Summer Reading week 3

 
Welcome to the results of Week 3 of Summer Reading 2012.  We have 322 people signed up.  This week, out of 45 people submitting entries, 22 were new.  They read 148 books.  For the three weeks, 88 people read 318 books.

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Dark of the Moon By Sandford, John 2008-09 - Berkley Trade Pub 9780425224137 Check Our Catalog Introduced in "Invisible Prey," Detective Virgil Flowers goes it alone. Three murders in just as many weeks in the quiet rural town of Bluestream is unheard of. It's also no coincidence. And it's not over: Flowers is about to be pulled into the middle of a killer's violent personal vendetta. Available in a tall Premium Edition. …More

Dead Watch By Sandford, John 2007-04 - Berkley Trade Pub 9780425215692 Check Our Catalog From the author of the #1 bestselling Prey novels comes an extraordinary story of murder, passion, and deadly ambition--a political thriller like no other. RA page-turner, a new hero . . . [and] a breakneck pace.S--"Minneapolis Star Tribune." Available in a Premium Edition. …More

Heat Lightning By Sandford, John 2009-10 - Berkley 9780425230619 Check Our Catalog A killer is leaving a puzzling calling card in the mouths of his victims. And in the middle of a steamy Minnesota summer, Virgil Flowers of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension finds himself embroiled in an investigation with no easy answers--and no easy way out. Available in a tall Premium Edition. …More

Hidden Prey By Sandford, John 2005-04 - Berkley 9780425199602 Check Our Catalog When a Russian sailor is found shot to death on the shore of Lake Superior, everyone from the local authorities to a female cop flown in from Russia has a theory. Lucas Davenport has one, too, and it puts him in peril in this "New York Times" bestseller. Education, drugs, and death with stunning plot. …More

Mind Prey By Sandford, John 2011-11 - Berkley 9780425244494 Check Our Catalog Lucas Davenport has met his match-a brilliant, wanton killer who knows more about mind games than Lucas himself. This man is more depraved and intelligent than anybody Lucas has tracked before-and with a female psychiatrist in his trap, he's already one step ahead of Lucas... …More

Phantom Prey By Sandford, John 2009-05 - Berkley 9780425227985 Check Our Catalog After one troubled college-age student disappears and two are found slashed to death, Lucas Davenport finds himself hunting what appears to be a modern-day Jack the Ripper. Sandford's new thriller is now available in a tall Premium Edition. Interesting mystery, twisted plots, who knew!  …More

Redshirts: A Novel with Three Codas By Scalzi, John 2012-06 - Tor Books 9780765316998 Check Our Catalog Ensign Andrew Dahl has just been assigned to the ship Intrepid, flagship of the Universal Union since the year 2456. Then Andrew stumbles on information that completely transforms understanding of what the starship really is and offers them a crazy chance to save it. …More

My Nest Isn't Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman By Scottoline, Lisa With Serritella, Francesca Scottoline 2011-09 - St. Martin's Griffin 9780312668341 Check Our Catalog Inspired by her weekly column entitled Chick Wit for "The Philadelphia Inquirer," the incomparable Lisa Scottoline is back with her daughter, Francesca, with more wild and wonderful wit and wisdom. Scottoline takes everyday life and offers witty reflections from a female perspective.--"Booklist." A fun audio-book, written by mother (Scottoline), one of my favorite authors of adventure/mystery, and her daughter. …More

A Conspiracy of Friends: A Corduroy Mansions Novel (3) By McCall Smith, Alexander 2012-06 - Pantheon Books 9780307907233 Check Our Catalog It's back to Corduroy Mansions--the slightly dilapidated but well-lived-in mansion block in London's hip Pimlico neighborhood--for the third installment in Smith's newest popular series. …More

Night World #01: Secret Vampire/Daughters of Darkness/Spellbinder By Smith, L. J. 2008-06 - Simon Pulse 9781416974505 Check Our Catalog Includes an exerpt from "Night World No. 2." I enjoyed how this book was three stories in one book, each a good amount of pages, each linking to the next in characters or surroundings, plus the overall general book plot. …More

Gunsmith Cats: Volume 2 By Sonoda, Kenichi Illustrator Sonoda, Kenichi 2007-06 - Dark Horse Comics 9781593077686 Check Our Catalog Rally Vincent and Minnie-May Hopkins run a gunsmith shop in Chicago by the day...but they have a side-business as bounty hunters, and there are none better than they are. That's rare for two girls in their late teens! But you can bet Kenichi Sonoda will make you want to believe it. Good book.  Wouldn't recommend anyone under 18 to read, though.  Liked the action parts.  Can't wait to see how the story ends. …More

My Extraordinary Ordinary Life By Spacek, Sissy With Vollers, Maryanne 2012-05 - Hyperion Books 9781401324360 Check Our Catalog Spacek details a life that few truly know, but will fascinate the many fans who have fallen in love with her over four decades of a remarkable film career. Her memoir shares stories from her childhood, and reflects upon her influences and the things that matter most in life. …More

The Best of Me By Sparks, Nicholas 2011-10 - Grand Central Publishing 9780446547659 Check Our Catalog Sparks' latest is the heart-rending story of two small-town former high school sweethearts from opposite sides of the tracks. Now middle-aged, they've taken wildly divergent paths, but neither has lived the life they imagined--and neither can forget the passionate first love that forever altered their world. When they are both called back to their hometown for the funeral of their mentor, they will be forced to confront the choices each has made, and ask whether love can truly rewrite the past. 288 pp. (General Fiction) …More

The Wedding By Sparks, Nicholas 2005-07 - Warner Vision 9780446615860 Check Our Catalog From America's favorite chronicler of love stories continues the legacy of his classic "The Notebook" with the story of an ordinary man who goes to extraordinary lengths to win back the love of his life. The story flows smoothly and and has a rich ending that takes one by surprise and is pleasant. …More

Hotel Vendome By Steel, Danielle 2011-11 - Delacorte Press 9780385343176 Check Our Catalog Steel's dazzling new novel invites readers into the ultra-glamorous world of a five-star New York hotel and brings to vivid life the man who builds it as his dream, the girl who grows up in its loving embrace, and the colorful guests and staff who make its magic complete. Welcome to the Hotel Vendome. 336 pp. (Romance) …More

Tortilla Flat By Steinbeck, John 1977-04 - Penguin Books 9780140042405 Check Our Catalog In the shabby district called Tortilla Flat above Monterey, California lives a gang whose exploits compare to those of King Arthur's knights. A delightful depiction of what is good and evil in all of us.  A wonderful tale of a group of misfits living above the city of Monteray CA.  The writing is superb. …More

No, They Can't: Why Government Fails-But Individuals Succeed By Stossel, John 2012-04 - Threshold Editions 9781451640946 Check Our Catalog The government is not a neutral arbiter of truth. It never has been. It never will be. Doubt everything. John Stossel does. A self-described skeptic, he has dismantled society's sacred cows with unerring common sense. Now he debunks the most sacred of them all: our intuition and belief that government can solve our problems. A book everyone should read.  It causes you to think not political but practical.  Interesting. …More

Summer Breeze By Thayer, Nancy 2012-06 - Ballantine Books 9780345528711 Check Our Catalog "New York Times" bestselling author Nancy Thayer never fails to imbue her novels with warmth and wisdom. In "Summer Breeze, "the author of "Beachcombers" and "Heat Wave" tells the wonderfully moving story of three women who forge a unique bond one sun-drenched summer on New England's Dragonfly Lake. …More

Cattle Rancher, Secret Son By Way, Margaret 2008-02 - Harlequin Books 9780373174935 Check Our Catalog He's the toast of Australian society... Cattleman Cal McKendrick is under pressure from his family to produce an heir for the magnificent McKendrick homestead that lies deep in the Outback. Then he discovers he's already a father! She's the mother of the son he never knew he had Gina Romano had loved Cal with all her soul. But in her heart she'd known she'd never be good enough for him or his society family--so she'd kept her pregnancy secret. Now that Cal knows the truth, he demands she marry him. But Gina wants Cal's love, not just to be his convenient bride.... …More

Summer of '68: The Season That Changed Baseball--And America--Forever By Wendel, Tim 2012-03 - Da Capo Press 9780306820182 Check Our Catalog Very informative-great read-really, really enjoyed this, in fact, am going to purchase a copy for my home library.  Will recommend this to all. …More

If You Ask Me: (And of Course You Won't) By White, Betty 2012-02 - Berkley Publishing Group 9780425245286 Check Our Catalog Drawing from a lifetime of lessons learned, seven-time Emmy winner Betty White's wit and wisdom take center stage as she tackles such topics as friendship, romantic love, aging, television, fans, love for animals, and the brave new world of celebrity. A lovely lady giving us her insights on many topics.  She is a great animal lover, and seems like the sweet lady next door...not a "STAR".  No pretense with Betty White. …More

The Accidental Countess By Willingham, Michelle 2010-05 - Mills & Boon 9780263211504 Check Our Catalog When Stephen Chesterfield, the Earl of Whitmore, awakes to find a beautiful woman berating him, he knows he is in trouble! He cannot recall the past three months of his life, never mind having a wife! What's more, someone is trying to silence him before his memory returns.... Emily Chesterfield is trapped in a marriage of convenience with a man who doesn't remember her. Stephen clearly thinks she is the most unsuitable countess, but she is falling for her enigmatic husband.... Can they find trust and love before it is too late? …More

Amped By Wilson, Daniel H. 2012-06 - Doubleday Books 9780385535151 Check Our Catalog The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Robopocalypse" creates a stunning, near-future world where technology and humanity clash in surprising ways. The result? The perfect summer blockbuster read. …More