Summer Reading Week 2

Welcome to Summer Reading 2012. At the end of the second week we had 298 people sign up! 66 people read 170 books.

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The Lion By DeMille, Nelson 2012-04 - Grand Central Publishing 9780446619257 Check Our Catalog In this follow-up to "The Lion's Game, " John Corey, former NYPD Homicide detective and special agent for the Anti-Terrorist Task Force, is back. And, unfortunately for Corey, so is Asad Khalil, the notorious Libyan terrorist otherwise known as "The Lion." Available in a tall Premium Edition. This book rocked! …More

Four to Score By Evanovich, Janet 1999-06 - St. Martin's Press 9780312966973 Check Our Catalog "Evanovich's novels are among the great joys of contemporary fiction."--"GQ." In "Four to Score, " Stephanie follows in Ranger's entrepreneurial bootsteps--but comes up against a slew of unsavory characters in the wildest ride of her life. Author online at www.evanovich.com. National ads, including "USA Today" and "The New York Times Book Review." Martin's Press. This book is great!  It's absolutely hilarious, and a total thriller.  I loved it! …More

High Five By Evanovich, Janet 2000-06 - St. Martin's Press 9780312971342 Check Our Catalog In her fifth high-octane thriller, bounty hunter Stephanie Plum sets out to find her missing uncle -- and along the way smacks slam-bang into: a dead body, a nasty bookie, her stun-gun-toting grandmother, two very sexy men, an angry little man who won't leave her apartment, and a Mafia wedding... Jersey's favorite bounty hunter has never been better! With high hair, street smarts and plenty of attitude, Steph's sure to nail this case -- or risk life and spandex-clad limb trying... …More

The Family Corleone By Falco, Edward 2012-05 - Grand Central Publishing 9780446574624 Check Our Catalog New York, 1933. The city and nation are in the depths of the Great Depression. The New York crime families have prospered in this time, but with the coming end of Prohibition, a battle is looming that will determine which organizations will rise and which will fall. …More

One of Our Thursdays Is Missing By Fforde, Jasper 2012-01 - Penguin Books 9780143120513 Check Our Catalog Fforde's exuberant return to the fantastical BookWorld opens during a time of great unrest. All-out Genre war is rumbling, and the BookWorld desperately needs a heroine like Thursday Next. With the real Thursday apparently retired to the Realworld, the Council of Genres turns to the written Thursday. I love the Thursday Next series, but this one is definitely not up to par.  My least favorite thus far. …More

Acupuncture: How It Works, How It Cures By Firebrace, Peter Author Hill, Sandra 1994-01 - McGraw-Hill Companies 9780879836399 Check Our Catalog …More

Canada By Ford, Richard 2012-05 - Ecco Press 9780061692048 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title The distinguished modern American master and Pulitzer Prize-winning author returns with this haunting and elemental novel about a young man forced by catastrophic circumstance to reconcile himself to a world that has been rendered unrecognizable. Ford sends you back to your childhood.   Does your parent's DNA give you an insight into what you will become?  Read Canada to find out.  In the end you have to make your own destiny. …More

A Compromising Affair By Forster, Gwynne 2011-11 - Kimani Press 9780373534517 Check Our Catalog In her beloved Harringtons series, Forster introduced the sexy, wealthy brothers from Maryland. Each found his perfect match, and now their family and friends are searching for happily-ever-afters of their own. Original. …More

The Memory of Blood By Fowler, Christopher 2012-03 - Bantam 9780345528636 Check Our Catalog Fowler's acclaimed Peculiar Crimes Unit novels crackle with sly wit, lively suspense, and twists as chilling as London's fog. Now the indomitable duo of Arthur Bryant and John May, along with the rest of their quirky team, return to solve a confounding case with dark ties to the British theater and a killer who may mean curtains for all involved. …More

The Confession By Grisham, John 2011-07 - Dell Publishing Company 9780440245117 Check Our Catalog #1 "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER First time in paperback An innocent man is about to be executed. Only a guilty man can save him. In 1998, in the small East Texas city of Sloan, Travis Boyette abducted, raped, and strangled a popular high school cheerleader. He buried her body so that it would never be found, then watched in amazement as police and prosecutors arrested and convicted Donte Drumm, a local football star, and marched him off to death row. Now nine years have passed. Travis has just been paroled in Kansas for a different crime; Donte is four days away from his execution. Travis suffers from an inoperable brain tumor. For the first time in his miserable life, he decides to do what's right and confess. But how can a guilty man convince lawyers, judges, and politicians that they're about to execute an innocent man? A good example of capitol punishment gone wrong and the scary part is that it's probably happening somewhere right now. …More

Love Finds You in Sunset Beach, Hawaii By Gunn, Robin Jones 2011-10 - Summerside Press 9781609360283 Check Our Catalog Sierra came to Sunset Beach forrelaxation not for world-class surfingand certainly not for romance!When a wealthy friend offers Sierra Jensen avacation at an oceanfront beach house, sheenvisions a quiet retreat where she can plan hernext move. Instead, she arrives at the start of thenoisy surfing competitions and is surprised to learnthat her friend had an ulterior motive namely, introducing Sierra to Jordan Bryce, the tenantstaying below them. Jordan is a photographerwhose lens and attention are focused on the surfers, and he is not willing to let anyone get in his way oflanding the next cover shot for Surf Days magazine.Sierra and Jordan came to Sunset Beach looking fordifferent things. But as the surf pounds the NorthShore, will they discover something better thaneither of them had imagined? …More

Monday Mornings By Gupta, Sanjay 2012-03 - Grand Central Publishing 9780446583855 Check Our Catalog CNN's chief medical correspondent presents his first novel. At Chelsea General, surgeons answer for bad outcomes at the Morbidity and Mortality conference, known as M & M. This extraordinary peek behind the curtain into what is considered the most secretive meeting in all of medicine is the backdrop for this engaging story. …More

A Discovery of Witches By Harkness, Deborah E. 2011-12 - Penguin Books 9780143119685 Check Our Catalog Debut novelist Harkness has crafted a mesmerizing and addictive read, equal parts history and magic, romance and suspense--a richly inventive novel about a centuries-old vampire, a spellbound witch, and the mysterious manuscript that draws them together. If you enjoy a bit of Academia in your escapism, A Discovery of Witches is a wonderful treat.  Unlike some other works involving the occult or supernatural, the emphasis on storytelling was richly interwoven with history and the history of science.  This reader savored various parts of Harkness' writing of describing a strong female character who's pursuit of knowledge opened doors of the past as well as eventual knowledge of the character's self and her own power. …More

Star Island By Hiaasen, Carl 2012-01 - Grand Central Publishing 9780446556132 Check Our Catalog Pop star Cherry Pye is attempting a comeback from her latest drug and alcohol disaster. Ann DeLusia is Cherry's "undercover stunt double." But, one night, Ann-as-Cherry is kidnapped by an obsessed paparazzo. Now the challenge for Cherry's handlers is to rescue Ann while keeping her existence secret from the public--and from Cherry herself. …More

That's Disgusting: Unraveling the Mysteries of Repulsion By Herz, Rachel 2012-01 - W. W. Norton & Company 9780393076479 Check Our Catalog An entertaining and revealing look at the science behind the emotion of disgust. The only human emotion truly learned and adaptable.  Disgust is quite interesting in all its dirty little ways. …More

The Bewitched Viking By Hill, Sandra 2011-01 - Avon Books 9780062019004 Check Our Catalog Featuring a stunning new package, this early Viking novel from "USA Today"-bestselling author Hill is filled with the same laughter and passion her fans have come to know and love. I would read this book over and over again. …More

The Cajun Cowboy By Hill, Sandra 2004-06 - Warner Forever 9780446612951 Check Our Catalog Louisiana hair stylist Charmaine LeDeux discovers that there is a second chance for love with Raoul Lanier, the man she thought she had divorced who tells her they are still married. Original. …More

Here Comes Santa Claus By Hill, Sandra Joint Author Holmes, Katie Joint Author Jensen, Trish 2001-10 - Leisure Books 9780843949186 Check Our Catalog This humorous holiday anthology features three stories about three Maine bachelors who discover "tis the season for folly" as each man trips over his heart to capture the love of that one special woman. …More

When I Think of You By Ireland, Liz 2002-07 - Zebra 9780821771167 Check Our Catalog Wedding columnist Celia Snowden considers fellow journalist Davis Smith her best buddy and default date, her very last single friend who''ll always be there for her--won't he? Davis, however, is head-over-heels in love with Celia. He's determined to get over it, but he just can't seem to get her out of his mind. What's Mr. Nice Guy to do when his dream girl only wants to date nightmares? (July) …More

Firestorm By Johansen, Iris 2005-08 - Bantam 9780553586497 Check Our Catalog #1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen turns up the heat in this explosive new psychological thriller. This time a gifted arson investigator teams up with a mysterious operative to stop a killer raging completely out of control... "For Kerry Murphy, the inferno is never far away. The flames of that long-ago night still burn in her nightmares: the heat, the choking smoke, the helplessness. She can never run fast enough... Now Kerry works as an arson investigator with her evidence-sniffing dog, Sam. Together they're a great team, but her life is about to change in the time it takes to strike a match. The deadly flames of her past are back, and from out of the ashes a stranger appears. Who is Silver? And why has he chosen her in the desparate race to find a killer determined to ignite hell on earth? Kerry and Silver may not have a chance against a psychopath as coldhearted as his method is red-hot. To save themselves and the innocent lives at stake, Kerry will have to do what she hoped she'd never have to do: "fight fire with fire. "From the Hardcover edition. Fire has always been Kerry Murphy's friend and foe.  Due to this she has become a topnotch fire investigator with her dog Sam.  But a new stream of fires and memories will bring her close to her breaking point while she is also trying to find out who is trying to kill her to silence her findings. …More

Killer Dreams By Johansen, Iris 2007-08 - Bantam 9780553586534 Check Our Catalog From #1 "New York Times" bestselling author Iris Johansen comes her most suspense-filled thriller to date--a pulse-pounding shocker that pits a mother and son against a killer who's the stuff of nightmares. Jock Gavin makes a return appearance in this dream shattering mystery.  Sophie and her son Michael have to run for their lives with a new "friend" Matt Royd while at the same time they try to kill the man who is trying to kill them.  Will they, Jock, and their new friend Matt, succeed? …More

A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar By Joinson, Suzanne Author Joinson 2012-05 - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 9781608198115 Check Our Catalog Like "Major Pettigrew's Last Stand" or "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society," a wondrous, richly conceived, irresistible debut novel that sweeps the reader away to a different world. …More

Diva: Triple Crown Publications Presents By Kane & Abel Author Kane, John Ed. Author Abel, Simone 2004-01 - Vickie Stringer 9780974789583 Check Our Catalog …More