns, and one that is ultimately a revelation of the finest parts of the human spirit. • Order # F6134 SAVING CEECEE HONEYCUTT by Beth Hoffman. Both hilarious and heartbreaking, Saving CeeCee Honeycut charts the journey of an unforgettable girl who loses one mother, but finds many others in the storybook city of Savannah. • Order # F6130 OXYGEN by Carol Cassella. Anesthesiologist Dr. Marie Heaton is forced to face the personal and professional fallout from an operating room disaster. Marie finds herself on the losing end of dollars-and-cents medicine in a malpractice suit, questioning herself, her skills, her colleagues, and her life choices. • Order # F6129 THE GOOD GOOD PIG by Sy Montgomery. For writer and world traveler Montgomery, the grounding force of her New Hampshire home was a 750-pound pig. This book is not merely a chronicle of her love for and life with Christopher Hogwood, but also a testament to the lessons learned through her 14-year relationship with him. THE SCHOOL OF ESSENTIAL INGREDIENTS by Erica Bauermeister. The School of Essential Ingredients follows the lives of eight students who gather in Lillian's Restaurant every Monday night for cooking class. It soon becomes clear, however, that each one seeks a recipe for something beyond the kitchen. • Order # F6126 BROOKLYN by Colm Tóibín. Committed to a quiet life in little Enniscorthy, Ireland, the industrious young Eilis Lacey reluctantly finds herself swept up in an unplanned adventure to America, engineered by the family priest and her sister, Rose. Eilis's determination to embrace the spirit of the journey despite her trepidation. • Order # F6125 FACTORY GIRLS by Leslie T. Chang. China is in the midst of history's largest human migration, a hundred and thirty million of its citizens having left their home villages in search of urban employment. Chang, an American of Chinese descent, explores the migrant experience and�the burden of being Chinese�through the lives of several young women in the industrial city of Dongguan. • Order # F6123 • Order # F6131 RUSH HOME ROAD by Lori Lansens. Five-year-old Sharla finds herself dumped with Addy, an elderly neighbor when her mother takes off for the summer. And although she is not an angelic child, the two soon forge a deep bond. A beautiful portrayal of the redeeming power of love and memory. ROOFTOPS OF TEHRAN by Mahbod Seraji. In a poignant, funny, eye-opening, and emotionally vivid debut novel, Mahbod Seraji lays bare the beauty and brutality infused in the centuries-old Persian culture, while reaffirming the human experiences we all share: laughter, tears, love, fear, and above all, hope. • Order # F6122 • Order # F6127 www.ncrl.org 25 Books: Large Print TAKE ONE (Above the Line, Book 1) by Karen Kingsbury. Two unknown producers struggle to fulfill their dreams to change lives through the power of film. With millions of investors' dollars on the line, everything starts to fall apart and they realize they may be in over their heads. Is it possible to beat the odds and make a movie unlike anything ever done before? Or, will they lose everything in the process? (Christian Fiction) • Order # F5745 TAKE TWO (Above the Line, Book 2) by Karen Kingsbury. Producers Chase Ryan and Keith Ellison are gaining respect and are on the verge of truly changing culture through the power of film, but is the change worth the cost? (Christian Fiction) TAKE FOUR (Above the Line, Book 4) by Karen Kingsbury. Filmmakers Keith Ellison and Dayne Matthews finally ink a deal with the nation's top young actor. But when the actor takes a public fall that threatens his reputation, the producers must act as missionaries to save the film, their families, and the young movie star. (Christian Fiction) • Order # F5877 THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE (2) by Steig Larsson. Mikael Blomkvist, journalist and publisher of the magazine Millennium, has decided to run a story that will expose an extensive sex trafficking operation between Eastern Europe and Sweeden. But he has no idea just how explosive the story will be. (Fiction) • Order # F5846 • Order # F5737 TAKE THREE (Above the Line, Book 3) by Karen Kingsbury. Filmmakers Chase Ryan and Keith Ellison celebrate their first successful movie. But in the midst of family relationships, broken budgets, and conflicting dreams, Chase and Keith must find their way through the maze of pain and questions that comes with everything they thought they wanted. (Christian Fiction) THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET'S NEST (3) by Stieg Larsson. A familiar evil lies in wait for Lisbeth Salander, but this time, she must do more than confront the miscreants of her past; she must destroy them. (Fiction) • Order # F5847 • Order # F5718 THE OVERTON WINDOW by Glenn Beck. Glenn Beck delivers a ripped-fromthe-headlines thriller that seemlessly weaves together American history, frightening facts about our present conditions, and a heart-stopping plot. (Mystery) • Order # F5922 26 1-800-426-READ Books: Large Print HAPPY EVER AFTER I REMEMBER NOTHING AND OTHER REFLECTIONS by Nora Ephron. Nora Ephron takes a cool, hard, hilarious look at the past, the present, and the future, bemoaning the vicissitudes of modern life, and recalling with her signature clarity and wisdom everything she hasn't (yet) forgotten. (Non-Fiction) • Order # F6020 RESCUE by Anita Shreve. With taut, evocative prose, Anita Shreve takes us deeply into a single father's love for his daughter. He is a man whose profession is the rescuing of strangers from serious harm, but what if those closest to him are beyond rescue? (Fiction) • Order # F6038 DON'T BLINK by James Patterson. New York's Lombardo's Steak House is famous for three reasons— the menu, the clientele, and now, the gruesome murder of an infamous mob lawyer. Effortlessly, the assassin slips through the police's fingers, and his absence sparks a blaze of accusations about who ordered the hit. (Thriller) • Order # F5935 LOST EMPIRE by Clive Cussler. While scuba diving in Tanzania, Sam and Remi Fargo come upon a relic belonging to a long-lost Confederate ship. An anomaly about the relic sets them off chasing a mystery. (Mystery) (The Bride Quartet, Book 4) by Nora Roberts. One by one, the women of Vows wedding planning company have found their own perfect matches, eventually leaving PR director Parker Brown as the only loner. When her encounters with mechanic Malcomb Kavanaugh take an unexpected direction, she begins to wonder if she too has found her perfect match. (Romance) • Order # F6026 CROSS FIRE by James Patterson. Detective Alex Cross and Bree's wedding plans are put on hold when Alex is called to the scene of the perfectly executed assassination of two of Washington D.C.'s most corrupt: a dirty congressmen and an underhanded lobbyist. Next, the elusive gunman begins picking off other crooked politicians, sparking a blaze of theories—is the marksman a hero or a vigilante? (Thriller) • Order # F6016 WICKED APPETITE by Janet Evanovich. With a new job as pastry chef at Dazzle's Bakery and an old house inherited from her Aunt Ophelia, Elizabeth Tucker's life is pretty much on track...until it's suddenly derailed by a guy named Diesel, a rude monkey, and a ninja cat. (Mystery) • Order # F5947 • Order # F5933 www.ncrl.org 27 Books: Christian Fiction WHO DO I TALK TO? (Yada Yada House Of Hope, #2) by Neta Jackson. Just months after her husband threw her and their two sons out of their penthouse, Gabrielle Fairbanks is finally getting back on her feet. But Gabby is realizing that she needs something far greater than her own strength or even that of her friends. That to move forward, she must first lean on the only One who knows what the future holds. • Order # F5995 WHO DO I LEAN ON? (Yada Yada House Of Hope, #3) by Neta Jackson. Piece by piece, Gabby's new life is coming together—but the old one keeps dragging her back. First her husband Philip hints at a reconciliation...then hits her up for a loan to pay his gambling debts. And when Gabby tells him no, he makes a desperate move that puts them all in harm's way. • Order # F5780 PEARL IN THE SAND by Tessa Afshar. Pearl in the Sand, the story of Rahab the harlot who became an ancestor of Christ, delivers a very powerful truth within its pages: forgiveness, redemption, and the changing power of God. • Order # F6032 A TIME TO LOVE (Quilts of Lancaster County #1) by Barbara Cameron. War correspondent Jennie King thinks she’s just a temporary guest in her grandmother’s Amish community while she recuperates from the devastating injuries sustained in a car bomb attack that changed her world. But when she meets Matthew Bontrager, the man she had a crush on as a teenager, she wonders if God has a new plan for her. SECRETS OF HARMONY GROVE by Mindy Starns Clark. Sienna Collins, owner of the Harmony Grove Bed & Breakfast in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, learns that she is under investigation by the federal government for crimes she knows nothing about. As Sienna tries to clear her name, she is forced to depend on her faith, the wisdom of the Amish, and the insight of the man she has recently begun dating. • Order # F6000 A MAN'S HEART by Lori Copeland. A drought-stricken farm. A promise to a dead friend and two needy little lives. And disturbing memories stirring up a growing relationship with her sister. How can one woman handle it all? The answer lies with a god who holds the keys to yesterday, today, and tomorrow. • Order # F5999 HOW SWEET IT IS by Alice J. Wisler. Leaving behind a broken romance and her job as a chef in Atlanta, Deena Livingston reluctantly agrees to teach cooking to middle schoolers in North Carolina. Will a Dr. Seuss-quoting plumber, a handsome social worker, and eight rambunctious youngsters change Deena's outlook on life? • Order # F5164 PURSUIT OF JUSTICE by DiAnn Mills. A series of murders in West Texas force Special Agent Bella Jordan into a race against time as she searches for the killer amid threats to her own life. When it becomes obvious the killer is someone who knows her, Bella has to wonder whom, if anyone, she can trust. • Order # F6018 • Order # F5942 DINING WITH JOY by Rachel Hauck. Joy Ballard has a secret: she's a cooking show host who can't really cook. Then she meets chef Luke Davis who moved to Beaufort after losing his Manhattan restaurant. Luke and Joy mix like oil and water…until Joy is exposed on national television. With her career and his reputation both under fire, they'll have to work together to fix the mess. Is it possible that they can learn to feast on God's love and dine with joy? THE WAITING by Suzanne Woods Fisher. Jorie King has been waiting for Benjamin Zook to return home to Lancaster County so they can marry. When news arrives that Ben has been killed, Jorie finds comfort in the friendship of his brother Caleb. That friendship ripens into love, but when the unexpected happens, their worlds are turned upside down once more. Will Jorie trust God to lead her into the arms of a new man? • Order # F6021 28 • Order # F5991 1-800-426-READ Books: Christian Fiction THE VIGILANTE'S BRIDE by Yvonne Harris. Robbing a stagecoach and kidnapping a woman passenger is the last thing Luke Sullivan expects to do. He just wanted to reclaim the money stolen from him, but ends up with a feisty copper-haired woman who was on her way to marry Sullivan's bitter enemy. Emily McCarthy doesn't take kindly to her "rescue." Still she trusts God can turn any situation to good especially when it seems Sullivan may just be the man of her dreams. • Order # F5956 CODE TRIAGE by Candace Calvert. Dr. Leigh Stathos likes her ER shifts fast, furious, and adrenaline-infused. Life’s taught her a soul-rending lesson: nothing lasts forever, including marriage. And the clock is ticking toward the end of hers. Then an unwelcome confrontation with “the other woman” begins a whole new set of lessons. • Order # F5964 JOURNEY TO RIVERBEND by Henry McLaughlin. Sometimes, escaping our past can lead us to a bright, new future. At least, that's what seamstress Rachel Stone hopes to find in the town of Riverbend. • Order # F6150 HIS OTHER WIFE by Deborah Bedford. By candidly unveiling the difficulties found within blended families, Bedford skillfully guides readers on a path to healing through the struggles, doubts, and faith of a woman determined to learn what it means to truly love her son. THE DAMASCUS WAY by Davis Bunn & Janette Oke. Julia has everything money can buy...except for acceptance by either the Gentiles or the Jews. Her Greek father already has a wife and family, leaving Julia and her Hebrew mother secondclass citizens. But when they are introduced to followers of the Way, they become part of that community of believers. • Order # F6060 THE FAITHFUL by Jonathan Weyer. Assistant pastor Aidan Schaeffer is undergoing a crisis of faith and conflicted about the church itself when he learns that his former girlfriend was murdered in what appears to be a demonic ritual. His inquiries reveal that she is just one in a series of women killed by a group seeking to resurrect evil. Soon, Aidan finds himself at the center of the investigation. • Order # F6039 PARADISE VALLEY by Dale Cramer. In 1921, Ohio's new law forces Caleb Bender's family to seek sanctuary in the wilds of Mexico, where the government will not interfere with their Amish way of life or take their children from them. Steadfast Caleb is compelled to wrestle with the demands of faith, only to discover that love has its own demands. • Order # F6055 • Order # F6151 ANGEL HARP by Michael Phillips. Widowed at thirty-four, amateur harpist Marie "Angel" Buchan realizes at 40 that her life and dreams are slowly slipping away. But a summer in Scotland turns out to offer far more than she ever imagined! tender mercies. SOFTLY & TENDERLY by Sara Evans. After learning about her husband's affair and resulting illegitimate son, Jade begins to question everything she thought she knew about family, love, and motherhood. Soon Jade begins to see a future that doesn't rest on the power of her past but in the goodness of God's • Order # F6107 • Order # F6153 THE AMISH MIDWIFE by Mindy Starns Clark & Leslie Gould. A compelling story about a search for identity and the ability to trust that God securely holds our whole life—past, present, and future. • Order # F6154 www.ncrl.org 29 Books: Gardening MONTH-BY-MONTH GARDENING IN WASHINGTON & OREGON by Mary Robson. This easy-to-use book highlights each major plant category using a monthly format. Valuable hints are located throughout the book, and beautiful photographs will inspire you! • Order # F5608 GROW GREAT GRUB by Gayla Trail. Whether you're looking to eat on a budget or simply to experience the pleasure of picking tonight's meal from right outside your door, this is the must-have book for small-space gardeners—no backyard required. • Order # F6187 • Order # F6102 THE ANN LOVEJOY HANDBOOK OF NORTHWEST GARDENING by Ann Lovejoy. Learn the art of garden-making from Ann Lovejoy with this complete handbook of organic and sustainable techniques for ornamental gardens. • Order # F6108 TREES AND SHRUBS by Geoff Bryant & Tony Rodd. Trees and Shrubs features more than 1,500 meticulously researched plant entries including the world's best-loved trees and shrubs, as well as exotic and little-known species. • Order # F6214 TIPS FOR CONTAINER GARDENING: 300 GREAT IDEAS FOR GROWING FLOWERS, VEGETABLES AND HERBS by the editors of Fine Gardening. This latest collection from Fine Gardening is brimming with 300 essential tips, savvy shortcuts, and tried-and-true techniques, celebrating the growing popularity of container gardening. • Order # F6218 BETTER HOMES & GARDENS VEGETABLE FRUIT & HERB GARDENING Whether you want to start a major new edible garden project or just add a little fresh produce to your pantry, Vegetable, Fruit, & Herb Gardening is the easy-to-understand, comprehensive guide you need. • Order # F6189 THE VEGETABLE GARDENER'S CONTAINER BIBLE by Edward C. Smith. Ed Smith has chosen, planted, tested, and tasted dozens of vegetables in all kinds of containers, and he shows you how simple and rewarding it is to grow a backyard garden even without a backyard. • Order # F6198 GARDENING STEP BY STEP This gardening manual offers practical tips, checklists, charts, and step-by-step instructions taken from the best of DK's popular Simple Steps to Success series. With beautiful illustrations and an easy-to-follow format, Gardening Step by Step shows you how to keep your garden gorgeous all year-round. • Order # F6200 ANNUALS AND PERENNIALS by Geoff Bryant & Tony Rodd. This book features more than 1,300 carefully researched plant entries, including the world's hardiest and most popular annuals and perennials. • Order # F6215 BETTER HOMES & GARDENS PERENNIAL GARDENING Whether you're planning your first garden or looking to add perennials to the garden you love, Perennial Gardening covers everything you need to know. • Order # F6188 30 WEEK-BY-WEEK VEGETABLE GARDENER'S HANDBOOK by Ron Kujawski & Jennifer Kujawski. Using the first and last frost as guideposts, father and daughter Kujawski guide would-be gardeners through the growing season and beyond, with plenty of tips and tricks to ensure a great harvest. THE EDIBLE FRONT YARD by Ivette Soler. The Edible Front Yard helps yo combine the loveliest and tastiest edibles and ornamentals in a garden that is a year-round feast for the eyes. • Order # F6245 1-800-426-READ Books: Non-Fiction Miscellaneous Non-fiction Local History DO NOT OPEN by John Farndon. Inside you’ll find the incredible truth about secret stuff you’re not supposed to know: weird history, strange science, mysterious places, random happenings, freaky facts of nature. From DNA to the CIA, hackers to hoaxers, time travel to telepathy: it’s all in here. AMERICAN FEVER by Esther Ruud Stradling. This story of pioneer life in the Washington Territory, in the late 1800s and early 1900s, is so representative of hundreds, if not thousands, of pioneer farmers who endured the same toil, the same droughts, and the same tragedies. • Order # F5086 • Order # F5791 CASCADE LOOP HERITAGE TOUR-SOUTH This guide book focuses on the southern section of the Cascade Loop. Beginning on U.S. Route 2 from Everett/Mukilteo to Wenatchee/Entiat. Includes CD. THE CASE FOR GOD by Karen Armstrong. A nuanced exploration of the part that religion plays in human life, drawing on the insights of the past in order to build a faith that speaks to the needs of our dangerously polarized age. • Order # F5864 • Order # F5914 LAKE CHELAN'S UNION VALLEY by Lief Carlsen. Follow author and Union Valley resident Lief Carlsen as he delves into the mystery of what happened over the last century to this boom-and-bust community. THE FRUGALISTA FILES by Natalie P. McNeal. It is possible to get ahead without giving up on the fabulous life. This is personal finance in peep-toe pumps—the empowering true story of one woman's personal and professional transformation and your ultimate guide to living the Frugalista lifestyle, too. • Order # F5567 IMAGES OF AMERICA: GRANT COUNTY by Elizabeth Gibson. Author Elizabeth Gibson shares the story of Grant County, one of the last places to be settled in Washington State. • Order # F6077 GOING ROGUE: AN AMERICAN LIFE by Sarah Palin. Going Rogue traces one ordinary citizen's extraordinary journey, and imparts Sarah Palin's vision of a way forward for America and her unfailing hope in the greatest nation on earth. • Order # F5179 THE WENATCHEE VALLEY AND ITS FIRST PEOPLES by Richard Scheuerman. This book is a masterful rendering of the nearly forgotten history of the middle Columbia's native peoples and in particular the P'squosa, or Wenatchi Indians. Scheuerman's narrative also paints a vivid account of the region's natural history. • Order # F5891 YOU: RAISING YOUR CHILD by Drs. Michael Roizen & Mehmet Oz. In YOU: Raising Your Child, Drs. Mehmet Oz and Michael Roizen, help you navigate the often tricky journey of parenting with the ultimate guide to raising a happy, healthy child. • Order # F5089 • Order # F5974 ONLINE LEARNING by Leslie Bowman. Whatever a student's age, situation, or lifestyle, everything needed for successfully completing an online class is right here in this book. • Order # F5873 FINDING THEA (DVD) by Lucy Ostrander, Nancy Bourne Haley. In 1889, the year Washington achieved statehood, Norwegian immigrant Thea Christiansen Foss arrived in Tacoma on the newly opened Northern Pacific Railroad. Finding Thea is a wonderful tribute to a woman whose spirit still inhabits the city she helped build. DVD (2006) 25 min. • Order # V4887 www.ncrl.org 31 Books: Northwest Hiking/Camping THE FORAGER'S HARVEST by Samuel Thayer. A practical guide to all aspects of edible wild plants: finding and identifying them, their seasons of harvest, and their methods of collection and preparation. THE CREAKY KNEES GUIDE by Seabury Blair, Jr. This guide includes 100 short-distance, low-climb hikes, packed with spectacular views, from the Olympic Peninsula to Mount Rainier to Spokane Valley. • Order # F6096 • Order # F6097 HIKING WASHINGTON'S HISTORY by Judy Bentley. Hiking Washington's History is the history buff's trail guide and the hiking buff's history book. It includes forty historic trails from across the state, ranging from short day hikes to multiday backpacking trips. WASHINGTON CAMPING by Tom Stienstra. Whether you're RV camping, hiking into the backcountry, or just looking for a quick getaway, you'll find the perfect campsite among the choices selected by outdoors expert Tom Stienstra. • Order # F6109 • Order # F6095 WINETRAILS OF WALLA WALLA by Steve Roberts. Offering amazing wines, excellent cuisine, and distinctive lodging, Walla Walla makes one terrific getaway. Get the most from your stay as Washington native Steve Roberts guides you through the hidden treasures of the Walla Walla Valley along five very memorable WineTrails. DESERT HIKES WASHINGTON by Alan L. Bauer & Dan A. Nelson. Enjoy hiking on the dry side of the Cascades! This landscape of sagebrush and rimrock canyons in central and eastern Washington is uniquely beautiful and rich in plant and animal life. • Order # F6053 CAMPING WASHINGTON by Ron C. Judd. Judd's new guide takes the guesswork out of finding a suitable site with a campsite rating system, icons for tents and RVs, quick-reference maps, clear driving directions, and reservation information. • Order # F6103 WILDFLOWER HIKES WASHINGTON by Art Kruckeberg. Hiking all four corners of the state, from ocean beaches to alpine meadows and forests and the lowlands in between, experience the beauty of Washington's native wildflowers. • Order # F6094 BEST OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON'S MANSIONS, MUSEUMS AND MORE by Ken & Dahlynn Mckowen. This book describes 137 of Oregon and Washington's historic and cultural treasures— the famous as well as the obscure—and will delight visitors, history buffs, families, teachers, and armchair travelers alike. • Order # F6098 • Order # F6100 WASHINGTON HIKING by Scott Leonard. Whether you're in search of a kid-friendly walk or a day-long adventure, you'll find the perfect hike among the choices selected by outdoors expert Scott Leonard. • Order # F6101 • Order # F6099 32 WEIRD WASHINGTON by Jeff Davis & Al Eufrasio. Washington: evergreens, coffee, rock, and rain. That’s pretty much it, right? Well, no. There is a whole lot of weird going on in our state. Washington is home to some of the weirdest travel destinations, scariest legends, and most colorful folks in the United States. 1-800-426-READ Books: Cookbooks THE FARMER'S WIFE SLOW COOKER COOKBOOK edited by Lela Nargi. Everything from soups and main dishes to desserts can be created in your slow cooker. These classic recipes offer the readers nostalgia with a little time in the kitchen thanks to today's technology. GRILL IT! by Taste of Home. Get ready to sink your teeth into some of the most lip-smacking, finger-licking barbecued dishes you've ever tasted! Grill it! includes 343 succulent recipes for all your grilling needs. • Order # F5736 • Order # F5850 THE POTLUCK CLUB COOKBOOK by Linda Evans Shepherd & Eva Everson. From salads to casseroles to slow-cooker delights, there's something for everyone, even if you're watching your waistline. These great potluck ideas not only save you money, they also help you build memories to last a lifetime. PACIFIC FEAST: A COOK'S GUIDE TO WEST COAST FORAGING AND CUISINE by Jennifer Hahn. An intimate guide to the food at our feet, Pacific Feast shares expert advice on how to identify the good eats, harvest responsibly, and create delicious meals. • Order # F5313 • Order # F6019 THE I HATE TO COOK BOOK by Peg Bracken. 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T0052 SING AND LEARN GERMAN! T0053 SING AND LEARN ITALIAN! T0055 SING AND LEARN JAPANESE! T0057 SING AND LEARN SPANISH! T0009 SPANISH (Living Language) T0030 SPANISH WITH MICHEL THOMAS T0031 TEACH YOURSELF INSTANT SPANISH T0019 TEACH YOURSELF ITALIAN T0018 TEACH YOURSELF RUSSIAN T0011 TEACH YOURSELF SPANISH T0028 ULTIMATE FRENCH (Living Language) 1-800-426-READ Kids • Those eligible for this service are children and adults who are residents of Washington state and who are legally blind, deaf-blind, visually impaired (cannot easily read conventional size print), physically disabled (cannot comfortably hold books or turn pages), or learning disabled due to organic dysfunction. • All equipment and services, including the mailing of materials, are free to eligible users. The Federal Government’s Library of Congress supplies materials and equipment. Basic operating costs are provided by the State of Washington. • Applications are available at your local public library or by calling toll free 1-800-426-7323 or online at www.wtbbl.org. WILL GRAYSON, WILL GRAYSON by John Green & David Levithan. One Will Grayson wants nothing more than to shut up and not care; the other wants nothing more than to have someone to talk to and care about. But when Will Grayson meets Will Grayson, two worlds collide, and neither Will's world will ever be the same. Unabridged. 477 min. • Order # T3576 RADIANCE by Alyson Noel. Riley Bloom is a Soul Catcher. She has returned to earth for her first assignment, a Radiant Boy who's been haunting a castle in England for centuries. Many Soul Catchers have tried to get him to cross the bridge and failed. But all of that was before he met Riley. 240 min. • Order # T3575 ARTEMIS FOWL 7: THE ATLANTIS COMPLEX by Eoin Colfer. Artemis Fowl has committed his entire fortune to a project he believes will save the planet and its inhabitants, both human and fairy. Can it be true? Has goodness taken hold of the world's greatest teenage criminal mastermind? Unabridged. 458 min. • Order # T3563 ON THE RUN (Books 1-3) by Gordon Korman. Books 1-3 in the On the Run series include: Chasing the Falconers; The Fugitive Factor; and Now You See Them, Now You Don't. Unabridged. 548 min. • Order # T3579 SAMMY KEYES AND THE ART OF DECEPTION by Wendelin Van Draanen. To fulfill an assignment, seventh-grade sleuth, Sammy Keyes attends an art opening. When a bandit crashes the event and yanks paintings from the wall, Sammy attacks. But the real detective work begins when Sammy seeks the truth about a so-called painter. Unabridged. 430 min. • Order # T3562 WOULD YOU by Marthe Jocelyn. For Natalie’s amazing older sister, Claire, this summer is fantastic, because she’s zooming off to college in the fall. For Natalie, it’s a fun summer with her friends. When Claire is hit by a car, the world changes in a heartbeat. Over the next four days, moment by moment, Natalie, her parents, and their friends wait to learn if Claire will ever recover. Unabridged. 211 min. • Order # T3095 SAMMY KEYES AND THE HOTEL THIEF by Wendelin Van Draanen. Seventh-grade sleuth, Sammy Keyes is perusing the neighborhood through binoculars when she spots something fishy at the Heavenly Hotel. She's sure she's just seen a robbery, now she just has to prove it. Unabridged. 240 min. • Order # T3561 FIRST LIGHT by Rebecca Stead. Peter is thrilled to join his parents on an expedition to Greenland, where his father studies global warming. Peter will get to skip school, drive a dogsled, and finally share in his dad’s adventures. But on the ice cap, Peter struggles to understand a series of visions that both frighten and entice him. Unabridged. 426 min. • Order # T3571 THE CRUISERS by Walter Dean Myers. Zander and his friends, Kambui, LaShonda, and Bobbi start their own newspaper, The Cruiser, as a means for speaking out, keeping the peace, and expressing what they believe. When the school launches a mock Civil War, Zander and his friends are forced to consider the true meaning of democracy and what it costs to stand up for a cause. Unabridged. 133 min. • Order # T3574 www.ncrl.org 35 Audio/Video Catalog Additional services may be available from Washington Talking Book & Braille Library Audio: CD Audio/Video Catalog Audio: CD Kids NANNY McPHEE RETURNS by Emma Thompson. The spoiled Gray children are about to meet their ill-behaved cousins, the Greens. Enter Nanny McPhee, who discovers that Mrs. Green and the children are fighting against scheming relatives intent on taking away their farm. Nanny McPhee must use her magic to teach her mischievous charges five new lessons, or losing the farm will be the least of their problems. Unabridged. 300 min. • Order # T3573 PIPPI LONGSTOCKING by Astrid Lindgren. Tommy and his sister Annika have a new neighbor, and her name is Pippi Longstocking. She has crazy red pigtails, no parents to tell her what to do, a horse that lives on her porch, and a flair for the outrageous that seems to lead to one adventure after another! Unabridged. 157 min. • Order # T3572 STORM WARNING (The 39 Clues, Book 9) by Linda Sue Park. The shadow of a man in black has followed fourteen-year-old Amy Cahill and her younger brother Dan on their worldwide search for 39 Clues that lead to a great power. And now, in the wake of a terrible tragedy, he's ready to step out of the darkness for their final confrontation. Unabridged. 285 min. • Order # T3553 GOING BOVINE by Libba Bray. From New York Times bestselling author Libba Bray comes a dark comedic journey that poses the questions: Why are we here? What is real? What makes microwave popcorn so good? Why must we die? And how do we really learn to live? Unabridged. 909 min. • Order # T3558 THE MOSTLY TRUE ADVENTURES OF HOMER P. FIGG by Rodman Philbrick. Although he is underage, Homer P. Figg’s beloved older brother, Harold, is illegally sold into the Union Army by their ruthless guardian. Now Homer must run away from Pine Swamp, Maine, and his wretched home to find his brother and save him from the war, before it’s too late. Unabridged. 301 min. • Order # T3555 MOCKINGJAY by Suzanne Collins. Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she's made it out of the bloody arena alive, she's still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Who do they think should pay for the unrest? Katniss. Unabridged. 700 min. • Order # T3567 INTO THE GAUNTLET (The 39 Clues, Book 10) by Margaret Peterson Haddix. Once Amy and Dan Cahill's choice was simple - take a million dollars or the first of 39 Clues that lead to the source of unimaginable power. Now it's clear that the hunt for Clues is bigger than anything that Amy and Dan could ever have imagined. Unabridged. 427 min. FRINDLE by Andrew Clements. Nicholas Allen is not a troublemaker -- he's just creative. When he decides to liven things up in Mrs. Granger's fifth grade language arts class, he comes up with the greatest plan yet. He invents a new word for a pen -- frindle. It doesn't take long for frindle to take root and soon the excitement spreads beyond the school and town and unleashes a series of events that rapidly spins out of control. Unabridged. 90 min. • Order # T3568 • Order # T3577 DANIEL X: DEMONS AND DRUIDS by James Patterson. Daniel X's hunt to eliminate each and every intergalactic criminal on Earth is always relentless, but this time, it's getting personal. Number Three on the List of Alien Outlaws takes the form of raging, soul-possessing fire. And fire transports Daniel back to the most traumatic event of his life—the death of his parents. Unabridged. 270 min. IN THE BELLY OF THE BLOODHOUND by L. A. Meyer. Jacky Faber and her classmates at the Lawson Peabody School for Young Girls in Boston are kidnapped while on a school outing and transported in the hold of a slave ship bound for the slave markets of North Africa. Unabridged. 900 min. • Order # T3559 36 • Order # T3530 1-800-426-READ Kids • Order # T3583 • Order # T3632 CHASING VERMEER by Blue Balliett. When a book of unexplainable occurances brings Petra and Calder together, strange things start to happen and an invaluable Vermeer painting disappears. Before they know it, the two find themselves at the center of an international art scandal, where no one is spared from suspicion. Unabridged. 287 min. • Order # T3586 MARCELO IN THE REAL WORLD by Francisco X. Stork. Seventeen-year-old Marcelo Sandoval has Asperger's syndrome and must work in his father's law office for the summer in order to return to the special needs school where he feels so comfortable. There he finds a picture in a file that truly connects him with the real world: its suffering, its injustice, and what he can do to fight. Unabridged. 608 min. • Order # T3447 THE HUNCHBACK ASSIGNMENTS by Arthur Slade. The mysterious Mr. Socrates rescues Modo, a child in a traveling freak show. Modo is a hunchback with an amazing ability to transform his appearance, and Mr. Socrates raises him in isolation as an agent for the Permanent Association, a spy agency behind Brittania’s efforts to rule the empire. Unabridged. 435 min. • Order # T3534 CAPTAIN NOBODY by Dean Pitchford. When Newt Newman’s football-star brother, Chris, is knocked into a coma during the biggest game of the season, Newt’s two best friends keep his mind off of the accident by helping him create the ultimate Halloween costume: Captain Nobody. Unabridged. 274 min. • Order # T3533 THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY AND THE PRISONER'S DILEMMA by Trenton Lee Stewart. When an unexplained blackout engulfs Stonetown, four friends must unravel clues relating to a nefarious new plot, while their search for answers brings them closer to danger than ever before. Unabridged. 647 min. CHARLIE BONE AND THE RED KNIGHT by Jenny Nimmo. Charlie must discover the fate of his family, the evil intentions of the Bloors, what has become of Septimus Bloor's will, and, most important, the destiny of the Red King's heirs. But are the Children of the Red King strong enough to defeat the darkness to find the answers? Unabridged. 270 min. • Order # T3636 • Order # T3639 BENJAMIN PRATT & THE KEEPERS SCHOOL: WE THE CHILDREN by Andrew Clements. Benjamin Pratt's school is about to become the site of a new amusement park. It sounds like a dream come true! Or is it more like a nightmare? Unabridged. 150 min. MIDNIGHT MAGIC by Avi. A nervous king, an exasperatingly playful princess, a diabolical count, an oddly ubiquitous kitchen boy, a magician who doesn't believe in magic, and a servant who knows far too much for his own good. When this motley crew embarks on a medieval ghost hunt, destiny throws plenty of twists and turns their way. Unabridged. 330 min. • Order # T3635 IF I STAY by Gayle Forman. Seventeen year-old Mia has no memory of the accident; she can only recall what happened afterwards, watching her own damaged body being taken from the wreck. Little by little she struggles to put together the pieces—to figure out what she has lost, what she has left, and the very difficult choice she must make. Unabridged. 240 min. • Order # T3590 www.ncrl.org 37 Audio/Video Catalog A ROOM ON LORELEI STREET by Mary E. Pearson. For seventeen-year-old Zoe, struggling to shed the suffocating responsibility of her alcoholic mother and the controlling guilt of her grandmother, a rented room on Lorelei Street is a fierce grab for control of her own future. But with all odds against her, can a she make it on her own? Unabridged. 407 min. Audio: CD Audio/Video Catalog Audio: CD Kids THE PENDERWICKS ON GARDAM STREET by Jeanne Birdsall. Mr. Penderwick’s sister has decided it’s time for him to start dating—and his daughters know that can only mean one thing: disaster. Enter the Save-Daddy Plan—a plot so brilliant, so bold, so funny, that only the Penderwick girls could have come up with it. Unabridged. 461 min. SHIVER by Maggie Stiefvater. In all the years she has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house, Grace has been particularly drawn to an unusual yellow-eyed wolf who, in his turn, has been watching her with increasing intensity. Unabridged. 643 min. • Order # T3633 • Order # T3591 PETER PAN by J. M. Barrie. Wendy, John and Michael Darling follow Peter Pan, the boy who never grows up, to a world where fairies live and children can fly. But beware—dangers abound in this magical land of mermaids, Indians, and fairy dust. Unabridged. 314 min. • Order # T3585 WILD GIRL by Patricia Reilly Giff. Growing up in Brazil with her mother, Lidie, a free-spirited horse-lover, longs to travel to New York and live with her father. On her twelfth birthday, her wish comes true and she is sent to America to help manage her father's horse stables. However, Lidie quickly struggles to adapt to the restricting confinements of American society. Unabridged. 176 min. • Order # T3532 THE NIGHT OF THE SOLSTICE by L. J. Smith. When Claudia, Janie, Alys, and Charles are tasked with the responsibility of saving Morgana Shee, they are drawn into a mysterious world they did not know existed. Morgana's fate relies on the children's ability to release her from the hold of Cadal Forge, an evil sorcerer, before the night of the winter solstice, a time when the passages between the worlds open. Unabridged. 420 min. • Order # T3507 EVERYTHING FOR A DOG by Ann M. Martin. In parallel stories, Bone, an orphaned dog, finds and loses a series of homes, Molly, a family pet, helps Charlie through the grief and other after-effects of his brother's death, and lonely Henry pleads for a dog of his own. 310 min. • Order # T3634 NO PASSENGERS BEYOND THIS POINT by Gennifer Choldenko. With their house in foreclosure, sisters India and Mouse and brother Finn are sent to stay with an uncle in Colorado until their mother can join them, but when the plane lands, the children are welcomed by cheering crowds to a strange place where each of them has a perfect house and a clock that is ticking down the time. Unabridged. 360 min. • Order # T3641 BEHEMOTH by Scott Westerfeld. Continues the story of Austrian Prince Alek who, in an alternate 1914 Europe, eludes the Germans by traveling in the Leviathan to Constantinople, where he faces a whole new kind of geneticallyengineered warships. Unabridged. 909 min. • Order # T3593 WOLVES OF THE BEYOND: SHADOW WOLF by Kathryn Lasky. Faolan's made it back to his clan as a gnaw wolf, the lowest ranking pack member. And the hardships are just beginning. Framed for murder of a wolf pup, he must find the culprit and prove his worthiness in the clan. Unabridged. 370 min. • Order # T3627 • Order # T3631 38 THE WEE FREE MEN by Terry Pratchett. A young witch-to-be named Tiffany teams up with the Wee Free Men, a clan of six-inch-high blue men, to rescue her baby brother and ward off a sinister invasion from Fairyland. Unabridged. 450 min. 1-800-426-READ Audio: CD Fiction THE MUSEUM OF INNOCENCE by Orhan Pamuk. It is 1975, a perfect spring in Istanbul. Kemal and Sibel, children of two prominent families, are about to become engaged. But when Kemal encounters Füsun, a beautiful shopgirl and a distant relation, he becomes enthralled. And once they violate the code of virginity, a rift begins to open between Kemal and the world of the Westernized Istanbul bourgeoisie. Unabridged. 1230 min. THE KEY TO MIDNIGHT by Dean Koontz. Joanna Rand left the U.S. ten years ago. Ever since, she's been plagued with nightmares of terror. Ten years ago Alex Hunter saw her picture in the papers, as a senator's daughter who had disappeared. Now he has to bring her memories back to her, memories of a past more terrifying than they dreamed possible. Unabridged. 650 min. SHADES OF TWILIGHT by Linda Howard. Roanna Davenport was raised a wealthy orphan on her grandmother's Alabama estate where she had a passion for horses, a genius for trouble, and a deep love for her cousin Webb. But everyone expected Webb to marry their ravishing cousin, Jessie. When he did, Roanna's desire became no more than the stuff of dreams—until the night Jessie was found bludgeoned to death. Unabridged. 780 min. • Order # T3382 • Order # T3385 SON OF THE MORNING by Linda Howard. A scholar specializing in ancient manuscripts, Grace St. John never imagined that a cache of old documents she discovered was the missing link to a lost Celtic treasure. But as soon as she deciphers the legend of the Knights of the Templar - long fabled to hold the key to unlimited power - Grace becomes the target of a ruthless killer. Unabridged. 900 min. • Order # T3384 PURSUIT OF HONOR by Vince Flynn. A recent Washington, D.C., terrorist bombing has killed 185 people. Three of the zealots who committed this savage act successfully fled the scene. Understandingly worried that this outlaw cell will strike again, Government officials have handed covert agent Mitch Rapp an order to neutralize the group by any means necessary. Unabridged. 720 min. • Order # T3271 LUCKY BREAK by Carly Phillips. All Lauren Perkins wants is to sell her late grandmother's old house and leave the past behind forever. But that's not an easy thing to do with gorgeous contractor Jason Corwin whispering sweet, sexy somethings in her ear. Unabridged. 480 min. • Order # T3263 • Order # T3283 THE BOX by Richard Matheson. What if you were told that you could make a fortune just by pushing a button on a box? But pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world...someone you don't know. Would you still push the button? Unabridged. 240 min. • Order # T3276 NEBRASKA! (Wagons West #2) by Dana Fuller Ross. Autumn, 1837. Blazing onward from the eastern shores, to Missouri, the legendary wagon train has reached the last outpost of civilization. These brave pioneers set a course across the great plains toward the treacherous Rockies, hoping to stake a claim in the American West. Led by their new wagon master “Whip” Holt, they must unite as a team if they are to survive. Unabridged. 740 min. • Order # T3383 • Order # T3278 www.ncrl.org SHADES OF BLUE by Karen Kingsbury. Three people must work through the repercussions of a decision made long ago before any of them can look toward a new future. Unabridged. 660 min. • Order # T3286 39 Audio/Video Catalog TRIAL BY FIRE by J. A. Jance. Ali Reynolds has taken over a media-relations job at the county police department in her hometown of Sedona, Arizona. Soon after being fitted for the mandatory Kevlar vest, Ali goes to the site of a subdivision fire that has left an unidentified woman in critical condition. All signs point to arson, but the fire's amnesia-ridden survivor is the only one who knows the truth. 360 min. Audio/Video Catalog Audio: CD Fiction ABSOLUTION GAP by Alastair Reynolds. They are ancient alien killing machines, designed to locate and destroy any life form reaching a certain level of intelligence. Now, stirred from eons of sleep, the Inhibitors have descended on their latest target: Humanity. Unabridged. 1620 min. • Order # T3291 IMAGER'S CHALLENGE by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.. Soon after foiling a plot against the city of L'Excelsis, young imager Rhenn receives his assignment as imager liaison to the city's Civic Patrol. Given the worst part of the city for his beat, Rhenn must follow the strict rules of his Collegium while protecting himself from one of the city's High Holders. Unabridged. 1110 min. • Order # T3302 THE LOST SYMBOL by Dan Brown. The Lost Symbol, the stunning follow-up to The Da Vinci Code, is a masterstroke of storytelling—a deadly race through a real-world labyrinth of codes and unseen truths... all under the watchful eye of a terrifying villain. Unabridged. 1050 min. • Order # T3220 BREAKING THE RULES by Barbara Taylor Bradford. Following a terrifying encounter in the quiet English countryside, a young woman flees to New York in search of a new life. She adopts the initial M as her name and becomes a star model to France's iconic designer Jean-Louis Tremont. But a dark figure from her past has made a vow to shatter M's world forever. Unabridged. 820 min. • Order # T3272 EARTH ABIDES by George R. Stewart. When a plague of unprecedented virulence sweeps the globe, the human race is all but wiped out. In the aftermath, as the great machine of civilization slowly, inexorably, breaks down, only a few shattered survivors remain to struggle against the slide into barbarism...or extinction. Unabridged. 900 min. • Order # T3294 • Order # T3297 IN THE COURTS OF THE SUN by Brian D'Amato. Math prodigy Jed DeLanda is enlisted to decipher an ancient Mayan codex containing the secrets of the Sacrifice Game. It foretells the end of civilization, and only Jed can prevent the coming apocalypse. He must play the Game himself—in a mind-bending journey that stretches from thousands of years in the past to the very brink of the end of time. Unabridged. 1650 min. • Order # T3248 THE SWORD OF THE LADY by S. M. Stirling. In a world where technology has been replaced by older powers, Rudi Mackenzie and his kinsman Edain, both of Clan Mackenzie, attempt a perilous journey across a changed North American continent, now populated by mini kingdoms, bands of cannibals, and religious fanatics seeking the source of the event now known as "The Change." Unabridged. 1290 min. • Order # T3305 SENSE AND SENSIBILITY AND SEA MONSTERS by Jane Austen and Ben H. Winters. The Dashwood sisters are sent to live on a mysterious island full of savage creatures and dark secrets. While sensible Elinor falls in love with Edward Ferrars, her romantic sister Marianne is courted by both the handsome Willoughby and the hideous man-monster Colonel Brandon. Can the Dashwood sisters triumph over meddlesome matriarchs and unscrupulous rogues to find true love? Unabridged. 660 min. PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith. A mysterious plague has fallen upon the quiet English village of Meryton—and the dead are returning to life! Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is determined to wipe out the zombie menace, but she's soon distracted by the arrival of the haughty and arrogant Mr. Darcy. Unabridged. 664 min. • Order # T3303 • Order # T3312 40 SHERLOCK HOLMES: THREE TALES OF AVARICE by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Three complete stories including: The Adventure of the Priory School; The Red-Headed League; and The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle. Unabridged. 180 min. 1-800-426-READ Fiction • Order # T3282 • Order # T3238 THE END OF THE WHOLE MESS AND OTHER STORIES by Stephen King. Stephen King's unparalleled imagination is in full force in this collection of four unabridged short stories originally found in the classic, Nightmares & Dreamscapes. 240 min. POINT OMEGA by Don DeLillo. In this potent and beautiful novel, the writer The New York Times calls “prophetic about twenty-first-century America” looks into the mind and heart of a scholar who was recruited to help the military conceptualize the war. Unabridged. 180 min. • Order # T3442 9 DRAGONS by Michael Connelly. Fortune Liquors is a small shop in a tough South L.A. neighborhood, a store Detective Harry Bosch has known for years. The murder of John Li, the store's owner, hits Harry hard, and he promises Li's family that he'll find the killer. Unabridged. 660 min. • Order # T3298 HOUSE OF RECKONING by John Saul. At just fourteen-years-old, Sarah Crane is left in the cold care of a foster family. But within the walls of the ancestral mansion, Sarah finds that monstrous images from the house’s dark history seem to flow unbidden from her paintbrush. It seems the violence and fury of long-dead generations have finally found a gateway from the grave into the world of the living. Unabridged. 600 min. • Order # T3295 EVIDENCE by Jonathan Kellerman. In a half-built mansion in Los Angeles, a watchman stumbles onto the bodies of a young couple—murdered and left in a gruesome postmortem embrace. Homicide cop Milo Sturgis is shocked at the sight: a twisted crime that only Milo and psychologist Alex Delaware can hope to solve. Unabridged. 720 min. • Order # T3254 • Order # T3259 LITTLE WOMEN by Louisa May Alcott. Four very different "little women" who love each other dearly. Like all sisters, they sometimes disagree. Still, when trouble comes to the March family, they face it bravely together. 267 min. THE WRECKER by Clive Cussler. A man known only as the Wrecker is sabotaging the Southern Pacific Railroad's Cascades express line. Whoever he is, whatever his motives, he's building up to a grand act unlike anything ever committed before. And only private detective Isaac Bell can stop him. Unabridged. 870 min. • Order # T3346 I, ALEX CROSS by James Patterson. Detective Alex Cross is pulled out of a family celebration and given the awful news that a beloved relative has been found brutally murdered. Alex vows to hunt down the killer, and soon learns that she was mixed up in one of Washington's wildest scenes. And she was not this killer's only victim. Unabridged. 420 min. • Order # T3344 MILLIE'S COURAGEOUS DAYS by Martha Finley. Book two of the A Life of Faith: Millie Keith series follows Millie and her family through their challenging first year on the frontier where life and death can be a heartbeat apart, and faith is the only certainty. Millie learns that God always answers prayers but not always the way we want. Unabridged. 120 min. • Order # T3260 www.ncrl.org 41 Audio/Video Catalog RENDEZVOUS by Amanda Quick. From the elegantly appointed drawing rooms of London's most exclusive club to an imposing country estate in the heart of Dorset comes a provocative tale of a free-thinking beauty, a dignified Lord, and a mad, impetuous love that defied all logic. Unabridged. 726 min. Audio: CD Audio: CD Fiction Audio/Video Catalog SOUTHERN LIGHTS by Danielle Steel. Danielle Steel sweeps us from a Manhattan courtroom to the Deep South in her powerful new novel—at once a behind-closed-doors look into the heart of a family and a tale of crime and punishment. Unabridged. 560 min. • Order # T3310 BLOOD GAME by Iris Johansen. New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen’s latest thriller brings Eve closer to discovering her daughter’s killer…and into a web of danger from which she may not be able to escape. Unabridged. 416 min. • Order # T3308 KINDRED IN DEATH by J. D. Robb. In 2060, Lieutenant Eve Dallas searches the backstreets of New York City for a dastardly and despicable criminal in the newest novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author J.D. Robb. Unabridged. 813 min. LEAH'S CHOICE by Marta Perry. When a widower and his three young children arrive in Pleasant Valley, the Amish community thinks he is a perfect match for teacher Leah, but she faces a difficult decision when her old fiancé returns. Unabridged. 498 min. • Order # T3324 THE CORAL THIEF by Rebecca Stott. In 1815 on his way to Paris, young medical student Daniel Conner is robbed of his letters of introduction and his rare coral samples by a mysterious woman. Thus begins his frantic search for his belongings and the thief in postrevolutionary Paris. Unabridged. 540 min. • Order # T3311 BREATHLESS by Dean Koontz. Breathless is the story of a world where good itself is an endangered species and one man will risk his life—and more to save it from extinction. Unabridged. 480 min. • Order # T3356 • Order # T3343 THE BLUE HOUR by T. Jefferson Parker. Together, veteran cop Tim Hess and Detective Merci Rayborn, must track down a psychopathic killer who’s been abducting beautiful young women from the malls of Orange County. Unabridged. 720 min. BETWEEN THE PLUMS by Janet Evanovich. Together at last! From America’s favorite #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a very special edition containing not one, but three Between-the-Numbers books: Visions of Sugar Plums, Plum Lovin’ and Plum Lucky. Unabridged. 720 min. • Order # T3352 JULIET, NAKED by Nick Hornby. What happens when a washed-up musician looks for another chance? And miles away, a restless, childless woman looks for a change? Juliet, Naked is a powerfully engrossing, humblingly humorous novel about music, love, loneliness, and the struggle to live up to one's promise. Unabridged. 540 min. • Order # T3257 BLACK FRIDAY by Alex Kava. FBI profiler Maggie O'Dell discovers a special brand of terror—made in the U.S.A. Unabridged. 480 min. • Order # T3258 SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE by Vikas Swarup. After enduring a childhood of poverty, violence and exploitation, Ram Muhammad Thomas wins a game show prize of one billion rupees. But the producers believe he has cheated and send him to the police to coerce a confession. Now, Thomas must defend his achievement and explain how a nobody without formal education won against impossible odds. Unabridged. 645 min. • Order # T3403 • Order # T3279 42 1-800-426-READ Audio: CD Fiction • Order # T3319 • Order # T3407 720 min. WHEN SHE WAS GOOD by Philip Roth. In this funny and chilling novel, the setting is a small town in the 1940s Midwest, and the subject is the heart of a wounded and ferociously moralistic young woman, one of those implacable American moralists whose "goodness" is a terrible disease. Unabridged. • Order # T3185 MISSING IN DEATH by J. D. Robb. Investigating a woman's disappearance on a New York City ferry, Detective Eve Dallas wonders...if she didn't jump, and she's not on board, then where in the world is she? Unabridged. 208 min. FLOOD by Andrew Vachss. The renegade private eye, Burke, has a new client. Her name is Flood. She has the face of an angel, but she wants Burke to find a monster for her -- so she can kill the man with her bare hands. Unabridged. 780 min. • Order # T3320 THE MARK OF THE ASSASSIN by Daniel Silva. When CIA agent Michael Osbourne is sent to investigate the tragic bombing of an airliner, he notices the mark of a notorious assassin on one of the dead: three bullet holes to the face. Now it's up to Osbourne to seek out the killer's employer, as well as the savage man who has evaded Osbourne for years. Unabridged. 692 min. • Order # T3438 • Order # T3317 ROUGH COUNTRY by John Sandford. The murder of a successful advertising executive leads Detective Virgil Flowers to the unlikely scene of the crime: a peaceful and bucolic wooded resort. But one with as many suspects as it has secrets. 360 min. • Order # T3255 WORST CASE by James Patterson. The son of one of New York's wealthiest families is snatched off the street and held hostage. His parents can't save him, because this kidnapper isn't demanding money. Instead, he quizzes his prisoner on the price others pay for his life of luxury. In this exam, wrong answers are fatal. Unabridged. 420 min. • Order # T3439 WHERE THERE'S SMOKE by Sandra Brown. Doctor Lara Mallory returns to the Texas town where she is blamed for a popular senator's suicide, opens the practice he bequeathed her, and pursues his brother, a man with dangerous secrets. Unabridged. 1004 min. • Order # T3323 UNDER THE DOME by Stephen King. When the small town of Chester's Mill, Maine, is surrounded by an invisible force field, the people inside must exert themselves to survive. The situation deteriorates rapidly due to the dome's ecological effects and the machinations of Big Jim Rennie, a local politician and drug lord who likes the idea of having an isolated populace to dominate. Unabridged. 2100 min. • Order # T3336 www.ncrl.org 43 Audio/Video Catalog CALL FOR THE DEAD by John LeCarré. Investigating circumstances of an apparent suicide that make no sense to him, George Smiley gradually uncovers a spy ring and in so doing is led into a lethal duel of wits with the best of his war-time pupils. 90 min. WITCH & WIZARD by James Patterson. Whit Allgood and his sister, Whisty went to sleep as normal teenagers, and woke up as wanted criminals. Accused of holding incredible powers they'd never dreamed possible. And now, just how different they are is just beginning to be revealed in a strange new world. Unabridged. 300 min. Audio/Video Catalog Audio: CD Fiction DUNE: HOUSE HARKONNEN (House Trilogy #2) by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson. As Shaddam sits at last on the Golden Lion Throne, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen plots against the new Emperor and House Atreides — and against the mysterious Sisterhood of the Bene Gesserit. For Leto Atreides, grown complacent and comfortable as ruler of his House, it is a time of momentous choice: between friendship and duty, safety and destiny. But for the survival of House Atreides, there is just one choice — strive for greatness or be crushed. Unabridged. 1590 min. • Order # T3360 DUNE: HOUSE CORRINO (House Trilogy #3) by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson. As Emperor Shaddam IV seeks to consolidate his power as Emperor of a Million Worlds through the monopoly of the spice trade, other forces array themselves in opposition to his increasingly tyrannical rule. Unabridged. 1440 min. LESS THAN ZERO by Bret Easton Ellis. Set in Los Angeles in the early 1980's, this novel is a raw, powerful portrait of a lost generation who have experienced sex, drugs, and disaffection at too early an age, in a world shaped by casual nihilism, passivity, and too much money, a place devoid of feeling or hope. Unabridged. 326 min. • Order # T3394 ANGEL TIME by Anne Rice. Toby O’Dare is a contract killer of underground fame on assignment to kill once again. He’s a soulless soul, a dead man walking. His nightmarish world of lone and lethal missions is disrupted when a mysterious stranger, a seraph, offers him a chance to save rather than destroy lives. Unabridged. 540 min. • Order # T3368 U IS FOR UNDERTOW by Sue Grafton. Eyewitness testimony is notoriously unreliable. Even more so when Kinsey Millhone's only lead is a grown man dredging up a repressed childhood memory—of something that may never have happened. Unabridged. 840 min. • Order # T3456 THE BRIDE by Julie Garwood. By edict of the king, the mighty Scottish laird Alec Kincaid must take an English bride. His choice was Jamie, youngest daughter of Baron Jamison...a feisty, violet-eyed beauty. Alec ached to touch her, to tame her, to possess her...forever. But Jamie vowed never to surrender to this highland barbarian. Unabridged. 757 min. • Order # T3332 BEYOND THE SHADOWS by Brent Weeks. Logan Gyre is king of Cenaria, a country under siege, with a threadbare army and little hope. He has one chance—a desperate gamble, but one that could destroy his kingdom. Unabridged. 1410 min. • Order # T3393 WILD RAIN by Christine Feehan. Explore the dark past of a woman on the run and her darker desires for the only man left she dares to trust. Unabridged. 791 min. • Order # T3381 44 • Order # T3375 BED OF ROSES by Nora Roberts. Florist Emma Grant is finding career success with her friends at Vows wedding planning company, and her love life appears to be thriving. Though men swarm around her, she still hasn't found Mr. Right. And the last place she's looking is right under her nose. Unabridged. 542 min. • Order # T3365 NO LESS THAN VICTORY by Jeff Shaara. Firmly straddling the ground between war novel and military history, the conclusion to Shaara's WWII European theater series contains the usual mix of real life military leaders and fictional soldiers in combat, recapitulating the last five months of the war, from the Battle of the Bulge to the liberation of concentration camps. Unabridged. 1140 min. • Order # T3327 1-800-426-READ Audio: CD Fiction MRS. MIRACLE by Debbie Macomber. Practical advice from his new housekeeper helps Seth Webster, a widower with six-year-old twins, rebuild his life after the loss of his wife. Unabridged. 420 min. • Order # T3340 • Order # T3359 THE JESUS CHRONICLES: MATTHEW'S STORY by Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins. Matthew's Story is a novel that brings to life the most unlikely of apostles—a sinner turned saint—and his time with the Lord. Unabridged. 720 min. RAINWATER by Sandra Brown. From acclaimed bestselling author Sandra Brown comes a powerfully moving novel that bears witness to a bittersweet truth: that love is worth whatever price one must pay for it. Unabridged. 420 min. • Order # T3326 THE LACUNA by Barbara Kingsolver. From the Mexico City of Frida Kahlo to the America of J. Edgar Hoover, The Lacuna tells the poignant story of a man pulled between two nations. Unabridged. 1200 min. • Order # T3328 THE SHADOW OF SAGANAMI by David Weber. The Star Kingdom has a new generation of officers! And this elite group hand-picked and trained by Honor Harrington herself is going to be needed immediately, as their first assignment turns out to be more dangerous than anyone expected. Unabridged. 1869 min. • Order # T3450 LAY DOWN MY SWORD AND SHIELD by James Lee Burke. Hard-drinking ex-POW, attorney Billy Bob Holland stands in the long shadow cast by his ancestors. When Holland's candidacy for a congressional seat brings him increasingly into conflict with those around him, his almost unwitting involvement with a violent civil rights conflict forces him to reassess his future—and his past. Unabridged. 720 min. • Order # T3453 • Order # T3392 THE GLASS PALACE by Amitav Ghosh. Set in Burma during the British invasion of 1885, The Glass Palace tells the story of Rajkumar, a poor boy lifted on the tides of political and social chaos, who goes on to create an empire in the Burmese teak forest. When soldiers force the royal family out of the Glass Palace and into exile, Rajkumar befriends Dolly, a young woman in the court of the Burmese Queen, whose love will shape his life. Unabridged. 1085 min. • Order # T3454 UR by Stephen King. Tapping into our primal fears of modern technology, Stephen King sets his sights on the latest high-tech gadget in UR, in which a mysterious e-book reader opens a disturbing window into other worlds. 120 min. • Order # T3455 THE VALHALLA EXCHANGE by Jack Higgins. On the 30th of April, 1945, Russian radar reported a light aircraft leaving the vicinity of the Tiergarten in Berlin. But who was on board, and where was the plane going? Unabridged. 489 min. • Order # T3376 HAIKU by Andrew Vachss. A searing novel that follows a band of homeless outcasts on a journey to recover what each has lost. Unabridged. 420 min. • Order # T3366 www.ncrl.org 45 Audio/Video Catalog THE COLLECTED SHORT STORIES OF LOUIS L'AMOUR by Louis L'Amour. Struggling to survive against the elements hostile Indians, or outlaws, the men and women in these tales each come face-to-face with what they're made of. Unabridged. 210 min. Audio/Video Catalog Audio: CD Non-Fiction THE JOY OF EATING WELL by Andrew Weil, MD & Carolyn Ross, MD, MPH The Joy of Eating Well presents the authors' revolutionary program for transforming your relationship with food and fostering harmony in the mind and spirit through greater self-awareness and body acceptance. Unabridged. 390 min. • Order # T3605 UNBROKEN: A WORLD WAR II STORY OF SURVIVAL, RESILIENCE, AND REDEMPTION by Laura Hillenbrand. During a routine search mission over the Pacific, Lieutenant Louie Zamperini's plane crashed into the ocean, and what happened to him over the next three years of his life is a story that will keep you eagerly awaiting the next turn in the story and fearing it at the same time. Unabridged. 840 min. • Order # T3599 THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART PRESENTS EARTH: A VISITOR'S GUIDE TO THE HUMAN RACE by Jon Stewart. Jon Stewart offers a hilarious satiric guide to the planet Earth and the human race for aliens who will someday discover this planet when we cease to inhabit it. Unabridged. 240 min. • Order # T3551 FRESH AIR: JUST FOR LAUGHS by Terry Gross. Interviews with 18 stars of comedy including: Stephen Colbert, Sacha Baron Cohen, Steve Martin, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, Mort Sahl, Sarah Silverman, Joan Rivers, Don Rickles, George Carlin, Denis Leary, Will Ferrell, Mike Judge, Trey Parker & Matt Stone, Aziz Ansari, Billy West, and Woody Allen. Unabridged. 225 min. • Order # T3552 DECISION POINTS by George W. Bush. In a candid and gripping memoir, President George W. Bush describes the critical decisions that shaped his presidency and personal life. 420 min. • Order # T3603 THE POWER by Rhonda Byrne. You are meant to have an amazing life! This is the handbook to the greatest power in the universe—The Power to have everything you want. Unabridged. 360 min. RULES FOR RADICAL CONSERVATIVES by David Kahane. Liberal apparatchik David Kahane takes you into the back rooms of today's progressive political machine to reveal how it really operates—and how you can bring it down. He lays out the rules that radicals have used to run circles around you, and clues you in on how to make them work for you, too. Unabridged. 600 min. • Order # T3506 LIFE by Keith Richards. Tracing Richards's trajectory from boyhood in England through the formation of the Stones to the band's rise to world domination, this audiobook is chock-full of frank revelations and enlightening stories behind the music. Unabridged. 1350 min. • Order # T3594 THE BIG BURN by Timothy Egan. The unforgettable story of America's worst inferno and Teddy Roosevelt's triumphant struggle to save the American forest. Unabridged. 605 min. • Order # T3595 SADDLED by Susan Richards. This is a memoir about the power of animals to carry us through the toughest times of our lives. Unabridged. 390 min. • Order # T3560 • Order # T3622 SCORECASTING by Tobias J. Moskowitz & L. Jon Wertheim. In Scorecasting, author Tobias Moskowitz teams up with L. Jon Wertheim to overturn some of the most cherished truisms of sports, and reveal the hidden forces that shape how basketball, baseball, football, and hockey games are played, won and lost. Unabridged. 570 min. • Order # T3614 46 1-800-426-READ Audio: CD Non-Fiction • Order # T3611 PINHEADS AND PATRIOTS by Bill O'Reilly. In his latest spirited book, Bill O'Reilly prompts further debate with the President and the American people on the current state of the union. Unabridged. 390 min. • Order # T3619 CLEOPATRA: A LIFE by Stacy Schiff. Cleopatra emerges as a groundbreaking female leader, relying on her wits, determination, and political acumen rather than sex appeal to astutely wield her power in order to get the job done. Unabridged. 870 min. • Order # T3618 INSIDE OF A DOG by Alexandra Horowitz. What do dogs know? How do they think? The answers will surprise you as Alexandra Horowitz, a cognitive scientist, explains how dogs perceive their daily worlds, each other, and that other quirky animal, the human. Unabridged. 630 min. THE EMPEROR OF ALL MALADIES by Siddhartha Mukherjee. Mukherjee provides a fascinating glimpse into the past, present, and future of cancer treatments in this illuminating book that offers hope and clarity to those seeking to demystify cancer. Unabridged. 1230 min. • Order # T3623 BIRD CLOUD by Annie Proulx. “Bird Cloud” is the name Annie Proulx gave to 640 acres of Wyoming wetlands and prairie and four-hundred-foot cliffs plunging down to the North Platte River. She fell in love with the land, then owned by the Nature Conservancy, and she knew what she wanted to build on it—a house in harmony with her work, her appetites and her character. Unabridged. 560 min. • Order # T3609 AT HOME by Bill Bryson. One day, while lounging in his Victorian house in the UK, Bill Bryson realized that our houses, the place where we spend much of our lives, possess back-stories that we never examine. Ruminating a bit more, he decided that an ambitious writer such as himself might indeed construct a history of the world without leaving home. Unabridged. 990 min. • Order # T3648 AMERICA BY HEART by Sarah Palin. In America By Heart, the always outspoken former vice presidential candidate intersperses personal reflections with her favorite classic and contemporary readings on family, religion, and patriotism. Unabridged. 435 min. • Order # T3615 THE LAST BOY: MICKEY MANTLE by Jane Leavy. Drawing on more than 500 interviews with friends and family, teammates, and opponents, Jane Leavy delivers the definitive account of Mantle's life, mining the mythology of The Mick for the true story of a luminous and illustrious talent with an achingly damaged soul. Unabridged. 1005 min. • Order # T3608 • Order # T3625 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARK TWAIN (Vol. 1) edited by Harriet Elinor Smith. Before his death in 1910, Mark Twain left instructions that his autobiography be left unpublished for 100 years. Now, at the century mark, from the army of Twain scholars at the University of California's Mark Twain Project, comes the dazzling first volume of the ultimate, authoritative three-volume Autobiography of Mark Twain. Unabridged. 1500 min. • Order # T3624 www.ncrl.org 47 Audio/Video Catalog COLONEL ROOSEVELT by Edmund Morris. This biography is itself the completion of a trilogy sure to stand as definitive. Packed with more adventure, variety, drama, humor, and tragedy than a big novel, yet documented down to the smallest fact, it recounts the last decade of perhaps the most amazing life in American history. Unabridged. 1470 min. Audio/Video Catalog Audio: CD Non-Fiction WHY WE GET FAT by Gary Taubes. Packed with essential information and concluding with an easy-to-follow diet, Why We Get Fat is an invaluable key in our understanding of an international epidemic and a guide to what each of us can do about it. Unabridged. 480 min. • Order # T3645 BATTLE HYMN OF THE TIGER MOTHER by Amy Chua. An awe-inspiring, often hilarious, and unerringly honest story of one mother's exercise in extreme parenting, revealing the rewards-and the costs-of raising her children the Chinese way. Unabridged. 330 min. • Order # T3660 THE 4-HOUR WORKWEEK by Timothy Ferriss. Whether your dream is escaping the rat race, experiencing high-end world travel, earning a monthly five-figure income with zero management, or just living more and working less, The 4-Hour Workweek is the blueprint. Unabridged. 780 min. • Order # T3685 BROKE by Glenn Beck. Through a return to individual rights, an uncompromising adherence to the Constitution, and a complete rethinking about the role of government in a free society, Glenn exposes the idea of “transformation” for the progressive smokescreen that it is, and instead builds a compelling case that restoration is the only way forward. Unabridged. 520 min. I REMEMBER NOTHING by Nora Ephron. Whether she takes on bizarre hair problems, culinary disasters, an addiction to online Scrabble, the persistent pain of a divorce, or that mean old devil, age, Ephron is candid, self-deprecating, laser-smart, and hilarious. Unabridged. 180 min. • Order # T3657 BORN TO RUN by Christopher McDougall. Born to Run is an epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? In search of an answer, Christopher McDougall sets off to find a tribe of the world’s greatest distance runners and learn their secrets, and in the process shows us that everything we thought we knew about running is wrong. Unabridged. 660 min. • Order # T3659 THE INVESTMENT ANSWER by Daniel C. Goldie, CFA, CFP. Jargon-free and written for all investors, The Investment Answer distills the process into just five decisions—five straightforward choices that can lead to safe and sound ways to manage your money. Unabridged. 120 min. • Order # T3653 MEDITATIONS FOR WEIGHT LOSS by Marianne Williamson. Surrender your weight forever! If you are a food addict, a compulsive eater, or someone who for any reason sees food as the enemy, Meditations for Weight Loss will set you free. Unabridged. 240 min. • Order # T3656 • Order # T3654 MY FATHER AT 100 by Ron Reagan. February 6, 2011, is the one hundredth anniversary of Ronald Reagan's birth. To mark the occasion, Ron Reagan has written My Father at 100, an intimate look at the life of his father—one of the most popular presidents in American history—told from the perspective of someone who knew Ronald Reagan better than any adviser, friend, or colleague. Unabridged. 450 min. • Order # T3644 • Order # T3655 48 TWELVE STEPS TO A COMPASSIONATE LIFE by Karen Armstrong. In this straightforward, thoughtful, and thought-provoking audiobook, Karen Armstrong sets out a program that can lead us toward a more compassionate life. Unabridged. 390 min. 1-800-426-READ Kids ALICE IN WONDERLAND Follow Alice as she chases the White Rabbit on a magical journey into the fantastical world of Wonderland. Animated. (2010) G. 75 min. • Order # V5380 • Order # V5281 ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE SQUEEKQUEL The world famous singing chipmunk trio return to contend with the pressures of school, celebrity, and a rival female music group known as the Chipettes. Animated. (2009) PG. 88 min. THE ANIMATED KID'S BIBLE #5: BROTHERS AT WAR Episode five continues the story of Abraham's descendants. Abraham's son Isaac has twin boys who are destined to grow into rival nations. Animated. (2009) Not Rated. 42 min. • Order # V5383 • Order # V5282 THE ANIMATED KID'S BIBLE #6: JOSEPH THE DREAM READER Follow Joseph's adventures, as first he is sold into slavery by his brothers, thrown into jail, and finally triumphs to become in charge of Egypt, second only to Pharaoh himself! Animated. (2009) Not Rated. 42 min. • Order # V5283 FREE WILLY: ESCAPE FROM PIRATE'S COVE w/Bindi Irwin, Beau Bridges. While visiting her grandfather in South Africa, Kirra discovers a baby orca stranded in the lagoon. She names her new friend Willy and embarks on a great quest to lead the whale back his pod. (2010) PG. 102 min. • Order # V5388 BARBIE IN A MERMAID TALE One minute Merliah's a normal teenager and the next she learns a shocking family secret: she's a mermaid! Animated. (2010) Not Rated. 75 min. POKÉMON ELEMENTS, VOL 9: GHOST Three episodes include: The Tower of Terror; Take This House and Shuppet; and A Ghost of a Chance. Animated. (2010) Not Rated. 60 min. • Order # V5390 • Order # V5374 GLADIFORMERS The Centuris Arena is stage for the most brutal battles among brave robot gladiators. These are the Gladiformers. The ones who battle to survive in face of Supremobots' iron bets. Animated. (2010) Not Rated. 67 min. • Order # V5381 ALICE IN WONDERLAND Lewis Carroll's quirky, imaginative tale of Alice, the little girl who falls down a rabbit hole and finds herself in a strange land filled with the most unusual characters. Animated. (2010) Not Rated. 47 min. • Order # V5382 A CHRISTMAS CAROL w/Jim Carrey. When three ghosts take penny-pinching Scrooge on an eye-opening journey, he discovers the true meaning of Christmas. (2010) PG. 96 min. • Order # V5487 www.ncrl.org POKÉMON ELEMENTS, VOL. 10: ROCK Three animated episodes include: Mother of All Battles; Winner by a Nosepass; and It's Still Rocket Roll to Me. (2010) Not Rated. 60 min. • Order # V5391 THE PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR: OPERATION: DVD PREMIERE Join Skipper and the crew as they outwit anyone and everything crossing their path as they rule the zoo. Animated. (2009) Not Rated. 130 min. • Order # V5392 THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE w/Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel. A young physics student named Dave learns that he's the inheritor of the powers of Merlin--and suddenly finds himself in the middle of a war between two of Merlin's protégés, Balthazar and Horvath. (2010) PG. 109 min. • Order # V5490 49 Audio/Video Catalog THE ANIMATED KID'S BIBLE #4: RAIN OF FIRE God decides to destroy the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and tells Abraham to find at least ten righteous citizens and he will not destroy the cities. Animated. (2009) Not Rated. 40 min. Video: DVD Video: DVD Kids Audio/Video Catalog DINO SQUAD: MUTANT MAYHEM! Three animated episodes include: A Mole Lotta Trouble; Pet Peeve; and The Not So Great Outdoors. (2007) Not Rated. 66 min. FANTASIA 2000 Now you can experience Walt Disney's animated musical masterpiece, Fantasia, and the triumphant classic it inspired Fantasia 2000, together in this special 2-movie collection. (2010) G. 75 min. • Order # V5393 • Order # V5500 FANTASIA Fantasia is an extravaganza of sight and sound— brilliantly presented with an all-new digital restoration! Animated. (2000) G. 120 min. TINKERBELL AND THE GREAT FAIRY RESCUE What would you do if you met a fairy? Witness the historic moment when Tinker Bell first meets a human being, and it’s not who you think. Animated. (2010) G. 77 min. • Order # V5496 • Order # V5473 NANNY McPHEE RETURNS w/Emma Thompson. Nanny McPhee uses her magic to show the spoiled children five valuable lessons, the most important of which is learning how to get along. Animated. (2010) PG. 109 min. RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER Relive the adventures of Rudolph and friends as they help save Christmas and have some fun along the way. Animated. (2007) Not Rated. 52 min. • Order # V5497 • Order # V5466 DESPICABLE ME Vying for the title of "World's Greatest Villain," Gru—along with his hilarious crew of mischievous minions—plots to pull off the craziest crime of the century: steal the moon! Animated. (2010) PG. 95 min. TOY STORY 3 Take an amazing journey with some of the most beloved characters in movie history and discover what being a friend is truly all about. Animated. (2010) G. 103 min. • Order # V5479 • Order # V5499 RAMONA AND BEEZUS w/Joey King, Selena Gomez Through all the ups and downs of childhood, Ramona and Beezus learn that anything's possible when you believe in yourself and rely on each other. (2010) G. 103 min. LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA'HOOLE When young owl Soren and brother Kludd fall from their treetop home and into the talons of the Pure Ones, it's up to Soren to make a daring escape with the help of other brave owls. Animated. (2010) PG. 97 min. • Order # V5482 • Order # V5506 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Belle, a bright young woman, finds herself imprisoned in the castle of a mysterious beast. With the assistance of the castle's enchanted staff, a delightful and tender romance develops between these two unlikely friends. Animated. (2010) G. 92 min. • Order # V5486 SHREK FOREVER AFTER: THE FINAL CHAPTER Longing for the days when he was a “real ogre,” Shrek signs a deal with Rumpelstiltskin to get his roar back…but turns his world upside down in the process. Animated. (2010) PG. 93 min. • Order # V5509 • Order # V5495 50 THE DOLPHIN: STORY OF A DREAMER Swim along with Daniel Dolphin and his friends on a magical journey of destiny and discovery as he ventures beyond the safety of his pod and follows his heart into the unknown in search of the true purpose of life. Animated. (2009) PG. 88 min. 1-800-426-READ Kids • Order # V5513 THE TRUE STORY OF THE 3 LITTLE PIGS! Five stories including The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!; Wallace's Lists; The Pigs' Wedding; Henry Builds a Cabin; and This Is the House that Jack Built. Animated. (2010) Not Rated. 62 min. MEGAMIND Super villain Megamind's dreams have come true when he conquers the city's protector Metro Man gaining control of Metro City. But when a new villain is created and chaos runs rampant, the world's biggest "mind" and his comic sidekick Minion might actually save the day. Animated. (2011) PG. 95 min. • Order # V5530 • Order # V5511 THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF Five stories including The Boy Who Cried Wolf; Charlie Needs a Cloak; Rikki-Tikki-Tavi; Seven Blind Mice; and Stone Soup. Animated. (2010) Not Rated. 74 min. • Order # V5510 THE LAST AIRBENDER w/Dev Patel, Noah Ringer. Join Aang, an extraordinary boy with incredible "bending" powers, as he journeys through an exotic land filled with magical creatures and powerful friends. As the Avatar, he is the only one who can end the age-old conflict between the four nations: Air, Water, Earth and Fire. (2010) PG. 103 min. • Order # V5485 JUMP INTO SPRING With episodes from your favorite friends from Timmy Time, Angelina Ballerina and much, much more, there is something for everyone in this Springtime celebration of warmhearted fun! Animated. (2010) Not Rated. 69 min. • Order # V5528 ANIMAL ATLAS: FUN ON THE FARM Pull on your boots and grab a piece of hay. In this episode of Animal Atlas, we discover what life on the farm is all about. What's the difference between a barnyard animal and a wild animal? Find out where our favorite barnyard animals come from and how they became our helpers and our friends. (2011) Not Rated. 70 min. SILLY STORYTIME: RAPUNZEL "Silly Storytime" is a journey to a fairy-tale land with Elmo and his Sesame Street friends in retellings of "Rapunzel," "Sleeping Beauty," "Jack and the Beanstalk," and "Little Red Riding Hood." Animated. (2011) Not Rated. 50 min. • Order # V5532 JR. DETECTIVE AGENCY w/Jacob Hays, Luke Perry, M. Emmet Walsh. 13-year-old Sam Steele Jr. forms his own private detective agency to emulate his father, Des Moines detective Sam Steele, and helps track down a jewel thief. (2011) G. 86 min. • Order # V5514 OPEN SEASON 3 Boog, Elliot and all their forest friends return with an all-new adventure that is their fastest and furriest yet – this time in a big top circus! Animated. (2011) PG. 75 min. • Order # V5517 VEGGIE TALES: HAPPY TOGETHER! What makes you happy? Join Larry and his Veggie pals on a quest to find out what true happiness is all about! Featuring 3 classic stories with lessons in forgiveness, courage and friendship! Animated. (2010) Not Rated. 85 min. • Order # V5521 THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND MORE CLASSIC HOLIDAY TALES Seven stories on one DVD. Animated. (2008) Not Rated. 73 min. • Order # V5470 • Order # V5522 www.ncrl.org 51 Audio/Video Catalog ALPHA AND OMEGA When Kate, a take-charge "Alpha" wolf, and Humphrey, a laid-back "Omega" wolf, get snatched by the park rangers and relocated halfway across the country, the two must set off on an incredible journey home! Animated. (2010) PG. 78 min. Video: DVD Audio/Video Catalog Video: DVD Fiction EAT PRAY LOVE w/Julia Roberts, James Franco, Javier Bardem. Liz Gilbert leaves New York and embarks on a yearlong journey—traveling to Italy, India and Bali—seeking self-discovery through good food, meditation and the prospect of finding true love. (2010) PG-13. 140 min. • Order # V5489 ECLIPSE w/Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner. As a string of mysterious killings grips Seattle, Bella, whose high school graduation is fast approaching, is forced to choose between her love for vampire Edward and her friendship with werewolf Jacob. (2010) PG-13. 124 min. WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS w/Michael Douglas, Shia LaBeouf. Ambitious young investment banker Jacob Moore discovers that greed is still the name of the game when he forges a fragile alliance with onetime Wall Street hotshot Gordon Gekko shortly after Gekko is released from prison. (2010) PG-13. 133 min. • Order # V5505 • Order # V5493 • Order # V5508 INCEPTION w/Leonardo DiCaprio. By projecting himself deep into the subconscious of his targets, Dom Cobb can glean information that even the best computer hackers can't get to. In the world of corporate espionage, Cobb is the ultimate weapon. But when Cobb loses everything, he's forced to embark on one final mission in a desperate quest for redemption. (2010) PG-13. 148 min. • Order # V5494 THE OTHER GUYS w/Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg. Misfit NYPD detectives Gamble and Hoitz are sentenced to life behind the desk. They hate each other and the monotony of their meaningless jobs. But when they stumble onto what could be one of the biggest crimes in years, can they step up their game to solve the case without killing each other and destroying NYC in the process? (2010) PG-13. 107 min. • Order # V5498 DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS w/Steve Carell, Paul Rudd. Tim is a rising executive who “succeeds” in finding the perfect guest, IRS employee Barry, for his boss’ monthly event, a so-called “dinner for idiots,” which offers certain advantages to the exec who shows up with the biggest buffoon. (2010) PG-13. 114 min. • Order # V5507 52 THE LAST EXORCISM w/Patrick Fabian, Ashley Bell. Disillusioned charlatan Reverend Cotton Marcus comes face to face with pure evil after recruiting a documentary film crew to capture the final exorcism of his career. (2010) PG-13. 87 min. 1-800-426-READ STEP UP 3 w/Sharni Vinson, Rick Malambri. When a tight-knit group of New York City street dancers are pitted against the best hip hop dancers in the world, it's a high stakes dance battle that will change their lives forever. (2010) PG-13. 107 min. • Order # V5504 EASY A w/Emma Stone. Olive, an average high school student, sees her below-the-radar existence turn around overnight once she decides to use the school's gossip grapevine to advance her social standing. (2010) PG-13. 92 min. • Order # V5503 SALT w/Angelina Jolie. Evelyn Salt, a trusted and loyal CIA operative, goes on the run when a Russian defector convinces her superiors that she's a double agent sent to assassinate the President of the United States. (2010) PG-13. 100 min. • Order # V5502 Video: DVD Fiction GROWN UPS w/Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, Rob Schneider. After their high school basketball coach passes away, five good friends and former teammates reunite for a Fourth of July holiday weekend. (2010) PG-13. 102 min. • Order # V5501 KNIGHT AND DAY w/Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz. When a small-town girl named June meets a mysterious stranger, she thinks she's found the man of her dreams. But she soon discovers he's a fugitive spy, who thrusts her into a thrilling chase that spans the globe. (2010) PG-13. 109 min. • Order # V5483 THE SOCIAL NETWORK w/Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake. This film chronicles the formation of Facebook and the battles over ownership that followed upon the website's unfathomable success. (2010) PG-13. 120 min. • Order # V5491 VAMPIRES SUCK w/Ken Jeong, Matt Lanter, Anelise van der Pol. Becca, an angst-ridden teenager at a new high school, finds herself torn between two supernatural suitors: a moody vampire and an extremely hairy werewolf. (2010) PG-13. 82 min. • Order # V5492 JONAH HEX w/Josh Brolin, Megan Fox, John Malkovich. Out to exact revenge on the varmint who wrecked his face and killed his family, Jonah, DC's scar-faced bounty hunter, also gets yanked back into the service of his country—against his will, of course. (2010) PG-13. 82 min. • Order # V5481 CHARLIE ST. CLOUD w/Zac Efron. A small-town hero and an accomplished sailor who has it all: the adoration of his mother and younger brother and a Stanford scholarship. His bright future is cut short when tragedy strikes and takes his dreams with it. (2010) PG-13. 100 min. • Order # V5512 RED w/Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovih, Helen Mirren. Frank is a former black ops CIA agent living a quiet life alone...until the day a hit squad shows up to kill him. With his identity compromised, Frank reassembles his old team and sets out to prove that they still have a few tricks up their sleeves. (2010) PG-13. 111 min. • Order # V5516 TAKERS w/Matt Disson, Paul Walker, Idris Elba, Jay Hernandez. After pulling off a spectacular series of brilliantly planned bank robberies, a notorious team of professional criminals attempts one last heist, a once-in-a-lifetime job with a $25 million payoff. (2010) PG-13. 107 min. • Order # V5515 • Order # V5484 SCOTT PILGRIM vs. THE WORLD w/Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Scott Pilgrim just met the girl of his dreams. But in order for them to date, he must defeat her seven evil exes—a rogues' gallery, including an infamous skateboarder, a vegan rock star and fearsome identical twins! (2010) PG-13. 113 min. LIFE AS WE KNOW IT w/Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel. After a disastrous first date, all Holly and Messer have in common is their dislike for each other and their love for their goddaughter Sophie. But when they suddenly become all Sophie has in this world, Holly and Messer must set their differences aside. (2010) PG-13. 115 min. • Order # V5525 • Order # V5488 www.ncrl.org 53 Audio/Video Catalog DEVIL w/Chris Messina, Geoffrey Arend. Trapped in an elevator high above Philadelphia, five people discover that the Devil is among them—and no one can escape their fate. (2010) PG-13. 81 min. Audio/Video Catalog Video: DVD Fiction YOU AGAIN w/Kristen Bell, Jamie Lee Curtis, Sigourney Weaver, Odette Yustman, Betty White. For Marnie, high school was a horror movie, and her brother's wedding is the sequel when her archrival comes back to haunt her as his bride. (2011) PG. 105 min. • Order # V5524 MEAN GIRLS 2 w/Meaghan Martin, Jennifer Stone, Maiara Walsh. Confident senior Jo begins the new school year by breaking her own cardinal rule: don't get involved in girl drama. But when she sees timid Abby preyed upon by Queen Bee Mandi and her minions, she takes sides in a viciously funny girl-world-war that turns the whole school upside down. (2011) PG-13. 96 min. • Order # V5538 MORNING GLORY w/Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton. For Becky, running a TV show in New York City was the big break she dreamed of...until star co-anchors Mike and Colleen declare an all-out, on-air war. Making the show work with its cast of eccentric characters and outrageous story angles will take a major miracle. (2010) PG-13. 107 min. • Order # V5537 THE NEXT THREE DAYS w/Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks. John Brennan's wife has been arrested for murder. After unsuccessfully battling the legal system for three years, John suddenly learns that only three days remain before she is sent to prison for life. Now, their only hope for a future together rests in a deadly race against time and impossible odds. (2010) PG-13. 133 min. • Order # V5536 BURLESQUE w/Cher, Christina Aguilera. A small town singer, Ali moves to the big city for her chance at stardom where she is enchanted by Burlesque, a glamorous nightclub packed with dancers, sizzling music, and an owner in need of a star. (2011) PG-13. 119 min. THE SWITCH w/Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman. Despite her neurotic best friend Wally’s objections, Kassie decides it’s time to have a baby – even if it means doing it herself…with a little help from a charming sperm donor. But, unbeknownst to her, Kassie’s plans go awry because of a last-minute switch that isn’t discovered until seven years later…when Wally gets acquainted with Kassie’s cute—though slightly neurotic—son. (2010) PG-13. 101 min. • Order # V5547 IT'S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY w/Keir Gilchrist, Emma Roberts, Zach Galifianakis. Sometimes what's in your head isn't as crazy as you think...that's certainly true for Craig, a stressed-out teenager who checks himself into a mental health clinic for some time out. What he finds instead is an unlikely mentor, a potential new romance and an opportunity to begin anew. (2011) PG-13. 102 min. • Order # V5523 UNSTOPPABLE w/Denzel Washington, Chris Pine. A runaway train, transporting deadly, toxic chemicals, is barreling down on Scranton, Pennsylvania, and only two men can stop it: a veteran engineer and a young conductor. Thousands of lives hang in the balance as these ordinary heroes attempt to chase down one million tons of hurtling steel and prevent an epic disaster. (2010) PG-13. 98 min. • Order # V5527 THE TOURIST w/Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp. Frank, a mild-mannered American on vacation in Venice, Italy, is befriended by Elise, a beautiful woman with a mysterious secret. Soon, their playful romantic dalliance turns into a complicated web of dangerous deceit as they are chased by Interpol, the Italian police, and Russian hit men. (2011) PG-13. 103 min. • Order # V5549 • Order # V5531 54 1-800-426-READ Video: DVD Non-Fiction A CENTURY OF FLIGHT From the Wright Brothers to the Right Stuff, this is the complete story of manned flight. This collection has it all for the aviation enthusiast and those who just enjoy a great adventure. (204) Not Rated. 505 min. • Order # V5533 • Order # V5478 RONALD REAGAN: AN AMERICAN JOURNEY Experience the astonishing political career of one of the most influential and popular political figures of the past six decades with this in-depth look at Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States. (2011) Not Rated. 103 min. OCEANS Incredible state-of-the-art underwater filmmaking will take your breath away as you migrate with whales, swim alongside a great white shark and race with dolphins at play. Filled with adventure, comedy and drama, Oceans is a fascinating and thought-provoking experience you'll never forget. (2010) G. 84 min. • Order # V5480 WAITING FOR "SUPERMAN" From the Academy award-winning director of An Inconvenient Truth comes the groundbreaking feature film that provides an engaging and inspiring look at public education in the United States. (2010) PG. 111 min. • Order # V5526 I AM ALIVE: SURVIVING THE ANDES PLANE CRASH On Friday the 13th of October 1972, a plane carrying 45 rugby team members crashed in the Andes Mountains. For 72 days, the world thought they were dead. But what 16 survivors endured was far worse than death, driven to what would become headline-making acts of cannibalism in their struggle for life. (2010) Not Rated. 98 min. • Order # V5529 • Order # V5534 THE UNTOLD SECRETS OF THE CIVIL WAR This collection brings to life forgotten stories of the Civil War from both sides of the conflict. How did Union generals capture General Robert E. Lee's battle plans just before Antietam? Which Confederate victories delayed the Emancipation Proclamation? What factors turned the tides of the battle at Gettysburg? These and other secrets of the Civil War are examined in this dramatic and comprehensive collection featuring sweeping battle reenactments and historical experts. (2010) Not Rated. 1080 min. • Order # V5535 HOW THE STATES GOT THEIR SHAPES We are so familiar with the map of the United States, but do we know why our states look the way they do? Every shape on the map tells a great story about our past. Examine how every state is a puzzle piece ultimately revealing the unique geography, political and social history of America. (2010) Not Rated. 100 min. • Order # V5541 www.ncrl.org 55 Audio/Video Catalog RODNEY YEE'S ULTIMATE POWER YOGA Improve strength, flexibility and focus with this challenging practice designed to take you to the next level. Each routine is performed in rapid sequences providing greater cardiovascular benefits and calorie burn. (2010) Not Rated. 95 min. RESIDENTIALL CUSTOMER ECRWSS PAID Permit Number 316 Wenatchee, WA 98801 Non-Profit Orgn. U.S. POSTAGE North Central Regional Library and Links to Literacy Links to Literacy is the early literacy program that librarians throughout the NCRL branches use in their weekly storytimes. Links to Literacy is a program that teaches children the skills needed to begin to learn to read. The branch librarians model book-sharing techniques for parents during storytimes, so they can incorporate these ideas into storytimes at home. Join us at your local community library for stories, songs, rhymes and fun! Early Literacy Skills that every child learns before reading: • LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT • BOOK KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION • ALPHABET RECOGNITION • PRINT AWARENESS • PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS • EARLY WRITING Early Literacy Spotlight: PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS The ability to discern different sounds in a word is important for early literacy. Children must be able to recognize rhyming, letter sounds and syllables. Songs and nursery rhymes are wonderful for teaching phonological awareness. These books are good for practicing PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS. Order # J4493 Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox. Order # J4467 Order # J4481 Who Is the Beast? by Keith Baker. Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain by Verna Aardema. Watch NCRL's YouTube video for more information on Links to Literacy: www.youtube.com/TheNCRLibrary Check out the new NCRL Facebook page: www.facebook.com/NorthCentralRegionalLibrary You can find your local storytime schedule at www.ncrl.org and click on "Locations."
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