77 love sonnets
Keillor, Garrison.
[S.l.] : HighBridge Audio, p2008.
This is an eclectic collection of some of Garrison Keillor's most prized personal poems. Running the gamut of topics from love to faith to work, Keillor imaginatively represents even the most mundane of our everyday experiences.
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Bad moon rising
Kenyon, Sherrilyn, 1965-
[New York, N.Y.] : Macmillan Audio, p2009.
In the 28th installment of Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark-Hunter series, Aimee Peltier of the Bear Clan takes in the wounded werewolf, Fang Kattalakis, and inexplicably falls in love with him. Fang, a brother of the powerful law- enforcing group Omegrion, also struggles to deny his feelings for his caretaker. While the two know they can never be together, they're forced to make difficult decisions when war breaks, questionable alliances are formed, and both Aimee and Fang's lives are endangered.
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Best of the West. Vol. 2 classic stories from the American frontier
Beverly Hills, Calif. : Phoenix Books, p2009.
"America's richest legends come from the frontier--from the land where the events of a single moment might erase the lines between law and lawlessness, between safety and mortal danger, between heroes and villains. The carefully selected stories in this collection are vibrant proof that the great American West is still a fertile ground for storytellers."--Container.
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Beyond the grave
Watson, Jude.
New York : Scholastic Audiobooks, p2009.
A clue found in Book 3 sends Amy and Dan jetting off to find out what's behind the fierce rivalry between the Tomas and Ekaterina branches of the Cahill family. Was a clue stolen from the Tomas branch? Where is it now? And, most important, can Amy and Dan get their hands on it before their rivals do?
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Blindman's bluff a Decker and Lazarus novel
Kellerman, Faye.
[S.l.] : HarperCollins Audio, p2009.
In Faye Kellerman's eighteenth novel regarding investigative duo Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus, Rina reveals her coveted challah recipe.
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The castaways
Hilderbrand, Elin.
New York, N.Y. : Hachette Audio, p2009.
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The defector
Silva, Daniel, 1960-
Grand Haven, MI : Brilliance Audio, p2009.
Allon, now in the British capital, finds himself once more on the front lines of the secret war between East and West, where Russian spies and dissidents engage in the old game of cat and mouse. There, Allon uncovers a much greater conspiracy, a plot by an old enemy to resurrect a network of death, to bring the world to the precipice of a new confrontation. In order to stop it, he must risk everything.
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The doomsday key
Rollins, James, 1961-
[New York, N.Y.] : Harper Audio, p2009.
Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma Force investigate a string of grisly murders connected with a Druidic cult. Pierce's inquiries lead him to team up with two women from his past and take on a group of businesspeople bent on monopolizing the planet's food supply. However, before Pierce can save the world, he must first defeat three efficient assassins.
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The essential Sir Arthur Conan Doyle a life
Franklin, TN : NAXOS Audiobooks, pc2009.
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Extra credit
Clements, Andrew, 1949-
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster Audio, p2009.
As letters flow back and forth--between the prairies of Illinois and the mountains of Afghanistan, across cultural and religious divides--sixth-grader Abby, ten-year-old Amira, and eleven-year-old Sadeed begin to speak and listen to each other.
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The fixer upper
Andrews, Mary Kay, 1954-
New York : HarperCollins, p2009.
In the crosshairs of a political bribery investigation, Dempsey Jo Killebrew suddenly finds herself unemployed and the victim of a sleazy smear campaign by her former boss. Dempsey decides to take up her father's offer of flipping a recently inherited family home in Guthrie, Ga., where she quickly slides into the renovation groove, fits in with the locals, and embarks on a romance.
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From Shakespeare - with love the best of the sonnets
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Franklin, TN : Naxos AudioBooks, 2009.
Shakespeare's Sonnets, one of the most remarkable collections of poetry, was first published in 1609, 400 years ago by Mr. Thomas Thorpe. This is a selection of 80 of the finest poems, read by leading actors, marking the 400th anniversary of their first publication.
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Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets
Rowling, J. K.
New York : Listening Library, p1999.
When the Chamber of Secrets is opened again at the HogwartsSchool for Witchcraft and Wizardry, second-year student Harry Potter finds himself in danger from a dark power that has once more been released on the school.
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Heart of Dixie
Hoag, Tami.
North Kingstown, R.I. : BBC Audiobooks America, p2008.
Stranded in the middle of nowhere by car trouble, writer Jake Gannon is rescued by Dixie La Fontaine, a warmhearted, curvaceous brunette who introduces him to a more relaxed lifestyle in her seaside cottage.
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The historian [a novel]
Kostova, Elizabeth.
New York : Time Warner Audiobooks, p2005.
A young woman discovers an ancient book and a cache of old letters in her father's library, and thus begins her adventurous quest for the truth about Vlad the Impaler, a search that will span continents and generations, and a confrontation with the darkest powers of evil.
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In the belly of the bloodhound [being an account of a particularly peculiar adventure in the life of Jacky Faber]
Meyer, L. A. (Louis A.), 1942-
Roseland NJ : Listen & Live Audio, p2008.
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.
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In the heart of the canyon
Hyde, Elisabeth.
United States : Random House Audio, p2009.
A rafting trip through the Grand Canyon changes the lives of everyone on board.
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Intervention
Cook, Robin, 1940-
[New York, N.Y.] : Penguin Audio, p2009.
Former college classmates Jack Stapleton, Shawn Doherty, and Kevin Murray find their lives intersecting in dramatic fashion when famed archaeologist and biblical scholar Shawn discovers a startling secret on an archaeological dig beneath Saint Peter's Cathedral. Determined to keep the secret from the public, New York Bishop of the Archdiocese Kevin calls on Jack, a medical examiner researching alternative medicine and faith healing, for help.
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The last best hope [restoring conservatism and America's promise]
Scarborough, Joe.
New York : Random House Audio, p2009.
Examines how American conservatism lost its way and suggests how it can be restored to the right path.
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Mississippi Jack
Meyer, L. A. (Louis A.), 1942-
Roseland, NJ : Listen & Live Audio, p2009.
In 1806, the exploits of Jacky Faber continue as she heads west to avoid capture by the British and discovers adventure aboard a keelboat on the mighty Mississippi River.
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Murder, she wrote a slaying in Savannah
Bain, Donald, 1935-
North Kingstown, R.I. : BBC Audiobooks America, p2008.
When Jessica receives a call that her old friend Tillie Mortelaine passed away, she is surprised to learn that Tillie bequeathed her a million dollars. All Jessica has to do is solve a decades-old mystery--the murder of Tillie's fiancé Wanamaker Jones. There is no shortage of suspects. Many in Savannah stand to benefit from Tillie's will or are looking to prosper from her death. With people opposing her at every turn in her investigation, will Jessica be able to solve the crime or will she fail her friend?
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One false note
Korman, Gordon.
New York : Scholastic Audiobooks, p2008.
"The race is on to find 39 clues that safeguard a great power, and fourteen-year old Amy Cahill and her younger brother, Dan, are shocked to find themselves in the lead. The search seems to be taking them to Vienna, and they hold a coded piece of Mozart's sheet music that's key to finding the next clue. But tailed by a pack of power-hungry relatives, Amy and Dan can't see if they are sailing toward victory or straight into a deadly trap"--Container.
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Rocket men the epic story of the first men on the moon
Nelson, Craig, 1955-
[New York, N.Y.] : Penguin Audio, p2009.
Craig Nelson, literary agent and executive editor of several major publishers, delivers a thrilling account of Apollo 11, the NASA mission that placed humans on the moon for the first time. He also details the staggering technological achievements that made the successful mission possible.
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Scarpetta
Cornwell, Patricia Daniels.
New York : Penguin Audio, p2008.
Kay Scarpetta accepts an assignment in New York City examining an injured man at the psychiatric prison ward. Oscar Bane, chained and handcuffed, had specifically asked for Scarpetta and as the interview begins, the story Oscar relates is the most peculiar tale Kay has ever heard.
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Sidney Sheldon's Mistress of the game
Bagshawe, Tilly.
[New York, N.Y.] : Harper Audio, p2009.
The decendents of Kate Blackwell battle to carry on her powerful legacy. Each is determined to control Kruger-Brent, Ltd., the multibillion-dollar international corporation with holdings in diverse industries around the world. But only one can reign supreme.--From publisher's description.
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Skinny bastard [a kick-in-the-ass for real men who want to stop being fat and start getting buff]
Freedman, Rory.
[Ashland, Or.] : Blackstone Audio, c2009.
From the authors of Skinny Bitch comes a revolutionary weight-loss program for men. Here, listeners will learn how to eat-well, stay in shape, and develop into chiseled athletes.
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Skinny bitch a no-nonsense, tough-love guide for savvy girls who want to stop eating crap and start looking fabulous!
Freedman, Rory.
[Old Saybrook, Conn.] : Tantor Media, Inc. c2007.
"Not your typical boring diet book, this is a tart-tongued, no-holds- barred wake-up call to all women who want to be thin. With such blunt advice as 'Soda is liquid Satan' and 'You are a total moron if you think the Atkins Diet will make you thin,' it's a rallying cry for all savvy women to start eating healthy and looking radiant. Unlike standard diet books, it actually makes the listener laugh out loud with its truthful, smart-mouthed revelations. Behind all the attitude, however, there is solid guidance. Skinny Bitch espouses a healthful lifestyle that promotes whole grains, fruits, and vegetables and encourages women to get excited about feeling 'clean and pure and energized.'"-- Publisher's catalog.
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Smash cut
Brown, Sandra, 1948-
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster Audio, p2009.
The murder of Paul Wheeler has all the elements of a blockbuster: family rivalries, incalculable wealth, and a prominent man dying in the arms of his beautiful mistress. It's a case that could earn Derek Mitchell even greater star power. When the Wheeler family approaches him about defending Creighton for his uncle's murder -- even before he's charged -- he jumps at the chance. But the more Derek learns about Creighton and his darker side, the more he doubts the young man's innocence.
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That old cape magic a novel
Russo, Richard, 1949-
New York, N.Y. : Random House Audio, p2009.
Griffin has been tooling around for nearly a year with his father's ashes in the trunk, but his mother is still very much alive, and not shy about calling on his cell phone. She does so as he drives down to Cape Cod, where he and his wife, Joy, will celebrate the marriage of their daughter Laura's best friend. But by the end of this perfectly lovely weekend, the past has so thoroughly swamped the present that the future suddenly hangs in the balance.
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The trouble with J.J
Hoag, Tami.
North Kingstown, R.I. : BBC Audiobooks America, p2009.
It wasn't often that women resisted star quarterback J.J. Hennessy, but he was ready to trade all the cover girls he'd dated for the adorable lady next door. J.J. was impossibly charismatic, magnificently male--and a bachelor father who was in danger of losing custody of his little girl.
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The winds of Dune
Herbert, Brian.
[New York]: Macmillan Audio 2009.
Brian Herbert presents the second interquel of Frank Herbert's epic Dune series, continued by his son, Brian, chronicling the life of Lady Jessica after the disappearance of her son, Emperor Paul-Muad'Dib. The growing battle between Jessica and her daughter, Alia, continues as Alia tries to hold the Imperial government together with Duncan and Bronso of Ix seems to be leading the opposition against the House of Atreides. "The Winds of Dune" begins after the events of "Dune Messiah."
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