Category

Author

Title

Description

Fiction-General

Allen, Sarah Addison

The Sugar queen.

Quiet, awkward woman's peaceful life caring for her elderly mother is turned upside down when sassy, confident, and bold waitress fleeing abusive boyfriend decides to hide out in her home.

Fiction-General

Buffett, Jimmy

Swine not?:  A Novel pig tale.

Moving their beloved pet pig from their TN hometown to their new home in posh no-pets-allowed New York City hotel, southern belle and her twin children struggle to hide swine from hotel staff.

Fiction-General

Dubus, Andre, III

The Garden of last days.

Reluctantly bringing her daughter to her men's club office when her babysitter falls ill, stripper  endeavors to keep her child safe while servicing wealthy foreign client, while drunken regular angrily retaliates for being thrown out of the club.

Fiction-General

Guterson, David

The Other.

Two boys from profoundly different backgrounds, brought together by their fierce love of natural world, grow up to pursue vastly different paths in life, one as a devoted schoolteacher, and the other as a recluse seeking refuge in the wilderness.

Fiction-General

Lazar, Zachary

Sway.

Novel inspired by histories of Rolling Stones and Manson family follows experiences of CA youth whose life is influenced by love triangle involving Keith Richards, social movements of 1960s, and Manson's community of followers.

Fiction-General

Olshan, Joseph

The Conversation.

Fleeing to Paris to escape the past and find himself,  young American translator and writer is caught up in 2 separate affairs: a passionate but doomed romance and a stable but emotionally cool relationship with much older poet.

Fiction-General

Stein, Garth

The Art of racing in the rain.

Evaluating his life on eve of his death, atypical canine considers sacrifices his master has made in his pursuit to become professional race car driver, and dog's own efforts to preserve master's family.

Fiction-General

Weisberger, Lauren

Chasing Harry Winston.

Making pact that they will change things that most challenge them within year's time, 3 Manhattan friends shed their downtrodden identities in order to pursue the high life.

Fiction-Historical

Enger, Leif

So brave, young, and handsome.

In 1915 Minnesota, novelist, joins outlaw intent on reconciling with his family, but on their journey novelist leaves his own family behind and outlaw is pursued by relentless former Pinkerton agent.

Fiction-Historical

Rushdie, Salman

The Enchantress of Florence.

Story of woman attempting to command her own destiny in a man’s world.

Fiction-Historical

Shaara, Jeff

The Steel wave: A Novel of World War II.

Fictional account of D-Day and Allied invasion of Europe chronicles events of campaign and personalities who took part, from ordinary soldiers to such leaders as Dwight Eisenhower and George Patton.

Fiction-Mystery

Craig, Philip R.

Vineyard chill: A Martha's Vineyard mystery.

Man's happy domesticity with wife and kids is disrupted by surprising call from reckless old friend who needs help hiding from would-be assailants, a situation with ties to beautiful woman's disappearance.

Fiction-Mystery

Evanovich, Janet

Fearless fourteen.

Irrepressible bounty hunter and her motley companions become entangled in adventure involving premier funeral home and family pot roast.

Fiction-Mystery

Hart, Carolyn

Dead days of summer.

Bookstore owner goes undercover to pursue clever killer who has framed her husband for murder.

Fiction-Mystery

McMahon, Neil

Dead silver.

Follow-up to Lone Creek finds Montana lawman and his sidekick investigating unsolved double homicide involving recently discovered cache of photographs and earring that once belonged to woman who had been killed for protesting opening of controversial silver mine.

Fiction-Romance

Rice, Luanne

Light of the moon.

Feeling adrift after her mother's death and a failed love affair, anthropologist leaves CT to travel to French Camargue to see its fabled white horses and to investigate saint linked to her family's history, but her life is changed forever by encounter with lonely man and his wounded daughter.

Fiction-Romantic Suspense

Roberts, Nora

The Hollow.

As the madness, which happens for 7 days every 7 years, prepares to descend upon town, 3 men bound by blood and 3 woman bound by ancestry to a demon join forces to stop terror from beginning again.

Fiction-Suspense

Child, Lee.

Nothing to lose.

Arriving in small CO. town, man finds himself taking on entire town as he searches for truths behind its sinister connection to brutal war that is killing Americans thousands of miles away.

Fiction-Suspense

Hart, John

Down river.

Five years after fleeing to NY in the wake of murder acquittal, man returns to NC and hostile family, only to find himself trapped in middle of new case of violence, greed, family secrets, and murder.

Fiction-Suspense

Iles, Greg

Third degree.

Tale spanning single traumatic day follows experiences of 35-year-old woman, who awakens in her idyllic small-town home to discover her husband frantically preparing for what he claims is IRS audit, but she soon realizes that he has discovered truth about her affair with another man.

Fiction-Suspense

Mina, Denise

Slip of the knife.

When ex-boyfriend and fellow journalist is found murdered, reporter is shocked to learn that victim has left her his home, where she discovers suitcases filled with incriminating notes.

Fiction-Suspense

Patterson, James

Sail.

Struggling to maintain family cohesion after the death of her husband, Anne Dunne plans elaborate sailing vacation that is unexpectedly challenged by her teenage daughter's suicidal thoughts, her older son's drug use, her younger son's apparent catatonia, and a catastrophic accident.

Nonfiction-Biography

Cordery, Stacy A.

Alice: Alice Roosevelt Longworth, from White House princess to Washington power broker.

Portrait of Teddy Roosevelt's daughter relates such facts as her tempestuous teen years and flouting of social conventions in order to promote women's rights, her infidelity-tested marriage to Nicholas Longworth, and her criticism of FDR's New Deal programs.

Nonfiction-Biography

Defrank, Thomas M.

Write it when I'm gone: Remarkable off-the-record conversations with Gerald R. Ford.

In series of private interviews, conducted over 16 years with stipulation that they not be released until after his death, former president offers revealing, reflective self-portrait as he describes his relationships with Nixon, Carter, Reagan, and Clinton; experiences on Warren Commission; and opinions on Bush administration, Iraq war, family, and aging.

Nonfiction-Biography

Hall, Lincoln

Dead lucky: Life after death on Mount Everest.

2006 survival story of famed Australian mountain climber who was pronounced dead and abandoned by Sherpas during climb of Mount Everest only to be discovered alive the next day.

Nonfiction-Biography

King, Richard

My Maggie.

Story of love and loss for childhood sweetheart where wife battled poverty, severe hearing loss at early age, progressive blindness, melanoma, breast cancer and finally ovarian cancer.

Nonfiction-Biography

Wall, Elissa

Stolen innocence: My story of growing up in a polygamous sect, becoming a teenage bride, and breaking free of Warren Jeffs.

Describes author's childhood in Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints, her forced marriage to her abusive cousin at 14, how she managed to break free, and her testimony against sect's leader, Warren Jeffs.

Nonfiction-Biography

Winchester, Simon

The Man who loved China: The Fantastic story of the eccentric scientist who unlocked the mysteries of the Middle Kingdom.

Portrait of mid-20th-century scientist and adventurer traces his British government mission to China, his love affair with visiting student, and his pivotal influence on Western world's understanding of China's culture and history.

Nonfiction-Cooking

Lee, Jennifer

The Fortune cookie chronicles: Adventures in the world of Chinese food.

NY Times reporter describes her quest for excellent Chinese cuisine while offering insight into such topics as contributions of illegal immigrants and relationship between Jewish people and Chinese food.

Nonfiction-Finances

Soros, George

The New paradigm for financial markets: The Credit crisis of 2008 and what it means.

Legendary financier George Soros explores origins of most serious financial upheaval since Great Depression and its implications for the future.

Nonfiction-General

Hood, Ann

Comfort: A Journey through grief.

Author of The Knitting Circle documents her family's journey of grief after sudden death of her 5-year-old daughter after a virulent illness, a process during which she learned how to knit and experienced comfort in unexpected ways.

Nonfiction-General

Mcclellan, Scott

What happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's culture of deception.

Former White House press secretary examines how and why Bush administration went awry, providing look at George W. Bush and his top aides in terms of such crises as Hurricane Katrina, Iraq war, and Washington's political infighting.

Nonfiction-General

Moyers, Bill D.

Moyers on democracy.

In collection of speeches, broadcaster shares his thoughts on state of America, betrayal of nation's democratic ideals by Bush administration, and need to reconnect with our constitutional principles and history of reform.

Nonfiction-General

Scheuer, Michael

Marching toward hell: America and Islam after Iraq.

Veteran CIA counter-terrorism analyst provides sobering analysis of U.S. Iraqi War policy while making unsettling predictions about how American security will be affected by the conflict.

Nonfiction-General

Sedaris, David

When you are engulfed in flames.

Collection of essays celebrates foibles of author's everyday life in France and America, from attempt to make coffee with water from flower vase to drug purchase in NC mobile home.

Nonfiction-General

Zakaria, Fareed

The Post-American world.

Explores how rapid rise of such nations as China, India, and Brazil is countering America's previous dominance over global economy, geopolitics, and culture, and shares advice on how US can thrive in face of international changes.

Nonfiction-History

Sorensen, Ted

Counselor: A Life at the edge of history.

Prominent international lawyer and former advisor to JFK recounts their conversations during some of the most decisive moments of 35th president's career, including Bay of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis, and writing of "Profiles in Courage."

Nonfiction-Nature

Barcott, Bruce

The Last flight of the scarlet macaw: One woman's fight to save the world's most beautiful bird.

Describes efforts of few determined villagers in Belize, led by head of Belize Zoo, to stop attempts to build huge dam that would destroy one of Central America's great rivers and the last scarlet macaws in Belize.

Nonfiction-Parenting

Bernstein, Neil I.

There when he needs you: How to be an available, involved, and emotionally connected father to your son.

Celebrity psychologist and author of Treating the Unmanageable Adolescent counsels today's busy fathers on how to manage everyday issues related to parenting sons, in step-by-step reference complemented by case stories.

Nonfiction-Religion

Kraybill, Donald B.

Amish grace: How forgiveness transcended tragedy.

Examines Amish community's intention to forgive man who killed 5 Amish children at West Nickel Mines School in PA in 2006, discussing how Amish concept of forgiveness has long tradition in their religion and is part of deeply embedded belief in pardon and reconciliation.

Nonfiction-Religion

Shea, Suzanne Strempek

Sundays in America: A Yearlong road trip in search of Christian faith.

Born and raised Roman Catholic, woman is inspired to visit non-Catholic Christian churches after personal health scare and death of John Paul II, when passion of mourners on her streets and TV impressed her.

Nonfiction-Science

Ammodt, Sandra, Ph.D

Welcome to your brain: Why you lose your car keys but never forget how to drive and other puzzles of everyday life.

Challenges popular myths while drawing on recent findings in neuroscience to offer insight into how human brain works.

Nonfiction-Travel

Fodor's Canada, 29th ed. (2008)

Where to stay and eat; must-see sights and local secrets.

Nonfiction-Travel

Fodor's Pacific Northwest, 17th ed. (2008).

Oregon, Washington and Vancouver.

Nonfiction-Travel

Cahill, Jamie

The Patisseries of Paris.

Profiles almost 100 of the best patisseries, chocolate shops, tea salons, ice cream parlors and other sweet spots in Paris.