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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Don't Blink By Patterson, James Author Roughan, Howard 2010-09 - Little Brown and Company 9780316036238 Check Our Catalog While conducting a once-in-a-lifetime interview with a legendary baseball bad-boy, reporter Nick Daniels accidentally captures a key piece of evidence that lands him in the middle of an all-out war between Italian and Russian mafia forces. …More

Tick Tock By Patterson, James Author Ledwidge, Michael 2011-01 - Little Brown and Company 9780316037914 Check Our Catalog A rash of horrifying crimes tears through New York City, throwing it into complete chaos and terrorizing everyone living there. Immediately, it becomes clear that these offenses are not the work of an amateur, but of a calculating, efficient, and deadly mastermind. All too soon, another appalling murder leads Detective Michael Bennett to a shocking discovery that exposes the killer's pattern and the earth-shattering enormity of his plan. A killer is on the loose!  Detective Michael Bennett has to leave his vacation at the beach to help solve the case.  Michael has love interests-the nanny, Mary Catherine, who helps take care of his 10 adopted kids, and also the FBI agent Emily Parkers.  Interesting! …More

Sophie: The Incredible True Story of the Castaway Dog By Pearse, Emma 2012-01 - Da Capo Lifelong Books 9780738214672 Check Our Catalog The remarkable true story of a family's beloved dog lost at sea, her amazing survival on an isolated island for five months, and her extraordinary return home …More

The Perfect Medium: Photography and the Occult By Cheroux, Clement Author Apraxine, Pierre Author Fischer, Andreas 2005-10 - Yale University Press 9780300111361 Check Our Catalog The mesmerizing photographic history of occult phenomena, from levitations and apparitions to spectres, ghosts, and auras. Some of the images are enough to give you nightmares. …More

Treason at Lisson Grove By Perry, Anne 2011-04 - Ballantine Books 9780345510587 Check Our Catalog In her first Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mystery in three years, "New York Times"-bestselling author Perry delivers a tale of high-stakes murder and conspiracy with a cast of characters as rich as the Victorian London Perry evokes. …More

Hearts Aglow By Peterson, Tracie 2011-03 - Bethany House Publishers 9780764206139 Check Our Catalog Adventure and romance in 1880s Texas; when a young woman feels her dreams are thwarted at every turn, can she find her heart's desire? Book 2 in a series about an educated woman in a logging family who has aspirations of becoming a nurse. …More

Hope Rekindled By Peterson, Tracie 2011-06 - Bethany House Publishers 9780764206146 Check Our Catalog After a spirited matchmaker in 1880's eastern Texas finds her own match, will overwhelming obstacles prevent her from finding happiness and fulfillment? Book 3 in a series about an educated woman from a logging family struggling with questions concerning love, having a family vs a nursing career. …More

Eating for Life: Your Guide to Great Health, Fat Loss and Increased Energy! By Phillips, Bill 2003-11 - High Point Media 9780972018418 Check Our Catalog Like Bill Phillips' Body for Life, this is a tell-it-like-it-is book. There's no promise of a quick fix. No metabolic tricks or so-called miracles. Just straightforward, clear, concise, practical and appropriate principles for eating right... for life. …More

Wings By Pike, Aprilynne 2010-04 - Harper Teen 9780061668050 Check Our Catalog When a flower blooms in the middle of her back, Laurel discovers that she is a faerie and was placed with human parents as a child. As Laurel learns about her true background and the dangers that face the faerie realm, she struggles to find her place in both worlds. Excellent read!  Great set up to the rest of the series! …More

The Day of the Storm By Pilcher, Rosamunde 1997-02 - St. Martin's Press 9780312961305 Check Our Catalog On the last day of her mother's life, Rebecca learns that she has a family in Cornwall, and she sets out to find the Grandfather and cousin she has never known. But only the enigmatic Joss Gardner, the outsider who seems to be the apple of her grandfather's eye, can help her understand the dark currents that lay behind her family's loving reception. Occasionally when incredibly overwhelmed by "real life", a sweet story of Rosamunde Pilcher wherein the hero/heroines often wander on the sea shore of Cornwall taking this reader briefly away from the mundane.  Somehow her characters usually have more world travel than most minimum wage shopkeepers I know, and often her stories involve an eccentric artist.  They are charming stories and Day of the Storm is no exception.  If you enjoy Rosamunde Pilcher, Shell Seekers is a favorite of many.  Also consider writing of her son Robin Pilcher, although he tends to incorporate a lot of technical information like firework "pyrotechnics" which may be offputting to those seeking mostly charm and sweetness in their escapism. …More

And the Shofar Blew By Rivers, Francine 2004-01 - Tyndale House Publishers 9780842365833 Check Our Catalog "He seemed like the perfect pastor to lead Centerville Christian Church. She was the perfect pastor's wife." When Paul Hudson accepted the call to pastor the struggling church, he had no idea what to expect. But it didn't take long for Paul to turn Centerville Christian Church around. Attendance was up-way up. Everything was going so well. If only his wife could see it that way. Still, he tried not to let her quiet presence disturb him. She knew something wasn't right, and it hadn't been for a long time. . . . Eunice closed the bedroom door quietly and knelt beside her bed. " I'm drowning, God. I've never felt so alone. Who can I turn to but you, Lord? Where else does a pastor's wife go for help when her marriage is failing and her life is out of control? Who can I trust with my anguish, Lord? Who but you?" Grasping her pillow, she pressed it tightly to her mouth so that her sobs would not be heard. …More

Unafraid: Mary By Rivers, Francine 2001-10 - Tyndale House Publishers 9780842335997 Check Our Catalog Mary is one of the most revered women in history, but she also was an ordinary woman striving to please God in the same way that women still do today. Readers are sure to gain a new appreciation of the familiar story through Francine's signature style. …More

Unspoken: Bathsheba By Rivers, Francine 2001-06 - Tyndale House Publishers 9780842335980 Check Our Catalog The compelling story of Bathsheba and David as told by award-winning author Francine Rivers. Readers will see the familiar story unfolding in a whole new light through the eyes of Bathsheba. This timeless story has contemporary meaning for today's readers. A study on the biblical text is included for personal or group study. …More

Betrayal in Death By Robb, J. D. Author Roberts, Nora 2001-03 - Berkley 9780425178577 Check Our Catalog Berkley reveals one of its best-kept secrets with the release of "Betrayal in Death", written by best-selling author Nora Roberts writing as J.D. Robb. This surprising new addition to the "New York Times" bestselling series won't leave fans of Robb and Roberts disappointed. …More

Born in Death By Robb, J. D. 2007-04 - Berkley Trade Pub 9780425215685 Check Our Catalog In this latest In Death thriller by the #1 "New York Times" bestselling author, Lieutenant Eve Dallas has a grisly double homicide to solve when two young lovers--both employees of the same prestigious accounting firm--are brutally killed on the same night. …More

Divided in Death By Robb, J. D. 2004-08 - Berkley 9780425197950 Check Our Catalog The first hardcover in the futuristic series by the #1 "New York Times" bestselling author is now in paperback. Hard-edged Lieutenant Eve Dallas has one very human weakness--enigmatic Irish billionaire, Roarke. And when a trusted employee of Roarke Enterprises is a suspect in a double-homicide, Roarke comes to Eve for help. …More

Survivor in Death By Robb, J. D. Author Roberts, Nora 2005-08 - Berkley Publishing Group 9780425204184 Check Our Catalog In her newest novel in the #1 "New York Times" bestselling series, Nora Roberts writing as J.D. Robb returns to the New York city of 2059, where Lieutenant Eve Dallas will struggle to solve murder of a seemingly ordinary family, and protect one small, terrified survivor. …More

The Lifeboat By Rogan, Charlotte 2012-04 - Reagan Arthur Books 9780316185905 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title Grace Winter, 22, is both a newlywed and a widow. She is also on trial for her life. In the summer of 1914, the elegant ocean liner carrying her and her husband Henry across the Atlantic suffers a mysterious explosion. Setting aside his own safety, Henry secures Grace a place in a lifeboat, which the survivors quickly realize is over capacity. For any to live, some must die. …More

The Inquisitor By Smith, Mark Allen 2012-04 - Henry Holt & Company 9780805094268 Check Our Catalog "Geiger has a gift: he knows a lie the instant he hears it. And in his business--called "information retrieval" by its practitioners--that gift is invaluable, because truth is the hottest thing on the market. Geiger's clients count on him to extract the truth from even the most reluctant subjects. Unlike most of his competitors, Geiger rarely sheds blood, but he does use a variety of techniques--some physical, many psychological--to push his subjects to a point where pain takes a backseat to fear. Because only then will they finally stop lying. One of Geiger's rules is that he never works with children. So when his partner, former journalist Harry Boddicker, unwittingly brings in a client who insists that Geiger interrogate a twelve-year-old boy, Geiger responds instinctively. He rescues the boy from his captor, removes him to the safety of his New York City loft, and promises to protect him from further harm. But if Geiger and Harry cannot quickly discover why the client is so desperate to learn the boy's secret, they themselves will become the victims of an utterly ruthless adversary"-- …More

Southern Lights By Steel, Danielle 2010-10 - Dell Publishing Company 9780440243328 Check Our Catalog Steel sweeps readers from a Manhattan courtroom to the Deep South in her powerful new novel--at once a behind-closed-doors look into the heart of a family and a tale of crime and punishment. …More

Letter from a Stranger By Bradford, Barbara Taylor Author Bradford 2012-03 - St. Martin's Press 9780312631680 Check Our Catalog Justine lost her beloved grandmother a decade ago--the person who was the only source of comfort in her life. When she inadvertently opens a letter addressed to her mother, she discovers that her grandmother is alive and her mom has deliberately estranged the family from her. …More

All Necessary Force: A Pike Logan Thriller By Taylor, Brad 2012-01 - Dutton Books 9780525952626 Check Our Catalog Retired Delta Force officer Taylor--whose debut thriller, "One Rough Man," was a national bestseller--continues his electrifying Pike Logan series. …More

An Unmarked Grave: A Bess Crawford Mystery By Todd, Charles 2012-06 - William Morrow & Company 9780062015723 Check Our Catalog The critically acclaimed, "New York Times"-bestselling author of the Ian Rutledge mystery series, Todd once again spotlights World War I nurse Bess Crawford in a gripping, powerful, and evocative masterwork that unfolds during the deadly Spanish Influenza pandemic of 1918. …More