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Non-Fiction
EXPLORERS HOUSE
National Geographic and the World it Made
by Robert M. Poole
For more than one hundred years, "National Geographic" has brought
"the world and all that's in it" to millions of people worldwide.
Through its unparalleled research, exploration, publications, and
photography, the organization and its magazine have, in many ways,
defined how we see the world. Now Robert Poole's "Explorers House"
offers a vibrant, behind-the-scenes look at "National Geographic,"
from its start in 1888 under the leadership of Alexander Graham Bell
and the Grosvenor family, to its evolution into one of the most
esteemed and iconic American institutions. With unprecedented
access to family papers and official archives, "Explorers House"
presents "National Geographic" from the inside out, from its
remarkable family to the very ends of the earth it investigates.
Mystery
MONDAY MOURNING
by Kathy Reichs
The secrets of the dead are in her hands.
The bones of three young women are unearthed in the
basement of a Montreal pizza parlor, and forensic
anthropologist Tempe Brennan has unsolved murder on her
mind as she examines the shallowly buried remains. Coming
up against a homicide cop who is convinced the dead have
been entombed on the site for centuries, Tempe perseveres,
even with her own relationship with Detective Andrew Ryan
at a delicate turning point. In the lab, the clean, well-
preserved bones offer few clues. But when Carbon 14
confirms her hunch that these were recent deaths despite
the antique buttons found near the bodies, Tempe's probing
must produce answers quickly to stop a killer whose grisly
handiwork has seen the light of day.
Self_Help
The Passion Test: The Effortless Path
to Discovering
Your Destiny - By Janet Bray Attwood and Chris Attwood
Passion... when you have it, life is exciting, thrilling,
fulfilling. Problems become challenges to overcome. Doors open in
ways you couldn't have predicted. Nothing can stop you. "The Passion
Test" provides a simple, effective way to discover your passions.
Thousands of people around the world have used this powerful process
to clarify what's most important in their lives and to begin living
their destiny now.
Chris and Janet Attwood wrap fascinating stories of the ups, downs,
twists, and turns of living passionately around fun and practical
exercises which will have you living your own passionate life by the
time you finish reading this book. They'll show you how to:
* Clarify your top passions
* Stay on track with your passions
* Overcome the inevitable challenges
* Attract everything you'd like to have in your life
Science
Fiction
MAIDEN VOYAGER
by R. Edward Main
By the end of the twenty-first century, interstellar
travel has become a reality due to the discovery of tears in the
fabric of space. Called the Void, these dimensionless rifts provide
pathways between the stars that can be navigated by those with
exceptional mental powers. But crossings must be completed in a
matter of minutes, before the Void pilots lose all sense of their
physical reality.
Jackie Claver's sheltered life in a posh girls' school ends when the
ship her father pilots becomes lost during a crossing. Sensing he
still lives, the teenager is convinced she can mind-link with him to
guide him out. But no qualified pilot will risk the dangers of such
an impossible mission. Then Jackie learns of a former Void pilot
named Crow whom her father once befriended. Crow, to Jackie's great
disappointment, turns out to be a seedy alcoholic. Still, he agrees
to help.
Fiction
72 HOUR HOLD
by Bebe Moore Campbell
Trina suffers from bipolar disorder, making her paranoid, wild, and
violent. Watching her child turn into a bizarre stranger, Keri
searches for assistance through normal channels. She quickly learns
that a seventy-two-hour hold is the only help you can get when an
adult child starts to spiral out of control. After three days, Trina
can sign herself out of any program.
Fed up with the bureaucracy of the mental health community and
determined to save her daughter by any means necessary, Keri signs
on for an illegal intervention. The Program is a group of radicals
who eschew the psychiatric system and model themselves after the
Underground Railroad. When Keri puts her daughter's fate in their
hands, she begins a journey that has her calling on the spirit of
Harriet Tubman for courage. In the upheaval that follows, she is
forced to confront a past that refuses to stay buried, even as she
battles to secure a future for her child.
Good News
ATTIC TREASURES
by Wanda E. Brunstetter, Tammy Shuttlesworth, Janet Spaeth and
Pamela Kaye Tracy
Long-forgotten family treasures are brought to the center of four
romances as Lydia Dunmore prepares to sell her old home in the
Wyoming countryside and invites her four granddaughters to choose
something to keep from the dusty attic.
What will each woman learn from the past that may shape the future
of the way they treasure faith...and love?
Romance
PLEASURING THE PRINCE
by Patricia Grasso
Fancy Flambeau is the darling of the London stage,
and captures the eye of every gentleman charmed by her beauty.
Fancy, however, refuses to be any man's mistress, though Prince
Stepan Kazanov relishes the opportunity to change her mind and show
her the delights of sensual pleasure. Tempting as his whispered
promises may be, Fancy vows to avoid the heartbreaking fate that
befell her mother when she gave her love to a selfish aristocrat.
But Stepan's games of seduction take a serious turn when terror
sweeps through London. A killer dubbed the Rose Petal Murderer is
preying upon pretty young women. Desperate to keep Fancy safe,
Stepan abducts her from the city, and soon the heat of anger and
long-denied passion melts into ecstasy. Yet the bliss they find in
each other's arms may not be enough to make Fancy forget the
past--or protect them both from the dangers that come from denying a
love that is meant to be...
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