Williamstown - New Audiobooks

Altar of Eden
Rollins, James.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2010.
Pregnant veterinarian Maura Kelly, along with U.S. Marshall Jack Menard, risks everything, including the life of her unborn child, to unravel the mystery of a smuggler's cache of mutated animals, a puzzle that involves fractal intelligence, stem-sell research, and a secret history of the Book of Genesis.
Williamstown General - CD

Angel time a novel
Rice, Anne, 1941-
New York, N.Y. : Random House Audio, p2009.
Toby O'Dare, a contract killer of underground fame is on assignment to kill once again. Into O'Dare's nightmarish world of lone and lethal missions comes a mysterious stranger, a seraph, who offers him a chance to save rather than destroy lives. O'Dare, who long ago dreamt of being a priest but instead came to embody danger and violence, seizes his chance.
Williamstown General - CD Rice S.W

Breathless a novel
Koontz, Dean R. (Dean Ray), 1945- LOCATION = Williamstown General.
Grand Haven, MI : Brilliance Audio, p2009.
Grady Adams lives a simple, solitary life deep in the Colorado mountains. Here the thirty-five-year-old carpenter works out of a converted barn, crafting exquisite one-of-a-kind furniture. There's little about this strong yet gentle man to suggest the experiences that have alienated him from the contemporary world. But that is about to change.
Williamstown General - CD Koontz S.W

Brewmaster's art the history and science of beermaking
Bamforth, CHarles W.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
Williamstown General - CD 663.3 Bamforth S.W

Cannery Row
Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, [2009], p1989.
Cannery Row focuses on the acceptance of life as is--both the exuberance of community and the loneliness of the individual. Creating characters based on his memories of real inhabitants of Monterey, California, Steinbeck interweaves the stories of Doc, Henri, Mack, and the boys in a world where only the fittest survive.
Williamstown General - CD Steinbeck S.W

Changing my mind occasional essays
Smith, Zadie.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
A volume of essays is comprised of top-selected pieces from the past decade and considers a broad range of topics organized under such main categories as "Reading," "Being," "Seeing," and "Feeling."
Williamstown General - CD 824.91 Smith S.W

Chosen to die
Jackson, Lisa.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
"Detective Regan Pescoli has worked the 'Star Crossed Killer' case for months, never imagining she'd be captured by the madman she's been hunting. Regan knows exactly what he's capable of--and avoiding the same fate will take every drop of her courage and cunning. Regan Pescoli is unlike any woman Nate Santana has met before. But now she's missing, and Nate knows something is dangerously wrong. The only person who can help him find her is Detective Selena Alvarez, Regan's partner. As Nate and Selena dig deeper into the Star-Crossed Killer case and the body count rises, the truth about Regan's disappearance becomes chillingly clear. In the desolate Montana woods, evil is lurking. And with time running out, the only way to save Regan will be to get inside a killer's twisted mind and unravel a shocking message that is being revealed, one body at a time..."--p. [4] of cover.
Williamstown General - CD Jackson S.W

Dylan
Miller, Linda Lael.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
Dylan Creed is known for his talent at taming bulls and women, but when he turns up for story time at former lover Kristy Madison's library with his daughter that was abandoned by her mother, Kristy's determined to tame his wild ways once and for all.
Williamstown General - CD Miller S.W

Eating animals
Foer, Jonathan Safran, 1977-
[Prince Frederick, Md.] : Recorded Books, p2009.
After spending much of his life shifting between various omnivore and herbivore eating habits, Jonathan Safran Foer presents a thought-provoking look at why and how humans choose their diets. Delivering the pros and cons of eating meat, Foer invites listeners on an insightful exploration into the many facets of food.
Williamstown General - CD 641.3 Foer S.W

Every secret thing
Lippman, Laura, 1959-
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
Kicked out of a birthday party, 11-year-olds Alice and Ronnie walk home and encounter a baby left in a carriage. Their earnest desire to do a good deed ends tragically, however, and seven years later they are released from "kid prison" to start their lives anew.
Williamstown General - CD Lippman S.W

Ford county stories
Grisham, John.
New York : Random House Audio, c2009.
A collection of stories that are set in Ford County, Mississippi.
Williamstown General - CD Grisham S.W

The fourth part of the world the race to the ends of the Earth, and the epic story of the map that gave America its name
Lester, Toby.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
Lester spotlights Martin Waldseemüller's 1507 world map and recounts the epic tale of the mariners and scholars who facilitated this watershed of Western history.
Williamstown General - CD 912.73 Lester S.W

Grave secret
Harris, Charlaine.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
Ever since Harper Connelly was struck by lightning as a child, she's been able to see and hear the last memories of the dead. Grave Secret finds Harper and her brother Tolliver on the trail of a particularly gruesome killer, and the pair must act quickly before more lives are lost.
Williamstown General - CD Harris S.W

Heaven in a wild flower the British romantic poets
Potkay, Adam, 1961-
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
Providing detailed analysis of the lives and works of literary luminaries such as Robert Burns, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Wordsworth, and John Keats, Professor Potkay examines the nature of Romantic poetry and provides insight on the stylistic flourishes and themes of this remarkable period.
Williamstown General - CD 821.7 Potkay

Hello, Red
Vonnegut, Kurt.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
After nine years at sea, merchant sailor Red Mayo once again plants his feet on dry ground. But the terrain in his erstwhile home is shakier than he'd expected. The only women Red has ever loved has married another. Emotionally adrift, Red confronts his love's groom--and looks to reclaim something he left behind.
Williamstown General - CD Vonnegut S.W

In our time
Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, [2009], p2008.
This collection of short stories offers vignettes concerning the conflicts, situations, problems, and personalities characteristic of society in Hemingway's day.
Williamstown General - CD Hemingway S.W

La's orchestra saves the world a novel
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
In 1939, Lavender Stone flees London to escape the German bombs and her shattered marriage. Settling in a small town, she pulls together a makeshift orchestra to help cope with the times.
Williamstown General - CD McCall Smith S.W

Last night in Twisted River a novel
Irving, John, 1942-
New York, N.Y. : Random House Audio, p2009.
In 1954 New Hampshire, a twelve-year-old accidentally insults the local constable's girlfriend. Consequently, the boy and his father are forced to flee and essentially become fugitives from the law. Forced to hide throughout the northeastern United States before finally escaping to Toronto, the outcasts befriend a fiercely protective logger who shelters them from their pursuers.
Williamstown General - CD Irving S.W

Lost Man's River
Matthiessen, Peter.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p1998.
In 1910, an enraged mob of neighbors gunned down murder suspect E.J. Watson - each claiming it was self-defense. Over four decades later, his son Lucius returns to Lost Man's River in the Florida Everglades to discover the truth behind that horrible day.
Williamstown General - CD Matthiessen S.W

The mill on the floss
Eliot, George, 1819-1880.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2003.
Presents the classic novel concerning the struggles of Maggie Tulliver and her brother, Tom Tulliver in nineteenth century England.
Williamstown General - CD Eliot S.W

One word answer
Harris, Charlaine.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
This companion piece to the Sookie Stackhouse series explains the fate of Sookie's mysterious cousin Hadley, who ran away years earlier and hasn't been heard from since.
Williamstown General - CD Harris S.W

A perfect relationship from the collection Cheating at Canasta
Trevor, William, 1928-
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009, c2007.
Middle-aged teacher Prosper has relished the two and a half years he's lived with Chloe. But when Chloe leaves him without giving any reason, Prosper is heartbroked. Desperate to comprehend the basis for their breakup, Prosper rummages through his recollections of their life together-- clinging to his memories of good times and the comfort of what was a seemingly perfect relationship.
Williamstown General - CD Trevor S.W

Religion myth and magic the anthropology of religion
Johnston, Susan A. (Susan Ann), 1958- LOCATION = Williamstown General.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
Williamstown General - CD 306.6 Johnston S.W

The second time around
Clark, Mary Higgins.
New York, N.Y. : Simon & Schuster Audio, p2003.
Williamstown General - CD Clark S.W

Southern lights a novel
Steel, Danielle.
Grand Haven, MI : Brilliance Audio, p2009.
Set in the Deep South, Danielle Steel's Southern Lights unfolds the story of a mother and daughter both commencing new and separate lives, one in corporate Manhattan, fighting to put a serial killer behind bars, and the other in sultry Charleston, reconnecting with the father she's barely known.
Williamstown General - CD Steel S.W

Strange angels
St. Crow, Lili.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
Sixteen-year-old Dru's psychic abilities helped her father battle zombies and other creatures of the "Real World," but now she must rely on herself, a "werwulf"-bitten friend, and a half-human vampire hunter to learn who murdered her parents, and why.
Williamstown General - YA CD St. Crow S.W

T is for trespass
Grafton, Sue.
New York : Random House Audio, p2007.
Private investigator Kinsey Millhone searches for sociopath Solana Rojas, an identity she stole that gives her access to private caregiving jobs.
Williamstown General - CD Grafton S.W

This lullaby
Dessen, Sarah.
Princed Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
Eighteen-year-old Remy can't wait to escape her family and begin her new life at Stanford. Of course, she needs to dump her latest boyfriend and coordinate her mom's fifth wedding first. But her careful plans don't include an offbeat young man named Dexter. Just seconds after Dexter careens in to Remy, he insists that destiny brought them together. Even though Remy disagrees, she's soon shocked to see Dexter and his band performing at her mom's wedding reception. And when Remy gets drunk and decks a bar patron, Dexter gallantly rescues the damsel from further distress. Although Remy knows this free spirit is clearly not her type, she's confused by the strange stirrings of her heart.
Williamstown General - YA CD Dessen S.W

War dances
Alexie, Sherman, 1966-
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
When a famous writher begins to develop symtoms of a brain tumor, he's not sure how to tell his wife and two sons. As he confronts his own mortality, he remembers the last moments he spent with his Spokane Indian father. Even the thickest blanket couldn't keep his dad warm while he lay dying from alcoholism and diabetes.
Williamstown General - CD Alexie S.W

Wild sorrow
Ault, Sandi.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
The third novel featuring resource agent Jamaica Wild finds her hunkering down in a blizzard at an abandoned Indian school--where she finds the corpse of a former school teacher.
Williamstown General - CD Ault S.W

Updated Fri Jan 22 13:08:17 2010